JADE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU BROOKE. TONIGHT, COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED WHERE WEST PALM BEACH WOMAN WAS LAST SEEN TO PRAY FOR HER SAFE RETURN AND CALL ON ANYONE WHO KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT HER DISAPPEARANCE TO COME FORWARD. STEVE KING SHOWS US WHAT LAURA WILSEY’S FAMILY HAD TO SAY EARLIER TONIGHT. THESE FLOWERS LAY ON THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE OF 56 YEAR OLD LAURA WILSEY’S HOME HERE ON GARDEN AVENUE IN WEST PALM BEACH. THIS IS WHERE SHE WAS LAST SEEN ON JULY 29TH. HER FAMILY SAYS THEY’RE LOSING HOPE, AND RIGHT NOW, ALL THEY CAN DO IS PRAY FOR HER AND HOPE THAT SOMEONE WITH INFORMATION CALLS POLICE RIGHT AWAY. WE’LL ALWAYS REMAIN BESIDE YOU, WATCHING OVER YOU IN SPIRIT AND THE. AND THAT THE LOVE THAT I HAVE FOR YOU LIVES ON. AT SATURDAY NIGHT’S PRAYER VIGIL, LAURA WILSEY’S FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHERED OUTSIDE OF HER HOME ON GARDEN AVENUE, WHERE SHE WAS LAST SEEN. THERE THEY PLAYED SOME OF HER FAVORITE SONGS AND SHARED WORDS ABOUT THE PERSON SHE IS. WE’RE NOT CONFIDENT THAT SHE’S GOING TO BE FOUND ALIVE BECAUSE TOO MUCH TIME HAS GONE BY. SO WE’RE KIND OF BRACE OURSELVES FOR WHATEVER COMES NEXT. I ASKED THE FAMILY WHAT THEY CAN SHARE ABOUT WHAT THEY’VE BEEN GOING THROUGH OVER THIS LAST MONTH. I CAN’T I WON’T EVEN BE ABLE TO TALK. I CAN’T DO THAT. I HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO MY SISTER, AND I DON’T WANT TO. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, THE WEST PALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT SHARED THIS AT A NEWS CONFERENCE. SOMEBODY KNOWS SOMETHING. SOMEBODY HAS INFORMATION. BUT ALL THIS TIME LATER AND NO ONE HAS LED POLICE TO LAURA WILSEY AND HER FAMILY USED SATURDAY’S VIGIL TO PLEAD WITH THE COMMUNITY ONCE MORE. ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING THAT SPEAK, YOU KNOW, JUST COME FORWARD. I KNOW PEOPLE KNOW SOMETHING AND THEY’RE NOT TALKING AND I JUST WISH THAT WE WOULD JUST GET SOME JUSTICE FOR MY MOM. AND IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LAURA WILSEY’S DISAPPEARANCE, YOU SHOULD CALL WEST PALM BEACH POLICE RIGHT AWAY. REPORTING IN
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Prayer vigil held for West Palm Beach woman missing for over a month
On Saturday night, the community gathered at the location where a West Palm Beach woman was last seen to pray for her and call on anyone who knows something about her disappearance to come forward.Flowers now lay on the sidewalk outside 56-year-old Laura Willsey's home on Garden Avenue, where she was last seen on July 29. Now, more than a month later, her family and friends say they are losing hope, and now all they can do is pray for her while hoping someone with information tells police what they know. At Saturday night’s prayer vigil, Laura Willsey’s family and friends gathered outside her home on Garden Avenue. There, they played some of her favorite songs and shared words about the person she is."We’re not confident that she’s going to be found alive because too much time has gone by, so we are trying to brace ourselves for whatever comes next,” said Brenda Willsey, Laura Willsey's sister. About three weeks ago, the West Palm Beach Police Department shared at a news conference that someone in the community has information and that person needs to come forward.However, all this time later, no one has led the police to Laura Willsey. "If anyone knows anything, speak and come forward. I know people know something, and they’re not talking, and I just wish we would get some justice for my mom," said Nichol Zapata, Laura Willsey's daughter.Anyone with information about Laura Willsey’s disappearance is asked to call the West Palm Beach police at 561-822-1900 and reference case number 24-12567.Laura Willsey's family has started a GoFundMe account to raise money to help them continue the search.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
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On Saturday night, the community gathered at the location where a West Palm Beach woman was last seen to pray for her and call on anyone who knows something about her disappearance to come forward.
Lee County sheriff searching for missing woman out of North Fort Myers
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Flowers now lay on the sidewalk outside 56-year-old Laura Willsey's home on Garden Avenue, where she was last seen on July 29. Now, more than a month later, her family and friends say they are losing hope, and now all they can do is pray for her while hoping someone with information tells police what they know.
At Saturday night’s prayer vigil, Laura Willsey’s family and friends gathered outside her home on Garden Avenue. There, they played some of her favorite songs and shared words about the person she is.
"We’re not confident that she’s going to be found alive because too much time has gone by, so we are trying to brace ourselves for whatever comes next,” said Brenda Willsey, Laura Willsey's sister.
About three weeks ago, the West Palm Beach Police Department shared at a news conference that someone in the community has information and that person needs to come forward.
However, all this time later, no one has led the police to Laura Willsey.
"If anyone knows anything, speak and come forward. I know people know something, and they’re not talking, and I just wish we would get some justice for my mom," said Nichol Zapata, Laura Willsey's daughter.
Anyone with information about Laura Willsey’s disappearance is asked to call the West Palm Beach police at 561-822-1900 and reference case number 24-12567.
Laura Willsey's family has started a GoFundMe account to raise money to help them continue the search.
Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
