‘Mysterious circumstances.’ Search intensifies for missing DC mother

Police in Washington, DC, are investigating the disappearance of a single mother and public affairs executive at Eli Lilly who has been missing for more than a week, prompting an intensive search by family members, friends, and authorities.

The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating Antoinette Forbes, 53, who was last seen on Sept. 4 in the 3200 block of Nebraska Avenue NW. Police described Forbes as an Asian woman, 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighing about 115 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Her clothing at the time of her disappearance is unknown.

Authorities have classified Forbes' case as a critical missing persons case. Police released a missing-person poster asking for the public's assistance in the investigation.

Police have not disclosed additional information about the circumstances surrounding Forbes' disappearance and have not released any information about her son. USA TODAY reached out to the Metropolitan Police Department for comment.

Family members and friends have pleaded for her safe return. In a statement issued on Sept. 14, the National Presbyterian Church in DC said Forbes, a member of its congregation, disappeared from her home under what it described as "mysterious circumstances."

The church said…

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