A missing 12 year old Galesburg, IL girl who was reported missing late Friday afternoon by her mother was returned safe.
The girls’ mother, Ethel M. Stall, 38, 325 Country Elms Estate, reported her daughter and stepmother, Jesse V. Flanagan, 75, Cicero, missing from her home after not finding either of them home Friday.
Stall reportedly said Flanagan had asked to take the girl to her home in Clearwater, Fla., with her, but Stall had refused.
Illinois State Police found Flanagan’s car on I-74 near mile-marker 14 at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and returned the girl to her home.
January 2nd, 2006 at 11:52pm
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John Tanner has been found alive this evening. According to sources he was dropped off at this home by unknown individuals. 911 was called to the scene to check on the health status of John Tanner.
He appears to be OK … story developing
According to reports saying someone had dropped John Tanner at around 11:40 CDT off at the foot of their stair well. He appeared to be breathing; however, 911 and were waiting for an ambulance.
UPDATE: Missing Teen Returns Home
Disappearance Under Investigation
John Tanner Jr., 16, was found lying outside his mother’s front door at about midnight, officials said. His clothes were torn and he appeared to have been beaten. Tanner was taken to a local hospital to be checked out.
He told his mother he was at a friend’s house, but that is under investigation.
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John Tanner, Jr. has been missing for nearly two weeks
January 2nd, 2006 at 02:52am
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I would be remiss if I did not mention at the close of 2005 Kelly Jolkowski at Project Jason and the great work that she does with missing persons and their families. For those of you unfamiliar with Kelly, she is the mother of the missing Jason Jolkowski. She is also the Founder and President of Project Jason, that does some amazing work in the missing persons field.
Kelly, let me just say from Scared Monkeys … thank you for your hard work and efforts. The Scared Monkeys Missing & Exploited blog along with the Scared Monkeys main page is going to try to be implementing some new things in 2006. When I chatted with Kelly earlier this month regarding her new project I told her that I would be more than happy to spread the word and see if we could not drum up some support and volunteers for this noble effort.
Kelly Jolkowski has started another project that I have personally become involved in called Campaign for the Missing 2006.
What is Campaign for the Missing 2006?
Campaign for the Missing 2006 is a grassroots effort to pass legislation in each state that will serve to improve the law enforcement community’s ability to locate and ensure a safe return of missing persons. It will address the national problems of missing persons and the identification of human remains and provide the framework for improving law enforcement’s response. It will also improve the collection of critical information about missing persons, prioritize high-risk missing persons cases, and ensure prompt dissemination of critical information to other law enforcement agencies and the public that can improve the likelihood of a safe return.
The Department of Justice, working with Federal, State, and local law enforcement; coroners and medical examiners; victim advocates; forensic scientists; key policymakers; and family members who have lived through this tragic experience, developed the model to be presented in each state’s legislature. This is an updated list of participants in the campaign: http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/2005/12/122005-campaign-for-missing-2006.html
We have also posted in this Missing Persons Forum a discussion thread for you to take a look at. If you would like to get involved and make a difference contact Kelly directly and email me also. Make a difference in how future cases will be investigated so that attention is given to missing persons and efforts are not lost in red tape and convoluted procedures.
What do I need to do?
The campaign seeks persons in each state who are willing to write to their own district’s elected official to ask for sponsorship.
These are some of the initial steps involved:
1) If you are interested in helping make a difference in the lives of thousands of missing persons and their families, send an email to campaign2006@projectjason.org Give us your name and the state in which you live.
2) Look up the name and contact information for your state senator. This is the official who works with state law rather than federal. You may look up your representative here http://www.ncsl.org/public/leglinks.cfm
3) Send either via email or US mail the prepared letter you will find included on the blog (in the link below) to that representative. You are asking them to sponsor this bill and to present it to the senate.
4) If you get a negative response, write to other senators until sponsorship is obtained. (My hope is that there will be more than one person in each state working on this, so that no one person is working on it.)
Please note that this is NOT a letter writing campaign. It is more extensive than that. Read all the links to understand what is asked of participants.
Please read the following for additional information: http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/2005/12/121305-campaign-for-missing-2006.html
The above link also provides detailed information about the model legislation. This link contains the updated participant list. There may be someone you know on there. http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/2005/12/122005-campaign-for-missing-2006.html
Please consider joining us in this effort. Thank you.
I know that there are many of you out there that want to make a difference in Missing Persons cases. This is a great opportunity to make a real difference. Get involved and change the way things are done for the better. I know many of you out there want to make a difference. The following is a note from Kelly on her blog,
So, the question now remains: Are you willing to take action to help the families you read about on this blog and the countless thousands of other families who live in the “not knowing”? What if it was your son, daughter, mother, father, brother, or sister?
What if you were me and you did not know if your own son was a body lying in a morgue somewhere? What if you were me and you wondered if you would ever see your child again?
I am but one voice for the missing, crying out not just for myself and my son, but for all of those who are not among us, and are close to our hearts.
While it may seem an insurmountable task to get the model legislation passed in all 50 states, that doesn’t matter to me. If we do not try, then we will never succeed. If we do try, then we have a chance.
There is always hope.
December 31st, 2005 at 08:17pm
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Friends and family said their final goodbyes to 10 year old Alejandra Gutià ©rrez who was laid to rest. “This is over with. She’s finally going to rest in peace. She’s going to live out her youth in heaven,” Guadalupe Nià ±o said.
The Gutià ©rrez family’s ordeal came to an end Thursday as 10-year-old Alejandra Gutià ©rrez — who’s been dubbed “Fort Wayne’s daughter” since she went missing Dec. 8 —was laid to rest Thursday in her Mexican hometown.
Alejandra will be El Cuitzillo’s daughter, as well. A crowd of several hundred people filled the village’s church to overflowing and accompanied her through nearby streets on a 2-mile walk to the village cemetery.
The Gutià ©rrez family flew to Mexico City on Tuesday, arriving in the pre-dawn hours to a family welcome. Public viewing of Alejandra was Wednesday night, attended by about 400 mourners, according to Lucà a Gutià ©rrez, Alejandra’s sister.
(Full Fort Wayne News Sentinel article)
December 31st, 2005 at 07:32pm
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Police and the family of John Tanner, Jr need everyones help in location the missing teen. He was last seen leaving his church on Sunday, December 18. 
John Tanner, Jr. has been missing for nearly two weeks. He was last seen leaving his church on Hammerly near Bauer in northwest Houston late Sunday, December 18. His youth minister says he knew something was wrong, but couldn’t get it out of him.
“He appeared upset,” said Westside Baptist Church Pastor Lee Gonzalez. “I don’t know if it was anger or hurt, but something was upsetting him. He wouldn’t let me in. He was very standoffish.”
Description:
- Height: 6’1″
- Weight: 210 pounds
John Tanner, Jr’s car has been located.
Tanner’s car was found abandoned about nine miles away from the church. Tanner has not been seen since. His mother says she’s especially worried because she knows he wouldn’t have missed Christmas.
December 31st, 2005 at 05:09pm
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Texas EquuSearch has found the body of Nate Hendrickson in George Bush Park.
The following is a statement received from Texas EquuSearch:
Remains found by Texas Equusearch members at 1:38pm, Friday, December 30, 2005, appear to be those ofNate Hendrickson; there is no positive id at this time. Special recognition goes to Jeff Ezelle, Lisa Higgins, Mary Bell, and Renee Utley for their dedicated work and team effort in finding the remains. Please keep Nate’s family in your prayers during this difficult time
Texas Equusearch members Jeff Ezelle, Lisa Higgins, Mary Bell & Renee Utley were out searching the pond area at the George Bush Park today. Jeff Ezelle took Lisa Higgins & Mary Bell out to check an area he had noticed a strong odor 2 days before; buzzards were seen this morning above the same area. At 1:38pm, Jeff found the remains which were located about ½ mile SW of the pond and about 1 mile from where Nate’s car was found at West Oaks Mall.
Update: Body Found Near Search Area For Missing Student
The body of a man was found Friday afternoon near the area where searchers have been looking for a missing University of Houston student, officials told KPRC Local 2.
Investigators said the body, which has not yet been identified, was found seated in a peaceful area near a brook in George Bush Park. He apparently had taken his own life with a single gunshot. A backpack was next to the body.
read the rest here…
December 30th, 2005 at 11:34pm
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Herbert Moore, Sr., 86, has been missing since Monday from the Carolina 
Assisted Living House. Moore is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. A reward of $10,000 has been offered for any information that could help find him.
A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for any information that could help find a missing North Carolina man.
Herbert Moore, Sr., 86, has been missing since Monday from the Carolina Assisted Living House. Moore is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. 
The assisted living home checked on Moore Monday morning and found he was not in his room. An extensive search of the grounds and the surrounding area turned up no sign of him.
Description:
- height: 5’8″ weight:
- 140 pounds
- was last scene wearing a t-shirt and plaid pajamas
- He had been a resident of the facility for only a week.
If you see him, you’re asked to call 252-335-4321.
December 30th, 2005 at 02:03pm
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Dorothy Murphy-Bracey was found after she allegedly was kidnapped by her husband.
Dorothy Murphy-Bracey was found near U.S. 49 and County Line Road after missing for a week. Jackson police spokesman Brendon Bell said the vehicle had run out of gas and John Bracey fled.
Police were still looking for John Bracey,41, on Thursday evening, Bell said. John Bracey would be questioned about what happened, but if Murphy-Bracey does not sign an affidavit accusing her husband of kidnapping, police cannot charge him, Bell said.
Murphy-Bracey said in a telephone interview Thursday evening that her husband of 19 years needs professional help.
She said while her husband was incarcerated for burglarizing a business she began dating a man who lives in Rankin County.
(full story)
December 30th, 2005 at 01:35pm
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53-year-old Beatrice J. Walker is missing and her car was found abandon along the railroad tracks and river bank near Albany Road in Brownsville.
An abandoned vehicle prompted police to search for a missing Pittsburgh woman on Thursday morning that continued into the afternoon.
Brownsville police, state police and the Fayette County sheriff’s department conducted the missing person investigation in an attempt to locate 53-year-old Beatrice J. Walker.
Foul play is not suspected, police said.
Beatrice J. Walker is an employee at Western Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Description:
light-complected, black female
5 feet 10 inches tall
short hair
she is a known smoker.
Fayette County authorities also commented that there was a note in Walker’s vehicle.
Although Fayette County 911 reported that some type of note was seen inside Walker’s vehicle, Mrosko said police could not release any details about it at this point in the investigation.
“This is a missing person investigation,” said Mrosko. “(We are not treating this) as a murder or suicide investigation.”
(full Herald Standard article)
December 30th, 2005 at 01:26pm
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According to reports from The Houston Chronicle, detectives collected a knife and blood samples from the home of Teketria Buggs. They also seized a car that was used in the transportation of her body.
Detectives recovered a knife and blood samples from the home of slain 12-year-old Teketria Buggs and also seized a car believed to have been used to take her body to a bridge where she was dropped in the Brazos River, according to a search warrant.
Investigators seized a 4-inch folding-blade knife that had a bent tip. Six blood samples were found and police also recovered ashes from a burn pile, according to the affidavit filed Wednesday at the Fort Bend County courthouse.
The warrant affidavit revealed more details on how the young girl was killed and an attempt to destroy potential evidence such as bloody clothing.
Carrington told police he caused the death of the young girl by inflicting blunt trauma and stabbing her with a knife, the warrant said.
“He transported the body of Teketria Buggs to the Brazos River Bridge on farm market rd. 1489 in his mother’s maroon 1993 Lincoln Town Car,” the affidavit said.
The warrant says Carrington went back to the house where he put blood-stained clothing and a blunt instrument into a garbage bag. He put the bag on a trash pile near the house. Carrington said a family member burned the trash pile but the warrant did not identify the person.
December 29th, 2005 at 04:34pm
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