It’s been nearly a year since a family of four vanished in California, and authorities think the McStays may have planned a trip to Mexico before they disappeared.
1) Joseph McStay, 40, his wife Summer, 43, Gianni, 4, and Joseph, 3, went missing on February 4, 2010. Authorities said they found e-mails from Joseph and Summer asking about passport information and entry into Mexico before February 4th, a clear indication that they may have planned their getaway. But the question is, why? It doesn’t appear the family had any financial or marital problems, Joseph left behind his teenage son, and their home was left in working order.
2) Who reported the family missing? Michael McStay, Joseph’s brother, reported the family missing to police 11 days after the vanished.
3) What did the family leave behind? The McStay’s family pets were left in the yard without food or water. Investigators say perishable food was left on the counter along with other personal items left in the home.
An Amber Alert is still active for 5-month-old Katherine Phillips. She was last seen on June 29 with a man who is believed to be her father, Sean Phillips. Mason County prosecutors charged Phillips with kidnapping and held him on a $500,000 bond.
At this point, he will not say where Katherine, also known as “Baby Kate’s” location. Over the last few weeks, numerous searches took place, but none have led to the Katherine.
Baby Kate is only 2 feet tall, 12 pounds with blue eyes and light hair. She was last seen wearing pink shorts and a pink tank top with black and pink flowers.
Investigators would also like to speak with anyone who saw Sean Michael Phillips during the hours of 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Phillips may have been at the Wendy’s near the Birch Lake Apartments during those hours.
Twenty-five families gathered over the weekend for the first annual ”Missing In Michigan” day. The event was organized by the state police and the goal was to help families in Michigan who are searching for missing friends and family members. Many families took time to make sure all of the information on their missing loved one was up-to-date in all databases and participants were also able to provide their own DNA samples.
If you have any information on any missing person case in Michigan, please contact:
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children more than 800,000 children go missing every year. It seems like we can’t have enough eyes on the youth of our nation. With 21st centry technology, more eyes than ever are searching for missiing kids.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has created a way to add a Google Gadget to your homepage. It displays a new missing child every time you visit the Google site.
It’s easy to do, just follow these simple instructions:
To add this Gadget to your personal Web page, copy and paste the script below into the html code on your Web page. Just edit the “state=VA” part of the code to display the state of your choice.
Investigators say Isabella Oleschuk, 12, disappeared on Sunday from Orange, Conn. It’s possible she could have left her home at some point during the night. Isabella is the daughter of a firefighter and hundreds of firemen, police officers, neighbors and the FBI are all assisting in the search to find the seventh grader.
Isabella cannot hear in one ear and her hearing aid was left behind. She was last seen wearing a brown felt cape, light blue jacket and black rain boots. She has blond hair, blue eyes and stands about 5’4.” Isabella weighs about 120 pounds. A young couple was seen walking in the area on Sunday, the female resembled Isabella. Authorities are trying to identify that couple.
If you have any information, please contact the Orange Police department:
More than 4,000 leads have poured in to help investigators with the search for Kyron Horman. This week, Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton said he will brief commissioners and the public on this case.
Kyron went missing from his Skyline elementary school on June 4, 2010 in Portland, Ore. while attending a science fair with his step-mother, Terri Horman. Authorities said they have identified all 490 persons and all 54 vehicles at the school that day, but they are no closer to solving this mystery. Since Kyron’s disappearance, dozens of searches and fundraisers have been held to raise money and awareness for the 7-year-old. No persons of interest or suspects have been named, but Terri Horman continues to be in the spotlight. Terri and Kyron’s father, Kane, are currently going through a divorce.
Desiree Young, Kyron’s mother, set out over the weekend to put pressure on Terri’s neighbors. She passed out fliers in Roseburg, Ore. about 200 miles away from where Kyron was last seen. Roseburg is also the new home and neighborhood of Terri Horman. Desiree wants Terri’s neighbors to know that she lives there and doesn’t want the public to forget about her son.
Hassani Campbell is a 5-year-old boy who has cerebral palsy – he wears braces on his ankles and a big smile on his face. Police say Hassani went missing from Oakland, California on August 10, 2009 outside a shoe store parking lot. Sadly, he has not been seen since.
Police arrested his foster parents early on in the investigation, but then released them due to lack of evidence. Investigators are calling this case a homicide investigation.
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Twenty-five families gathered over the weekend for the first annual ”Missing In Michigan” day. The event was organized by the state police and the goal was to help families in Michigan who are searching for missing friends and family members. Many families took time to make sure all of the information on their missing loved one was up-to-date in all databases and participants were also able to provide their own DNA samples.
