THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON Rachel Lynn Younger Conger MONDAY MARCH 16, 2009
March 13, 2008 was the first day of Spring Break for Amber Simmons, but when she awoke that morning things were different. Her mother, Rachel Conger, wasn’t home and as Amber went about her day, her mother never returned. Family members gathered and went to the police that evening and reported her missing.
Rachel was estranged from her husband, Paul Conger, and by March 16 he would be found dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound. Sources say that the marriage between Rachel and Paul was stormy and they had planned on a divorce. According to investigators they think Rachel is the victim of a murder suicide at the hands of her husband, Paul.
According to family members Rachel married young, but always had a great sense of responsibility. She was young when she became a mother, but took the role quite seriously and raised her daughter, Amber to have that same sense. Rachel’s first marriage broke up, but she was on great terms with her ex husband’s family and they all mended their fences years ago. Rachel stayed close to the family, as did Amber.
Even though this year did not bring the answers Amber is looking for, it’s not because she hasn’t been in the forefront leading the way for searches to be conducted in several areas of interest. Amber coordinated car washes, bake sales, and concerts, any way she could she raised money to fund searches.
Last month, CUE Center for Missing Persons united with local law enforcement and search and recovery K9 teams from all over the country to conduct a massive search, trying to 
bring Rachel home before the one year anniversary of her vanishing. Although weather hampered their efforts, they will be back again to continue searching.
Amber Simmons has had a lot of love and support for her efforts this year, not only from her loving family, but from total strangers who were won over by her maturity and strength to carry on looking for her mother.
“My mom was the most amazing woman ever and the best friend I have ever had and that is what keeps me going everyday. I know that one day eventually she will be found because I will never give up looking for my mother, my best friend. I could tell her everything and she wouldn’t judge me- only help me and be understanding.”
This beautiful poem is posted on the family site, Bring Rachel Home:
Rachel Lynn Younger Conger
Oct. 11, 1977-March 13, 2008
The Broken Chain
We little knew that morning,
that God was going to call your name.
In life we loved you dearly,
In death we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
you did not go alone;
for part of us went with you,
the day God called you home.
You left us peaceful memories,
your love is still our guide;
and though we cannot see you,
you are always at our side.
Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same;
but as GOD calls us one by one,
The Chain will link again.
~author unknown
Donations for further searches can be made at the family site or directly to CUE Center For Missing Persons.
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/”>THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON Amy Fitzpatrick MONDAY March 9, 2009
Amy Fitzpatrick, 15, has not been seen since the evening of New Years Day, when she left her friends home in the tourist resort of Riviera del Sol, on the Costa del Sol. She left her friends house to walk the 10 – minute walk to her house, at around 10pm on the 1st January 2008. Please help find Amy If anyone has any information no matter how small you may think it is please get in touch with the 24hr hotline
Contact info
The contact numbers for any information on Amy’s whereabouts are 112, 952 487 036, 062, 686 044 181 and 952 474 030. 0034686044181
Description
Amy has black hair, is 1.65m tall, and was wearing black track suit bottoms and a T-Shirt with the word ‘Diesel’ when she was last seen. 
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Email: helpfinda@gmail.com
Amy’s family are petitioning for an alert system in Europe similar to the Amber Alert in America so that information about missing children can be disseminated quickly.
We are campaigning in an appeal to the European Parliament for European Alert System to be put in place for Missing Children
We are asking all parents, Grand-parents, extended family, friends and there children to sign our petition it only takes a couple of seconds to sign
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Christopher Fitzpatrick (Amy Fitzpatrick Dad) Christine Kenny (Amy’s Fitzpatrick Aunt), Billy Kenny, Christine’s family, Joe Power, Claudine Hope, Maura & Joe Martin, Sandra & Alan O’Brien www.miss.ie, are Backing the Campaign in an appeal to The European Parliament. We need your support too. Please sign our petition and Make the Politicians listen to us.
We are also looking for volunteer’s in Ireland and in European countries to help assist in our on-going campaign to get signatures on the petition to get a European Alert System set into place. Please Email Us
HERE is the link to the petition itself.
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/”>THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON Suzanne Lyall MONDAY March 2, 2009
written by: Mammabear, Lost Faces of the Missing
Nineteen!
The thing I remember most about being nineteen, was how spontaneous and carefree the world seemed to be, back then. I had an entire life before me, and I was unstoppable!
Suzanne was nineteen when she disappeared…
she had her entire life before her, too!
Suzanne Lyall was last seen on the evening of March 2, 1998, at approximately 9:20 p.m., as she departed her place of employment at the Crossgates Mall in Guilderland, New York. Lyall was known to have boarded a Capital District Transit Authority bus heading to Collins Circle at the State University of New York (SUNY), at Albany, New York, where she was a student. It is believed that she exited the bus at Collins Circle at approximately 9:45 p.m. and has not been seen since that time.
Man sought as a possible witness
At about 4 p.m. on March 3, 1998, Lyall’s ATM card was used at the Stewart’s Store located on the corner of Manning Boulevard and Central Avenue, Albany, NY.
At about this same time the individual appearing in the composite picture, left, made a purchase at the counter inside the store.
He is a black male, with a medium/muscular build approximately 30 years old, 6-foot tall,wearing a mid-length “Carhart” type jacket and a dark baseball cap with the “Nike” swoosh symbol on the front.
It is believed that Lyall was wearing the jewelry shown when she disappeared. A polished, 14K, fluted bow ring; a silver ring in the shape of a frog and a necklace with a silver medallion inscribed with a runic character that looks like a block-style letter S. She may also have been wearing a 14K gold flower design cocktail ring.
Eric DeGrechie
March 7, 2008I was a student at the University at Albany when Suzanne Lyall went missing in
March of 1998.
Living in a downtown dormitory, I still recall the night when the fliers
stating she was missing went up on the walls in the hallways.
Looking at them, my friends and I shrugged the whole situation off as just
being another kid leaving town for the weekend and not letting their parents
know their plans.Ten years later, we still don’t know what happened to Suzanne. Her parents,
Douglas and Mary, are struggling with not knowing and they may be for
the rest of their lives.
Suzanne Lyall story continues to tug at the heartstrings
Age Progressed
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“Until we know for sure that Suzanne’s deceased, we’ll always hold out hope that she’s alive and out there somewhere. There’s no getting away from that for us. Even if on the surface people in our situation might say we’ve given up and there’s no way she’s alive, there’s still that little cell way back in the consciousness that says she could be. You see a story on TV where a woman has been held captive in some underground bunker for ten years and you think, ‘Is Suzanne being held against her will somewhere?’”
Crime Rant
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678
New York State Police
Troop G 1-518-783-3209
or 1-518-783-3211
sources:
FBI
NY Wanted and Missing
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/”>THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON Jasmine Haslag MONDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2009
written by: Peace4 the Missing member, Miranda Rhuda
Jasmine Haslag of Cole County, Missouri, has been missing since June 18, 2007. Her family knew that something was very wrong when she did not arrive to pick up her children from their father’s house as she had promised them that Monday.
Her mother, Peggy Florence, called the Cole County Sheriff’s office to report her daughter missing on June 21st. What Peggy would hear next was devastating.
Her daughter’s car, described as a green 1996 Toyota, had been found in a field between Dixie and Mokane, off of Route PP in Callaway County, on the other side of Missouri River, the previous day. There was frontal body damage to the vehicle and the license plates were torn off.
“When we ran the VIN on the car it checked back to Haslag, but there was no connection with a missing person at that time,” said Callaway County Sheriff Dennis Crane Wednesday. “Since there were no warrants for her, we had the car towed because it was found on private property.”
After learning of the girl’s disappearance, Sheriff Crane and his deputies processed the car for any potential evidence and completed a five hour search of the immediate area in which the car was found.
The Cole County Sheriff’s office has been very cooperative and forth-coming with all case details. They have worked with various Cole County officials in following up on leads in the Holts Summit area.
Her mother admits that it is possible that Jasmine was suffering from depression at the time of her disappearance but reassures that she would have never left her children.
Jasmine failed to appear for court on July 18, for a couple of drug-related charges which occurred in May. She was out on a 50 thousand dollar bond.
As of July 18, officials are saying that foul play is definitely suspected in the disappearance of Jasmine Haslag. A reward of increasing amounts has been offered for any information leading to an arrest in the Haslag case.
Authorities have followed up on several leads and interviewed many people
KRCG’s Mallory McGowin spoke to Jasmine’s mother, who is searching for answers about her daughter.
“I’m not going to give up looking for Jasmine because those three little kids want to know where their mother is. And I need to know where their mother is,” says Peggy Florence, Jasmine’s mother.
Full Name: Jasmine Sue Haslag
Maiden Name: Martelli, Florence
Hair Color: Brown, Possibly Blonde
Eye Color: Hazel
Weight: 115lbs, Slender Build
Height: 5′9
Race: White
The last time Jasmine was in contact with her family was on the 17th of June ‘07. It is said that she was last seen on the 18th of June ‘07. Her car was found abandoned in Callaway County on the 20th of June ‘07.
Cole and Callaway Countys are seeking information on the disappearance of Jasmine Haslag. If you have any information, please call any of the following numbers: Cole County Sheriff’s Department at
573.634.9160
Callaway County Sheriff’s Department at
573.642.7291
Or by submitting a tip to Crime Stoppers at
573.659.TIPS (8477)
To help Jasmine’s family in increasing the reward, donations can be made to The Jasmine Sue’s Recovery Fund at Jefferson Bank. The address to Jefferson Bank is 2815 Truman Boulevard Jefferson City, Mo 65109.
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THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON CHRIS COAN MONDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2009
Had Christopher Coan been 18 in 1967 instead of 2007 he may have experienced some of the things he read about in books by Ken Kesey such as “One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest” and “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test”. He may have been one of the Merry Pranksters or maybe just another one of us with dreams of heading to San Francisco and hanging out at Haight Ashbury mingling with the flower children during the “Summer of Love”.
It’s reported that Chris was fascinated with life in the 60’s, the unrest in America at that time, and the Viet Nam War. Maybe he toked a few doobies along the way, but from what I’ve read he seemed to be a typical teen in 2007 in Cedar City, Utah, a skateboarder, not a rebellious hippie of the 60’s prone to taking off and not telling anyone.
On September 3, 2007, Chris left his job at Subway never to be heard from since. Accounts say that he had a difficult shift dealing with a rude customer, then being reprimanded by his boss for something minor, but nothing happened during that shift that was a big enough deal to just walk away from his life.
Chris belongs to a loving family who attended church together and had a girlfriend, Sasha, who lived with him in a small, separate space at her parent’s home. Chris owned a 1994 burgundy and silver Chevy S10 Blazer which he had recently purchased, and which no one saw him getting into after work. His vehicle is also missing, no trace left behind, as well as his wallet, drivers license and ATM card. There has been no activity on his bank account.
Searches have been conducted yielding nothing and reported sightings have been inconclusive. Authorities believe he is missing under “suspicious circumstances”, but because of his being 18, could have left voluntarily although nothing in his demeanor would indicate that he just wanted to walk away from his life, his girlfriend, and his family.
An appeal from father, Dave Coan:
I appeal to everyone out there to help us find our son. We love Chris and miss him very much. His brothers and mother are very much affected by his disappearance as well. Not a minute goes by that we don’t think about him. We are stuck in a kind of limbo. We cannot move forward with our lives not knowing where he is or if he is alright. The stress, most days, is almost unbearable.
My personal message to Chris: If you are out there, son, we love you and miss you very badly and please call and let us know you are ok.
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THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON TINA and BETHANY SINCLAIR MONDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2009
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As I begin to write the events of Tina and Bethany’s disappearance my eyes are filled with tears and my heart bleeds with pain for Tina and Bethany and their family…I know first hand what this family has and is going through and know the nightmare that this family has been forced to live and without a choice.
In the year of 2001 34 year old single mother Tina Sinclair shared a residence on Mountain road in Chesterfield New Hampshire a quiet community, with her daughter 15 year old Bethany Sinclair, her boyfriend Eugene Van Bowman Jr and another young male.
The relationship Tina and Eugene had was a stormy relationship and Eugene often abused Tina..On one occasion Bowman tried to light Tina on fire..He poured kerosene all over Tina but she managed to get away from him..But it would not end there..Many people believe that Tina and Bethany met their fate at the hands of the man Eugene Van Bowman Jr…However finding proof and fact has been an obstacle for law enforcement..Or is it just plain ignorance on law enforcements part?
Febuary 3 2001 at around 9:30pm Tina and Bowman got into a heated argument at the Marina..Tina left the parking lot in her vehicle a white Neon peeling out and angry.
Tina picked up her daughter Bethany up from the Movie theater and returned home to her residence around 11:30pm on Mountain road, where she then got into another argument with Bowman..According to Bowman he left the home and when he returned Tina and Bethany were gone..Here is where the story gets confusing and unclear. Tina’s car was still parked at the home, along with all of their personal things and their pet cat. If someone was going to leave wouldn’t they take some of their personal items and their vehicle?
Also an unidentified woman phoned Bethany’s school to say that Bethany would not be at school Monday..Who was this mystery lady?
This is what the family of Tina and Bethany do know…
They know that Bethany was on the phone with her boyfriend until almost midnight and had to hang up so she 
could finish her laundry in the cellar.
The Stepfather also says that Tina was angry with Bowman earlier, when she stopped over to ask her Stepfather to borrow $50 and made plans to cut his hair on Sunday. The stepfather was turned away when he showed up for his haircut by Bowman. He was cleaning the house.
at 4:30 am on Feb 4, 2001 Bowman was cursed at by his neighbors for being out on the river in his hover craft. It had a loud engine and a very bright light.
Bowman had a mistress who was married to one of his friends and co-worker..The four of them would go out on couple dates together.
Two Yankee Nuclear Power Plant barrels were allegedly taken from the plant. Allegedly driven home by Bowman and his truck.Had the markings VT Nuke Power Plant on them.Were black and oval, not like your normal oil barrels. One was on the property (said to be used for ice for parties), the other one was missing.
After Tina and Bethany went missing, Eugene Van Bowman, Jr. was sent to prison for an unrelated sexual assault conviction (child sex offense victim under 13 years old).He was released in April, 2005 to the same home they all lived in.
Eugene Van Bowman, Jr. has been released from jail this fall 2007 on an unrelated offense, and is residing at his home in West Chesterfield, NH.Since then Bowman has sold his residence and has moved.
There is so much more to the mystery of Tina and Bethany’s disappearance that remains to be seen..And we can only begin to imagine the horror that Tina and Bethany suffered at the hands of Bowman or from who ever that is responsible for their disappearance.
Most people just don’t vanish off the face of the earth for no reason. And if someone does leave on their free will, surely they don’t go eight years without contacting a family member. Especially when they have close ties to their loved ones..
How can anyone not have or feel compassion for Tina and Bethany. And for their family? Why and how can anyone live with themselves knowing that they know what happened to these girls? Surely someone has the answer to where Tina and Bethany are and they need to come forward and give this family some sort of peace..All they have of Tina and Bethany is memorial site..A place for them all to go to find some closeness to Tina and Bethany..The family deserves more than that..Tina and Bethany deserve more than that..These girls deserve to be brought back home to their loved ones..
What this family lives day to day I can ASSURE you ALL that it is torture!! PURE TORTURE!! How would you FEEL if someone MURDERED and then DISPOSED of your LOVED one like they were a PIECE of TRASH!!??
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL HUH! You would feel Like your heart has just been ripped right out of your chest. Your life as you once new it is no longer the same..You are forced to become someone else, a person you no longer know or understand..And your whole purpose in life is to find your missing loved one. And to find that existence of peace that you once new, cherished and loved..
Here is a quote from Tina’s sister Sharon..
Since my sister and my niece have been gone, so has a part of me. I havent ever been the same. My heart is broken and so is my spirit. My mother has gradually crumbled as time has passed without her precious daughter and grand daughter. The anger, hatred, confusion, nightmares have shredded through me and made me into a person I dont even recognize anymore! Our family was divided at first for a long time, as nothiing was the same. The holidays, birthdays, family gatherings were like a bad dream because Tina and Bethany werent there.
A memorial will replace the one that was stolen last fall in time for the anniversary of Tina and Bethany’s missing. Please visit if you can, at the CT River’s bend, on Mountain Road, off RT 9 in West Chesterfield, NH. Please light a candle, say a prayer. I will never give up! No one should!
I BEG of you, if anyone has information regarding Tina and Bethany Sinclair please contact
CONTACT: COLONEL FREDERICK H. BOOTH, DIRECTOR
TELEPHONE: (603) 271-3636
CASE: C-01-0161
DATE: 03-19-01
New Hampshire Division of State Police at (603) 271-3636 or (603) 358-3333 or send an email to: missingpersons@safety.state.nh.us
Let this family finally have peace…
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THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON TREVOR MORSE MONDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2009
Las Vegas, land of glitter, glitz, gambling and gluttony! The excitement runs 24 hours a day, and on the Strip you never know what time it is with lights blaring brightly and the sound of slot machines giving a big payoff. That is what most of us picture when we hear “Las Vegas”! Not all of Las Vegas is littered with gamblers and it has become a wonderful, suburban, affluent place for families to raise their children in one of the largest and best school systems in the nation.
What happened to Trevor Morse on May 5, 2007 after he called a taxi, leaving his c
ar, keys, wallet, cash and credit cards in his home?
Trevor’s family has outlined Trevor’s daily life in the months before his disappearance and it shows that he purchased furniture, registered for classes, bought books, even bought pet turtles and a new car. It shows the day before Trevor vanished he did laundry and paid his bills. This doesn’t sound like someone planning to walk away from a life he seemed happy with, nor someone planning a suicide.
Trevor’s family made the long trip from El Paso to join searches, expecting to find at least a corpse, and warned to expect the worst. Video of Trevor exiting the taxi was made available, showing him walking away, looking back once more and continuing along his way, the opposite of what the family was told by detectives. According to them, Trevor was shown on video wandering aimlessly around the desert. Just one of many inconsistancies the family would hear from authorities.
Unfortunately the family was unable to forge a working relationship with detectives assigned to the case and have not been kept informed of new developments. As often happens with missing adults, the cases are given a very low priority and tend to sit idle while families are daily sitting on the edge waiting for a clue.
Trevor’s father, Rick Morse states:
Since our return to El Paso any communication with defective Marin LVMPD has been spotty at best with him rarely returning our calls (nearly weekly) and not returning any e-mail. I was informed by defective Marin of a RUMOR that started three months after Trevor went missing that he was in a rehab in California. After the defective imparted this there has been no further contact with him, even though I’ve tried to contact him several times a week!
The strength of family will get them through, but there will remain a gaping void in their lives until there is news of what has happened to Trevor Morse.
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
on chin from childhood. Recently underwent Lasik corrective,
eye surgery. Light complexion.
orange and black baseball cap with “Ford Mustang” on it.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Las Vega Metro Police Department
Detective Marin
(707) 828-5678
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THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON BRADLEY P.OLSEN MONDAY JANUARY 26, 2009
What were you doing when you were 26? Some readers may be in that age bracket, but I’ve been living twice that long, yet I can remember the days of being 26, drinking with my friends and closing the bar. What if it was January 19, cold and frigid, 8 degrees, your friends left earlier, and you were pretty well intoxicated? Wouldn’t you call your friends, ask them to come for you, maybe call a cab? They say the first thing to go when you’re drinking is your judgement, and being numb to the cold, maybe you would catch a ride with a stranger.
All speculating aside, this is precisely what happened on a cold January 19 night in DeKalb, Illinois. Bradley Olsen vanished into the night, intoxicated, last seen in the parking lot looking for a ride home. No one knows if he got that ride or where he ended up that night. It’s safe to say he didn’t walk away from his family, his daughter, and his life.
According to reports, Brad’s family was on vacation, returned home on January 24, and when they had no contact with him, filed a missing persons report and started searches of the area around Bar One, the last place Brad was seen. The family had never been out of touch with Brad for more than a couple days, so it was totally out of character, and they feel he has been harmed.
Something has definitely happened to him because he lived here with us,” his mother, Sue Olsen said. “There was never a 48-hour period where we didn’t know where Brad was. Even whenever we would go out of town, he’d always call.”
Sue Olsen, Brad’s mother, describes him as always smiling, living life to the fullest. Brad’s little girl sees his billboard and waves, telling her daddy “hi”.
Over the last two years, extensive searches have been made, over land, under water, air searches and scent dogs. Nothing has turned up as a clue to what happened to Brad. Hope is very powerful, but when it fades, families seek closure, they need to come out of limbo.
“I would have never thought that when this all started we would be talking about a two-year anniversary,” Maple Park resident Sue Olsen said Tuesday, her voice quivering.
They will never give up the search for Brad, never stop looking for the answers to pass along to his daughter, never will they give up hope that he is found. There is a close knit family that is waiting, 2 years and 6 days as of this writing, and they need to know that Brad Olsen is resting in peace.
The man with the infectious smile, the love of life, his family, and his daughter is out there somewhere. If you hold the key to finding him, please come forward and give this family the answers they need.
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THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON MARY BADARACCO MONDAY JANUARY 19, 2009
written by Mary Badaracco’s daughter, Beth Profeta
My life was shattered 24 years ago. My mom,Mary Badaracco, vanished from her home. Yes I did say 24 YEARS! The last person that saw my mom alive, her husband of 14 years, STILL HAS NO COMMENT! This man, our ex stepfather, TOLD US TO “TELL NO-ONE and DO NOT GO TO THE COPS”. He told us his lawyer would handle it, however…the only thing his lawyer did was slither into court and enter a motion for divorce on the grounds of desertion, only 9 days after mom supposedly disappeared, without reporting her missing. Meanwhile, he already had his mistress moved into my mom’s house.
About 10 days had already passed by the time I was finally told that my mom had supposedly “taken off” on August 20, 1984. I knew right away something was terribly wrong, I knew our mom would have never “taken off”, not after all we’d been through together! I was also told her car remained at her home, a smashed windshield was evident, I suppose only to me, that foul play should be suspected as it was in the driveway, damaged.
So I, (as usual) defied his orders and convinced my sister, who was still in a state of shock from being told the previous week by this ex family that our mom was missing, my only sister,who was told to especially not tell me that our mom was gone. Why would she comply? I feel she was scared to death that our worst nightmare
had come true! The day had come that they went too far and really hurt our mom! Once I knew I told my sister that we must run, not walk, to the police!
Throughout our moms 14year marriage to this man, she also raised all 4 of his kids. We were subjected to much domestic abuse from these sickos. By the time mom realized this, she didn’t have a clue how to get away from him! Several times after he’d beat our mom severely we’d flee the home and stay with friends only for him to eventually find us and bring us back to that house, usually by threats and force, or as in one instance, having our Grandma by knife point, while my sis and I could only run and hide under the bed and cry.
Back in the 60’s and 70’s she never reported this to police. Why would she? He is friends with the cops, he still is friends with people in high places, that’s why this case is not solved!
One crucial error the state police made is regarding our moms damaged car. The CSP investigator 1st on scene was “D B’s” buddy. They believed him when he told them “the bitch took off and stole my money, too”. He told one cop that mom broke the windshield of her car that was left at her house, but he was overheard telling another trooper that he did it! Although I kept asking about the car for over 20 years, I was like a frikken broken record. I insisted the police find this car, I knew it was a key piece of evidence! The police told me to find the VIN number and they would run a search, even though I later found out they, of course, had mom’s license plate number the entire time. ” D B” got rid of her car and was never even questioned about the whereabouts of this car!
We have had our 1st arrest in all these years. A new state trooper has uncovered much information that has been concealed from us. (a relative of “D B” ) It’s only a misdemeanor charge. I thought it was a start. This man is accused of interfering with a homicide investigation.
We believe he buried moms car according to what police learned while interviewing this suspect. A huge excavation took place, 3 cars were recovered, unearthed from this mans backyard, but mom’s car was not found. The suspect was scheduled to be in court Dec 5th to possibly accept a guilty plea and a $250 fine and
wow- that’s it! Why are we sending the message that it’s ok to lie to state police investigators, you will basically just walk away!
As mom’s belongings were completely removed, not even a link ball remained of her. In her house, the day she “WENT MISSING” in1984, her belongings, as well as her remains, could be in that car! A few weeks back when the prosecutor told me they were just going to plea him out with that fine, I let him know how unhappy I was. I told him “D B” carries that in his left pocket daily, who is that going to hurt?
I then decided I’d go to the court to see this for myself. However, his lawyer felt the need to pull something shady. On the morning of court last month, supposedly the day of this final continuance, after I drove almost an hour, his lawyer called in (after 9:30 am) and said they needed a new date as she has another murder case somewhere else and can not be there to represent him. I was so furious because this attorney had almost 2 months to get her calendar straight! I immediately asked to speak with the judge and my wish was granted, in her open court with the accused to my right!
I suppose I watch too much TV because I thought my request would be a discussion, privately, in chambers! This was one of the hardest things I’d ever done, trying to be mom’s voice in a court of law for the very first time in 24 years, I pleaded with the court to impose the maximum sentence!
I keep hoping and praying that one day, someone with ovaries/testicles will truly hear my story, realizing something must be done, stand up beside me and help me fight this evil.
Believe me, if I had ANY money, I would certainly have been paying for justice for my mom. I can only use every fiber of my being to right this wrong. I’ve tried to make this broken justice system work for my mother, my family! Something is seriously wrong when killers are allowed to get away with murder.
In my case, not only do we know in our hearts who killed our mom, but they hid our moms remains somewhere. What kind of a monster does that! He also made my mother quit claim her home to him for $1 about 6 weeks prior to her disappearance, and he still resides in mom’s house with his mistress, now wife. He took the home out of OUR moms name and gave it to his 3rd wife.
I only want this case solved! The tragedy that happened to my family so long ago threw my sister and I into a state of shock we still feel to this day!
We have been left shattered, still trying to put the pieces of ourselves back together. We thought this was supposed to be moms time for working so hard raising 6 kids and putting up with all the abuse all those years! 6 kids were grown and out of the house, this was supposed to be her time to enjoy life! But mom found out about the affair, and we believe she finally wanted out,like this was the last straw.
This family took everything from us, our childhoods, our mother and even now he takes from my life!
He (and those that keep his secret) also killed a part of me that day too. I have never been the same since my world was shattered in August 1984! My mother was the most beautiful spirit, she was always there helping anyone that needed anything! To further my pain and suffering,authorities made so many mistakes. I’ve pushed and screamed to be my mothers voice all these 24 years and now I’m being told that even this old state police trooper buddy has lawyered up!
We know that there are people within the community, as well as several persons of interest that do have the missing puzzle piece that we need to solve this case.
I struggle every day to get out of bed to fight for what’s right ! Until I know exactly what happened to my mom and I know we’ve done everything possible to locate her remains, I will be tortured by this ongoing tragic event that occurred in 1984. I can only best describe this daymare as…my mom cries out to my spirit for help!
I have been a wife and mom of 4 for 27 years. I am busy, but the disappearance and
unsolved homicide of my mother, well, it is just there with me every single day, I feel the loss of her beautiful presence.
I ask why have I been tortured by this for so long? Because my state has allowed this crime to go unsolved all these years. I continue to fight for my mom and those that I didn’t even know, others that are missing. On behalf of my children, my goal is to show my kids, my nephew and my family that justice really does exist,decent people really do care!
Please join me in a prayer that all of our missing loved ones will be returned to us. Pray that our lawmakers will assist us in making tougher laws. If society no longer knows the difference between right and wrong, then it is our obligation to remind them with a few more laws !
Thank you Peace4 the Missing….4 being here 4 us!
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Beth
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THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON WILLIAM “BILLY” SMOLINSKI MONDAY JANUARY 12, 2009
I just want to let you know if you ask anyone who knew me my life prior to Billy’s disappearance, I was quiet, minded my own business and would not challenge. I was forced to either sink or swim and of course I chose the latter.
The media, with the exception of Billy’s hometown newspaper, The Waterbury-Republican, has been excellent, Jan said. “I don’t know why, but they (the newspaper) washed their hands of Billy. We went to see the state’s attorney in Waterbury and asked him for help and his answer to us was ‘you care about your son, but no one else does.’ I never thought people in authority would ignore situations like this.”
On January 14 Billy would have been celebrating another birthday. This is the fifth birthday that has gone by without him. A senseless act of violence has taken him away. $60,000 is a BIG NUMBER put some dollars in your pocket by coming forward IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT HIS DISAPPEARANCE, it is all yours for the RECOVERY OR RETURN of our son. Happy Birthday Billy we love and miss you. Giving up is NEVER an option no matter how long it takes. 2009 is the year for answers. With God ALL things are possible. EVIL FLOURISHES WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING ~ Jan
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THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON ROXANNE PALTAUF MONDAY JANUARY 5, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Roxanne Paltauf, Monday4 the Missing
An 18 year old, Roxanne was staying at a Budget motel with her boyfriend on July 7, 2006, they had an argument, she walked out and has never been seen again. According to Louis Walls, who was 30 at the time, he went back to the motel room to cool off, and later went out to look for her to no avail. The motel was in a rather run down area of Austin, Texas frequented by prostitutes and drug dealers, not an area for a young lady to feel safe. Roxanne is said to have left that motel room with nothing, no cell phone, no purse, no money, only in a pair of shorts, tank top and flip flops.
The area is one where protests were held to take back the neighborhood and make it safe. At the rally was Roxanne’s mother, Liz Harris, doing everything to get her daughter’s information out to the people in the area. A billboard company donated their services so that Roxanne’s picture is out in the public at all times in hopes of someone coming forward with information.
What the public doesn’t realize is the lengths a family has to go to gain exposure for a missing loved one. At 18, Roxanne is an adult and there is no law against just walking away from your family, but many times that’s not the case and authorities don’t always listen to the pleas of the family who know differently. The area from where she disappeard was searched extensively a few days after she was reported missing, but no evidence of Roxanne was found.
Roxanne has three sisters and a brother who she was close to and they miss her greatly. It’s highly unusual that she would be gone for so long without contact with her family. The family has so many questions that have gone unanswered since July 7, 2006 and pray that someone will come forward with information.
January 3 was Roxanne’s birthday. The family will celebrate yet another birthday without the guest of honor present. But Roxanne is always present in the hopes and dreams of her family until the day she returns to them.
Happy Birthday, Roxanne.
Name: Roxanne Elizabeth Paultauf
AKA: Roxanne Paltauf
Case Number: M0607006
Case Type: Endangered
Last Seen in: Austin (Travis County)
Last Seen on: 7/8/2006
Height: 5′ 4 “
Weight: 115 lbs.
Age Missing: 18
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Blonde
Date of Birth: 1/3/1988
Race: White
Sex: Female
State Missing From: Texas
Country Missing From: USA
Circumstances: Ms. Paultauf was last seen wearing a pink tank top , light blue short and sandals.
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THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON MYSTIC DAWN SALAZAR MONDAY DECEMBER 29, 2008
Take a look at Mystic (pronounced Mystique) Dawn Salazar. She may very well be in your neighborhood but all is not well with this poor little girl. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children list her as missing by way of “family abduction.” Her biological father, Enrique Arreolo-Lopez and his wife Melissa snatched her from a stable family environment to a life on the run. It all went down in Mesa County, Colorado on August 17. That’s the last day Jennifer Davis, the woman Mystic knows as “mom” saw the 6-year-old. Complicated and convoluted doesn’t begin to explain the young girl’s life. She was born May 23, 2002. Her mother Twalla is the ex-wife of Jennifer’s husband Amie. According to Jennifer, Twalla made an arrangement with Enrique after getting out of prison to get pregnant with the hopes of getting Amie back into her life–a “no strings attached” bio dad. Twalla did get pregnant but her attempt at getting Amie back didn’t work. At the same time, Jennifer was also pregnant. She arranged her pre-natal visits around Twalla’s so she could drive her to and from the doctors. When Mystic was born, Twalla brought her directly to Jennifer. While Twalla didn’t give up custody, she would frequently bring the baby over to be cared for by Jennifer and Amie, who assumed the dad role in her life. Two years later, Twalla’s parole ended and, according to Jennifer, started to disappear for stretches of time. “She’d drop her off in the morning and say she’d be back after work to pick Mystic up and then we wouldn’t see her for days or weeks. In April 2007, I got a call from Twalla saying she had been arrested and was in jail. Mystic had been living with us full time the past 4 months.” At the time, Mystic was 4 and Twalla had already signed over power of attorney’s to us giving us guardianship for 6 month periods of time. And then she’d disappear. But we never thought twice because to us, Mystic is family, she’s our daughter.” Twalla remained in jail for 6 months. “When she was released, we filed a petition for custody with the courts. Twalla had been arrested for aggrevated assault and we couldn’t have Mystic living in that environment. At that point, we didn’t know the bio dad’s name. We knew nothing about him. Twalla said that her arrangement with him was to get her pregnant and that he’d never be a part of Mystic’s life. She also said he had been deported to Mexico. When we filed the petition, we found out he hadn’t been deported and was still working at the restaurant where he met Twalla. This man, of course, is Enrique Arreolo-Lopez and he was married and had a son. In fact, Twalla filed a child support petition against him and was collecting thousands while Mystic was in the care of Jennifer and Amie. Eventhough he was paying, Enrique never tried to see Mystic.” In February 2008, Jennifer and Amie went before a judge for the first time to get custody. “The judge granted Twalla visitation which included 2 hours for lunch and 2 hours for dinner ‘at her discretion’. Enrique was to have no contact with Mystic until he had parenting introduction therapy. After that, if he chose to see Mystic, it had to be during a supervised therapeutic session. A legal representative was appointed to the child by the judge.” In April, Mystic met Enrique for the first time–an hour and a half session with a therapist. “For some reason, the therapist found it necessary to include Twalla in the session, but I was not allowed to be in the building,” Jennifer said. There were three other sessions and then the counselor agreed to allow unsupervised visits. “On the very first unsupervised visit with Enrique, they brought Mystic home wrapped in a fleece coat wearing a t-shirt and nothing else. They said she peed her pants during the visit. As they (Enrique and his wife, Melissa) were taking her out of the car in front of our house, with neighbors standing around, Melissa yelled, ‘Maybe next time we can have a change of clean clothes in case she pees herself again.’ Mystic looked mortified.” Enrique would take Mystic for about 9 hours on Sundays. “When she’d come home, she’d be withdrawn and would get aggressive with the other kids,” Jennifer said.
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THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON JESSE ROSS MONDAY DECEMBER 22, 2008
Jesse Ross looks like the “All American” college kid, a good kid, who with red hair, freckles and an infectious smile earned him the nickname, “Opie”. He excelled in his classes at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and was attending a mock United Nations conference in Chicago with 13 of his fellow students. A sponsor had just promised them a trip to Costa Rica, an exciting adventure for Jesse and his friends. Jesse Ross has a promising future ahead of him and proud parents and a family who shared so much.
On November 20, 2006, Jesse phone his mother to let her know the conference was going well and he was enjoying himself. He was the type of son that always kept in contact with his family, especially confiding in his mother, Donna.
The students were staying at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in the downtown are of Chicago close to the river. There was a dance and parties before a mock emergency meeting scheduled at 2am.
Sources say that around 2:30am Jesse got up to take a 30 minute break, walked out of a side door to a well lit walkway. Surveillance cameras recorded him leaving out that doorway. 12 hours later his roommate realized that Jesse had not returned to their room at the Four Points Sheraton but figured he must have been in someone else’s room for the night,so he packed up Jesse’s belongings for him thinking that the gesture would be appreciated.
Jesse was not in the hotel, Jesse was gone.
Don and Donna Ross and their son Andy are left with so many unanswered questions. Chicago police provided extensive searches of the area surrounding the hotel with no results. How can a young man simply vanish in the middle of a busy city?
Faith is the glue that holds this family together today. Hope and faith that one day Jesse will just walk in the front door.
“We pray for a sign, anything,” Donna said. “We pray, ‘If he is in heaven with you, that’s not my first choice, but God, please give us a sign. Send me an e-mail, a phone call, something. We have to know that he’s OK and with you.’
“When you lose someone you love when they pass on, you grieve and then you move on with your life,” Donna said. “We are nowhere. We are still stuck in that revolving door. We know nothing more than we knew that first day.”
So the search continues, hope continues, life is moving forward, but for the Ross family there is something huge missing, their son Jesse “Opie” Ross. They miss his presence, his humor, his love and life will never be the same for them until they know where Jesse might be.
The family is asking for your help. November 21st was the date of the Opiefest3 and the date that a petition and post cards were sent to the Mayor of Chicago pleading for help in Jesse’s case. Please take a minute, write to the Mayor at:
Chicago Mayor’s office
121 N LaSalle St. #507
Chicag, IL 60602
If you don’t have the time or a stamp to mail a letter you can email your response to Jesse’s family and they will make sure to send them on.
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THIS WEEKS FEATURED MISSING PERSON CARLOS DIAZ MONDAY DECEMBER 15, 2008
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
# Missing Since: December 23, 1986 from Bronx, New York
# Classification: Missing
# Date Of Birth: November 10, 1954
# Age: 32
# Height: 5′7
# Weight: 170 lbs.
# Hair Color: Dark Brown
# Eye Color: Brown
# Race: Hispanic
# Gender: Male
# Distinguishing Characteristics: Carlos has a tattoo
with the initials C.D on his left hand
# Medical Conditions: Carlos was struck in the head
and had a medical condition. Doctors stated that he
could lose his memory at anytime.
# Clothing: n/a
# Jewelry: n/a
# AKA: n/a
# Dental: Not available
# Fingerprints: Unknown
# Case Number: MP0805877
# NCIC Number: M997631949
Details of Disappearance
Carlos was last seen at his family’s home. The family dog died and he said he would be right back and went to bury our family dog Susie on December 23, 1986. After he left we realized he did not bring any of his identification with him. It was getting late and my other brother went to search for him and all he found was the dog, still not buried and Carlos was never seen again. Carlos left behind his beautiful baby daughter and loving family. He would have never left on his own and foul play is suspected
Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
New York City Police Department
Inv. David Ramirez
212-473-2042
Source Information
Doe Network
Nancy Freneire – Sister of Carlos Diaz
April Susanne Wiss, Monday4 the Missing
April Susanne Wiss was 16 years old in January, 2000 and staying with a friend of her mother, Dee Clasen, in the same apartment building in Wichita, Kansas. April, nicknamed “Squeaky”, apparently needed to see what life was like on her own outside of her mother’s care and was probably testing her boundaries as most 16 year olds.
April was scheduled to testify as a witness in a felony trial on January 13, 2000, but she never made that date. Although she was apprehensive about the testimony, she agreed to testify as a witness. On the evening of January 11, just 2 days before the trial, April left home with her wallet, pager and keys, never to be heard from again.
According to Dee, April didn’t just take off, although initially she was classified as a runaway, then re-classified as a missing person.
She had just given money to her roommate for food and rent, the money was still at their home, along with April’s clothes and belongings things she would have needed if she was running away.
There have been no reports of whether April received a phone call before leaving her home, of a scheduled date.
Her roommate had already gone to bed, so probably wouldn’t know if a phone call came in for her. As in similar cases authorities are baffled and can’t prove whether her disappearance is connected to testifying, whether she met with foul play, or if she left for California, which she had often wanted to do.
Dee Clasen has been a champion for the missing since April’s disappearance. She has worked locally in Wichita to bring awareness to the many missing persons in Kansas, with Team Hope, and also has featured April with several missing persons organizations, including 411Gina and their “Squeaky Wheel Tour”, CUE Center for Missing Persons and the “Road to Remember Tour”, Project Jason and the “18 Wheel Angels”.
Dee has been instrumental in honoring April this year at Peace4 the Missing by creating the “April Tree”, an interactive way for members to support and encourage each other through the holiday season, which is extremely hard to enjoy when your loved one is missing.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Wichita Police Department
316-337-6552
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: January 11, 2000 from Wichita, Kansas
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: September 1, 1983
Age: 16 years old
Height and Weight: 6′0, 165 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Sandy blonde hair, hazel eyes. Wiss’s hair was dyed dark brown at the time of her 2000 disappearance. She has three black dots tattooed on her right hand between the base of her thumb and wrist. Wiss has several scars underneath her right pinky finger. Her nickname is Squeaky.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A white t-shirt, a navy blue jacket with gray lining, flared jeans and white tennis shoes.
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peace4missing is a great site dedicated to those who have missing loved ones where they can gather to support on another and tell their stories and get the word out to hopefully help find their loved ones
sweetcardomom
Thank you so much for the post about Roxanne Paltauf. She is my sister and i miss her so much and still think about her all the time even after almost 3 years without her.
This means a great deal to me to find this post and to have people thinking about her. Thank you again.
Oh Rosalynn I am so sorry about your sister. I wish there was more I could do. I wish I could do something to help to protect other girls from ending up like Roxanne. I can’t imagine what you and your family are going through.
I like so many did not know the magnitude of cases of missing persons not just here but worldwide.
I don’t feel that I am doing justice here with this page however I do not want to change this sites direction because I feel very strongly that a lot of the missing persons cases could have been avoided if they would have been able to recognize the danger they were in or even the warning signs that something is not right about a future prospect.
Not all missing persons are because of strangers often it’s because of someone they loved and thought loved them.
Since I have started this site I have also been sent in a different direction and because of that and now knowing the need to help those like your sister and your family I am going to be starting a sister site to this one dedicated to the missing and their loved ones. I will post the address of the sister site here on this page when I publish it.
If you have anything that you would like for me to post please feel free to contact me I will be more than happy to help you get the word out about your sister.
My heart goes out to you and your family, and please know you are not alone.
Hugz~ sweetcardomom
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