April Beth Pitzer missing 6/28/04 Newberry Springs, CA

[Edward]

Gloria/Edward.....I am sorry  the remains are that of a Male.

Human remains found in desert near Needles
Posted: 12/30/2009 04:48:13 PM PST

A passerby on Tuesday found human remains in a rural desert area west of Needles. The remains were discovered south of the 40 Freeway, north of Essex. A motorist stopped and got out of his vehicle to let his dog out of the car when he saw the bones.

Coroner's officials said the remains are that of a male, but they have not identified the victim. An autopsy is expected to be conducted this week to determine the cause of death.

Anyone with information is asked to call sheriff's Sgt. Frank Montanez at 909-387-3589 or the Coroner Division at 909-387-2978.

http://**/news/ci_14095905

These remains have been identified as: Ronald Lee Guy, missing from Oregon since 2005.
http://**/news/ci_15893758

Thank you for the update, Nut. I hope Mr. Guy's family and friends can lay him to rest and begin the long healing process now that his remains have been recovered after over 4 years.  Maybe with the help of forensics they can figure out what happened to their loved one and if he died other than a natural death, there's still a chance for justice. 

I sincerely hope April can be found. The not knowing would be terrible imo.  Prayers for April and her family and for Mr. Guy and his family.    

He was a former state corrections in Oregon who later managed various nightclubs in PortlandRead more: http://**/news/ci_15893758#ixzz0xjzas5Bf

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CALLING OUT FOR EDWARD!!  -Edit note:  Nut, Edward was banned.   MuffyBee

Since some of her clothes were found in Ludlow, I want to put this recent bone find here, for now...........

Human remains found near Ludlow
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September 24, 2010 2:36 PM
LUDLOW • A human femur has been found near Ludlow.

Cpl. Kelly Craig of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said a railroad employee found the bone Thursday morning near National Trials Highway and contacted authorities. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies dispatched to the scene Friday morning conducted a search of the area and did not find any other remains.

The bone will be sent to the sheriff’s crime lab for DNA analysis. Craig said it appeared the bone had been outside for some time.

Anyone with information on the remains is asked to call the Barstow Sheriff’s Station at 760-256-4838. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call the WE-TIP hotline at 1-800-782-7463 or visit www.wetip.com.

http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/ludlow-9315-remains-human.html

[MuffyBee]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/bQKPZfMaH9o?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/bQKPZfMaH9o?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;rel=0</a>

Please say a prayer and light a candle for April, that she will be found.
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=APRIL

[Bearlyhere]

     

[Nut44x4]

Could be anyone, but I always think of April...
Human bones found in Newberry Springs


Human skull found in the Mojave Desert

10:04 AM PDT on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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The discovery was reported at 4:47 p.m. Sunday in a desert wash near Newberry and Stem Roads, about two miles south of Interstate 15 and directly north of Newberry Springs along Interstate 40.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/webskull.11740b965.html

[Nut44x4]

Bones found in Newberry Springs are American Indian
September 07, 2011

Skeletal remains found in a wash in Newberry Springs are ancient American Indian bones, according to officials.

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http://z10.invisionfree.com/usedtobedoe/index.php?showtopic=67488

[dejasade]

Any update on April?  Is her Mom still searching?  This is such a sad case....watching the Disappeared episode broke my heart for her Mother.......gut wrenching.  I PRAY she is found.  I pray any of the missing are found.....

[Nut44x4]

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On September 2, 2012, at approximately 6:50 p.m., Deputies from Barstow Station responded to the 49000 block of Silver Valley Rd, Newberry Springs, following a report of human remains being located. The reporting party found a human left foot with leg bones attached on her front porch. Her dog had been running outside her fence line and the dog carried the bones back from an unknown location in the desert. The reporting party called 911 and reported what her dog had found.

Detectives from Sheriff’s Homicide and the Coroner’s Division responded to the location to conduct the investigation. A search of the desert was conducted by investigators and additional human remains were located. The investigation is ongoing; the cause of death is unknown along with the race and sex of the remains.

Anyone with any information regarding this investigation is urged to call Detective Randy German or Sergeant Brad Toms at (909) 387-3598 at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Detail. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may contact the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463).

The Coroner stated:

Coroner case 701206194: On Sunday, September 2, 2012, at 6:50 PM, human remains were located in the desert along 49000 block of Silver Valley Rd. in Newberry Springs. The remains were determined to be those of a female (designated “Jane Doe #24-12″). Attempts to identify the remains and determine the cause of death are continuing. The incident is under investigation by the San Bernardino County Sheriff Department – Homicide Detail. Anyone with information is urged to call Sheriff’s Homicide
Detail at 909-387-3589.

http://www.vote29.com/newmyblog/archives/39648

[klaasend]

Thanks NUT

[MuffyBee]

April's Candles


 
Please say a prayer and light a candle for April, that she will be found.

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=APRIL

[MuffyBee]

Revisiting earlier link/information:

http://missingpiecesshow.homestead.com/MissingPiecesEpisode14Archive.html
A Mother Unearths Vital Evidence Investigators Missed
Episode Archives 14
Guest: Gloria Denton
Mother of missing "April Beth Pitzer"
Aired: December 05, 2006


Text version at link.

[Nut44x4]

http://**/news/ci_21903613/human-remains-found-near-barstow#ixzz2B5GiSIUz

Human remains found near Barstow
By Melissa Pinion-Whitt, The (San Bernardino County) Sunsbsun.com
Posted:   11/01/2012 06:44:57 AM PDT


Hikers found human skeletal remains in an area northeast of Barstow on Monday.
San Bernardino County coroner's officials said two hikers were in the open desert about 2:30 p.m. when they found the bones.



 ::snipping2::  Anyone with information may call sheriff's homicide detectives, 909-387-3589, or WeTip, 800-78-CRIME.



Read more: http://**/news/ci_21903613/human-remains-found-near-barstow#ixzz2BA0dmzBV

[MuffyBee]

The article below is from April 2012, but I think it would be interesting if the mine were to reopen.  If there was development/activity in the area, perhaps April's remains could be found.

http://www.desertdispatch.com/articles/plans-12722-reopen-says.html
Company says it plans to reopen mine
Property near Ludlow could create jobs
April 04, 2012 4:02 PM

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Bagdad Chase, Inc. plans to reopen the Bagdad Chase mine, said George Rodda, who serves on the board of directors for the company. The company is working to perform additional tests before reopening, Rodda said.

Rodda said nearby Cestle Mountain Mine had yielded about $2 billion in gold and silver, in today’s dollars, over the past 100 years and the company hoped to eventually extract similar amounts of gold from the Bagdad Chase mine.

Workers must complete experimental drilling and magnetic testing in the mine to evaluate the effects of a 1999 earthquake on the facility, Rodda said. Some of the ore could have shifted its position as a result of the quake, he said. Rodda said a team of biologists were also working to complete environmental studies.
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Since 2004, the mine has played a role in a missing person case that received national attention. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies searched the area for 30-year-old April Pitzer, of Newberry Springs, who went missing in 2004 after moving to the area from Arkansas.

“There’s a lot of evidence that shows she was murdered on the mine,” Rodda said.

Deputies recovered clothing that could have belonged to Pitzer in an area mine in 2005, but never located her body.

A piece of graffiti scrawled on the wall of a truck stop restroom in Roseburg, Ore. said “want to find missing girl from Arkansas? I-15 3 miles east of Barstow,” but investigators found no signs of Pitzer at that location either.

Authorities believed that some of Pitzer’s friends would hang out around abandoned mines in the area.

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[Nut44x4]

5:36 p.m. CDT June 29, 2014
Video at link -- please watch  http://www.thv11.com/story/news/local/2014/06/28/family-still-struggles-10-years-the-disappearance-of-daughter/11668431/

CLARKSVILLE, Ark. (KTHV) - A family still struggles to recover 10 years after the disappearance of April Beth Pitzer. A memorial service was held on Saturday in Clarksville to celebrate her memory.

It's a story that made national headlines for years. April Beth Pitzer disappeared on June 28, 2004. She was last seen alive in California. She has since been declared legally dead, but her body has never been found.

On Saturday, family members and friends shared their favorite stories of the short time they had with her. But between the innocent memories, was a dark side of Pitzer's life. Jail time and drug use plagued her for a period of time before she disappeared at the age of 30.
 

Pitzer's daughters Kennedy and Bradley were only three and five when they lost their mother. Pitzer's mother, Gloria Denton, said she'll never stop trying to wring good out of her tragedy.

"Out in San Bernardino County, she was the most investigated case they've ever had. They didn't have a cold case unit; now they have a cold case unit," Denton said.

Denton visits California at least once a year. She doesn't believe her daughter is still alive, but she won't stop searching until she's found her remains.
 

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