Orange County Sheriff’s deputies have found a 31-year-old year woman this morning near the wooded area where she went missing on July 3rd. According to OCSO, Marie Costello was found around 10:00 am on Monday morning suffering from multiple bug bites. She was taken to a local area hospital and is expected to be fine.
According to OCSO:
On Sunday July 4, 2010 at approximately 9:42 am, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office received a non-emergency call reference an unattended locked vehicle near the wood line at 25225 Wheeler Road, the caller was suspicious since it was not from the area. Upon arrival deputies found the car, a white Chrysler Sebring, and no occupant(s) and the reporter advised that a female, believed to be Megan Marie Costello had arrived the previous day in the car and parked. Another vehicle arrived with at least two males who exited their car and approached the area of Megan’s car and they walked into the woods.
With this information deputies began an inquiry and the vehicles tag/registration was checked for any information which would be of aid and there was no wants on the vehicle, but the owners information was obtained and follow-up conducted which led to the following information:
A deputy made contact with the reporter/witness/husband, Brian R. Costello, who advised the vehicle is not stolen, but that his wife, Megan Marie Costello, is in possession of the vehicle. Brian stated that on July 3, 2010 at approximately 0900 hours, he and Megan had a discussion and she got upset. Megan stated she was going to the store to pick up toilet paper after it was requested by their daughter. Megan grabbed her keys and purse then walked outside. Megan drove away in a white Chrysler Sebring. Several hours later, Brian began calling Megan repeatedly through out the day via cell phone but had no response.
Megan on a previous occasion had also left and not returned for a few days. On July 4, 2010, at approximately 0800 hours, Megan had not yet returned, so he began calling friends and family. Brian stated it is not uncommon for Megan to leave a day or two after an argument and she does not make contact when she leaves. The reporter described Megan Costello as a white female in her early thirty’s, 5’02, 160 lbs, thick build, with black straight shoulder length hair and blue eyes. The reporter believes Megan was wearing an unknown color tee-shirt and black sweat pants with unknown colored sandals (flip-flops).
Witness/son, Clay Costello, advised that later that evening, he and his father became worried and began calling friend and family. Clay advised that when he went to bed, his mother had not yet returned. Eileen Vermillion is Megan Costello’s best friend, via telephone she stated that she last spoke with Megan at approximately 1400 hours on July 3, 2010. Megan called Eileen’s cell phone and appeared to be upset, but did not disclose her whereabouts.
Aviation Unit, K9 Units and Agricultural marine Units responded to the scene where Megan was last seen and began an area search, but met with negative results. Orange County Investigators are continuing the follow-up.
We are asking that Megan Marie Costello or anyone with information or tip as to the whereabouts of the MP or her condition, is asked to call the sheriff’s office or local police to establish her wellbeing.
I know these people personally. Hubby can be a jerk at times, but wife is a major druggie. She disappears for days with men other than her husband on drug binges trading herself for what they have.
I know because she used to be my friend, then disappeared with my husband (now ex) for two days on one of those trips. I know several of the guys she has given *anything* to to get the fix she needed.
She had the opportunities several times to get sober thru rehab and instead chooses this life, even going so far as to “service” her rehab counselor in his office before to get drug money.
But back and forth, he said she said, the ones that suffer most in this are their children that have been going thru this for years now…