Posts Tagged ‘abducted’

WHO KILLED NORMA LOPEZ?

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Norma Lopez MISSING (photo of the shirt she was wearing the day she vanished)
Norma Lopez MISSING (photo of the shirt she was wearing the day she vanished)

Time is ticking on and one month has passed since teenager Norma Lopez was abducted and killed in Moreno Valley, California.  Since then, regular classes have resumed at Valley View High and the hunt to find her killer is still active.  Police told me Norma left her summer school classes at Valley View and was supposed to meet her sister, but she never made it to the location.  Investigators believe she may have taken a short cut from Dracaea Avenue leading out to an area on Cottonwood Avenue, but somewhere in between authorities believe she was kidnapped.  In fact, some of her personal belongings were found in a field, and there were signs of a struggle.  Investigators believe she was taken against her will and may have been thrown into a newer model green SUV. That vehicle was seen fleeing from the area at a high rate of speed.  Deputy Nieburger told me that that vehicle may not necessarily be connected to the murder, but the driver may have seen something. The area where Norma’s body was found is about three miles away from where she went missing, and her remains were in an open field on top of the ground.

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BIZARRE TWIST IN MISSING MOM ABDUCTION

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Venus Stewart (police issued photo)
Venus Stewart (police issued photo)

Domestic violence is a vicious cycle, a cycle that many victims cannot pull themselves out of because of children, their safety, or just plain fear of being alone.  It appears Venus Stewart was pulling herself out of a violent relationship.  She packed up her children and moved to Michigan to get away from her husband, and now she is missing. Lt. Risko with the Michigan State Police says Venus was snatched from the front yard of her parents’ home on April 26, 2010 as she went to mail a letter.

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CHRISTMAS MIRACLE RECOVERY

Friday, December 25th, 2009
Natalie Rose Flores - MISSING

Natalie Rose Flores - MISSING

UPDATE:  Great news this holiday, authorities say Officer Mike Burns spotted the abductors vehicle and chased the driver down.  The officer alerted his department that he was onto the suspect, and spike strips were put across the roadway.  When the suspect drove over the strips, his tires went flat.  He bailed out of his truck and ran on foot.  Officers caught up to him about a block away, arrested the man, and he’s being held on charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault on a police officer, and felony pursuit.  Natalie was found alive, and well, and returned to her family this holiday.  Normally in stranger abduction cases, you don’t see this kind of happy ending — and it’s even better that this miracle occurred on Christmas.  Great work Officer Burns — Thank you for all you’ve done.  

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Help Find Jean Paul Lacombe

Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Jean Paul Lacombe

Jean Paul Lacombe

Suspected Kidnapper, Jean Philippe Lacombe

Jean Philippe Lacombe

Investigators say Jean Paul Lacombe was abducted by his non-custodial father, Jean Philippe Lacombe, on October 15, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas.  Lacombe allegedly gave the court invalid Mexican Documents to overturn the case, and the judge gave him custody.  Lacombe was supposed to show back up for a court hearing on Monday, October 19, 2009, but instead he fled with his son.

HISTORY OF CUSTODY

Cliff Herberg with the Bexar District Attorney’s office in Texas says there are 1,400 pages pertaining to this case that have accumulated over the years in Mexican court.  He has not had a chance to review every single page, but Mr. Herberg was able to provide a timeline and background of custody between the parents. 

I spoke with Jean Paul’s mother Berenice Diaz early on, and she says her son likes to go by the name Paul only.  He loves to play soccer, and he’s a very good student in school.  When Paul grows up, he wants to be a pastry chef.  Paul speaks English, Spanish and French, and was last seen with his father, Jean Paul Lacombe. Prior to October, it had been nearly two years since Paul last saw his father.  Berenice says her son did not want to talk  to or see his father, and he told her he would let her know when he was ready.  

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Candlelight Vigil for Kristi Cornwell

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Kristi Cornwell Missing

Kristi Cornwell Missing

On December 20, 2009, Kristi Cornwell’s friends and family are planning a candlelight vigil to celebrate Kristi’s 39th birthday.  The community is gathering at Meeks Park, Highway 515, in Blairsville, Georgia.  If you cannot attend, the family is requesting the public to stop to pray at 7 p.m. for her safe return.  Along with Kristi’s birthday, the holidays are here too.  This is an extremely difficult time for those close to her to spend this holiday season without their loved one.  My thoughts and prayers to Kristi’s family and friends, and I hope she is found very soon.

BACKGROUND:

The last anyone heard from Kristi Cornwell was on August 11, 2009.  Now, investigators say she may have been abducted by the same man who tried to abduct a woman in North Carolina a few days before.  Today, investigators released a sketch of a man they are looking for, and a possible vehicle he could be driving. 

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Update in Kristi Cornwell case

Monday, December 7th, 2009
Sketch of possible suspect and vehicle
Sketch of possible suspect and vehicle

 

Cops release possible suspect sketch & vehicle

The last anyone heard from Kristi Cornwell was on August 11, 2009.  Now, investigators say she may have been abducted by the same man who tried to abduct a woman in North Carolina a few days before.  Today, investigators released a sketch of a man they are looking for, and a possible vehicle he could be driving. 

Authorities say Kristi Cornwell was exercising in Blairsville, Georgia down Jones Creek Road when she was allegedly abducted.  Investigators say around 9:00 p.m., Kristi was on the phone with her boyfriend, who was in Atlanta at the time, when a car approached her, there was a struggle, and she was never seen again.  A reward of $50,000 is offered for information leading to the safe return of Kristi, or arrest/conviction to the person responsible for her disappearance.  Kristi’s family is extremely proactive in this case.  They started a website, they have frequent, sometimes daily searches of the area where she went missing, and they even auctioned off the family’s lake house property over the weekend to raise money to help find this missing mother.

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