Girl Missing 5 Weeks Never Reported Lost; Mother Says Doing Own Search

Mother Refuses To Answer Judge's Question Of Where Daughter Is Located

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A woman accused of not reporting her daughter missing for five weeks refused to answer a judge's question of where her daughter was in a bizarre missing person case that continues to frustrate investigators.

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NEW IMAGES: Girl's Mother Taken Into Custody

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Casey Anthony, 22, was taken into custody Wednesday after her daughter's grandparents called Orange County sheriff's deputies over concerns about the well-being of Caylee Marie Anthony, 2.Detectives said when they contacted Anthony it was determined that she apparently never told anyone that Caylee has been missing for more than a month.Thursday, Orange County Judge John Jordan asked Anthony where her daughter was."Mrs. Anthony, the court would say to you, 'Where is Caylee Anthony?' Jordan asked Thursday. "But I can't force you to answer that question but that is the question I leave with you. Do you understand?""Yes, sir," Anthony said.Anthony did not say anything else."It appears to the court that you care so little for your child that you did not even report her missing until five weeks later," Jordan also said.Detectives said Anthony said she was doing her own investigation into her daughter's disappearance over the past five weeks, Local 6 reported.The woman also said she saw movies and reports that if people in similar situations went to police, they had gotten hurt.Anthony said her daughter was with a baby sitter at the Sawgrass apartments but on June 9, the sitter did not answer the door.Detectives said they checked with apartment management and learned that no one has lived in the apartment for five months.Late Wednesday, Caylee's alleged baby sitter was tracked down by detectives and the woman said she has never cared for the missing child.Investigators also said that Anthony does not work where she initially claimed to be employed.Officers said she admitted to lying throughout her interrogation."It is difficult to sort through what we are being told," Orange County sheriff's Sgt. John Allen said.Also, detectives said Anthony did not show any emotion over the loss of her child. She did not cry or give any indication she was legitimately worried.Since investigators cannot get a straight story, they are focusing on finding Caylee."I feel the more media exposure we have, the quicker we can bring Caylee home and that is the whole point of all of this -- to bring Caylee home safely," Caylee's grandmother Cindy Anthony said. "I kind of felt hopeless last night but I kind of felt hopeful today."Anthony was taken into custody Wednesday in connection with the case.

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"I feel the more media exposure we have, the quicker we can bring Caylee home and that is the whole point of all of this -- to bring Caylee home safely," Caylee's grandmother Cindy Anthony said.

The same is true for all of our children. Please keep all of our missing and endangered children in your prayers as well as the adults who could provide more assistance in helping children be found, but choose not to for one reason or another.

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PEAS IN THEIR PODS

Date / Time: 7/16/2008 7:00 PM


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Mya Lyons was found dead by her father on the South Side. She was slashed in the neck and the abdomen and had been sexually assaulted.

The detective said it was a heinous crime. He said a lot of evidence was left behind,” Karen Brown, Mya's great-aunt, said.

Mya lived with her mother Erica Barnes in Addison, but for the last three years had been spending part of the summer with her father Richard Lyons in the 8400 block of South Gilbert Court. The mother had come by to pick Mya up Monday but she asked to stay with her father longer, Brown said.


The girl went to a party on the block later that night with her older stepbrother and relatives at some point realized she was missing.

“Everybody was like, where is she,” her father said. “We went looking for her and I found her in the alley. They dumped her in the alley’’ at the end of the block near his home,  Lyons, breaking down, said.

Lyons rushed his daughter to Jackson Park Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

An autopsy Tuesday afternoon showed she died of multiple injuries from an assault, according to the medical examiner's office, which ruled the death a homicide.

“We went to the hospital and they wouldn’t let us see her,” Brown said. “It was terrible. . . We prayed, we prayed. It was unbelieveable. The mother is taking it hard, very hard. She had gone to pick her up yesterday but she wanted to stay, so she let her stay. At the hospital she was saying, I should have picked her up, I should have picked her up.”

Police are saying little about the investigation, but the father said he was brought to the police station for questioning. “It was very difficult as I spent the night at the police station,’’ Lyons said, sobbing. “They treated me nicely but it was too long to be there.

“I want the world to know: Love your kids while you have them because you don’t know how long you’re going to have them. I loved my baby. I have my memories of my vacations with her, I have the memorial of the trips I took her on. They can never take that away from me,’’ he said.

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The last time Mya Lyons' family saw her alive, she was dressed head to toe in pink. Pink shoes, pink pants, pink T-shirt.

It was her favorite color—one that also is featured prominently in her bedroom filled with Dora the Explorer dolls, Barbies and an extensive Bratz collection.

The 9-year-old had gone to bed about 11 p.m. Monday after telling her grandmother she was tired and wanted to sleep. About 10 minutes later, the family heard a door shut. The noise drew the girl's father downstairs to investigate, relatives said.

After quickly discovering Mya wasn't in the house, relatives went outside to search for her. About 15 minutes later, Richard Lyons Sr. found his daughter wounded in a secluded alley near their home. His anguished screams awoke the quiet South Side street where the family has lived for more than two decades.


A father's plea Video "No! No! No!" neighbors heard Richard Lyons bellow. "Not my baby! Not my baby!"

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PRECIOUS NICOLE WHITE



Case Type: Endangered Runaway

DOB: Feb 1, 1994 Sex: Female
Missing Date: Jun 7, 2008 Race: Black
Age Now: 14 Height:  5'2" (157 cm)
Missing City: IRVINGTON Weight:  145 lbs (66 kg)
Missing State :  NJ Hair Color: Black
Missing Country: United States Eye Color: Brown


Circumstances: Precious may still be in the local area. She may wear purple glasses. Precious may use the first name Nicole.

I am posting this child because it says "ENDANGERED RUNAWAY"


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Amber Verner was found alive..

MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis Police have issued a City Watch Alert for 16 year-old Amber Verner.

According to investigators, Amber Verner was last seen leaving her home in the 1400 block of Bonnie around 2:00 a.m., July 10, 2008.  Police say she was wearing a pink T-shirt with a gold teddy bear on it, light purple pants, and flip flop shoes.

Police say Amber is mentally challenged and may be in danger.  If anyone knows the whereabouts of 16 year-old Amber Verner, call the Missing Persons Bureau at (901) 373-3883 or the Memphis Police Department at (901) 545-4559.




What is the RILYA ALERT?

Rilya is an innocent young girl (this is her picture) who is missing, you would never have heard of her if she hadn't been a child of the state. Rilya's media coverage was based on DCF. NOT based on a beautiful child being missing.

When a child goes missing we are trying to get the message out right away it will come to you as A RILYA ALERT. Hopefully the Amber Alert will pick it up also.

S.L.O.W. or S.T.O.P. ?

Since the appearance of AIDS in the 1980s, people have been working to slow its spread. But slowing the HIV/AIDS pandemic isn't enough. It's time to stop it.

Current prevention strategies to S.L.O.W. the pandemic include:

Supply condoms and eventually microbicides for everyone. The correct and consistent use of condoms may prevent HIV infection. But condoms will never stop the pandemic. In many places, getting condoms is nearly impossible. And even when a person has a condom and uses it properly, there still is a chance the condom will fail. Likewise, microbicides - which researchers hope will enable women to protect themselves - will only reduce risk, not eliminate it; the development of effective microbicides is still years away.

Limit the number of partners. The fewer sexual partners someone has, the less chance there is that a person will contract HIV. But limiting the number of partners will never stop the spread of HIV.

Offer needle exchange. Some people believe that giving new, clean needles to intravenous drug users reduces their risk of contracting HIV from a needle shared by someone who is HIV positive. While clean needles may reduce the risk of transmitting HIV, the resulting impaired judgment can enable other high risk sexual behavior thus exposing the individual to HIV.

Wait for sexual debut. The longer a person waits to become sexually active, the longer he or she will stay free from the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease.

Though these S.L.O.W.© strategies are relatively simple to implement and will work to slow the pandemic, they won't stop AIDS. If AIDS is to be stopped, the Church must get involved.

The Church can use its moral authority to S.T.O.P.© the spread of HIV/AIDS by encouraging and supporting these four strategies:

Save sex for marriage. When two HIV-free individuals save sex for marriage and remain mutually faithful after marriage, they eliminate their risk of contracting HIV through sexual activity. By saving sex for marriage, there would likely be a dramatic decrease in the number of new infections.

Teach men and boys to respect women and children. Around the world, children can be victimized by the behavior of others. In many cultures, women, too, are at the mercy of men. As a result, children and women often contract HIV through unwanted sexual encounters. If the hearts of men would change to a biblical view that respects and values women and children, lives would change for the better.

Open the door for the Church. With 2.3 billion people claiming to be followers of Christ, local churches offer a significant volunteer base for HIV prevention, care, treatment, support and substance abuse recovery. Churches also have the widest distribution with churches found in places that have no hospital or even health clinic. (Learn a C.H.U.R.C.H.-based strategy for stopping AIDS)

Pledge fidelity to one partner for life. Labeled as a fringe idea by many groups around the world, having one sexual partner for life eliminates much of the risk of contracting HIV. This is where faith comes in: A vibrant faith gives power to be faithful.

With 4.3 million new HIV infections each year, the HIV/AIDS pandemic demands a response from all churches and believers. The Church is the difference between slowing and stopping AIDS.

C.H.U.R.C.H.-based strategy for stopping AIDS...
Every church, regardless of size, can do six things to address HIV/AIDS:

Care and comfort.
 
Handle HIV testing and counseling.

Unleash a volunteer force of compassion.

Reduce the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS.

Champion healthy behavior. "You can't really talk about poverty without talking about injustice, and it is amazing to me that people would try to talk about AIDS without talking about behavior since it is primarily a behavior-based disease," Warren said. "You don't get it out of the air. Even for those who are innocent, it was someone else's behavior."

Help with nutrition and medications.

NOTE: The S.L.O.W. and S.T.O.P. acrostics and descriptions are copyrighted. Content on this page may not be used without written permission.

Saddleback Church's HIV/AIDS Initiative
www.hivandthechurch.com

(Used by In His Image Ministries with written permission )
 

LEILANI CURRY
Case Type: Family Abduction
DOB: Mar 6, 1994 Sex: Female
Missing Date: Jul 24, 2007 Race: Black
Age Now: 14 Height:  5'4" (163 cm)
Missing City: LOS ANGELES Weight:  110 lbs (50 kg)
Missing State :  CA Hair Color: Brown
Missing Country: United States Eye Color: Brown
Case Number: NCMC1092576
Circumstances: The child is missing from Los Angeles, California. She may be in the company of her father and her brother. They are believed to be in the Bahamas. Her mother has applied for the return of the child to the United States under the international civil treaty The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Do not pick up based on this information.
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