Flint detective says police have been 'misled' in case of missing girl
Published: Monday, September 24, 2012, 7:00 PM
FLINT, MI -- A Flint police detective says he has been "purposely misled by those who have knowledge of what actually happened" to a 14-year-old Flint girl who disappeared in 1998.
"On several occasions, this investigation has purposely been misled by those who have knowledge of w
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Published: Monday, September 24, 2012, 7:00 PM
FLINT, MI -- A Flint police detective says he has been "purposely misled by those who have knowledge of what actually happened" to a 14-year-old Flint girl who disappeared in 1998.
"On several occasions, this investigation has purposely been misled by those who have knowledge of w
hat actually happened to Coral (Hall)," said Detective Sgt. Greg Hosmer. "It has caused heart-breaking delays for some of Coral's family as well as her closest friends."
Hosmer would not elaborate on his comments, which come days after what would have been Hall's 28th birthday and 14 years after she vanished from her grandmother's home in Flint.
Hall's maternal grandmother, Lois Janish, said she has no new information about the case and referred questions to Robin Wheaton, a Flint attorney.
"I have nothing further to say about this case from here on in," Janish said. "I feel I have the right to retain a lawyer."
Hall was reported missing on Sept. 22, 1998, and has never been located since. Her mysterious disappearance has been the subject of several stories in The Flint Journal and police have received several tips and reports of possible sightings, but the case has grown quiet in recent years.
Hall was last known to have been in Flint when she called a friend who was living in the Thumb area of Michigan from a pay phone near the White Horse Tavern.
The friend has said Hall told her there was trouble at home and that she needed to get out of Flint, but when her friends arrived in Flint that night, Hall was nowhere to be found and never resurfaced.
Before referring questions to the attorney, Janish said she has moments when she thinks her granddaughter is alive and others when she thinks she has become the victim of foul play.
"A lot of people disappear who don't want to be found," she said.
The Hall case remains open at the Flint Police Department, and a reward for information is available. Contact Hosmer at (810) 237-6945 or Crime Stoppers at 800-422-JAIL.
Hosmer would not elaborate on his comments, which come days after what would have been Hall's 28th birthday and 14 years after she vanished from her grandmother's home in Flint.
Hall's maternal grandmother, Lois Janish, said she has no new information about the case and referred questions to Robin Wheaton, a Flint attorney.
"I have nothing further to say about this case from here on in," Janish said. "I feel I have the right to retain a lawyer."
Hall was reported missing on Sept. 22, 1998, and has never been located since. Her mysterious disappearance has been the subject of several stories in The Flint Journal and police have received several tips and reports of possible sightings, but the case has grown quiet in recent years.
Hall was last known to have been in Flint when she called a friend who was living in the Thumb area of Michigan from a pay phone near the White Horse Tavern.
The friend has said Hall told her there was trouble at home and that she needed to get out of Flint, but when her friends arrived in Flint that night, Hall was nowhere to be found and never resurfaced.
Before referring questions to the attorney, Janish said she has moments when she thinks her granddaughter is alive and others when she thinks she has become the victim of foul play.
"A lot of people disappear who don't want to be found," she said.
The Hall case remains open at the Flint Police Department, and a reward for information is available. Contact Hosmer at (810) 237-6945 or Crime Stoppers at 800-422-JAIL.
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