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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
9/24/2012: ALIAYAH LUNSFORD: MISSING ONE YEAR TODAY: Her mother is in prison for welfare fraud. Her stepfather is lying low. Her six siblings, some just infants, are in the custody of child welfare authorities. And Aliayah Lunsford, the brown-eyed 3-year-old who vanished from her West Virginia home a year ago Monday, is still missing.
"It just seems like everybody's forgotten her," said Aliayah's
great-aunt Vickie Bowen, "but we're never going to forget."
In the year since Aliayah disappeared from her family's rented house in the Bendale section of Lewis County, Bowen has concluded the girl is probably dead, though she avoids using the word. "But we still need to know. We need that closure," Bowen said. "We need to take care of her." Aliayah's mother, Lena Lunsford, told police her daughter was in bed, wearing purple pajama pants and a pink sweat shirt, at 6:30 a.m. Sept. 24, 2011. But she said the child was missing when she checked on her a few hours later. Six months later, an FBI official said investigators had a working theory about what happened — and it didn't involve a break-in. The agency has since refused to say what agents believe happened to Aliayah or whether they think she's still alive, though it is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to her recovery or an arrest. Authorities have made no arrests and named no suspects, only describing the people of interest as "a small universe." Lewis County Sheriff's Deputy Lt. David Parks declined to discuss details of the investigation this week and referred questions to the FBI, which didn't return several messages. However, local authorities have put information about Aliayah in a brochure for people attending a hunting and fishing expo this weekend. "It's something that stays in our minds all the time here," Parks said. "It's not something you can forget: There's a little girl missing." Parks said the case is still active and tips are still coming in, though relatives complain they've had no updates in months. "If there were more to do, we'd be doing it," he said. "Unfortunately, right now we're doing what we can with what we have." Aliayah Lunsford's case has gotten little attention beyond the boundaries of her small home state, failing to resonate with the public in the way that Caylee Anthony's story did even though both girls were toddlers with chubby cheeks and brown hair. The body of the 2-year-old Florida girl was found a month after she was reported missing in 2008. Anthony's mother, Casey, was charged with murder after telling a string of lies to police but was later acquitted. However, Aliayah's case is different in several ways: Neither the immediate family nor the police sought national media attention. Investigators have been tight-lipped about the case, the family and their working theories from the start. Aliayah's parents were also poor, and their family relationships were splintered before the girl vanished, so there has been no prominent spokesman. And Aliayah has never been found, dead or alive. The girl's mother was indicted weeks after Aliayah's disappearance on charges she illegally swapped welfare benefits for cash five times in two months. She was sentenced in May to eight months in prison after pleading guilty to selling $114 worth of credit on her food-stamp card for $50 cash and reported to prison in late June. Attorney Mike Woelfel, who has represented Lena Lunsford in unrelated civil matters, has said Lena doesn't believe her daughter wandered off and has cooperated with investigators. She's also certain "no blood relative of Aliayah knows what has happened to her," though Woelfel has never elaborated. Woelfel said he spoke to Lena Lunsford on Friday, and she told him she still believes "Aliayah is out there, alive." "She's told the FBI everything she knows," he said, "so she's basically powerless to do anything other than sit and wait." Lena Lunsford filed for divorce from her husband, Ralph Keith Lunsford, after her daughter's disappearance, and is still waiting for it to be finalized. She'd been ordered by a judge to live apart from Ralph after he acknowledged buying and using synthetic drugs called bath salts. Both parents have repeatedly refused to comment on Aliayah's disappearance, but in a court proceeding, Ralph Lunsford acknowledged police had considered him a person of interest and repeatedly questioned him in the case. Lena Lunsford gave birth to twins after Aliayah disappeared and before she went to prison. Bowen, their great-aunt, has never met them. Nor does she know where the other children are. "Until we find answers for Aliayah," she said, "there's no chance of seeing them." After a year with no solid leads, Bowen is frustrated — but she and a group of about 10 people still search regularly for Aliayah. "If we hear anything, anything at all, we're there. No matter how unbelievable it seems to us, we go check it out," she said. On Monday, Bowen and others will plant flowers near the welcome sign in Weston to honor Aliayah. They'll distribute flyers with her picture and post them at area businesses. They're even planning a small afternoon demonstration at the Lewis County Courthouse. "We're not giving up," Bowen said. "There's no way we're going to give up. A child does not simply disappear." ===================== DOWNLOAD FLYER 1 PER PAGE: http://www.mediafire.com/ |
Born: on October 26th 2000
Eyes and Hair: Brown
Height and Weight: (at the time she went missing) 98 cm 16 kg
Distinguishing Marks: had both ears doubly pierced and a scratch under her left eye
Missing from: September 1st 2004, at about 12 p.m., near her home in Via Domenico la Bruna , 6, Mazara del Vallo, (TP) Sicily, Italy
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By: Seeking TheLost
Monday, November 19, 2012
Breaking now -- Authorities in Trinity County have issued an Amber Alert for 11-year-old Savannah Hurley. Authorities say she was allegedly abducted by her mot
her when CPS came to remove the child from her custody and they could be in The Woodlands area.
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Edward 'Ed' Hataway - Olney, Illinois - September...
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Ed Hataway was a lifelong resident of Olney, IL. Ed lived in an upstairs apartment on land adjacent to Illinois State Highway Route 50 inside the city limits of Olney, in Richland County, IL. Ed worked the afternoon of Sunday, September 16, at the K of C; others present recalled the afternoon as pleasant and uneventful. Ed spoke by phone with his brother Sunday evening, and was to meet with his landlord to assist with a work project on Monday morning. Ed had a good work ethic and would not miss a work assignment without calling his co-workers. After Ed did not appear at the job site, investigation revealed that Ed's truck was parked, locked, in its usual spot at the foot of the stairs to his apartment. His shoes were in the parking lot near the truck. Ed's dog was inside Ed's unlocked apartment, as was his wallet, his cell phone, supper dishes, an unfinished drink, and a puzzle he had been working on. Volunteers searched the surrounding area with no results. Illinois State police processed Ed's apartment as a "crime scene". Anyone with information should call Special Agent Timothy Brown, Illinois State Police Zone 7, Effingham, IL, at (217) 342-2292, or (800) 843-5763, or your local police.
Ed Hataway was a lifelong resident of Olney, IL. Ed lived in an upstairs apartment on land adjacent to Illinois State Highway Route 50 inside the city limits of Olney, in Richland County, IL. Ed worked the afternoon of Sunday, September 16, at the K of C; others present recalled the afternoon as pleasant and uneventful. Ed spoke by phone with his brother Sunday evening, and was to meet with his landlord to assist with a work project on Monday morning. Ed had a good work ethic and would not miss a work assignment without calling his co-workers. After Ed did not appear at the job site, investigation revealed that Ed's truck was parked, locked, in its usual spot at the foot of the stairs to his apartment. His shoes were in the parking lot near the truck. Ed's dog was inside Ed's unlocked apartment, as was his wallet, his cell phone, supper dishes, an unfinished drink, and a puzzle he had been working on. Volunteers searched the surrounding area with no results. Illinois State police processed Ed's apartment as a "crime scene". Anyone with information should call Special Agent Timothy Brown, Illinois State Police Zone 7, Effingham, IL, at (217) 342-2292, or (800) 843-5763, or your local police.
Missing: Shalunda Matthews
Nickname: “Wee-Wee” or “BOLO”
Case: Missing
Missing From: Columbus, Mississippi
Missing Date: October 10, 2008
Nickname: “Wee-Wee” or “BOLO”
Case: Missing
Missing From: Columbus, Mississippi
Missing Date: October 10, 2008
Race: African American Sex: F
Age at Time Missing: 33 years old
Height: Aprox 5’3″
Weight: 125 pounds
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Tattoos: None Known
Scars/Piercings/Unique Marks: Pierced Ears
Other: Left Handed
Police Agency: Columbus Police Department (Mississippi) at (662) 244-3528, or your local police
Circumstance: Shalunda Matthews lived with a boyfriend and went to meet him at a club. From the club they went to a home that they stayed at and according to the boyfriend he gave her money in the morning to pick up needed items. She has never been seen since. The boyfriend was interviewed by police and is not considered a suspect. Shalunda has a son who is developmentally delayed and her mom has been raising him. All of her siblings and friends say she would never go without making contact. Each month she would receive some money from her mom to help with her expenses and the family knew that was the deciding point that something must have happened for her to not come, or to not call and check on her teenage special needs son. They ask if you have any information to please contact authorities. Shalunda was also on probation and would always check in faithfully with her probation officer. Because of her missing status, and non-reporting, a warrant was issued for her arrest.
Age at Time Missing: 33 years old
Height: Aprox 5’3″
Weight: 125 pounds
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Tattoos: None Known
Scars/Piercings/Unique Marks: Pierced Ears
Other: Left Handed
Police Agency: Columbus Police Department (Mississippi) at (662) 244-3528, or your local police
Circumstance: Shalunda Matthews lived with a boyfriend and went to meet him at a club. From the club they went to a home that they stayed at and according to the boyfriend he gave her money in the morning to pick up needed items. She has never been seen since. The boyfriend was interviewed by police and is not considered a suspect. Shalunda has a son who is developmentally delayed and her mom has been raising him. All of her siblings and friends say she would never go without making contact. Each month she would receive some money from her mom to help with her expenses and the family knew that was the deciding point that something must have happened for her to not come, or to not call and check on her teenage special needs son. They ask if you have any information to please contact authorities. Shalunda was also on probation and would always check in faithfully with her probation officer. Because of her missing status, and non-reporting, a warrant was issued for her arrest.
Missing: Pamela Vana Moore
Missing From: Virginia Beach City , Virginia
Missing Date: December 19, 2011
Race: Black/African American Sex: Female
Age at
Missing From: Virginia Beach City , Virginia
Missing Date: December 19, 2011
Race: Black/African American Sex: Female
Age at
Time Missing: 40
Height: 60 to 62 in.
Weight: 150 to 160 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Tattoos: Rose tattoo on left leg.
Scars/Piercings/Unique Marks: Both ears pierced.
Police Agency: Virginia Beach, VA PD, Det. Kevin Lokey (757) 385-1890
Case Number: 2011-060688 NamUs MP # 14485
Circumstance: Pamela Moore never returned back to her house after leaving at 0900 hrs. on 12/19/11 to go to a meeting at Pembroke 6. She goes to these meetings every Monday, and usually returns back in the afternoon. Ms. Moore has been staying at a recovery house for about four months. She did leave a note in her room saying she was leaving and not coming back.
Height: 60 to 62 in.
Weight: 150 to 160 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Tattoos: Rose tattoo on left leg.
Scars/Piercings/Unique Marks: Both ears pierced.
Police Agency: Virginia Beach, VA PD, Det. Kevin Lokey (757) 385-1890
Case Number: 2011-060688 NamUs MP # 14485
Circumstance: Pamela Moore never returned back to her house after leaving at 0900 hrs. on 12/19/11 to go to a meeting at Pembroke 6. She goes to these meetings every Monday, and usually returns back in the afternoon. Ms. Moore has been staying at a recovery house for about four months. She did leave a note in her room saying she was leaving and not coming back.
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