THE SEARCH FOR IRENE: Local Group Uncovers Clues in Seventh Search for Missing Kenyan
GILLETTE, Wyo.—A raccoon shot out of a pile of thick brush near Stacy Koester’s feet. She screamed and did a pirouette before toppling onto the dirt mound she’d been climbing. Koester looked up at the two women standing over her and laughed.
THE SEARCH FOR IRENE: “Team Irene” Gears up for Next Search as Case Garners More National Attention
GILLETTE, Wyo.—After six days of silence, Stacy Koester’s TikTok videos are back following a judge’s dismissal of a stalking protection order by the fiancé of a missing Gillette resident who Koester has vowed to find.
THE SEARCH FOR IRENE: Gillette Community Continues Search for Missing Kenyan
GILLETTE, Wyo.—Ashley Means heard about Irene Gakwa weeks ago and kept telling herself she should help with the search. Gakwa disappeared from her Gillette home in late February, prompting local resident Stacy Koester to organize and lead group searches beginning in mid-June.
THE SEARCH FOR IRENE: Strangers Join Family to Search for Missing Kenyan in Gillette
GILLETTE, Wyo.—The overgrown grass and weeds riffled in the light breeze as dozens of volunteers trudged through the irrigation ditches along former Highway 59, near the Dry Fork Mine in northern Campbell County last Saturday. The searchers squinted in the early morning sun under ball caps and straw hats while they poked through the thigh-high brush, looking for clues that might lead to the mysterious disappearance of Irene Gakwa.