Malevolence amongst us: The Disappearance of Shawn Damian Hornbeck and Update

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Saturday, January 13, 2007
The Disappearance of Shawn Damian Hornbeck and Update
***************Update: Shawn Hornbeck has been found!***************
After four long years, Craig and Pam Akers can finally stop searching for their son. Shawn is now safe at home with his family. Also recovered with Shawn was 13 year-old William "Ben" Ownby who was abducted on January 8th from Beaufort, MO. Both boys were found in an apartment in Kirkwood, Mo. belonging to Michael Devlin, 41. Devlin is now in custody. For more information on the recovery of these two boys and to see video of the boys and their families

http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov_localnews_070112_boysfound.33671421.html

UPDATE: Melissa Hawach

Dad in Lebanese custody case willing to drop charges: lawyer
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 | 1:43 PM ET
CBC News
The Lebanese-Australian man who took his Canadian children to Lebanon despite not having custody of them won't pursue charges against his estranged wife for grabbing them back if she agrees to hand the kids over, his lawyer says.

Canadian Melissa Hawach, a Calgary resident who is originally from Saskatchewan, recovered her children a few days before Christmas. She travelled to Lebanon and enlisted the help of several ex-soldiers to grab her two girls in a daring operation at a seaside resort where they were staying with their father, Joseph Hawach.

Ever since, Melissa Hawach and her father, Jim Engdahl, have been in hiding with the children: Hanna, 6, and Cedar, 3.

Under Canadian law, Melissa Hawach has custody of the children. However, she is now wanted in Lebanon and could face charges of child abduction.

"We are ready to drop all the cases against her, and everyone involved with her, if the children are returned," Tony Tebchrany, the father's lawyer, told Nahlah Ayed of CBC News during an interview in his office in Jdeideh.

Two of the men who helped Melissa Hawach, an Australian and a New Zealander, are in a Lebanon jail awaiting trial for their role in the affair after being arrested at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport.

Brian Corrigan and David Pemberton are accused of being paid mercenaries acting on Melissa Hawach's behalf. The men have said that they were simply helping out, and that they received no money for their assistance.

Tebchrany's comments came following an in-camera hearing in Lebanon Wednesday to determine what if any charges should be brought against Melissa Hawach. The case could go to trial as early as next week — with or without the mother's presence.

Tebchrany said details of Wednesday's proceedings are secret and cannot be publicly discussed. But he said Melissa Hawach, whom he believes is still in Lebanon, is in a tenuous position.

"There are legal channels in Lebanon. But to hire a gang — even if she was in the right — she's lost that right," he said.

"There's no doubt she's in trouble."

Interpol seeking father, who faces extradition
Joseph Hawach, who is believed to be in hiding in Lebanon, is not willing to speak publicly about the case. Interpol has circulated a warrant for his arrest and extradition to Canada.

He is wanted in Canada over allegations that he removed the children from their mother's care unlawfully. Hawach first took them to Australia on vacation last summer, with his estranged wife's permission, but then travelled with them to Lebanon without her consent.

Under Lebanese law, a father automatically has the right to custody of his children in the case of a dispute, unless the mother can prove that he isn't fit to have it.

Joseph Hawach also obtained a Lebanese court order that gave him custody of the children.

Therefore, he has committed no crime, no matter what Canadian law says, Tebchrany said.

Helpers' story discounted by lawyer
In the interview with CBC News, Tebchrany also cast doubt on the assertions of the two men currently in jail, including their insistence that they conducted the operation for free.

He said he has been told that Corrigan and Pemberton were well-equipped, carrying satellite phones and other surveillance equipment. He also alleged that they had a videotape in which Melissa Hawach tells her daughters not to be afraid of the men, because they were bringing them to her.

This week, the lawyer acting for Corrigan and Pemberton, Mohammed Khalil, called their participation in the affair a humanitarian act.

The men are facing a minimum of three years in prison with hard labour, since the alleged kidnapping involved minors.

Tebchrany also accused the Canadian Embassy in Lebanon of being unco-operative in the investigation.

"We have many indications that lead us to believe that the embassy may be aware of the whereabouts [of the mother and children]," he said.

Foreign Affairs spokesman Rodney Moore said he couldn't comment on the accusations against the embassy, because the case is before the courts.

The ministry has only said so far that it's still providing consular assistance to Melissa Hawach, and that it has asked the local authorities to help in ensuring the children return to their legal guardians.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/reportsfromabroad/middleeast/2007/01/when_children_are_pawns.html

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/crime/extradition.html

ALERT: LOOK: ACT: MISSING PERSONS

LOOK AT THE PICTURES OF THE MISSING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
http://www.angelsthatcare.org/alert.html

http://www.angelsthatcare.org/alert_missing.html

http://www.angelsthatcare.org/alert_missing2.html

http://www.angelsthatcare.org/still_missing.html

http://www.angelsthatcare.org/more_alerts.html

http://www.angelsthatcare.org/alert2.html


http://missingchild.wordpress.com/missing-child-resources/

http://www.missingkids.com/

http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/index.php


I could go on and on but it is up to you now.

Terrance Williams

For immediate release:
January 9, 2007

FAMILY OF MISSING NAPLES MALE SEEK ANSWERS
Terrance Williams Missing – Still A Mystery

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Monica Caison, founder of the Community United Effort’s Center for Missing Persons (CUE Center), has been working with the family of Terrance Williams and will attend the January 12th event in Naples, Florida.

In January of 2004, Terrance Williams was in route to his place of employment “Pizza Hut”, when he simply vanished. Witnesses say he was pulled over by Deputy Steve Calkins, at the time an officer for Collier County. The rest of the story needs to be proven.

Through an exhausting investigation, the established facts are; Terrance Williams is still missing, too many questions remain unanswered and too much time has passed, said “CUE’s Founder”, Monica Caison. Public opinion may differ, however the fact remains that the last person that was seen with Terrance Williams was Steve Calkins and in fact that issue was lied about by Mr. Calkins for sometime.

The mother of Terrance, Marcia Williams, said she continues to hold out hope that one day her son will be found. I look into each face daily, not only for my son, but for someone to tell me the truth about his disappearance. Most days I just go through the motions of life; you work, you eat and sleep or at least try to,” she added’.

The event is being held at the location and on the date Terrance was last seen, in an effort to remind the public of his disappearance and to again, seek information for the case efforts.


The public is encouraged to attend and support Terrance’s family.

Where: Vanderbilt and 111th Ave North in Naples
Time: 9:00 am
Date: January 12, 2007
Event: Silent Demonstration - posters/signs will be provided

http://www.angelsthatcare.org/more_alerts.html

Dori Ann Myers

Hello Everyone
Please aid in forwarding and posting this information for Dori and her family. Thank You
See flyer attached...

This is from Dori's sister - Donajean

In a few days, it will be "1" full year that my sister Dori Ann Myers (43) disappeared from her home in Lakewood Park, in Ft. Pierce, Fl...As the days turn into weeks and weeks into months and now a year...I just want to wake up from this nightmare...

I have the same questions I did 363 days ago, Who? What? and Why would someone do something as horrible as this?

These Criminals, Burned my sisters Home, Killed her pets, Set fire to her car, and God knows what they did to Dori !! They are still on the run and they need to be apprehended and brought to justice!! They are DANGEROUS and EVIL!!

Please do an update on Dori, We have been desperately trying to get her story on national media, please help!

If you know of any way to get this back into the Public eye I would appreciate it if you would share with me what to do...I am exhausted and frustrated, But I will never give up, until Dori is found and these Animals are in Prison!

Thank You,
Donajean

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://someoneismissing.com/florida/dm/dori-ann-meyers.htm

Audrey Lyn Nerenberg

Dearest friends of the missing,


Our beloved daughter Audrey Lyn Nerenberg who has been missing for 29 1/2 years since July 15, 1977 from Brooklyn, NY on Ryder Street without a single little clue will have a TV segment on the show entitled "MISSING" on Jan. 14, 2007 at 4:30 to 5:00 PM in my area and the Station is "MYNTV" channel 6 also in my area. If you don't know the station in your area, please check your TV GUIDE for the show "MISSING" or www.usamissing.com

Please watch the TV show and get your friends to watch it too because maybe you all can remember something that can turn into a clue. Also GOD is asking you all to send this reminder out to everybody on your list because we need all the help we can get and GOD will love you for it with all our best wishes for a Happy New Year from Milton Nerenberg and family, Evelyn, Brenda, Audrey is missing, Son Steven.

When a child goes missing

I have posted about this before

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« Previous EntriesWho kidnapped whom first?
Posted by MCA on 31st December 2006

Allison Lee Quets, 49, is suspected of abducting her twins, 1-year-old Holly Ann Needham and Tyler Lee Needham from their adoptive parents on Christmas Eve. They were found and are in the care of Canadian Social Services.

In a previous post, “Delayed reaction and missing twins“ I remarked, “What is puzzling is that it appears she had sufficient financial resources to hire someone to assist her with their care”.

One of Allison’s supporters offered this comment posing the question, who kidnapped whom first?

“The following account is true and accurate to the extent that these are the facts of the case as I was led to understand them through conversations with Allison at the time of the events. Allison attended the church my husband ran in Florida.

Allison Quets was unable to process any information at the time of the adoption which could be characterized as an “arm wrestling event.” She gained only 10 pounds during her pregnancy and due to a debilitating condition and illness known as hyper-emesis her state of exhaustion and malnutrition was critical. I know she could not process anything because as her pastor’s wife I offered to take care of the babies until she could get her strength back. My family had moved out of state but I offered to keep them as long as she needed so she could make such a life changing decision as adoption from a healthier perspective. She heard the words but she was too weak to process them and turn it into action.

Her boyfriend (not the father as they were in vitro) pressured her into giving them to his relatives with the promise that she would always be a part of their lives. His motive was to get the children out of the middle of his own relationship with Allison. Once the Needhams heard of the twins imminent birth they hounded Allison until they were born and showed up immediately at the hospital. After 6 weeks of trying to care for twins on her own in a completely malnutritioned and exhausted state Allison agreed to travel to Jacksonville and meet the Needhams at the office of their attorney Micheal Shorstein.

Her boyfriend drove her to Jacksonville and their hotel caught on fire so the night before the meeting she stood outside holding the twins all night. She was then held in Micheal Shorstein’s office for 8 hours trying to force her to sign the adoption papers. She called me (pastor’s wife) terrified as they had taken her babies and were trying to get the signed papers out of her hands and she did not want to hand them over. I told her to call 911, ask for her babies and leave without further conversation. She did call 911 and there is a tape of the call. Shorstein and company did give her back the papers and the babies at that point and they all told her the deal was off. Her boyfriend drove her home, dumped her and the twins at her townhouse and told her he would not ever help her again. That was a Saturday.

By Tuesday, with no outside help, Allison was nearly finished off with exhaustion and called her boyfriend to take her back to Jacksonville to hand over the babies. The Needhams had returned to North Carolina by this time so Mrs. Needhams sister who resides in Jacksonville took possession of the twins. Allison was given blank papers to sign with no date. The notary republic testified in the court case later that they back dated the papers after Allison left. I believe Mr. Shorstein, and a social worker were also present for this crime.

Allison’s boyfriend then drove Allison toward Savannah, Georgia to keep her from changing her mind. Allison called me from the car TWO hours after she signed the undated documents and said her boyfriend would not take her back to get her babies, she was positive she had made a mistake and the babies were not with the adoptive parents yet and she wanted to keep them. Her boyfriend asked her who she was talking to on the phone and verbally abused her and cursed her for talking to me. He refused to take her home.

As soon as she did arrive home she asked me to help her find a lawyer in Jacksonville which I did and he filed papers within 72 hours of the adoption (in other words by Friday) to stop the proceedings. The whole matter was buried and the proceedings went along at a snails pace. Finally Allison was granted some supervised visits and eventually unsupervised.

The Needhams complained about having to bring the babies to Florida and Allison volunteered to fly up and get them each time at her own expense. She had begun to recover her strength and return to work and hired help when the babies were with her to make sure they were well cared for. She usually took a neighbor to hold one of the twins on the plane. She had ended her relationship with her boyfriend as well. He tried to persuade his relatives to return the children but was rebuffed by all.

I am told that the Needhams lawyers asked them to return the children that they had others for them to adopt, but the Needhams refused. Allison also offered the Needhams the remainder of her embryos from the in vitro fertilization to produce their own children.

At the same time Allison cared for her former boyfriend’s grandaughter whose mother was in and out of rehabilitation facilities. Allison clothed her, fed her, sheltered her, and treated her as her own out of her own pocket with no help from the former boyfriend. Allison often worked over 60 hours a week, sometimes from home and sometimes travelling out of town for Lockheed Martin. She did much of the research for her own case as well. She was fearful of the rumors of the power of Michael Shorstein and his cronies in Jacksonville. Her lawyer assured her that her case was good.

My daughter and I happened to be staying with her for 10 days last June just before the verdict was handed down. The judge for the case awarded the children to the Needhams. It turns out that Michael Shorstein used to work for the judge. Allison has 5 civil suits against Michael Shorstein’s office, the Needhams, the social worker, Mrs. Needham’s mother, and the adoption agency the social worker represented I believe. If the judge had awarded the children to Allison, perhaps Michael Shorstein’s civil case would have been jeapordized. Michael Shorstein’s uncle, Harry Shorstein is the District Attorney of Jacksonville.

In Allison’s research she found another girl whose adoption Michael Shorstein had been involved in. The girl claimed to have had her baby taken from her under pressure as well. Apparently at some point in the last decade the legislature passed the Florida adoption law that says if the baby is under 6 months old there is no revocation period for the consent UNLESS YOU CAN PROVE IT WAS UNDER DURESS. With the law, Florida became one of the easiest states to adopt without complications of revoked consent. Most of the adoptions are from young mothers with few resources and little worldly experience to fight no doubt.

Enter Allison Quets who is 48, has a high powered job and money. The system is corrupt and hopefully Allison’s case will now be brought out for public and legal scrutiny and the law can be changed so more women do not fall victim to this ring of injustice. Mountains of testimony was put forth from doctors, experts and tapes to prove the story I have just told.

So I ask you, who kidnapped whom first? Was it the Needhams pressuring a malnutrioned and exhausted woman, was it Michael Shorstein who held her for 8 hours in his office after a night of no sleep and then 3 days later gave her papers with no date to sign, was it her boyfriend who would not take her back to Jacksonville within TWO hours to retrieve her children from the perspective aunt, or was it Allison who took her biological children to Canada this christmas?

Nobody supports adoption more than my husband and I, yet there needs to be a little lattitude in such weighty matters. The Florida law is not right. And where are the Women’s Rights Groups. This woman was not given her right to choose”.

Note: Several forums, some which re-posted this comment without citing it was from here, have stated this site was a “liberal” anti adoption site. Should you read the content of this site it is about missing children issues. The comment was posted as it is germane to the overall issue of family abductions.

Some have also questioned why the comment was posted anonymously. That is a decision I chose to make. The author of the comment has disclosed their identity to me.

Update:

Allison Quets was released to the custody of two Canadian couples Thursday after almost $15,000 in bonds and cash were posted by Quets and the couples.

Quets will be staying with Mark Thompson, a retired police officer, and his wife Mary until Monday when she must report to Ottawa police and then return to the United States.

Update:To those following the case of Allison Quets, Nancy Grace will be airing a new segment tonight on her case.

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Delayed reactions and missing twins
Posted by MCA on December 28th, 2006

An Amber Alert wasn’t issued for two abducted North Carolina children as they are not believed to be in danger.

Allison Lee Quets, 49, is suspected of abducting her twins, 1-year-old Holly Ann Needham and Tyler Lee Needham from their adoptive parents on Christmas Eve.

At first it is confusing if you visit the NCMEC site because Holly is listed as 1-years-old and Tyler is listed as 5 months old. Upon closer examination the D.O.B. is listed as July 6, 2020.



It could be dismissed as a simple clerical error but shouldn’t the fact they are twins have prompted someone to notice? It is now several days since they went missing.

Police believe the children were kidnapped as part of a custodial dispute. Allison reportedly allowed her children to be adopted after becoming ill after the pregnancy. Her ability to care for them was allegedly called in to question. What is puzzling is that it appears she had sufficient financial resources to hire someone to assist her with their care.

Since changing her mind, Allison Quets has been engaged in a legal battle with the Needhams that has cost the toddlers’ biological mother more than $400,000, Gail Quets said. The case is currently in the hands of a Florida appellate court, the sister said.

The sister of a woman who authorities believe kidnapped 17-month-old twins said Wednesday the case is a complicated and emotional one that perhaps was building over time.

“God forbid that a loving mother should face criminal charges for wanting to be with her children,” said Quets’ sister, Gail Quets.

NCMEC Circumstances Holly and Tyler were abducted by Allison Quets on December 24, 2006. A felony warrant for Kidnapping was issued for the abductor on December 26, 2006. They may be traveling in a white 1998 Plymouth Voyager with North Carolina license plates LRJ6644. They may travel to Canada.

Note: News reports indicate the vehicle may be traveling to Florida or Kentucky and may have Florida Tags.

The twins may be in a white Plymouth van with North Carolina plates LRJ-6644 or Florida plates E377HZ.

Police think they may have been taken out of state to either Florida or Kentucky. At this time, an Amber Alert has not been issued.

Even though there is no mandatory waiting period for children to be declared missing, read this timeline at the NewsObserver as an alert for the twins took 24 hours to be issued.

Update: After placing a call to the NCMEC, Tyler’s D.O.B. was corrected within an hour. Why it took several days to be noticed is another issue. It might make you wonder what else gets “over looked.”

Update: According to a news release issued early Thursday evening, FBI investigators have determined that Allison Quets crossed the border last Saturday with the toddlers, Tyler and Holly Needham. All three are believed to still be in Canada, investigators said.

Update: The twins have been found and are in the care of Canadian Social Services. The mother has been arrested.

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Patty Vaughan

On Dec. 25, 2006, Patty Vaughan was missing for a decade. Her family is having a special night to remember her on Saturday, January 13, 2007 beginning @ 6 PM Central time. A special page has been created and posted on Patty's website to give people more information about the service, and to invite them to attend. Please take a look and forward to your friends. If you are local, try to attend. Passing this along for Patty's family.

A Night To Remember Patty

www.FindPattyVaughan.Com