Multi-Agency Search Conducted on Georgia Property in Connection to 2016 Missing Aberdeen, South Dakota Woman

Authorities have initiated a search on a property in Porterdale, Georgia, related to the disappearance of Morgan Bauer, an Aberdeen woman who went missing in 2016.

The operation involves the Atlanta Police Department, the Peoria, Illinois Police Department, the FBI, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Newton County District Attorney’s Office.

No suspects are in custody at this time.

Items of potential evidence have been located during the search, prompted by credible information and evidence gathered in the ongoing investigation.

The Porterdale Police Department is actively working to ensure public safety and maintain community trust throughout the course of this thorough and diligent operation.

The current property owners are cooperating with the investigation.