Shock and horror as PR exec vanishes from DC home: She would never leave her son

A successful PR exec mysteriously vanished from home without her phone, wallet or car — with her loved ones fearing the worst because the “devoted” single mom “would never leave her son.”Antoinette Forbes, the vice president and head of public affairs at pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, was last seen Friday afternoon at her home in Washington, DC, a day before she excitedly FaceTimed her sisters about plans to all get together in Florida to visit their mom for the holidays.They were alarmed when she failed to respond to a planned catch-up online Sunday — and the frotn door of her home was found unlocked with all of her key personal items and her dog, Max, inside.“We’re in absolute shock and horror,” Forbes’ older sister, Aileen Forbes, told CNN on Thursday of their “large extended family.” “We’re horrified.”The 53-year-old mom showed no signs of trouble, and would never up and leave her 10-year-old son, the sister said.“(He) is Antoinette’s life,” Aileen said.“Antoinette is a 100% solid, reliable, intelligent, competent woman who is a devoted mother.

She would never leave her son.She wouldn’t leave her dog.

She wouldn’t leave her sister who needs her.”DC’s Metropolitan Police Department has classified the hunt as a critically missing person, Fox News reported. The missing mom’s home is also being treated as an active crime scene, according to Aileen — who said it’s impossible not to fear her sister is dead.“I am trying really hard not to even conceive of that … because it would mean that my family is destroyed,” she told CNN.“I’m still trying very hard to keep the faith and the strong, harsh belief that I’ve had from the start that my sister is alive.”Elizabeth Northrup, Forbes’ friend who Aileen is staying with during the investigation, said police did not find Antoinette at any hospitals and confirmed she had not purchased plane tickets. Northrop said she does not believe Antoinette left her...