Jhessye Shockley and Bianca Jones

Sadly to say, there has been no updates in either case. The landfill search is still underway for the remains of Jhessye Shockley and De’Andre Lane is on trial for the murder of Bianca Jones. I wish we would could get some closure on both cases and these little ones can be laid to rest.

I wonder what is the thought process of these guilty parents? I can’t help but wonder, what are they thinking now? Surely De’Andre Lane is sweating bricks. But Jerice Hunter seems to be getting away with murder!

Due to the time lapse between when Jhessye was reported missing and now, the likelihood of finding her is slim to none. Without proper evidence, Jerice Hunter can’t be charged with murder. Because of her 13 year old daughters statement, we all know Jerice is guilty as sin. But can she keep the secret forever? How does she sleep at night knowing what really happened? Her heart must be made out of stone to pretend to ignore the obvious. Sometimes I feel like the landfill search is becoming a waste of time. Are the Glendale Police Department looking anywhere else? What does Jerice’s mother have to say about all of this? Someone knows the truth. I just wish they would confess and face the music.  

Back to De’Andre Lane.. Has Banika Jones (Bianca’s mom) spoke with him? Does she really believe his lie? Has she been asking questions about that night before Bianca was reported missing? He must think the public is stupid. But I give two thumbs up to the Detroit Police Department for going as far as they did to get evidence. De’Andre would still be free and probably making more babies if he wasn’t caught. I think back to the interview he and his lawyer had with Nancy Grace. He never mention beating her for wetting the bed the night before. He never said anything about her having diarrhea and vomiting. It sounds like her sickness had something to do with blunt force trauma to the head. I’ve heard those symptoms in other child abuse cases and fact is, he can’t pass off her being in an unconscious state on the stomach flu. This man is a angry cold blooded killer. I feel sorry for Banika Jones because she trusted De’Andre Lane with her baby. And because no family member had ever seen De’Andre in an enraged state they assumed that he was harmless. How wrong they were.    

Child Abuse in America on the Rise

I just read a few stories on CNN that made my heart drop. Young mother’s that allow their live in boyfriends to beat their children to death seems to be a new trend. Honestly, something is so wrong with this.

Angela Monique Hanna, 30 year old mother in Bakersfield, California and her live in boyfriend of two months we arrested for the beating death of her 3 year old daughter, Trinity Hanna.

Angela was a recovering meth addict who thought it was a good idea to allow another meth addict who she so gracefully describes as a “functioning addict” to live with her and her daughter. Clearly drugs was the common ground in the relationship. The boyfriend was verbally abusive to Angela and physically abusive to Trinity. In fact, every time Angela left Trinity with the boyfriend, she would get hurt. Everything from burns on her back to knots on her head. Angela never thought much of it except for maybe Trinity was clumsy. The detective who interviewed Angela asked a round of questions regarding the nature of their relationship. Basically, this guy was a mean, drug addict and a jerk! Angela said that he didn’t pay bills and argued with her all the time. Her baby was just fine until she brought this man into her home. Trinity was taken to the hospital because of a “fall” or so the boyfriend said. This so called fall lead to abdominal damage, and a cracked skull. Trinity was systematically being killed in her home. Over a course of 2 ½ months this monster beat and abused this poor baby all because her worthless mother didn’t have the courage to call the police and kick this man out of her home. Both individuals are being charged with murder second degree murder. Angela is being held on 2 million dollars bail.

Here is the link to the story. Complete with court documents:   http://www.turnto23.com/news/31028849/detail.html

In Denver, CO little 3 year old Elijah Carpenter died in a similar way. His mother’s (Kristina Carpenter) live in boyfriend Lysander Benjamin had a very heavy had with Elijah. In fact, he would use this child as a human punching bad! Lysander lied to police regarding his death. He said that Elijah fell. When in reality, he would “box” on him for punishment. Kristina sat by on several occasions and watched Lysander beat her son. She would sent Lysander text messages to stop beating him. Unreal! In April, Lysander beat Elijah so badly, that he caused massive bleeding in his brain, broken ribs and the coroner reported that Elijah’s spleen was healing from a previous blow to the belly. How could someone be so cruel to a child? For God’s sake, he was only 3 years old!!! Justice has been served for Elijah Carpenter. Lysander Benjamin was sentenced to life in prison without a chance of parole and Kristina Carpenter was sentenced to 19 years in prison.

Here is the link to the story:   http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/31036702/detail.html?hpt=ju_bn6

 

Update in the Isabel Celis Case 4/25/12

Isabel was reported missing at 8:00am on Saturday, April 21st. And now Tucson Police have moved the search to the local landfill. Police have reason to believe that clues that can lead them to Isabel are in the landfill. They are sifting through tons of garbage that was picked up on Saturday from the alley near Isabel's home.

Police have scaled back the search of the family home and are focus on the surrounding areas. The Celis family is allowed back in the home but have not yet returned. The police plan to search drainage pipes and sewers for Isabel.

Ironically though, Arizona is the same state where Jhessye Shockley went missing back in October of 2011. Sadly enough, Tucson and Glendale are too very different places. Funding was a large part in why it took so long to search the landfill for Jhessye but yet Tucson was able to start a landfill search three days after Isabel was reported missing.

I think if all missing children case were handled the same way, we would be able bring the children home safe. Same state, children of the same age. But both missing children cases were handled very differently. The laws regulating cases like this should be streamlined. Landfill searches should not take months to organize. Due to the fact the if there is a body there, it will begin decomposing faster than if it were buried or in the woods for instance. It’s simple science.

http://nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/25/cops-combing-landfill-for-missing-girl/

Update in the Bianca Jones Case - 4/23/12

On Tuesday, April 17th, DeAndre Lane was arrained in court for the murder of his 2 year old daughter, Bianca Jones.

Lane's 8 year old daughter was at his home on December 2, 2011. She was on the witness stand on Tuesday to tell her side of the story. She mentioned a time when she herself, wet the bed and Lane became upset. He held her panties in front of her face and stuffed them in her mouth as a punishment. Other members of Bianca's family knew that Lane had an issue with his children not being potty trained or wetting the bed. It appears that perhaps this was the cause for him harming Bianca on December 2nd.

The 8 year old also stated that she got dressed for school that day and waited in the living room for her dad to drop her off. She said that Bianca was in the car seat with a blanket over the entire car seat. Bianca never moved. She said that the baby snored when she slept, but this time there was no sounds at all.

It seems very clear that little Bianca was killed by her father (if on purpose or by accident). DeAndre Lane is covering this up and forensic evidence will tell the story. I'm happy the Detroit Police have Lane in custody and he will be serving a possible life sentence if convicted. At least law enforcement didn't fall asleep on this case.

Bianca's mother, Banika Jones still holds out hope that her baby will come home. She said, "Until they find a body there is hope."

Despite her hope and prayers, I know that Banika knows that DeAndre Lane killed her baby. It's a harsh truth that she and her family are facing. Our prayers are with them.

Isabel Mercedes Celis - Missing 6 Year Old In Tucson, AZ

Isabel Celis has been missing since Friday, April 20, 2012. Isabel was last seen in her bedroom on Friday at 11:00pm according to her parents. This a possible abduction and Isabel is in danger. Police say that the entry point could have possibly been through a window because the screen was knocked out. Isabel was discovered missing at 8am on Saturday morning. Search warrants have been issued for the home and the area in which the Celis family resides has been cornered off by police. Search dogs have been deployed, but there is no sign of Isabel.

Isabel is 4 feet tall, hazel eyes and is about 44lbs.

If you have any information or tips regarding the whereabouts of Isabel Celis, please contact the Tucson, AZ police department at:

 255 West Alameda Street  Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 791-4441

Where is Teekah Lewis??

Teekah Lewis was a loveable 2 year old who was boasted upon as her mother's little shinning light. Teekah was 2nd to the youngest of 5 daughters to Theresa English. Theresa was a single mother living in Tacoma, Washington. Thresa raised her children to love each other and to be close. Teekah was shy but loved her family. She was known to carry a Winne the Pooh blanket everywhere. And on the night that she was taken from her mother's loving care, Teekah felt brave enough to leave it at home.

On January 23, 1999 Theresa along with her 2 month old daughter, boyfriend and family members went out for a night of bowling at Frontier Lanes in Tacoma. The family was having a good time and Teekah was too. Later that night a lady with 4 men (who did not bowl that night) sat at a table near Theresa and her family. The lady was admiring Theresa's baby niece and asked her sister-in-law to hold the baby. The lady was reluctant to return the baby and it caused a bit of a scene. Theresa's older brother broke it up. And the lady a 4 men continued to sit and watch the bowling.

Teekah want to play the racing games in the arcade area and Theresa took her there to play. Theresa left Teekah there to get her baby and she turned around and Teekah was gone! Theresa would have never guess that her 2 year old daughter was truly GONE! The bowling alley shut down and the search for Teekah extended out to the nearby woods, parking lots and other shopping area. There was no sign of Teekah.

Theresa called her brother who was working as a security guard. He came to assist with the search for Teekah. The police called in the entire family for questioning. At that time, Teekah's father was in jail. And after 24 hours and no sign of Teekah, Theresa had to contact him to let him know that Teekah was missing.

Time passed and there were no leads in the case. Information about other children being sexually assaulted and attempted abductions at the Frontier Lanes surfaced. Apparently, these case were not reported to the public for awareness. Several children were harmed by random men that camped out at the Frontier Lanes for the purpose of assaulting and/or kidnapping children. Perhaps, if Teekah's mother knew this, maybe she would have never taken her family to that bowling alley. The media and police didn't feel the need to shine negative light on this business and sadly, Teekah Lewis fell victim to some sick freak on the prowl. 

 The Tacoma Police department questioned people that worked at the bowling alley and one person came forward with a lead. A woman called and said that she noticed a dark green Pontiac Grand AM speeding out of the Frontier Lanes parking lot around the time that Teekah went missing. We assume that this was indeed the vehicle that abducted Teekah.

Other leads have come up in the case but they were not accurate.

Theresa and her children have held out hope for 13 years. My prayers are with this brave mother. The idea of not knowing where her child (who would now be 15 years old) could be is beyond comprehension.

Teekah Lewis would now be 15 years old. Her mother and sisters miss her very much and needs

closure.

If you have any tips are know the whereabouts of Teekah Lewis, please contact the Crime Stoppers at: Crime Stoppers at 253-591-5959

Keeping on the Watch

I'm happy to see so many people are truly concerned about finding missing children. Websites like Humble 

Opinion http://humbleopinionforum.net/ are dedicated to finding missing children and uncovering the truth behind the story. I have recently found a new website, this young woman covers cases of missing black children. Most cases I have never heard of on the news. In fact I Googled some of the names of children on the website and strangely enough, I couldn't find any info about the cases! The name of the is Forgotten Victims Black Kids Heaven http://www.forgottenvictims.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=101

The website is chalked with information about the cases of missing and murdered black children that have not gotten much or any media attention. Several cases were featured on the TV One special series, Find Our Missing. Even though many years have passed since these little ones have disappeared, the public should still be aware of the cases and finding out what happened to these children. A lot of the cases give detailed descriptions of the children and what happened to them. Sadly, some of the bodies have been found in river, lakes, under freeways and over places. However, some of these little victims’ families do not have closure because the killers have not been found. This is why we must keep their little faces in the spotlight with hopes that someone know something about what happened to them.

Please take time to click on both links. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of any of the children featured, please contact the police department in that area.

Thanks for your continued support!