Local police and morgues go online to uncover names
By Sofia Santana
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted December 30 2006
Frustration over the growing number of unidentified bodies statewide pushed the medical examiner's office in Naples to create a Web site to publicize the cases.
In the past three years, the Florida Unidentified Decedents Database, www.fluiddb.com, has helped investigators identify 11 bodies, said Michael Britt, who supervises investigations in the Naples office and manages the database.
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"I have always thought our Web site works because it's very simple," he said, comparing it with the FBI's database of unidentified bodies, which requires that investigators fill out tedious workbooks and confusing dental charts.
The Florida Web site is part of a national trend, where police, morgues and volunteers are using the Internet to publicize their cases in hopes of finally uncovering the dead people's names.
"There's really no voice for them," Clark County, Nev., Coroner Michael Murphy said of the unidentified dead. His office in Las Vegas was one of the first in the nation to put digitally touched-up headshots of unidentified bodies on a public Web page, even though many in his community did not initially support the idea.
Since November 2003, the Web site has helped identify 12 bodies.
Many investigators praise the local Web sites but stress that what they truly need is a database that includes information on each of the more than 40,000 to 50,000 nameless dead bodies across the country, along with a law forcing authorities to report the cases.
Past efforts to carry out such a project have fizzled.
Working with the FBI, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and several other organizations, the International Homicide Investigators Association was finalizing a model for a national registry of unidentified bodies when they lost their grant funding for the project last month.
The association, based in Virginia and made up of current and retired investigators, also was creating manuals that could have led to major improvements in the way dead bodies are investigated, even from a financial standpoint, said William Hagmaier, a retired FBI profiler and the association's executive director.
Hagmaier says not being able to do a national computer search of unidentified remains on file with coroners and medical examiners is a costly mistake.
"We spend millions and millions of dollars looking for people who aren't truly missing," he said. "They're in a morgue."
http://www.co.clark.nv.us/coroner/unid.htm
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Karen Jo Smith Missing Today For Six Years
Karen Jo Smith disappeared from her home on this date (December 27, 2000) six years ago. She has never been seen nor heard from again. Her ex-husband would become the prime suspect in her disappearance, and was later charged with her murder nearly five years after her disappearance. After his conviction, he still refuses to give Karen's family any closure by giving them any information that could lead them to Karen's body. Although, there has been a conviction, Karen's family continues to search for her body to give her a proper burial, just as we do with Carrie. Her family has become very dear friends of mine and Debra Culberson. They have traveled to events to remember Carrie and have offered their assistance and understanding to us in some of our darkest times. Today, I wanted you all to please take a moment to visit Karen's site and look over her case. Karen is another example of how convictions can happen without the body, and how it's still so important for us to find these loved ones and bring them home. It'll never be over until they are brought home.
www.MissingKarenJoSmith.Com
www.FindCarrieCulberson.Com
www.Myspace.Com/FindCarrie
www.AngelGardenOfHope.Com
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www.MissingKarenJoSmith.Com
www.FindCarrieCulberson.Com
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Have you seen these kids?
Have you seen these kids?
By DAN SULLIVAN, DAILY SUN
THE VILLAGES — By now, it would be hard to find anyone in the tri-county area who hasn’t heard of Trenton Duckett.
Even outside the local area, millions of people, because of the heavy exposure the case has received in the national media, have become familiar with the mystery of what happened to the missing 2-year-old from Leesburg.
Everyone has heard of Trenton.
No one has heard of Elmi Garcia.
Elmi, like Trenton, is a missing child. A missing-child poster on the Web site of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children states that Elmi went missing Nov. 11, 2005, in Wildwood and is believed to still be in the local area.
Nor has anyone heard of Jaren Hare.
Jaren disappeared June 25 of this year from Weirsdale, according to the NCMEC. She is also believed to still be in the local area.
Unlike Trenton, there are no posters with pictures of Elmi or Jaren hanging in the front windows of local stores or at other public places. There are no Amber Alerts with scrolling marquees displayed on highway signs warning travelers to be on the lookout for them.
Why?
Because Elmi and Jaren and 1.3 million others like them are classified as runaways — the most common classification of missing children.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, of the more than 700,000 children who are reported as missing each year, approximately 203,900 are abducted by a member of their family and 58,200 are abducted by a non-family member. Only about 115 children are considered victims of what is known as a “stereotypical kidnapping,” making cases like that of Trenton Duckett a rarity.
Runaway cases account for the bulk of missing-child statistics.
According to Lee Reed, a consultant with Team Adam, the NCMEC’s child abduction rapid response team, cases like those of Elmi and Jaren do receive a little more special attention than other runaway cases.
Elmi and Jaren are classified as “endangered” runaways.
“It’s based on the totality of information from the parents,” Reed said of the classification.
If a child is thought to be at risk for some kind of harm, due to statements they have made or a belief that they have run away with an older companion, the “endangered” label is applied to the case, he said. Less than 5 percent of runaways are classified by law enforcement as endangered.
The NCMEC currently lists 63 endangered runaways from Florida on its Web site.
A retired police officer from Abilene, Texas, Reed worked missing-child and runaway cases for most of his 30-year career.
“Generally speaking, they all have some kind of family dysfunction,” Reed said of runaways, adding that various factors can motivate a child to leave home.
“You’ve got to determine, are they running from something or are they running to something?” Reed said.
In 66 percent of cases, he said, runaways flee to the home of a friend. Less often, runaways are found to have fled in the company of an older companion. Rarely do they travel very far away from home.
“In the late ’40s and early ’50s, you saw lots of children going to California to become movie stars or join the circus,” Reed said. “You just don’t see the hitchhiking runaway of the ’60s anymore.”
As is the case with certain types of crime, children seem to go missing during certain seasons and times of year. There are two different times of year in which children seem to run away more frequently, Reed said.
The first month of a new school year is one of those times.
“They’re not being accepted in school,” Reed said. “Social groups start developing and social pressures start building up.”
The last week of March and the first week of April is another time of year when children seem to run away more frequently.
“That’s usually when spring starts coming around,” Reed said. “Temperatures start warming up.”
Springtime runaways are especially apparent in Northern states, he said, where winter has kept children inside for several months. Travel becomes more available to children once the days start getting longer and the weather warms up.
In determining whether a child is a runaway rather than the victim of an abduction, local police must examine the individual circumstances of a case once it is reported.
“One thing you’ve got to look at, of course, is age,” Reed said. “Is it a 6-year-old versus is it a 16-year-old?”
In most cases, he said, the older a child is, the more likely he or she is to run away from home. Additionally, a history of running away is a strong indication that a missing child has not been abducted.
Runaway cases have a 70 percent recidivism rate, Reed said.
“Normally, law enforcement will take a report from the parent or guardian; the information is then entered into the NCIC (National Crime Information Center),” Reed said.
“If there are any leads, they follow up on them,” he said, adding that runaway cases are not typically investigated as vigorously as other types of missing-child cases.
Nevertheless, Reed said, 95 percent of runaways are eventually recovered.
Even in situations in which the child may not want to return home, local runaway shelters offer help to those in desperate circumstances and provide a place to stay for children who would otherwise be homeless.
A nonprofit group known as the National Runaway Switchboard also offers various services to youths in crisis, including a toll-free hotline, (800) RUNAWAY, through which runaways can receive assistance or relay messages to their family.
Even with the availability of such services, prevention of runaway situations is the desired goal of child advocates and law enforcement.
“Have open communication with your child,” Reed said. “That’s the best way.”
Dan Sullivan is a reporter with the Daily Sun. He can be reached at 753-1119, ext. 9059, or dan.sullivan@thevillagesmedia.com.
http://www.angelsthatcare.org/active_missing_hoaxes-virus.html
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/missingkids/
http://www.nrscrisisline.org/
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/content/youthdivision/resources/nrsfactsheet.htm
http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=usMapSearch&missState=FL&searchLang=en_US
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Update - Christopher Michael Pierce
Reward offered for man reported missing three years ago
A California foundation dedicated to finding missing persons is offering a reward to help locate a Shreveport man who was reported missing more than three years ago from Bossier City. The Carole Sund/Carrington Foundation is offering a $5,000 reward for information that will help police find Christopher Michael Pierce. Christopher was 18 years old when he was last seen leaving work at the Taco Bell in the 4100 block of Barksdale Boulevard on May 19, 2003. Christopher is white, about 6 feet tall and at the time of his disappearance, weighed about 275 pounds. Christopher would now be 22 years old. He was last seen driving away in his 1988 red Jeep Comanche with Louisiana plates W031965. If you know anything about where Christopher Michael Pierce might be, please call Bossier Police Detective Daryl Worley at 741-8683.
Story Created: Dec 20, 2006 at 9:06 PM EST
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200300808S
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Map may hold clues to old case
Dunn Police Puzzle Over Map With Missing Man's Name
Posted: Today at 6:27 p.m.
Updated: 49 minutes ago
A hand-drawn map sent to police in Dunn, North Carolina this summer may be trying to tell them show where to find the body of a man who hasn't been seen since Christmas 17 years ago, but they just can't be sure. They do believe he probably was murdered, however.
Investigators say they never got a report that Jimmy Davis was missing, but his sister, Gaylena Harris, says he has not been seen since Christmas morning in 1987, when he made a relatively rare appearance at a family gathering. He would be 62 today.
"The last time I saw him was Christmas," Gaylena Harris said. "He came on his own terms, and we would go see him, you know."
She said Davis never missed Christmas, though, or Mother's Day or their mother's birthday, April 16. Their mother died in 1999, never knowing what happened to one of her nine children.
"It's just like the earth opened up and swallowed him in, you know, just wiped him from the face," Gaylena Harris says.
Davis grew up in Dunn. He last lived a mile from mother.
Sgt. Bill Brady of the Dunn police says the map shows where Davis might be buried, but it does not give enough detail for investigators to find the spot. It has "Jimmy" scrawled on it. Nobody knows who sent it.
Police would like the sender to call them, Brady said. The State Bureau of Investigation and the Harnett County Sheriff's Department are also investigating this case.
"Or if they could send us another map with more detailed information, we'd appreciate it," Brady said.
Detectives believe the missing person was murdered, but the mysterious map has given Jimmy's sister hope of finding out what happened.
"Maybe it's a person that can't live with what they know, can't continue to live with what they know," Harris said.
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
Posted: Today at 6:27 p.m.
Updated: 49 minutes ago
A hand-drawn map sent to police in Dunn, North Carolina this summer may be trying to tell them show where to find the body of a man who hasn't been seen since Christmas 17 years ago, but they just can't be sure. They do believe he probably was murdered, however.
Investigators say they never got a report that Jimmy Davis was missing, but his sister, Gaylena Harris, says he has not been seen since Christmas morning in 1987, when he made a relatively rare appearance at a family gathering. He would be 62 today.
"The last time I saw him was Christmas," Gaylena Harris said. "He came on his own terms, and we would go see him, you know."
She said Davis never missed Christmas, though, or Mother's Day or their mother's birthday, April 16. Their mother died in 1999, never knowing what happened to one of her nine children.
"It's just like the earth opened up and swallowed him in, you know, just wiped him from the face," Gaylena Harris says.
Davis grew up in Dunn. He last lived a mile from mother.
Sgt. Bill Brady of the Dunn police says the map shows where Davis might be buried, but it does not give enough detail for investigators to find the spot. It has "Jimmy" scrawled on it. Nobody knows who sent it.
Police would like the sender to call them, Brady said. The State Bureau of Investigation and the Harnett County Sheriff's Department are also investigating this case.
"Or if they could send us another map with more detailed information, we'd appreciate it," Brady said.
Detectives believe the missing person was murdered, but the mysterious map has given Jimmy's sister hope of finding out what happened.
"Maybe it's a person that can't live with what they know, can't continue to live with what they know," Harris said.
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
UNID Found - Male
Body Found in Field Near Durham I-40
Posted: Today at 5:05 p.m.
Durham,North Carolina police say they found the body of a man they believe is listed as a missing person in Raleigh.
The body was found in a field off Jester Road and South Alston Avenue just south of Interstate 40 at about 3 p.m. There were no signs of trauma on the body, police said.
The identity of the body was not immediately clear.
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
Posted: Today at 5:05 p.m.
Durham,North Carolina police say they found the body of a man they believe is listed as a missing person in Raleigh.
The body was found in a field off Jester Road and South Alston Avenue just south of Interstate 40 at about 3 p.m. There were no signs of trauma on the body, police said.
The identity of the body was not immediately clear.
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
Missing Mary Lamm
Search continues for missing woman
12/21/2006 2:39 PM
By: News 14 Carolina Staff
Mary Katherine Lamm
WILSON, N.C. -- The ground search continued Thursday for a missing Wilson woman. The Wilson Daily News reports that Mary Katherine Lamm was reported missing by family members on December 8th.
The Wilson County Sheriff's Office says that Lamm suffers from bi-polar disorder and other serious psychological issues. She also does not have her medications with her.
Lamm is described as 5’6” and 160 lbs with black hair and gray eyes. Authorities are unsure whether she left on her own accord or against her will.
If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of Lamm, contact the Wilson County Sheriff's Office at (252) 237-2118.
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
Families never give up
Unknowns about missing persons affect loved ones for years after cases grow cold
By Kelly Marshall Fuller
The Sun News
Gail Soles shivers in the frigid morning air and clutches a handful of missing-person fliers.
The fliers, which bear the picture of her daughter, Crystal Soles, have been pasted around Georgetown County for nearly two years - when Crystal Soles was reported missing.
The families of Crystal Soles and Garrett Hughes, another missing Georgetown County resident, have never stopped searching for them. Their disappearances illustrate the challenges authorities face when adults vanish with no obvious signs of foul play - as Wayne and Dianne Guay of the Burgess Community did earlier this month en route to visit family in New York.
Both Hughes and Soles are considered endangered adults, according to the Center for Missing Adults Web site. Their cases remain classified as missing persons cases, said Neil Johnson, spokesman for the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office. The S.C. Law Enforcement Division is assisting with the search for Soles.
"I look at these families and sometimes they have gone years not knowing where their loved ones are," said Kym Pasqualini, director of the Center for Missing Adults.
"I call it the perpetual limbo of being in a circular flight pattern and you can't come down."
The wait for news can be difficult for families, said Capt. Nelson Brown of the Georgetown Police Department.
Police departments can assist the families by putting the information in the National Crime Center computer and printing more fliers.
But leads can run out and tips become scarce as the search stretches on, Brown said.
"Obviously, it's a tremendous impact," Brown said. "It's the not knowing of where a person is, and always wondering."
Families of missing people live in an atmosphere of constant uncertainty, said Monica Caison, who leads a missing person's center in Wilmington, N.C.
"It changes the family, and I don't think their days are ever the same," said Caison, director of the Center for United Effort, also known as CUE.
"They suffer all the emotions that any family does, but for these people, it just keeps on and on."
Soles, whose 30th birthday was Nov. 10, reportedly vanished in the vicinity of Shaw's Corner, an Andrews-area convenience store.
Business owner Sheila Shaw denies that Soles was last seen alive at the store but said Soles did use the phone and eat a hot dog around 8 a.m. Jan. 24, 2005.
A tracking dog brought by the CUE center followed Soles' scent a short distance from the store, Caison said.
Hughes, 44, reportedly vanished in the vicinity of Manor House, an assisted-living center in Georgetown.
Manor House is now closed, and the former owner could not be reached for comment.
Soles said her daughter was known to spend time away from home, but always called her family.
She was living with her father when she disappeared. She has one son, Mitchell Prosser, now 7.
"She always stayed out a lot, and she walked the streets a lot. But if she wasn't going to be home, she would say she was at a friend's house," Gail Soles said.
Garrett Hughes had lived at Manor House for about three years. He would sometimes wander to a nearby church, but then return to Manor House, said his brother, Joseph Hughes.
His family, the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, city police and Winyah Rescue Squad conducted a countywide search after his disappearance.
Since then, Joseph Hughes has continued the search.
He has asked television talk shows and other media outlets to distribute information about his brother.
He has printed fliers and has asked other family members to be on the lookout for his brother.
"That don't sound like a lot, but for somebody who's been missing that long, you don't know which way to turn," he said.
Crystal's father, Buster Soles, wants to recover his health so he can help look for his daughter, Gail Soles said. He has a chronic illness of the lungs and cannot leave his home.
"You get angry and you have a lot of different feelings," Gail Soles said. "It's just really hard not knowing."
There are 109,968 active missing persons cases in the United States.
In South Carolina, there are at least 1,034 active missing persons cases, with 167 of those being considered "endangered adults."
An endangered adult is considered a case where there is not enough evidence to show possible foul play.
At least 559 missing persons cases in S.C. involve children.
Source: The Center for Missing Adults
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Garrett Thomas Hughes
Classification | Endangered missing adult
Nickname | Gary
Birthdate | Sept. 11, 1959
Date missing | Nov. 27, 2003
From | Georgetown
Age at time of disappearance | 44
Gender | Male
Race | White
Weight | 190 pounds
Hair color | Black
Eye color | Brown
Complexion | Medium
Identifying characteristics | Scar on forehead, paralysis of left side from stroke, drags left leg and left arm is drawn in.
Garrett was last seen at his residence in the vicinity of Academy Avenue and Fraser Street in Georgetown.
Call the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, 546-5102
Source: CUE Center for United Effort
Crystal Gail Soles
Date missing | Jan. 24, 2005, from Andrews
Birthdate | Nov. 10, 1976
Age at time of disappearance | 28
Height and weight | 5 foot, 3 inches, 110-135 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics | Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Soles has double-pierced ears. Her nickname is Frog.
Clothing/jewelry description | A watch on her left wrist and numerous rings.
Medical conditions | Soles was addicted to drugs at the time of her disappearance.
Soles was last seen about 8:30 a.m. Jan. 24, 2005, in the vicinity of Jones Avenue and Main Street in Andrews. Her case remains unsolved.
Call the Andrews Police Department, 264-5223
Source: CUE Center for United Effort
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Contact KELLY MARSHALL FULLER at 357-9187 or kfuller@thesunnews.com.
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/soles_crystal.html
http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200502728S
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Protest planned to convice BSO that canal sweeps may find missing people
Protest planned to convice BSO that canal sweeps may find missing people
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By Sofia Santana
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
December 17, 2006
Ever since a missing teen's body was pulled from a Weston canal in May, about
seven months after he vanished, a local missing children's advocacy group has
wondered whether there are more bodies in the murky water.
Missing Children International Ministries, based in Pembroke Pines, wants the
Broward Sheriff's Office to search the canal for cars and bodies but said
detectives and officials keep brushing them off.
The group is planning a protest this afternoon on the bank of the canal along
U.S. 27, near Griffin Road, in hopes of getting the agency's attention.
"What if there are remains in the trunks of those cars?" asked Dinorah Perry,
the group's founder.
She persuaded detectives to listen to her on other issues surrounding missing
children but said she hasn't had luck with this topic.
Sheriff's officials said they'd be more than happy to search a canal if Perry
could convince them that it's likely they'll find a body in the water. Spokesman
Elliot Cohen also said sheriff's divers routinely check area canals during
training.
"If she has any specific evidence, then we certainly would welcome her
cooperation," he added.
Perry said she doesn't have any specific information on a case but instead has
proof that there are more than a dozen cars submerged in the canal. She argues
that if there's any possibility that a body could be inside one of those cars,
the Sheriff's Office has a duty to remove it from the water.
In May, divers scoured the canal and found a pickup truck with the body of
18-year-old Matthew Stirling, of Royal Palm Beach, inside. He went missing after
leaving a party in Southwest Ranches in November 2005. Sheriff's officials at
the time said they scoured several canals in their search for Stirling and
uncovered 45 abandoned or stolen vehicles.
Perry said she thinks the dark water of the area's canals could hold the answers
to the mystery surrounding scores of disappearances, especially cases where the
missing person's car vanished, too.
"Until we pull out all the cars, we'll never know," Perry said.
Sofia Santana can be reached at svsantana@sun-sentinel.com.
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Many of you might recall the endless searches we conducted for Mathew using SWFK9 teams and the complaints we brought up then concerning the canal situation. They did remove cars but almost every canal plays host to many more. I cannot believe that they cannot just pull the cars on a monthly basis as a project that continues. The money is well spent if one person is recovered and brought home. Yes, that has already been done, so move forward and get the rest. Almost every canal that was dove searching for Mathew; cars were in the canals. What a shame.
Protesters urge BSO to reel in sunken cars
The family of a teenager found in a Weston canal wants the Broward Sheriff's Office to remove all vehicles submerged in local waterways, in hopes of finding more missing people.
BY ANI MARTINEZ
armartinez@MiamiHerald.com
Standing beside the colorful, artificial flowers decorating an accident marker on U.S. 27 just north of Griffin Road, Elisa Stirling clutched a picture of her son Mathew Stirling, who was found dead in the canal May 10 by BSO divers.
Elisa Stirling, 41, of Royal Palm Beach, held a rally Sunday afternoon at the spot where BSO divers found the truck in 14 feet of water in the C-11 South New River canal in Weston. Stirling, along with family and friends, are asking BSO to dredge all the canals in Broward County and remove any cars they find, in hopes of finding other missing persons.
40 CARS FOUND
''I had hired a diver and for a month we tried to find him. The diver said he found 40 cars down there,'' Stirling said. ``Who's to say there can't be any other missing people down there.''
''We're trying to ask BSO for a commitment to bring up these cars,'' said Mathew's aunt, Alison McManus.
A BSO spokeswoman said Sunday that it's rare to find bodies in submerged cars, most of which are stolen or deliberately placed in canals for insurance fraud.
Mathew Stirling, 18, disappeared Nov. 6, 2005, and was found six months later by BSO officials, only a few miles away from a nearby gas station where he was last seen by security cameras. Mathew was Stirling's only son, who helped care for her after her husband committed suicide in 2003.
SEEING A THERAPIST
Mathew, who was taking the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and seeing a therapist, had been hanging out at a friend's house in Southwest Ranches on Nov. 6, where he had a beer or two, his friends said at the time. He left there around midnight and then called friends to meet him at a gas station at 1 a.m. A surveillance camera at a Sunoco station on U.S. 27 captured the last known image of Mathew at 4:30 a.m.
His body was found May 10 in his red Ford F-150 truck in the canal.
BSO spokeswoman Veda Coleman-Wright said the agency's divers often recover cars from canals as part of training exercises.
''The dive team goes out often. Usually, when they go out and recover cars, they are reported stolen or they are insurance fraud cases,'' Coleman-Wright said. ``It is very rare to find bodies.''
Coleman-Wright said that when divers are in the canals they are thoroughly checked.
The next ''canal sweep'' is in January, Coleman-Wright said.
Since Mathew's disappearance, the family has been working with Dinorah Perry of Missing Children International Ministry. They set up a foundation called Cars Being Held Hostage: In Memory of Mathew Stirling.
''I went to Publix one day and saw the beautiful picture of Matt. I called the family and asked them how I could help,'' Perry said. ``It's a shame families of missing children can't have the closure and are wondering if their son or daughter is in a canal.
''Perhaps 90 percent of the cars could be insurance fraud, but then they should pull these cars up and process the claim,'' Perry said. ``If one car has a body of someone's child, that may bring closure to a family.''
GETTING PERMISSION
''BSO is saying it is going to cost them, but through the Missing Children International Ministry I can make it so BSO doesn't have to waste time and money,'' Perry said. ``They just need to give us permission to dive in their district.''
Stirling feels so strongly about this that she donated $1,400 from the foundation she set up in her son's name to Perry's ministry.
''It took six months for them to find my son,'' Stirling said. ``It shouldn't take that long for others.''
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
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By Sofia Santana
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
December 17, 2006
Ever since a missing teen's body was pulled from a Weston canal in May, about
seven months after he vanished, a local missing children's advocacy group has
wondered whether there are more bodies in the murky water.
Missing Children International Ministries, based in Pembroke Pines, wants the
Broward Sheriff's Office to search the canal for cars and bodies but said
detectives and officials keep brushing them off.
The group is planning a protest this afternoon on the bank of the canal along
U.S. 27, near Griffin Road, in hopes of getting the agency's attention.
"What if there are remains in the trunks of those cars?" asked Dinorah Perry,
the group's founder.
She persuaded detectives to listen to her on other issues surrounding missing
children but said she hasn't had luck with this topic.
Sheriff's officials said they'd be more than happy to search a canal if Perry
could convince them that it's likely they'll find a body in the water. Spokesman
Elliot Cohen also said sheriff's divers routinely check area canals during
training.
"If she has any specific evidence, then we certainly would welcome her
cooperation," he added.
Perry said she doesn't have any specific information on a case but instead has
proof that there are more than a dozen cars submerged in the canal. She argues
that if there's any possibility that a body could be inside one of those cars,
the Sheriff's Office has a duty to remove it from the water.
In May, divers scoured the canal and found a pickup truck with the body of
18-year-old Matthew Stirling, of Royal Palm Beach, inside. He went missing after
leaving a party in Southwest Ranches in November 2005. Sheriff's officials at
the time said they scoured several canals in their search for Stirling and
uncovered 45 abandoned or stolen vehicles.
Perry said she thinks the dark water of the area's canals could hold the answers
to the mystery surrounding scores of disappearances, especially cases where the
missing person's car vanished, too.
"Until we pull out all the cars, we'll never know," Perry said.
Sofia Santana can be reached at svsantana@sun-sentinel.com.
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Many of you might recall the endless searches we conducted for Mathew using SWFK9 teams and the complaints we brought up then concerning the canal situation. They did remove cars but almost every canal plays host to many more. I cannot believe that they cannot just pull the cars on a monthly basis as a project that continues. The money is well spent if one person is recovered and brought home. Yes, that has already been done, so move forward and get the rest. Almost every canal that was dove searching for Mathew; cars were in the canals. What a shame.
Protesters urge BSO to reel in sunken cars
The family of a teenager found in a Weston canal wants the Broward Sheriff's Office to remove all vehicles submerged in local waterways, in hopes of finding more missing people.
BY ANI MARTINEZ
armartinez@MiamiHerald.com
Standing beside the colorful, artificial flowers decorating an accident marker on U.S. 27 just north of Griffin Road, Elisa Stirling clutched a picture of her son Mathew Stirling, who was found dead in the canal May 10 by BSO divers.
Elisa Stirling, 41, of Royal Palm Beach, held a rally Sunday afternoon at the spot where BSO divers found the truck in 14 feet of water in the C-11 South New River canal in Weston. Stirling, along with family and friends, are asking BSO to dredge all the canals in Broward County and remove any cars they find, in hopes of finding other missing persons.
40 CARS FOUND
''I had hired a diver and for a month we tried to find him. The diver said he found 40 cars down there,'' Stirling said. ``Who's to say there can't be any other missing people down there.''
''We're trying to ask BSO for a commitment to bring up these cars,'' said Mathew's aunt, Alison McManus.
A BSO spokeswoman said Sunday that it's rare to find bodies in submerged cars, most of which are stolen or deliberately placed in canals for insurance fraud.
Mathew Stirling, 18, disappeared Nov. 6, 2005, and was found six months later by BSO officials, only a few miles away from a nearby gas station where he was last seen by security cameras. Mathew was Stirling's only son, who helped care for her after her husband committed suicide in 2003.
SEEING A THERAPIST
Mathew, who was taking the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and seeing a therapist, had been hanging out at a friend's house in Southwest Ranches on Nov. 6, where he had a beer or two, his friends said at the time. He left there around midnight and then called friends to meet him at a gas station at 1 a.m. A surveillance camera at a Sunoco station on U.S. 27 captured the last known image of Mathew at 4:30 a.m.
His body was found May 10 in his red Ford F-150 truck in the canal.
BSO spokeswoman Veda Coleman-Wright said the agency's divers often recover cars from canals as part of training exercises.
''The dive team goes out often. Usually, when they go out and recover cars, they are reported stolen or they are insurance fraud cases,'' Coleman-Wright said. ``It is very rare to find bodies.''
Coleman-Wright said that when divers are in the canals they are thoroughly checked.
The next ''canal sweep'' is in January, Coleman-Wright said.
Since Mathew's disappearance, the family has been working with Dinorah Perry of Missing Children International Ministry. They set up a foundation called Cars Being Held Hostage: In Memory of Mathew Stirling.
''I went to Publix one day and saw the beautiful picture of Matt. I called the family and asked them how I could help,'' Perry said. ``It's a shame families of missing children can't have the closure and are wondering if their son or daughter is in a canal.
''Perhaps 90 percent of the cars could be insurance fraud, but then they should pull these cars up and process the claim,'' Perry said. ``If one car has a body of someone's child, that may bring closure to a family.''
GETTING PERMISSION
''BSO is saying it is going to cost them, but through the Missing Children International Ministry I can make it so BSO doesn't have to waste time and money,'' Perry said. ``They just need to give us permission to dive in their district.''
Stirling feels so strongly about this that she donated $1,400 from the foundation she set up in her son's name to Perry's ministry.
''It took six months for them to find my son,'' Stirling said. ``It shouldn't take that long for others.''
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Coping with the Holidays when Someone You Love is Missing
For help with coping with the holiday season, please read our blog entries here:
Part I: Project Jason-Voice for the Missing: 11/18/06 Coping with the Holidays When Someone You Love is Missing, Part I
Part II: Project Jason-Voice for the Missing: 11/18/06 Coping with the Holidays When Someone You Love is Missing, Part II
(These entries will also be helpful for someone who has lost a loved one through death.)
Kelly Jolkowski,
Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder, Project Jason
Project Jason - Assistance for families of the missing
Read our Voice for the Missing Blog
Project Jason-Voice for the Missing
Part I: Project Jason-Voice for the Missing: 11/18/06 Coping with the Holidays When Someone You Love is Missing, Part I
Part II: Project Jason-Voice for the Missing: 11/18/06 Coping with the Holidays When Someone You Love is Missing, Part II
(These entries will also be helpful for someone who has lost a loved one through death.)
Kelly Jolkowski,
Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder, Project Jason
Project Jason - Assistance for families of the missing
Read our Voice for the Missing Blog
Project Jason-Voice for the Missing
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
THE SEARCH FOR BABY BRYAN
THE SEARCH FOR BABY BRYAN
There is an amber alert out for a one month old. Fort Myers police are looking for 28-day-old Bryan Dossantos Gomes. Police now say they may know the motive for the kidnapping. Fort Myers police say they now believe this kidnapping is directly related to the illegal smuggling of the boy's parents into the United States. FMPD says Bryan's mother and father paid to be brought into the United States but didn't finish paying the smugglers. Police say they believe the kidnapping of their child is directly related to the smuggling. They are still looking for the boy and encourage anyone who has more tips to call them at the number below. Here is what police know about what happened the day the boy was kidnapped: Two mothers and their babies were walking down Linhart Road in Fort Myers. A black SUV pulled up and the woman driver asked for directions to Pine Manor. The two adults and the babies got into the car to show her how to get there. Shortly after that, the woman driving the car pulled a knife forcing one mother and her baby out of the car keeping the other mom and her baby in the car. Some time later that mother was found without her baby near Three Oaks Parkway. The initial call about the kidnapping came in around 5 pm Friday. Fort Myers Police are looking for the woman in the black 2 door late model SUV with the baby. Police have given FOX4 a sketch of the woman who is believed to have taken the baby. Stay tuned to FOX4 News for the latest...
A $21,000 REWARD HAS BEEN OFFERED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE SAFE RETURN OF BABY BRYAN DOSSANTOS...
Bryan Dossantos Gomes
Police Sketch of the Kidnapper
Police Tip Hotline: 1-877-667-1296
http://www.fox4now.com/
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Missing and Exploited Children Newsletter
Hi Everyone,
Wow! The end of 2006 is here and the beginning of 2007 is ringing in a New
Year in just a couple more weeks. New years are supposed to be new
beginnings. There are no new beginnings for a family with a missing or
abducted loved one. There is no joyous ringing in of the New Year. No
clanging of the celebratory Champaign glasses at midnight as the crystal
ball reaches zero. There is still the deafening silence, the unanswered
questions, the not knowing when their child will be coming home.
Perhaps it will be in the New Year ahead and that little thought brings
just a tiny bit of hope, kind of like the fluttering of the last little
piece of confetti as it gently falls to the ground in silence all by
itself, forgotten.
Help Find Missing Children in Your Community
What can you do to help missing children? People who want to help look for
a missing child can help right from their home. Visit the missing kid’s
website and read the stories of the children in your area who are missing.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32999.asp/zzz
Please come by the forum and feel free to post your thoughts and comments.
Click on the link below.
http://forums.bellaonline.com/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=286
If you have a missing child and would like information added to the
website please contact me directly.
Erika Lyn Smith,
Bella Online’s Missing and Exploited Children Editor
http://MissingExploitedChildren.bellaonline.com
Bella Online’s Crime Editor
http://crime.bellaonline.com
Wow! The end of 2006 is here and the beginning of 2007 is ringing in a New
Year in just a couple more weeks. New years are supposed to be new
beginnings. There are no new beginnings for a family with a missing or
abducted loved one. There is no joyous ringing in of the New Year. No
clanging of the celebratory Champaign glasses at midnight as the crystal
ball reaches zero. There is still the deafening silence, the unanswered
questions, the not knowing when their child will be coming home.
Perhaps it will be in the New Year ahead and that little thought brings
just a tiny bit of hope, kind of like the fluttering of the last little
piece of confetti as it gently falls to the ground in silence all by
itself, forgotten.
Help Find Missing Children in Your Community
What can you do to help missing children? People who want to help look for
a missing child can help right from their home. Visit the missing kid’s
website and read the stories of the children in your area who are missing.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32999.asp/zzz
Please come by the forum and feel free to post your thoughts and comments.
Click on the link below.
http://forums.bellaonline.com/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=286
If you have a missing child and would like information added to the
website please contact me directly.
Erika Lyn Smith,
Bella Online’s Missing and Exploited Children Editor
http://MissingExploitedChildren.bellaonline.com
Bella Online’s Crime Editor
http://crime.bellaonline.com
Friday, December 08, 2006
PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE
CLOSING SPEECH
PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
December 6, 2006
Ernie Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
On Monday you heard from Attorney General Gonzales, who sent a loud, clear message that even in this time of national concern about terrorism and so many other problems, the protection of children is a top priority. He told us that America’s children are “under siege every day,” and that that we have to do more to target those predators who “hide in the shadows of the Internet.”
In what I believe is a clear profile in courage, General Gonzales has taken this message across the country, speaking in tough, vivid, often graphic terms, describing the atrocities being committed against children so that people really understand. His goal is to spur the nation to act, and clearly, those of you who are here today are the frontline of that effort.
These are issues and problems that good people do not want to think about and regarding which there is an overwhelming sense of denial. For example, I submit that most Americans still do not understand a fundamental fact: that kids are the single most victimized segment of our population. They are the victims of violent and personal crime at a rate twice as great as the rest of the population. They are the primary victims of the nation’s sex offenders. And the challenge is growing.
Here is what we know:
Leading scholars and researchers tell us that on the most conservative basis, 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 10 boys will be sexually victimized in some way before they reach adulthood, and just 1 in 3 will tell anybody about it.
As of December 1, 2006, there are 593,000 convicted, registered sex offenders in the US. At least 100,000 of them are noncompliant with legal requirements, many of them actually missing.
According to Justice Department data, 2/3 of the victims of reported sexual assault are kids. One out of every three victims is under age 12.
A study by the National Center for Victims of Crime estimated that 61% of rape victims are less than 18, 29% less than 11.
It is daunting but it is not hopeless. We are making progress. The federal government is doing more on these issues today than at any time in the nation’s history. We have an Attorney General who is committed and cares. With the enactment of the PROTECT Act in 2003 and the Adam Walsh Act in 2006, there is new law, new prosecutorial tools and significant new federal penalties. We have more investigative resources than ever before: 47 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces, an expanding Innocent Images National Initiative at the FBI, a CyberCrimes Center at ICE, dedicated investigators at the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, a new effort headed by the U.S. Marshal’s Service and mandated by the Adam Walsh Act to track down America’s noncompliant sex offenders, new specialized units within state and local law enforcement across the country, and much more. There are many exciting, effective new programs to educate parents and kids and to prevent child victimization via the Internet, and there is a greater commitment to collaboration and cooperation than ever before.
Yet, as the Attorney General told us Monday, we are not doing enough. There are more offenders than any of us thought possible. There is a lack of consistency and uniformity of law among the states. There is a lack of awareness about the nature and severity of this problem among policy makers and the general public.
How can we impact problems which are so large and complex? Let me briefly focus my comments on two key areas:
(1) Online Enticement of Children – According to our recent study, one in seven youth aged 10 to 17 who are regular Internet users are sexually solicited online. That translates to millions of kids, and it suggests that there are thousands of offenders whom we have not yet identified and brought to justice.
The Attorney General told us on Monday that we must use whatever law is most effective, whatever law generates the largest number of convictions and the longest sentences.
Under federal law, online enticement is a felony punishable by a minimum prison term of 10 years and a maximum of life imprisonment. However, while all 50 states consider the online enticement of a child for sexual activity a crime, the penalties vary widely from state to state and may range from a simple fine to life in prison.
In 34 states, adults who entice children for sex via the Internet may spend less than a year in jail.
Fifteen states permit misdemeanor penalties in some cases, particularly if the victim is 14, 15, 16 or 17 years old. This is a huge problem because these laws fail to protect those who are the most likely to be solicited online: teenagers.
Nineteen states classify online enticement as a felony, but grant judges statutory discretion to sentence offenders to less than a year.
In fifteen states, judges have statutory discretion to sentence offenders to simply pay a fine in lieu of serving time in prison.
We believe that these disparities create loopholes for criminals. They allow sexual predators to find states with the most lenient laws and to carry out their illicit activities from those locations. Further, inconsistent laws have little deterrent effect, because they send mixed messages.
To better protect children from online predators, we urge states to use the federal law as the model and make the sexual enticement of children a felony in all cases—even when the victims are older teens, and follow federal sentencing guidelines.
We also recommend that laws stipulate that offenders must be prosecuted, even in cases involving law enforcement enticement stings. In too many instances we still hear, “it wasn’t really a child.” The offender didn’t know that. These law enforcement officers are often the buffer between the offenders and real children.
We need a unified front against online predators. To be effective, state online enticement laws must be tough and consistent and penalties must include prison time that recognizes the severity of the crime.
(2) Child Pornography – In 1982 the Supreme Court of the United States said that child pornography is not protected speech, it is child abuse. Law enforcement responded and child pornography disappeared from the mails and the shelves of adult book stores. Ten years ago, we felt that the battle was nearly won. Yet, with the advent of the Internet, this problem has exploded. We have been stunned with the sheer number of people who are accessing and distributing this insidious content. It far exceeds what we thought possible.
A 2001 survey conducted by ECPAT International and the Bangkok Post estimated that there were 100,000 child pornography web sites.
In 2003, the National Criminal Intelligence Service in the United Kingdom estimated that child pornography web sites had doubled worldwide.
Economic research organizations tell us that today commercial child pornography is a multi-billion dollar industry.
In one case that I cite frequently, at the time of their arrest, two husband and wife child pornography entrepreneurs had 70,000 customers, paying $30 per month and using their credit cards to access graphic images of young children being sexually assaulted. Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, said it best:
if people were purchasing heroin or cocaine and using their credit cards, we would be outraged and would do something about it. This is worse.
It is clear that the sexual exploitation of children is no longer the exclusive province of fixated pedophiles, trading images with each other, it is now big business, a profit center for organized crime, extremist groups and various entrepreneurs. Children have become a commodity.
In a recent article, the Russian publication Pravda cited five reasons for this phenomenon:
Children are plentiful and easily accessed;
Child pornography is easy and inexpensive to produce;
There is a huge consumer market for it;
It is enormously profitable; and
There is virtually no risk, far less than traditional commodities like drugs, guns, and tobacco.
Our challenge is to increase the risk and eliminate the profitability.
Yet, to do that, it is our task to make sure that policy makers and the public understand the problem. One official said to me, “isn’t child pornography really just adult pornography, 20-year-olds in pigtails made to look like they are 15?” Well, not exactly. We know that younger and younger children are being used and victimized, and that images are becoming more graphic and more violent. Of the offenders identified to date, 39% had images of children younger than six years old, 19% had images of children younger than 3.
We have set a goal: to eradicate commercial child pornography by 2008. We have created a Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography, including MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Bank of America, Citibank, Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo, Google and many others – 27 companies working together to follow the money, stop the payments, shut down the sites, block the images, and eliminate this insidious problem.
In most of the world, child pornography is not even a crime. In 95 of the 186 member nations of Interpol, there are no laws at all on this subject. Recently, I met with a group of Russian legislators to urge them to enact tough legislation in this area. A Russian Senator said to me, “we will help, but you need to do something about the demand. The people who are buying this stuff are Americans.”
She is right, and we need to do something about it. We need to arrest and prosecute those who are consuming it. We need to identify the children being used in its production and get them help. And we need to use every possible tool to keep this content from ever reaching the consumer.
We are trying to do that. For example, we are working with Internet Service Providers to block access to identified illegal content, again only after law enforcement has made its decision to investigate or not investigate.
Arrest and prosecution are always the first priority, but as in the war against drugs, it is not going to be possible to prosecute everybody. In those cases, we need to use every tool imaginable.
On Monday, the Attorney General laid out his vision:
Get the pedophiles and sexual predators off the streets;
Increase the penalties and keep them behind bars; and
Engage in what he called “old-fashioned communication.” He said, “we must speak and speak again and speak more loudly.”
This is a challenge we can and must accept, and this is a cause that we can win. So, in conclusion, let me challenge you to do more.
When the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children was created in 1984, it was officially opened on June 13, 1984 in a ceremony at the White House, hosted by the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. President Reagan officially opened the Center with an old, corny poem by Helen Kromer, but I submit that it is as relevant and applicable today as it was 22 years ago.
One man awake can awaken another
The second can awaken his next door brother
The three awake can rouse the town
Turning the whole place upside down
And the many awake make such a fuss
They finally awaken the rest of us.
Congratulations on the extraordinary work you have already done, but it is time to do more. Help us wake up America.
Project Safe Childhood
Very good Information and satistics and very sad.................
CLOSING SPEECH
PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE
http://www.missingkids.com:80/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2948
PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
December 6, 2006
Ernie Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
On Monday you heard from Attorney General Gonzales, who sent a loud, clear message that even in this time of national concern about terrorism and so many other problems, the protection of children is a top priority. He told us that America’s children are “under siege every day,” and that that we have to do more to target those predators who “hide in the shadows of the Internet.”
In what I believe is a clear profile in courage, General Gonzales has taken this message across the country, speaking in tough, vivid, often graphic terms, describing the atrocities being committed against children so that people really understand. His goal is to spur the nation to act, and clearly, those of you who are here today are the frontline of that effort.
These are issues and problems that good people do not want to think about and regarding which there is an overwhelming sense of denial. For example, I submit that most Americans still do not understand a fundamental fact: that kids are the single most victimized segment of our population. They are the victims of violent and personal crime at a rate twice as great as the rest of the population. They are the primary victims of the nation’s sex offenders. And the challenge is growing.
Here is what we know:
Leading scholars and researchers tell us that on the most conservative basis, 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 10 boys will be sexually victimized in some way before they reach adulthood, and just 1 in 3 will tell anybody about it.
As of December 1, 2006, there are 593,000 convicted, registered sex offenders in the US. At least 100,000 of them are noncompliant with legal requirements, many of them actually missing.
According to Justice Department data, 2/3 of the victims of reported sexual assault are kids. One out of every three victims is under age 12.
A study by the National Center for Victims of Crime estimated that 61% of rape victims are less than 18, 29% less than 11.
It is daunting but it is not hopeless. We are making progress. The federal government is doing more on these issues today than at any time in the nation’s history. We have an Attorney General who is committed and cares. With the enactment of the PROTECT Act in 2003 and the Adam Walsh Act in 2006, there is new law, new prosecutorial tools and significant new federal penalties. We have more investigative resources than ever before: 47 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces, an expanding Innocent Images National Initiative at the FBI, a CyberCrimes Center at ICE, dedicated investigators at the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, a new effort headed by the U.S. Marshal’s Service and mandated by the Adam Walsh Act to track down America’s noncompliant sex offenders, new specialized units within state and local law enforcement across the country, and much more. There are many exciting, effective new programs to educate parents and kids and to prevent child victimization via the Internet, and there is a greater commitment to collaboration and cooperation than ever before.
Yet, as the Attorney General told us Monday, we are not doing enough. There are more offenders than any of us thought possible. There is a lack of consistency and uniformity of law among the states. There is a lack of awareness about the nature and severity of this problem among policy makers and the general public.
How can we impact problems which are so large and complex? Let me briefly focus my comments on two key areas:
(1) Online Enticement of Children – According to our recent study, one in seven youth aged 10 to 17 who are regular Internet users are sexually solicited online. That translates to millions of kids, and it suggests that there are thousands of offenders whom we have not yet identified and brought to justice.
The Attorney General told us on Monday that we must use whatever law is most effective, whatever law generates the largest number of convictions and the longest sentences.
Under federal law, online enticement is a felony punishable by a minimum prison term of 10 years and a maximum of life imprisonment. However, while all 50 states consider the online enticement of a child for sexual activity a crime, the penalties vary widely from state to state and may range from a simple fine to life in prison.
In 34 states, adults who entice children for sex via the Internet may spend less than a year in jail.
Fifteen states permit misdemeanor penalties in some cases, particularly if the victim is 14, 15, 16 or 17 years old. This is a huge problem because these laws fail to protect those who are the most likely to be solicited online: teenagers.
Nineteen states classify online enticement as a felony, but grant judges statutory discretion to sentence offenders to less than a year.
In fifteen states, judges have statutory discretion to sentence offenders to simply pay a fine in lieu of serving time in prison.
We believe that these disparities create loopholes for criminals. They allow sexual predators to find states with the most lenient laws and to carry out their illicit activities from those locations. Further, inconsistent laws have little deterrent effect, because they send mixed messages.
To better protect children from online predators, we urge states to use the federal law as the model and make the sexual enticement of children a felony in all cases—even when the victims are older teens, and follow federal sentencing guidelines.
We also recommend that laws stipulate that offenders must be prosecuted, even in cases involving law enforcement enticement stings. In too many instances we still hear, “it wasn’t really a child.” The offender didn’t know that. These law enforcement officers are often the buffer between the offenders and real children.
We need a unified front against online predators. To be effective, state online enticement laws must be tough and consistent and penalties must include prison time that recognizes the severity of the crime.
(2) Child Pornography – In 1982 the Supreme Court of the United States said that child pornography is not protected speech, it is child abuse. Law enforcement responded and child pornography disappeared from the mails and the shelves of adult book stores. Ten years ago, we felt that the battle was nearly won. Yet, with the advent of the Internet, this problem has exploded. We have been stunned with the sheer number of people who are accessing and distributing this insidious content. It far exceeds what we thought possible.
A 2001 survey conducted by ECPAT International and the Bangkok Post estimated that there were 100,000 child pornography web sites.
In 2003, the National Criminal Intelligence Service in the United Kingdom estimated that child pornography web sites had doubled worldwide.
Economic research organizations tell us that today commercial child pornography is a multi-billion dollar industry.
In one case that I cite frequently, at the time of their arrest, two husband and wife child pornography entrepreneurs had 70,000 customers, paying $30 per month and using their credit cards to access graphic images of young children being sexually assaulted. Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, said it best:
if people were purchasing heroin or cocaine and using their credit cards, we would be outraged and would do something about it. This is worse.
It is clear that the sexual exploitation of children is no longer the exclusive province of fixated pedophiles, trading images with each other, it is now big business, a profit center for organized crime, extremist groups and various entrepreneurs. Children have become a commodity.
In a recent article, the Russian publication Pravda cited five reasons for this phenomenon:
Children are plentiful and easily accessed;
Child pornography is easy and inexpensive to produce;
There is a huge consumer market for it;
It is enormously profitable; and
There is virtually no risk, far less than traditional commodities like drugs, guns, and tobacco.
Our challenge is to increase the risk and eliminate the profitability.
Yet, to do that, it is our task to make sure that policy makers and the public understand the problem. One official said to me, “isn’t child pornography really just adult pornography, 20-year-olds in pigtails made to look like they are 15?” Well, not exactly. We know that younger and younger children are being used and victimized, and that images are becoming more graphic and more violent. Of the offenders identified to date, 39% had images of children younger than six years old, 19% had images of children younger than 3.
We have set a goal: to eradicate commercial child pornography by 2008. We have created a Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography, including MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Bank of America, Citibank, Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo, Google and many others – 27 companies working together to follow the money, stop the payments, shut down the sites, block the images, and eliminate this insidious problem.
In most of the world, child pornography is not even a crime. In 95 of the 186 member nations of Interpol, there are no laws at all on this subject. Recently, I met with a group of Russian legislators to urge them to enact tough legislation in this area. A Russian Senator said to me, “we will help, but you need to do something about the demand. The people who are buying this stuff are Americans.”
She is right, and we need to do something about it. We need to arrest and prosecute those who are consuming it. We need to identify the children being used in its production and get them help. And we need to use every possible tool to keep this content from ever reaching the consumer.
We are trying to do that. For example, we are working with Internet Service Providers to block access to identified illegal content, again only after law enforcement has made its decision to investigate or not investigate.
Arrest and prosecution are always the first priority, but as in the war against drugs, it is not going to be possible to prosecute everybody. In those cases, we need to use every tool imaginable.
On Monday, the Attorney General laid out his vision:
Get the pedophiles and sexual predators off the streets;
Increase the penalties and keep them behind bars; and
Engage in what he called “old-fashioned communication.” He said, “we must speak and speak again and speak more loudly.”
This is a challenge we can and must accept, and this is a cause that we can win. So, in conclusion, let me challenge you to do more.
When the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children was created in 1984, it was officially opened on June 13, 1984 in a ceremony at the White House, hosted by the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. President Reagan officially opened the Center with an old, corny poem by Helen Kromer, but I submit that it is as relevant and applicable today as it was 22 years ago.
One man awake can awaken another
The second can awaken his next door brother
The three awake can rouse the town
Turning the whole place upside down
And the many awake make such a fuss
They finally awaken the rest of us.
Congratulations on the extraordinary work you have already done, but it is time to do more. Help us wake up America.
Project Safe Childhood
Very good Information and satistics and very sad.................
CLOSING SPEECH
PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE
http://www.missingkids.com:80/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2948
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Vital Missing Person Information
Current as of the August 31, 2006 indexing
According to the FBI-NCIC there are (approximately) 109,968 Missing Persons
There are (approximately) 6,175 Unidentified Persons listed their system. Children and adult.
These numbers are better understood with the impact of our missing as follows:
Take the total number (right now) averages 9,164 per month of reported missing persons; which brings us to 58 planes per month crashing holding 158 passengers each.
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
According to the FBI-NCIC there are (approximately) 109,968 Missing Persons
There are (approximately) 6,175 Unidentified Persons listed their system. Children and adult.
These numbers are better understood with the impact of our missing as follows:
Take the total number (right now) averages 9,164 per month of reported missing persons; which brings us to 58 planes per month crashing holding 158 passengers each.
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
Ahren Benjamin Barnard
Ahren Benjamin Barnard
Disappeared from Boise, Idaho
on December 4, 2004
Today is the two-year anniversary of my son's disappearance from
Boise, Idaho. Please help us keep his memory alive until we find him
by forwarding this Candle of Hope to your friends, family and
business associates. Someone knows what happened to Ahren,
and your participation may be the key that unlocks the mystery in
some unknown way.
PLEASE take a moment to keep this email going by forwarding it to
as many people as you can, and encourage them to do the same.
If you have any information on Ahren's disappearance, please contact
me at info@HelpFindAhren.com or Sgt. Mark Barnett of the Boise
Police Department at 208-373-5401.
Please, before you delete this, think of what you would do if your
loved one didn't come home today. Most of us who have had a loved
one go missing never expected it to happen to our families, and yet a
child disappears every 37 seconds in our country. Adults go missing
at a similar rate.
Please take a moment on this special day to help us remember
Ahren by sharing his Candle of Hope. I am forever grateful for your
kindness! Thank you.
Vicki Barnard
Mother of Missing Ahren Barnard
Eva DeBruhl
Eva DeBruhl was like many teenage girls her age. There were some ways that she was different also. Eva was a very sweet, loving and beautiful 15 year old girl. She loved to sing gospel music at church. In fact, Eva, her father, and one of her sisters were always invited to other churches to sing together. The three of them even recorded tapes of them singing together. Eva loved singing with her father and sister. And they loved singing with Eva just as much. Little did they know, going back and listening to the tapes were going to be the only way they were ever going to hear the beautiful girl sing again. On June 29, 1977, Mr. DeBruhl had went to work that morning. Mrs. DeBruhl worked third shift at a local mill, so she had came in from work that morning and had laid down to rest for a while. With her father at work and her mother lying down to get some rest after work, Eva decided she was going to cut the grass for her parents. She did just that. At some point after cutting the grass, Eva was going to take a bath and make herself a glass of tea. Mrs. DeBruhl awoke from her nap a few hours later. She looked and looked for Eva but saw no sign of her. She only found the glass of ice sitting on the counter that Eva was going to fill with tea and a bath tub of water that Eva never bathed in. The recliner in the living room was also stretched out as if someone had been stretched out in it watching TV with the PTL Club, a Christian based TV program with Jim and Tammy Baker, playing. Mr. DeBruhl was home by this time and the two of them searched around the house and called friends to see if Eva was at their home by chance. Eva had always asked her parents about going to a friends house before. She had NEVER just left without telling anyone. Mr. and Mrs. DeBruhl could not find any trace of Eva so they called the York County Sheriff's Department to report her missing. The Sheriff's department filed a report and performed a search of Landsford Canal State Park. Still, to this day, there has been no sign of Eva, nor has anyone heard from her. Over the years, Mr. and Mrs. DeBruhl tried many times to have Eva's case re-opened to no avail. Even up to one week before Mr. DeBruhl passed away in 1997, he was at the Sheriff's department trying to get answers into his daughter's disappearance. The family has now been in contact with Monica Caison, founder of CUE Center for Missing Persons out of Wilimington, NC. We can't thank her enough for everything she has done for our family and Eva's case. To know that there are still wonderful people such as herself and the people associated with her organization is truly awesome. Each of them are gifts from God himself. Since Monica and her team have been involved, there has been more movement in Eva's case than there has been in the past 28 years.
CUE's - COLD CASE FILE
If you have any information about Eva's disappearance please call:
YORK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. - 803-628-3059
Detective Jerry Hoffman
OR
CUE CENTER FOR MISSING PERSONS
Monica Caison
910-232-1687
24HR. LINE
Please help us in supporting a very special lady!! Monica Caison has been nominated for the Volvo for Life Award. Go to the link below and click VOTE! Monica lives in North Carolina
Monica has been an inspiration to our family. We cant thank her enough for all that she has done with getting Eva's case back out to the public eye. We would also like to thank Monica's family for sharing her with us.
http://www.volvoforlifeawards.com/cgi-bin/iowa/english/heros/hero2004/5070.html
Jason Jolkowski
Our then 19 year old son, Jason Jolkowski, disappeared from our Omaha, NE home on Wednesday, June 13, 2001. The story of his disappearance has been covered by the local media & a reward fund has been established by our employers for information leading to his safe return home. There are no leads at this time. We are asking the general public to assist us in getting posters placed. If each family were to place 5 posters each, the impact would be tremendous. You can print posters from your own computer by clicking on the "printable poster" link below. We always think tragedies like this happen to someone else, but it can happen to any family, anytime.
Please help our family.
"Click Here for a Printable Poster of Jason." http://www.projectjason.org/downloads/JasonJolkowski0613.pdf
The family of Branson Perry would like to thank Project Jason for their
assistance.
We encourage you to place posters of the founder's missing
son, Jason Jolkowski, as well as Branson's poster.
Branson Kayne Perry
Missing Since: April 11, 2001 from Skidmore, Missouri
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: February 24, 1981
Age: 20
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Gender: Male
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Small faint scar on upper
right cheek.
Small scar on left knee. Normal teeth; wisdom teeth
had been pulled.
Right handed.
Black belt in Hopkido, lifted weights.
Medical Conditions: Racing heart condition. Allergic to Penicillin.
Clothing: Shorts (size 32) and a T-shirt (size medium to large).
Branson was last seen by his friend on April 11, 2001 at approximately 3:00 p.m.
They were cleaning house for his father before he came home from the hospital. He told his friend he was putting jumper cables in the shed & would be right back. He has not been seen since. He left behind his van and personal belongings.
The family of Branson Perry would like to thank Project Jason for their assistance.
We encourage you to place posters of the founder's missing
son, Jason Jolkowski, as well as Branson's poster.
Becky Marie (Kraemer) Marzo
There is a $100,000.00 Bounty Offered
For the safe return of Becky Marie (Kraemer) Marzo, or the recovery of her remains and the conviction of the person or persons responsible for her disappearance
Hi everyone,
I have finally put Becky's Vigil and Memorial service together. I am sending this out in hopes that you can all come and share in the celebration of her life with our family.
Click here for the Press Release and info about the vigil
Becky has yet to be found, as always we have not given up hope. We do feel it is time that we allow our family and friends to share in our loss and hopefully also share in the celebration of her life. This is a way for us to remember Becky and start the grieving process. Over the last couple years I have dedicated myself to my search for answers and justice. It has taken a toll on me and my family, yet they all continue to support me and I will never stop looking for the answers. I need to know the truth and I'm sure in time I will have the closure but until that time, this will serve as a symbol of my Hope, Faith and Need to allow Becky the freedom to reach up and allow God to take her safely into his arms.
Thanks to my wonderful support team I have come to realize that there are so many people who care and I need to thank each and everyone of you.
Thanks,
Karren Kraemer
http://www.doenetwork.us/nampn/cases/marzo_becky.html
http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200402014S
Monday, December 04, 2006
Allison Jackson Foy
For more information, contact: December 4, 2006 CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714 Wilmington, NC 28405
Monica Caison – (910) 232-2687
Raleigh – Durham May Hold Information to Wilmington Missing Woman
Woman Missing Over Four Months
Wilmington, NC. – Allison Jackson Foy encountered three Raleigh - Durham woman visiting the Wilmington area and they might have been the last people to have seen her before she vanished. Witnesses say Allison spent time with the females that night and exited the pub at the same time, briefly speaking in the parking lot before they got into a cab, returning to their lodging at Carolina Beach, NC.
All we know in addition to the information, is that one the Raleigh females came to Wilmington to visit her boyfriend of the area and all were here for the weekend, “said, Monica Caison, CUE’s Center’s Founder”; we are hopeful that we can locate the females as they might have seen something to aid the case.
Allison’s family and friends have returned to the area repeatedly
to look for her and information in regards to her disappearance.
The trips are becoming an emotional roll a coaster, “said Lisa Valentino, Allison’s sister”.
Last month a new reward of $3,000 in addition to the crime stoppers reward, Wilmington offers remains in place. Allison vanished on July 30, 2006; she has not been seen or heard from since. The reward is offered to any person that can provide the direct location of Allison’s whereabouts and tipsters can remain anonymous.
Allison Foy was last seen at the Junction Billiards Sports Bar located at 5216 Carolina Beach Road in Wilmington, NC; she was employed at the Holiday Inn Hotel as an assistant manager. Days later the vehicle Allison was driving was located in the parking of the billiard pub.
The family will hold a press conference and be available for interviews Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 10:00 am; 1801 North Harrison Avenue, exit 287 in Cary, NC. We need to find these females so we can move on if they do not have any information, “said Lisa Valentino’, and through the press is our only hope to reach out to them”.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Wilmington Police Department at 910-343-3600 or 24-hour tip-line at the CUE Center for Missing Persons: (910) 232-1687. Tips can also be emailed cuecenter@aol.com or visit
http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
Monday, November 27, 2006
Stacey Balas Missing since November 26, 1996
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: November 26, 1996 from Fairview Park, Ohio
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: July 12, 1971
Age: 25 years old
Height and Weight: 5'5 - 5'6, 130 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Balas's eye color may occasionally change to hazel. She has a tracheotomy scar on her throat.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A green shirt with the Subway logo imprinted on the front and black pants.
Medical Conditions: Balas was involved in an automobile accident in 1988, eight years prior to her 1996 disappearance. She sustained a massive head injury in the crash. As a result, she has the mental capacity of a 15-year-old and may suffer from amnesia when she is under stress.
Details of Disappearance
Balas was last seen at approximately 1:00 a.m. on November 26, 1996 in her hometown of Fairview Park, Ohio. She was employed at the Subway restaurant on west 220th Street and Lorain Road. Balas was locking the building for the night with the restaurant's manager at the time she was last seen. She never returned to her residence in North Ridgeville, Ohio that evening and has not been heard from again.
Balas was scheduled to work at 11:30 a.m. later in the day, but never arrived for her shift. Her blue 1995 Nissan Pathfinder sport utility vehicle (SUV) was discovered abandoned in the parking lot of the Cleveland Motel on Lorain Road at approximately 4:00 p.m. that day. The motel is located several blocks from the Subway restaurant. There was no sign of Balas at the scene, but her purse was inside the SUV.
Balas's credit card was used three times after she was reported missing: in Brooklyn, Ohio on November 26, in Brooklyn on November 28 and in Cleveland, Ohio on November 29. All of the charges were small ones, totalling less than $35. Her boyfriend was ruled out as a suspect in her case. Balas received a substantial insurance settlement after her car accident in 1988 and authorities looked into the possibility that someone had tried to take advantage of her and this caused her disappearance, but they found no evidence to support that theory.
In November 2005, Balas's manager at Subway, Larry Wade, confessed to her murder. A photograph of Wade is posted below this case summary. He had been the prime suspect in her case from the beginning, and was convicted of raping another Ohio woman three months after Balas vanished. Wade was charged with aggravated murder, aggravated robbery and kidnapping in connection with Balas's disappearance. He stated he had strangled her in the Subway's kitchen after she rebuffed his sexual advances, and afterwards he dumped her body in a trash bin. Wade initially pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, but in May 2006 he confessed to Balas's murder and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.
Balas has never been located.
Related Link:
Stacey Balas's Profile @ DoeNetwork
http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/1605dfoh.html
http://www.geocities.com/Justice_4_Stacey_Balas/
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/balas_stacey.html
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Summer Shipp
Hello All,
We are quickly approaching December 8, which will be 2 years since that fateful day my Mother, Summer Shipp, vanished without a trace. I thank you for all your kindness, support, and prayers during this difficult time.
In honor of Summer Shipp, "Friends of Summer" (501(c)3 pending) will be joining forces with The "Achieve Foundation" (501(c)3) in order to raise awareness of Women's Self Protection Measures.
The "Achieve Foundation" (www.achievefoundation.com) will be conducting FREE self-defense training classes for women on Saturday & Sunday, December 9&10 from 8:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m at Screenland Theatre, 17th and Washington, KC, MO.
If you would like to attend, please be at Screenland Theatre between 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. on either day. The workshop will consist of 3-4 teams of trainers, each of which will be teaching a different technique of self-defense. You may stay and learn one technique or you may stay and learn as many different techniques as you wish. (You do not need to stay the entire duration)
Please help spread the word and invite your friends and family to attend! Or consider sending the office personnel. All are welcome!
Or if you would like to just drop by to show your support, please feel free to do so !! We would love to see you even if you do not wish to attend the workshop.
A flyer detailing the workshop will be sent soon.
Too often, women become the victims of violence because they have not been taught how to defend themselves. Many times, a small amount of training is all that is necessary to prevent some of the tragedies that befall women in vulnerable situations. Whether the danger comes from men or from women meaning harm to hapless victims, knowledge of self-defense can make an immediate difference and change the outcome of otherwise tragic circumstances.
If just one woman can benefit from the kind of knowledge and self-defense skills that can be acquired from proper training, this workshop will be worth it.
We hope to see you there. If you have any questions, please visit www.achievefoundation.com or www.friendsofsummer.com or call 816-623-3746.
--
Always hopeful,
Brandy Shipp
Please visit the website:
http://www.friendsofsummer.com/
We are quickly approaching December 8, which will be 2 years since that fateful day my Mother, Summer Shipp, vanished without a trace. I thank you for all your kindness, support, and prayers during this difficult time.
In honor of Summer Shipp, "Friends of Summer" (501(c)3 pending) will be joining forces with The "Achieve Foundation" (501(c)3) in order to raise awareness of Women's Self Protection Measures.
The "Achieve Foundation" (www.achievefoundation.com) will be conducting FREE self-defense training classes for women on Saturday & Sunday, December 9&10 from 8:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m at Screenland Theatre, 17th and Washington, KC, MO.
If you would like to attend, please be at Screenland Theatre between 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. on either day. The workshop will consist of 3-4 teams of trainers, each of which will be teaching a different technique of self-defense. You may stay and learn one technique or you may stay and learn as many different techniques as you wish. (You do not need to stay the entire duration)
Please help spread the word and invite your friends and family to attend! Or consider sending the office personnel. All are welcome!
Or if you would like to just drop by to show your support, please feel free to do so !! We would love to see you even if you do not wish to attend the workshop.
A flyer detailing the workshop will be sent soon.
Too often, women become the victims of violence because they have not been taught how to defend themselves. Many times, a small amount of training is all that is necessary to prevent some of the tragedies that befall women in vulnerable situations. Whether the danger comes from men or from women meaning harm to hapless victims, knowledge of self-defense can make an immediate difference and change the outcome of otherwise tragic circumstances.
If just one woman can benefit from the kind of knowledge and self-defense skills that can be acquired from proper training, this workshop will be worth it.
We hope to see you there. If you have any questions, please visit www.achievefoundation.com or www.friendsofsummer.com or call 816-623-3746.
--
Always hopeful,
Brandy Shipp
Please visit the website:
http://www.friendsofsummer.com/
Thursday, November 23, 2006
CA Jury Convicts Mario Garcia w/out Christie Wilson's Body
The jury found Mario Garcia GUILTY for the disappearance and murder of Christie Wilson who vanished on Oct. 5, 2005. Her body is still missing. Christie's mother tells me that they are still searching for Christie's body. Maybe now that this man has been convicted, he will reveal the location?
SACRAMENTO – Jurors on Tuesday convicted an Auburn man of murdering a woman who disappeared more than a year ago after the two were seen flirting at a Placer County casino.
The body of 27-year-old Christie Wilson has never been found. Mario Flavio Garcia was charged based on DNA evidence found in his car and a security videotape that showed him leaving the Thunder Valley Casino near Roseville with Wilson on Oct. 5, 2005.
Garcia, 54, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Witnesses said he and Wilson gambled together and flirted much of the evening. But Garcia told jurors he drove home alone after walking the Sacramento woman to her car. He said Wilson was never in his vehicle.
Prosecution experts testified that hair and blood found in Garcia's car matched Wilson's DNA.
Garcia took the stand in his own defense to testify that he was not responsible for Wilson's disappearance. He said scratches on his chest came when he fell from a tree he was trimming on his property.
Placer County Deputy District Attorney Garen Horst told jurors the scratches were from Wilson's attempts to fight off her attacker.
Garcia's attorney, Ron Peters, said investigators ignored evidence in their rush to implicate Garcia, including a witness who testified that he may have seen Wilson alive the morning after she left the casino.
The case was tried in Sacramento County because of pretrial publicity in neighboring Placer County. Jurors took just more than a day to reach their verdict.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20061121-1808-ca-casinoslaying.html
See Also:
www.FindChristieWilson.Com
www.FindCarrieCulberson.Com
www.Myspace.Com/FindCarrie
www.AngelGardenOfHope.Com
http://FindCarrie.BlogSpot.Com
SACRAMENTO – Jurors on Tuesday convicted an Auburn man of murdering a woman who disappeared more than a year ago after the two were seen flirting at a Placer County casino.
The body of 27-year-old Christie Wilson has never been found. Mario Flavio Garcia was charged based on DNA evidence found in his car and a security videotape that showed him leaving the Thunder Valley Casino near Roseville with Wilson on Oct. 5, 2005.
Garcia, 54, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Witnesses said he and Wilson gambled together and flirted much of the evening. But Garcia told jurors he drove home alone after walking the Sacramento woman to her car. He said Wilson was never in his vehicle.
Prosecution experts testified that hair and blood found in Garcia's car matched Wilson's DNA.
Garcia took the stand in his own defense to testify that he was not responsible for Wilson's disappearance. He said scratches on his chest came when he fell from a tree he was trimming on his property.
Placer County Deputy District Attorney Garen Horst told jurors the scratches were from Wilson's attempts to fight off her attacker.
Garcia's attorney, Ron Peters, said investigators ignored evidence in their rush to implicate Garcia, including a witness who testified that he may have seen Wilson alive the morning after she left the casino.
The case was tried in Sacramento County because of pretrial publicity in neighboring Placer County. Jurors took just more than a day to reach their verdict.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20061121-1808-ca-casinoslaying.html
See Also:
www.FindChristieWilson.Com
www.FindCarrieCulberson.Com
www.Myspace.Com/FindCarrie
www.AngelGardenOfHope.Com
http://FindCarrie.BlogSpot.Com
Monday, November 20, 2006
Young Boy Escapes From Abductor: Yello Dyno
Attempted Abduction
Nine-year-old boy uses Yello Dyno training to escape.
"Please watch the news release about an attempted kidnapping of a nine-year-old boy here in Lubbock, Texas. He informed the police that he used his Yello Dyno skills he learned in school to get away from the perpetrator. It's a blessing to hear how this program saved this child from the unthinkable." - Sara Wilson, Safe and Drug Free Specialist, Lubbock ISD
Link to Channel 11 News video and written story:
http://www.yellodyno.com/lubbock_attempted_abduction.html
Thank you to everyone who teaches Yello Dyno. Together we are protecting children from child predators.
Jan
Jan Wagner, Yello Dyno Founder
Voice: 512-288-2882 x 100 or
888-935-5639 x100
E-Mail: Jan@YelloDyno.com
Web: http://www.YelloDyno.com
My Bio is at:
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YELLO DYNO: Child Protection Specialists
When a child's life is at stake, this is what works. We teach children how to protect themselves from people who mean them harm: * Abductors * Sexual Abusers * Drug Pushers * Bullies * Internet Stalkers * Abusers * Violent Kids
The Yello Dyno Method(TM) is scientifically based on the Nobel Prize-winning research of Dr. Roger Sperry and the internationally recognized research on children in crisis of Dr. Bruce Perry. It works in real life.
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Nine-year-old boy uses Yello Dyno training to escape.
"Please watch the news release about an attempted kidnapping of a nine-year-old boy here in Lubbock, Texas. He informed the police that he used his Yello Dyno skills he learned in school to get away from the perpetrator. It's a blessing to hear how this program saved this child from the unthinkable." - Sara Wilson, Safe and Drug Free Specialist, Lubbock ISD
Link to Channel 11 News video and written story:
http://www.yellodyno.com/lubbock_attempted_abduction.html
Thank you to everyone who teaches Yello Dyno. Together we are protecting children from child predators.
Jan
Jan Wagner, Yello Dyno Founder
Voice: 512-288-2882 x 100 or
888-935-5639 x100
E-Mail: Jan@YelloDyno.com
Web: http://www.YelloDyno.com
My Bio is at:
http://www.YelloDyno.com/JansBio.html--------------------------------------
YELLO DYNO: Child Protection Specialists
When a child's life is at stake, this is what works. We teach children how to protect themselves from people who mean them harm: * Abductors * Sexual Abusers * Drug Pushers * Bullies * Internet Stalkers * Abusers * Violent Kids
The Yello Dyno Method(TM) is scientifically based on the Nobel Prize-winning research of Dr. Roger Sperry and the internationally recognized research on children in crisis of Dr. Bruce Perry. It works in real life.
Non-Fearful, Musically-Based Victimization Prevention Education Curricula and Products
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Founded 1987 - Over 3 Million Children Are Safer
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Missing William “Billy” Smolinski
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Hi Everyone,
On Sunday evening November 19 William (Billy) Smolinski Jr. will be briefly aired on "Without a Trace" approximately somewhere into the middle of the show 10 - 11 PM eastern time on CBS. William (Billy) 31 years old at time of disappearance has been missing since August 24 2004 last seen in Waterbury, Connecticut.
The following morning, Monday, November 20 on CBS "The Early Show" 7 -9AM Eastern Time there will be an interview taped with Billy's dad, (William) mom, (Janice) and sister (Paula). During the segment there will also be an interview with the FBI. Please tune in
to view. If anyone knows anything please call The Office of the FBI New Haven Connecticut
203 777-6311 or newhaven.fbi.gov
Please pass this on to all your contacts. Thank you from the Smolinski Family
http://www.justice4billy.com/
Hi Everyone,
On Sunday evening November 19 William (Billy) Smolinski Jr. will be briefly aired on "Without a Trace" approximately somewhere into the middle of the show 10 - 11 PM eastern time on CBS. William (Billy) 31 years old at time of disappearance has been missing since August 24 2004 last seen in Waterbury, Connecticut.
The following morning, Monday, November 20 on CBS "The Early Show" 7 -9AM Eastern Time there will be an interview taped with Billy's dad, (William) mom, (Janice) and sister (Paula). During the segment there will also be an interview with the FBI. Please tune in
to view. If anyone knows anything please call The Office of the FBI New Haven Connecticut
203 777-6311 or newhaven.fbi.gov
Please pass this on to all your contacts. Thank you from the Smolinski Family
http://www.justice4billy.com/
Friday, November 17, 2006
Missing
http://find-teresa-butler.tripod.com/index.html
Denise Arrington
Newburg, Mo
http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/The_Missing
Denise Arrington
Newburg, Mo
http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/The_Missing
3rd Annual National Round Table Conference 2007
The CUE Center for Missing Persons will host its
3rd Annual National Round Table Conference 2007
Set for - March 22, 23, 24 and 25th - Wilmington, NC.
CONFERENCE FEE: $150.00 (PER ROOM BOOKED)
You can save if you want to share a room with those from your organization, family, etc.
Who should attend?
Law Officials
Counselors - Therapists
Familles of the Missing
Coroners - Forensic - DNA Experts
Volunteers who want to get more involved
Search Groups (all areas)
Familles of Victims
Pi's or Investigators
Missing Persons Organizations
Support Organizations
Open to those who want to provide support for those who suffer a missing loved one
March 22nd - Registration 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm
(rooms/meals are at the cost of attendee)
March 23rd - Registration 7:00 am until 9:30 am
Conference Times: 10:00 am until 5:30 pm
Attendees Meet & Greet Party 7:30 until 9:30 pm
(rooms & meals covered in the conference fee)
March 24th - Conference Times 9:00 am until 5:00 pm
National Candle Light Vigil 7:00 pm
(rooms & meals are covered in conference fee)
March 25th - Conference Times: 9:00 am until 12:30 pm)
(meals are covered in conference fee)
1. Display tables will be available for missing person and organization information
2. Shuttle service for arrival and departure will be provided to/from hotel
3. Shuttle service will be provided to the candle light vigil
4. If you must bring a K9 you will have to find a different location to lodge
5. Heated indoor pool in available
6. In the bottom floor of the hotel a club is open until 11:00 pm
7. All literature and training material will be provided by conference host
8. All attendees will receive a plaque for conference attendance
9. All training will provide an official certificate per class/subject
10. Conference Fee for attendees NOT'' needing lodging is $50.00 - which includes meals and conference materials.
MORE INFORMATION WILL SOON FOLLOW - PLEASE FORWARD, THANK YOU
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
3rd Annual National Round Table Conference 2007
Set for - March 22, 23, 24 and 25th - Wilmington, NC.
CONFERENCE FEE: $150.00 (PER ROOM BOOKED)
You can save if you want to share a room with those from your organization, family, etc.
Who should attend?
Law Officials
Counselors - Therapists
Familles of the Missing
Coroners - Forensic - DNA Experts
Volunteers who want to get more involved
Search Groups (all areas)
Familles of Victims
Pi's or Investigators
Missing Persons Organizations
Support Organizations
Open to those who want to provide support for those who suffer a missing loved one
March 22nd - Registration 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm
(rooms/meals are at the cost of attendee)
March 23rd - Registration 7:00 am until 9:30 am
Conference Times: 10:00 am until 5:30 pm
Attendees Meet & Greet Party 7:30 until 9:30 pm
(rooms & meals covered in the conference fee)
March 24th - Conference Times 9:00 am until 5:00 pm
National Candle Light Vigil 7:00 pm
(rooms & meals are covered in conference fee)
March 25th - Conference Times: 9:00 am until 12:30 pm)
(meals are covered in conference fee)
1. Display tables will be available for missing person and organization information
2. Shuttle service for arrival and departure will be provided to/from hotel
3. Shuttle service will be provided to the candle light vigil
4. If you must bring a K9 you will have to find a different location to lodge
5. Heated indoor pool in available
6. In the bottom floor of the hotel a club is open until 11:00 pm
7. All literature and training material will be provided by conference host
8. All attendees will receive a plaque for conference attendance
9. All training will provide an official certificate per class/subject
10. Conference Fee for attendees NOT'' needing lodging is $50.00 - which includes meals and conference materials.
MORE INFORMATION WILL SOON FOLLOW - PLEASE FORWARD, THANK YOU
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
Needs Help to Stay Open
As the mother of a missing adult for 3 years whose remains were found,
this matter is really important to me.. please follow the link below....
the
letter will be automatically sent to the elected official in your state...
God bless
Linda Rice
Hello,
The National Center for Missing Adults needs your help to stay open -
and all it takes is a few moments of your time.
Please take a moment to sign our online letter/petition to let
congress know that missing adults do matter!
Just go to:
http://www.theyaremissed.org/letter
I encourage you to pass this on to your family and friends. The more
people who sign up, the stronger our voice will be.
To learn about other ways you can help - visit
http://www.theyaremissed.org/
Thank you for your support!
Eric Paschal
(602) 749-3032
Posted once but feel it needs to be done again
this matter is really important to me.. please follow the link below....
the
letter will be automatically sent to the elected official in your state...
God bless
Linda Rice
Hello,
The National Center for Missing Adults needs your help to stay open -
and all it takes is a few moments of your time.
Please take a moment to sign our online letter/petition to let
congress know that missing adults do matter!
Just go to:
http://www.theyaremissed.org/letter
I encourage you to pass this on to your family and friends. The more
people who sign up, the stronger our voice will be.
To learn about other ways you can help - visit
http://www.theyaremissed.org/
Thank you for your support!
Eric Paschal
(602) 749-3032
Posted once but feel it needs to be done again
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Family of Missing Woman Makes Plea to area Hunters
For more information, contact: November 16, 2006 CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714 Wilmington, NC 28405
Monica Caison – (910) 232-2687
Family of Missing Woman Makes Plea to area Hunters
Missing Nearly Four Months - Still no Answers
Wilmington, NC. – Allison Jackson Foy’s remains missing and now the hunters are being asked to be on the look out by CUE Center for Missing Persons and the family of Allison. As hunters make their way into the woods this time of year, we ask they lend an extra eye for the missing woman, “said Monica Caison, CUE’s Founder”..
Last month a new reward of $3,000 in addition to the crime stoppers reward, Wilmington offers remains in affect. Allison vanished on July 30th,, she has not been seen or heard from since. Family members have made several trips to the Carolinas in search of her and have left empty handed. The reward is offered to any person that provides the direct location of Allison’s whereabouts and tipsters can remain anonymous.
Allison Foy was last seen at the Junction Billiards Sports Bar located at 5216 Carolina Beach Road in Wilmington, NC; she was employed at the Holiday Inn Hotel as an assistant manager. Days later the vehicle Allison was driving was located in the parking of the billiard pub.
In the last four months her family has worked tirelessly to find her launching a website http://www.helpfindallison.com/, hosting benefits for search efforts, campaigning national news shows and more.
CUE Center for Missing Persons, along with law officials, private investigators and her family have run down many leads only to find another dead end.
The unknown fate of my sister is taking it’s toll on my family, fighting back tears “said, Lisa Valentino”, Allison’s sister. We ask of anyone with information no matter how small, please come forward, “she added”.
Anyone with information about Allison Jackson Foy’s disappearance or her whereabouts is asked to call their local law enforcement agency or the confidential 24-hour tip-line at the CUE Center for Missing Persons: (910) 232-1687. Tips can also be cuecenter@aol.com or left at the Center’s Web site at www.ncmissingpersons.org.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Cold Case
Detectives Revisit Cold Case
POSTED: 11:10 am PST October 31, 2006
UPDATED: 12:00 pm PST October 31, 2006
BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- Detectives in Whatcom County are asking for the public's help identifying a man whose charred remains were found in a chimney at Bellingham’s Georgia Pacific Plant nearly two decades ago.
Police are hoping someone will recognize the man based on two sketches. The images were drawn years apart in 1987 and 2000 by different artists.
Detective Al Jensen hopes if enough people see the drawings someone will recognize the man who was found with no wallet, identification, keys or useable DNA.
“Because of the temperatures the skeleton had been exposed to we could literally find no DNA, so we couldn’t get a DNA match off it," Jensen said.
The man’s skull showed that he had dental work with silver and gold fillings, “It was not indigent dental work, it was good quality care for that time frame the mid 80s,” Jensen said.
Despite the fact that the man was almost completely burned, investigators recovered part of a Continental Airlines ticket or baggage claim, but could not make out the numbers to trace the ticket.
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
He who walks in the way of integrity shall be in my service.
No one who practices deceit can hold a post in my court.
No one who speaks falsely can be among my advisors.
--Psalm 101
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
NCMEC News
Today, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) announced the launch of the 2 SMRT 4U™ campaign, an effort to encourage teens to practice safe, smart habits when posting information about themselves on social networking Web sites and blogs. To learn more please click on the link below or visit NCMEC's News & Events section at www.missingkids.com. Thank you,
U.S. POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN JOIN TOGETHER TO LAUNCH 2 SMRT 4U INTERNET SAFETY CAMPAIGN
Teen actress Hayden Panettiere and TEEN VOGUE It Girls™ Speak Out About Internet Safety and Encourage Teens to Wear 2 SMRT 4U Ring
U.S. POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN JOIN TOGETHER TO LAUNCH 2 SMRT 4U INTERNET SAFETY CAMPAIGN
Teen actress Hayden Panettiere and TEEN VOGUE It Girls™ Speak Out About Internet Safety and Encourage Teens to Wear 2 SMRT 4U Ring
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Uncovering Missing Pieces To Find The Missing
411GINA.org…Uncovering Missing Pieces To Find The Missing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GINA for Missing Persons Launches
THE SQUEAKY WHEEL World-Wide Tour Oct 17-Nov 19, 2006
Patricia Viola Featured Nov. 16, 2006 in Clementon, NJ
London-Berlin-Chicago-Sydney-Columbus-NYC-Orlando-KC-Phoenix- L.A-San Francisco-Little Rock-Indianapolis-Belfast-Sweden-Las Vegas-Canada -Newark, DE, & Clementon, NJ where
Patricia Viola will be featured by all three bands. Flyers, buttons, mailing labels, DVDs and articles on Patricia will be available. Please stop by for some great music and support Patricia’s family in finding her.
Hundreds of Artists Banding Together in Events spanning the U.S. and 8 Countries to Reach over 150 missing people and Bring ONE Home….
(Los Angeles , CA)---“GINA for Missing Persons”, the internationally acclaimed concert series to raise awareness for those who go missing every year, announces The Squeaky Wheel Tour, Sept 6-Nov 19, 2006. This worldwide tour will feature several hundred artists performing in 150 events throughout the 50 states and eight countries. The focus of the events is to gain attention for over 150 missing people. The tour began with the goal of bringing ONE home. The tour makes its NJ stop at Clementon’s Cherrywood Lounge on Nov 16, 2006 with performances by classic rockers the Essentials, alternate-grunge trio Downcaste, and glam/blues chanteuse Janet Bressler’s JANET EARTH.
The international “Squeaky Wheel Tour” honors Gina Bos, who disappeared from Lincoln, NE 6 years ago Oct 17, 2000. The multi-city tour is the creation of her sister, Jannel Rap who developed the “GINA Concert Series” in 2001, bringing together recording artists from all over the U.S. to obtain attention for ALL people who are missing. Every missing child, every missing adult is an important missing person. When loved ones disappear a large part of family members’ lives have been carved out, snatched away, and their only focus is to have their missing loves one returned. It is a devastating experience no family should have to go through.
“Each missing person’s story is unique, important and as valuable as the next”, says Rap. “If someone took your child or your sister or brother, what would you do? Would you pull down the moon? Would you look under every rock? Would you scream as loud as you could? Would you become the Squeaky Wheel?”
The Squeaky Wheel Tour will have its official kick-off in Lincoln, NE on Oct 16th, 2006 and will include a special event in Little Rock, Arkansas to correspond with Gina Bos’s birthday on
Nov. 4. In addition, pre-and post- “Squeaky” events began September 6 with a Web cast concert In Hollywood, CA. and will continue until Nov 26. A daily updated list of the musical artists, locations, dates and most importantly the profiles of the missing is posted at www.411Gina.org.
Squeaky Wheel Tour NJ
W/the Essentials, Downcaste, and JANET EARTH
Nov. 16, 2006 10PM $5.
The Cherrywood Lounge
1460 Blackwood-Clementon Rd
Clementon, NJ 08021 856-227-1281
FOR MORE INFO:
Jim Viola
Husband of Featured Missing Patricia Viola
http://www.patriciaviolamissing.homestead.com
The Essentials
Art Perry
www.essentialsmusic.net
Downcaste
www.myspace.com/downcaste
JANET EARTH
www.janetbressler.com
About GINA for Missing Persons
ABOUT GINA: Singer/songwriter, Jannel Rap’s sister disappeared on Oct 17, 2000. Gina’s story had no scandal, no suspects and lacked the hook and intrigue to get the attention of the national public. Gina had simply vanished after performing at a pub in Lincoln, NE. Six months of slamming doors inspired Jannel into action…and the concept of using entertainment get attention for the missing was born.
In 2001, Jannel organized a concert series in honor of her sister, called GINA Concerts. This series brings together recording artists from all over the country in an effort to raise awareness of all the mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and children who go missing every year. In addition, through GINA (www.411Gina.org) Jannel has produced a TV series called “ America Lost and FOUND”, and now hosts a monthly international web cast featuring missing persons from around the globe the 3rd Sat. of every month called “The GINA Sessions.
Jannel Rap
GINA for Missing Persons
877-411-GINA
714-779-2754
Jannel@411GINA.org
Michelle Fox
GINA for Missing Persons
818-679-5577
mfoxes@aol.com
Susan Morrow
Morrow and Associates Public Relations
972-669-8660
smorrow@morrowpr.com
411GINA.org…Uncovering Missing Pieces To Find The Missing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GINA for Missing Persons Launches
THE SQUEAKY WHEEL World-Wide Tour Oct 17-Nov 19, 2006
Patricia Viola Featured Nov. 16, 2006 in Clementon, NJ
London-Berlin-Chicago-Sydney-Columbus-NYC-Orlando-KC-Phoenix- L.A-San Francisco-Little Rock-Indianapolis-Belfast-Sweden-Las Vegas-Canada -Newark, DE, & Clementon, NJ where
Patricia Viola will be featured by all three bands. Flyers, buttons, mailing labels, DVDs and articles on Patricia will be available. Please stop by for some great music and support Patricia’s family in finding her.
Hundreds of Artists Banding Together in Events spanning the U.S. and 8 Countries to Reach over 150 missing people and Bring ONE Home….
(Los Angeles , CA)---“GINA for Missing Persons”, the internationally acclaimed concert series to raise awareness for those who go missing every year, announces The Squeaky Wheel Tour, Sept 6-Nov 19, 2006. This worldwide tour will feature several hundred artists performing in 150 events throughout the 50 states and eight countries. The focus of the events is to gain attention for over 150 missing people. The tour began with the goal of bringing ONE home. The tour makes its NJ stop at Clementon’s Cherrywood Lounge on Nov 16, 2006 with performances by classic rockers the Essentials, alternate-grunge trio Downcaste, and glam/blues chanteuse Janet Bressler’s JANET EARTH.
The international “Squeaky Wheel Tour” honors Gina Bos, who disappeared from Lincoln, NE 6 years ago Oct 17, 2000. The multi-city tour is the creation of her sister, Jannel Rap who developed the “GINA Concert Series” in 2001, bringing together recording artists from all over the U.S. to obtain attention for ALL people who are missing. Every missing child, every missing adult is an important missing person. When loved ones disappear a large part of family members’ lives have been carved out, snatched away, and their only focus is to have their missing loves one returned. It is a devastating experience no family should have to go through.
“Each missing person’s story is unique, important and as valuable as the next”, says Rap. “If someone took your child or your sister or brother, what would you do? Would you pull down the moon? Would you look under every rock? Would you scream as loud as you could? Would you become the Squeaky Wheel?”
The Squeaky Wheel Tour will have its official kick-off in Lincoln, NE on Oct 16th, 2006 and will include a special event in Little Rock, Arkansas to correspond with Gina Bos’s birthday on
Nov. 4. In addition, pre-and post- “Squeaky” events began September 6 with a Web cast concert In Hollywood, CA. and will continue until Nov 26. A daily updated list of the musical artists, locations, dates and most importantly the profiles of the missing is posted at www.411Gina.org.
Squeaky Wheel Tour NJ
W/the Essentials, Downcaste, and JANET EARTH
Nov. 16, 2006 10PM $5.
The Cherrywood Lounge
1460 Blackwood-Clementon Rd
Clementon, NJ 08021 856-227-1281
FOR MORE INFO:
Jim Viola
Husband of Featured Missing Patricia Viola
http://www.patriciaviolamissing.homestead.com
The Essentials
Art Perry
www.essentialsmusic.net
Downcaste
www.myspace.com/downcaste
JANET EARTH
www.janetbressler.com
About GINA for Missing Persons
ABOUT GINA: Singer/songwriter, Jannel Rap’s sister disappeared on Oct 17, 2000. Gina’s story had no scandal, no suspects and lacked the hook and intrigue to get the attention of the national public. Gina had simply vanished after performing at a pub in Lincoln, NE. Six months of slamming doors inspired Jannel into action…and the concept of using entertainment get attention for the missing was born.
In 2001, Jannel organized a concert series in honor of her sister, called GINA Concerts. This series brings together recording artists from all over the country in an effort to raise awareness of all the mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and children who go missing every year. In addition, through GINA (www.411Gina.org) Jannel has produced a TV series called “ America Lost and FOUND”, and now hosts a monthly international web cast featuring missing persons from around the globe the 3rd Sat. of every month called “The GINA Sessions.
Jannel Rap
GINA for Missing Persons
877-411-GINA
714-779-2754
Jannel@411GINA.org
Michelle Fox
GINA for Missing Persons
818-679-5577
mfoxes@aol.com
Susan Morrow
Morrow and Associates Public Relations
972-669-8660
smorrow@morrowpr.com
411GINA.org…Uncovering Missing Pieces To Find The Missing
Squeaky Wheel Tour to Feature Patricia Viola - Nov. 16, 2006
This coming Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006 Patricia Viola will be featured by all three bands as part of the
Squeaky Wheel Tour at the Cherrywood Lounge in Clementon, NJ at 10PM.
A special thank you to Jannel Rap, missing her sister Gina Bos since Oct. 17, 2000, for organizing
the entire Squeaky Wheel Tour which featured over 150 missing person. Please take a moment to
check out Gina Bos' web site, http://www.411gina.org/.
See attached Press Release for all the details, including a map and information on the great bands
supporting us. The attached Press Release is in next post
I know many of you are not from the area and it is a work night so please just pass
the information on if you can not make it.
Thank you!
Jim
http://www.patriciaviolamissing.homestead.com
Please support "Patricia's Law"
http://patriciaviolamissing.homestead.com/Patricias_Law.html
Link to sample letter to your Legislator:
http://patriciaviolamissing.homestead.com/Patricias_Law_Sample_Letter_to_NJ_Legislator.doc
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Patty Brightwell Vaughan
Patty Brightwell Vaughan vanished without a trace on Christmas 1996. It is coming up on 10 years now since she disappeared and her family still needs answers and justice for those that they believe are responsible. A few weeks ago we were contacted to do a website for Patty, because I understand that the website you all see floating around online is NOT approved by the family of Patty.
If you can, please take a look at Patty's site, sign the guestbook and if you have a website, please post this link if possible. It's very important for us to keep Patty's information out there. The cold cases are just as important as the new ones.
Thanks to all who read this message
Patty's Website
www.FindPattyVaughan.Com
If you can, please take a look at Patty's site, sign the guestbook and if you have a website, please post this link if possible. It's very important for us to keep Patty's information out there. The cold cases are just as important as the new ones.
Thanks to all who read this message
Patty's Website
www.FindPattyVaughan.Com
Friday, November 10, 2006
Important
As the mother of a missing adult for 3 years whose remains were found,
this matter is really important to me.. please follow the link below....
the
letter will be automatically sent to the elected official in your state...
God bless
Linda Rice
Hello,
The National Center for Missing Adults needs your help to stay open -
and all it takes is a few moments of your time.
Please take a moment to sign our online letter/petition to let
congress know that missing adults do matter!
Just go to:
http://www.theyaremissed.org/letter
I encourage you to pass this on to your family and friends. The more
people who sign up, the stronger our voice will be.
To learn about other ways you can help - visit
http://www.theyaremissed.org/
Thank you for your support!
Eric Paschal
(602) 749-3032
this matter is really important to me.. please follow the link below....
the
letter will be automatically sent to the elected official in your state...
God bless
Linda Rice
Hello,
The National Center for Missing Adults needs your help to stay open -
and all it takes is a few moments of your time.
Please take a moment to sign our online letter/petition to let
congress know that missing adults do matter!
Just go to:
http://www.theyaremissed.org/letter
I encourage you to pass this on to your family and friends. The more
people who sign up, the stronger our voice will be.
To learn about other ways you can help - visit
http://www.theyaremissed.org/
Thank you for your support!
Eric Paschal
(602) 749-3032
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