It’s been almost 8 months since Jaliek Rainwalker was last seen. We continue to keep him in our thoughts and prayers and most importantly, in the public eye.
June 30, 2008
2 Children Missing from Troy, NY FOUND!!!
These children have been found!
Police search for two missing children in Troy
TROY — A state police helicopter and dozens of law enforcement officials are currently searching for two missing children.
The children were last seen Sunday night at 9 p.m. at 3 Pawling Avenue. The missing children are 11-year-old Krista Smith and 9-year-old Jeremy Curtis, who are cousins.
Troy police were alerted that the children were missing at midnight Monday morning, Detective Sgt. David Dean said.
Smith was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, pajama pants and flip flops and was playing with art supplies before she disappeared. Curtis was wearing gray or black shorts with skulls on them and was playing a hand held video game.
Check back at timesunion.com for updates on this story.
Uncle of Missing Girl Arrested On Unrelated Sex Charges
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont State Police say the uncle of a missing 12-year-old girl — one of the last people to see her before she vanished — has been arrested on unrelated sex charges developed as part of the investigation into her disappearance.
Michael Jacques, 42, of Randolph, who dropped off Brooke Bennett at a convenience store Wednesday and was seen leaving it in a different direction on a surveillance camera video, was charged with aggravated sexual assault against a minor — the victim wasn’t Bennett.
June 28, 2008
Brooke Bennett Missing Since 06/25/08
Brook Bennett, age 12, is missing from Randolph, VT. She was last seen Wednesday, June 25th, around 9PM at a Cumberland Farms in Randolph, VT. If you have any information on Brook please contact the VT State Police at 802-234-9933.
June 24, 2008
Petition for Action
PETITION for ACTION
to Our Elected Public Officials
Regarding the Male College Student Victims of Accidental Drowning
(Known in the media as “The Smiley Face Murders” )
This petition is submitted by the families and friends of the victims with the goal and hope of securing justice for the murders of at least 43 male college students in 25 cities across no less than 9 states. The cause of death in each of these cases was classified as undetermined or accidental drowning, and related to excessive consumption of alcohol by the victims. We, the family and friends of these victims, believe that justice remains to be served, and deem that enough is enough evidence in some cases to convict some of those individuals who are responsible for these murders and to bring justice for our loved ones.
We request that Robert Mueller, Director of the FBI, order his agency to conduct a full and thorough investigation into the deaths of these young men. We believe that insufficient resources have been applied to these cases thus far to bring them to conclusion, and we petition that these cases be brought to the attention of our government officials. We appeal to our elected representatives in public office to encourage those law enforcement personnel, under whose auspices these cases rest, to devote more time and effort into bringing the evidence forward, to make arrests, and to secure justice for the victims, their families and friends.
** The above is a petition that was sent to me (and others) from Bill Szostak, father of Joshua Szostak. I have a copy of the petition that I would like to post here so people could sign and send back to Bill Szostak but I have not figured out how to attach a document. STEVE …HELP!
If you would like a copy of the petition to sign please email me at kleo4_8871@hotmail.com and I will send a copy to you.
June 23, 2008
Missing in the Capital District
Two more people have disappeared in the Capital District and all that we have heard was that they are missing. Not only is there so little coverage, it took a couple of weeks before we knew that they were missing. What’s up with that?!
Could the media please step up and report on these people!
June 20, 2008
Matthew Wood, Missing Since May 30th
Washington County Sheriff’s looking for missing man
WASHINGTON COUNTY, N.Y. — Deputies in Washington County are looking for a 35-year-old man. They say Matthew Wood was last known to be at his home in Easton.
Wood left a note on May 30th for his parents saying he was going to Saratoga to shop and meet up with a friend and hasn’t been seen since. His parents found his car at the Wal-Mart parking lot in Wilton
Wood is about 6 feet 1 inches tall and about 190 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He has several distinctive tattoos and spends a lot of time in the Saratoga area.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
June 18, 2008
This leaves me shaking my head
Wife of missing man files for divorce
The wife of a 28-year-old SeaTac man, whose disappearance in February sparked widespread attention and Internet speculation and sleuthing, has filed for divorce, according to documents filed last month in King County Superior Court.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008003484_missingman18m.html
I have kept my opinions of Christine Francisco to myself on this blog but this is just too much. For those of you who are not familiar with this story let me fill you in (keep in mind there are too many details to list, this is just a general overview).
Nicholas Francisco disappeared on Feb. 13, 2008. His wife and mother of his children reported him missing and even ended up on Nancy Grace and Greta Van Susteren. She pleaded with America to help find her missing husband, disputed that he would never leave her and claimed that their financial status was ”in the middle”. She gained the sympathy of an online group with whom she old items with. These people donated a portion of their sales to Christine to help her during this rough time. Nicholas was portrayed as a very loving, caring husband and father. Then it was revealed that Nicholas was “shielding her from their debt”. While she never came out and asked for money, she did let people know how bad off she was financially.
As time went on there was no news on the missing Sea-Tac man. His wife who once had the attention of the national media was suddenly quiet. Why wasn’t anyone following up on Nicholas Francisco? Then one day Christine posted a comment on a blog stating that she would have to find a new place to live, she was facing bankruptcy and foreclosure. Out of the blue someone offered her a place to stay rent free, it was a miracle! So if her husband is missing and finds his way home, who will be there to greet him? Strange, isn’t it?
Now Christine is filing for divorce. She once claimed that she would never stop searching for Nicholas. I don’t see where she ever started. Could it be that Christine knew Nicholas was leaving her? Was the missing person report filed just to get back at him? What about all those innocent people who donated in good faith? What about people who are truly missing? If this was a selfish act of revenge then Christine should be ashamed of herself. And if Nicholas has met with foul play, then who is looking for him?
June 11, 2008
Bake Sale Thursday June 12th
We are having another bake sale for Jaliek tomorrow, Thursday, June 12th! It will be at the same place as last time, Jonathan’s Pizza on North Pearl St. in Albany from 11:00-4:00. Please stop by if you’re in the area.
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=695244&category=&BCCode=&newsdate=6/11/2008
June 4, 2008
Voice Analysis
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A group searching for missing Washington County boy Jaliek Rainwalker says his adoptive father, Stephen Kerr, is not telling the whole truth. The 12-year-old disappeared last November from his Greenwich home. Shortly after that, Kerr, a man police call a person of interest in the case, gave a 28 minute interview to NEWS10’s Anya Tucker.
The group, Texas EquuSearch, brought in two leading voice analysis experts to determine the truthfulness and/or evasiveness of the statements made by Kerr and his wife, Jocelyn McDonald, in that interview.
Now they want police to name Kerr, the last person to see Jaliek, a suspect in the case. NEWS10’s Anya Tucker Reports.”
