Sharon West Unresolved and Ignored

Sharon West Unresolved

Sharon West was a vivacious 14-year-old girl who went missing after a party on July 30th, 2011. She went to a local soccer field where she apparently texted a few friends and asked them to meet her there then her phone died and she was never heard from again. Her remains were found months later, scattered across the field. It took her family nearly ten years to retrieve the autopsy report that was very telling. Local police still refuse to open the case because they do not want to admit that they botched the case from the get go.

Dozens of volunteers and authorities combed the field with helicopters, four wheelers, dogs, and horses. The family hired a private investigator, Chuck Foreman, who strongly believed Sharon did not run away. Personal belongings and her cellphone would have been in her possession and that’s questionable, given her history, but Sharon’s mother insisted that it was out of character for her and that she would have contacted her. Sandra West created a Facebook page with the following message, “Sharon has been missing since July 30, 2011. She literally just vanished. There are so many stories, rumors, and scenarios about her disappearance. None of that matters. The only thing that matters is finding her. She has a family and friends that love and miss her terribly.” I had argued that these things most definitely did matter. This was an unpopular opinion. “Yea, it bothered me, but I couldn’t stop her.” Facebook posts covering Sharon’s whereabouts revealed that the girl had been hanging with a questionable crowd. Her own page provided an insight into her daily regiments with a cigarette, alcohol and drugs joining the photograph. Most of those photos have since been deleted along with her Facebook page.

It’s worth noting that the authorities refused to issue an Amber Alert. Private investigator Chuck Foreman pressured the police, “It’s not right. She has been missing weeks now and we have nothing. If the authorities had taken this more seriously from the start they might have found something.” Her family’s worst nightmares came true. This was not a another runaway case. Sharon’s scattered remains were discovered by a rancher in Hamshire-Fannet on October 28th, 2011 with her skull resting in an empty canal. Sandra confirmed that the glasses and pajama shorts found belonged to Sharon. Forensic analysis have been unsuccessful in determining a cause of death. Heat and moisture debased what could have been important evidence