Missing Sudiksha Konanki: ret. FBI Agent identifies ‘critical’ steps

Retired Special Agent FBI shared his analysis and critical steps that investigators could take in search of a The American college student is missing who disappeared from the beach in the Dominican Republic.
“The FBI cannot take over this investigation, but it will use diplomatic channels to encourage the Dominican authorities to give priority to give key investigative steps, give forensic aid and coordinate intelligence sharing that could reveal new potential offers,” Jason Pack told Fox News Digital.
Pack, retired Special Agent of FBI Supervisor, former FBI leader for kidnapping children for rapid implementation and acting legal ataté, explained that US authorities probably work behind the scenes to help the search for Sudiksha Konanki, 20, Pittsburgh University Student the beach in the Dominican Republic In the early morning hours of March 6th.
“Authorities should be cross -surveillance recordings of telephone and banking transactions controls to identify its last known movements,” Pack said. “They should also use cognitive interview techniques on key witnesses to detect inconsistencies, not accepting statements at the surface level.”
Local authorities are looking for a missing student of Sudiksha Konanki in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic, March 11, 2025, Konaki, 20, was last seen on March 6 at the beach outside Riu Republica in the Dominican Republic. (Santiago Baez for Fox News Digital)
Pack added that there are “critical research steps” that need to happen now an important role that the FBI -Analysis Unit (BAU) and forensic experts should take.
“Bau can help with the profile of possible suspects, while FBI FBI team teams can help with DNA analysis, digital forensics and monitoring of geolocations; resources that local authorities may not have available,” Pack explained.
Considering the support of the Konanka family, Pack says that the FBI department for victims is probably already engaged with their family, providing them with investigating updates, guidelines for resolving foreign laws and support as they move in this crisis.
Local authorities are looking for a missing student of Sudiksha Konanki in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, March 11, 2025. (Santiago Baez for Fox News Digital)
Police said Konanki, who is a resident Loudon district, VirginiaHe traveled with five other people from the University of Pittsburgh at the Riu República Hotel in Punta Cani during the spring break at school, which started on March 2 and ended on Sunday.
She was last seen on a supervisory camera with five other people who entered the beach at a five -star resort on Thursday 4:15 pm, Dominican national police announced earlier in a statement.
The shots obtained by the Atticias son showed that Konanki seemed to be attached to a man as the group headed for the beach.
The last time the authorities followed Konanki before the resident of Virginia disappeared.
Former Special Agent FBI FOX News Nicole Parker associate shared her analysis about the search for Konanki and said that what she thinks is the most important thing because the investigator is to determine who she was last seen with.
Parker said that, since investigators have Konanki’s phone and wallet, they comb through all this information and understand everything I can about the man he was last seen with.
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The authorities have not appointed any suspects in the investigation that is ongoing. On Tuesday, Dominican National Police said it was “re -examining the target individuals who were near the victim at the time of her disappearance.”
The joint investigation of Konanki’s disappearance is carried out by the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic, Dominican National Police and the Dominican Prosecutor’s Office. FBI It also helps.
Michael Ruiz and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to Michael Ruiz and Sarah Rummpf.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. It covers topics, including missing persons, murders, national cases of crime, illegal immigration and more. Tips and ideas of the story can be sent to Stepheny.price@fox.com