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The worst part is mental torture, says Patricia Joseph. “Stiff” flashing wondering how the last moments of the mother were. Infinite state of the line.

Six years after the mysterious maternal disappearance, Patricia continues to take care of the characteristic orange coat that Hyacinth Gage, 74, wore the day when she disappeared, hoping to find himself.

Tragic, Hyacinth is just one of the increasing number of people in the small Caribbean island Antigui to disappear without a trace in what some called epidemic, others crisis. At least nine disappeared in the last two years only two years.

That day returned to May 2019. years for the usually enough. Hyacinth, described as sharp and self-sufficient, he went to a routine examination in the public hospital, but he did not return. Has never been seen since then.

It was launching a tortious series of fruitless, island searches and desperate appeals for help.

“We became detectives. My sister and I teamed up looking for guides. I returned to the hospital by asking questions,” Patricia explains.

She could confirm this while her mother finished scheduled blood tests, did not show for an electrocardiogram. Further investigations have found that her seemingly briefly handed her lever to another patient to watch out, but he never returned. The bag found security personnel the next day.

The family could also find the motorger who said that she gave the hits lift to a location at a short distance from the hospital.

“The police were angry with us for research and told us to stop,” Patricia recalls. “Then they got annoyed on our steady issues, so we eventually had to withdraw and just pray.”

Anniversaries are especially painful: 6. Martha would be Hyacinthov 80. Birthday, a turning point for which the family had long planned for a great celebration. Instead, Patricia took a day off to spend in peaceful thinking.

The number of people who would not disappear in the Antigua is high in comparison with the neighboring islands, says Patricia, the term supported by sources on several islands who talked to the BBC.

In St. Kitsu, for example, who has 48,000 inhabitants, show that of a total of 54 people, but two, but two, but two, but they are two, but there are two, but two are counted. Two Haitian migrants remain believed to have left the country since then.

Small size of antigure of only 108 miles, home less than 100,000 people, makes the appearance especially confusing.

Speculation is a rafe. Theories range from banala – lack of will for research of insufficient resources and insufficiently paid police – abuse.

“Other islands eventually find bodies,” Patricia says. “My mind goes over everywhere wondering what happened. People suggest the trafficking in the organ. I even thought of the gang activity. Is that something to do as an initiation?”

The disappearance of the nine-year-old girl 12. Marta sent the nation, came across a comprehensive search. Chantel Crump’s body was found two days later in the case caused by broad public rage and protests – and send rumors in Overdrive. The woman was charged with Chantel’s murder.

Antigua VDDn Board Commissioner Everton Jeffers admits that there is a “improvement room” when it comes to public relations, but rejects the idea that it is unclear.

He also says he holds an open mind on the reason for a large number of disappearances, including possible trafficking for organs operating on the island.

“It’s something we heard and something we’re going to look at. There is no evidence to support it, but it is very important not to discard anything,” explains.

Patricia found some comfort in connecting to the families of other missing people and is now planned to set up an action group to request international assistance.

“This is no longer a random thing, this is serious, there is a crisis,” she adds.

Aaron (not his real name) collected a list of nearly 60 people who missing in the Antigua – more than the third in the last decade I am – and believes that there are several more. Men make up about two in three disappearances, ranging from teenagers to people in the 70s.

“I personally experienced this pain. One of my family members disappeared and the other was killed,” he says, saying the state of anonymity for threats, he says he received it to highlight problems.

“Families suffer. Many went to their graves, but never to see justice for their loved ones.

“While some perhaps disappeared because of his involvement in criminal activity, there is growing concerns that the organized ring for harvesting organ could work behind the scenes,” Aaron adds.

Police says that there are official figures for missing people covering the last two decades, but until the post of publication did not provide any figures.

He had already seen two more this year.

At the end of January, Orden David did not return home after the night at the local casino. The Orden’s Burn-out car has been recovered since then, but there were few other traces.

Alline Henry recalls the Order as her “February 23rd friend”.

“The worst part is not knowing whether he is held against his will,” Alline says.

“Does anyone abuse him, torture him? Every day my thoughts run wild. If God has banned, it’s the worst scenario, we need closure,” Closing is added.

Orden, 39, well known in Antigui as a key litigation in Case of the Sights of 2022, which overturned the legislation of criminalization of same-sex acts.

“I can’t explain how much it hurts to be instead of focusing on the fact that he is missing, some focus on him that it’s gay.

“I believe that the case may have made a target,” Unfortunately says Allline.

With fire from Bushland and the ocean all around, seemingly ease of covering the body in the Antigua can partially explain the absence of responses that many families suffer.

“Clear that the local police cannot resolve these disappearances. They must introduce external assistance. How many more people must pass out before they do something.” Alline adds.

Keon Richards, 38, who works for the National School Meal Program, saw the last time leaving the work on 26. February. His mother Dian Clarke says “trying to stay positive”, adding, “Do you hear about people who disappear in the news and then go on you.”

With the exception of 43-year-old women, all those who would not disappear without a trace in the last two years are men, between the ages of 18 and 76.

Conservations of the investigation are the lack of a local forensic laboratory, which means that key DNA samples are for analysis, equating to long waiting for results.

The Director of the Forensic Services Michael Murrell says that the new laboratory will be able to monitor follow-ups such as hair, blood and cum for work within months, but acknowledges that negligent possibilities are.

Updated technology cannot come enough soon for some.

Gregory Bailey’s son Kevorn, 26, not seen since he received a phone call of an unknown person who obviously left his home to meet in August 2022. Years.

Gregory says that the telecommunications claim claims that it has given a long time ago to the police, but “The police so far cannot tell me who is”.

His frustration and despair are visible.

“It’s like part of me missing. Some people talk about closing, but I couldn’t handle the coffin; I’d rather imagine alive,” he says.

“It’s emotionally difficult to make the police. If I don’t call them, I can’t hear anything; if I do, I get sweet worn,” he adds. “I want the government to know that people are mourning themselves; I don’t know if it costs.

“Everywhere I put missing posters, but I couldn’t put myself on my home; I couldn’t stand it. It’s the hardest experience of my life.”

Gregory believes that a large number of disappearances are largely due to which the criminal fraction escapes from the murder.

Aaron also collected a list of more than 100 unresolved murders.

“People don’t trust the police; corruption is wild in law enforcement,” Gregory says.

Aaron agrees: “There were cases in which the perpetrators revenge against the victims of the victims when they were reported.”

Police Chief Jeffers says that “no police in the world is perfect.” But he adds: “I can guarantee 90% of our officers is good.”

It also recognizes that limited finances interfere with investigations.

“There is no police in the Caribbean that has enough resources to do whatever we have to do.

“We are working a lot to ask people, giving the public and plagued and plagued the raft of new measures, including the establishment of default working groups of missing and acquisition of dogs trained to detect the body.

But it may not be enough to calm desperately waiting for answers.

“It’s time to take serious actions,” Patricia’s healing. “I hope that doesn’t happen to someone closely before taking a good look at these disappearances.”