Sunday, June 7Sunday, June 7A 20-year-old American college student who vanished in Japan last week has been found dead in Kyoto, his family confirmed on Saturday. James Weston Higginbotham, a student at Auburn University in Alabama, was reported missing on 29 May after failing to return from a trip to the historic city. Japanese police located his body on Friday, though the circumstances surrounding his death remain under investigation.
Higginbotham’s mother, Nancy Higginbotham, announced the discovery on social media, writing that the family was “overwhelmed by grief.” “The sorrow we feel is impossible to put into words,” she stated. Local authorities have not released further details, citing the sensitivity of the case and the need to preserve evidence.
The disappearance sparked an extensive search involving local police, volunteers, and consular staff from the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Higginbotham was last seen on 28 May near the Kamo River, a popular area for tourists and students. His family had expressed growing concern as days passed without contact, prompting widespread appeals for information.
In a separate but similarly tragic case, the body of 11-year-old Lyhanna, a French schoolgirl, was recovered on Thursday in an abandoned silo in the Gers region of southwestern France. Authorities confirmed the identity through forensic examination, though the cause of death has not been disclosed. The girl had been missing since 2 June, when she was seen entering a car driven by a 41-year-old man—later identified as a classmate’s father—who claimed to have dropped her off at a local swimming facility. Surveillance footage contradicted his account: the facility was closed that day.
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin described the case as “a monumental failure of the justice system,” while regional prosecutor Éric Dupond-Moretti called it a “shipwreck of justice.” Investigators are reviewing why earlier warnings about the suspect’s behavior were not acted upon.
Across Europe, other cases have also dominated headlines. In Norway, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son, Marius Borg Høiby, was granted temporary release from prison to visit his ailing mother, who has been receiving treatment for a serious illness. The 29-year-old, serving a sentence for drug-related offenses, will be allowed out for a few hours under strict supervision.
Meanwhile, in Italy, authorities dismissed fears of vandalism after the temporary removal of actor Gigi Proietti’s tombstone at Rome’s Verano Cemetery. The stone was taken down to add the name of his recently deceased wife and will be reinstalled on Monday.
These developments follow a week marked by both relief and heartbreak, as families grapple with loss and authorities face scrutiny over lapses in protection and investigation.
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