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Illinois State Police are still searching forthe bodies of a pregnant teen and her 4-year-old cousin, missing since early November. The authorities are searching Cahokia Canal for Anquiatte “Tweety” Parker, 19, and Cermen Lamont “C.J.” Toney Jr. were last seen on November 6, 2005.
Anquiatte “Tweety” Parker, 19, and Cermen Lamont “C.J.” Toney Jr. were last seen on Nov. 6 in East St. Louis after leaving Toney’s grandmother’s home.
Parker told her boyfriend in a cell phone conversation that she and Toney, who she was baby-sitting, were going to Collinsville to see a friend.
Parker’s car was found three days later in a V Lounge parking lot on Fairmont Avenue in State Park Place.
The car was found in the vicinity of Canteen Creek, which lies northwest of Fairmount Park Race Track. The creek turns west and later joins Cahokia Canal. Just west of that merger, a railroad bridge and grate obstruct the waterway.
McKinney Construction, of East St. Louis, donated the use of a trackhoe and operator to clean out the grate on Cahokia Canal on Monday morning.
A reward is being offered for information in the case. Police ask that anyone with information call 346-3701.
January 3rd, 2006 at 02:13pm
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Florida State University dive team in its search for missing Rome insurance agent Gary Tillman and his 16-year-old daughter, Hannah.
The search, which was called off over the Christmas weekend due to foul weather, resumed Monday but has turned up no new leads in the last two days.
The addition of the FSU underwater criminal investigations unit adds another boat with sonar to the recovery operation, which is being conducted within an area encompassing approximately five square miles, said Sgt. Charles Mulligan of the St. Johns Sheriff’s Office.
“This brings some new expertise to the search,” including a remote operable vehicle, “which is basically an underwater robot with a camera,” Mulligan said.
Weather has been a problem throughout the nine-day search and threatens to halt operations again today, as the forecast calls for isolated thunderstorms.
“A little rain won’t stop us, but heavy winds will,” Mulligan said.
December 28th, 2005 at 02:33pm
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PLEASE HELP SEARCH ON WEDNESDAY! If you can not help, maybe you know some people who would like to help. The meeting place tomorrow is a still at George Bush Park, but at the pavilion area, which is west of the pond that we have been stationed at. (there we will have bathrooms, sinks and shade.) Remember to wear boots and jeans, hats and long sleeves. Meeting time is 9:00 AM. THANK YOU!!!!!!
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PLEASE READ – I am re-posting this from Nate’s sister’s myspace:
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December 28th, 2005 at 03:10am
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Authorities and search crews are continuing to search for William Schneider, 18, still missing after the boat that he, his father, his brother and sister were on when their boat capsized Friday.
Sheriff’s search and rescue teams continued to scour a choppy patch of the Pacific Ocean on Sunday in hopes of finding the last missing person from a boat that capsized days before.
Heavy fog and 10-foot-high waves overwhelmed the skiff carrying four members of the Schneider family of Camarillo about 12:30 p.m. Friday.
After three days of searching, William Schneider, 18, is still missing.
Helicopters, boats and all-terrain vehicles circled the area until dark Sunday without success, authorities said.
Officials were still holding on to a shred of hope that William Schneider was alive, continuing to call their effort a search operation Sunday evening.
(full LA Times article)
Update: Officials Suspend Ocean Search for Missing Teen
Sheriff’s officials suspended a search late Monday for a Camarillo teen missing from a boat that capsized three days earlier in the Pacific Ocean, saying they were uncertain whether rescue efforts would be resumed today.
December 27th, 2005 at 10:56am
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Chairo Garibay, 20-year-old Olivehurst woman has been missing since Sunday, December 11. 
Yuba County Undersheriff Steve Durfor said Chairo Garibay told her parents she would meet them at church that morning, but never showed up. The family’s Toyota Camry was found at about 9 a.m. that morning partly submerged in the Bear River.
Officials have now said Garibay was wearing a black, long-sleeved zippered shirt, blue jeans and brown cowboy boots when she left, according to an update ‘missing person’ flier. The boots were calf-length, with gathered sides, pointed toes and wooden heels. Garibay also wore a gold and cubic zirconia ring on her left ring finger.
Description:
- 5-feet-1–inch
- 135 pounds
- brown hair
- brown eyes
- no scars or tattoos.
Anyone who has information about Garibay’s whereabouts can call the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department at (530) 749-7777.
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December 21st, 2005 at 03:41pm
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The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the missing victims, Gary Tillman, 43, and his daughter, Hanna Tillman, 16, determining that their was little to no chance of survival following the Sunday plane crash.
The Coast Guard suspended its two-day search Tuesday for a pilot and his daughter missing after their small plane crashed off the northeast Florida coast.
Authorities determined pilot Gary Tillman, 43, and his daughter, Hanna Tillman, 16, both of Rome, Ga., had been lost too long since Sunday’s crash and had little chance of survival.
“After many hours of searching with numerous types of surface and air assets, we’ve had to make the determination that we will probably not find anyone alive,” Capt. David Lersch, commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, said in a written statement.
(full AP story)
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December 21st, 2005 at 02:01am
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Matthew Soumakis, 31, of East Longmeadow, MA, had been reported missing by his family on December 6 after he disappeared while in town for a conference. However, on Tuesday a body was recovered from the Chicago River that is most likely that of the Massachusetts businessman, Matthew Soumakis, who has been missing for two weeks.
Matthew Soumakis, 31, of East Longmeadow, Mass., had been reported missing by his family after he disappeared Dec. 6 while in town for a conference.
“We think it is Matthew Soumakis,” Sgt. Eugene Mullins said, although he said investigators were awaiting autopsy results to confirm the identity and determine whether foul play was involved.
An autopsy had not yet been performed Tuesday evening, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
What a tragic end to this story as Matthew Soumakis was just married last February and his wife is four months’ pregnant expecting their first child. God bless them all.
Chicago Tribune: River body ID’d as missing Mass. man
A body found floating in the Chicago River Tuesday was identified as a 31-year-old Massachusetts man reported missing Dec. 5 from the downtown hotel where he was attending a business conference.
When police marine unit officers pulled the body from the icy waters near Halsted and Division Streets, they found Matthew Soumakis’ identification still in his pockets, police said. Soumakis’ cousin, who had helped coordinate a manhunt over the last two weeks, later identified the body.
An autopsy was planned for Wednesday, and investigators were still trying to determine how and where Soumakis went into the water. A detective involved in the case and private investigator Perry Myers said Soumakis was anxious about work. He had recently been promoted to manager at a financial software firm, SS&C Technologies.
Read the full Chicago Tribune article as there is some interesting information on when they believe the time of death may have been due to Soumakis’ clean-shaven face and the fact that he was wearing an identification tag from his conference.
Berman said his cousin’s smooth face suggested that he died in the morning, because all of the men in the family have heavy beards and develop a shadow of stubble early in the day.
December 21st, 2005 at 01:48am
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Two young women were rescued from the ocean by Coast Guard crews following the crash of a Cessna 195 was near St. Augustine. The Coast Guard is still looking for two other missing passengers. 
Two young women were pulled from the ocean Sunday and Coast Guard crews were searching for two people still missing after a small plane went down about a mile off Florida’s Atlantic coast.
The Cessna 195 was near St. Augustine when it crashed around 1:30 p.m., Coast Guard Petty Officer Donnie Brzuska said.
The plane was registered to Gary Tillman of Rome, Ga., and was carrying a 43-year-old male pilot and three passengers, officials said.
UPDATE: Macon Telegraph; Coast Guard searches for two missing after Fla. small plane crash. One of the rescued girls was pronounced dead.
According to the AP, at least one person has died and two more are missing following the small plane crashed off the northeast Florida coast Sunday. 
Missing were the pilot Gary Tillman, 43, and his daughter, Hanna Tillman, 16, both of Rome, Ga. according to St. Johns County sheriff’s Sgt. Charles Mulligan.
Anna Kipp, 16, of Rome, Ga., was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead, Mulligan said.
Gary Tillman
Rachel Hestetler, 16, was found in the water and is listed in good condition, authorities said.
(Full Macon Telegraph article)
UPDATE II: First Coast News; Father & Daughter Missing After Vilano Beach Plane Crash
According to reports, friends of the passengers are saying that the victims were on their way to the Bahamas. The plane flew out of Craig Field en route to Fort Pierce when it went down in the water around 2:00 pm.
A teen is rescued after a plane went down in the waters off Vilano Beach
The passengers have been identified as Gary Tillman, 43, of Rome, GA., his daughter Hanna, 16, Anna Kipp, 16, and Rachel Hostetler, also 16.
Coast Guard teams rescued Kipp and Hostetler late Sunday afternoon.
A spokesperson at Flagler Hospital told First Coast News Kipp died from her injuries.
Hostetler has been moved to Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville for further treatment, the spokesperson said.
So far the wreckage of the plane has not been found. Due to high waves rescue attempts were made difficult. The Coast Guard is bringing in more help for the searches and recovery.
The Coast Guard is bringing in more crews to beef up the search effort.
The Coast Guard cutter Shrike, based out of Port Canaveral, and aircraft from Clearwater are being deployed to the Vilano Beach area to assist.
December 19th, 2005 at 01:06am
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A three-by-five-foot piece of the top of Baker’s plane, which was discovered in the
surf off Maddequecham, and some smaller debris including pieces of the aircraft’s seats was recovered. They are believed to be that of George F. Baker III ‘s missing plane that dropped from radar as it approached for landing.
Further searchers using side scanner sonar may have located more debris and sunken pieces of the plane.
Over the weekend, the Tioga, a research vessel from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration equipped with side-scanning sonar, searched the area offshore from where the debris was found and may have located some more sunken pieces of the plane. It is unclear, however, if what was spotted on the sonar is the wreckage of Baker’s plane and what if anything could be done to retrieve it, Nantucket Police Chief Bill Pittman said.
The search was called off at 1:00pm as weather conditions worsened. However, the police department continued to search and officers made the discovery while on patrol on Maddequecham Beach around 4 p.m. 
The perseverance of the police department paid off when officers on patrol on Maddequecham Beach around 4 p.m. on Friday located a large piece of the top of the plane in the surf and were able to pull it out of the water and bring it back to the police station to be turned over to the National Transportation Safety Board, which is leading the investigation, Pittman said. Pittman also said various other pieces of small debris were found in the same area, including parts of the seats.
( full article from the Nantucket Island Inquirer)
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December 15th, 2005 at 01:42am
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With few leads to go on, police have confiscated a boat and a dumpster from American Lake North County Park as part of their investigation into the disappearance of Adre-Anna Jackson.
Investigators were alerted to the boat by a witness who said it had been tied to a public dock for a couple of days and was out of place, Lt. Bret Farrar said. The Dumpster was nearby.
Detectives have no information linking the boat or the Dumpster to Adre-Anna’s disappearance but will search them for possible evidence, Farrar said.
Friday, investigators were waiting for the boat to dry out before examining it.
“Obviously, we’re looking for hair and fibers,” Farrar said.
FBI will use sonar to map lake floor in search for girl
The FBI has stated that they will return and search the American Lake with side scanner sonar.
The team will use sonar equipment to map the lake floor between Bill’s Boat House, Silcox Island and Harry Todd Park, Lakewood police Lt. Bret Farrar said. Last week, agents combed the docks at the park and divers searched the surrounding water. No one found a trace of Adre-Anna.
Police asked the FBI team to expand their search, though not because of any specific information about Adre-Anna’s whereabouts, Farrar said.
“We’re just trying everything,” he said.
Crime Stoppers of Tacoma-Pierce County offers a $1,000 reward for information leading to Adre-Anna Jackson’s return. People with information about the case are asked to call 253-591-5959.
December 14th, 2005 at 10:25pm
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