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Updated, August 8th at 1:25 p.m.:

Jennifer Topper and Zachary Howard were located today in central Columbia after police received a Crime Stopper tip regarding their vehicle. Both were fine and were not aware they had been reported as missing. There is no criminal investigation surrounding this incident.

Original:

A couple moving from Columbia to Branson never arrived at their destination.

Columbia police received a report of the two possible missing persons on Monday.

The couple, 22-year-old Jennifer Topper and 23-year-old Zachery Howard, were moving to Branson to stay with a relative of Howard’s.

Relatives of Howard last had contact with him on August 3 and Topper’s relatives’ spoke with her last on July 26. 

Topper drives a silver/gray Geo Prism bearing Missouri license WG3-E9N. The car is described as being “beat up with rust spots”.

If anyone has seen or had contact with either of these people please call the Columbia Police Department at (573) 874-7652 or call Crime Stoppers at (573) 875-TIPS to remain anonymous.