Police are searching for a married couple who mysteriously disappeared this week in "suspicious" circumstances and have appealed to the public for any information.
The Thurston County, Washington, Sheriff's Office said Karen Koep and her husband, identified only as Davido, of Washington state, have been missing for several days.
The alarm was raised Monday when officers carried out a welfare check at the couple's home in the Lake Forest development, near Lacey, east of Olympia, after one of them failed to turn up for work.
Sheriffs wouldn't confirm the couple's address but told NBC News that it is near the intersection of Lake Forrest Dr SE and Marvin Rd SE.
Deputies "found that the husband and wife were missing and circumstances surrounding their disappearance is suspicious," the sheriff's office said Wednesday on Facebook.
Their car was later found on a street in Lacey, near where Koep works as a chiropractor, according to a listing on Zocdoc.
Commenters on the sheriff’s office’s Facebook posts praised her work as a chiropractor and spoke about their shock over her disappearance. “That’s my chiropractor. She is wonderful. I hope all is well!” one wrote.
The sheriff's office released a picture of the 2015 silver Toyota Yaris in the hope it would generate some leads from the public.
"To ensure the integrity of the investigation we have not released many details. But, if you saw the above-pictured vehicle, please contact us at detectives@co.thurston.wa.us or through dispatch, 360-704-2740," the sheriff's office said.
Both local and state authorities are now involved in the search.
CORRECTION (NOV. 17, 2023, 5:00 a.m. ET): A previous version of this article misstated the location of the Lake Forest development. It is in Lacey, an eastern suburb of Olympia in Thurston County, south of Seattle.
