A $10,000 reward is being offered to help solve the disappearance of a Georgia woman who has been missing for more than eight years.
Police have been investigating what happened to Diane Fields since November 6, 2014, when her boyfriend reported a burglary at the woman’s home on Celia Drive in East Dublin.
Officers responded to the residence and encountered a suspicious scene: a knife on the hallway floor, the back door kicked open and a bedroom that appeared to have been ransacked, according to WMGT-TV.
East Dublin Police Chief William Leucke said he remembers distinctly thinking that something was off.
“The backdoor appeared to be broke, like someone had broke in, but from what I observed, it was broken out,” Leucke told WMAZ-TV. “To our opinion, it would seem this was a staged burglary. Nothing added up. Nothing made sense.”
He added: “It was too neat of a crime scene. I’ve worked thousands of burglaries and this one was too neat.”
Police believe that the “last credible sighting” of Diane was on November 4, WMGT-TV reports.
Diane’s family has been working to raise awareness of her disappearance and is pleading for information about what happened.
Shambria Fields, Diane’s daughter, said her mother was a kind and family-centered person who “wouldn’t let a fly harm my grandma,” according to WGXA-TV.
“Everybody loved her. At her job, they adored her,” Shambria told the television station.
The family said they find it hard to believe no one in their small community has any information that might help solve the case.
However, Diane’s brother, Eddie Fields, tragically added that he does not believe his sister is alive.
“Every now and then, I get reports of someone being found dead some place, or in different locations, and I get a call. But at the end of the day, it’s not my sister,” Eddie told WMAZ-TV.
Leucke, the police chief, said the boyfriend has been questioned repeatedly and is “the only person of interest,” but no arrests have been made, according to WMAZ-TV.
Whoever is responsible, Leucke told the television station, is a “cold and calculated” person.
“They’re a tight-knit family and I would like to see them get some closure,” Leucke told WMAZ-TV, referring to Diane’s loved ones.
To report information about the case, call the East Dublin Police Department at 478-272-6883 or the Georgia Bureau of Investigation at 478-374-6988.
