Amber Alert issued for missing 2-year-old Trenton Duckett in Florida
A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for a missing two year old Leesburg child, Trenton 
Ducket. Trenton Duckett was discovered missing from his bedroom at Windemere Apartments on Griffin Road on Sunday at about 9:00 pm.
Trenton is described as follows:
- Asian-Caucasian
- 2 1/2 to 3 feet tall
- weighing 30 to 40 pounds
- brown low-cut hair
- He was last seen wearing a blue-and-green striped shirt (or no shirt) with blue denim shorts and no shoes.
Authorities believe that Trenton Duckett is in danger. It is believed that Trenton was taken through his bedroom window.
Investigators said they’re very concerned, and the FBI has been called in to help search for the boy.
Detectives said they think Trenton was taken through his bedroom window. Investigators said they also found signs of forced entry into the apartment.
“When we were checking out the area, it was discovered that at least one entry point of the apartment has some signs of tampering. I can’t really go into too many details about that, but that did lead us to be extremely cautious regarding foul play or something of that nature in this case,” Leesburg Police Department Capt. Steve Rockefeller said.
(WESH)
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or 88-FL-MISSING.
UPDATE I: (8/29/06) Police still hunt for missing boy
LEESBURG — Police were still searching late Monday for a 2-year-old boy reportedly abducted from his bedroom during the weekend.
The boy is the grandson of James Duckett, the former Mascotte police officer who is on death row for raping, strangling and drowning an 11-year-old girl, according to Jeanne Bragg, a longtime family friend. That crime occurred in 1987, and he was convicted in 1988. The Florida Supreme Court upheld the conviction in October.
Family members said the boy’s parents, Melinda and Joshua Duckett, both 21 years old, had been fighting for custody of the child. The couple filed for divorce in June and live in separate cities, according to court records.
Last month, Melinda Duckett requested a restraining order against her estranged husband.
In her petition for injunction, she said she received an e-mail from Joshua Duckett in July, threatening to hurt her and Trenton, court records said. Her petition stated “Joshua would hunt my son and I [Melinda] down and that he will bury my son with me.”
VIDEO for missing Trenton Ducket
[...] Read more at Missing & Exploited where the case has been covered since Trenton’s disappearance. Also read some of the bizarre past situations related to the family and the more recent restraining order filed by Trenton Duckett’s mother against her estranged husband, Joshua Duckett. [...]
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Oh, this is really sad. Poor baby. It probably did not have a chance being born into this family. I fear for this little baby. This is so sad. Crazy dad, sounds like and the grandfather a convicted rapist/pedophile murderer. So very sad. It is a cute little angel.
Comment by driving miss daisy | August 31, 2006
All that matters at this point is bring baby trenton back home. Im not pointing fingers, Blame is not on my mind, its only the safety of the child im worried about. I dont agree with the previous statement, i feel its ignorance, and someone doesnt know the half of it. You cant make statements like that. Lets everyone come together and bring him home. God Bless.
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SM: Yes, we all hope & pray that baby Trenton is found safe and returned home.
R
Comment by Tabitha | September 1, 2006
I went to school with both the father and the mother. The mother is nuts!!! She would have sudden outbursts and go crazy. As far as the whole email thing I strongly believe that the mother probably hacked into his email and sent those letters out. All and all the most important thing is that Trenton comes home safe.
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SM: You forgot to include, IYMO.
One only knows what really happens in a bitter divorce with cutody issues.
Trenton needs to be found and soon.
Comment by Jaclyn | September 1, 2006
Jaclyn, have you considered calling 352-787-2121 and give us as much information you know about the Father and Mother of Trenton. This could possibly help in some way. Thanks
Comment by June Bug | September 1, 2006
What kind of a mother announces her childs birthday on a sleezy website such as My Space? I’ll tell you what kind, one that is so consumed with her singe social life more so than being a good mom! NO ONE in their right mind would have ever put such a private, family function on such a trashy website. GOD BLESS THAT LITTLE BOY!
Comment by DJ | September 2, 2006
DJ,
Where did you see the information about the mother anouncing Trenton’s B-Day on myspace? Do you have a link to her myspace?
Thanks!
Comment by shadow205 | September 2, 2006
It was on every news station and even showed the webpage announcing his birthday party to anyone and everyone on that site to attend. If people follow the news, they KNOW that site is used by pedophiles and MANY other undesirables. I realize that finding that beautiful little boy should be the focus here, but when and if they find him alive, I think someone needs to be looking into what kind of a mother she is after that stunt. I am still just amazed everytime I think of her doing such a thing. I do not have access to that website, nor would I ever go on there again. I went on once a few years ago and was appalled at what I saw and read. It was VERY obvious in just one visit to that site what kind of trash hangs out there and she posted a page basically inviting ANYONE access to her 2 year old little boy and I dont want to hear it was a careless mistake…….when you are a mother, there are things you do and things you dont do and shouldnt even have to think twice as to what is acceptable and what is not. She obviously is on that site because she is more concerned with partying than being a good mom. That is my opinion, take it or leave.
Comment by DJ | September 2, 2006
i agree
Comment by jagsfan | September 3, 2006
While I don’t claim to know everything about what’s going on, I’m a friend of the family’s & I think that too many people are concentrating on negative stuff instead of finding out what really happened. This is the 1st I’ve heard about this whole “myspace” thing. I’ve been to myspace & know alot of people that use it almost as a family newsletter spot. None of that means that the mother was asking for trouble. I’m a married woman w/no children & I certainly don’t go to myspace to “party”. FYI, Jaquelyn-the parents of Trenton were never married. If you know them so well I’m sure you would have known that. I think your accusation of her hacking into his email as pretty ridiculous. You seem like a petty person who has issues w/the mother beforehand (that’s if you ACTUALLY know her/them). Also, everyone has a family history with skeletons they’d rather have stay in the closet. Lets focus on finding Trenton instead of mudslinging.
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SM: Remaining positive is always a good idea.
However, just like the police … all angles are looked into. The police are most certainly looking into the family’s not so pleasant past. Divorces can always be nasty. They were married … how else could she have filed for divorce as reported by the news?
When a child goes missing under the roof of a family of course all skeletons come out. In all reality the parents should never mind this as it is about finding a child, not about them.
All hope that they find Trenton safe and sound.
R
Comment by Heather | September 3, 2006
Sorry about that last comment. I was wrong, they were married but for a short time….that’s what I meant to say.
Comment by Heather | September 3, 2006
While not ALL people on My Space are trash (I know some very nice, normal people that go on there), I KNOW there are plenty of not so nice people also. My only point was this……IF that child turns out to have been taken by a family member and is OK and not harmed, that would be grand. However, if he was taken by a degenerate from My Space, she (the mother) caused this to happen to her own child. NO, I dont know her or the father personally, so I am not bashing them as individuals but I am saying that NO mother in her right mind who is looking out for the best interest of her child would post a childs birthday party on a site such as My Space. You would send out private emails for close family members and friends. From what was said on the news (maybe they were misinformed) she had many friends over and partying the night he disappeared. All too often we see missing children in the news and when they disappear, the first people the police look into are the parents and in this case, it all seems too suspicious. I dont think it was a stranger that took the child. I believe it was a family member. I am not in any way condoning that kind of behavior, but if it turns out to be true, you have to ask yourself…..what would drive a family member to do such a thing? Could it be to protect the child from his own parents?
Comment by DJ | September 3, 2006
From what I know, the mother had a few girlfriends over & were watching tv. I’m not sure where this whole “party” thing comes from. I havent seen the myspace thing. But, people make mistakes. No, I would not post my child’s birthday party on myspace but I know alot of people that wouldn’t know any better. I honestly had no idea that myspace had such a reputation. If it turns out that Trenton has been harmed (or worse) I think it would be terrible to blame the mother for putting that on myspace. I see teenage girls dressed inappropriately all the time & wonder how their parents could allow that. It attracts the wrong kind of attention. If something were to happen to one of those girls I wouldnt blame the parents..I wouldn’t say “Oh well she was asking for it dressing that way”. And just so all of you know, you should think before you write these things because family members could be reading & that would be very hurtful.
Also, I would like to add that immediate family from out of town want to be there but cannot afford to. They contacted local hotels (they have nowhere to stay) & I am disgusted that none were willing to help them out in any way. They weren’t looking to stay for free but were looking for some kind of discount because they needed to stay for an extended period of time. Not to mention that they would have to take time off work, fly down, rent a car & have money for meals without knowing how long they would need to stay. I won’t name names but the hotel chain offerred a “discount” price that I know is either the regular price or can’t be more than $10-15 off per nite. I just thought that they’d be a little more willing to help.
Comment by Heather | September 5, 2006
Hmmmm……INTERESTING…..now the focus is on mommy dearest.
Comment by DJ | September 7, 2006
Is the Mother Meinda Duckett now dead, something on Nancy Grace’s CNN site said her boy was found at the grandparents – did she do the baby in and then herself???
Comment by gail | September 8, 2006
whats goin on with the death of the mother
Comment by mruno | September 8, 2006
jaclyn call dat numba those hotels need to help im new to computers wat is my space
Comment by mruno | September 8, 2006
Hmmmmmm……..Could mommy dearest have committed suicide to cover up that she had something to do with her own sons disappearance???
Comment by DJ | September 8, 2006
After watching Nancy Grace tonight, she really walked around all the questions. The father answered everything. I think the mother really did kill herself to cover up what she did.
Comment by MARKalan | September 9, 2006
I just can’t seem to find any information on the Mother’s Death at all, anyone else heard or seen anything and any sign of the poor baby?
Comment by gail | September 9, 2006
I dont know why this specific case has gripped me so badly, but it has and I am FURIOUS that this selfish B*TCH has now taken her own life to cover up what she has done. That sweet little boy never asked to be born into such a life. I dont know whether I hope he is alive and well living with another relative because that means his turmoil could continue throughout his life with such a messed up family as this one or if I hope he is resting in heaven where he can be at peace. We all know where she is now and im sure it is quite hot down there! Enjoy B*TCH!
Comment by DJ | September 9, 2006
DJ–
If you are wrong will you come forward & apologize?? My guess is no. It’s pretty easy to say such nasty things when you are posting anonymously huh?
I’d like to say again: Friends & Family of Trenton, Melinda & Josh are online just like all of you. They are hurting. I personally know that they are on here reading these comments. How do you think that makes them feel?
No one knows what happened yet. How can you call a woman you don’t even know a “B*TCH!” when you have no idea what really happened?
Comment by Heather | September 9, 2006
I’ll come forward and do more than apologize IF IM WRONG, but I KNOW im not. SO, how about I just dont make anymore comments until the police prove what I already know, then I can say “I told you so”.
To all those who know the family and are on here reading these comments, my guess is you already know the truth and me saying it on here or it being in your mind privately, really doesnt matter. I am not here to hurt anyones feelings, I dont see you (Heather) bashing the police and the reporters who have already speculated everything I have said. This is a forum for people to speak their minds and opinions and I would have to say that if anyone is uncomfortable reading it, dont read it. I dont know the family or the main (little) person who is most hurt in all of this (Trenton) but I do know this story has really bothered me from day one because I know in my heart that if he had two parents who were looking out for his best interest from the moment of conception, NONE of this would be happening…..NONE OF IT! So instead of bashing me for speaking my mind, why dont you say a prayer for Trenton and scold the person responsible for all of this…….oh wait, you can’t, she’s in h*ll.
Comment by DJ | September 9, 2006
Wow DJ you’ve really outdone yourself w/that last statement. Yes, I do have a problem with the press. They’ve reported alot of stuff w/o proof to back it up. I don’t bash people. I feel sorry for my friend, Trenton’s grandmother who has to turn her phone off since reporters won’t stop calling (even as late as 11:30 at nite!). I feel sorry that she has been on these sites & had to suffer even more by reading what people like you are writing. Yes, everyone has an opinion but there’s also something called compassion. I’m not talking just about “all those who know the family” I’m talking about the family. I don’t know the truth & neither do you. When the police come to a conclusion they yes, we will know for sure. If it turns out you’re right, then by all means- be petty & say I told you so if that makes you feel better. I’ll feel better by trying to console my friend who is devasted. By the way, I’ve been praying for Trenton since he went missing. If you were truly a religious person you would not talk the way you do. There is only one who is to judge. As far as you saying reading this might be uncomfortable— yeah, I would say that’s an understatement to someone who has lost their daughter & their only grandson. I will pray that nothing like this ever happens to a loved one of yours.
Comment by Heather | September 9, 2006
i could never feel bad for someone that puts there child in harms way. it is a cowardly thing to do (suicide) and she will forever be selfish, low life, evil girl who should never been blessed with such a beautiful child.
Comment by vanessa | September 9, 2006
There is no type of dysfunction in my family that would lead to this kind of drama and behavior. Things like this dont just “happen” to average, normal families who live life in an honest, respectable manner.
I will agree with you on one note…..there is only one who should judge and you are correct, its not me. As I said, this case has angered me from the first time I heard of it but for one reason only, I know in my guy its not just a clear case of a child abduction by a stranger. There is more to this story that meets the eye and youre also correct in saying I dont know for sure what happened but I know what my gut instinct tells me.
I am nanny, I have been in the child care business for 20 years. When it comes to children, there is NO room for error or mistakes when it comes to their safety and well being. It seems to me just from what I have seen on the news that these two people shouldnt have been parents. Having children is a privilege, not a right. When divorce comes into the picture, the child should still come first. You must admit, do you call being a good mother not cooperating with the police when your child is missing, committing suicide before your child is found or the case is solved???? Come on, lets be real about this.
Comment by DJ | September 9, 2006
To family, I would like to express my deepest sympathy to you for the loss of your daughter/grand-daughter. I also am praying for a safe recovery of Trenton. I know the words from my Bible teach me to Judge not lest you be judged. I also pray for those who are hurting you unneccesarily. I was taught if you can’t say something nice don’t say anything…. God Bless You and Be with you in your time of need! Prayerfully, denise
Comment by denise | September 9, 2006
DJ, I think every sane person has your back on this. “Heather” is obviously a friend of Melinda’s family and is completely biased. She can’t even see the reality behind what has happened. Melinda obviously was a nutcase, and did not deserve to take care of the child. Her questions to the press/police were absolutely SHOCKING. Yes, “Heather”, God can judge and will. Tell that to Melinda’s parents, and they will be judged too.
Everyone pointed the finger at and blamed Joshua initially, but he came forward open and honestly. The mother did not. She even LAUGHED during the interview. I’m a grown man, and I would be in tears if my kid was missing.
Laughing would be furthest from my mind.
Prayers for Trenton where ever he may be.
Comment by Paul | September 9, 2006
Paul- why would Melinda’s parents be judged? What have they done? They don’t even live there….they’ve cooperated with the FBI, not that they could be much help since they don’t live there. Also, Melinda DID cooperate with the FBI.
Denise- finally someone who is compassionate & Christian. I’m sure the family appreciates your words.
While I am a friend of the family, I don’t know what happened-no one does yet. I am not disillusioned, I have never even met Melinda. I can’t speak for her character. I only know what her family tells me. If police find that she was responsible then I will believe it. I don’t know Josh, I hope he isn’t the one who’s responsible but once again if police prove he was responsible then I will believe that. Honestly, I know he took the polygraph & has an alibi. I don’t believe he had anything to do with it. If Josh & his family is reading this I would like to say I’m sorry for all the pain you are going through. And just like I’m praying for Melinda’s family & especially Trenton– you are all in my prayers as well.
Also, DJ there are alot of people out there that shouldn’t be parents. I’ve had alot of family problems myself as many have. I know people that are terrible parents but there is no test to pass or “license” to get in order to have children. As far as the child coming first, Melinda was working 2 jobs while going to school to better herself so she could support her child. Most bad parents sit home on their butts collecting a welfare check & then spend it on drugs. They keep having babies so they can stay on welfare.
Comment by Heather | September 10, 2006
Paul, thank you, I was beginning to wonder if I was the only sane person here.
Heather, I think what I have been trying to convey and not doing it in the best/proper manner…….pretend that we are not speaking of Melinda Duckett or anyone you know. If you heard this story and were not connected to the people in anyway, I do believe you would see what I am saying to be accurate, that is all. I do not wish to hurt anyones feelings but I do take ANY infractions against children VERY seriously because of my profession and there is no other way to see what has happened here other than tragic and preventable if that child was cared for properly by a RESPONSIBLE and loving parent/s.
Comment by DJ | September 10, 2006
Thank you Paul, I was beginning to wonder if I was the only sane person reading and following this forum. : )
Comment by DJ | September 10, 2006
Easy to point fingers when no one really knows the full story yet (and we may never know). All I want to do is to send prayers to the family of Trenton. I pray to God that he is ok, but I know that if he is gone…he is WITH God, therefor in a much better place. I pray that he didn’t suffer and I pray that his own Mother didn’t do this to him. I’m a mother of 2 boys and I sware if anything like this happened, I myself would probably contimplate no longer living. We just don’t know what happened.
God be with you Trenton, precious little guy…
Comment by Heather | September 10, 2006
First of all God Bless Trenton and his mother! Call me crazy or insane if you want but you will be judging another person. I have been without sleep about this. I trully believe the mom didn’t do it. Why? put yourself on her position Cameras everywhere calling you everyday, interviews everyday. Obviously with no sleep and crying your heart out. Working all day long posting fllyers trying to find your missing son and in the middle of all this everybody thinks you did it. Because you marriage went wrong, that doesn’t make any sense. Marriages have problems, people have problems we all have problems if you think this can’t never happen to you I’m sad to say you are very wrong. This could happen to anyone. Next week people can be judging you and having all your personal problems in every tv and radio station and of course the website is no fun.
Now with that said let’s try to focus on Trenton’s dissappearence and try to do our best to bring him home and stop judging people because that is easy to do. The difficult part is being a good, descent human being who cares about others.
Trenton’s mother did commit suicide but think for a second how depressed you can get if your child have been missing for 11 days.
God Bless You All and Let’s Pray For His Safety and His Family!!
Comment by monica | September 10, 2006
I have been slightly following the news on this. I say slightly for two reasons. One I HATE the news and the reporters. They are only interested in selling advertisning. They are in competition with the other channels and papers. So they have to make people want to watch their station. So they have to make the news interesting and tragic. MAKE people want to watch. So do I trust the news? NOPE!!!! Secondly it always pains me to hear of a child possibly being hurt. More so than most people. And you ask why? Because I went through almost an identical scenario as the mother in this case. Only difference is I got the protection order, then my husband filed for divorce. The courts in Lake county basically ignored my please for help against the monster my husband had become. He has done so much – there is not enough room to say it all. He abused me while we were married and our child witnessed all of this. Then I was told by the courts to suck it up. First I was a bad mom because I did not protect our chld from witnessing domestic violence, then I would be a bad mom if I did not allow him to see the child even though I had (and still have) immense fears about his ability to care for this child. Has anyone ever thought to see if it was truly suicide? Has anyone looked at the father in this case? And before you say he is so distraught – please!!!!! My ex is such a con artist he can cry huge tears and make anyone believe I am a psychotic monster who should never be allowed near children. He is very convincing. So why should it be any different for this father? Go to lundybancroft.com and look at some of the resources on his site. He IMO is the leading expert on domestic violence. He knows how an abuser of this type can act.
On another note, the person who made the comment about the myspace site, you can make your page private, and who knows what was going through this womans brain? I don’t know that it is such a bad thing for her to post info about the bday party. It was probably going to have people there – numerous people. Also she is probably comfortable – living here in Lake County where basically the only problem we have is with psycho idiot men (Jason Wheeler, the man in Paisley, FL who kidnapped his ex girlfriend, my ex, another friend whose ex was abusive and sick, the man who was in jail in Tavares for molesting a child whose parents tried to hire a hit man to kill the ex and her children who were the witnesses against him). Do a search on any of these (this is just since Feb 2005). Lake County is a fairly wuiet and very rural type of county. The largest city here I would say is probably Leesburg or maybe even Clermont. Yet they would be dwarfed by Orlando, Jacksonville, or Miami. I have researched this and per capita we have nearly 5 times as much domestic crime (child abuse, spouse abuse) as the larger counties such as Miami-Dad, Orange, Seminole.
I know this is rather long winded but my point is – don’t believe everything you read in the papers or see on tv. Journalists are allowed a certain leeway. I know of one incident that the press made several gross errors and whent he person they were reporting on asked about possible legal remedies, this person was told – tough, deal with it.
DON”T TRUST THE PRESS!!!!! I sure hope the baby is found. I am sorry for the mother’s family loss. I hope there is some end to this, and I sure do hope Lake County courts won’t mess up if the mother’s allegation are true and send the baby to his father. Unfortunately knowing Lake County the way I do, if the baby is found alive, the father will probably get custody of him. And if what the mother said is true that is the worst thing that can happen to that child. best he should go to his maternal grandparents with the fathers rights being terminated.
Sadly Lake County is sooooooooooooooo screwed up, they can’t do the right thing.
Comment by Protective Mom | September 10, 2006
DJ, I understand your anger toward the mother. I also have the same gut feelings….and I am a mother myself. I go to extreme’s to protect my children, as most real mothers would. I couldnt imagine being so calm on NG if my own child were missing – most parents would be a basket case. I remember thinking “the mother is involved somehow…” when I heard her speak. The fact that she killed herself pretty much sums it all up. If she were a true mother, she wouldnt rest until she found her child, wouldnt stop believing until she found her child and certainly would do EVERYTHING in her power to help find her son….but that is a TRUE mother and a caring parent – I think there has been so much lacking for this family. I imagine that if she had voiced her concerns over being a single parent and what a burden it was on her – wouldnt her family have taken the child from her? Where was the family support? It is a sad turn of events and no amound of “could of, should of, would of’s” from the family will change the string of events that followed. There are so many families that would have loved to have raised that child in a loving home – what a waste of one of God lambs. Children are all our responsiblies in this world – it is our charge to keep a watchful eye of all children, whether they are ours or just our friends and neighbors children – somehow we are failing so many of them in this world. It just makes me sad for all the babies and children that suffer at the hands of people that should know better.
Bailey
Comment by Bailey | September 10, 2006
AMEN Bailey!!!!
Anyone watch the news today, seems as though they are getting more leads and heading towards some type of end. Gee, I wonder what the results will prove?
Comment by DJ | September 11, 2006
These are not my words, these are words from channel 6/WKGM who get their information from the police. Local news stations are not going to make up such things, they could be sued.
“However, investigators are now leaning away from the theory that an intruder snatched the boy from his home. Now, authorities are more suspicious of the boy’s mother.”
Comment by DJ | September 11, 2006
It is more than obvious that the evil person in this situation was Melinda Duckett.
Thank goodness for people like Nancy Grace. You would have to be delusional to not realize that the mother was the one who did something to this child.
You can try to make it sound warm and fuzzy all you want to, but someone who killed their child and then herself did not end up in the good place. DJ is right.
Comment by keaton | September 12, 2006
the day after trenton was gone the mother managed to put on makeup and jewlery,and brush her hair so nicely,sorry any mother that loves her child wouldn’t be concerned about what she looked like not knowing where he went,any mother would be a mess begging for her child to be returned safely without any harm ,then it even gets more strange she feels pressure,so she takes a gun and kills herself.
Comment by reeenas | September 12, 2006
I have been following this story as well. It does not look good on the mom right now, however, let’s not forget that this is America, and you are innocent until PROVEN guilty.
I’m wondering if the mom had some support other than the grandparents. I think in situations like this a professional, such as a therapist, or clergy, should be put in place immediately. Someone who could have been a liaison between the mom and the investigators. I’m sure the mom felt backed into a corner, and felt she had no way out guilty or innocent. Perhaps if someone could have been there she would have opened up. Sometimes it’s easier to talk to a stranger than your friends or family. Just a thought.
This is such a sad situation, and my prayers are with both families. I pray little Trenton is found alive and well, and that everyone can start to heal. Very sad.
Comment by Trish | September 12, 2006
Im doing my best to refrain from saying anymore, but its not working. If people who read this webpage are watching the news, they already know what I have to say. I WILL say thank you to those who see my side. Once again, im not here to take the focus away from finding that beautiful little boy or to hurt feelings, I am merely pointing out what the evidence is already pointing to.
I think anyone and everyone can learn and benefit from all kinds of tragedies we hear and see in the news. I think in this case, Jaclyn who wrote earlier made a comment that she attended school with both the mother and father and that she felt Melinda was a nut case. The lesson to be learned here is, when you see red flags with anyone, RUN, dont stand around to see what happens with them and for God sake, dont get them pregnant and bring an innocent life into the mess. JUST RUN!!! No piece of a** is worth any of this. I just keep thinking over and over again, that poor child NEVER asked to be born into any of this. I know it is a horrible thing to say but the more that I see happening in this case, I do wish that the child is with God now so he can be at peace!
Comment by DJ | September 12, 2006
Too bad that this little boy had to have the misfortune of having a nut case for a mom. It is also too bad that the family didnt see the warning signs and step in to save the little guy or his mom – apparently she has been “wacked” for quite sometime. I think that God never allows for situations like this without something good coming from them in the end. Perhaps this was a wake up call for other families, other mothers, other dads – or just a wake up call for all of us to do our part in this world when we see sign of issues that “just arent right”. We know if Trenton isnt still in this world – we know exactly where he is and he is safe. We dont know the fate of the mother because we arent the deciding factor and we dont know all the details – we know our anger toward her however, we know that we just feel upset for Trenton. There are so many factors that could have changed this whole outcome…….I bet the family wishes they would have done something to save both the lives, or at least been present and accounted for at some point. I am glad I dont have the burden to carry for one of my family members.
I am wanting to find out more details about this case. I havent seen much in the last week – does anyone have anymore news on the subject? Do they still believe the little guy could be alive?…..also, what took them so long to decide that a child couldnt have been kidnapped through a 10 inch hole in the screen? DUHHHHHHHHHH
Comment by Bailey | September 12, 2006
…and another thing, I dont allow any of my children (teenagers) to post on MySpace or any other site of that nature. Those type of places are just magnets for nuts and weirdo’s. Not all people on the site are nuts, but it sure does attract “those” types. I urge all of you parents to keep a watchful eye on what sites your teens visit, who is IMing them and so forth…..sure kids get upset at being “watched” and monitored closely, but THAT is your job as a parent. There is little crime in being overprotective, being a parent isnt a popularity contest. (and I became a mother at a young age too).
Just my two cents worth.
Comment by Bailey | September 12, 2006
Protective Mom,
I have some advice for you. Go see a shrink. You have some issues with men you need to deal with. I know Josh and Melinda personally. Melinda was extremely off balance nearly all of the time. Josh is an extremely calm person who wouldn’t hurt a fly. Anyone who knows/knew this couple knew exactly what happened the minute they heard the news that Trenton was missing. I feel for the girls family but eventually they are going to have to deal with the fact that she was nuts. If you met Josh you’d be ashamed you uttered that nonsense about him. Not all men are evil. Take heart, he will be in good hands if returned to Josh. I just hope that is a possibility.
Comment by Clint | September 13, 2006
From what I have seen of the father on the news, I would have to agree that he seems to be the better parent. At least he is determined to find his son and not sticking a gun to his selfish, psychotic head.
I also agree that Protective mom has some issues with men. Perhaps she doesnt need a shrink but to make better choices in boyfriends/husbands. It goes back to what I said before about seeing RED FLAGS in people.
Comment by DJ | September 13, 2006
We’re praying for Trenton’s safe return.
Comment by CMC78 | September 14, 2006
People can ASSUME all they want to about what a situation is. I have no issues with men I have issues with someone who is a nut. I saw Melinda on TV and I felt she was trying to hold herself together. When I saw the now infamous Susan Smith on TV I said “that mom did her kids in”. This was even before they said she had done it. I know what an abuser is and what his actions can be like. I have been made to look hysterical to the police, the courts, and many others in my own case. My ex can be he most charming man you have ever met. Just one of the good ol boys. Did any of you who say you know Melinda ever see her husband and her alone in their house? Most abusers do not abuse in the presence of others. I am sure none of you have looked at bancrofts site nor picked up any of his books to even glance at them have you? Abusers are very good at fooling people. And why do you blame the victim of domestic violence? “Oh she needs to make better choices?” How about – he needs to stop and we need to make him stop? Why ask why a woman won’t leave an abusive situation. Why not make him leave? Oh gee what a statement we can’t do that. She must like it. She stays right? All abused women are masochistic. They would leave if they weren’t right?
And I can tell you from my own personal experience that the press does make errors when reporting things. They never make apologies for it unless the person is famous or it was blatant. And again I know this from my own personal experience with the press both tv and newspsper reporters.
And I will reiterate this again – nearly all abusers are very good at hiding the abuse and his friends and the people who meet him would never believe he could do something like that. I am not saying he (Trenton’s father) is an abuser however I am saying being as fresh as I am from an abusive situation something just struck me as odd with him. My ex’s friends all say I am nuts too. I guess if I am tired of being used as a punching bag then I must be nuts. Gee maybe I did not want our child to grow up to be abused or be abusive then I must be nuts. What responsible parent wants to give their child a normal and happy childhood?
And one last thing….. You condem me for supposedly “judging Josh” yet you sit here and judge me Clint. You know nothing of what I have been through other than what little non-identifying information I have given here. The last 3 years of my life and my child’s life have been a living hell. And this is all thanks to an abusive and extremely controlling ex-husband, the court system, and too little too late. The system is a joke. And people who believe in it are deluded. I believed in it and I was failed miserably. So was my child.
And no I do not hate men, nor do I have a problem with men. My brother is a man and he is a very good man. He is trying his best to become a stable figure in my child’s klife to show what a good man will act like. My nephew who is at boot camp right now has turned into a very decent man. He is also a very good role model for my child. Something my ex could never be. There are also several good men at my church who have proven to be very stable influences for my child. So no I don’t hate men, I hate nobody. I PITY people who have to sit in judgement of others. I do not judge Josh. I have a nagging bad feeling about him, it is not my place to judge anyone.
So forgive me for expressing my opinion of what I see. I watch everything I can about this case every day. Oh I know, I will go back in my little corner and shut up just like my ex used to tell me all the time. Just like most everyone would like a victim of dv to do. If you don’t hear about it then it doesn’t affect your little world. People here in Lake County couldn’t get the stuff about Jason Wheeler off the news fast enough. Can’t let Lake County look bad now can we? Got to get all those people to move here so the tax base can be expanded. Money money money thats what it is all about.
Comment by Protective Mom | September 14, 2006
OH and one last comment. RED FLAGS are not always apparent until it is too late. I lived two hours away from here and moved with the man I planned to spend the rest of my life with. I was still close enough for friends and family to visit though so he talked me into moving further and further away until I was more isolated than I had ever been. Unfortunately I allowed the isolation to happen not realizing it until it was too late. By then I was over 2 hours away from any family and friends and none of them had seen or heard from me in many years due to the systematic isolation and abuse I suffered.
I am not saying all men are bad but when it is discovered that one is an abuser there should be some sort of controls put in place to protect the woman and any children. Sadly that was not done in my case. It is looking more and more like Melinda had something to do with her sons disappearance however before we judge we should look in our own house first. “Let those without sin be the first to cast the stone”. Are you all perfect? I think not. So pray for this little boy, hope you are right about Josh, pray for Melinda’s soul, and pray for both families and all of their friends. They need that now more than anything.
Comment by Protective Mom | September 14, 2006
I have to agree, the dad was/is working with the police to find his son. It seems that perhaps, sometimes, the mom has too many rights and is too protected by the system that should be protecting the child and providing the best care for that child i.e. placing the child in the custody of the father. If Clint knew the mom – and pretty much knew the outcome….well, that pretty much speaks for the sort of person Melinda was. I havent heard anything that leads me to believe that Melinda as even close to normal or could even take care of her child. It is just too bad that she was cold hearted enough to do something this terrible to her own child instead of just giving the child to his daddy. What a stupid self centered waste of human flesh that Melinda was! This just makes me so angry on so many levels – What the heck is wrong with the court system that is there to protect children!?
Comment by Bailey | September 14, 2006
It appears that the mother did this horrible act. What a waist to kill such a precious child, when others are so wanting to have children such as this and cant. If the mother didnt do such an act she would cooporerate as the father did, but she didnt. She danced around the answers of questions of Nancy Grace, and refused to take a lie-detector test. It appears she tried to blame this horrible act on her EX. Then when she was suspected in the disappearance of this child she takes her own life. She should just have killed herself.
Boy you can really tell the world is coming to an end soon, when mothers kill their own children.
What a beautiful child Trenton is.
Comment by Susan | September 15, 2006
Bailey you made a terrific statement when you asked what is wrong with the court system? DCF and the courts can only look at what is provided to them. The courts make so many mistakes in the cases it has to hear. They did in my case and mistakes were probably made in this case as well. I know many other cases in Lake County and across the country in which there have been mistakes. I know woemn wohse ex’s have physically and sexually abused their children, and because they have money, they win custody. It all biols down to who is more believable. Women who are faced with many difficult decisions are often emaotional. Abusers are very good at controlling these emotions. The court system needs to be looked at as well as controls currently in place to protect children. My own case would have ended up with a very different outcome had I not had the advocacy from victims rights and people trained in domestic violence. Unfortunately until there are proper controls in place, until preconcieved notions about victims are pushed to the side, families will continue to be torn apart and abuse will continnue to happen.
Comment by Protective Mom | September 15, 2006
Does anyone know if Melinda has any family members in another state?
Comment by wondering | September 16, 2006
Protective mom, what are you talking about? What does abuse and money have to do with the Melinda Duckett case??? Its obvious neither one of the parents had any money and I havent heard one second of any reports of their being any kind of reported abuse to DCF. I havent even heard DCF mentioned in this case not once. I believe had they been involved, they would have picked up on what a nut case Melinda was. Looking at all the evidence already stacked against her, it doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure this one out. I think this innocent child was just born into the wrong hands and it SOUNDS as though Josh didnt do enough of his own homework on Melinda or pursue getting custody of the child before it was too late for him. If he had presented all this evidence himself (My Space crap, friends testimonies, etc) to a good attorney and shown a true die hard interest in being a full time dad, I do believe he could have pulled it off.
Comment by DJ | September 16, 2006
DCF had been called on Melinda Duckett several times by unknown parties claiming she was crazy and not caring for the child. I live 30 minutes away from this city in this same county and I know the games these sick men play when it comes to not wanting to pay child support (MONEY). And more – everytime a case is presented in front of a judge or to DCF or any other agancy involved with the government, that agency recieves funding (MONEY). I can see I will never change your minds and when the TRUTH is shown in this case I will not say I told you so because I am a bigger and better person than that.
Comment by Protective Mom | September 17, 2006
“Protective mom” I still have NO clue what you are talking about. Every time you write something in here, it still sounds as though you are bitching about your own life and experiences. Melinda Duckett obviously didnt want this child anymore so she disposed of him and tried to go about a life without him thinking she could get away with it by saying he was abducted. She also most likely lied to anyone who would listen stating Josh was a harmful person and unfit father. I assume this because of the restraining order she had against him. If she didnt want this beautiful child, all she had to do was give him to his father, not go about it the way she did. None of this makes any sense and neither do you.
Comment by DJ | September 18, 2006
SOOOOOOOOOO, now I have to ask…..what kind of a mother throws away her sonogram pictures from when she was pregnant, pictures of her child throughout the first two years of his life, his clothes, his toys and his toy chest, the next day reports him missing, then two weeks later kills herself?????? I’ll tell you what kind, ONE THAT IS GUILTY OF MURDER!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by DJ | September 20, 2006
I dont know if the mother (Melinda) is guilty or not and dont care all I care about is that they find Trenton alive,well and soon. God Bless you Trenton my prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.
Comment by dixie | September 20, 2006
God help the police find this beautiful baby boy! Please help both family’s get through this. I couldn’t imagine their pain. Ever since the first time I saw Trinton’s little face I have watched & read everything I can get my hand’s on. I feel for them. Were ever he is I know God is with him.
Comment by Cindy D Ward | September 22, 2006
How can you not care if Melinda is guilty or not? This is a major part of the story. If we as a society keep “not caring” the abuse will continue. I want this child found too, however, he will not just drop out of the sky. We have to get to the bottom of it all. I don’t know if he’s alive or dead, but Melinda knew. It’s oh so obvious that she knew. I want the truth. Maybe the truth will wake people up and they will get out of denial, and get people the help they need. This girl was a walking time-bomb. Everyone wanted to blame Josh, the media, blah blah, and not dare think Melinda could do something so sinister. Well, people wake up and smell the coffee, Mothers can and will abuse and kill their children, and their spouses. It’s that simple. It’s happening more and more, and everyone just wants to not care. We have to start watching out for not just our children, but those around us. If you think something is not right, report it. It’s our job!
Comment by trishe | September 22, 2006
Have there been any new developments in the case? I cant seem to find any. Unless she sold the baby on the black market or gave him away – we can guess what Trenton’s fate might be after missing for close to a month. Sounds to me like another Susan Smith case. The baby was of no use and was getting in her way, so she changed that. It is amazing how a mother can go through a pregnancy and not have emotional ties to her child. Usually momma’s will fight to the death to protect their babies. I guess if you have a screw missing, you might not be able to have that very basic natural bond to your child. To respond to repond to Protective Mom, the courts often make mistakes when it comes to placing the children – in both directions. I have known fathers that would make a much better home for a child then the mother and sometimes rarely, a father will get custody and you wonder why in God’s name he did when clearly the mom is the better parent…and sometimes the deciding factor is only money. It is pretty sad, the kids well being should always come first. They are not reporting anything new on the case that I have seen however.
Lorrie
Comment by Bailey | September 23, 2006
Im no detective, but I think I should have been. After following this case from the VERY beginning, I think I have it all figured out. Here is my take and YES, there is the chance I am wrong…..PLEASE if you read anything, I SAID I COULD BE WRONG, but I dont think I am.
Josh and Melinda met who knows where. She being the insecure nut case she was, most likely fell hard for Josh and latched on to him like glue. He (Josh) thinking only with his penis got her pregnant and tried to do what he thought was the right thing by marrying her. She all along not wanting the child, just thinking that having the baby would keep Josh around (only insecure women think this way). Shortly after they are married and even before the baby is born, Josh is slowly starting to realize what a loose cannon, psycho nut job she really is, especially trying to commit suicide while pregnant, starts backing away. Melinda has the baby and wanting to get revenge on Josh for leaving her, she makes his AND Trentons life a living hell by becoming even more of a whack job. She commits perjury on fake emails supposedly written by Josh to obtain a restraining order against him and to add insult to injury in the email she is setting it up to make Trentons disappearance and her suicide look as though Josh was guilty of these crimes. Do not misunderstand why I am writing all of this, it isnt to be a smart ass or to hurt anyones feelings but merely to show people if they thought about their actions from the moment the thoughts pop into their screwed up heads, so much pain and heart ache can be avoided. I wish that little boy was alive and could be given to his father who obviously never had a chance in hell from the beginning because he made a poor choice in having sex with this psycho. I am SOOOOOOOO angry that any person on this planet can become a parent when you need a license for everything else in this world. Why dont we have to have a license to do the MOST IMPORTANT job in the world??????????? Better yet, sterilization from birth and you have to pass a series of grueling tests to prove you are parent material. Can you imagine how much cleaner and nicer our world would be? Im sure the only ones who’s blood is boiling right now over that statement are the ones who know they shouldnt be parents. lol
Comment by DJ | September 23, 2006
If anyone is interested in seeing all the interviews with that stuttering, LAUGHING and LYING psycho, nut case Melinda Duckett, here is the link ……
http://www.wftv.com/news/9878109/detail.html
Comment by DJ | September 23, 2006
http://www.local6.com/video/9815958/index.html
Comment by DJ | September 23, 2006
DJ… you should have been a detective!! I would be willing to bet that is exactly the way it happened.
Comment by trishe | September 23, 2006
Thanks Trishe
Comment by DJ | September 24, 2006
I bet the scene DJ discribed has been played out so many times in the past. A person that is nuts always tries to latch on to someone by being dishonest…..that is the only way they can get and keep another person. I still think that someone should have seen this coming and got that baby away from her! I bet her family knew she was a whack job and could hurt that child – what is the families excuse. I believe that the dad should have tried to have that baby at every chance and possibly alerted the child services that Melinda was crazy enough to hurt their child. It just makes no sense and there are so many better options and outcomes if everyone was paying attention.
Comment by Bailey | September 24, 2006
Viewed those link’s DJ – that was a while back, still no more leads? It seems that if Trenton was still alive SOMEONE would have found him, seen him or have something to report as a link/clue in the case. I dont understand why they have not found something out by now with the police and FBI looking. I dont think Melinda was bright enough to hide him anywhere where he couldnt be found. It makes no sense at all. Black Market adoption? He could have been taken out of the county for black market adoption, but I dont know how a small time girl would find that sort of connection. Possibly given the child to someone for money? If they havent found a body, then possibly the baby is still alive and living elsewhere….hopefully. Does any one else think this might be a long shot?
Comment by Bailey | September 24, 2006
Well, I do have my other theories on the case. Josh has recently in the news stated that he feels DCF failed him and Trenton. Josh says he had repeatedly told DCF that he thought she was a danger to the child and they seemed to be siding with her because she obviously knew how to manipulate the system. My guess is that once she forged that email she sent to herself supposedly from Josh and he alerted the athorities that he didnt send it, someone was able to prove she hacked into his My Space email account and sent it to herself. Im sure that when the police contacted her and asked her about this and presented the possibility she could go to jail for forgery she paniced and realized that Trenton would go to Josh if she had to go to jail. She basically screwed herself with that little stunt. SO, I think she planned and staged this entire ordeal just to prevent Josh from ever getting custody of Trenton. I do believe she gave him to someone she considered a friend and that friend thought they were doing her a good favor and the right thing. Now that this has escalated to the level it has, the person who has him is scared that they will now be an accomplice. She also may have given him to someone she didnt know, someone she met on my space or even a sister or brother of someone she did know, possibly knowing she planned to commit suicide. Who knows what went through that pscho’s mind, but I do know that I feel he is alive somewhere. Keep in mind that police are only releasing what they want us to know. They just released her suicide note yesterday and when did she kill herself? I believe they have done their homework, have phone numbers, phone records of everyone she called and calles her, most likely even have addresses of places/homes she visited. If that is true, they could have someone of particular interest under surveillance as we speak, they just dont want to release that info because it would get back to that person. My gut feeling is that he is a live somewhere, she knew she was going to kill herself and wanted to ensure Josh never got him. But I do believe what she didnt want all along will happen. They WILL find him and return him to his father and if this happens, we cant look at everything that happened as a bad thing. Just that everything happens for a reason and it had to happen to get rid of that piece of sh*t, waste of human life, Melinda so that Trenton could be with his dad. Lets all pray that its true! Melindas parents, if youre out there reading this….you must be so proud of your daughter.
Comment by DJ | September 25, 2006
DJ – where did you hear that they released a suicide letter? I thought they said all along that there was no letter left behind. Wow! I guess they are being careful of what they let out to the public. I also feel Trenton is alive, because if he wasnt, they would have already found the body. I believe she handed him off for either money or like you said, revenge. Can you post the link about the letter? I would like to keep up to date on this story, but cant find the information.
Comment by Bailey | September 26, 2006
Also, the authorities have released an inventory list of the items taken from the Melinda Duckett residence.
Among the 15 things that investigators seized was a swab of something taken from an unknown stain on the hall wall in her apartment.
Also, police took a blue towel with unknown stains and a top sheet with “blood-like stains,” according to the inventory sheet.
This is what I pulled up. It doesnt look like Trenton will be found alive. They have stained sheets and it was recently reported that they found a child’s tennis shoe in the forest swap where alligators are and a piece of large ashalt that usually is not in the area – being that it is a forest and all.
It does not look promising at all. I hate to hear these latest reports.
Comment by Bailey | September 26, 2006
http://www.wftv.com/news/9930621/detail.html
This should be the link to the story of her suicide note.
Comment by DJ | September 26, 2006
WEll, I still hold high hopes that Trenton is alive. I have too because I can’t believe Melinda killed her own sweet precious boy. Plus reading the suicide notes…maybe I’m being naive, but she says a few comments about Trenton coming home, and growing older….
I guess I just think if she was killing herself anyway, why would she not admit that she did it?
I think what Josh thinks, someone has him somewhere…I hold that hope.
Signed,
A hopeful mother of 2 in Central FL
Comment by Heather | September 26, 2006
I would like to think the boy is alive , however~I’d have a lot more hope if “MINDY” would have actually looked into the cameras, made a plea for him, and didn’t laugh.
That said, she was concerned with making herself the victim, an Josh the bad guy. Even her birthday had to be a part of Trenton’s. Everything in her life has always probably been about her, including having that baby.
Comment by hewitt's wife | September 27, 2006
This story is very sad. I don’t understand why the authorities are sleeping on this case when is very cleared. The mother most definite killed her own son out of rage or anything like that. When she finally snapped out of her carazy stage she realized what she did and got rid of her son. That is why she killed her self. She could not live with her dirty consious and the crime she had committed. On the show Nancy got to her and Melinda discovered that she could not lie so she had no other alternative but to kill herself. She is now rotting in hell where she belongs. What is wrong with the police this is a common sense case. I should of been an FBI or something.. I hear stories about parents killing and harming their own kids and it just boils my blood. After the killings they act like they are crazy.. SURE YEAH RIGHT.
Comment by Ivette | September 27, 2006
So the DCF documents were released to the public/news today and its all out in the open. They F*CKED up royaly!!! Seems as though they could have saved that precious child if they would have been doing their jobs properly. Basically he was passed back and forth between Josh, psycho and her grandparents not to mention being in foster care for a few days here and there. Melinda abused him on several occassions and Josh reported it every time and every time they (DCF) returned him to psycho. Now we can point the finger at someone else. I hope they are proud of themselves for letting ANOTHER child fall through the cracks, this isnt the first time and my bet is, it isnt the last. Whoever was in charge of Trenton’s case, I hope you are reading this….GOOD JOB ON PROTECTING GODS CHILDREN!!!!!!
Comment by DJ | September 27, 2006
This sickens me. An innocent child is most likely dead because of an unfit mother. The protective service should have done more. Wow, I hope they go out of business.Some of these child protective agencies fear the parents so they give them a slap on the wrist! It disgusts me to no end! Poor Trenton!!!!!!!!!!! I pray for his safe return but with that nut of a mother abusinghim and the damn dcf not doing ANYTHING! I hope they sue them and put these morons out of business!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sick world we live in.
Comment by Anne | September 28, 2006
Yes, it is a sad and a sick world. He should not have been in a home where he was being abused. What is with the system always giving these mothers the benefit of the doubt??? Giving birth doesn’t automatically make a good parent so I don’t know why they have so many damn rights and the children seem to have none. If abuse is present and observed then the child needs to be taken from the home, plain and simple.
Breaks my heart…I still pray is alive and ok somewhere.
Comment by Heather | September 28, 2006
Heather & DJ, I have just spent a half an hour reading your back and forth bickering. Well, in a way your both right. No one except GOD has the right to judge anyone, although we live in an imperfect world and we do, and probably only two people know the actual unfortunate events that lead to the disapearance of Baby Trenton except for a now dead mother and GOD. I too, do believe the Mother had something to do with the disappearance of this child and figured it out after 2 minutes of listening to her phone call to 911 on the Nancy Grace show, this was after being on a 28 hour plane trip back to the states after being gone for 3 weeks and knowing nothing at all about the case. But, personally I am not a big fan of Nancy Grace because, like all other reporters she is looking for the highest ratings and can turn the public on either the Mother or the Father, depending on how “she” feels or whatever sells. I’ve seen it before on FOX news when Jessica Lundring (? can’t exactly remember her last name, sorry) was missing from her bedroom. When neither a suspect nor Jessica were found immediately, I watched as that twit reporter, “Shep” who always reminds me of a Enquirer Magazine Reporter, start to turn against Jessica’s Father, who, we all know now, was innocent. So you never do know, until the “fat lady sings”. I cannot say whether either of the parents were capable of raising a child because I don’t know them and DJ neither do you. I guess Heather did know the Mother but remember Heather, there are three sides to every “divorce” story, his side, her side and the truth. Apparently, one or both of the parents were not big enough people to know that when it comes to a childs welfare, their own selfishness should be put on a back shelf because as long as the kid is happy and safe and in good health that is all that should matter. Not to say your not going to worry about the Baby, who is helpless, when he or she is visiting the “other” family, believe me, i’ve been there. My ex-husband, who in my opinion, was an incompetent Father, was still, guess what?, my childrens Father and they were going to love him and love seeing him no matter what I thought. Was it tough? you’d better believe it was, but the last thing I was going to do was bad mouth their Dad because they were a part of him. and if I put him down wouldn’t I be putting my children down too? Also, children learn for themselves in time and they have thanked me plenty of times for having the guts to get a divorce and being a big enough person to not “bad mouth” their Dad nonstop. But we are obviously not talking about a sane parent here. What made her this way? No one knows. Mayber she was a nut case to begin with or maybe being with this man made her this way whatever it was, the fact remains that it is a sad, sad situation. The only thing we can hope for is that she gave the baby to someone for safekeeping who has enough brains to just drop the child off at a police station or somewhere safe and not to panic and decide to end his life to stay out of the picture and not get involved. So, instead of continuing to hash over what she did wrong let’s all pray that if Trenton is alive and is with someone, that “someone” will do the right thing. By the way, Clint, you hit the nail on the head when it comes to “Protective Mom”, hey PM, this is not a website to tell your personal problems to, this is supposed to be about a little boy who could be in a life and death situation. I realize you were screwed over, like half of the other Moms and Dads in the world, but lets try to stick with the issue at hand, o.k.? Oh, and concerning DCF? How could these people possibly do a decent job?? I am not “on their side”, but I do know that they are overworked, underpaid, underappreciated and probably hear the same story over and over again and after a while they become like mummies who walk around in a daze wondering to themselves, “why do you have to have a license to drive, but any incompetent idiot can have a child”. IF you want to blame someone, how about our President who will spend billions upon billions for a war that will never end but when it comes to his own starving country, hasn’t a real clue as to what is going on, well, I’m sure he has somewhat of a clue but “President Bush employs more DCF agents to try to head off incompetent, drug addicted parents to try and ensure the safety of our future leaders of the world” doesn’t make very good headlins now does it?? And that’s all i’ve got to say about that.
Comment by Christine | September 29, 2006
Not once was I bickering with anyone, I was merely stating my opinion which is perfectly OK since freedom of speech is cool in this country. I dont know Heather, nor will I ever but she is entitled to her opinion and it doesnt mean that either of us is right or wrong. I was simply using this forum to vent my anger towards this case and everyone involved. I was an abused child by my mother (mentally, physically and emotionally). I am a nanny and I love what I do because I LOVE children! I suppose I do what I do for a living because I wanted to show the love towards children and nurture them in a way I wasn’t. My opinion stands no matter who I offended, I know how children should be raised, and how they should be cared for and nothing that psycho nut case did, comes close to being a fit mother or role model. I do not personally know Josh Duckett but I will say that every interview I have seen him in and every word that has come out of his mouth has seem 100% genuine and sincere. I could see straight through that wasted piece of human life like glass, she was a loser in every sense of the word! I just thank God she isnt breathing our air anymore. I dont want to hear “oh but she may have had a horrible childhood, abused, etc”. I dont buy excuses like that because I was abused and I know the difference between right and wrong, love and hate, security and insecurity. There are no excuses in life, you either live a respectable and meaningful life or you dont.
Comment by DJ | September 30, 2006
What was released about Trenton – seems I missed yet another report of clues they have found, or admitted that “they” (FBI – POLICE) mess up the report. I have to admit that I sure dont have a lot of faith in the laughing, totally inappropriate person, who was passing herself off as Trenton’s mom! What sane mother who just lost her child would throw photo’s, toys and other articles away in a trash can if she thought her kids was just lot, taken or kidnapped and would be coming home? Most mom’s would want to hold onto anything that would keep their child’s memory fresh or link them to their child. When I heard the report of his stuff being throw away – that is when I knew that Melinda knew what had happened to Trenton and had moved on emotionally. Child services in Florida is a real issue – they dont have the capcity to do their job and need a complete overhaul or shake-down. They have missed so many children because they were too lazy to check up on their cases. In some incidents, the children were missing and dead for months or years before they even checked up on them. The child protection agency just isnt an agency that works as it is currently staffed. A complete overhaul and accountiblity should be enforced.
Comment by Bailey | October 1, 2006
Any info you need on the case you can go to to the local news stations and do a search on the case. Local6.com/local6.com/wesh.com
Keep in mind that anything you read or hear on the news is only what the police have decided to release to the public about the case, they hide plenty from us but im sure with good reason.
Comment by DJ | October 1, 2006
oopsie…..
WFTV.COM was supposed to be in there.
Comment by DJ | October 1, 2006
Um, back and forth bickering?? I made 2 comments, one of which wasn’t directed at/to anyone…just a prayer for Trenton. The other one was just after I read reports of possible abuse. But after reading more, I realized I was hasty in my comments. Who know what’s really true…none of us there. They could have both been lying. Truth is, I haven’t heard many comments from friends or family about what kind of person Melinda was (or Joshua is)…so I really have no clue and shouldn’t comment.
Anyway, I have no desire to fling nonsense comments towards ppl I don’t know…all I want is for Trenton to come home safely to his family, nothing else really matters.
Comment by Heather | October 1, 2006
Its been quiet for a while now, TOO QUIET! Does anyone know anything about the case???? Im still praying that someone out there has Trenton and he will be found.
Comment by DJ | October 4, 2006
I have been combing the internet for some information – havent found anything new. Seems as if they just stop caring about reporting anything and we just end of never knowing the end results. If you read anything new, please post it for us.
Comment by Bailey | October 4, 2006
Only new news is that they found out Melinda purchased gas after she left her parents house Saturday evening which they said would result in a search of that area since they didn’t know about it previously.
Here’s story from Orlando Sentinal-
LEESBURG — Police released a new detail Monday they hope will lead to missing 2-year-old Trenton Duckett — a receipt that shows the boy’s mother, Melinda Duckett, visited a gas station in south Leesburg the evening before she said her son was snatched through a bedroom window.
This new piece of evidence from Aug. 26 slightly shrinks a gap in the timeline of events leading up to Trenton’s disappearance.
Investigators learned that a previously unknown credit card issued to Melinda Duckett was used to buy gas at 5:25 p.m. that day at the BP station at U.S. Highway 27 and County Road 48.
The pump used did not have surveillance video available.
Previously, the gap in Duckett’s whereabouts began when she and Trenton left her grandparents’ house in The Villages about 4:30 p.m. Aug. 26.
The gas purchase may indicate she drove south from The Villages, according to police, who are adding south Lake as an area she may have traveled.
Duckett’s unwillingness to cooperate with authorities before she killed herself Sept. 8 complicated investigators’ efforts to find Trenton.
Detectives want to re-create where the 21-year-old mother and her son went during the 24 hours before she reported him missing.
Comment by Heather | October 4, 2006
Oh, and other info:
Comment by Heather | October 4, 2006
BTW- incase anyone is interested, there’s a large message board related to Trenton’s case on America’s Most Wanted Website:
http://www.amw.com/missing_children/brief.cfm?id=40266
Once you get to that page, click on >>Discuss This Case In The AMW Forums and a new window will pop up. About 400 replies since this all started. I’m so glad to see how many ppl are still hoping and praying for him.
What we need is for the story to be re-aired…more exposure.
Comment by Heather | October 4, 2006
Well, everything I said/presumed in comment #61 of this page seems to be completely accurate! If anyone is interested in this article outlining Josh and psycho’s relationship from day one, you can read it in (starting on the front page/A-1) todays Orlando Sentinel. It reads almost verbatim.
I will say again that my findings arent to be smug but to possibly open certain peoples eyes to the dangers of not thinking your every action in your life all the way through before doing it. I know that people make mistakes, no one is perfect, people get hurt and want to blame, etc. but if we can condition ourselves to think more about one another and how our descisions effect so many people, maybe unthinkable situations such as the Duckett case could be avoided all together. After reading that entire story and seeing how much I knew about two people that I never even met just proves that if someone completely removed from the situation could figure it all out, imagine what someone from the inside who IS involved and in control of what happens can make a bad scene turn out right (if they do the right thing). That entire story is such a tragic tragic tale of something that could be a warm and loving family to this day, had she gotten help, or God knows what else could have saved them. So that Trenton isnt missing in vain, we ALL must learn from this so it never happens again. Anyone reading this right now who is in a similar situation, see’s it but doesnt know what to do…LEARN FROM THIS, get out of the situation now or get help before another child/children suffer for your mistakes.
Comment by DJ | October 8, 2006
Has any one heard any thing bout Melinda having an apartment in Orlando as well as Leesburg and has the police check there for Trenton?
Comment by Dixie | October 9, 2006
hey this is nicole i just wanted to stop by and say i hope u find him and he is alive cuz that is really sad that the mom would do somethin like that to a 2 year-old boy and at that it is her son and then she went and killed herself that is some crazy stuff but anywayz i hope u find him and i hope he is ok bye love nicole
Comment by nicole | October 10, 2006
I totally agree with DJ. I also simply stated my personal opinion. I honestly think she went nuts and hurt her own son. On that last interview she was very nervous. Why would she keep information that would help find her own son. That is insane. I have a gut feeling she did something to her son. Where was the police when this crazy lady killed herself? It does not matter if she was not a primary suspect. The police should of had her in check.
As far as what DJ stated! Many of people are abused in this world, but you know it comes a time when you can make your own decisions and if you know what is right from wrong, your ass would not be abusing any children and then using the excuse: Oh i was abused as a child or I was depressed, that is BS……. I agree with you completely DJ and who ever don’t agree must have something to hide or something they feel guilty of…
I very much doubt that Trenton is found alive. It has been forever and no sign of this beautiful little boy…
Comment by Ivette | October 18, 2006
Has there been any news or is this just another forgotten case in a long line of missing children? I cant find anything and there is bound to be news about this case somewhere. It just makes me wonder who is doing what and if they just abandon a case if it proves to be too hard to solve.
Comment by Bailey | November 1, 2006
Yea why hasn’t there been anymore news on Trenton? This is rediculous! I haven’t noticed any media attention to this case for a long time now and there needs to be because the “potential” kidnapper needs to know they are still looking for him. There needs to be public PLEAS aired on television and radio to give Trenton back. It is possible to emotionally break down the kidnapper. Maybe they will give him back! I really think he is alive and people need to be still looking for him! All of the “other” wierd stuff with Melinda, was just because she was wierd and wacked! I don’t think she killed him. I think someone saw opportunity to take him and they did! Maybe they were watching Melinda and Trenton for a while, and they took the opportunity to do it! FIND FOR THIS CHILD! He deserves to be home with his father!!
Comment by McClellan | November 8, 2006
IIIIIIIIIIIIII TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!
Psycho bitch gave Trenton to someone so his father has no access. I pray he will be found soon and returned to his father. That baby deserves a good life and I believe in my heart that the lord does work in mysterious ways and that all that child has endured was necessary in order for him to make his way back to his dad.
Josh, he’ll be in your arms soon!
Comment by DJ | November 15, 2006