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Missing Leyla Mastova McCullagh 
Leyla, approximately 2012 Date reported missing : 08/14/2012 Missing location (approx) : Leesburg, Virginia Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 36 years old Height / Weight : 5'10, 120 - 130 pounds Medical conditions : Leyla may be in need of medical attention for unspecified reasons. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Black hair, brown eyes. Leyla has a scar on her left wrist form a cut. She has breast implants; the left implant has the serial number 6528132-007 and the right implant has the serial number 6508342-002. She was born in Russia. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Leyla was last seen by her estranged husband, Matthew Ryan McCullagh, at her home in the 21000 block of Evergreen Mills Road in Leesburg, Virginia on August 14, 2012. She has never been heard from again. She worked as a belly dancer at the time of her disappearance, and had a four-year-old child. On the day of her disappearance, her cellular phone pinged off a tower several hours south of her home. Her phone, debit and credit cards haven't had any activity since August 14. She was reported missing on August 30. In April 2012, four months before her disappearance, Leyla was charged with domestic assault against Matthew after they had a fight about alleged infidelity. She pleaded guilty and was placed on probation and ordered to attend counseling, but she disappeared afterwards and failed to follow up with the courts system. Police searched Matthew's apartment in Herndon, Virginia after she vanished and seized several firearms and a substantial amount of ammunition. In May 2013, Matthew was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a machine gun; during the search of his apartment, he hid the .45 caliber Thompson submachine gun in his girlfriend's car and told her he had to do so because it wasn't registered. He later asked a friend to hold onto the gun for him, but the friend gave it to someone who turned it into the sheriff's office. Foul play is suspected in Leyla's disappearance; she had been seen with bruises on her arms before she went missing and she told people Matthew had assaulted her and had threatened to have her deported to her native Russia. Her case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Loudoun County Sheriff's Office 703-777-0445 September 2021 updates and sources Virginia State Police Loudoun County Sheriff's Office A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. NBC 4 Washington The Washington Examiner The Loundon Times-Mirror October 12, 2004. September 4, 2016; . |