Konanki, 20, disappeared early March 6 on spring break with friends in the Dominican Republic. A body hasn't been found.

American Joshua Riibe files writ of habeas corpus, seeking release from 'irregular' detention in Punta Cana amid search for ...

The parents of a U.S. college student who vanished almost two weeks ago in the resort town of Punta Cana have asked authorities to declare her legally dead.

The parents of missing college student Sudiksha Konanki, 20, have requested that police declare their daughter dead after she vanished in the Dominican Republic.

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office has named a "person of interest" as the search continues for a college student missing in ...

“The ocean is a dangerous place.” St. Cloud State University senior Joshua Riibe is escorted by police after being questioned in the Dominican Republic for the March 6 disappearance of ...

Joshua Riibe was seen pointing toward the sea while ... in the U.S. side of the investigation. Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Thursday they do not use the term "person of interest ...

Joshua Riibe, a person of interest in the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student, is being held in the Dominican Republic under "irregular conditions." Konanki was ...

Joshua Riibe has not been charged or accused of wrongdoing, but is being considered a person of interest in the case.

The FBI is also assisting. The Lyons County Sheriffs Department, where Riibe is from, deferred to the Dominican Republic authorities and the FBI. Sheriff Brian Hilt said that they are "not aware ...