Now, more details about Rotana Farea, 22, and Tala Farea , 16, of Fairfax, Virginia, are emerging, even as much of the case remains a mystery. The sisters were Saudi citizens and students who were accompanying their brother in Washington, the Royal Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in New York said Tuesday. Detectives have been in Virginia, where Tala had been reported missing in August, Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea told reporters Wednesday. The consulate has been in contact with the sisters' family and appointed an attorney to follow the investigation, officials said. Tala Farea had been missing from Fairfax since August 24, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Source: CNN October 31, 2018 17:37 UTC