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Dfennessey
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07-25-2004
| Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 3:27 pm
I have been very upset at this story as well. the little boy looks like my 6 year old nephew and the thought of something like this happening to him really scares me
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 2:34 pm
I read that they were fighting and she kicked him in the leg...that set him off and he started punching her. When she didn't die from that then he strangled her. The son came into the room and saw what was happening, and began screaming. That is why he was killed also. I hope they throw the book at him.
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 3:11 pm
I hope they throw the book at him as well. He is not a man if he has to kill a pregnant woman and a little boy. Guess what? Now his wife knows all about his affair and the girlfriend did not have to tell her
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Friday, February 25, 2005 - 12:52 pm
AP Florida Family Begs for Girl's Return 28 minutes ago Add to My Yahoo! Top Stories - AP HOMOSASSA, Fla. - The family of a missing 9-year-old girl who disappeared from her bedroom pleaded for her return Friday, calling her an "angel" who needs to be home. The father and grandparents of Jessica Marie Lunsford cried as they described a girl who they say would never run away. Photo AP Photo AP Video Family Begs for Safe Return of Missing Girl (AP Video) "I want my daughter home," said Mark Lunsford, who discovered the third-grader missing Thursday morning. "If there is anything anybody knows, there are a lot of numbers you can call. Help me find my daughter and bring her home." Jessica lives in the house with her father and his parents. Her father told authorities he had returned Thursday morning from a girlfriend's home and was getting ready for work when he realized his daughter's alarm clock was sounding and she wasn't there. The clothes she had laid out for school were still in place and none of her shoes were gone. Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy said Lunsford's story checked out. A search for the girl continued Friday; a national missing child alert was issued. Jessica's grandmother Ruth Lunsford said the girl is a well-mannered child "who doesn't roam." She had attended church Wednesday night and had asked her grandmother to tuck her in when she was ready for bed. "When God made Jessie, he made an angel," her grandmother said. "We have always called her Princess." Dawsy said the girl's mother, Angie Lunsford, had been located in Ohio and was being interviewed by the FBI (news - web sites). He gave no details. Mark Lunsford said his daughter had had little contact with her mother. Officials stopped short of putting out an Amber Alert. Florida's Amber Plan is activated when there is a detailed vehicle or abductor description to disseminate through broadcasters and highway information signs. 
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Deesandy
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08-12-2003
| Friday, February 25, 2005 - 2:24 pm
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Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001
| Friday, February 25, 2005 - 9:23 pm
There is an amber alert for a one year old boy in Oceana county -- "Police in Oceana County have issued an Amber Alert for a one year old little boy. Kameron Michael Humphreys is 25 inches tall, weighs 21 pounds, has sandy blonde hair and blue eyes. Police say he has a birthmark on his left arm. The child was allegedly last seen with his stepfather, Kristofer Humphreys. There is concern because police say he has a drug problem. Humphreys is driving a dark green 1993 Ford Explorer with Michigan plates AAU2057. He left the Rothbury area in an unknown direction. If you have any information on their whereabouts please call the Oceana County Sheriff's Department at (231) 869-5858. " Please keep this little boy in your prayers -- this is one of my student's families.
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 12:57 pm
It amazes me and saddens me on how many children are put in this position.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 8:08 pm
This was just reported... "24 Hour News 8 just got off the phone with Oceana County authorities who tell us the little boy has been found safe. They say Kristofer apparently heard about the Amber Alert and contacted a family member. They set up a meeting place at a rest area between Muskegon and Whitehall, where the baby was returned. Authorities in both Muskegon and Oceana Counties are investigating Humphreys and prosecutors will decide on charges." Thank goodness it had a happy ending! Proof that the Amber Alert IS working!
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Texannie
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07-16-2001
| Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 8:12 pm
Thank goodness! I keep hoping with the little girl that her bio mom has her (even though she has been interviewed!)
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Sunday, February 27, 2005 - 4:25 pm
http://www.americasmostwanted.com/missing_children/brief.cfm?id=30448
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Sunday, February 27, 2005 - 4:28 pm
DO YOU HAVE AN AMBER ALERT TICKER ON YOUR WEBSITE? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE POST ONE! http://codeamber.org/ticker_code.html
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Sunday, February 27, 2005 - 9:53 pm
Endangered Missing JESSICA LUNSFORD DOB: Oct 6, 1995 Missing: Feb 23, 2005 Age Now: 9 Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 4'10" (147 cm) Weight: 70 lbs (32 kg) Missing From: HOMOSASSA FL United States Both photos shown are of Jessica. She was last seen when she went to bed at 8:00 p.m. on February 23, 2005. She was discovered missing on the morning of February 24, 2005. Jessica was last seen wearing a pink nightgown and white satin shorts. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) Citrus County Sheriff's Office (Florida) 1-352-726-1121

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Deesandy
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08-12-2003
| Sunday, February 27, 2005 - 9:55 pm

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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 6:18 am
Volunteers, police still searching for missing 9-year-old girl HOMOSASSA, Fla. (AP) — With the full-scale search for a missing 9-year-old girl in its fifth and possibly final day, volunteers who have scoured acres of roads, woods and marshland expressed worry Monday that no clues have been found. The search for Jessica Marie Lunsford, who was last seen Wednesday night, has been frustrated by rainy weather and limited evidence. "We are expecting a miracle," said William LaDerle Coats, pastor of Faith Baptist Church, where Jessica attended services shortly before she disappeared. About 160 volunteers who gathered at the church early Monday were organized into search groups and given metal sticks to poke through grass and lift barbed wire. Ginger Washburn, a preschool owner who skipped work in nearby Lecanto to join Monday's search, said she was surprised and frustrated that no one has found anything. "We are all a little scared. It's taking so long." By the end of Monday, officials hope to have searched a circle extending five miles out from the girl's house. Monday would likely be the last day of the full-scale search, said Ronda Hemminger Evan, a spokeswoman for the Citrus County sheriff's department. "We still have very, very little to go on," Evan said. "Phone calls are coming in, but we haven't gotten that one call or one clue that will lead us in a good direction." Jessica's grandmother tucked her into bed Wednesday night; her father discovered she was missing early Thursday. Sheriff Jeff Dawsy has said a door at the home she shared with her father and his parents was unlocked and one of Jessie's dolls was gone. "If we all pray real hard ... then God will tell us" where she is, Jessie's father, Mark Lunsford, said Sunday. On Monday, Lunsford placed a sign in his yard with the words "Bring Jessica Home" over the image of a yellow ribbon. The third-grader's disappearance shocked her community of 2,300 people about 60 miles north of Tampa. Nearly 540 volunteers ventured out Sunday in torrential rain -- and even under a tornado watch — to search for the girl. Weather was clearer on Monday. Volunteers have searched residential areas, the shoulders of a four-lane highway about and the 3,000-acre Withlacoochee State Forest, about four miles from the girl's house. Dawsy said the girl's disappearance is not a confirmed abduction, and he hasn't ruled out anything. The father and grandfather have taken computer voice stress analysis tests akin to lie detector tests, but Dawsy said nothing came of the results.
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 4:48 pm
Second phase for missing Florida girl begins as volunteer searches end HOMOSASSA, Fla. (AP) — The full-scale search for a missing 9-year-old girl ended its final day as law enforcement officers turned to child abduction experts for help. Investigators and hundreds of volunteer searchers have uncovered little evidence during five days of scouring the rural area where Jessica Lunsford disappeared, and the full-scale search was suspended Monday afternoon. "To continue this, we would be spinning our wheels," said Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy. Instead, law enforcement officers were turning to 20 experts from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help crack the case. They planned to focus on a three-quarter mile radius area around Jessica's home. Jessica's father described the change as a second phase of the investigation. After making a plea for her safe return while choking back tears, he expressed confidence that his daughter would come home. "Just drop her off. I'll come get her," Mark Lunsford answered when asked what he would say to whoever had Jessica. "I know whoever has got Jessie, they have to have a heart." He also expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support. "It's been overwhelming, the people that have shown up," he said. "It makes me feel real good to know everyone's trying to help me out." Lunsford said he remains convinced that his daughter did not leave home voluntarily even though authorities have uncovered no evidence she was abducted. He said it's unlikely Jessica was lured away. "She just didn't go with strangers," Lunsford said. He said authorities also are looking for a stuffed purple dolphin missing from his daughter's room. The sheriff said nothing suspicious was found on the family's computer and that Lunsford and his father, Archie Lunsford, had both passed FBI tests that measure changes in voice stress levels as a way of verifying whether a person is telling the truth. Mark Lunsford also passed an FBI polygraph test. "None of his answers to questions set any alarms off," Dawsy said. Jessie hasn't been seen since her grandmother tucked her into bed Wednesday night; the girl's father discovered she was missing early Thursday. Some of the 160 volunteer searchers who showed up Monday were frustrated that they found no clues. "There is disappointment, I guess," said William LaVerle Coats, pastor of Faith Baptist Church, where Jessica Lunsford attended services last Wednesday shortly before disappearing. "We are expecting a miracle."
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Lucy
Member
10-08-2002
| Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 1:27 pm
Amber Alert issued for 12 year old California girl Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 12:57 PM PT The CHP and the Stockton Police Department issued the amber alert on Wednesday Evening after the child was apparently kidnapped by a boarder who had threatened to kill her family. JUANA MARTINEZ 12 years, Hispanic female, 5'3", 110 lbs. with brown eyes and long brown hair. She was last seen wearing a burgundy sweater, blue jeans and white tennis shoes. Police are looking for Jose Tomas, 21 yrs., Hispanic male, 5'6", 170 lbs. with short black hair, brown eyes and a cleanshaven face. The suspect vehicle is a maroon Honda Accord with a broken right rear window covered by white paper. Anyone with information is asked to call the Stockton Police Department at 209-937-8377 or dial 911. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Friday, March 04, 2005 - 1:30 pm
Lucy, are there photos?
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Friday, March 04, 2005 - 1:31 pm
Homosassa Florida USA Team Amber Alert--A Endangered missing child alert continues Florida Day 6 girl 9 still missing. This is a update on the endangered missing child alert issued for 9 year old Jessica Lunsford who was last seen last wensday night at her Homosassa Florida home. An Endangered Missing Child Alert has been issued by FDLE for 9 year-old Jessica Lunsford; she is white female height, stands 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 70 pounds.with brown eyes and brown hair She was last seen wearing a pink nightgown and white shorts.Still missing day 6. Team Amber Alert News has learned that police are entering now what is called a second phase opeartion on the search for the missing 9 year old Jessica Lunsford. Police have said due to no new evidence being found they are geting know where with the searches and will continue other investigation services. "Just drop her off. I'll come get her," Mark Lunsford answered when asked what he would say to whoever had Jessica. "I know whoever has got Jessie, they have to have a heart." He also expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support. "It's been overwhelming, the people that have shown up," he said. "It makes me feel real good to know everyone's trying to help me out." Lunsford said he remains convinced that his daughter did not leave home voluntarily even though authorities have uncovered no evidence she was abducted. He said it's unlikely Jessica was lured away. The full-scale search for a missing 9-year-old girl ended its final day as law enforcement officers turned to child abduction experts for help. Jessica Lunsford, left, is shown in this Dec. 2004 photo with Santa Claus, released by the Lunsford family Monday Feb. 28, 2005. Jessica has been missing from her Homosassa, Fla., home since Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005. Investigators and hundreds of volunteer searchers have uncovered little evidence during five days of scouring the rural area where Jessica Lunsford disappeared, and the full-scale search was suspended Monday afternoon. Instead, law enforcement officers were turning to 20 experts from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help crack the case. They planned to focus on a three-quarter mile radius area around Jessica's home. In this undated photo provided by the Lunford family released Feb. 28, 2005, shown is Jessica Lunsford, who has been missing from her home in Homosassa, Fla., since Wednesday. The sheriff said nothing suspicious was found on the family's computer and that Lunsford and his father, Archie Lunsford, had both passed FBI tests that measure changes in voice stress levels as a way of verifying whether a person is telling the truth. Mark Lunsford also passed an FBI polygraph test. "None of his answers to questions set any alarms off," Dawsy said. "There is disappointment, I guess," said William LaVerle Coats, pastor of Faith Baptist Church, where Jessica Lunsford attended services last Wednesday shortly before disappearing. "We are expecting a miracle." Just becouse the search has ended doesnt mean we dont still need your help.We Still have a little 9 year old girl missing and we need to make sure that the public is reminded of this. Team Amber Alerts News Team will continue to follow up on this story as we wonder and fear for what have may happened to 9 year old Endangered Missing child Jessica Lunford missing 6 days now. Team Amber Alert news wishes to tell you their is still a 25,000 reward for this missing child.please dont forget Jessie is out their and need to be found. If you think you can help in this endangered missing child alert any information at all please contact the Citrus County Sheriff's Office (Florida) 1-352-726-1121 or your local police. This has been a Endangered Missing Child Alert Update.Child Missing.Day 6.your help is still needed. 
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, March 04, 2005 - 1:47 pm
it was announced on the news this morning that the girl from stockton was found and the guy who took her was arrested.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Friday, March 04, 2005 - 2:24 pm
Awww...she's a cutie. Poor thing.
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 2:38 pm
Person of interest' sought in Florida missing girl case. Man not a suspect; grandmother's polygraph 'raised red flags' more videoVIDEO Volunteers join police in search for 9-year-old Florida girl. (CNN) -- Police in Citrus County, Florida, are looking for a man they are calling a person of interest in the case of a missing 9-year-old Homosassa girl, a sheriff's department spokeswoman said Tuesday. The man is someone they believe may have come into contact with Jessica Lunsford before she disappeared February 24, the spokeswoman said. However, the man is not considered a suspect and no arrests are imminent, she said. Police also announced that a recent polygraph test given to the girl's grandmother, Ruth Lunsford, 73, contained two responses that "raised red flags" for investigators. Sheriff Jeff Dawsy declined to elaborate. Ronda Hemminger Evan of the sheriff's department told CNN that the person of interest is not in Florida and is a not a family member. "We have a name; we have a geographical area. Detectives are pursuing it," she said. "If we feel we are unsuccessful, we will put the name out in the media in hope that this person can be found. We believe he may know something." She added that the sheriff's department is working with other law enforcement agencies to locate the man. Jessica was last seen in her room in bed, but was discovered missing the next morning. Except for an unlocked front door, her home was undisturbed with no signs of a struggle. Polygraphs given to both her father, Mark Lunsford, 41, and her grandfather, Archie Lunsford, 72, raised no immediate concerns to investigators. Hemminger Evan told CNN that officials have never given up hope that Jessica is alive. A 14-member task force has been assigned to work the case full time.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 4:11 pm
That's interesting. I HOPE they find her alive and well.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 5:36 pm
I had heard early on that she had had a disagreement or argument with her grandmother earlier that day.
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 9:03 pm
Escapee, I didn't know that...any other info about this that hasn't been posted?
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 10:16 am
Sex Offender Arrested in Missing Girl Case HOMOSASSA, Fla. - A registered sex offender who was being sought for questioning in the disappearance of a 9-year-old girl was taken into custody by deputies in Georgia on Thursday, officials said. The sheriff's office in Richmond County, Ga., placed John Evander Couey under arrest because he didn't notify Florida officials that he was leaving the state, a requirement for sex offenders, said Ronda Hemminger Evan, spokeswoman for the Citrus County sheriff's office. She had no details about Couey's arrest but said he would be questioned in the disappearance of Jessica Lunsford. "Our investigators are en route to speak with him," Evan said. Couey, 46, was described by authorities as a "person of interest" in the search for Jessica Lunsford, who vanished from her bedroom Feb. 23. Couey lived near her home before he left for Georgia without telling authorities, officials said. Authorities had said Wednesday they had issued two arrest warrants for Couey — one on a probation violation, the other on his failure to notify them of his move. Investigators "may take him out of the picture" once they interview him, Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy said. Couey already had been questioned by police in Georgia over the weekend, and "he is getting more and more interesting to us as time as goes on," Dawsy said. A spokesman for police in Savannah, Ga., where Couey had been interviewed earlier, said he was arrested near a Salvation Army in Augusta, Ga. Couey's home in Homosassa is about two miles from Jessica's, but he also sometimes stayed with his half sister who lives within "eyeshot" of her house, Dawsy said. Mark Lunsford, Jessica's father, said Wednesday that the family didn't know Couey. "It's someone nobody has seen before," Lunsford said. "I know my daughter doesn't go with strangers. So I just don't see it." No one answered the doors Wednesday evening at the half sister's house and Couey's mobile home. Homosassa is about 60 miles north of Tampa. Detectives grew interested in Couey while interviewing all registered sex offenders in the area. They tried to contact Couey five days after Jessica disappeared and discovered he no longer lived there. When investigators followed up with the half sister, who lives about 150 yards from the Lunsfords, she denied Couey had lived there. But another relative confided to a detective that Couey had stayed at her home. The half sister said Couey had traveled to Savannah, Ga., knowing authorities were interested in questioning him. Police picked up Couey on Saturday at a Salvation Army shelter at the request of Citrus officials, Savannah-Chatham County Police Chief Dan Flynn said Wednesday. Flynn said Couey came to police headquarters voluntarily and was interviewed for about two hours. Citrus County officials asked them Monday to talk to Couey again, but by then he could not be located. Authorities declined to say what Couey had told them Saturday. Couey's criminal record includes arrests for burglary, carrying a concealed weapon and indecent exposure. In 1991, he was arrested in Kissimmee on a charge of fondling a child under age 16. Records don't show how the case was resolved. During a burglary in 1978, he was accused of grabbing a girl in her bedroom, placing his hand over her mouth and kissing her, Dawsy said. Couey was sentenced to 10 years but was paroled in 1980 when inmates were serving a small fraction of their sentences. 
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