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« on: August 29, 2006, 10:56:53 AM »

Amber Alert issued for missing 2-year-old Trenton Duckett in Florida

http://missingexploited.com/2006/08/28/amber-alert-issued-for-missing-2-year-old-trenton-duckett-in-florida/



Trenton is described as follows:

Asian-Caucasian
2 1/2 to 3 feet tall
weighing 30 to 40 pounds
brown low-cut hair
He was last seen wearing a blue-and-green striped shirt (or no shirt) with blue denim shorts and no shoes.

Authorities believe that Trenton Duckett is in danger. It is believed that Trenton was taken through his bedroom window.
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« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2006, 11:11:18 AM »

Police still hunt for missing boy (Orlando Sentinel)

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-lamber2906aug29,0,2544514.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-lake

This does not look good at all. Family in the middle of a divorce with a nasty custody battle ... a restraining order and threats previously made.

Family members said the boy’s parents, Melinda and Joshua Duckett, both 21 years old, had been fighting for custody of the child. The couple filed for divorce in June and live in separate cities, according to court records.

Last month, Melinda Duckett requested a restraining order against her estranged husband.

In her petition for injunction, she said she received an e-mail from Joshua Duckett in July, threatening to hurt her and Trenton, court records said. Her petition stated “Joshua would hunt my son and I [Melinda] down and that he will bury my son with me.”
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« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2006, 02:30:42 PM »

This certainly doesn't sound good at all.
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« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2006, 07:12:30 PM »

Oh that is not a good thing.... I agree Jennifer34.  I hope that they find this kid alive and well....
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« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2006, 06:05:18 PM »

Search Continues for Trenton Duckett, Local Sex Offenders Questioned



The search continues for 2 year old Trenton Duckett who has been missing since Sunday night. Police authorities in Leesburg, FL are questioning sex offenders and neighbors in an effort to find a missing boy.

http://missingexploited.com/2006/08/31/search-continues-for-trenton-duckett-local-sex-offenders-questioned/

UPDATE (9/1/06): Tip Sparks Search Of Central Fla. Woods In Missing Boy Case
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« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2006, 01:22:26 PM »

Trenton Duckett Still Missing, Police state missing Trenton likely Alive

http://missingexploited.com/2006/09/03/trenton-duckett-still-missing-police-state-missing-trenton-likely-alive/

The search continues for the missing 2 year old Leesburg, FL boy Trenton Duckett. Authorities in the first time in the case mentioned that “Trenton Duckett is alive and close by.”

The search goes on with the efforts of The project Adam team. The questions remain is whether the parents extremely rocky past and history of alleged abuse allegations and mis-treatment have anything to do with the Trenton’s disappearance?
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« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2006, 12:10:31 AM »

BIZARRE Event in the Trenton Duckett Case … Mother Melinda Duckett Found DEAD

http://missingexploited.com/2006/09/08/bizarre-event-in-the-trenton-duckett-case-mother-melinda-duckett-found-dead/

Melinda Duckett, 21, the mother of missing 2 year old Trenton Duckett was found dead today in her grandparents home. According to reports Melinda Ducket did not die from natural causes
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« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2006, 07:27:16 AM »

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BIZARRE Event in the Trenton Duckett Case … Mother Melinda Duckett Found DEAD

http://missingexploited.com/2006/09/08/bizarre-event-in-the-trenton-duckett-case-mother-melinda-duckett-found-dead/

Melinda Duckett, 21, the mother of missing 2 year old Trenton Duckett was found dead today in her grandparents home. According to reports Melinda Ducket did not die from natural causes


This story is getting soooooooooo strange.  I watched a repeat of Nancy Grace late last night and heard the interview she had with the mother, Melinda and the scroll underneath stated that since the taping of this show, the mother had been found dead in her grandparents home.

I'm thinking suicide.

Nancy really ripped into this woman , asking her why she was not providing details and not working with local law enforcement on this.

The mother sounded very "odd" with her answers.

BOY OH BOY let Nancy Grace get a crack at Joran sometime...
She'll rip him a new one...
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« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2006, 07:32:22 AM »

http://cfn13.com/StoryHeadline.aspx?id=18531

Melinda Duckett found dead from self inflicted gun shot .

No suicide not left.
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« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2006, 12:08:28 AM »

Family: Media Coverage May Have Pushed Missing Boy's Mom Over Edge
2-Year-Old Remains Missing

POSTED: 8:49 pm EDT September 9, 2006
UPDATED: 9:13 pm EDT September 9, 2006

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Family members of a mother who committed suicide while a search continued for her missing 2-year-old son said the intense media coverage in the case may have pushed her over the edge, according to a Local 6 News report.

Leesburg authorities said Melinda Duckett's body was found Friday in a home at 638 Rainbow Lane in the Villages of Lady Lake. Police said the house belonged to the woman's grandparents.

Local 6 News reported that Melinda Duckett's grandparents said media coverage may have been too much.
 

Two days before she died, Melinda Duckett told Local 6 News that she was frustrated that the media and police were scrutinizing her whereabouts before her son vanished.

And in a taped interview that aired hours after Melinda Duckett's suicide, CNN news anchor Nancy Grace grilled the woman about her alibi on national television.

"Where were you?" Grace asked Melinda Duckett. "Why aren't you telling us where you were that day? You were the last person to be seen with him."

"We were just shopping, going around…" Duckett said.

"Shopping where?" Grace asked.

"Well, we didn't go any where specific," Duckett said.

"If you went shopping, you had to go into a store -- what store did you go into?" Grace said.

"I wasn't (going to get) into any specifics," Duckett said.

The boy's father, Joshua Duckett, said he did not think the media was unfair in their coverage.
"At first, the media was rough on me too and I had a lot of fingers pointed at me and stuff like that," Duckett said. "To me, I don't feel the media was unfair to either side."

"Despite Melinda Duckett's apparent suicide, police are not yet publicly calling her their primary suspect," Local 6's Mike DeForest said. "They say everyone is still a possibility at this point."

Saturday, investigators searched Melinda Duckett's apartment but so far there was no sign of a suicide note.

Joshua Duckett said he is optimistic his son will be found but the death of his estranged wife complicated things.

"It hits you like a ton of bricks," father Joshua Duckett said. "It makes it that much harder."

According to authorities, Trenton Duckett was last seen in his room. His mother first noticed he was missing around 9 p.m. Leesburg police said a screen on a window in the boy's room was cut and that he was apparently taken through the opening.

Melinda Duckett had earlier told Local 6 News that the day before Trenton vanished, she and the child were driving around visiting friends and family.

Detectives are still searching for witnesses who can either back up her account or contradict it.


The search continues for the missing boy.


Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

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Let me say right off the bat, I don't think this woman killed herself because of Nancy Grace.  I think there is alot more to it than that.  But the way she handled this woman is one of the reasons I would like to see her interview Joran....SHe would just keep pounding the tough questions and I would love to see his reaction when people are not treating him with kid gloves........
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« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2006, 10:44:34 AM »

Melinda Duckett Now Becomes Focus of Police Investigation of Missing Trenton Duckett

http://missingexploited.com/2006/09/11/melinda-duckett-now-becomes-focus-of-police-investigation-of-missing-trenton-duckett/
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« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2006, 10:46:09 AM »

Melinda Duckett’s Grandparents partially blame CNN’s Nancy Grace for her suicide

http://missingexploited.com/2006/09/10/melinda-ducketts-grandparents-partially-blame-cnns-nancy-grace-for-her-suicide/

The grandparents of Melinda Duckett have gone on record as saying that they believe that the grilling that CNN’s Nancy Grace gave Melinda Duckett contributed to her decision to commit suicide. Did this interview go too far? It leads to some interesting questions regarding interviewing parents of missing children. What is the media’s role? Does the media have a right to ambush a parent during an interview as police investigate a case? We all want the truth to come out and more importantly Trenton Duckett to be found.
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« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2006, 11:24:29 AM »

Leesburg police are still searching for 2-year-old Trenton Duckett, who disappeared more than two weeks ago.

Duckett's mother, Melinda, killed herself on Friday, and investigators are explaining more about her final hours and the writings she may have left behind, WESH 2 News reported.

Leesburg detectives said they're now looking at pages of a diary that belonged to Duckett. Her estranged husband, Josh, confirmed for WESH 2 that she did keep a diary.
 

Investigators said the pages could explain her state of mind before committing suicide on Friday while at her grandparent's home.

By analyzing the pages of her writings, detectives said they hope it will shed more light on what may have happened to Trenton.

Leesburg police said there is a 28-hour gap between the time Melinda Duckett reported her son missing and anyone else who saw the toddler alive.
"Right now, unfortunately, the direction that we're looking is more in the direction of Melinda," said Capt. Steve Rockefeller of the Leesburg Police Department.

"There doesn't need to be any games played. Everything needs to come out, no matter what it is," said Josh Duckett.

Police said they are satisfied with the cooperation coming from Melinda Duckett's family.

Police are asking landowners in and around Leesburg to check and see if anything was dumped there.
Copyright 2006 by WESH.COM. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2006, 12:14:38 PM »

This case is just so sad all the way around... and what a beautiful child...
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« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2006, 12:27:29 PM »

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This case is just so sad all the way around... and what a beautiful child...


I know what a little hunny bunny.
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« Reply #15 on: September 11, 2006, 10:36:49 PM »

Construction Site Searched In Missing Toddler Case
POSTED: 8:20 am EDT September 11, 2006
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LEESBURG, Fla. -- Leesburg police are still searching for 2-year-old Trenton Duckett, who disappeared more than two weeks ago.

On Monday afternoon, investigators began searching a subdivision under construction for evidence that might be buried, WESH 2 News reported.

As construction crews with bulldozers continued to work, investigators used other tools to search the freshly leveled dirt at the Plantation 2 development south of Leesburg, just off U.S. Highway 27.

Police said a recent lead brought them to the site, and they asked other landowners to search their properties, too.

Duckett's mother, Melinda, died on Friday, apparently from suicide, and investigators are explaining more about her final hours and the writings she may have left behind.

"We have to look at the possibility that maybe she was grieving and she couldn't handle the stress of the event, yes, we are looking into that possiblity," said Capt. Steve Rockefeller of the Leesburg Police Department. "But we also have to look into the more likely possibility that she may have had something to do with the disappearance of Trenton."

Leesburg detectives said they're now looking at pages of a diary that belonged to Duckett. Her estranged husband, Josh, confirmed for WESH 2 that she did keep a diary.

Investigators said the pages could explain her state of mind before committing suicide on Friday while at her grandparent's home.

By analyzing the pages of her writings, detectives said they hope it will shed more light on what may have happened to Trenton.

Leesburg police said there is a 28-hour gap between the time Melinda Duckett reported her son missing and anyone else who saw the toddler alive.

"Right now, unfortunately, the direction that we're looking is more in the direction of Melinda," said Capt. Steve Rockefeller of the Leesburg Police Department.

"There doesn't need to be any games played. Everything needs to come out, no matter what it is," said Josh Duckett.

Police said they are satisfied with the cooperation coming from Melinda Duckett's family.
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« Reply #16 on: September 12, 2006, 08:02:05 AM »

Police did say that American’s Most Wanted may be doing a story on the Duckett case and CNN's Nancy Grace will be doing another story on the Duckett story.

From News 13, 9-12-06
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« Reply #17 on: September 12, 2006, 07:32:58 PM »

Tim Miller and Texas EquuSearch Maybe be Entering the Search for Missing Trenton Duckett

http://missingexploited.com/2006/09/12/tim-miller-and-texas-equusearch-maybe-be-entering-the-search-for-missing-trenton-duckett/

We had the opportunity to speak to Tim Miller this afternoon regarding Texas EquuSearch’s involvement in the case of missing Trenton Duckett. Tim Miller said,  “he is offering the Leesburg Police TES as a search resource”. Tim Miller also went on to say, “that if Trenton is not found soon, TES could be involved in the case as soon as Thursday or Friday of this week.”
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« Reply #18 on: September 13, 2006, 08:55:20 AM »

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LEESBURG -- The plight of missing 2-year-old Trenton Duckett is the latest cause taken up by ex-prosecutor and national talk-show host Nancy Grace, who frequently uses her cable forum to draw attention to abduction cases.

But the Headline News host found herself answering Monday whether she had become part of the story -- only days after grilling the boy's mother in a televised interview. The day after that probing series of questions, Melinda Duckett killed herself.

"I do not feel our show is to blame for what happened to Melinda Duckett," Grace said on the air Monday.

Grace also noted that "Melinda committed suicide before that interview ever aired."

Melinda Duckett's family members have said the publicity surrounding the case may have added to her stress in the days before her suicide.

The boy's father, Joshua Duckett, said he did not blame Grace for Melinda's suicide. He was estranged from his wife, who had custody of Trenton.

"Nobody made her do the show," he said. "Nobody made her do anything."

Since her death, investigators have increasingly said they are looking at the boy's mother as being involved in his disappearance. They have not officially labeled Melinda as a suspect.

Police are trying to piece together a 26-hour period during which they cannot account for Melinda Duckett's whereabouts. They said she gave "vague" answers about her activities Aug. 26 and 27.

Grace questioned Melinda Duckett about the time gap.

The ex-prosecutor demanded details, including the names and locations of the stores where Melinda Duckett said she had taken her son shopping in Lake and Orange counties.

Grace also pressed Melinda Duckett about refusing to take a lie-detector test.

Grace declined to be interviewed Tuesday but issued a statement by e-mail.

"We feel a responsibility to bring attention to this case in the hopes of helping find Trenton Duckett, who remains missing. Our goal in our continuing coverage of Trenton's disappearance is to enlist the public's help in finding him," Grace's statement read. "While Ms. Duckett's death is an extremely sad development, we remain hopeful that Trenton will be found safe, and we will continue to cover the case until it is solved."


Grace, who has helped publicize the cases of Natalee Holloway, JonBenet Ramsey and other youthful crime victims, featured Trenton Duckett's case twice in the past few days. She questioned Melinda Duckett during a taped interview Thursday.

Melinda Duckett committed suicide at her grandparents' home in The Villages the next day.

Grace also interviewed Joshua Duckett on the same show, posing similar questions. He and Melinda Duckett disagreed on how heavy a sleeper their son was -- a relevant point because the boy's mother claimed Trenton was taken from his bedroom while she watched a movie with two friends.

Joshua Duckett said the boy was a "very, very light sleeper" and would have cried if he had been awakened by a stranger.

Melinda Duckett contended their son was a heavy sleeper. "You can move him from room to room, and he'll still be asleep," she told Grace.

The boy was reported missing Aug. 27.
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« Reply #19 on: September 13, 2006, 12:25:20 PM »

I watched NG last night and listened to some of what was being reported by them as far as the divorce goes... and I have to say that for the record, even "older" fighting parents use these same exact tactics... in fact, some attorneys advocate that one side accuse the other of:

(1) manlipulating the child
(2) excessive alchol use
(3) being crazy and uncontrollable....

hell, I have seen divorce cases with these allegations even where there are no children just lots of money to divide.... so don't buy into the whole thing about the fighting or bittler divorce in that regard.


I hope that some family member took this child in order to protect him.. sounds to me like he needed that..
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