https://www.facebook.com/events/199699663530444/
When Ivanice Harris smiled, her family and friends say, she lit up a room. Ivanice was someone’s daughter; someone’s sister; someone’s childhood friend; someone’s loving and dedicated girlfriend, and a blessing to so many who knew her. Just 3 months ago on May 17th, 2013 she lost her life at the hands of a murderer. She could have just as easily been your daughter, sister, mother, or friend. Most of all, she was a human being who never deserved to undergo such a tragic fate. While we can’t ever bring Ivanice back, we can honor her and her loved ones by taking action to assure justice is served.
As citizens of the United States of America, we must ensure that our justice system is true, objective, and fair. It must be a system in which we feel we can have faith in its ability to uphold what’s right for all citizens. We must hold those who commit harm to others accountable for their actions. Has justice been adequately served for Ivanice? Does her murderer deserve to walk the same streets as you and I without consequence?
We must unite in camaraderie with one another to speak as a whole on behalf of Ivanice and the justice she deserves. We must come together and demonstrate our concern for what is truly just and fair. It’s our duty as Americans to stand up for what is right, and to ensure a murder is not let loose onto our streets. As noble act of demonstration, we choose to march the streets for Ivanice, and others who are entitled to the justice they deserve.
On Saturday, August 17, 2013 at noon, we will come together and march for justice. Join in and make your voice heard. Event details are located online at the following web address: https://www.facebook.com/events/199699663530444/ or you may find the event on Facebook by searching “The Ivanice Harris March For Justice”.
For further details, questions, or concerns, the event coordinators may be reached via email at the addresses listed below:
Hawaii organizers: march4ivy@gmail.com
Oregon organizers: working2betterouryouth@yahoo.com Nevada organizers: jesicka503@gmail.com
Please join us in this public event, we need your support.
Story on Ivanice: https://www.facebook.com/BringIvaniceHome By: Missing
Our focus is to get people involved and perhaps ultimately generate new leads and public interest. You may, unknowingly, have some crucial information to a currently unsolved crime or missing persons case. If you have any information about any of the missing person cases please contact http://www.crimestoppersusa.com
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Boy Interrupted: Teen vanished 40 years ago today
01/31/2012, 9:32 am
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Dan Churney, danc@mywebtimes.com, 815-431-4050
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What happened to Dermot F. Kelly?
The 16-year-old Oglesby boy hasn't been seen since Sunday, Jan. 30, 1972.
At 1:15 p.m. that bitterly cold day, Dermot left his home on Point Lookout, a wooded neighborhood near the south bank of the Vermilion River. The boy was clad in a black-and-white jacket and blue-jeans. An Accutron watch was strapped to his wrist and a .22-caliber rifle was in his hands, as he told his parents he was going to go target shooting. Dermot headed east along the river.
After Dermot had not returned by 3 p.m., his parents called police. They said they were worried because Dermot was an introspective boy who had been despondent. They feared for his welfare. By 5 p.m. teams were organized and scouring the woods. Among the searchers were police and civil defense volunteers from Ottawa, Streator and Marseilles, as well as river rescue units from Peru and Ottawa, and students from La Salle-Peru High School and Illinois Valley Community College.
Overnight the mercury dropped to three below.
At 2 p.m. Monday, Dermot's jacket and boots were found on an icy bank of the Vermilion where that river fed into the Illinois River. A set of bare foot prints in the snow led from the bank 20 feet out onto the partially frozen river. There were no return prints. An impression of a rifle was also present in the snow.
Within the next few days, snowmobiles, motorcycles and two aircraft were used in the search, which took in Starved Rock State Park and the nearby Lehigh Cement quarry. Deputy Sheriff Gus Freschi roamed with his tracking dog, but did not pick up a scent.
However, with the evidence at the river's edge, divers were also brought in. On Wednesday, a rifle believed to have been Dermot's was found just below the ice in the river. His gun had been mounted with a telescopic sight and this rifle did not have one, but it was presumed the scope had detached in the water.
By the end of the week, a barge passed on the Illinois River, disturbing the ice and complicating the search. This and the continuing frigid temperatures prompted searchers to call off their efforts. Dermot was never found.
Dermot was a junior at the then all boys St. Bede Academy between Peru and Spring Valley. He was in class the Friday before, but had missed several weeks in the fall, while he was receiving medical treatment in the Chicago area, the school's head said at the time.
"He was just too smart to be in school," one of Dermot's classmates told the La Salle News-Tribune, adding Dermot regularly did his homework for him.
Dermot's parents were Asta and Kevin Kelly. Kevin was a lawyer. Dermot had three sisters and one brother. Two of his sisters have become physicians. The nearest one lives in suburban Chicago. None of them could be reached by The Times for this story.
In October 1973, the wife of the Kelly family doctor reported she believed she had seen Dermot in Chicago, but had not been able to approach and confirm it was him. The family reached out to Chicago Tribune columnist Robert Weidrich, who penned a story Dec. 15, 1974, that the family believed Dermot was still alive and had run away to start a new life, free of the problems in society that so vexed him.
The family also distributed missing person posters, on which they wrote Dermot "wanted to make a life of his own and do it on his own."
The Center for Missing and Exploited Children was established in 1984. On Feb. 9, 1985, Kevin Kelly contacted the Center with information about his son. The Agency continues to list Dermot as missing. In fact, it is one of the Agency's oldest cases.
Melinda Stevens, Director of the Center's Missing Children Division, said there have been leads over the years that Dermot is dead, including a report a body was found, but which could not be identified.
"We keep hope here," Stevens pointed out.
Stevens said her agency did not know Dermot's jacket, boots and rifle were found soon after he disappeared, until informed by The Times.
In 1992, Dermot's father went to court and had him declared legally dead. "I have searched for him in many states of the United States of America for the past 20 years," his father told the judge in explaining his vain attempt to find Dermot.
Oglesby Police Chief Jim Knoblauch said his department still treats the Dermot Kelly case as an open missing person investigation, but "no leads have developed in years."
Did Dermot die in the river and was swept away?
Randy Phelps is the former captain of the Ottawa River Rescue unit and is its current medical officer.
"We almost always find them, one way or another," Phelps said. "The frozen river would have made it harder, but eventually he should have turned up."
Dermot's father died in 2003. In his obituary, Dermot was not mentioned. Dermot's mother died in 2011; her obituary listed him as one of her survivors.
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Boy Interrupted: Teen vanished 40 years ago today
01/31/2012, 9:32 am
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Dan Churney, danc@mywebtimes.com, 815-431-4050
http://mywebtimes.com/
What happened to Dermot F. Kelly?
The 16-year-old Oglesby boy hasn't been seen since Sunday, Jan. 30, 1972.
At 1:15 p.m. that bitterly cold day, Dermot left his home on Point Lookout, a wooded neighborhood near the south bank of the Vermilion River. The boy was clad in a black-and-white jacket and blue-jeans. An Accutron watch was strapped to his wrist and a .22-caliber rifle was in his hands, as he told his parents he was going to go target shooting. Dermot headed east along the river.
After Dermot had not returned by 3 p.m., his parents called police. They said they were worried because Dermot was an introspective boy who had been despondent. They feared for his welfare. By 5 p.m. teams were organized and scouring the woods. Among the searchers were police and civil defense volunteers from Ottawa, Streator and Marseilles, as well as river rescue units from Peru and Ottawa, and students from La Salle-Peru High School and Illinois Valley Community College.
Overnight the mercury dropped to three below.
At 2 p.m. Monday, Dermot's jacket and boots were found on an icy bank of the Vermilion where that river fed into the Illinois River. A set of bare foot prints in the snow led from the bank 20 feet out onto the partially frozen river. There were no return prints. An impression of a rifle was also present in the snow.
Within the next few days, snowmobiles, motorcycles and two aircraft were used in the search, which took in Starved Rock State Park and the nearby Lehigh Cement quarry. Deputy Sheriff Gus Freschi roamed with his tracking dog, but did not pick up a scent.
However, with the evidence at the river's edge, divers were also brought in. On Wednesday, a rifle believed to have been Dermot's was found just below the ice in the river. His gun had been mounted with a telescopic sight and this rifle did not have one, but it was presumed the scope had detached in the water.
By the end of the week, a barge passed on the Illinois River, disturbing the ice and complicating the search. This and the continuing frigid temperatures prompted searchers to call off their efforts. Dermot was never found.
Dermot was a junior at the then all boys St. Bede Academy between Peru and Spring Valley. He was in class the Friday before, but had missed several weeks in the fall, while he was receiving medical treatment in the Chicago area, the school's head said at the time.
"He was just too smart to be in school," one of Dermot's classmates told the La Salle News-Tribune, adding Dermot regularly did his homework for him.
Dermot's parents were Asta and Kevin Kelly. Kevin was a lawyer. Dermot had three sisters and one brother. Two of his sisters have become physicians. The nearest one lives in suburban Chicago. None of them could be reached by The Times for this story.
In October 1973, the wife of the Kelly family doctor reported she believed she had seen Dermot in Chicago, but had not been able to approach and confirm it was him. The family reached out to Chicago Tribune columnist Robert Weidrich, who penned a story Dec. 15, 1974, that the family believed Dermot was still alive and had run away to start a new life, free of the problems in society that so vexed him.
The family also distributed missing person posters, on which they wrote Dermot "wanted to make a life of his own and do it on his own."
The Center for Missing and Exploited Children was established in 1984. On Feb. 9, 1985, Kevin Kelly contacted the Center with information about his son. The Agency continues to list Dermot as missing. In fact, it is one of the Agency's oldest cases.
Melinda Stevens, Director of the Center's Missing Children Division, said there have been leads over the years that Dermot is dead, including a report a body was found, but which could not be identified.
"We keep hope here," Stevens pointed out.
Stevens said her agency did not know Dermot's jacket, boots and rifle were found soon after he disappeared, until informed by The Times.
In 1992, Dermot's father went to court and had him declared legally dead. "I have searched for him in many states of the United States of America for the past 20 years," his father told the judge in explaining his vain attempt to find Dermot.
Oglesby Police Chief Jim Knoblauch said his department still treats the Dermot Kelly case as an open missing person investigation, but "no leads have developed in years."
Did Dermot die in the river and was swept away?
Randy Phelps is the former captain of the Ottawa River Rescue unit and is its current medical officer.
"We almost always find them, one way or another," Phelps said. "The frozen river would have made it harder, but eventually he should have turned up."
Dermot's father died in 2003. In his obituary, Dermot was not mentioned. Dermot's mother died in 2011; her obituary listed him as one of her survivors.
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Awareness generates support,
Support generates HOPE.
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Friday, July 19, 2013
$15,000 REWARD! Suspect Sketch Released of Van Driver in JESSICA HEERINGA ABDUCTION:
JESSICA HEERINGA, 25, was KIDNAPPED from the NORTON SHORES, MICHIGAN
Exxon Mobil gas station at 1196 E. Sternberg Rd. at approx. 10:50 p.m.
on 4/26/2013 while working ALONE with NO SECURITY CAMERAS!
Heeringa was supposed to be working but not able to be located after police were called to the gas station at about 11:15 p.m. Friday. Customers had called 911 after entering the store and finding no employees present.
Her purse and other belongings were found undisturbed, along with cash in her purse. The cash register was also left out and there was no money missing.
There was no struggle inside the store and it is apparent that burglary or robbery was not the cause of this incident.
The Norton Shores Police Department are currently searching for a silver minivan, possibly a Chrysler Town & Country, that was last seen in the area prior to Heeringa’s disappearance. The driver is described as a white male, approximately 30 to 40 years old, 6’ tall, medium to heavy build with broad shoulders, light brown or sandy blonde wavy hair parted in the middle and slightly longer on top. He was last seen wearing a bright red or orange sweatshirt.
Heeringa is described as a white female, 5’1” tall, about 110 pounds, with blond, shoulder-length hair, blue eyes and also known to wear wired rim glasses. She may be wearing a blue collared shirt with “Sternberg Exxon” on it.
Anyone with information please contact Silent Observer at 231-72-CRIME (231-722-7463) or call 911 or 1-800-CALL-FBI.
Please share Jessica's flyer with your friends. Retweet on Twitter and view and download in full size for printing posters (1024 x 1319) at this link: https://twitter.com/
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SOURCE: Norton Shores Police Department http://fox17online.com/2013/
Facebook Missing Cases►http://www.facebook.com/Heeringa was supposed to be working but not able to be located after police were called to the gas station at about 11:15 p.m. Friday. Customers had called 911 after entering the store and finding no employees present.
Her purse and other belongings were found undisturbed, along with cash in her purse. The cash register was also left out and there was no money missing.
There was no struggle inside the store and it is apparent that burglary or robbery was not the cause of this incident.
The Norton Shores Police Department are currently searching for a silver minivan, possibly a Chrysler Town & Country, that was last seen in the area prior to Heeringa’s disappearance. The driver is described as a white male, approximately 30 to 40 years old, 6’ tall, medium to heavy build with broad shoulders, light brown or sandy blonde wavy hair parted in the middle and slightly longer on top. He was last seen wearing a bright red or orange sweatshirt.
Heeringa is described as a white female, 5’1” tall, about 110 pounds, with blond, shoulder-length hair, blue eyes and also known to wear wired rim glasses. She may be wearing a blue collared shirt with “Sternberg Exxon” on it.
Anyone with information please contact Silent Observer at 231-72-CRIME (231-722-7463) or call 911 or 1-800-CALL-FBI.
Please share Jessica's flyer with your friends. Retweet on Twitter and view and download in full size for printing posters (1024 x 1319) at this link: https://twitter.com/
To assist with Amber Alerts and missing person cases through flyer and picture sharing on Facebook please “Like” Missing on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/
SOURCE: Norton Shores Police Department http://fox17online.com/2013/
UNIDENTIFIED VICTIM LOCATED IN NEW YORK
Unidentified Remains
Date Located: October 29, 1983
City Found: Medina, New York
County Found: Orleans County
Estimated Date of Death: 1980-1981
Cause of Death: Not Disclosed.
The partially mummified, partially skeletonized remains of this woman were found off of South Gravel Road (Route 63) in the town of Shelby (part of Medina, NY) on October 29, 1983 near the Gennessee County line.
The spot that her remains were recovered is part of the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, a 4,000 acre wetland that is offten refered to as the "Alabama Swamps" by locals. During the spring months, much of the area is submerged in water due to the spring thaw; during the fall months, the area is popular with local hunters. It also features several trails, elevated trails for the wet months and overlooks that were popular spots for both nature lovers and local youth.
The area is somewhat isolated. Route 63 serves as a main route to get to the Lake Ontario shore from the New York State Thruway. It is also frequently used as a truck route by tractor trailers. At night though, the road can become very deserted and there are no homes or buildings located on the road for several miles in either direction. Also of note, passing motorists would not consider it out of the ordinary to see a car pulled off the side of the road because hunters, hikers, fishermen/woman would frequently park on the road shoulder to enter the wildlife refuge.
There is however the Iroquois Job Corps., a residential career training and education facility for young people between the ages of 16 and 24 located about 2 miles away.
Agency Name: New York State Police, Troop A; Batavia
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: (585) 344-6200
Additional Contact Information: N/A
DNA Available: Unknown
Fingerprints Available: Yes
Dental Records Available: Yes
**please use the agency case number when contacting law enforcement.
Unidentified Remains
Date Located: October 29, 1983
City Found: Medina, New York
County Found: Orleans County
Estimated Date of Death: 1980-1981
Cause of Death: Not Disclosed.
The partially mummified, partially skeletonized remains of this woman were found off of South Gravel Road (Route 63) in the town of Shelby (part of Medina, NY) on October 29, 1983 near the Gennessee County line.
The spot that her remains were recovered is part of the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, a 4,000 acre wetland that is offten refered to as the "Alabama Swamps" by locals. During the spring months, much of the area is submerged in water due to the spring thaw; during the fall months, the area is popular with local hunters. It also features several trails, elevated trails for the wet months and overlooks that were popular spots for both nature lovers and local youth.
The area is somewhat isolated. Route 63 serves as a main route to get to the Lake Ontario shore from the New York State Thruway. It is also frequently used as a truck route by tractor trailers. At night though, the road can become very deserted and there are no homes or buildings located on the road for several miles in either direction. Also of note, passing motorists would not consider it out of the ordinary to see a car pulled off the side of the road because hunters, hikers, fishermen/woman would frequently park on the road shoulder to enter the wildlife refuge.
There is however the Iroquois Job Corps., a residential career training and education facility for young people between the ages of 16 and 24 located about 2 miles away.
Agency Name: New York State Police, Troop A; Batavia
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: (585) 344-6200
Additional Contact Information: N/A
DNA Available: Unknown
Fingerprints Available: Yes
Dental Records Available: Yes
**please use the agency case number when contacting law enforcement.
Colorado ---- The remains of a woman who disappeared in 2005 were positively identified after they were discovered last week in Garfield County.
Investigators positively identified the remains of Mary Comiskey on Thursday, according to the Garfield County Sheriff's Office. The remains were found Friday, 4 miles east of Battlement Mesa along County Road 309.
Comiskey, then 22, was last seen Dec. 17, 2005, sitting in a white minivan outside a ranch house in rural Garfield County, several miles from Parachute.
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Investigators positively identified the remains of Mary Comiskey on Thursday, according to the Garfield County Sheriff's Office. The remains were found Friday, 4 miles east of Battlement Mesa along County Road 309.
Comiskey, then 22, was last seen Dec. 17, 2005, sitting in a white minivan outside a ranch house in rural Garfield County, several miles from Parachute.
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By: Tracey Reitterer
POLICE NEED YOUR HELP: According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Department, William
McCallister removed his GPS home confinement bracelet. His last known
location was at the boat ramp behind the Kroger in Dunbar, WV. If you
have any information regarding the escape contact the Putnam County
Sheriff's Office. Please "share" this so people can be on the lookout
for this man.
Here is the link to the story: http://www.wowktv.com/story/
Here is the link to the story: http://www.wowktv.com/story/
By: WOWK 13 NEWS
#MISSING Peyton Riekhof (18 yrs.) of #Fishers, #Indiana was last seen in the area
of Fall Creek and Brooks School roads at approximately 2:50 a.m.
Investigators express concern about Riekhof’s safety and well-being.
Riekhof is described to be approximately 5'8" tall, 140 lbs. with blond
hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink tank-top, and black
yoga pants. If you have seen Peyton Riekhof, know of her whereabouts,
or have information about this case please contact your local police
department, or Fishers Police Department 317-595-3300 right away. Share
this flier online at https://www.facebook.com/
SOURCE: http://fox59.com/2013/07/19/
SOURCE: http://fox59.com/2013/07/19/
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