Jaliek Rainwalker Missing Since November 1, 2007 in Greenwich, NY … Runaway, Suicide, Murder? Texas EquuSearch Joins Search
12 year old Jaliek Rainwater has been missing since November 1, 2007. 
Jaliek was last seen by his adopted father, adopted father, Stephen Kerr. Jaliek Rainwater had been in and out of foster care before finally being adopted by Kerr.
Kerr reported the boy missing Nov. 2 after finding him gone from his bed at his adopted grandfather’s house. Rainwalker, who suffers from mental illness, had stuffed clothes and pillows under the sheets and left behind a note, Kerr told police.
“He was sorry for all he did and he wouldn’t be a problem anymore,” Bell said, describing the contents of the note, which appeared to be written in Rainwalker’s handwriting. “He said, ‘Goodbye.’” (ABC News)
- Sex: Male
- Height: 5’6″ (168 cm)
- Weight: 105 lbs (48 kg)
- Hair: Brown
- Eyes: Green
- Race: Biracial
- He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a yellow fleece pull-over and black tennis shoes. Jaliek has a slight speech impediment. He pronounces the letter “r” like a “w.”
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The note allegedly left by Jaliek could be construed as a runaway or suicide note; however, Police Chief George Bell stated, more than 10 days after the boy’s disappearance, he fears that Rainwalker has fallen victim to someone or something.”
“In 30 years, a kid of 12 years old, and I don’t care what his mindset is, he doesn’t fall off the face of the world,” Bell said. “We just don’t have a runaway kid here.”
Tim Miller and Texas Equusearch have joined the Greenwich police to help for missing Jaliek Rainwater. Barbara Reeley, whose daughter, Jocelyn McDonald, is Jaliek’s adoptive mother, asked Miller to search for Jaliek. Case number 861 is the search for Jaliek Rainwater. TES will use a drone airplane equipped with a high-resolution cameras, focusing on the Batten Kill and the Hudson River.
GREENWICH — A group from Texas will bring new tools to the search for Jaliek Rainwalker today. Tim Miller, the director of Texas EquuSearch, arrived Monday and met with Greenwich-Cambridge Police Chief George Bell for two hours. Today, Miller expects to begin underwater searches with sonar and said he may bring in a drone airplane equipped with a high-resolution camera. The remains of five people have been found using the drone, Miller said. The searchers download images from the drone onto a laptop computer and study them for anything unusual. (Albany Times Union)
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