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Author Topic: AMBER ALERT for Missing 10 YO Jessica Ridgeway, Westminster, CO(BODY FOUND)  (Read 869535 times)
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« Reply #100 on: October 08, 2012, 07:02:34 PM »

http://twitter.com/WestminsterPD

27mWestminster Police‏@WestminsterPD
Unless there is new breaking info tonight, the next press briefing will be held tomorrow morning. We will tweet a time. #jessicaridgeway

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Do not send tips to us via social media. Please call 303-658-4336 or email pdamberalert@cityofwestminster.us #jessicaridgeway
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« Reply #101 on: October 08, 2012, 08:58:43 PM »

http://twitter.com/WestminsterPD

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@_breeannarae @9NEWS Yes, there are flyers at the Police Department. You can pick them up at the front desk. #jessicaridgeway

32mWestminster Police‏@WestminsterPD
We continue to work hard to find #JessicaRidgeway. We will provide an update tomorrow morning at a 6:30 AM press briefing.

46mWestminster Police‏@WestminsterPD
We do not have any suspect sketch at this time nor is the #jessicaridgeway case currently connected to any existing sketch.
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« Reply #102 on: October 08, 2012, 09:11:25 PM »

http://kdvr.com/2012/10/08/family-rallies-around-jessica-ridgeways-mother/

Family rallies around Jessica Ridgeway’s mother
Posted on: 6:16 pm, October 8, 2012


Sarah Ridgeway (purple shirt), Jessica Ridgeway’s mother. Oct. 8, 2012

WESTMINSTER, Colo. — The mother of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway has not spoken to the media about her daughter’s disappearance.

Sarah Ridgeway emerged from her home in Westminster early Monday evening but she did not speak to FOX31 Denver reporter Justin Joseph. She and Jessica’s father, Jeremiah Bryant of Kansas City, have asked for privacy during the investigation.

Jessica’s grandmother, Christine Ridgeway, says the family is close and rallying around the girl’s mother.
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« Reply #103 on: October 08, 2012, 09:16:38 PM »

http://**/superior-news/ci_21727115/dual-prayer-events-be-held-jessica-ridgeway-superior

Dual prayer events to be held for Jessica Ridgeway in Superior, Westminster on Tuesday
Posted:   10/08/2012 06:08:22 PM MDT
October 9, 2012 12:27 AM GMT  Updated:   10/08/2012 06:25:12 PM MDT

Louisville pastor has organized dual prayer gatherings in Superior and Westminster for missing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Chris Cote, lead pastor of Rock Creek Church, said the “Light Up the Night for Jessica” gatherings will take place at the same time at Community Park in Superior, at Indiana Street and Coalton Avenue, and at Kensington Park in Westminster, at Countryside Drive and Moore Street.
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“We're asking every participant to bring a flashlight and shine them up into the sky,” Cote said. “These are two communities doing everything they can to find her.”

He said people shouldn't bring candles to the events.

Cote said there will be clergy at each gathering leading the events and that people are encouraged to wear purple and green ribbons.
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« Reply #104 on: October 08, 2012, 09:26:22 PM »

I hope there are some security cameras somewhere in the area that can give LE some clues to look into.
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« Reply #105 on: October 08, 2012, 09:34:39 PM »

I hope there are some security cameras somewhere in the area that can give LE some clues to look into.

i just looked at that,i didnt save each to list them
only so many ways out to main thoroughfares, if the perp was aware of cams
there are very few places to avoid them,but there should be cams on the way
to Superior, CO too
around Jessica hood,i saw 6 cams and 2 busy intersections with stores ect,they prob have cams
Jessica hood
going N,W,S,E main thoroughfares, that square the hood in are
W108, simms st,  W100th, wadsworth pkwy
A and B, chelsa pk and moore street
http://goo.gl/maps/ajEcl

near moore in Westminster to Andrew Way & Christenson Ave 
http://goo.gl/maps/S6klZ
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« Reply #106 on: October 08, 2012, 09:38:59 PM »

maybe this guy has come back to his old stomping grounds
Smolich registered an addy in ?, close by where bag was found
there are other RSO,see link at bottom
Smolich has a warrant for arrest  for Failed to Register since 2006
addy for bag is close not exact 1.9mile
http://goo.gl/maps/gVwn6
overhead
http://goo.gl/maps/drwH1

http://sor.state.co.us/index.cfm?SOR=offender.jpg&id=X002451921
Felony Conviction
Failed to Register
Sex Offender DetailsName:  Smolich,William Matthew
Date of Birth:  February 05, 1969
Convictions: 
Race:  White
Gender:  Male
Height:  5' 10"
Weight:  195
Hair:  Brown
Eyes:  Green
Scars/Marks/Tattoos: 
Last Reported Address:  1995 E Coalton Way 36 201, Superior, Boulder County, 80027
Aliases/Nicknames: 
Comments: 

Smolich is on the 100 top most wanted sex offender list for co.
pg 6
http://www.coloradostatecrimestoppers.com/Top_100.pdf

there are several more in the area, search map search offender
addy i used is 415 Andrew Way, Superior, CO 80027
http://sor.state.co.us/index.cfm?SOR=home.home

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« Reply #107 on: October 08, 2012, 10:17:27 PM »

maybe this guy has come back to his old stomping grounds
Smolich registered an addy in ?, close by where bag was found
there are other RSO,see link at bottom
Smolich has a warrant for arrest  for Failed to Register since 2006
addy for bag is close not exact 1.9mile
http://goo.gl/maps/gVwn6
overhead
http://goo.gl/maps/drwH1

http://sor.state.co.us/index.cfm?SOR=offender.jpg&id=X002451921
Felony Conviction
Failed to Register
Sex Offender DetailsName:  Smolich,William Matthew
Date of Birth:  February 05, 1969
Convictions: 
Race:  White
Gender:  Male
Height:  5' 10"
Weight:  195
Hair:  Brown
Eyes:  Green
Scars/Marks/Tattoos: 
Last Reported Address:  1995 E Coalton Way 36 201, Superior, Boulder County, 80027
Aliases/Nicknames: 
Comments: 

Smolich is on the 100 top most wanted sex offender list for co.
pg 6
http://www.coloradostatecrimestoppers.com/Top_100.pdf

there are several more in the area, search map search offender
addy i used is 415 Andrew Way, Superior, CO 80027
http://sor.state.co.us/index.cfm?SOR=home.home



The first thing that popped up when I searched his name is:

Missing Daughter Shows up in Internet Porn, Family Uses YouTube...

A Nevada mother turns to YouTube to locate her missing daughter. Police and federal agents are looking for convicted pedophile William Matthew Smolich and Angela Finger. ::snipping2::

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/salem-or/TJTIQ1NA3OGQLF266/p7
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« Reply #108 on: October 08, 2012, 11:11:50 PM »

Video at link

http://kdvr.com/2012/10/08/fbi-police-search-homes-cars-in-jessica-ridgeways-neighborhood-monday/

FBI, Police search homes, cars in Jessica Ridgeway’s neighborhood Monday
Posted on: 6:54 pm, October 8, 2012

WESTMINSTER, Colo. — FBI agents along with Westminster police investigators searched inside an outside a home early Monday evening just two doors down from where 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway lives.
 
Jessica disappeared Friday morning when she left her house near 107th and Moore St. She was walking to school, but she never arrived there.
 
FOX31 Denver’s Justin Joseph reports two police cars pulled up to the house at about 5 p.m. Officers went up to the front door and knocked on it.
 
No one answered, so they went to the garbage cans on the side of the house and started going through them.
 
Joseph reports that 15 minutes later the person who lives at the home came out and investigators went inside. They came out 10 minutes after that and began looking through a red and white pickup truck in the driveway.
 
FBI agents arrived at the home a few minutes later and all of them went inside the house.
 
Joseph reports two sex offenders live near the home that was the subject of this particular visit from law enforcement.
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« Reply #109 on: October 08, 2012, 11:17:10 PM »

http://**/superior-news/ci_21727780/jessica-ridgeway-case-neighbor-noticed-backpack-superior-street

Jessica Ridgeway case: Neighbor noticed backpack on Superior street night before
Posted:   10/08/2012 07:02:41 PM MDT
October 9, 2012 1:9 AM GMTUpdated:   10/08/2012 07:07:59 PM MDT

SUPERIOR -- A Superior resident who helped discover what turned out to be missing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway's backpack said he and his wife first noticed the bag sitting on the sidewalk next to their home just after midnight Saturday -- more than 12 hours before it came to the attention of authorities.

The man, who wished to remain anonymous due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, said he could see the backpack wasn't his family's, and, given the hour of night, decided not to deal with it until morning.

"It was out of place, so that we noted it, but not out of place enough that we got out and took a look at it," he said Monday, noting that kids in the suburban Rock Creek neighborhood sometimes leave out bikes and other belongings.

He said he and his wife did not remember seeing the backpack when they left their house at the intersection of Andrew Drive and Alpha Court earlier in the evening -- around 6:45 p.m. -- on Saturday.

The next morning, the man said he noticed the bag was still there and he and a neighbor checked it out. He said the backpack appeared to have been placed deliberately in a standing-up position on the sidewalk rather than tossed haphazardly.

"Just like you'd set a bag down," he said
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« Reply #110 on: October 08, 2012, 11:20:26 PM »

http://kwgn.com/2012/10/08/search-for-jessica-ridgeway-intensifies-no-sign-of-10-year-old-found/

Search for Jessica Ridgeway intensifies, no sign of 10-year-old found
Posted on: 8:06 pm, October 8, 2012

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Police say the search for Jessica wrapped up Monday with no significant leads. “We really want the community to recognize you are going to see a number of police out in open areas out in open spaces,” says Westminster police spokesman investigator Trevor Materasso.
 
Searchers spread out all over Jefferson County, including parts of Superior where police say they found Jessica’s backpack on Sunday. They say a water bottle with her name on it was in the backpack, which was sitting on a sidewalk in a Superior neighborhood.
 
The backpack was at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation Monday, undergoing crime lab tests that police hope could provide a break in the case.
 
“There’s a lot of focus on the backpack,” Materasso says. “It is a pivotal piece in the investigation.”
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« Reply #111 on: October 09, 2012, 12:36:10 AM »

http://**/breakingnews/ci_21724656/search-continues-missing-westminster-girl-jessica-ridgeway

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« Reply #112 on: October 09, 2012, 12:41:20 AM »


Christine Ridgeway, Jessica Ridgeway’s grandmother. Oct. 8, 2012

http://kdvr.com/2012/10/08/family-rallies-around-jessica-ridgeways-mother/
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at 16: sec in this vid the reporter says this house was searched,and the truck
was searched and that house looks like,the house i posted above
with Christine Ridgeway, Jessica Ridgeway’s grandmother going inside
wonder why they would be going in a home that is being searched
http://kdvr.com/2012/10/08/fbi-police-search-homes-cars-in-jessica-ridgeways-neighborhood-monday/
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i didnt know about it
here is the thread for William Matthew Smolich and Angela Finger
http://scaredmonkeys.net/index.php?topic=2835.0
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« Reply #113 on: October 09, 2012, 12:58:31 AM »

IDK maybe its a house that looks like jessica house

FBI, Police search homes, cars in Jessica Ridgeway’s neighborhood Monday
Posted on: 6:54 pm, October 8, 2012, by David Mitchell and Justin Joseph, updated on: 10:39pm, October 8, 2012
updated video
http://kdvr.com/2012/10/08/fbi-police-search-homes-cars-in-jessica-ridgeways-neighborhood-monday/

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« Reply #114 on: October 09, 2012, 02:43:16 AM »

IDK maybe its a house that looks like jessica house

FBI, Police search homes, cars in Jessica Ridgeway’s neighborhood Monday
Posted on: 6:54 pm, October 8, 2012, by David Mitchell and Justin Joseph, updated on: 10:39pm, October 8, 2012
updated video
http://kdvr.com/2012/10/08/fbi-police-search-homes-cars-in-jessica-ridgeways-neighborhood-monday/



As I understand it, LE and FBI where at a house near Jessica's house.
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« Reply #115 on: October 09, 2012, 02:49:51 AM »

http://kdvr.com/2012/10/08/americas-most-wanted-other-organizations-join-search-for-jessica-ridgeway/

‘America’s Most Wanted,’ other organizations join search for Jessica Ridgeway
Posted on: 8:54 pm, October 8, 2012, by Deborah Takahara, updated on: 09:44pm, October 8, 2012

The search for Jessica Ridgeway is getting national attention. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children sent a team of experts to Westminster as soon as they heard of Jessica’s disappearance on Friday.
 
And Jessica’s disappearance caught the attention of America’s Most Wanted.
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Walsh also said Jessica’s parents need to speak publicly.
 
“I would say this. If I could’ve traded my life for Adam’s back in 1981. If someone said stand in Times Square naked, we’re going to shoot you with a sniper bullet, I would’ve stood there and traded my life. I know one thing. You need the media. No matter how difficult, you have to be willing to go on national shows, local shows, any show”
 
“You have to say this is my beautiful daughter, this is the victim we need to focus on and be strong because the real victim is this little girl. She is praying somewhere that mom and dad are strong enough to keep the search for me going,” Walsh says.
 
“I know how hard it is, I know how devastating it is, I’ve walked in that mom’s shoes, I’ve walked in that estranged dad’s shoes. But I learned one thing over the years, the parents have to be strong enough to keep Jessica’s face on the TV screens and front pages of newspapers.”
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« Reply #116 on: October 09, 2012, 03:02:59 AM »

http://**/news/ci_21728635/cops-turn-eye-dna

Officials cover new ground in the search for Jessica Ridgeway
Posted:   10/09/2012 12:01:00 AM MDT
October 9, 2012 6:16 AM GMTUpdated:   10/09/2012 12:16:31 AM

WESTMINSTER — Investigators collected DNA evidence Monday from the home of missing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway — potentially important evidence as they carefully examined the girl's backpack.

The search for Jessica stretched through a third full day Monday — this time in an area northwest of her home surrounding the neighborhood where her backpack and water bottle were discovered.

Representatives of 12 agencies — roughly 125 people — searched in a triangular area bounded by U.S. 36, Colorado 93 and Colorado 128, said Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso.

Materasso said Jessica's backpack, discovered Sunday outside of a house in Superior, was an important piece of evidence. Work was underway to collect DNA from family members to compare it with evidence collected from the backpack.

Jessica's grandmother said Monday she dreads a time when police would use a DNA sample.

"God, I hope we don't have to (use) that," said Christine Ridgeway.
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Family mulls statement
Jessica's mother, a night-shift worker, told police she last saw her daughter walking toward school Friday morning. She reported the girl missing later in the afternoon when she woke to find a phone message saying Jessica hadn't arrived at Witt Elementary School, about a mile away at 10255 W. 104th Drive in Westminster.

On Monday, Jessica's grandmother said the family is close and rallying around Jessica's mother, Sarah Ridgeway. Family members have been talking about putting out a statement and may do so later, Christine Ridgeway said.

"We are doing a family conference right now, getting our ducks in a row," she said. "We are not letting Sarah decide on this by herself."
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Materasso said Monday there were no suspects in the case. But "we do not have reason to believe a person is going around abducting children," he added.

Jessica's father, Jeremiah Bryant, and great-grandmother Dana Moss live in Independence, Mo.

Moss told media in Missouri that she consented to a search of her house because "we'd do anything in the world to get her back."

"Safely, alive — however we can have her back," Moss said.

She added: "Jessica is a beautiful, bright little girl. She was here about six weeks ago on vacation with her mom and grandma and other great-grandma."
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« Reply #117 on: October 09, 2012, 09:32:29 AM »

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1210/08/ijvm.01.html
JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL

Backpack of Missing Girl Found; Jerry Sandusky Speaks Out

Aired October 8, 2012 - 19:00   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Jane Velez-Mitchell coming up next.

KYRA PHILLIPS, HLN ANCHOR: We`ll be back tomorrow night.

JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL, HOST: Tonight, 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway vanishes on her way to school. We`ve got breaking news just in, including a sketch that we`ve just received from law enforcement about the man who -- there he is -- was allegedly, purportedly, according to kids, trying to lure kids towards his car. So we`re going to bring you the latest breaking news just in, in just seconds. Stay right there.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
VELEZ-MITCHELL (voice-over): Tonight, the desperate search for a missing Colorado girl takes a frightening turn. An army of volunteers search for 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway, last seen Friday walking to school. This as a homeowner makes an ominous discovery, finding a huge clue more than six miles from her home. Tonight, where is Jessica?

Could reports of a man trying to lure kids into his car hold the key to her mysterious disappearance? We`re investigating, and I`m taking your calls.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Big development in the case of a missing 10-year- old Colorado girl. Jessica Ridgeway`s backpack was found in a subdivision more than six miles away from her home.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Police were alerted that a resident of Superior had discovered a backpack.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: For Jessica Ridgeway`s neighbors, any sign of the 10-year-old girl is better than nothing.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s awful. It`s awful. It`s just...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Bloodhounds searched again today. Police have constant patrols, and neighbors want everyone to know what happened.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Police say they do not have a person of interest at this time.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Agencies that are assisting us today will be using approximately 125 people to search that area. We still will be searching and conducting canvasses using dogs in and around the neighborhood of Jessica`s home.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Tonight, breaking news in the frantic search taking place as we speak for a missing fourth-grader. She vanished on her way to school four long days ago. Ten-year-old Jessica Ridgeway has been missing since Friday. The clock is ticking.

Good evening. I`m Jane Velez-Mitchell coming to you live.

Police discovered a huge clue yesterday. A local homeowner found Jessica`s backpack and water bottle more than six miles away from her home. But how did they get there?

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We don`t know when the bag was put there. Obviously over the weekend, kids are out of school. There is the chance that -- that kids may have gone by, playing, riding bikes. We`re not going to go into detail just -- just for the purpose of the investigation. We`re not going to discuss the details of the backpack or, again, the contents.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Jessica`s mom told us every school morning Jessica walks three blocks to meet up with friends before the whole group walks the rest of the way together to Witt Elementary School, which is about a mile from her home.

When Jessica did not show up for class Friday, the school called her mom. But since her mom works overnights, the mother was asleep and did not get the message until late Friday afternoon. Cops say because of that delay, they lost valuable time.

Neighbors say they cannot believe this is happening.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s just awful, it`s awful. That she`s gone. So we`re just -- any of us would give whatever to do whatever we could to help to bring her home.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Police and an army of volunteers were out searching again today with bloodhounds for any sign of this precious child. We can all help by getting the word out, because by now, Jessica could be anywhere.

And tonight, an ominous development. We`re learning that just three weeks ago, students in the area reported seeing a man in a dark sedan trying to lure kids close to his car. And we just got this sketch moments ago of what this potential abductor looks like. Now, could there be a connection? Remember, this sketch is not necessarily the person who is responsible for the disappearance of Jessica. This is a sketch that police have put together based on what kids said about a man trying to lure them to his car. Something -- about three weeks ago, it occurred.

All right. What is your theory or question? Call me: 1-877-JVM-SAYS. All this happening in Colorado. 1-877-586-7297.
Straight out to reporter Marc Stewart from KMGH. Marc, this little girl`s been missing four days now. A lot of breaking news developments. What have you learned tonight?

MARC STEWART, REPORTER, KMGH: Jane, the big headline from here is that everything is on the table. That case you mentioned about a potential abductor a few weeks ago, that is on the table along with everything else. I talked to a source very close to this investigation who tells me nothing is being ruled out.

But here`s what`s of concern. And you will understand from covering many of these cases. This little girl, Jessica, is seen as emotionally strong. She didn`t have anything in her past that would suggest she would run away. And, even though her parents are involved in a custody dispute, which is very common for these abductions to take place, there is nothing in that history that would indicate something as a family abduction, as we often see these cases, would happen.

For that reason, everything is on the table. That`s why they are trying to get that little girl`s picture out as much as possible, along with this man who was perhaps involved with the case just a few weeks ago in the same area -- Jane.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, as you mentioned this man, let me go to my producer, Selin Darkalstanian. You just told us about this sketch. I just got it on my Blackberry moments before we went to air.

Selin, what are you learning tonight from the school district and law enforcement?

SELIN DARKALSTANIAN, PRODUCER (via phone): That`s right, Jane. I literally just got off the phone with the police. And they`re saying that there was two separate incidents, not one but two incidents of a child being approached by a stranger offering candy and asking them to get into the car.

And so these two incidents were reported to the school by the children. The school then went to the police. The police thought that this was very credible, what they had seen reported.

And then what the school did is they sent letters home in the children`s backpack to 35 to 40 schools in their district. They sent letters home to the parents, warning them that these incidents had occurred and giving them, you know, stranger danger tips on how to speak to their children about being careful.

So that is what the school had just told me they did. And we just saw the sketch of the male that the two kids had reported, you know, being approached by.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, let`s show that sketch again. There, just released, is this individual connected to the disappearance of this precious child, Jessica Ridgeway?

I want to go to Wendy Murphy, former prosecutor. Again, this information just coming in. This sketch just released by law enforcement. Now we`re learning it`s not one incident, but two incidents, where somebody who fit this is description is telling kids, "Hey, come to my car. I`ve got some candy for you." And now this child disappears on the way to school.

WENDY MURPHY, FORMER PROSECUTOR: Yes. I mean, look, it`s a parent`s worst nightmare that it might be a guy like this, the stranger in the car trying to lure the child. Presumably, this is a child who`s been told more than once in her life never to go with such a guy. You know, it`s an old trick, right? Either the puppy or the candy.

And good parents and even, you know, not-so-vigilant parents know enough to say to the kids when that happens, run and scream and yell. So one hope is that that happened with this girl and that this is not the story behind the story.

I always worry first not about the stranger so much as who would have been motivated to touch a child like this and who in the area where her backpack was found, which is six miles from her house -- that`s a pretty good distance -- who might be in that area that knows something about this family? That`s what I worry about.

I read the story that said they don`t think this was an abduction. But they did use an Amber Alert, Jane, which means they think her life is in danger. That doesn`t square with me. Her life is in danger, but she wasn`t abducted. What do cops really think happened? That sounds inconsistent to me.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, let`s talk about this. Jessica`s parents are divorced. Her dad lives in Missouri. Police say they do not suspect any family involvement in Jessica`s disappearance.

But there is this, and this is the father. According to one of our affiliates, K-D -- T-V-R, Jessica`s dad, Jeremiah Bryant, is on felony probation in Missouri for two separate domestic violence arrests.

And Jon Lieberman, investigative reporter, he was reportedly in court on Friday in Missouri for a child custody hearing. Now Jessica disappears in Colorado. Isn`t that an alibi for the dad, because you cannot be in two states at once?

JON LIEBERMAN, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER: Well, it could be an alibi. But another theory, another possible hypothesis could be that the father`s involved, but he had somebody else involved with him, perhaps hiring somebody. That`s just a theory.

But police are looking at everything. They`re looking at familial involvement, the family. They`re also looking at registered sex offenders in the area. You`re looking at more than 80 sex offenders in this general area, as well.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Yes, listen, Marc Stewart, the police have said that they do not believe this is family involvement. By the way, we tried to reach this dad. Unable to. He`s invited on our show anytime. Marc, your thoughts on this aspect?

STEWART: I just want to elaborate on something that Wendy brought up: why was an Amber Alert issued? And the reason, according to police, is this: mom works the overnight shift. She saw Jessica leave at 7:30 in the morning. She went to bed. Got a phone call hours later saying, your daughter had not shown up at school.

But Mom only got that message later on in the day, realized almost eight hours later what had happened. That`s when she called school. That`s when things moved into action. And that`s when the Amber Alert was issued...

VELEZ-MITCHELL: All right.

STEWART: ... because so much time had passed she had not been seen. So that`s why there was concern.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Marc Stewart, thank you so much for your reporting from Colorado where this is all going down.

You know what? This is ridiculous in today`s day and age with high- tech, we need to get to parents immediately or the cops when an elementary school child does not show up at school.

We`re going to talk about that as well on the other side of the break and take your calls.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Somehow the backpack got there. So just keeping your eyes open and creating awareness. I mean, I think the guy there didn`t actually even know it was connected to this. So I think if more people can be aware, just might notice things differently.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

VELEZ-MITCHELL: The other breaking development in this child`s disappearance is that her backpack and water bottle were spotted on the sidewalk Saturday night, six miles from the home where she was last seen.

Now, this child goes missing Friday morning, and the homeowner says, well, he didn`t see the backpack when he left Saturday evening to go out for the evening. But when he returned late Saturday night, around midnight, he sees the backpack.

So T.J. Ward, private investigator, to me that says, whoa, maybe this child remained in the area with whoever took her, and this person then at some point on Saturday evening throws that backpack and water bottle out on the sidewalk.

T.J. WARD, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR: One of the things, Jane, that hasn`t been mentioned about the backpack, the police are being quiet about, maybe there was a cell phone that this little girl had that may have been in that backpack. And if so, the police will be able to triangulate where that phone has been and what time it got there and what time. So that may be a possibility of why they`re not discussing the backpack.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, also DNA. I mean, we could get DNA. You could get fingerprints.

WARD: Exactly, exactly.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: If this perpetrator had this backpack in his hands, and I say "he" because -- it could be she or he. We don`t know if this is the same person. This is the person who was luring kids, allegedly, with candy to his car a couple of weeks ago. But if it is the same person or if it`s not the same person, whoever`s responsible for her, may have left his fingerprints on the backpack.

I want to go to somebody who really understands what this family is going through: Diena Thompson, one of my heroes. Her beautiful, precious 7-year-old daughter, Somer, vanished while innocently walking home from school back in 2009. Somer was with her siblings and simply ran ahead. It`s a gut-wrenching tragedy. Her body was found two days later in a landfill.

This neighborhood man, Jarred Harrell, a monster, ended up pleading guilty to Somer`s death. He lured Somer to his house with a puppy.

Diena, again, you`re one of my heroes, created a foundation in your daughter`s name. What are your thoughts as you listen to this story about Jessica Ridgeway disappearing on the way to school?

DIENA THOMPSON, CREATED FOUNDATION TO HONOR MURDERED DAUGHTER SOMER (via phone): It`s gut-wrenching, obviously. We are just a little under two weeks until it`s actually Somer`s anniversary. So anytime something like this happens in October, it is a little extra close to home.

But I am praying, obviously, for the child`s safe return and also want to implore the people to let them see that it just happens that quick.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Yes. What about this man luring children with candy, Diena?

THOMPSON: Well, you know, they have Web sites set up, these animals do. And they share their information with each other. And even if he`s not involved with Jessica`s disappearance, I definitely think that they need to still find that person, because obviously, there`s a threat.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: What I`d like to know, Jon Lieberman -- and I`ll bring Wendy in this, as well -- why are we just getting this photograph now? It was a couple of weeks ago that this guy was going around and trying to lure kids with candy.

Now we have a child who`s missing and now -- and I`ve got to bring this to Wendy, because my blood is boiling. Why didn`t every single homeowner and parent in this entire region have this description? Why are we getting it right now?

MURPHY: You know, Jane, my only guess is that cops are really worried and school administrators are really worried about getting parents into a frenzy. I mean, I`ve been in this kind of situation with my own kids when something happens or they`re suspicious about a character in town. The last thing in the world they want to do is make people upset, because it makes everybody anxious in the community. Gives the community a bad name. So they try to keep things on the down-low, hoping this was just some weirdo passing through town.

The problem is it is too late. I`m not sure anybody can at this point can remember back to seeing that guy around when this poor little kid went missing.

And by the way, I just want to add one quick thing about the location of the backpack. If this were a stranger, this is just common sense for a minute here. If this were a stranger, no way is a guy in a car going to dump a backpack. That`s just too much evidence against him. That`s what makes me suspicious about the story of the possibility of this being a stranger. A stranger is not going to be stupid enough to leave crime evidence like that six miles...

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well -- well -- yes...

LIEBERMAN: Unless, unless, unless -- unless the perp is rushed. For example, somebody startles them, comes up and sees him with this girl. At that point, he might discard evidence quickly just to get out of that situation. But we don`t know if Jessica was actually there where the backpack was found or if this person just dumped the backpack.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: And not only that, but people who do these kinds of heinous things -- and let`s hope -- let`s hope that this is all a big misunderstanding and she shows up safe and sound. But people who do these heinous things are not bright, and they don`t think logically. They`re -- they`re sick.

More on the other side.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We don`t have reason to believe that there`s a person that is going around abducting children. We are working a case, but at this time, we don`t have information to believe that there`s going to be another abduction.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

VELEZ-MITCHELL: But a letter did go out to parents about a man in a dark sedan, two incidents, trying to lure kids to his car, on two separate occasions. And this is the just-released sketch from law enforcement. This is what that man may look like.

Let`s go out to the phone lines. Kathy, Oklahoma, thanks for your patience. Kathy, what`s your question or thought?

CALLER: Hi, Jane. I don`t understand this. I live a block from an elementary school. I see children walking, little girls, all by themselves. You never -- she shouldn`t have went to sleep. Should have made sure for that child`s safety before she went to bed, because this is on the news every day. And if you care about your children, see to it they get to school, because it can happen in an instant.

Now she can sleep in every morning. She doesn`t have that worry.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, now, I understand your thoughts. But I have to say that this mother is probably going through hell undoubtedly right now.

And she works. She`s a hard-working woman, works the night shift. And she comes home at 7:30 in the morning. She sees her child off to school. And so she`s trying to make money to put food on the table. And then she goes to sleep.

Now, the school called. The school is the one that called her. And I guess they left a message to say, "Your child didn`t show up." In fact, one of our producers who has a young child said she often gets these -- she has heard in the past this message, and usually there`s a good explanation.

But my question is -- and Jon Lieberman, in this day and age of texting, of e-mails, of all sorts of ways to get information across, can you really just leave a voice mail when a 10-year-old doesn`t show up at school and there`s no note that says she`s sick, doesn`t more need to be done? This is a call to action for me.

LIEBERMAN: Well, it is troubling. And hindsight is always 20/20, and the school generally believes, like you said, the child is sick or something like that.

One lesson to parents here is this: it`s that you should not let your children do the same routine every single day. Predators watch routines. This girl every day walked three blocks to the park and then walked with her same group of friends another mile, which is a long way, to school. But urge your kids to vary up their routine. Because this is the type of activity that predators look for.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: We`re covering more of this on the other side. We`ve got new information just in. Stay right there.

But first, our "Shocking Video of the Day." It`s absolutely bizarre. This is an all-out brawl between two wedding parties as these two receptions collide. And it`s all caught on camera.

This got so out of control, cops had to literally use batons. You could see them using batons to break it up. They even Tasered one guy, force cops say was justified. There`s screaming. There`s yelling. There`s fighting. Three people were arrested, and tragically, one man died of a heart attack.

So what a way to start off two sets of lives together, with violence and craziness. I`ve got to wonder, do you think alcohol might have been involved? You think? Perhaps? Possibly?

More on missing Jessica on the other side. We want to find her.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Big development in the case of a missing 10-year- old Colorado girl. Jessica Ridgeway`s backpack was found in a subdivision more than six miles away from her home.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Police were alerted that a resident of Superior had discovered a backpack.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: For Jessica Ridgeway`s neighbors, any sign of the 10-year-old girl is better than nothing.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s just awful, it`s awful, that she`s gone.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Bloodhounds searched again today. Police have constant patrols, and neighbors want everyone to know what happened.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Police say they do not have a person of interest at this time.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Agencies that are assisting us today will be using approximately 125 people to search that area. We still will be searching and conducting canvasses using dogs in and around the neighborhood of Jessica`s home.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Where is Jessica Ridgway? This beautiful 10-year-old girl walked to school Friday morning. She was going to go three blocks, meet up with a group of her friends. Then they together walk a mile to school. She never made it those three blocks.

And now we`re getting breaking news just in, information that a couple of weeks prior to this, the district sent out a warning about this man, this is a composite sketch that was just released by police, a description that kids, I believe, gave of a man trying to lure children to his car with candy.

I want to go to Selin Darkalstanian, our producer, who`s been on the phone with the school district and with local authorities. What have you learned -- Selin?

SELIN DARKALSTANIAN, HLN PRODUCER (via telephone): The police are releasing additional information on this suspect who was approaching children and trying to lure them into his car by offering candy. They`re saying that he has a vehicle that`s royal blue, dark blue vehicle, similar to the blue worn by the University of Kentucky, a four-door sedan possibly from the mid-90s and may have dents on the right side of the door. And they`re saying this is the car that has been driven, that has been described by the children of the suspect who was circling these schools.
So they want all the parents know that -- you know, to remind their children to yell, shout, run and immediately tell an adult if he or she is approached. That`s what the police department is releasing.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Yes. Why are we just getting this composite sketch now? This happened a couple of weeks ago, is my understanding -- something like three weeks ago. There were two incidents. Why did we get this literally a minute before we went on the air?

DARKALSTANIAN: I think that the police -- they were saying -- the description they were getting from the children were two different types of descriptions so it`s taken them a while to put the sketch together. The police department also told me there were different rumors flying around about the suspect so they wanted to put out one sketch.

But that`s a good question. Why now? Is it too little too late?

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Absolutely. And I`ve got to go to Diena Thompson. You were the founder of the Sommer Thompson Foundation. You try to protect children. Your precious daughter was abducted and killed. Does that upset you? I mean I think in today`s high-tech world, we need to get all this information disseminated immediately to all the parents and additionally when a child doesn`t show up in the morning, especially a 10-year-old. There can`t just be a phone message left because people do go to sleep. There`s got to be some kind of protocol where police are immediately notified so that there is no delay if a child is abducted, Diena.

THOMPSON: I completely agree. We cannot hope that things are going to go all right or things are going to be ok. And our children should be afforded the opportunity to be allowed to walk to school because that`s the right thing for them to be able to do.

But I agree with you totally that if your child doesn`t show up to school, the school shouldn`t be calling at the end of the day to say, you have this student missing today. We need to be calling as soon as the kid`s not showing up because sometimes parents don`t call and let the school know that their child is sick. And I`d rather know even if my child were skipping, I would rather know than not know and have this lapse in time where we have this much time already ahead on that clock that we weren`t able to look for this child.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Diena, I`m so pleased that you agreed to come on and talk to us tonight. We`re all over this story. We are searching for Jessica Ridgway and we`re going to stay on top of it tomorrow.

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« Reply #118 on: October 09, 2012, 09:36:54 AM »

Diena Thompson, Founder of The Somer Thompson Foundation in honor of her abducted and daughter weighs in with JVM.  (Read CNN transcript posted above)
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http://www.brushnewstribune.com/ci_21730452/new-images-coming-tuesday-missing-girl-jessica-ridgeway

New images coming Tuesday of missing girl Jessica Ridgeway
Posted:   10/09/2012 06:43:15 AM MDT
October 9, 2012 3:46 PM GMTUpdated:   10/09/2012 08:39:14 AM MDT

WESTMINSTER —  Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso said Tuesday morning that air support and dogs would be used in the fourth day of searching for the missing 10-year-old girl.

He said that various agencies — including federal immigration and drug agents — were assisting because of their specific training in search and recovery.

"Don't focus on the agency," Materasso said. "They are just resources deployed to help us." He added that all the different uniforms were just part of the coordinated effort.

Two more photos of Jessica Ridgeway will be released today, as well as a video her family provided.

As he did yesterday, Materasso urged people to pay attention to Jessica's facial features, not her glasses or clothing. He said specifically to note that she has a gap between her two front teeth and a sore at the bridge of her nose where her glasses sit.

He stressed how important the community is in getting fliers posted and spreading the word about the search.

"There's a chance someone might see her in passing," he said. He urged anyone with information to call 303-658-4336 or email the tip line at PDAmberAlert@Cityof Westminster.us

He said that last night a dive team searched nearby bodies of water to "rule out" those locations. He made clear that the searches were not based on tips or evidence there.

He said investigators are talking with family and friends to "learn more about Jessica" to help them determine whether this is a runaway or abduction case.

In response to a reporter's question, he said the family is fully cooperating with the investigation.
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