I recently had the opportunity to attend the Texas EquuSearch fund raiser in Houston, TX (HOGS & HORSES). So much has gone on since I got back that I had failed to mention the great event and the tremendous people that took part. Hats off to Tim Miller and the TES gang for the tremendous and selfless job that they do.
The food, the people, the preparation and the giving were all a major part of the event. Tim Miller and the Texas EquuSearch volunteers give so much of themselves to the cause of “Missing Person’s.” Such an event like Hogs and Horses is just a nice opportunity to give back to TES and help fund raise for a great cause. For those interested they can donate to Texas EquuSearch, a non-profit with 5013c status HERE.
Texas EquuSearch came to the forefront of many people’s attention with their search efforts for Natalee Holloway in Aruba. However, they have done so many more searches prior to Natalee’s disappearance and after.
Texas EquuSearch is always ready for the call as Missing Persons knows no time frame. As the event took place at the very end of the day, a double AMBER ALERT was called in on two missing children. Luckily they were both found later unharmed. The very next day when Tim Miller was driving me to the airport a call came in to report a missing man last seen on his boat fishing. To keep up with the many cases is next to impossible. To make the effort to help the many families in need is an act of kindness and caring that is without limits.
Take a look at the event through the many pictures. Thank you Tim Miller and Texas EquuSearch for invited Scared Monkeys to Hogs and Horses. The people were salt of the earth … next time just remind me that I am supposed to have a speech ready.
What is a barbecue fund raiser without the hardworking crew preparing the brisket?
The Event, display tables
more to follow …
September 10th, 2006 at 09:21pm
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The grandparents of Melinda Duckett have gone on record as saying that they believe that the grilling that CNN’s Nancy Grace gave Melinda Duckett contributed to her decision to commit suicide. Did this interview go too far? It leads to some interesting questions regarding interviewing parents of missing children. What is the media’s role? Does the media have a right to ambush a parent during an interview as police investigate a case? We all want the truth to come out and more importantly Trenton Duckett to be found.
The grandparents of Melinda Duckett say the grilling that CNN’s Nancy Grace gave their granddaughter contributed to her decision to commit suicide.
Melinda Duckett’s grandfather said it was his gun that Melinda used while she was at their home alone on Friday.
During a news briefing yesterday, police shed little new light on their investigation, refusing to speculate as to whether the media scrutiny led to the apparent suicide.
It is hard to comment as to what goes through the mind of a parent with a missing child. The grief, sorrow and anxiety that a parent feels cannot be experienced unless one has lost a child. The media is supposed to ask questions, report the fact of the case and get the word out. Could “shock journalism” have played a role in the suicide of Melinda Duckett? Anything is possible and from the tone of the interview I believe that anchors need to remember they are journalists first, not lawyers. They are not there to solve the case on national TV. Does the media know or care about the emotional or mental makeup of a guest they are interviewing prior?
See the transcript of the Nancy Grace show in questions. Nancy Grace was certainly unrelenting. Granted I agree that questions need to be asked. However, no one in the media has the right to ambush a guest on their show. Nancy Grace is a lawyer. She understands what the term, “asked and answered” means. Guests and especially parents of a missing child have to be treated with a certain amount of deference. Just because a news anchor thinks an individual may be hiding something does not mean they have the right to badger them. Granted Melinda Duckett came on the Nancy Grace program of her own free will. However, I hardly think that she thought she would be ambushed or treated in a manner that she was.
One of the things that is troubling among many in this case is the fact that it is another case of an innocent child being caught in the cross-hairs of two parents in a bitter divorce and custody battle. The child’s welfare is hardly ever an issue when this occurs. Another troubling issue is if Melinda Duckett was somehow guilt-ridden and responsible for Trenton’s disappearance, why did she not leave a note of what she did prior to committing suicide? It is possible that she was just an emotionally unstable person who cracked under the extreme pressure of the case.
The end result is that Melinda Duckett is not alive to answer police questions or provide anymore information into the disappearance of 2 year old Trenton Duckett. That is the most important part in all of this. Trenton Duckett is still missing. Where is he? As Joshua Duckett has stated the primary goal should be on Trenton and any information as to his whereabouts.
The father of missing two-year-old Trenton Duckett talked to reporters yesterday, for the first time since Melinda Duckett’s apparent suicide.
Trenton Duckett’s Father, Joshua Duckett says it is not time to point fingers and everyone needs to work together to find his son.
“Please come forward if you have anything at all. It may not be relevant. Just please come forward because right now is the time. We need anything to go on,” Joshua Duckett said.
(Central Florida News)
Trenton Duckett’s Description:
He’s described as from 2 and a half to 3 and a half feet tall, 30 to 40 pounds and was last seen in a blue and green striped shirt with blue denim shorts, no shoes.
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UPDATE: Trenton Duckett Missing: Did the Media and Nancy Grace Push Melinda Duckett Over the Edge to Suicide?
September 10th, 2006 at 01:46pm
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