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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — South Jordan Police have identified a third adult male involved in online communications with missing 15-year-old Alisa Petrov, who disappeared from American Fork on April 21, 2025. Authorities have revealed that 41-year-old Samuel Mitchell of Herriman, Utah, was engaged in private Discord conversations with the teen in the weeks leading up to her disappearance. According to a search warrant obtained by 2News, investigators uncovered the disturbing messages between Mitchell and Petrov after discovering a hidden iPad in the teen’s bedroom. The warrant was issued specifically for Mitchell’s phone. “The last message sent from the juvenile to…

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Coco Berthmann, who raised over $9,000 through a GoFundMe campaign by falsely claiming she had been diagnosed with cancer, was booked into Salt Lake County Metro Jail on Monday. Berthmann, a well-known human trafficking advocate, pleaded guilty to fraud related to the fundraiser. According to online records from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Berthmann was taken into custody in Utah, though further details about the circumstances of her detainment remain unclear. Berthmann first gained a significant social media following by claiming she was a victim of human trafficking. She alleged that her family in Germany…