Update: Lyric Morresy and Elizabeth Collins - Missing Cousins in Iowa

I'm watching Nancy Grace and according to the evidence and pattern so far it seems Lyric and Elizabeth were taken by a person who they knew. They didn't get snatched. Mind you there are over 200 sex offenders in the area where they were! So yes, there is a very strong possibility that they were abducted by person they knew. I will be posting updates and the story unfolds.

Missing Cousins In Iowa

On Friday, Lyric Morrissey 10, and her cousin Elizabeth Collins were on an afternoon bike ride and never returned home. Volunteer search groups have been called off and the FBI has been called to investigate. The public has combed the lakes, fields and nearby creeks and the only thing was found was Lyric and Elizabeth’s bikes.

The Morrissey and Collins families need the public’s help to locate their daughters. Below is the missing persons flyer that is online and in circulation in Iowa and surrounding areas:

If you have any information on the whereabouts of 10 year old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and 8 year old Elizabeth Collins, please contact the Evansdale Police Department at (319) 232-6682 or the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office at (319) 291-2515. A $15,000 reward is being offered for information they may assist with their safe return.

We are pleading for the safe return of little Elizabeth and Lyric. They are only children and need to be home with the ones who love them dearly.

Where is Timeka Pridgen?

16 year old Timeka Pridgen has been missing since May 12, 2001. Timeka vanished in the early morning hours from her La Grange, North Carolina home, barefoot with none of her belongings. Timeka was classified as a runaway, but as we know in cases of missing children, this is not always the case.
                                                   
Timeka’s mother, Cosandra Best, recalls last seeing her daughter at home on May 12^th. Cosandra came home to take a nap and wait for her boyfriend, 31 year old Eric Moore. Cosandra woke up around midnight to find Timeka missing and Eric never showed up! Cosandra was in a state of panic when she realized that Timeka’s shoes and purse were still in her room.
Eric Moore is definitely a person of interest in this case. He is currently serving his second sentence in prison for sex crimes against a minor. There is no doubt in my mind that Eric Moore had something to do with Timeka’s disappearance.

Timeka was last seen around 10pm on May 12, 2001. She has braces , brown eyes, brown hair and is 5’ 7” and weighs about 165lbs.

If you have any information about Timeka Pridgen’s disappearance, please contact the La Grange Police Department: (252) 566-3400

Or Crime Stoppers at : (252) 902-2724

Child Neglect or Murder - Zyia Turner

I just read a story that magnifies the concept that people are becoming more and more careless with their children every day.

I was reading this story on MSN and seriously had to shake my head and this family that this poor little girl was born into.

17 month old Zyia Turner was reported missing on Friday, June 29^th at 4pm. Her family lived in an apparent cluttered mess with a total of 12 people. The family made flyers and searched for her after an uncle who was in charge of the children couldn’t find her in the house.

But around 1:00am Saturday morning, cadaver dogs picked up the scent of little Zyia under a 20 pound load of clothing and notebooks in her mother’s closet! The careless mother Erica James, said that it was strange because Zyia never went into her two closets. She thinks maybe the baby pulled down some things off the shelf and got trapped.

?????? WHAT?????

1)      This is a 17 month old who is probably less than 2 feet tall. How could she have pulled down things off the closet shelf??

2)      Why did the (I’m sure fat and lazy) uncle not search the house? Was it because they didn’t shut the doors of the home and kids roamed in and out? My guess is YES!

3)      Where was 24 year old  Erica James? Why was her baby not with her?

 

This is a very sad that an innocent child had to die because of a family of idiots. What happened to old fashion child rearing? What happened to not allowing little ones out of your sight? I notice that a lot of mothers feel that if the child can walk they magically become independent. Wrong! Children need adult supervision at all times. This story makes me think these people are either hoarders or just plain old lazy ass people.

Little Zyia, you are clearly in a better place.

Rest In Peace Little One  

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/02/12524386-missing-detroit-toddler-found-dead-in-closet

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/