Missing Students Found Dead

SLIDESHOW - Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, Calif.; Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif.; and Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba in Canada. — Lenny Gemar Photography

Police in southwestern North Dakota were searching for three Dickinson State University softball players reported missing after a friend received a late night telephone call that mentioned water and indicated the women needed help. Ashley Neufeld, left, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; and Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, Calif., are seen here.

From left, Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, Calif.; and Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., were believed to be in a white 1997 Jeep Cherokee with California plates when they were last heard from late Sunday night on Nov. 1, 2009, authorities said. The three girls were found dead, Nov. 3, 2009.

Officials say a friend of the three women received two telephone calls from them, about one minute apart, on Nov. 1, 2009, before the line cut out. The friend who received the calls then called 911 to report that the women needed help. Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, is seen here. The three girls were found dead, Nov. 3, 2009.

Police used three airplanes and officers on the ground on Nov. 2, 2009, to search within in a 30-mile radius of the cell phone tower north of Dickinson, N.D., where the call came through. The search included Lake Patterson, near Dickinson, which is about 98 miles west of Bismarck and 63 miles east of the Montana state line. Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., is seen here.

Lenny Gemar, father of Kyrstin Gemar, seen here, said that the women often went star gazing near a lake in southwestern North Dakota. The father told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Nov. 3, 2009, that the girls would hang out and "just look up at the stars and, you know, chat about the things that teenagers will chat about." The three girls were found dead, Nov. 3, 2009.

Police have refused to speculate on what might have happened to Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, Calif.; Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif.; and Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, seen here. The women were believed to be in a white 1997 Jeep Cherokee with California plates when they were last heard from late Sunday night on Nov. 1, 2009, police said.

Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, Calif; and Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., were believed to be in a white 1997 Jeep Cherokee with California plates when they were last heard from late Sunday night on Nov. 1, 2009, authorities said. Williamson is seen here. The three girls were found dead, Nov. 3, 2009.

Lenny Gemar and his wife arrived in North Dakota on Nov. 2, 2009, to try to help find his daughter, Kyrstin, seen here, and her teammates. He said they were met at the airport by a university official and updated on the case and investigators' efforts. Gemar said he had not spoken with the friend who said she received the distress calls on Nov. 1, 2009, but it didn't seem like the girls were being attacked.

Officials say a friend of the three women received two telephone calls from them, about one minute apart, on Nov. 1, 2009, before the line cut out. The friend who received the calls then called 911 to report that the women needed help. Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, is seen here. The three girls were found dead, Nov. 3, 2009.

Police used three airplanes and officers on the ground on Nov. 2, 2009, to search within in a 30-mile radius of the cell phone tower north of Dickinson, N.D., where the call came through. The search included Lake Patterson, near Dickinson, which is about 98 miles west of Bismarck and 63 miles east of the Montana state line. Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., is seen here.

Lenny Gemar, father of Kyrstin, one of the three missing college softball players, seen here, said that the women often went star gazing near a lake in southwestern North Dakota. The father told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Nov. 3, 2009, that the girls would hang out and "just look up at the stars and, you know, chat about the things that teenagers will chat about." The three girls were found dead, Nov. 3, 2009.

Police have refused to speculate on what might have happened to Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, Calif.; Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif.; and Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, seen here. The women were believed to be in a white 1997 Jeep Cherokee with California plates when they were last heard from late Sunday night on Nov. 1, 2009, police said.

Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, Calif.; and Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., were believed to be in a white 1997 Jeep Cherokee with California plates when they were last heard from late Sunday night on Nov. 1, 2009, authorities said. Williamson is seen here. The three girls were found dead, Nov. 3, 2009.

Lenny Gemar and his wife arrived in North Dakota on Nov. 2, 2009, to try to help find his daughter, Kyrstin, seen here, and her teammates. He said they were met at the airport by a university official and updated on the case and investigators' efforts. Gemar said he had not spoken with the friend who said she received the distress calls on Nov. 1, 2009, but it didn't seem like the girls were being attacked.

Officials say a friend of the three women received two telephone calls from them, about one minute apart, on Nov. 1, 2009, before the line cut out. The friend who received the calls then called 911 to report that the women needed help. Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, is seen here. The three girls were found dead, Nov. 3, 2009.

Police used three airplanes and officers on the ground on Nov. 2, 2009, to search within in a 30-mile radius of the cell phone tower north of Dickinson, N.D., where the call came through. The search included Lake Patterson, near Dickinson, which is about 98 miles west of Bismarck and 63 miles east of the Montana state line. Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., is seen here.

Lenny Gemar, father of one of the three missing college softball players, Kyrstin, seen here, said that the women often went star gazing near a lake in southwestern North Dakota. The father told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Nov. 3, 2009, that the girls would hang out and "just look up at the stars and, you know, chat about the things that teenagers will chat about." The three girls were found dead, Nov. 3, 2009.