Devon Davis 2 yo, Liberty County, TX Last Seen 3/27/12(Found Deceased)

[MuffyBee]

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8597941
Amber Alert issued for missing 2-year-old boy in Liberty County
March 27, 2012


Devin "Baby Boy" Davis, 2, was reported missing in Liberty County after he reportedly wandered away from his mother Tuesday afternoon.

LIBERTY COUNTY, TX (KTRK) -- An Amber Alert has been issued for a two-year-old boy who's been reported missing in Liberty County.
Devin "Baby Boy" Davis was last seen around 3:15pm Tuesday at his home in the Sam Houston Lakes Estate in Cleveland. Davis' mother told authorities she woke up from a nap and discovered he was gone.

Davis has blue eyes and red hair. He is about 30 inches tall and weighs about 40 pounds. He was wearing a gray and burgundy jersey, blue jeans and Spider-Man tennis shoes.

Police fear the child may have wandered off and have been abducted.

The Davis family just moved to the Houston area from Virginia last week, according to our Houston Community Newspaper partner, The Cleveland Advocate.
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A creek is about 100 feet away from the home. State troopers have deployed helicopters to help in the search.
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Edit to add "Found Deceased" to subject line.  MB
There will be an edit indication in each post from #1 thru #67 due to correcting the spelling in the subject line of Devon's name.  MB

[MuffyBee]

http://montgomerycountypolicereporter.com/?p=42405
2-YEAR-OLD LOST IN THE WOODS
By Jamie Nash
March 27, 2012

LIBERTY COUNTY – A search is underway for a missing 2-year-old boy who is believed to have wandered into a heavily wooded area around Sam Houston Lake Estates. The child has been missing since, at least, around 4 p.m.

The area has thick underbrush and some bodies of water.

Members of the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office K-9 tracking unit, Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department and other agencies are participating in the search.
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[cartfly]

Praying this baby is found safe tonight  

[cartfly]

UPDATE: 2-year-old Liberty County child missing

      
Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 5:43 pm | Updated: 10:31 pm, Tue Mar 27, 2012.

By VANESA BRASHIER and CASSIE GREGORY

A 2-year-old boy has been reported as missing in the Sam Houston Lake Estates Subdivision in the Tarkington area.
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The boy is described as having red hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a grey over burgundy jersey-type shirt that said “Pee Wee,” and blue jeans. Originally it was thought he was wearing his Spiderman tennis shoes, but he may have been barefoot.

He was last seen at around 3 p.m. Tuesday, right before he wandered away from his mother.

The family’s home, located at CR 2901, is approximately 100 feet from a creek.

According to a family friend, the boy, Devon “Baby Boy” Davis, and his family had just moved to the Tarkington area from Virginia on Thursday of last week.

Law enforcement and firefighters are assisting in the search. The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office and the Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department have set up a command post at the child’s home.
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According to Advocate Reporter Cassie Gregory, the mother of the child claims she was napping in her home with Devon's baby sister shortly before Devon disappeared. The doors of the home were reportedly locked.

When she awoke, Devon was missing. When she was unable to find him, law enforcement was called in to help.

UPDATE 2: We've learned more about the parents of the missing Tarkington boy. The father, Mike, and his wife, April, moved their family to the area on Thursday.

Mike is ex-Army Airborne and moved to Liberty County to live with an Army buddy when he couldn't find work in Virginia. He arrived first and then went back for his family once he was settled.
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http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/eastex/news/year-old-boy-missing/article_87f037d8-7305-59ee-8e14-a374f70aaf4f.html

[KittyMom]

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8598527
Search underway for missing 2-year-old boy in Liberty County

The family just moved into the area last week from Virginia. The mother noticed the child was missing yesterday afternoon after she woke up from a nap.

"The mother stated that she laid the kids down for a nap and he disappeared from inside the residence." Capt. Rex Evans with the Liberty County Sheriff's Office.

The area in which they are searching for the boy is heavily wooded and has lots of bodies of water that's covered with moss and vegetation.

This doesn't sound good.

[klaasend]

http://montgomerycountypolicereporter.com/?p=42437

5am update on missing child

Filed Wed, Mar 28, 2012 by Scott Engle

Fire and EMS, LIBERTY COUNTY, Local / Area News

An all night search has turned up no new clues on the disappearance of 2-year-old Devon. The child when missing during his nap on Tuesday afternoon. The childs mother contacted 911 and a search was started within thirty-minutes.

Crews from Montgomery County Search and Rescue, Highway 321 Fire Department, Tarkington Fire Department, Cypress Lakes Fire Department worked a ground search. Needham Road Fire Department brought in and 8-wheel vehicle capable of driving on land or working in water as a boat. DPS flew their helicopter for several hours. In addition Montgomery County Precinct 4 dispatched Lt. Seals and Sgt. Warwick to the scene with their Bloodhound, “Oliver”. Another canine unit fro College Station responded with tracking dogs and cadaver dogs.

By 3 a.m. this morning with the dogs exhausted from searching the area over several time and losing the scent each time. They were finally released to get some sleep.
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[KittyMom]

I really hope they find him sitting under a tree crying for his mommy.  

[MuffyBee]

I really hope they find him sitting under a tree crying for his mommy.  

I hope so too KittyMom.  I just moved the MP thread for Caleb Linn to "Missing Found Deceased".  His little body was recovered from the river.   http://scaredmonkeys.net/index.php?topic=12899.20

[MuffyBee]

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Search-for-Liberty-Co-toddler-turns-to-creek-3439332.php
Search for Liberty Co. toddler turns to creek
Cindy Horswell
March 28, 2012

After a relentless night-long search, investigators continued trudging through waste-deep water Wednesday in a creek that encircled the home where a 2-year-old red-headed toddler vanished after being put down for a nap in a river community in Liberty County.

Searchers with long poles prodded the depths of the murky water after trained dogs detected Devin Davis' scent along the creek's banks and a small wooden bridge that crosses it. The creek is about 100 feet behind the two-story wood frame house where the boy's family was living after moving to Sam Houston Lake Estates from Virginia a week ago.

Houston police divers were also scouring the water bottom while Texas Equusearch volunteers trolled the area with a boat equipped with sonar.

Aircraft armed with infrared heat detectors have been unable to find any hint of the missing child.
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Evans said the mother also found the door to her jeep was ajar, though she said she had left it shut.

So far, despite lots of rumors, Evans said he has no reason to suspect foul play.

However, investigators wearing gloves were seen collecting evidence Wednesday afternoon from the ground near a back window of the house where the child lived.
The child was last seen wearing a red and gray T-shirt and jeans. Initially, authorities thought he was wearing Spiderman tennis shoes but those shoes were located inside the home.
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[MuffyBee]

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/cleveland/news/search-continues-for-missing--year-old-liberty-county-child/article_de1767d8-a41d-5d0e-99b8-fa9c242a7dd1.html
Search continues for missing 2-year-old Liberty County child
By CASSIE GREGORY
March 28, 2012

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The house on CR 2901 is a bi-level structure on stilts to keep from flooding, since the property is surrounded on three sides by a horseshoe-shaped creek. A straight, single flight of stairs leads up to the living space on the second level. The yard is roughly an acre, with lots of spaces that could attract an inquisitive 2-year-old. It leads in three directions to thick underbrush and woods along the creek bank. A bridge spans the creek across the driveway from the house.

LCSO Captain Rex Evans said they began the search by first scouring the house inside and out, including the space underneath, with a thermal imaging camera. Determined to be thorough, the process was completed three times while other investigators began a methodical search of the perimeter of the property. Neighbors were contacted and vehicles were searched in case Devon might have been able to get inside a car and become trapped.

It quickly became obvious the search was going to have to be expanded. Evans called for assistance from the Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department, followed closely by calling every fire department in the county. The Montgomery County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office was contacted to bring their bloodhound and DPS was also asked to send a helicopter with thermal imaging capabilities to search from the air. An Amber Alert was issued in case Devon had been abducted.

Approximately 15 minutes had elapsed since deputies arrived on the scene.

It was originally thought Devon had been wearing shoes, but it turned out the young boy was barefooted.
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Following the scent from a pair of the boys’ socks worn earlier in the day, the bloodhound seemed to track a couple of spots near the creek bank, one on the left hand side of the house and one across the bridge from the house.

TVFD’s boat was brought out to begin dragging the creek, but the creek was too narrow and shallow in places for the boat to be launched. Needham Fire Department was called to bring their amphibious ATV unit to search the water. A smaller boat from Cypress Lakes VFD was also launched to aid in the search.
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The search continued through the night. Needham Fire Department member Cody Tweedy, outfitted in a wetsuit, stayed in the water for over seven hours, painstakingly sweeping the creek from side to side in what was termed a “zipper search.” Other firefighters stayed as long as they could, eventually sending members home to get rest in case the search would have to be resumed at dawn.

A DPS helicopter came back out at 5 a.m. on Wednesday to perform another sweep of the area with the thermal imaging camera, but to no avail.

Members of Tarkington, Cypress Lakes and HWY 321 VFDs stayed overnight. Evans recalled the other fire departments in the county to resume the ground search shortly before 8 a.m. The county game warden is also on the scene as well as several law enforcement officers and other emergency personnel.

The command post has requested civilians stay clear of the area so as not to impede the organized search.

Donations of water, Gatorade, snacks or other food for searchers is appreciated. The public is asked to drop off donations at the Precinct 2 JP’s office located across the street from the Tarkington fire station on SH 321.
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Photos at Link

[MuffyBee]

http://www.kcentv.com/story/17276420/searchers-look-for-missing-2-year-old-boy
Searchers Look For Missing 2-Year-Old East Texas Boy
Updated 11:55 a.m., March 28, 2012

An Amber Alert was issued for Devin Davis on Tuesday. Liberty County sheriff's deputies said Devin wandered off while his mother and sibling were napping at the family's home in the Sam Houston Lake Estates area near Tarkington about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. She found the door open and the child gone.

The area has thick underbrush and bodies of water. A creek is behind the house.

Detectives said they fear that Devin may have been kidnapped after he wandered off.

"At this time, we have not confirmed whether or not this is an abduction or if it is a lost child, " said Capt. Rex Evans with the Liberty County Sheriff's Office.

More than 100 officials and volunteers from Liberty County and the surrounding areas were searching by air and land, and said they would keep searching for the boy around the clock.

The Houston Police dive team and Texas EquuSearch joined the search Wednesday morning.

"Both parents are here, devastated and in a word -- very frantic. We're doing everything we can to find him right now," Evans said. "Every minute counts. Every second counts."
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[MuffyBee]

http://www.khou.com/news/local/Search-expands-concerns-rise-as-Liberty-County-toddler-remains-missing-144686465.html
Neighbor of missing Liberty County tot: 'It's a mean river, she'll take a life in a heartbeat'
March 28, 2012

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An Amber Alert was issued for Devon after he went missing from his family’s home in the Sam Houston Lakes Estate in Cleveland, Texas, around 3:30 p.m. The family had only lived in the home for about six days.
Devon’s mother said she awoke from a nap to find that he was gone. She immediately called for help and authorities canvassed the area hoping the child had just wandered off. They yelled, called in helicopters and ran seven search dogs around to the point of exhaustion, but there was still no sight of the missing child.
The search was concentrated in the area of FM 2252 and FM 2518.  Texas Equusearch brought in sonar equipment and divers were sent in from the Houston area to lend fresh eyes as they searched the rural terrain surrounding his home.
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Deborah Scott, a neighbor, remembers the time a grown man got lost in the area.
“It’s a mean river. She’ll take a life in a heartbeat, she’s taken a lot of them,” Scott said, adding there were other dangers the defenseless child could face.
“We’ve got gators out here, really big gators out here crawling,” Scott said. “And since the drought, the animals are coming back. We have wild hogs out here in these woods and I’m just worried about what’s happened.”
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Authorities have already received lots of tips and calls about possible sightings since the boy’s disappearance, but nothing has panned out.
Deputies collected two bags of evidence from behind Devon’s home – clues they hope will lead to a rescue – instead of another river recovery.

[MuffyBee]

http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Update-Search-for-Liberty-County-toddler-leads-3440869.php
Update: Search for Liberty County toddler leads to creek
By Cindy Horswell
Updated 03:47 p.m, March 28, 2012

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The boy's mother said she had fallen asleep after securing her son and another 1-year-old child for a nap, said Rex Evans with the Liberty County Sheriff's Department. The mother told authorities that the door to the house was locked with a bolt, but somehow the child managed to get outside.

She discovered him missing about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, looked around frantically for a while and then alerted authorities who issued an Amber Alert.

Evans said the mother also found the door to her jeep was ajar, though she said she had left it shut.

So far, despite lots of rumors, Evans said he has no reason to suspect foul play.

However, investigators wearing gloves were seen collecting evidence Wednesday afternoon from the ground near a back window of the house where the child lived.

The child was last seen wearing a red and gray T-shirt and jeans. Initially, authorities thought he was wearing Spiderman tennis shoes but those shoes were located inside the home.
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[MuffyBee]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/ambert-alert-issued-missing-texas-year-devin-davis/story?id=16023159
Ambert Alert for Texas 2-Year-Old, Devin Davis
By Amanda Carey
March 28, 2012

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Physical evidence was found behind the house but authorities were not immediately revealing what the evidence was.

Devin's parents were working with the FBI.

Several tips were called into the Liberty County Sheriff's Office but had not resulted in any leads.
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[KittyMom]

How in the world would a 2 yr old open the jeep door?  He wouldn't be tall enough.

[cartfly]

How in the world would a 2 yr old open the jeep door?  He wouldn't be tall enough.

I wouldn't think so either. I also saw in one of the earlier articles that the house was locked....could be just bad reporting, I don't know. I just have this horrible feeling that he somehow ended up in the creek. Praying for a miracle  

[MuffyBee]

How in the world would a 2 yr old open the jeep door?  He wouldn't be tall enough.

KittyMom, if you have time, read through some of the articles again.  From what I gather, I don't think the little boy opened the jeep door, maybe someone else was around the house.  Also, they were checking a back window of the house and etc.  So far, they aren't sure if he wandered off and was then abducted, according to one of the articles below.   I've been trying to piece things together myself with the little bits of information and I just don't know.  I hope he can be found safe and soon!

http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Update-Search-for-Liberty-County-toddler-leads-3440869.php
Update: Search for Liberty County toddler leads to creek
By Cindy Horswell
Updated 03:47 p.m, March 28, 2012

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The boy's mother said she had fallen asleep after securing her son and another 1-year-old child for a nap, said Rex Evans with the Liberty County Sheriff's Department. The mother told authorities that the door to the house was locked with a bolt, but somehow the child managed to get outside.

She discovered him missing about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, looked around frantically for a while and then alerted authorities who issued an Amber Alert.

Evans said the mother also found the door to her jeep was ajar, though she said she had left it shut.

So far, despite lots of rumors, Evans said he has no reason to suspect foul play.

However, investigators wearing gloves were seen collecting evidence Wednesday afternoon from the ground near a back window of the house where the child lived.
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/ambert-alert-issued-missing-texas-year-devin-davis/story?id=16023159
Ambert Alert for Texas 2-Year-Old, Devin Davis
By Amanda Carey
March 28, 2012

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Physical evidence was found behind the house but authorities were not immediately revealing what the evidence was.

Devin's parents were working with the FBI.

Several tips were called into the Liberty County Sheriff's Office but had not resulted in any leads.
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http://www.kcentv.com/story/17276420/searchers-look-for-missing-2-year-old-boy
Searchers Look For Missing 2-Year-Old East Texas Boy
Updated 11:55 a.m., March 28, 2012

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Detectives said they fear that Devin may have been kidnapped after he wandered off.

"At this time, we have not confirmed whether or not this is an abduction or if it is a lost child, " said Capt. Rex Evans with the Liberty County Sheriff's Office.
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[KittyMom]

muffy,
The part about the door of the car being open just jumped out at me from all the other info presented.  I mean, the jeep I used to own had a step part under the door, but even then, a small child couldn't open it.  So, that would lead me to believe that it had to be someone taller than a 2 yr old.  So, then, you wonder...why open the jeep?  Hoping the keys were in it?  Was anything taken from inside the jeep (ex. purse, loose change, ipod)?

[KittyMom]

And how did a 2 yr old get a bolt lock open?  Did he climb pull a chair up to the door and stand on it?  

My son was nicknamed "The Escape Artist" in nursery school.  I never really had any problems with him getting out of the house because we had doors that locked by key from the inside.  (Older home with skeleton keys that we kept above the door frame.)  But he did get out of the nursery room a few times and ran up the hall with the ladies running behind him.  But he made enough noise getting the door open they knew he was making a run for it.  lol

[MuffyBee]

muffy,
The part about the door of the car being open just jumped out at me from all the other info presented.  I mean, the jeep I used to own had a step part under the door, but even then, a small child couldn't open it.  So, that would lead me to believe that it had to be someone taller than a 2 yr old.  So, then, you wonder...why open the jeep?  Hoping the keys were in it?  Was anything taken from inside the jeep (ex. purse, loose change, ipod)?

It jumped out at me too, KittyMom, and it led me to wonder if there was someone around the house while the folks inside were napping.  I haven't seen if anything was taken from the jeep.