Bethany Decker Still Missing After 2 Years

The Ashburn mother's case recently was featured on Investigation Discovery's 'Disappeared.'

It's been two years since Bethany Ann Decker disappeared, leaving a young child and a heartbroken mother desperate for her return. "Our family has an empty place that was filled with Bethany's laughter," said Kim Nelson, Bethany's mother. Decker was last seen at her Ashburn apartment on Orchard Grass Terrace Jan. 29, 2011. Her car was found in that apartment's parking lot. She was due to give birth to her second child in August 2011. Nelson jumped into action after her daughter went missing, creating a Facebook fan page and group with the help of those searching for the man who killed Morgan Harrington and raped a Fairfax City woman. She worked with producers of Disappeared on the Investigation Discovery channel to get Decker's name in the…

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Dusty Smith

8:05 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013

It could be a matter of someone thinking the tidbit if information they have is unimportant. Check out the 'Disappeared' website for the most up-to-date info in the case: http://investigation.discovery.com/tv-shows/disappeared/videos/bethany-is-gone.htm   more ›

ID’s ‘Disappeared’ on Decker Re-Airs Dec. 2

Investigators hope the show prompts someone to come forward with information about the missing Ashburn mother.

Bethany Anne Decker has been missing since Jan. 29, 2011. Her family and investigators hope an episode of Investigation Discovery channel’s Disappeared focusing on the Ashburn mother will lead to new information in the case. The show first aired Nov. 26, but is set to rerun at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 and again at 2 a.m. Dec. 3. Investigators in the case are seeking anyone with information about Decker in the days before and after her disappearance. She was last seen at her Ashburn apartment by her then-boyfriend. The Disappeared episode clears up many questions about why there appeared to be two men in Decker’s life. Both men have been questioned in the case. No charges have been filed, nor has a crime been discovered. She was five months pregnant …

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'Disappeared' to Air Show on Missing Mother Bethany Decker

Investigation Discovery will air a show on missing mother Bethany Decker.

Update: The show was very informative. If you missed it, try catching a rerun. Investigation Discovery will broadcast a show Monday evening on missing Ashburn mother Bethany Ann Decker, a student at George Mason University who has been missing since January 2011.  The Soldier's Wife, part of the "Disappeared" series, airs at 10 p.m. Monday evening, Nov. 26. The episode will touch on the events surrounding Decker's disappearance last year.  Decker, 21 at the time of her disappearance, was five months pregnant when she was last seen on Jan. 29, 2011, at the apartment she was planning to move out of. She had just returned a few weeks earlier from a trip with her estranged husband (a soldier in the National Guard) and child (who is now three …

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Attorney of Missing Woman's Boyfriend Speaks

Bethany Decker has been missing since January 2011 when she was last seen at an Ashburn apartment.

Ashburn Mother Bethany Decker Remains Missing One Year Later

The young mother and student disappeared after last being seen at her Westwind Farms apartment.

A somber anniversary passes today, one year after Ashburn mother and college student Bethany Anne Decker was last seen. Decker, now 22, lived in the Westwind Farms apartment complex near the Loudoun County Parkway/Dulles Greenway interchange with a man described as her boyfriend. She had spent the day earlier with family in Columbia, MD, before driving back to the apartment where, according to an affidavit in support of a search warrant, her boyfriend was the last person known to have seen her. Her disappearance was neither confirmed by family nor reported to authorities until Feb. 19. That’s the day her grandparents drove to her apartment and discovered her car in the lot, but not their granddaughter. Investigators have interviewed Decker…

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Rescuers Recover Body of Ashburn Father at Reservoir

Victim was on an outing with his son and a dog when their canoe overturned; rescue workers searched through the night.

UPDATE 3:30 p.m. Nov. 28 Around noon today, Nov. 28, Loudoun County rescue workers recovered the body of an Ashburn man whose boat capsized Sunday during an outing with his son at the Beaverdam Creek Reservoir. Anthony M. DiGiovanna, 49, was canoeing with son, 7, and a dog around 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, when the boat turned over. Emergency personnel responded to the scene at a landing near Mt. Hope Baptist Church. The boy, who wore a life jacket, was assisted to shore by witnesses and treated at a hospital before being released Monday. The body of his father, who was not wearing a life jacket, could not be located for nearly 24 hours. Initial Story: An unidentified man remains missing after his canoe capsized on Beaverdam Creek …

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Shane

9:20 am on Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Sad story. :( Our heart goes out to the family.   more ›

Search Continues for Missing Woman

Ashburn mother remains missing and was last seen on Jan. 29; investigators release new photos.

Sunday, Aug. 7, marks the date when Bethany Anne Decker was expected to deliver her second child, but Decker remains missing. She was last seen on Jan. 29 of this year. Since that date, her 22nd birthday also passed. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office today released a new photo of Decker while carrying her first child in her third trimester (as she might look now) as well as a picture of a tattoo she has just above her left ankle. Investigators continue to conduct interviews of Decker’s friends and co-workers. The agency continues to seek information from anyone who knew Decker or who has information about people with whom she had a relationship, to come forward. Facts about the case: The case remains in the “missing persons” category. …

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Four Months Later, Ashburn Woman Still Missing

Investigators continue to seek clues in case of young mother, college student.

For the past three and half months, investigators have worked long hours, occasionally releasing new photos, to determine the whereabouts of Bethany Anne Decker, an Ashburn mother and college student who has a second child on the way. Hope remains that the young woman will one day call her young son or her mother and say she’s alright, but such hopes fades with each passing day. She was approximately five months pregnant when she disappeared, meaning she should have just about reached full term by now. Neither the cell phone known to be hers nor any of her credit cards have been used since she was last seen Jan. 29. Investigators have not released specific details about Decker’s cell phone or credit cards, such as where and when they were …

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Sterling Teen Mother and 2-Year-Old Daughter Missing

The Sheriff’s Office seeks assistance in locating the pair that left the home Saturday.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old and her 2-year-old daughter. The teen’s mother reported to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office on April 26 that her daughter, Glenda Ester Reyes-Hernandez, left their home on Sanderson Drive in Sterling on Saturday, April 23, with the teen’s daughter, Kimberly. Glenda is described as a 5-foot-2, white female, weighing approximately 180 pounds, and with black curly shoulder length hair. Kimberly is described as being 2-foot-6 and 30 pounds with black curly hair. Anyone with information regarding the location of the two should immediately contact Investigator W. Promisel at 703-777-0475.

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Deputies Search Terrain Near Bethany Decker's Apartment

Investigators seek new leads in case of Ashburn woman missing since January.

Nearly two months after Bethany Anne Decker disappeared, seemingly without a trace, investigators seeking leads about the pregnant mother’s whereabouts conducted yet another search of an area near the Ashburn apartment where she lived with a man described as her boyfriend. Sheriff Stephen O. Simpson, who was at the scene March 24, said he continues to hold out hope that Decker is just taking some time to herself, but acknowledged that such optimism fades with each passing day. “We’re hoping, obviously, to find her alive and well someplace,” he said, pointing out that it’s not even clear whether Decker left of her own volition. “Technically, this is a missing person case at this time,” Simpson said. “We don’t have evidence of foul play, but…

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