Family and friends of missing Lancaster General Hospital nurse Toni Lee Sharpless haven't given up hope.
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They will hold a community meeting at 1:45 p.m. today, Nov. 8, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 837 Lincoln Ave., West Chester, to give an update on the search for Sharpless. Posters and business cards with Sharpless' photo will be provided for distribution.
Sharpless, 29, of West Brandywine Township, Chester County, was last seen driving a black, 2002 four-door Pontiac Grand Prix with Pennsylvania tag DND7772 at about 5 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23.
She and friend Crystal Johns, of West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, had just left a house party on the 1300 block of Bobarn Drive in Gladwyne, according to Lower Merion police. Johns got out of the car after the women got into an argument, police said.
Lower Merion police are leading the investigation with assistance from West Brandywine police.
Sharpless' family has hired private investigator Eileen Law, of Kennett Square, to search for their daughter.
There have been no breaks in the case, Law said. However, she will give a presentation about her investigation at today's meeting.
Law said she feels she must follow up on every lead, no matter how thin.
One woman claimed to have had a vision about Sharpless' whereabouts. Law said the woman mentioned details only Toni's mother would know.
The woman's claims prompted a search of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, but to no avail.
"I still believe there is someone who knows something," Law said. "From day one, my gut said that she's alive."
Sharpless lived with her 12-year-old daughter and her parents, Peter and Donna Knebel.
The family describes Sharpless as 5 feet 5 inches tall, 140 pounds, with short auburn hair and blue-gray eyes.
They are offering a reward for any information leading to their daughter's discovery, though they have not disclosed the amount.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Lower Merion police at 610-649-1000, or Eileen Law at 800-796-9042.
A fund has been set up to help pay for search-related expenses. Donations may be made to the Toni Sharpless Search Fund and sent to DNB First, 4 Brandywine Ave., Downingtown, Pa., 19335.
Jeannette Scott is a Sunday News staff writer. Contact her at jscott@lnpnews.com or at 291-8689.
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