BY DANIEL M. PEREZ
Journal Staff
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reviewing a recent online video containing claims from a woman identifying herself as Faloma Luhk, one of two siblings who vanished from Saipan 15 years ago.
Kimberlyn King-Hinds, delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for the Northern Mariana Islands, confirmed that her office obtained the footage and submitted it directly to federal authorities. The development marks a major shift in the unresolved 2011 case involving the missing siblings, who originally vanished from a local bus stop.
The case has garnered widespread regional attention, prompting close coordination among local leaders, residents, and federal agencies. "I know that this investigation is a matter of great interest not just to the family but to our entire community," King-Hinds said. "At this point, it’s in the hands of the proper authorities. Let’s pray to God that these girls are safe."
On May 25, 2011, 10-year-old Faloma Luhk and her nine-year-old sister, Maleina Luhk, vanished while waiting for a 6:30 a.m. school bus in the village of As Teo, Saipan. The sisters were traveling to Kagman Elementary School but never boarded the vehicle, prompting an immediate response from the NMI Department of Public Safety.
The disappearance triggered one of the most extensive multi-agency search efforts in the history of the territory, spanning land, jungle terrain, and surrounding maritime waters. Despite exhaustive witness interviews, structural tracking, and an ongoing $25,000 reward offered by the FBI Honolulu field office, no definitive traces of the sisters have ever been recovered.
King-Hinds said that the video has been transmitted directly to federal officials to undergo official verification. mbj
Journal Staff
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reviewing a recent online video containing claims from a woman identifying herself as Faloma Luhk, one of two siblings who vanished from Saipan 15 years ago.
Kimberlyn King-Hinds, delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for the Northern Mariana Islands, confirmed that her office obtained the footage and submitted it directly to federal authorities. The development marks a major shift in the unresolved 2011 case involving the missing siblings, who originally vanished from a local bus stop.
The case has garnered widespread regional attention, prompting close coordination among local leaders, residents, and federal agencies. "I know that this investigation is a matter of great interest not just to the family but to our entire community," King-Hinds said. "At this point, it’s in the hands of the proper authorities. Let’s pray to God that these girls are safe."
On May 25, 2011, 10-year-old Faloma Luhk and her nine-year-old sister, Maleina Luhk, vanished while waiting for a 6:30 a.m. school bus in the village of As Teo, Saipan. The sisters were traveling to Kagman Elementary School but never boarded the vehicle, prompting an immediate response from the NMI Department of Public Safety.
The disappearance triggered one of the most extensive multi-agency search efforts in the history of the territory, spanning land, jungle terrain, and surrounding maritime waters. Despite exhaustive witness interviews, structural tracking, and an ongoing $25,000 reward offered by the FBI Honolulu field office, no definitive traces of the sisters have ever been recovered.
King-Hinds said that the video has been transmitted directly to federal officials to undergo official verification. mbj
