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Maria Chrisalee (Salee) Aparece drove to the 7700 block of Alperton Dr in 
Houston, TX to deliver a set of keys to Huy Ngo on Sunday, June 18, 2006. She was last heard from at 2am, on Sunday, June 18th. Her friend, Huy Ngo, is also missing. Aparece’s vehicle was found abandoned in Humble, TX on June 21st.
Huy Ngo, 17 years old, was last seen in the 7700 block of Alperton Dr in Houston, TX on Sunday, June 18, 2006. He left with his friend, Maria Chrisalee (Salee) Aparece, who is also missing. Aparece was last heard from at 2am, on Sunday, June 18th and her vehicle was found abandoned in Humble, TX on June 21st.
Poster of Maria Chrisalee Aparece
Poster of Huy Ngo
Couple Disappears After Carjacking
Foul play was believed to be involved in the disappearance of a 23-year-old Sugar Land woman and a 17-year-old male from Houston who were apparently car-jacked, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.
Maria Chrisalee Aparece was last seen on Sunday at 1 a.m. when she left her family’s home and drove to Houston to return keys to a friend, Huy Ngo, who also disappeared.
(WPRC)
Search For Missing Woman, Teen Begins; 4 Carjacking Suspects In Custody
HOUSTON — Crews hope information from the public will lead to finding a woman and teen who have been missing since they were apparently carjacked on Sunday, KPRC Local 2 reported.
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Texas EquuSearch handed out fliers Friday to people in the area of T.C. Jester Boulevard and Mangum Road where Maria Chrisalee Aparece, 23, and Huy Ngo, 17, were last seen.
(WPRC)
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office at (281) 341-4665.
UPDATE: Bodies Of Missing Woman, Teen Found
The suspects that have been arrested admit taking the car for a crime spree; however, maintain that they left Aparece and Ngo safely on the side of the road. Yea, right save it for your lawyer. Because those that would commit carjacks, home invasion and aggravated assaults are so believable.
HOUSTON — The bodies believed to be a missing 23-year-old woman and 17-year-old boy were found Friday afternoon, KPRC Local 2 reported.
Maria Chrisalee Aparece and Huy Ngo were last seen Sunday night before they were apparently carjacked.
Officials said two bodies were found in a field near Deutser and Gateway Drive in northeast Houston. Investigators said the bodies had been there for at least two days.
(KPRC)
June 23rd, 2006 at 03:47pm
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Jessica O’Grady since her disappearance on May 10, 2006 and has not been heard
from since a cell phone conversation as she was on her way to the intersection of 120th and Blondo streets just before midnight. Her grey Hyundai Accent was found on May 16 in a parking lot near 144th Street and West Center Road.
Multiple search efforts have been organized, one of which had more than 200 volunteers. Many local businesses have been helping out, said O’Grady’s grandmother, Sandie Shotkoski.
Since O’Grady’s disappearance, there have been search parties at Standing Bear Lake, Zorinsky Lake, Cunningham Lake, Chalco Hills, two local golf courses and, most recently, the Elkhorn River. So far none of them have found any sign of O’Grady. (The Gateway)
Anyone with information related to the case should contact the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department at (402) 333-1000.
The primary suspect in the disappearance of Jessica O’Grady is her boyfriend Christopher Edwards.
Search warrants show O’Grady was en route to visit her boyfriend, Christopher Edwards, on the night she disappeared. The current search warrant is for telephone records related to the O’Grady case. Bilek said his office wants to know whom the girl was talking to and any clues to her whereabouts before she disappeared.
After a thorough search of Edwards’ home, the county is still not ready to make an arrest.
Without a confession, the sheriff’s office is waiting for the results of other forensics tests. Of most interest is the evidence collected at the residence where Edwards lived. (KETV)
Body ID Sought, Remains found in ditch
Authorities in Mills County, Iowa are trying to determine the identity of a body found in a ditch west of Glenwood. It is not that of missing UNO student Jessica O’Grady.
The remains were found in a ditch beside Glover Road, at the north end of Thomas Lake.
Sheriff Mack Taylor says it appears the death happened about a month ago. The body was found on Saturday.
A Douglas County deputy says detectives determined that the body found in Mills County is not that of missing UNO student Jessica O’Grady. That determination was made based on identifying marks on the body. (WOWT)
Arrest comes almost a month after disappearance
The Douglas County Sheriff’s office made an arrest Friday in the case of missing UNO sophomore Jessica O’Grady.
Christopher Edwards, who has been described by local media as O’Grady’s boyfriend, turned himself into the custody of the Sheriff’s office Friday afternoon. Edwards faces charges of criminal homicide and use of a weapon other than a gun to commit a felony, according to the Sheriff’s office. (The Gateway)
Suspect, Christopher Edwards, Charged (Prosecutors say Jessica O’Grady 
was killed with a sword)
Douglas County Attorney Stu Dornan has filed a Second-Degree Murder charge against 19-year-old Christopher Edwards. Prosecutors claim he killed Jessica O’Grady with a sword.
Edwards was arrested last week.
During a news conference Monday afternoon, Dornan said investigators believe that Ms. O’Grady was killed with a Bangkok battle sword, similar to those pictured on the right. It’s a weapon that is 26 inches long with a 19 inch blade. Dornan says the death was intentional. (WOWT)
Second-Degree Murder Charge Filed; Sword Used In Death
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OMAHA, Neb. — Investigators announced Monday that second-degree murder charges will be filed against a 19-year-old man who was arrested on Friday in connection with the disappearance of a missing University of Nebraska-Omaha student, and prosecutors said a sword was used in the death.
Christopher Edwards turned himself in to Douglas County authorities and was charged with criminal homicide and use of a weapon other than a gun to commit a felony. (KETV)
June 12th, 2006 at 09:37pm
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This MySpace.com story may top them all. Katherine R. Lester is a straight-A honor
student, left home and flew to the Middle East to meet a man she met on-line. She originally lied to her parents to obtain a passport in order to meet a 25-year-old from Jericho.
Katherine disappeared Monday after talking her family into getting her a passport by saying she was going to Canada with friends, sheriff’s officials said. She apparently planned to visit a man whose MySpace account describes him as a 25-year-old from Jericho, Undersheriff James Jashinske said.
The FBI traced the teenager to a Wednesday flight from New York’s Kennedy Airport to Tel Aviv, Israel. At a scheduled stop in Amman, Jordan, U.S. officials persuaded her to return home, FBI agent Robert Beeckman said. (AP via Yahoo News)
Shawn Lester told The Saginaw News that her daughter has “never given me a day’s trouble. … I guess that statement can no longer be said.
PARENTS … CHECK WHAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE DOING ON-LINE. ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE A MYSPACE ACCOUNT. Luckily, Katherine R. Lester, was persuaded in Jordan to return home to the United States and not go on further to meet this man in the West Back.
DETROIT — A 16-year-old top student from Michigan tricked her 
parents into getting her a passport and then flew off to the Mideast to be with a West Bank man she met on MySpace.com, authorities say.
U.S. officials in Jordan persuaded her to turn around and go home before she reached the West Bank. She was on her way home Friday. (Fox News)
Katherine Lester had obviously planned this meeting well in advance to have first obtained a passport necessary for the plane flight to the Middle East. It appears her plan went as follows:
Jashinske said while the girl’s parents were working, she left home with her passport and enough clothing for two weeks.
“She was supposedly picked up by a yellow cab according to her brother,” Jashinske said. “Her mother called Katherine’s cell phone for the next two days, but Katherine did not return her calls.”
According to authorities, she got on a plane to visit a man she met three months ago. His MySpace account says he is a 25-year-old from Jericho, Tuscola County Undersheriff James Jashinske said in a press release. (Huron Daily)
The number of these cases is becoming alarmingly to common. MySpace.com has been the usual suspect far too often as well. Teenagers and parents have got to understand the dangers of the internet. Socializing network sites are playgrounds for sexual predators. The fact that the internet deals with the “world wide web” only increases the exposure of teenagers to those that would exploit them.
Lester met the man on MySpace.com, a social networking hub owned by News Corp. with more 72 million members that lets users post photos, Web logs and journals. Its features and popularity with teenagers have raised concerns with authorities in the United States. There have been scattered accounts of sexual predators targeting minors they met through the site.
“This is almost a stereotypical example of how kids become compliant victims. Internet predators don’t abduct their victims; they persuade them. And as is apparently the case in this story, it’s not uncommon for the child to know that she’s dealing with an adult,” said CBS News technology analyst Larry Magid.
“Aside from the distance involved, this is a pretty typical case. The most vulnerable kids are teenage girls who willingly get together with adult men they meet on the Internet,” Magid added (CBS News)
Michigan teen heads home from Jordan
June 9th, 2006 at 05:54pm
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Mothers Day is usually a joyous day to spend time around mom and thank her for the many things that she has done over the year and years that we have taken for granted. It is also a day to remember our moms if they have since passed. Remember the great times and the special moments.
For some mother’s out there, the mothers of missing children, today is a difficult one. To those mothers of so many missing children we wish you a special Mothers Day and God Bless.
Please read the following post and transcript from the Nancy Grace Show where she had the many mothers of missing children. These moms are a breed a part.
With we wish them a Happy Mother’s Day.
May 14th, 2006 at 12:10pm
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Marlene Brito, 13, of Interlachen has been missing since Sunday afternoon. An Amber Alert has been issued for Marlene Brito. She is believed to be with 25 year old Juan Martinez-San Augestino. Earlier a child endangerment alert is issued for the Alachua County, but had been upgraded to an Amber Alert.
Marlene Brito, 13, of Interlachen, was last seen Sunday afternoon on a blueberry farm in Windsor, which is the outskirt of Gainesville. The girl told relatives she was going to the restroom but didn’t return.
Investigators believe the teenager may be with another person who was working at the farm, Juan Martinez-San Augestino, 25. They may be traveling in a green, 1994 Plymouth van with the Illinois license plate 9-6-2-0-4-0-0. (CBS4)
Marlene Brito Description: 
Brito has long brown hair, is 4’11″ and approximately 90 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes and was wearing a white T-shirt, blue jacket and blue pants.
If anyone has any information on either party please call the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office at (352) 264-6640 or the Florida Law Enforcement Children Information Clearinghouse at (888) FL MISSING.
AMBER ALERT
- Date Missing: 5/7/2006
- Missing From: Windsor, FL County: ALACHUA
- Birth Date: 1/11/1993
- Age Disappeared: 13 yrs 3 months
- Height: 4′ 11″
- Race: White/Hispanic
- Hair: Black
- Weight: 88 lbs
- Sex: Female
- Eyes: Brown
Narrative: MARLENE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLUE JACKET, WHITE T-SHIRT, AND BLUE PANTS IN THE WINDSOR, FL AREA, WHICH IS THE OUTSKIRTS OF GAINESVILLE, FL. THE CHILD MAY BE IN THE COMPANY OF JUAN MARTINEZ-SAN AUGESTINO, A HISPANIC MALE, 25 YEARS OLD UNKNOWN DESCRIPTION. THEY MAY BE TRAVELING IN A 1994 GREEN PLYMOUTH VAN WITH ILLINOIS TAG NUMBER 9620400.
UPDATE: Police: Teen Missing From Florida Found In Georgia
Cobb County police said a car carrying Marlene Brito was stopped by officers in Marietta, Ga., and the girl was OK.
An Amber Alert was issued early Wednesday morning in north Florida and Georgia for the girl, who lives in Interlachen, Fla.
May 10th, 2006 at 06:41pm
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Jennifer Nicole Harris, 13, is missing and was last seen on Saturday around 9:00 p.m.
riding her bike at the Calhoun Lodge Apartments. Jennifer Nicole Harris suffers a mental disability. Jennifer’s bike was found at 4:30 a.m. Sunday not far from her home near some woods and a shopping center.
The Gordon County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating 13-year-old Jennifer Nicole Harris. Jennifer, who suffers a mental disability, was last seen yesterday around 9:00 p.m. riding her bike at the Calhoun Lodge Apartments.
Harris does not live at the apartment complex, but her home is nearby. She often rides her bike in the parking lot of the complex which is located on South Line Street in the city limits of Calhoun.
Jennifer’s description:
Jennifer is a white female, approximately 4’11” in height, weighing 110 pounds. She has blue eyes and blonde shoulder-length hair. She was last seen wearing a pinkish-orange t-shirt with blue jeans and brown work-boots.
If anyone has any information regarding Jennifer Nicole Harris please contact Lt. M.D. Garigan with the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office at 706-879-2601
(Access North Georgia)
May 7th, 2006 at 10:03pm
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Diego Acevedo, 18, has been missing for more than a week. Searches continue for the missing teen after his abandon car was located.
18-year-old Diego Acevedo left his home more than a week ago. His car was later found abandoned in Granger, Wyoming.
About 35 people, many of them volunteers, saturated a one mile grid search near Little America.
(KSL TV)
Search for Missing Teen Called Off
(KSL News) The search for a West Valley City teenager whose car was abandoned in southwestern Wyoming was called off today.
Diego Acevedo, 18, left his home more than a week ago. His car was found near the small town of Granger, just north of I-80 near Little America.
May 7th, 2006 at 09:27pm
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An AMBER ALERT was issued for missing 14 year old Perla Hernandez. It is 
believed that Perla Hernandez might have been taken by Anita L. C. Hernandez, her stepmother.
Perla Hernandez, 14, is Hispanic. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 105 pounds. Hernandez has brown, shoulder-length hair and brown eyes.
Hernandez was last seen at about 5 p.m. Monday at 700 East Old Highway 51 in Wheatland, in Knox County.
Anita Hernandez, 45, is 5 feet 4 inches tall and 200 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Police said she drives a tan 2006 Nissan Maxima with Indiana license number 49 C 3885.
Anyone with any information about Perla Hernandez please call the Amber Alert Hotline at (888) 58-AMBER.
(TheIndyChannel)
Indiana Amber Alert Issued for Perla Hernandez (Age – 14)
May be headed to Mexico with her abductor.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Poster & description
UPDATE: Amber Alert ends after teen found safe
Knox County – A statewide Amber Alert came to an end Friday. Police say 14-year-old Perla Hernandez is safe and the case is resolved.
The Knox County sheriff says the girl’s stepmother was in the process of turning herself in to federal authorities at the US Mexico border. They did not release any other details.
(WTHR)
Amber Alert victim reportedly in Mexico
Luce has been in telephone contact with Anita Hernandez, who is currently in Mexico. Through conversation with Hernandez, Luce is working toward her turning herself in to federal authorities at the U.S./Mexico border.
She has assured local authorities that the missing child is safe and there has been no harm done to her.
(The Washington Times Herald)
May 4th, 2006 at 09:37pm
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Ashley Reeves, 17, is being treated at a St. Louis hospital after being found with a broken neck and other injuries. It is believed she sustained these injuries from a teacher from another district. High School teacher Samson Shelton of Smithton was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count. Ashley Reeves was found at 2 a.m. Saturday critically injured after lying 30 hours in dense woods in Citizens Park in Belleville.
Freeburg High School teacher Samson Shelton of Smithton is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of kidnapping. He’s jailed in Belleville on $1 million bond.
Authorities found Reeves early Saturday in a heavily wooded area at a Belleville park, where she apparently had been lying for about 30 hours.
Investigators say Shelton had an undisclosed relationship with Reeves.
(WFIE 14)
What a shock, he had a MySpace account.
Day after girl was attacked, suspect gave no hint of stress
Just hours after prosecutors say Samson R. “Sam” Shelton tried to murder Ashley Reeves, 17, he appeared “completely normal” as he taught drivers education
Friday morning at Freeburg High School, one of his students said Sunday.
“He was normal, joking around as usual,” said Scott Brethauer, a freshman at
the high school. Brethauer said he saw nothing to indicate anything out of the ordinary in Shelton’s behavior.
For those who thought that it was the All American family with Samson Shelton living the normal life-style, take a look at this.
Shelton’s arrest has stunned students at the school and neighbors in the upscale Wildwood Lake Estates neighborhood in Smithton where Shelton has been living with his mother and grandmother. (a little red flag) The two-story brick home with a three-car garage sits in a country club setting in the 5400 block of Live Oak Drive, with a well-manicured lawn and neatly trimmed bushes.
Shelton, 26, who wrestled locally under the nickname “The Teacher,” was active in a variety of sports. He took part in a fast-pitch softball league, and a recent profile on the team’s Web site said his hobbies included “touching hookers” and pornography. (a larger red flag)
Some who knew Shelton painted a different picture of him Sunday. One neighbor, Craig Schwartz, said of Shelton and his family, “If you’ve ever heard of the all-American family, that’s who they were.”
Check out Steve Huff’s posting, Samson’s Fall, on this bizarre situation between yet another student and teacher.
Looking through Coach Shelton’s 70 friends on MySpace revealed plenty of men his age as friends, but no shortage of scantily-clad or alluring young women, either. There was Peyton, who listed her age as 17. There was also Jamie, still in high school (neither she nor Peyton listed themselves as attending Freeburg High), but 18. She left the following comment for Sam Shelton on April 25th, 2006, around 9 at night:
“i get to see u 2morrow right?”
May 1st, 2006 at 02:58pm
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Ashley Reeves, 17, was last seen about 3:30 p.m. on April 27, 2006. Ashley Reeves 
left her home for a job interview in Belleville, IL. She has not been seen or heard from since. Police have stated that the missing teens car has been located.
Ashley Reeves is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 120 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.
Ashley Reeves, 17, was last seen about 3:30 p.m. Thursday when she left her home for a job interview in Belleville. Her parents reported her missing late Thursday.
About 11:30 p.m. Thursday, the St. Clair County sheriff’s department found the car she was driving parked at Laderman’s Park in Belleville, sheriff’s Lt. Steve Johnson said.
He said calls to Ashley’s cell phone have been unsuccessful. No one among her friends, relatives and boyfriend has heard from her, Johnson said.
Some of her belongings were found in the car, which is owned by her boyfriend, Johnson said. He declined to release details, and said there did not appear to be sign of a struggle in the car.
(Belleville News-Democrat, IL)
If anyone has information please call investigator Michael Hundelt at 277-3505, ext. 5716, or St. Clair County’s 911 center at 277-3500.
April 29th, 2006 at 11:20am
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