According to Kim

Jaliek’s Story to be told on “Find Our Missing”

Kim — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:53:49 +0000

“GREENWICH — The story of missing Washington County boy Jaliek Rainwalker will appear on a national TV show Feb. 1.

“Find Our Missing” was created by TV One. The one-hour show will tell the stories of 18 people of color over the course of 10 episodes who have gone missing throughout the United States. Jaliek, a biracial child, was 12 when he disappeared in 2007 after his adoptive father picked him up from a stay in a respite home in Altamont.”

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Jaliek-story-subject-of-TV-show-2633886.php

Hannah Smith Found Safe!!

Kim — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:54:48 +0000

Thank God!

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EAST GREENBUSH — Hannah Smith, a 16-year-old reported missing on New Year’s Day, has been found, police said late Saturday.

The Columbia High School junior apparently ran away from home, according to her parents, Loriann and Stephen Smith, who began an intensive search for their daughter.

Scanner chatter around 11 p.m. indicated Hannah was a passenger in a vehicle spotted on the Thruway near Kingston, but the East Greenbush police would not confirm that, or if anyone was arrested in connection with Hannah’s disappearance.

According to police, the teen is safe.”

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Missing-teen-Hannah-Smith-found-safe-2534016.php

Hannah Smith Contacts Parents Through Facebook

Kim — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:28:48 +0000

Shortly after Thursday night’s vigil the parents of Hannah Smith received a call from one of Hannah’s friends saying they were chatting on Facebook. Hannah’s father sent her a friend request and they began to chat. This has to be comforting for Mr. and Mrs. Smith, knowing that she is ok, but at the same time she is still not home. They still do not know where Hannah is and will not be totally relieved until she is safely home. Hopefully this Facebook chat is the beginning to a happy ending for Hannah and her family.

http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/east-1289861-greenbush-hannah.html

http://berkshires.ynn.com/content/570174/hannah-smith-contacts-family-through-facebook/

Prayer Vigil for Hannah Smith had good turn out

Kim — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:18:58 +0000

There was a large turn out for a prayer vigil for Hannah Smith last night. The Community Gospel Church was filled with family, friends, classmates and members of the community, all coming together to pray for Hannah’s safe return. It has been almost 2 weeks since Hannah has been seen or heard from. There has been no activity on her cell phone to trace where she may be. Her parents believe that someone is helping Hannah and that she may have met this person on Facebook.

If you have any information on Hannah Smith please contact the East Greenbush Police 518-479-2525.

Vigil tonight for Hannah Smith, Missing from East Greenbush, NY since January 1, 2012

Kim — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:11:07 +0000

Community Comes Together For Hannah

Kim — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:01:34 +0000

The poster blitz held yesterday for Hannah Smith had a really good turn out. Family, friends and members of the community came together to distribute posters with Hannah’s picture and information across the Capital District. I also went to pick up some posters to help spread the word of Hannah’s disappearance. It was nice to see so many people going in and out of the Community Gospel Church, posters in hand. By the end of the day Hannah’s picture was all over the Town of East Greenbush. But the effort didn’t stop there. I took some posters over to the truck stop in Albany and the restaurant next door. My next stop was the Greyhound bus terminal but someone beat me to it. I took a drive over to Glenmont thinking I would hit the gas stations and Stewart’s but they were already there. I circled back to Menands, someone beat me to it. This morning I saw her poster in a diner in Latham. Much of the Capital District has been covered and it’s great to see!

Hopefully Hannah will see herself on the news and contact a friend or, better yet, her parents. I am praying for her safe return, hoping that she did run away and hasn’t met up with anything sinister.

Help Find Hannah Smith

Kim — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:11:16 +0000

Hannah Smith has been missing from East Greenbush, NY since January 1st. Family and friends are holding a “poster blitz” today where they will hang posters of Hannah around the town of East Greenbush. If you are available today you can go to the Community Gospel Church on 3rd Ave extension at 10:00am.

Family needs help finding Hannah

Hannah Smith Missing from East Greenbush, NY

Kim — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:15:42 +0000

EAST GREENBUSH — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year-old girl.

Hannah Smith was last seen on January 1 around 1:00 a.m. at her East Greenbush home. Police say that she is believed to be en route to New York City or New Jersey.

She is described as 5’05″, 115 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the East Greenbush Police Department at 518-479-2525.

http://www.cbs6albany.com/articles/greenbush-1289635-east-missing.html

Holly Branagan

Kim — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:52:11 +0000

Holly Branagan was a seventeen year old, high school senior when she was murdered on March 28, 1979 in Bethlehem, PA.

I know that I normally focus on missing person cases but this cold case from 30+ years ago has resurfaced and is rather intriguing. I am still reading up on the history of the case, there are very few facts and much speculation. As I learn more I will post more frequently to help Holly’s case gain the exposure it deserves.

Gregory Howell Missing Since January 1, 2005

Kim — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:59:20 +0000

Gregory Howell has been missing for 7 years today from Fort Dodge, IA and there are very few details about his disappearance. Perhaps that’s because of Greg’s history with drugs, both using and selling. His family believes that he most likely met with foul play, a drug deal gone wrong. All that is really known is that Greg received a phone call and left to meet the person that called him. That was the last anyone saw of Greg Howell.

I was only able to find one article on Greg, you can read it here.

At the time Greg went missing he was 44 years old, 5’7″ tall, 170lbs. He is a white male with brown hair and brown eyes. If you have any information regarding Greg’s disappearance please contact the Fort Dodge Police Department at 515-573-1426.