The husband of Virginia mother Lauren Cook, who has been missing along with her three young children for two weeks, has said he has “no reason to worry” about his family’s disappearance.
Jordan Cook claimed Monday that he had had contact with his 30-year-old wife and denied that his children, ages 2 to 7, were missing, despite being listed on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s website. .
“Contrary to what has been reported, my wife and children are not ‘missing,'” Jordan Cook said in a statement to ABC13. “I have no reason to be concerned about their safety or well-being.”
“I have heard from my wife and I am sure that she and my children are fine,” he added. “We ask that our family’s privacy be respected at this time.”
In response to the husband’s comments, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia posted an update on its Facebook page on Tuesday, explaining that in order to clear Lauren Cook and her children as “missing persons,” a law enforcement agency must do “inspections”. person to contact them to confirm that they are okay and that they are not under duress.”
Jordan Cook said Monday he has “no reason to worry” about his wife, Lauren Cook, and three young children, who have been listed as missing for a week. Jordan Cook via WSET
Lauren Cook’s husband claimed he had been in contact with his wife and said he was “sure” she and their children were “fine.” Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Until that happens, the family of four will continue to be listed as “missing” in local and national databases.
Franklin County Sheriff’s Sgt. Megan Huston confirmed that regardless of Jordan Cook’s statement, the search for his wife and children continues.
“If the husband has had contact with Lauren since then, we don’t know,” she told USA Today on Tuesday.
The sheriff’s office has shared additional details about the missing persons investigation, which began on September 13, after the mother of three failed to show up for a scheduled appearance in Franklin County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. .
Cook was reported missing on September 13, after she missed a family court appearance. Jordan Cook via WSET
“This court date had already been rescheduled from a previous date of September 5, 2023, where Lauren did not appear,” a Facebook update from the sheriff’s office said. He did not say what the hearing was about.
Follow-up interviews with family members revealed that there has been no known contact with Lauren Cook since September 5 or 6, when she claimed she was in New York visiting other family members.
Last Thursday, sheriff’s investigators were able to establish that the missing mother and her children were in Litchfield, Illinois, more than 700 miles west of their home in the small community of Ferrum, Virginia.
Huston previously said that Lauren Cook’s bank account has shown no recent activity and that her cell phone last rang on September 7 in Lexington, Virginia.
Virginia officials said that for Lauren Cook and her children, ages 2, 5 and 7, to be declared “missing persons,” a law enforcement officer must make personal contact with them. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
The woman and her children are said to have arrived in Illinois, more than 700 miles from their home in rural Virginia. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
There has been no activity in Lauren Cook’s bank account in recent weeks. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Jordan and Lauren Cook reportedly live together and share full custody of their children: 7-year-old Benjamin, 5-year-old Hannah, and 2-year-old Elijah.
There are no records in Franklin County of domestic violence between the couple or 911 calls to their home.
The missing mother may be traveling in a blue 2013 Chrysler pickup truck with Virginia plates.
Franklin County officials urged anyone who knows where the woman and her children may be to contact police.
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