Posts Tagged ‘missing’
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
McStay's house
Investigators are working to locate a missing family of four. Authorities say Joseph McStay, 40, his wife Summer, 43, Gianni, 4, and Joseph, 3, vanished on February 4, 2010. Four days later, the families white Isuzu Trooper was found and towed from the Mexican border in San Ysidro.
Unable to reach them, Michael McStay, Joseph’s brother, reported the family members missing to police 11 days after they went missing. Investigators dispatched to check on the family’s welfare, and found no signs of them. Their animals had been left in the yard without food or water, and it didn’t appear as if they had packed up and gone on a vacation.
Family members are appealing for help in finding their missing loved ones while investigators check their bank accounts and cell phone records. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office Homicide division will work with the Mexican Authorities to see if the family crossed the border and to try to locate any evidence that could lead to their whereabouts.
Family photo
The McStay’s family has built a website that tracks case progress and information about their loved ones.
If you have any information, please contact Crimestoppers: (888) 580-TIPS
Tags: california, Family of four vanishes, Gianni McStay, Isuzu Trooper, Joseph McStay, McStay family, mexico, missing, Summer McStay
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Stephanie Vossburg - MISSING
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ,14 year old Stephanie Vossburg was reported missing on February 7, 2010 from Vancouver, Washington. Stephanie is considered an endangered runaway, and may be using the name Afia or Lexi. If you have any information, please contact: 1-800-THE-LOST
Height: 5′5″
Weight: 125 pounds
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Brown
Tags: missing, national center for missing and exploited children, Stephanie Vossburg, Vancouver, washington
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Haleigh Cummings MISSING
It is hard to believe that one year today little Haleigh Cummings went missing from her home in Satsuma, Florida. Since that time, investigators say they’ve received thousands and thousands of leads on her case, but there’s been no sign of Haleigh. Haleigh’s father’s girlfriend at the time, Misty Croslin, is the last person to see this beautiful child. Misty told police early on Haleigh was not in her bed around 3 a.m. and when Ronald Cummings, Haleigh’s father came home from work, he made a frantic 9-1-1 call. For the past year, this case has had bizarre twists and turns with Haleigh’s family, including a recent arrest of Ronald Cummings and Misty Croslin for trafficking drugs. Today, we can only hope someone will come forward with information to find this child. If you have any information, please contact the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office: (386) 329-0808
Tags: arrest, drugs, Haleigh Cummings, missing, misty Croslin, one year anniversary, Ronald Cummings
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
- Maria Alejandra Garcia MISSING
ENDANGERED RUNAWAY
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children needs your help finding Maria Alejandra Garcia. She’s been gone for nearly a month, and her family needs answers. Maria is only 15-years-old and disappeared from Pocima, California on January 9, 2010. There’s a chance she may travel to Bakersfiled, California, and could have in blue or green contacts. Maria’s friends and family know her also as “Alex” and she is known to have a pierced lip. If you have any information, please call: 1-800-THE-LOST
Height: 5′5″
Weight: 124 pounds
Hair: Black or brown
Eyes: Brown
Tags: endangered runaway, Maria Alejandra Garcia, missing, national center for missing and exploited children, piercing
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Paula (left) Suspect sketch (right)
Investigators in North Miami Florida just released a sketch of a man they believe may be responsible for the murder of Paula Sladewski. Police say she was thrown in a dumpster, set on fire, and found on January 3, 2010. Cops say Paula’s body was “burned beyond recognition” and firefighters were called to put out the flames. Police are trying to figure out if this murder was committed out of anger… passion… or simply to destroy evidence.
Lt. Neal Cuevas with the North Miami Police department told me Paula’s boyfriend, Kevin Klym, reported her missing at 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2010. Klym said he hadn’t seen his girlfriend since earlier that morning when he was kicked out of Club Space, a Miami nightclub open 24 hours a day. Lt. Cuevas says Klym told them Paula was too drunk, and he wanted to leave, an argument erupted – and he was kicked out. Investigators confirmed to me that they know for sure Klym left the club in a taxi and went back to the LaFlora Hotel on Collins Avenue, where he and Paula were staying. There is not video of Paula ever returning to the hotel. One of the workers at the hotel told me they have no surveillance video running at the hotel.
Tags: club space, florida, kevin klym, miami, missing, murder, new sketch, paula sladewski, playboy model murder
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
MORGAN HARRINGTON MISSING
Investigators say they are confident the remains found on a Virginia farm are the remains of missing college student Morgan Harrington. Skeletal remains were found earlier today on a farm in Charlottesville, Virginia. According to a press release issued on the Virginia State police website, “State police were notified at 9:59 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, by an Albemarle County resident of the discovery. At this time, the remains and scene are being evaluated by forensic technicians.” The location is Anchorage Farms, more than 700 acres of pasture and woods about eight miles away from Interstate 64.
Nancy and David Bass have owned this farm for more than 30 years. I spoke with Nancy earlier today and she says the pasture is empty in the winter, but where the body was found is a place they do farming. There is a subdivision that is close by to their land, and sometimes people trespass, hunt, and go biking on their property. Nancy is not certain the exact place where the remains were found, and she hasn’t had a chance to speak to her husband about the body because he’s been swamped with calls. I have a call into David, and hope to bring you more shortly. Investigators said in a press conference David found the remains earlier today while he was on a tractor in a field. The hayfield was cut in August, and since that time her body could have sat under rain, sleet and snow. More than 600 tips have come in on this case, and once the medical examiner confirms what authorities believe to be true, this case may shift to a homicide investigation. I spoke with the CUE center for Missing Persons and they had a search scheduled at the end of this month in the exact area where Morgan was found.
Tags: 5 p.m., 700 acres of pasture, Anchorage Farms, Charlottesville, homicide, missing, morgan harrington, nancy and david bass, press conference, remains found, virginia
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
- Brett Smith (family photo)
BRETT SMITH FOUND ALIVE
Great news to report as we launch into the weekend. Investigators say Brett Smith who has been missing since Monday, was found alive a short time ago. The Aiken County Sheriff’s office said Brett was walking down the side of the road when he was spotted. We don’t know where Brett has been for the last five days, or how he got to that part of town, but investigators are working to put the pieces together. I spoke with Investigator Mack earlier this week from Richland County, and she told me Brett went missing earlier this week when he was riding his bike in the Magnolia Hall neighborhood. His bicycle was found at a nearby McDonald’s, but there was no trace of the 12-year-old. An Amber Alert was not issued at the time because it did not meet state requirements, but investigators all along have treated his case with care and importance. Great work to all who helped find this child.
Tags: 12-year-old, aiken county, Aiken County Sheriff's office, Amber Alert not issued, authorities, bicycle, brett found walking, brett smith, child, found alive, investigators, mcdonald's, missing, missing 12-year-old, neighborhood, police, richland county
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Ethan Ellis (NCMEC picture)
ETHAN ELLIS MISSING
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is looking to find Ethan Ellis. They say he was allegedly abducted by his birth mother, Carla Velasco, and could be in Bolivia. Carla is 37-years-old and has a scar on her forehead. Ethan is only 3, and his front tooth is chipped. This mother and son was last seen in Spring, Texas. On October 30,2 009, investigators issued a felony warrant for Velasco’s arrest.
RACE: Biracial (white/hispanic)
HEIGHT: 3′2″
WEIGHT: 35 pounds
HAIR & EYES: Brown
If you have any information, please contact: 1-800-THE-LOST
Tags: 37-years-old, bolivia, ethan ellis, family abduction, front tooth chipped, hispanic, missing, missing and exploited children, national center, spring, texas
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Jennifer Hurt Missing
Memphis Police say Jennifer Hurt vanished without a trace last Friday. She left her 3-year-old daughter behind, and never showed for a doctor’s appointment. Jennifer’s mom called police to report her daughter missing, and has been trying her cell phone ever since. Jennifer works for Fed-Ex, and was last seen in her uniform. Police are also trying to locate her vehicle described as a 2000 beige Oldsmobile Alero with Tennessee tags: 802-FDQ – She has an Obama for president sticker on the back. Please contact the Memphis Police with any information: (901) 545-2677
Tags: alero, daughter, fed-ex, jennifer hurt, left behind, missing, obama, oldsmobile, tennesse tags
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Abraham Shakespeare missing
Abraham was a truck driver’s assistant who hit the $30 million jackpot in the Florida lottery in 2006. He spend modestly, and only purchased a Nissan Altima, a $1 million home in a gated community, and a used Rolex from a pawn shop. He often lent money to friends and strangers, but ultimately he just wanted to be happy. Shakespeare would tell people he was on a budget, and wanted to help the poor. Sadly, Shakespeare hasn’t been seen since April 2009. His mother told investigators she spoke to him last in February 2009, but he wasn’t reported missing until November 2009. I spoke with Investigator Wood from the Polk County Sheriff’s office, and she confirms they have named Dorice Donegan “DeeDee” Moore of Florida a person of interest in this case. According to a press release, “Detectives say Moore began using Shakespeare’s cell phone in April 2009 to text Shakespeare’s relatives and friends in an effort to have them believe it was Shakespeare attempting to contact them… in addition, Moore is believed to have offered to give away a home work approximately $200,000 in exchange for making a false report to law enforcement regarding an alleged recent sighting of Shakespeare.”
Tags: abraham shakespeare, birthday, christmas, deedee moore, lottery winner, millionaire, missing, mother
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