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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Gorgeous Single Seeks Love on OkCupid, Disappears

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Leslie Ben-Iesau has been missing since April 15. The Sacramento woman tells her family she is going on a date with someone that she met on the dating app, OkCupid. There has been no activity on the woman’s phone since 8:45 a.m. that morning and her family says it's not like the woman to miss contact with her family on her birthday, which just passed.

On Friday, surveillance camera images appear to show Ben-Iesau near the Orchid Thai Restaurant & Bar in Sacramento. She then can be seen walking toward the University of Beer bar on 16th Street. The person Leslie was reportedly meeting went by the name Bea.

Leslie was reportedly last seen in the Freemont Park area wearing ripped jeans, a t-shirt, and a brown leather backpack.  

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

  • Matthew Mangino - Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County), Former Parole Board Member, Author: "The Executioner's Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States"  
  • Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, www.drbethanymarshall.com, New Netflix show: 'Bling Empire' 
  • Derek Ellington - Certified Forensic Examiner, Licensed Private Investigator, Ellington Digital Forensics www.ellington.net 
  • Rowena Shaddox - Reporter, FOX 40 KTLX (Sacramento), Twitter: @RoShaddox 

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0:00.0

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

0:07.0

A gorgeous young woman plans to date through O.K. Cupid.

0:20.0

She's never seen again.

0:22.0

Where is Leslie?

0:25.0

I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories.

0:27.0

Thank you for being with us here at Fox Nation in Series XM111.

0:32.0

The tick, tick, tick, tock of the clot is driving Leslie's family insane

0:38.0

because with every hour that passes the likelihood of her coming through this

0:44.0

alive doandals, take a listen to our friends at WCRA.

0:50.0

The family of a Sacramento woman says she's been missing for several days now

0:54.0

and they need your help.

0:55.0

Take a look at your screen here. This is Leslie Beninesa.

0:59.0

Today we spoke with her brother who says the last time the family had

1:03.0

contact with Leslie was nine days ago back on April 15th.

1:07.0

To tell us she was supposed to go on a date with someone that she met

1:11.0

on an app, a dating app. Her family says Leslie is currently taking

1:15.0

classes at Sacramento State and it's out of character for her to disappear like this.

1:20.0

Her birthday was just passed on Sunday and it's just very unlike her to not

1:26.0

be in contact with any of us.

1:29.0

Family did file a report with police officers tell us that they are investigating

1:32.0

and right now they do not suspect foul play but if you have any information

1:36.0

about Leslie's whereabouts please call the Sacramento police so her family

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