A van similar to this was seen in the area, photo courtsey www.fbi.gov
Witnesses report seeing a white cargo van in the area a few days before Breeann went missing similiar to the photo.
If you have any information on this case, please contact: (314) 791-1205 or visit the FBI website. There is a $45,000 reward for information
You could help to solve a murder by breaking secret codes. This week the FBI released two encrypted notes found in a murder victim’s pants pocket in 1999. They believe if the code is broken then agents can figure out the victim’s whereabouts before his death, and that could lead to a resolution of this unsolved case.
Authorities say Ricky McCormick’s body was found on June 30, 1999 in St. Louis, Missouri. In an FBI release this week they said, “Despite extensive work by our Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit (CRRU), as well as help from the American Cryptogram Association, the meanings of those two coded notes remain a mystery to this day, and Ricky McCormick’s murderer has yet to face justice.”
There are dozens of lines of numbers, letters, dashes and parentheses. It is a secret language and agents believe that the notes were written about three days prior to Ricky’s death.
The FBI said breaking any code involves four basic steps:
1) Determining the language used
2) Determining the system used
3) Reconstructing the key
4) Reconstructing the plaintext
Stranger abductions are not as common as we think, but when they happen it feels like the entire nation knows about it through the news and social media. If there is a car description, an Amber Alert is usually attached to the announcement along with a suspect description. That was the case with little Alisa Maier from Missouri. She is only 4-years-old and investigators say she was snatched from her front yard two days ago by a stranger. Alisa was playing in her front yard with her brother when the abduction occurred, and their mother jumped into her vehicle and tried to chase the abductor down. The FBI from St. Louis and investigators from surrounding counties quickly joined forces to create a command post and follow up with every lead to help find Alisa. Members of the community met at the local Elk’s Lodge and volunteered their time going door-to-door passing out fliers with Alisa’s face and information on them. The first 48 hours in an abduction are the most crucial. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, since 1997 the Amber Alert program is credited with the safe recovery of 502 children. There are 120 active amber plans in check across the country.
This swift effort by the community and the authorities in and around Louisiana, Missouri should be commended, because their efforts worked. I received an e-mail around 3:45 a.m. this morning from FBI S.A. Rebecca Wu that said Alisa was found late last night wandering around a car wash in Fenton, Missouri. Someone saw a small child, they believed to be a boy, and made contact with “him.”
Michelle Sigona is a crime fighting, victims advocate extraordinaire, but for Michelle -- the good fight doesn't stop there. In her spare time, she is a volunteer firefighter -- and now, she is tackling the issues and cases that mean the most to her....
