{"id":128244,"date":"2026-01-22T20:47:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/128244\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T20:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:47:07","slug":"experts-say-tips-are-crucial-to-close-missing-persons-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/128244\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts say tips are crucial to close missing persons cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014\u00a0As we continue our coverage of missing persons cases in Central Florida, it\u2019s important to remember that just one tip could make the difference for families waiting days, weeks or even years to find their missing loved one.<\/p>\n<p>What You Need To Know<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter if it has been one day, one month or one decade, all it takes is one tip to find a person<br \/>\n<br \/>Crimeline offers to take anonymous tips online or by phone, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week<br \/>\n<br \/>Bethany Hasel is waiting on that one tip to come in about her missing brother, Vladek Hasel<\/p>\n<p>The Place apartments in East Orange County was the last place\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2022\/04\/27\/family-continues-search-for-missing-orange-county-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vladek Hasel<\/a> was seen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing here brings back a lot of emotions,\u201d said Bethany Hasel, Vladek\u2019s sister.<\/p>\n<p>Memories from when Vladek Hasel and his dad lived there, but also, a reminder of everything and everyone that\u2019s missing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause it happened so quickly, we lost nearly all of Vlad\u2019s belongings,\u201d Bethany Hasel said.<\/p>\n<p>The apartments are now condemned after Hurricane Ian flooded his apartment about 10 months after he disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my heart of hearts, I know something is not right, and I will not rest until I get answers I need,\u201d Bethany Hasel said.<\/p>\n<p>His sister has not stopped the search since November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are awareness cards for Vlad,\u201d Bethany Hasel said.<\/p>\n<p>Cards, fliers, magnets, coffee sleeves, keychains, T-shirts, you name it, Vlad\u2019s name and picture is on it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy goal is to spread his story far and wide,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She has shared with hundreds and thousands of people but hasn\u2019t reached the right person yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know what that piece of the puzzle is that will finish the case for law enforcement,\u201d said Barb Bergin, the executive director of Crimeline.<\/p>\n<p>Bergin worked at the Orlando Police Department for 25 years. Now, she runs the anonymous tip center, <a href=\"https:\/\/crimeline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Crimeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese cases tend to lean more towards just the general public. Did you see this car in this area? Did you see this person at this restaurant, bar, whatever? So we do ask general questions of the pubic,\u201d Bergin said.<\/p>\n<p>The calls are not recorded. There is no caller I.D. It is completely free and anonymous to give tips 24 hours a day, seven days a week, no matter how old the case is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could get a tip today, and I could be hugging my brother,\u201d Bethany Hasel said.<\/p>\n<p>Until that day comes, Bethany Hasel has her box of supplies and is ready to hit the road to let everyone know Vladek Hasel is missing and she needs your help to bring him home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014\u00a0As we continue our coverage of missing persons cases in Central Florida, it\u2019s important to remember&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128245,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[767,4997,274,63156,770,265,4995,115,139,141,140,9429,135,278,63157],"class_list":{"0":"post-128244","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-app-community","9":"tag-app-crime","10":"tag-app-top-stories","11":"tag-app-watchdog-investigations","12":"tag-community-news","13":"tag-crime","14":"tag-crime-safety","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-orlando","17":"tag-orlando-headlines","18":"tag-orlando-news","19":"tag-sarah-winkelmann","20":"tag-tampa","21":"tag-top-stories","22":"tag-watchdog"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}