Brittany Smith, 12 yr. old Virginia girl, kidnapped (FOUND SAFE!)

[klaasend]

It is clear to me anyway that Brittany had a crush on Jeff Easley.  Whether she knew what happened to her mom or not, she may have agreed to run off with Jeff.  I believe 100% that she has left with him willingly, the question is what part of her mom's murder is she involved in if at all.  Maybe he murdered the mom then picked Brittany up at school.  So I wouldn't expect her to question the camping equipment for 2 rather than 3.

[bananas]

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Nancy Grace
BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW: Police announce abducted 12-year-old girl Brittany Smith has just been found alive! Tune in for the live police press conference at 8 PM ET for all the breaking details!

YAY!

[invision]

BREAKING NEWS! Brittany Mae Smith safely located and Jeffrey Scott Easley taken into custody. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1739394250574&set=-.&ref=notif&notif_t=photo_comment#!/pages/Help-Find-Brittany-Mae-Smith-12-years-old-from-VA/112253375509634

[klaasend]

Posted on my FB page
Nancy Grace
BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW: Police announce abducted 12-year-old girl Brittany Smith has just been found alive! Tune in for the live police press conference at 8 PM ET for all the breaking details!

YAY!

OMG awesome!!

[klaasend]

http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/270398

Brittany Smith, Easley found safe
'Bouncing off the walls,' grandmother says

By Amanda Codispoti | The Roanoke Times
Virginia State Police are looking for 12-year-old Brittany Mae Smith and Jeffrey Scott Easley.



Update 6:43 p.m.

Brittany Smith and Jeffrey Easley have been found safe outside Virginia, said Roanoke County spokeswoman Teresa Hamilton Hall.

Roanoke County police have scheduled a news conference for 8 p.m.

"She's safe," said Liz Dyer of South Boston, Brittany's grandmother. "We're so glad. We're bouncing off the walls."

Brittany has talked to her father, South Boston Police Officer Benny Smith, Dyer said. She said the police asked her not to say where Brittany was found.

Check back at roanoke.com for more.

[klaasend]

 

[Fanny Mae]

I also saw when he was at the register he had to swipe the card twice. I am not sure he swiped it a second time with the same card.  It may have been the first card didn't work. There was a pause before he swiped the second time. I have looked at that part over and over again.

Janet, you are right, of course. He could have coerced her. But he was very sure of himself in that case, because he wasn't constantly looking back at her, and was almost oblivious of her while he was shopping. Again, just my observations.

I have a debit card I use and for the most part. I have had to swipe it twice. sometimes, Its because I swiped it wrong to begin with. other times, it just took two swipes for the machine to "Catch" It. As for Brittany's Actions, Maybe She hasn't realized what has happened or is happening where Jeffrey is concerned. I pray shes found safe and soon.

You are right. I have had to swipe more than once myself. It just seemed it was a sleight of hand when he took the card the second time, but it might just be me.  I pray she is found safe soon myself.

[invision]

THANK GOD ... I wish more all of them could end this way!

[seahorse]

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj-national-help-finding-missing-121010,0,5299349.story



National Help Finding Missing Roanoke County Girl
Center for Missing and Exploited Children Assists

Jean Jadhon

WDBJ-TV Anchor/Reporter

5:54 PM EST, December 10, 2010
Advertisement

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is helping with the case of missing Roanoke County child Brittany Mae Smith. The organization stepped in immediately, because cases such as this one are not something local police departments deal with very often.

The Center has a program called Team Adams where law enforcement members with experience in child abduction and sexual exploitation travel at a moments notice to wherever they're needed. "These are very unique investigations so we went out and found what we consider the best of the best in finding and location children. "said Robert Lowery, the Executive Director of the missing children division with the Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

A retired F.B.I. agent with 28 years of experience arrived in Salem Monday and has been working on Smith's case round the clock.  "Twenty eight years of kidnapping experience was able to provide some technical assistance to law enforcement and some advice on the best practices in finding Britanny," Lowery said.

The Center is also assisting with digital highway signs in Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Ohio, West Virginia and Tennessee. The center is also working to get signs posted at truck stops showing Brittany Smith and her suspected abductor's photographs.

Brittany Smith is just 12 years old. She's been missing for more than a week now.  It was Friday, December 3rd when Smith was seen with her mother's live-in boyfriend, 32-year old Jeffrey Scott Easley at a Salem Walmart store. Smith's mother, Tina Smith was found in the family home Monday morning December 6.  She had been murdered, police said.

Getting the word out to the public is crucial, according to Lowery.  "As time goes on the more concerned we become about this child's welfare and safety, but we're not going to give up hope and we're going to keep looking until she's found, " Lowery said.  "Just because it's been a long period time doesn't mean that she's not going to be found safe and I believe we're going to continue until we know."


I really wish they would put better photos on the billboards.  

Nice picture.

The Billboard should have state "5 feet" for Brittany's height.  People are looking for a child, she is a Pre-Teen. Yes, she is a child, but a very mature looking child. 

[klaasend]

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj-breaking-news-brittany-mae-sm-121010,0,7869013.story

Breaking News: Brittany Mae Smith has been found


6:33 p.m. EST, December 10, 2010

wdbj-breaking-news-brittany-mae-sm-121010

According to Roanoke County police 12-year old Brittany Mae Smith has been safely located and 32-year old Jeffrey Scott Easley of Roanoke County, VA has been taken into custody in another state.

More details to follow. We will hold a press conference at 8:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Roanoke County Public Safety Center located at 5925 Cove Road, Roanoke.

[Fanny Mae]

Posted on my FB page
Nancy Grace
BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW: Police announce abducted 12-year-old girl Brittany Smith has just been found alive! Tune in for the live police press conference at 8 PM ET for all the breaking details!

YAY!

Oh, thank God! 

[klaasend]

http://www.wset.com/Global/story.asp?S=13654751



Smith Found Safe, Easley Under Arrest
Posted: Dec 10, 2010 3:34 PM PST

Roanoke Co., VA - Roanoke County authorities say 12-year-old Brittany Mae Smith has been safely located and 32-year-old Jeffrey Scott Easley of Roanoke County has been arrested.

Stay with ABC 13 for more details as they become available.

[echosofangels]

Posted on my FB page
Nancy Grace
BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW: Police announce abducted 12-year-old girl Brittany Smith has just been found alive! Tune in for the live police press conference at 8 PM ET for all the breaking details!

YAY!

Thank God!!!!

[klaasend]

It is my pleasure to move this thread to "missing found safe".   

[Curly]

Wow. Just got the message on my phone. Thank God.

[klaasend]

THANK GOD ... I wish more all of them could end this way!

Me too Invision

[BabsKats]

According to Roanoke County police 12-year old Brittany Mae Smith has been safely located and 32-year old Jeffrey Scott Easley of Roanoke County, VA has been taken into custody in another state.

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/

[4 Donks]

I am doing a happy dance.      

[klaasend]

I bet they were in northern NC all along.  She had mentioned going to NC to a park and I bet he told her that's where they were going.

[klaasend]

Boy was I wrong!

http://www2.wsls.com/news/2010/dec/10/8/alabama-police-send-video-roanoke-co-see-if-its-je-ar-707880/

BREAKING NEWS: Brittany Smith found safe, Jeffrey Easley arrested

Police in North Carolina tell our Media General sister station WNCT that Brittany Smith has been found safe, and that Jeffrey Easley has been arrested in San Francisco. 

Roanoke County Police have scheduled a news conference for 8:00 p.m.