Assistant Chief Constable Andy Adams, from Kent Police, said a "number of people" including those from the Ministry of Justice had assisted the police search.

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He said the search would be limited to daylight hours and would be assisted by dog teams on Thursday and that the force was not asking for any more public assistance at this stage.

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In fact, when pushed to identify women who have attempted the search fund model, leaders in the niche investment community are hard-pressed to name anyone other than Karen Moriarty, CEO of Carillon Assisted Living, the company she decided to start herself rather than acquire another through her search fund.

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