Constance Marten and Mark Gordon.Photo: Shutterstock
“This is an outcome that myself and the many officers who have been part of the search, had hoped would not happen,” the statement continued. “I recognize the impact this news will have on the many people who have been following this story closely, and can assure them that we will do everything we possibly can to establish what has happened.”
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The statement added that Marten, who is from an aristocratic British family, and Gordan remain in custody after authorities applied for a 36-hour extension of their detention period.
Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford from London’s Metropolitan Police.Story Picture Agency/Shutterstock
“The police helicopter, sniffer dogs, thermal imaging cameras and drones are being used to assist officers on the ground,” a statement said. Police also urged residents to search their “gardens, outbuildings and sheds.”
Searching for Marten and Gordon began in early January after a car in which they were traveling was found on fire on a roadside on Jan 5. Officers said they believed Marten hadgiven birth either in or near the carjust a day or two before.
Gordon served 20 years in prison in the U.S. after being convicted in Florida of kidnapping and sexual battery, according to U.S. law enforcement records. He was arrested in 1990 at the age of 15. Gordon was deported from the U.S. back to the U.K. after his release in 2010.
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source: people.com
