Madelyn Allen Missing Utah college student and dangers of the internet

Madelyn Allen Missing Utah college student and dangers of the internet


Missing Utah college student Madelyn Allen found alive, 'covered in coal' in suspect's basement
The suspect, Brent Brown, was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice, aggravated kidnapping, rape and object rape, an affidavit states.

A Utah college student who vanished last week was found alive and covered in coal in the basement of a 39-year-old suspect's home, according to authorities.

The suspect, Brent Brown, was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice, aggravated kidnapping, rape and object rape, an affidavit states. It's not clear if Brown has obtained an attorney.

The student, Madelyn Allen, 19, was reported missing after she was seen leaving her dorm at Snow College in Ephraim around 9:22 p.m. on Dec. 13, according to a press release. Security footage released by the school showed her wearing a jacket and skirt as she exited the


An affidavit outlines disturbing details about Allen’s kidnapping. According to the affidavit, she allegedly met Brown in an online “chat group."

Brown picked up Allen the day she went missing and drove her to Loa, a town in Wayne County about 87 miles from her school.

The girl’s parents became concerned when they received a text from her phone on Dec. 14 that “expressed Madelyn’s love for the parent but provided no additional details,” investigators wrote in the affidavit.