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13 year old Kaitlin Aydall has been missing since Thursday, February 1, 2007 after she got off her school bus in the afternoon. Kaitlin Aydall is missing from the French Settlement area of Louisiana near Coyell Bayou.
Description:
- Kaitlin Aydell, white female
- weighs about 100 pounds
- 5’5.” tall
- She was last seen wearing her school uniform with a red Hollister and a brown Aeropostale jacket
Police have arrested Mark Sterling Lewis, Kaitlin’s cousin, for obstruction of justice. Mark Sterling Lewis was found with fresh scratches on his face. Could Kaitin have put up a struggle prior to her disappearance. Most probable that DNA evidence can be discovered of Lewis when Kaitlin Aydell is found.
This is 39-year-old Mark Sterling Lewis. He was arrested for obstruction of justice after sheriff’s detectives discovered he lied about his whereabouts, asked a friend to provide an alibi and could not explain fresh scratches on his face. (WAFB)
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UPDATE I: Kaitlin Aydell’s Myspace Account
Posted on Kaitlin Audell’s Myspace account is that she was 16. Obviously that was not the case as she was 13, dates of birth 5/21/93.
“Please help find me.”
Female
16 years old
SoMe WhErE OuT TheRe , Louisiana
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Message on MySpace account to help find Kaitlin Aydell
Kaitlin Maria Aydell – Date of Birth 5/21/93 Missing from her home in French Settlement, Louisiana since Thursday, 2/1/2007 between 3:00 and 4:30 pm. Here are several pictures of Kaitlin PLEASE PASS THIS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE * Everything that we send out & the sooner we send it out may help us find her. Please contact the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s office ask for Ben Ballard the Lead Detective @1-800-443-7681 ext 318. with any information that may lead to bringing her back to us safe and sound
UPDATE II: Mark Sterling Lewis prior arrests
Investigators believe that due to Lewis’ failure to cooperate, valuable time was wasted in locating the missing girl, deputies said.
Lewis previously was arrested by the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office in September 1995 and booked with auto theft, felony theft and aggravated kidnapping, deputies said.
Lewis was charged with those crimes after he allegedly kidnapped a woman in Livingston Parish by placing a screwdriver to her throat and forcing her to drive to an unknown location, the Sheriff’s Office reported.
During the drive, the victim escaped by getting out of the vehicle, leaving Lewis to steal her vehicle along with her purse and other personal items, according to reports at the time.
Lewis was convicted and sentenced to seven years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with five years suspended, thus serving two years of prison time for the offenses. (The Advocate)
UPDATE III: Body Discovered Near Gonzales
A body has been found near Gonzales. The body is believed to be that of missing 13-year-old Kaitlin Aydell, who has been missing since Thursday afternoon. (WAFB)
The body was found about 12 miles away from the location where Kaitlin Aydell went missing
Body found in Ascension; no ID available yet
A body has been found in a rural location; however, authorities are not discussing whether it Kaitlin or even the gender of the body found.
ST. AMANT – Livingston Parish sheriff’s investigators searching for a 13-year-old French Settlement girl missing since Thursday afternoon arrived at a rural location in Ascension Parish Saturday evening to examine a dead body.
The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office located the body Saturday afternoon alongside New River Road about 100 yards off La. 936 in St. Amant, authorities said.
The Ascension Sheriff’s Office notified Livingston Parish investigators they had located the body, the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office reported Saturday afternoon. (The Advocate)
Wiley said that two volunteer in the search for Aydell found a disturbed area of leaves and growth near a small bayou off New River Road. Upon closer inspection, they discovered a body lying there. (Ascension Citizen)
UPDATE IV: The body found is now being ID’d as a young white girl.
Is it possible that the suspect they have arrested, Mark Sterling Lewis, gave up the location of Kaitlin as a way of avoiding the “death penalty”.
UPDATE V: Confirmation that the body is that of Kaitlin Aydell
We do have confirmation that the body found by volunteers is that of 13 year old Kaitlin Aydell. We just spoke with Tim Miller of Texas Equusearch and was notified of the sad news.
Tim Miller asked for everyone to please keep the family of Kaitlin Aydell and the community in their prayers. At the very least Kaitlin will be brought home to her family.
Kaitlin, rest in peace and God Bless.
UPDATE VI: French Settlement shocked by the death of 13-year-old
In this sleepy bayou village of 900, the missing-person posters have been ripped from storefront windows; the sounds of four-wheelers and other search vehicles were stilled.
About 10 miles away, quiet also permeated the area near New River Bayou in Ascension Parish where Kaitlin’s body was discovered, partially submerged.
Handpicked flowers, bouquets of roses and a pink teddy bear were tied with yellow police tape to a tree near the bayou. (The Advocate)
UPDATE V: Autopsy: French Settlement teen strangled
The 13-year-old girl found dead last week was strangled, the Livingston Parish Sheriffs Office says.
Jason Ard, chief of operations for the sheriff’s office, would not comment further on the autopsy report on Kaitlin M. Aydell. The parish coroner, Dr. Ron Coe, would say only that he had ruled the death a homicide.
February 3rd, 2007 at 02:38pm
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The Coast Guard discovered the missing fishing boat, The 75-foot Lady of Grace, submerged in 36 feet of water in Nantucket Sound. All four crew members, Antonio Barroqueiro, Rogerio Vendura, Mario Farinha, and Joao Silva, are still missing. Due to the frigid water temperatures, it is highly unlikely that there will be any survivors. It was reported from Coast Guard aircraft that debris was floating in the water about 2 miles from the boats last known location.
Coast Guard rescuers said it appeared unlikely the crew would be found alive in the frigid waters, but they would continue the search. The vessel’s lone life raft was found attached to the boat.
The 75-foot Lady of Grace was last heard from Friday night and was supposed to return to New Bedford Harbor early Saturday.
The boat’s last known position was 12 miles south of Hyannis, which is 60 miles southeast of Boston. At the time the boat went missing, the wind was blowing at about 30 to 35 mph with 8 to 10 foot waves.
It appears that there have been previous issues with this fishing vessel in the recent past.
Earlier this month, the Coast Guard had to tow the Lady of Grace after the crew radioed for help, saying they were without power and drifting. (AP)
Rescuers finds missing fishing boat submerged, lifeboat attached
The Lady of Grace’s one life raft was found still in its case and attached to the boat.
The 75-foot dragger was last heard from Friday night. It was supposed to return to New Bedford Harbor at 5 a.m. Saturday after the Coast Guard warned of rough weather, cutting a planned eight-day trip in half.
The crew from another fishing vessel communicated with Lady of Grace by e-mail until 10 p.m. Friday, then contacted the Coast Guard when the other boat failed to reply to the last e-mail.
Coast Guard officials concentrated their search on the area where the boat’s transponder was last heard, about 11 miles north of Nantucket. (WHDH)
UPDATE I: 1 Body Found in Sunken Boat; Search Ends
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Divers found the body of a crewman on a sunken fishing boat in Nantucket Sound on Wednesday, and the search for two more men ended because debris in the wreck makes more dives too hazardous.
State police said the divers searched the entire vessel Wednesday except the engine room, which was blocked by debris. The unidentified body was found in a bunk room.
January 28th, 2007 at 08:57pm
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Volunteers continue to search for the missing Purdue student, Wade Steffey. Searchers hope to find Wade Steffey’s cell phone.
One of the areas will be on campus looking for Steffey’s missing cell phone. Bishop didn’t want to say this morning where the other two areas would be so that people wouldn’t decide to search on their own as it will encompass some private property.
Police have been looking for any evidence they can link to Steffey’s disappearance, including a silver, flip-style Verizon phone that belongs to Steffey.
Search for missing Purdue student continues with SAR dogs
This was the fourth time police have used trained dogs to search the campus for signs of Wade S. Steffey, a Purdue freshman from Bloomington. Steffey has been missing since Jan. 13.
The dog team that searched Tuesday, Advance K9 Search & Recovery, Inc., of Indianapolis, works closely with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children based in Alexandria, Va.
“The K9s are searching at the epicenter of the area where we last knew where Wade was,” said Capt. John Cox of the Purdue University Police Department. “They’re going to double check and triple check. We don’t want to miss anything.”
January 24th, 2007 at 12:41pm
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Patricia Ellen Morgan, 68, was last seen on Friday January 12 at approximately 7:45 pm when she went out in her car to pick up food from a local restaurant, Portabello’s. Her husband, Richard Morgan has not seen or heard from her since. According to the restaurant manager, Patricia Morgan did arrive at the restaurant and left.
Description: Patricia Morgan
- 5 foot 3 inches tall
- blue eyes
- weighs about 150 pounds
- hair is gray and shoulder length
- She is a disabled adult and does not have her medication
- Her 2003 silver Honda Odyssey has a Florida plate, No. H84-FTM. T
- he car has a long scratch on the passenger side and a Florida Sheriff’s Youth Ranch tag on the front bumper.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday searched by ground and air for the 68-year-old Lee County woman.
Patricia Ellen Morgan, who lives at 4080 Cobia Estates Drive in the Burnt Store Marina gated community of northern Lee County, northwest of Cape Coral, went to the community’s Porto Bello Restaurant for take-out.
She was last seen about 7:45 p.m. Friday, wearing a green velour pantsuit and carrying a green purse with flowers. (News Press)
If anyone has any information on Morgan’s whereabouts should call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 477-1000.
UPDATE: 1/15/07, Missing woman’s car found in pond
The vehicle, silver 2003 Honda Odyssey, of missing Patricia Morgan has been found in the pond is directly across the street from Portabellos restaurant where she was last seen.
A dive team searching a pond behind the Portabello Restaurant in Burnt Store Marina in a search for 68 year old Patricia Morgan, is pulling a vehicle out of the water. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed it is Morgan’s van. (NBC2)
Vehicle found in pond matches that of missing woman
2:05 p.m.
A wrecker has started pulling a silver vehicle out of a retention pond across from the Portabello Restaurant. The vehicle matched the descpription of the silver Honda Odyssey that Patricia Ellen Morgan was last seen driving Friday night
UPDATE: It is also being reported that the missing woman’s belongings were found in vehicle. Also that there was a body pulled from the vehicle as well; however, they authorities have not released the name. The sad reality that most likely it was Patricia Morgan. This must have just been a terrible accident.
January 15th, 2007 at 02:09pm
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Tim Miller and Texas Equusearch has been an integral part of the search for Jodi Sanderholm. TES received a call from authorities in Ark City, Kansas to see if they could not help out with the search.
Within minutes Tim Miller and the volunteers of Texas Equusearch located the car of Jodi Sanderholm in the local lake.
Tim Miller provided Scared Monkeys an exclusive interview as to the events that transpired. Tim Miller also had much praise for the Ark City authorities and those that helped search for Jodi. He also had many prayers for Jodi and her family. Please listen to the replay podcast of the interview with Tim Miller.
Tim Miller was rather confident that arrests would be made very soon. No charges have been filed yet; however, according to reports they should be by next week.
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January 12th, 2007 at 12:04am
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It had been reported earlier that there was a tow truck at the lake site that was being searched.
According to sources the vehicle of Jodi Sanderholm, a black 2003 Dodge Stratus, has been found at the Cowley State Fishing Lake. Volunteer members of Texas EquuSearch found the car today within minutes of putting their boat in the water. This area had been an area of interest with searches yesterday as well by authorities.
The vehicle is now out of the water and on a flatbed truck. The investigators will now scour the black 2003 Dodge Stratus for clues.
We continue to pray for Jodi Sanderholm, friends and family.
Updates to follow …
UPDATE I: Its is now being reported by local media KWCH, Missing Woman’s Car Found
Authorities in Arkansas City have just pulled the car belonging to a missing 19-year-old woman, out of a nearby lake. The car was taken past our crews covering the story, on a flatbed truck.
UPDATE II: 1-9-06 – Authorities have recovered the car belonging to missing teenager Jodi Sanderholm. Searchers pulled the car from the lake at the Cowley County State Park on Tuesday afternoon (KAKE)
UPDATE III (6:15 CDT): Body Found, PD Preparing Charges
We had been hearing rumors all day that a body may have been found. It is now being reported that a body has been found in a rural area. They have not stated whether it is Jodi, but its hard to imagine it is not. Sadly enough.
1-9-06 – Searchers found the body of a female early this morning in a rural area of southeast Cowley County. By noon on Tuesday, they recovered Jodi Sanderholm’s car from the Cowley County lake. Police also say they are preparing charges against a known suspect.
In a statement released from the Arkansas City Police Department Tuesday night, authorities would not say if the body was that of Sanderholm. They did say the body would be transferred to the Sedgwick County Forensic Science Center for identification and autopsy. (KAKE)
Body Found in Kansas Missing Student Case
The body has been taken to the Sedgwick County Forensic Science Center in Wichita for identification and autopsy, according to a news release.
The release said authorities were “preparing a charging document against a known suspect. The exact charges will be released at a later date.” (AP)
January 9th, 2007 at 05:20pm
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Jodi Sanderholm, 19, a member of the Cowley College Danceline team and a pre-dentistry major has been missing since Friday, January 5, 2006. Jodi Sanderholm was last seen at Subway wearing cutoff grey sweats and a black leotard. She was reported as being on her way to a friends house but never arrived.
Jodie Sanderholm Description:
- 5 ft. 3 in.
- weighs 105 lbs.
- brown hair and brown eyes
- last seen at Subway wearing cutoff grey sweats and a black leotard
- Sanderholm’s car was last seen Friday around 1 p.m. heading east on Kansas Avenue near the Ark City Middle School.
- She drives a black, 2003 Dodge Stratus coupe, Kansas tag number WOT-921.
- The car has a sun roof and the personalized tag “Jodi” on the front of the vehicle.
The search has been expanded to Southeastern Cowley County. Authorities are also investigation an unnamed man who is described as a groupie of the College dance team. The man is in custody on “unrelated charges”.
Authorities continue to question a man Ark City Police Chief Sean Wallace described as a “groupie” of the College’s danceline team, of which Jodi was a member.
The man is in custody on charges unrelated to Sanderholm’s disappearance, Wallace said Sunday afternoon. Police discovered an arrest warrant for the man when they questioned him about the Sanderholm case, he said.
Some people close to Sanderholm suspect the man is involved in her vanishing, Wallace said. But there is no evidence linking him to the disappearance and Wallace asked that his name not be made public to protect his rights and his safety. (Arkcity.net)
If anyone has seen her or has any information, please contact the Arkansas City Police Dept. at 620-441-4444
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UPDATE: Police recover evidence linked to missing teen
In a prepared statement, Arkansas City Police Capt. Sean Wallace said “important leads” have been developed in the case. With the help of trackers from the Arkansas City Fire Department and the Dexter Fire District, police spent Sunday evening searching rural areas of the county. (Wichita Eagle)
ALL RECENT UPDATE TO CASE
January 8th, 2007 at 11:10am
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Elaine Pierson, 48, has been missing since December 27, 2006 when she failed to show up for several appointments. Elaine Pierson is a sales person for Dun & Bradstreet financial information company.
State Police say they have no leads in the case. Pierson left her home untouched, her wallet and keys still inside. They are now searching a 1 mile radius around her Rye Township home. Pierson is an avid outdoors person. She loves to hike, bike and kayak. (WHPTV)
If anyone has any information please call State Police at Newport at 567-3110
Search area widens for Rye woman
Search for missing saleswoman resumes
Elaine Pierson, 48, a saleswoman for the Dun & Bradstreet financial information company, was not home when family members went to check on her after she failed to show up for the Dec. 28 appointment. They found her front door closed but not locked, her purse, wallet, keys, cell phone and glasses in the house, and her two vehicles in the garage.
Helicopter searches were conducted Saturday and Sunday. On Wednesday, teams trekked through Bryson Hollow and scoured Little Mountain but found no trace.
January 5th, 2007 at 10:07pm
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Its happened again, this time aboard Cunnard’s QU2. A 62 year old woman has been reported missing and presumed to have gone overboard.
It was believed the 62-year-old went overboard on Hogmanay during the £2000-a-head cruise.
Officers boarded the luxury liner, which carries 1900 passengers and more than 1000 crew, when it returned to its home port of Southampton yesterday.
The alarm had been raised on Sunday when the woman was reported missing by her husband as the ship returned from the island of Madeira in the Atlantic. The captain of the QE2 did turn the ship around to retrace the route as well as a sea & air rescue was conducted. All to no avail.
A search was immediately launched by the crew, but no sign of the woman was found. (The Daily Record)
Mystery surrounds QE2′s missing woman
The woman, a German national, was reported missing from the 67,000-tonne Cunard liner by her husband on Sunday.
The ship was in Portuguese waters between Madeira and its home port of Southampton at the time.
New Year mystery aboard the QE2
Hampshire Police spokeswoman Lucy Dibdin said: “Our officers are working closely with staff to ascertain what has happened, and are speaking to ship’s crew, passengers and the missing woman’s husband.”
Detective Inspector Dean Gower said: “It is too early at this stage to speculate as to exactly what has happened but we do not believe there are suspicious circumstances at this time.”
January 4th, 2007 at 12:42pm
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Erica Bradley has been missing since early November of 2006 in Allendale, SC. Now Tim Miller and Texas EquuSearch have joined he search for the missing 17 year old Bradley.
The search attempts up to this point have turned up pieces of evidence here and there, but none of them led to Erica. Now, as time continues to pass and the trail gets colder by the day, the family says they’re more determined than ever to get answers.
Erica Bradley’s mother Jackie and the rest of the family will leave no stone unturned until they find her.
“I want to see her walk through those doors,” Jackie Bradley told News 12. “It’s been hard not knowing where she’s at.”
The trail has been a hard and long one for the entire family. Erica disappeared November 6 after leaving her job at a local Hardees. Since then, law enforcement turned up clothes, socks and shoes, pieces of hair extensions, and other things in the woods. But so far, those leads haven’t been enough. (WRDW)
With the leads not providing enough clues as to Erica Bradley’s whereabouts, enter Tim Miller and Texas Equusearch volunteers to the help.
“We want to search every square inch…and I truly don’t feel she’s very far away from us,” said Equusearch director Tim Miller.
Miller and his group are combing a few hundred square miles on foot, four wheelers, and with the help of a well-trained sense of smell. Miller says the mild landscape, relatively flat and dry, ill help the mission.
“This family needs closure. This town does,” Miller said. “It’s a terrible loss.”
Other posts: (Forum) Erica Bradley, 17, Still Missing … her boyfriend, 18-year-old Derek Maner Is a Suspect
December 29th, 2006 at 07:08pm
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