Missing Northwestern Student's Jacket Found

Nov. 14, 2008 — -- The personal effects of a 20-year-old Northwestern University freshman who has been missing for more than a week were found Thursday on the rocky shores of Lake Michigan.

Trevor Boehm's jacket, which contained his student identification card, keys, cell phone and other personal property, was found by a university police officer Thursday morning, according to authorities.

In a press conference Thursday, Al Cubbage, the vice president for university relations, said the Coast Guard had conducted a sweep of the lake but had not located Boehm.

"There is no sign of foul play in this at all," said Cubbage.

Because of the crevice the belongings were found in, Cubbage said it is possible the items had been there since Boehm went missing. He also speculated that it would have been possible for the wind to blow the items down to the shore.

Asked by a reporter if he knew why Boehm may have disappeared, Cubbage said he did not know and added that he knew nothing about rumors that Boehm may have just been dumped by his girlfriend.

Boehm was reported missing Sunday after his parents came to visit him at the college, only to find he had vanished without a trace days earlier.

The student hasn't been in his residence hall, attended classes or used his student ID card in the dining halls since Nov. 5, according to Cubbage.

Boehm's green Schwinn bicycle is also missing, according to authorities.

Despite filing a missing person report with a national police database and the Evanston Police Department, officials said they had not turned up any leads.

A woman who answered the phone at the Boehm family's home in Monument, Colo., declined to comment about the student's disappearance.

But Boehm's grandmother, Laverna Boehm, told ABCNews.com in a telephone interview earlier this week that "everyone is praying" for the safe return of her grandson.

She said that Boehm had been busy with school and was a talented actor. According to the university, Boehm was enrolled in the School of Communication.