Sudiksha Konanki and five college friends arrive in the Dominican Republic on March 3. They have booked rooms at the all-inclusive resort Rio Republica in Punta Cana. A couple of days later, Sudiksha and her friends are dancing in a disco, when the resort experiences a 25-hour power outage in some areas. Some reports say that’s when the group of 6 women and two men decide to go for a moonlight walk on the beach. Surveillance videos document Sudiksha Konanki and 5 women, along with 2 men walking toward the beach. About an hour later, surveillance footage shows five women and one man leaving the beach. Konanki apparently stays behind on the beach with Joshua Riibe, a 24-year-old spring breaker from the U.S.

After the night on the beach, Konanki's friends, go on an excursion that Konanki had not signed up for, so they don't miss her as they head out. It is only after Sudiksha's friends return that afternoon, they realize they don't know where Sudiksha is. Tracking down Joshua Riibe, he says he passed out on the beach and when he awoke, he was alone and went to his hotel room assuming Konanke had already done the same, but it had been 12 hours since she was last seen.

Joshua Riibe spent hours being questioned by Dominican Republic authorities over the weekend, including hours of grilling by Attorney General, Yeni Berenice Reyunoso and Navy Vice Admiral Agustin Morillo Rodriguez. Now, Riibe’s passport has been confiscated, and he is not free to leave. Reportedly, Riibe is escorted by police wherever he goes.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

• Sheriff Mike Chapman - Loudoun County, Virginia, hometown sheriff
• Eric Faddis - Trial Lawyer and TV Legal Analyst, Founding Partner of Varner Faddis Elite Legal, former felony prosecutor and current criminal defense and civil litigation attorney
• Dr. Chloe Carmichael - Clinical Psychologist, Author: ‘Nervous Energy: Harness The Power of Your Anxiety”, Twitter: @DrChloe, drchloe.com
• Irv Brandt - Former Senior Inspector, US Marshals Service International Investigations Branch, Chief Inspector, DOJ Office of International Affairs; Country Attache, US Embassy Kingston, Jamaica. Author: “SOLO SHOT: CURSE OF THE BLUE STONE” available on Amazon
• Ben Dobrin - Emergency Response Diving Instructor and Instructor Trainer, Police Diver, Emergency Services Diver
• Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", @JoScottForensic
• Emily Leayman - Northern Virginia Local Editor for Patch.com, patch.com, X: @EmilyLeayman

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