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Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Friday, December 10, 2004 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This isn't sounding good!

Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Friday, December 10, 2004 - 11:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I know.

My heart goes out to the family of this child and I pray that she is found right now, right this very moment, safe, unharmed and alive.



Puppylov3
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01-26-2004

Friday, December 17, 2004 - 10:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Amber Alert- Skidmore Missouri
Fetus Cut From Slain Woman's Body
Police Seek 3 Persons Of Interest

POSTED: 6:34 am CST December 17, 2004
UPDATED: 10:56 am CST December 17, 2004
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SKIDMORE, Mo. -- Authorities looking for an infant cut from the womb of its mother expanded their search outside of Missouri on Friday as they maintained hope the baby might still be alive.

The Nodaway County Sheriff's Department was investigating the killing of Bobbi Jo Stinnett, 23, and they were searching for the baby girl.

KMBC's Brenda Washington reported that investigators want to question three people. Espey identified them as two men and a woman. He said they are looking for a 1980s or 1990s red, 2-door hatchback, possibly a Honda. It was seen in the driveway of the Stinnett home around the time of the murder.

The sheriff issued an Amber Alert for the missing fetus. They also suggested that things to look for in the case included "bloody clothing or towels, possible health issues with the fetus and a freshly cut umbilical cord."

Stinnett was found strangled to death inside her home by her mother, Washington reported. Paramedics tried to revive Stinnett, but she was later pronounced dead at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville.

Espey said it appeared that Stinnett was apparently killed no more than an hour before she was found, and that she may have struggled with her killer. Espey said blond hair was found in Stinnett's hand.

Stinnett sold rat terriers. Apparently, someone was coming to look at a dog Thursday afternoon.

"At 2:30 p.m., the mother called her daughter to have her come and get her at work and there were also some people from Fairfax that were going to come and look at a dog, and that's what that conversation was going to end up being about. 'They're here, mom to look at this dog,'" Espey said.

Stinnett's husband was at work when the murder happened and is not considered a suspect, Washington said.

At a news conference Friday, Espey said FBI agents were helping to investigate the case. Espey said they are following one hot lead -- a woman out-of-state who came home with a baby that was not from a hospital. Espey would not identify the state. He said detectives were headed to that location.

Information on the case can be phoned into the Nodaway County Sheriff's Department at (660) 582-7451.

"She was a sweet lady. I don't know that she really bothered anybody. She just always stayed to herself. You know, she was real nice, real quiet," said a woman who lived nearby. "They were very excited about the family they were about to have."

http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/4005075/detail.html

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Friday, December 17, 2004 - 10:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I wish you all could have heard the frustration in the voice of the law enforcement officer who gave the press conference a little while ago.

He wanted to do an Amber immediately as in his determination, they have a missing baby. Getting the baby back is their first priority. Catching the people who did this is secondary.

He was told that they didn't meet the criteria for an Amber alert because they didn't have the right information such as hair color, etc. He had to go through their Senator to get them to do an Amber alert and it took 9 hours!! By that time, most people had gone to bed. He was not at all pleased.

Lucy
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10-08-2002

Friday, December 17, 2004 - 2:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
CNN breaking news...

A baby found in Kansas is believed to be the daughter of a murdered woman whose fetus was taken from her body, law enforcement said Friday. Sheriff Ben Espey said: "The child is probably going to be okay." Doctors examining the body of the mother, who was killed in Missouri Thursday, prompted an Amber Alert when they decided the fetus had likely survived to be born one month premature.



Hippyt
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06-15-2001

Friday, December 17, 2004 - 2:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good Lord,what an awful story. I'm so glad they found the baby alive.

Puppylov3
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01-26-2004

Friday, December 17, 2004 - 2:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Authorities Find Baby; Await Tests To Confirm Identity
Police Seek 3 Persons Of Interest

POSTED: 6:34 am CST December 17, 2004
UPDATED: 3:32 pm CST December 17, 2004
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SKIDMORE, Mo. -- Authorities have found a healthy newborn girl in Kansas and think it could be the child of slain Bobbie Jo Stinnett.

Nodaway County Sheriff Ben Espey said authorities are awaiting DNA testing to confirm the girl is the child of Stinnett, 23, who was found slain in her northwest Missouri home Thursday afternoon by her own mother.

"It's about as good as we can get, people," Espey said.

He said the girl appears to be in good shape, and is being examined by pediatricians in a hospital.

At press conference earlier Friday, Espey said they were following up on one particular lead -- a woman out-of-state who came home with a baby that was not from a hospital. At the time, Espey would not identify the state. But at the afternoon news conference, he said it was in Kansas.

Stinnett was found strangled inside her home on Thursday by her mother.

Espey said it appeared that Stinnett was apparently killed no more than an hour before she was found, and that she may have struggled with her killer. Espey said blond hair was found in Stinnett's hand.

Stinnett sold rat terriers. Apparently, someone was coming to look at a dog Thursday afternoon.

Stinnett's husband was at work when the murder happened and is not considered a suspect.

Information on the case can be phoned into the Nodaway County Sheriff's Department at (660) 582-7451.

http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/4005075/detail.html

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, December 17, 2004 - 3:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This is so hearbreaking, what goes on in the minds of these people? The poor family of this woman. Can you imagine how her husband feels at this point? Right before the holidays too. Please, everyone keep them in your prayers.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Friday, December 24, 2004 - 7:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Amber Alert Issued for 9 Month Old Texas Girl
Posted: Tuesday December 21 10:09 PM CT

The Texas Department Of Public Safety issued the Amber Alert after the girl was taken from her home following a double homicide in Bay City Texas on Tuesday afternoon. Bay City is about 50 miles south west of Houston.

Shelbie Smith, 9 Month-old white female. The child has a tumor on the right side of her face.

Police are looking for Justin Wayne Smith, 25 yrs., white male, 5'10", 165 lbs. with blond hair and hazel eyes. He is considered armed and dangerous.

The suspect vehicle is a tan Chevrolet Suburban with personalized Texas tag tnt5.

The Suspect is possibly traveling with his wife Elizabeth Smith, 20 yrs., white female, 5'5", 125 lbs with blonde hair.

Police said thy believe the suspect may be headed to Austin, TX.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Texas Department Of Public Safety at 979-543-6878 or dial 911.

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Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 12:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Amber Alert for 4 Year Old Boy
Posted: Saturday January 1st
Updated: Saturday January 1st

The Bartlesville Police Department in Bartlesville Oklahoma report that Bradley Scruggins, 36, assulted his mother and the childs mother, took his son Cage Scruggins age 4, and issued a harmful threat against the child if the police were notified. They were last seen on foot, possibly obtained a ride to Tulsa, OK.

4 Year Old boy, White male, Cage Scruggins.

Police are looking for Bradley Scruggins, 36 yrs., White male.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Bartlesville Police Department at 1-877-OKAMBER.N or dial 911.

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Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Friday, January 07, 2005 - 8:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Amber Alert Issued for 2 Year Old California Boy
Posted: Friday January 7 7:44 PM CT

The LAPD and the California Highway Patrol issued the Amber Alert after the boy was abducted by force in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon.

Jason Murdock-Steel, 2 yrs., white male, 3'1", 28 lbs with blond hair and blue eyes.

Police are looking for three suspects. A white female, 30 to 35 years old, 5'7", 130 lbs. wearing a long blue coat.

Also, a white male, 200 lbs, 30 to 35 years and heavy set.

Also an oriental male, 6'2", 30 to 35 years, large build with bushy eyebrows wearing a military jacket.

The suspect vehicle is a 2002 black Ford Pick Up with California tag 6W95060. A second vehicle is described as a white 2002 station wagon 4 door with no further description.

Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD Pacific Division at 877-ASK-LAPD (877 275-5273) or dial 911.

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Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Sunday, January 09, 2005 - 7:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Amber Alert Canceled for 2 Year Old California Boy
Posted: Friday January 7 7:44 PM CT
Updated: Sunday January 9 6:36 PM CT

The LAPD and the California Highway Patrol canceled the Amber Alert on Sunday afternoon after the suspect turned himself in to the LAPD with his son. The child is safe but the other two suspects status is unknown a this time.


Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Friday, January 14, 2005 - 2:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Amber Alert Issued for 4 Month Old Texas Boy
Posted: Friday January 14 12:23 PM CT

The Houston Police Department issued the Amber Alert on Friday afternoon after the boy was apparently abducted on Thursday afternoon.

Frederick Webber, 4 mos. black male. Frederick was born prematurely and therefore needs daily medication, which is not with him. It is felt that Frederick's life may be in danger as a result.

Police are looking for Sassie Marie Jones, 50 yrs. black female.

The suspect vehicle is a red 1997 Dodge Van, license #V27LDZ.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Houston PD Juvenile Division immediately at 713 731-5223 or dial 911.kd

Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Friday, January 14, 2005 - 11:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Amber Alert Canceled for 4 Month Old Texas Boy
Posted: Friday January 14 12:23 PM CT
Updated: Friday January 14 9:51 PM CT

The Houston Police Department canceled the Amber Alert on Friday afternoon after the boy was recovered safe. The child is in good condition and is being examined at Texas Children''s Hospital. The babysitter is being interviewed.


Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Saturday, January 15, 2005 - 8:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Amber Alert Issued for Two North Carolina Children
Posted: Saturday January 15 1:28 PM CT

The Watauga County Sheriff's office and the North Carolina Department of Crime Control issued the Amber Alert after the children were abducted at gunpoint on Saturday afternoon.

Paul Canter, 2 yrs., white male, 2'7", 28 lbs with blond hair and blue eyes. Paul was wearing blue overalls and a long sleeve shirt.

Brianna Canter, 11 mos., 2'3", 18 lbs and is wearing a flowered long sleeve shirt.

Police say their father James Canter and their mother abducted them at gunpoint. The suspects are considered armed and dangerous.

They were last seen heading west toward Tennessee in a white 2-door Ford with a white vinyl top. The vehicle has been found empty and there is no new vehicle information.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Watauga County Sheriff at 828-264-3761 or dial 911.
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Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 6:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
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Amber Alert issued for missing N.C. children
Boy and girl were last seen with parents, who fled to Tennessee


(CNN) -- Two North Carolina children are missing after being kidnapped at gunpoint by their biological parents Saturday morning, officials said.

An Amber Alert was issued for the children by authorities who have tracked the parents to a wooded area in northeastern Tennessee.

However, the two children -- Breanna Chambers, 11 months, and her 2-year-old brother, Paul -- were not seen with the parents when approached by police, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety.

The missing children have blonde hair and blue or green eyes, police said.

Breanna weighs 18 pounds, is 27 inches tall and was last seen wearing a white-flowered, long-sleeved T-shirt and green pants.

Paul is about 3 feet tall, weighs 28 pounds and was wearing a white, long-sleeved T-shirt and blue overalls with an orange lining.

Police in the northern mountain town of Boone, North Carolina, said James Canter, 29, and Alishia Ann Chambers, 18, abducted the children at gunpoint from a foster home.

Canter and Chambers fled in a white, two-door Ford, but when officers in Tennessee chased them, they ran from the car into the woods. The children were not in the car and not with the parents, officials said.

Canter is considered armed and dangerous, said Lt. Jamey Fletcher of the sheriff's office in Watauga County, North Carolina.

Fletcher said he did not know how Canter and Chambers knew where to find the children, who he said had been in foster care "for some time."

The Watauga sheriff's office can be reached at 828-264-3761.


Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 7:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
UPDATE:

Police search for abducted children
Authorities: Parents took kids from foster home

Sunday, January 16, 2005 Posted: 6:06 PM EST (2306 GMT)

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Police say Alishia Ann Chambers and James Canter took the children.

(CNN) -- Authorities searched Sunday for two North Carolina children abducted a day earlier at gunpoint from a foster home by their biological parents, law enforcement officials said.

Police said they found the car in which the parents fled -- and with it a handgun and a rifle -- but that the father is still considered armed and dangerous.

An Amber Alert was issued for Breanna Chambers, 11 months, and her 29-month-old brother, Paul Chambers. Police said they were taken from their foster home about 9:15 a.m. by their parents, James Canter, 29, and Alishia Ann Chambers, 18.

During the abduction, Canter brandished a handgun, said Mark Shook, the sheriff of Watauga County, North Carolina.

The couple, who are not married, lost custody of their children eight months ago, after authorities raided a methamphetamine laboratory at their home, Shook said. Chambers is awaiting trial on drug charges, and Canter faces outstanding warrants and "has been avoiding arrest," Shook said.

The couple -- with the children in tow -- fled west across the state line into northeastern Tennessee, where they were pursued by police in Johnson County, Shook said.

But the officer in pursuit lost sight of the car, and when he came upon the white, two-door Mercury Cougar in a rural, mountainous area, it had been abandoned, Shook said.

The car does not appear to belong to either adult, he said.

"Apparently, they just got hold of a vehicle and had been using it," Shook said.

Canter has "extensive family" in the area, added Shook, who said FBI agents and the highway patrol are both helping with the search.

"Every lead that comes in, we've gone out on 'till it's been exhausted," he said.

Early Sunday afternoon, authorities gave up searching the area near where the car was discovered, Shook said.

"We're going back and interviewing family members to see if there's been any contact," Shook said.

In addition, relatives in Savannah, Georgia, are being interviewed, he said.

Both children have blonde hair and blue or green eyes, police said.

Breanna weighs 18 pounds, is 27 inches tall and was last seen wearing a white-flowered, long-sleeved T-shirt and green pants. Paul is 2 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 28 pounds and was wearing a white, long-sleeved T-shirt and blue overalls with an orange lining.

The Watauga sheriff's office can be reached at 828-264-3761. }

Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 10:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Amber Alert Issued for 11 Year Old Florida Boy
Posted: Wednesday January 19 6:25 AM CT

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Marion County Sheriff's office issued the Amber Alert early Wednesday after the boy was apparently abducted on Tuesday in Dunnellon which is about 75 miles northwest of Orlando.

Adam Kirkirt, 11 yrs., white male, 5', 100 lbs with brown hair and brown eyes and is believed to be in danger

Police are looking for Frederick Fretz Jr.,42 yrs., white male, 5; 11" with brown hair. Fretz is a known sex offender in Pennsylvania and Arizona.

The suspect vehicle is a white 1993 Chevy Lumina with FL temporary tag number K930950 taped on the left side of the back window.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Marion County Sheriff's Office at 352-732-9111 or dial 911.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 10:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Prayers for Adam!

Jmm
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08-16-2002

Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 8:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kids taken from foster home found safe
Police: Parents held after taking children at gunpoint

Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Posted: 5:12 PM EST (2212 GMT)

BOONE, North Carolina (CNN) -- The North Carolina couple accused of kidnapping their children from foster care at gunpoint were taken into custody Wednesday in Grayson County, Virginia, authorities said.

The two children were unharmed, said sheriff Mark Shook of Watauga County, North Carolina. James Canter, 29, Alisha Ann Chambers, 18, and two of Canter's cousins who had been traveling with them were taken into custody without incident, Shook said.

A five-day search came to an end just across the Virginia state line, about 27 miles from Boone, where it began Saturday.

The children -- 11-month-old Breanna Chambers and her 2-year-old brother Paul -- arrived in Boone about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the sheriff's department. Child Protective Services will decide if they will return to their foster family, Shook said.

A female sheriff's deputy and another person were seen lifting the children from an SUV and transferring them to a van.

"They're beautiful kids, just beautiful children," Shook said. "It's just a blessing to see, and I thank God about it."

He said he tried to put the children at ease when he met them and felt "very emotional" when they were found.

"Just a lot of relief," he said. "I'm a parent myself, and I just couldn't imagine what these kids were going through, what the foster parents went through not having those kids with them."

Shook said he had notified the foster family.

"They were very, very relieved and excited," he said.

Complete story at CNN

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 8:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Deesandy, I'm praying for that boy!!!

Jmm, It's good that the children were returned unharmed!!

Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Friday, January 21, 2005 - 2:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Amber Alert Issued for Boy in Florida
ATLANTA — A car belonging to a convicted child molester who allegedly left Florida with an 11-year-old boy was found abandoned Friday in northwest Georgia's Bartow County and authorities said the two may be hitchhiking.

Frederick Fretz (search), 42, picked up 11-year-old Adam Kirkirt at Dunnellon, Fla., Elementary School on Tuesday, police said. Fretz's car was found at the end of an Interstate 75 northbound exit ramp in Emerson, Ga., 40 miles northwest of Atlanta.

"It appears it broke down. There was a lot of antifreeze under the car," said Emerson police Sgt. Mike Powell, adding that the car's license plate had also been removed.

The FBI took over the examination of the car and said K-9 units were being brought in from Cobb County Sheriff's Department to assist in the search around the area, he said.

"I would assume they went north since they were traveling north at the time," Powell said.

Powell said there was no sign of Fretz or Adam at the scene. He said some camping gear was left in the car.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an Amber Alert in the case Friday after the car was found. The alert said the two might be traveling north along the Interstate 75 corridor. "Subjects may be hitchhiking," the alert said.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol dispatcher said Adam is white, 5-feet-tall and weighs 100 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes and was wearing black pants and a black sweatshirt with a Spiderman symbol on it when last seen.

Fretz was living with the boy and his father, Ivert Kirkirt, who says Fretz never told him he had been convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy in Pennsylvania 1991.

The men had recently served time together in the Marion County, Fla., Jail and realized that they had known each other as teens in New Jersey. Kirkirt had invited Fretz to move into his Ocala, Fla., mobile home when Fretz was released in October after serving a sentence for domestic battery and marijuana possession. The boy joined them in December.

Kirkirt, 41, was under house arrest after serving time for probation violation on an aggravated battery charge and couldn't take his son to school because he only could leave home for work and church.

Fretz regularly drove Kirkirt to work, took Adam to school and picked him up.

Desiree Craven, who said she is Ivert Kirkirk's friend, said Fretz was too obsessed with Adam.

"He always worried about Adam and I told Ivert that wasn't normal," Craven said. "It was like two 12-year-old boys together, you know how they do everything together? That's normal for two 12-year-olds, but I don't think that's normal for a 42-year-old and an 11-year-old."

Craven was at Kirkirt's trailer home on Friday. Kirkirt was not home. Craven said Kirkirt was at the Sheriff's office undergoing a lie detector test.

Fretz left a voicemail message for Kirkirt Tuesday afternoon shortly after he picked up the boy.

"We are in the middle of nowhere. The only reason I'm able to call you is someone came out on a dirt bike and had a cell phone," Fretz said on the message. "We are broke down and we need you to come find us. I don't want to spend the night in the car. I don't know where the hell we are."

Wednesday morning, authorities issued an Amber Alert to notify the public and other law enforcement agencies once they learned about Fretz's Pennsylvania conviction.

He registered as a sex offender when he moved to Arizona in the mid-1990s, but never registered as a sex offender when he later moved to Florida, a felony that could have kept him in jail longer when he was arrested last September.

Cpt. Dennis Strow, spokesman for the Marion County, Fla., Sheriff's office, said Florida's law requires public notification for sexual predators, but not sexual offenders, which was Fretz's classification.

Background checks are performed on inmates who have committed felonies, not misdemeanors, which was Fretz's offense.

Strow said he did not know why Frentz's background did not come up during his last sentencing.

Strow said background checks now are performed on the inmates before they are released.

With a background check, Fretz would been charged with failure to register as a sex offender, Strow said.
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Zachsmom
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07-13-2000

Friday, January 21, 2005 - 6:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
YAY! Kirk was found...BOO Kidnapper still at large!

ATLANTA — The 11-year-old boy believed to have been taken from Florida by a convicted child molester was recovered in a wooded area in northwest Georgia.

"The child has been recovered," FBI spokesman Steven Lazarus said Friday evening. "He is safe and he is OK. The adult subject is still at large. We believe he is possibly in the same wooded area."

Frederick Fretz (search), 42, picked up the boy, Adam Kirkirt, at Dunnellon, Fla., Elementary School on Tuesday, police said. Their drive north ended when their car stalled on an exit ramp off Interstate 75 north of Atlanta.

The discovery of the car Friday morning triggered the search for the two. The boy was found less than 12 hours later.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,145078,00.html

Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Friday, January 21, 2005 - 6:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    


Fla. Boy Sought in Amber Alert Found Safe

ATLANTA - The 11-year-old boy believed to have been taken from Florida by a convicted child molester was recovered in a wooded area in northwest Georgia.

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"The child has been recovered," FBI (news - web sites) spokesman Steven Lazarus said Friday evening. "He is safe and he is OK. The adult subject is still at large. We believe he is possibly in the same wooded area."

Frederick Fretz, 42, picked up the boy, Adam Kirkirt, at Dunnellon, Fla., Elementary School on Tuesday, police said. Their drive north ended when their car stalled on an exit ramp off Interstate 75 north of Atlanta.

The discovery of the car Friday morning triggered the search for the two. The boy was found less than 12 hours later.

The boy's father, Ivert Kirkirt, said he was going to Georgia to reunite with his son.

"I'm going to hug him and kiss him and tell him I love him," Kirkirt said.

Fretz was living with Kirkirt and the boy. Kirkirt says Fretz never told him he had been convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy in Pennsylvania 1991.

The men had recently served time together in the Marion County, Fla., Jail and realized that they had known each other as teens in New Jersey. Kirkirt had invited Fretz to move into his Ocala, Fla., mobile home when Fretz was released in October after serving a sentence for domestic battery and marijuana possession. The boy joined them in December.

"I just hope they put him away so he never does this again," Kirkirt said.

"I hope he burns in hell," Kirkirt said of Fretz.

"If you've got kids, don't trust them with anybody," Kirkirt said. "Keep them by your side."

Deputies took Ivert Kirkirt to the Marion County sheriff's office so he could talk to his son on the telephone in a controlled setting.

Earlier, Kirkirt said he was questioned by investigators for nine hours. He said was given a lie detector test, which investigators told him he had failed.

Kirkirt said investigators tried to get him to admit to being part of a plan to try to kidnap his son so he could have custody of the boy. He said he is going through a divorce with his estranged wife.

Fretz's car broke down at the end of an interstate exit ramp in Emerson, Ga., 40 miles northwest of Atlanta.

"It appears it broke down. There was a lot of antifreeze under the car," said Emerson police Sgt. Mike Powell, adding that the car's license plate had also been removed.

The FBI took over the examination of the car and search dogs were being brought in from Cobb County Sheriff's Department, Powell said.



Authorities believe Fretz may have intended to set up a camp site at Red Top Mountain park near the area where the car was abandoned.

Kirkirt was under house arrest after serving time for probation violation on an aggravated battery charge and couldn't take his son to school because he only could leave home for work and church.

Fretz regularly drove Kirkirt to work, took Adam to school and picked him up.

Fretz left a voicemail message for Kirkirt Tuesday afternoon shortly after he picked up the boy.

"We are in the middle of nowhere. The only reason I'm able to call you is someone came out on a dirt bike and had a cell phone," Fretz said on the message. "We are broke down and we need you to come find us. I don't want to spend the night in the car. I don't know where the hell we are."

Wednesday morning, authorities issued an Amber Alert to notify the public and other law enforcement agencies once they learned about Fretz's Pennsylvania conviction.

He registered as a sex offender when he moved to Arizona in the mid-1990s, but never registered as a sex offender when he later moved to Florida, a felony that could have kept him in jail longer when he was arrested last September.




Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 12:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Even though this amber alert has been canceled I am posting it because the kidnapper is still at large:

Amber Alert Canceled for 11 Year Old Arizona Boy
Posted: Saturday January 22 10:25 AM CT
Updated: Saturday January 22 12:07 PM CT

The Mesa Arizona Police Department and the Arizona DPS canceled the Amber Alert on Saturday morning after the boy was located safe in Tempe Arizona. The suspect remains at large.