Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — The parents of a U.S. college student who vanished almost two weeks ago in the resort ...

As an international search for missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki presses on, her family has asked Dominican Republic authorities to pronounce the 20-year-old dead, according to ...

The parents of Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student who has been missing in the Dominican Republic since March 6, have asked the Caribbean nation’s authorities to declare her deceased.

While no declaration can truly ease our grief, we trust that this step will bring some closure and enable us to honor her memory.” ...

The hometown sheriff of missing Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki will continue investigating her disappearance — even though he does not believe the sole person of interest is complicit.

The parents of missing college student Sudiksha Konanki, 20, have requested that police declare their daughter dead after she vanished in the Dominican Republic.

In a letter the Konankis wrote that the declaration won't ease their grief, but will bring some closure and allow them to honor her memory.

The 20-year-old college student was last seen by a St. Cloud State University student March 6 in Punta Cana, where she went on a spring break trip.