Sandra Cantu #4 4/27/09 -

[Blink34]

Jess you have nanners

[goodnmad]

just fyi I got a security warning by clicking the link in post # 227.

[Blink34]

just fyi I got a security warning by clicking the link in post # 227.

As did I.

Sac- can you cut and paste the article of that's what it is?
B

[JessStar]

just fyi I got a security warning by clicking the link in post # 227.

As did I.

Sac- can you cut and paste the article of that's what it is?
B

I'm not the poster, but here you go.  There seems to be some misinformation in it, as I don't recall anyone saying that it appears Sandra was murdered "in the crawl space of the church."


Psychic makes claim to reward money in Cantu case
By Mike Martinez
San Joaquin Herald
Posted: 04/30/2009 03:51:11 PM PDT
Updated: 04/30/2009 07:18:05 PM PDT

Psychic Dani Pedlow from Southern California says she provided information to the Tracy Police...

TRACY — A Southern California woman is in a dispute with Tracy police over whether her psychic predictions helped them solve the Sandra Cantu murder case.

She thinks she's entitled to at least a portion of the reward money, totaling more than $30,000, but Tracy police say they never used any information provided by any psychics during the investigation.

Dani Pedlow, based in Los Angeles, said she predicted the little girl would be found in a "barranca—" a Spanish word for canyon or ravine — and that she was killed in a church, and the killer was someone in the trailer park the little girl called home.

Pedlow said she helps solve crimes for a living and recently helped find a Las Vegas runaway and described on a New York radio show how police would capture a serial killer.

She was contacted by a local resident who is also one of her clients.

"At the time, I hadn't ever been to Tracy and wasn't even quite sure where it was,'' Pedlow said. "I texted and e-mailed her from Las Vegas. I told her I see a barranca. I talked about a church. I told her I see the church straight across from the park, and I see water, sand and gravel. I had the sense of something being dragged.''

Although there is no park near the Clover Road Baptist Church, which was searched as part of the investigation, behind it is a large, open grassy field.

Melissa Huckaby, 28, of Tracy, has been charged with murdering 8-year-old Sandra
Cantu, and with enhancements — kidnapping, lewd or lascivious acts on a child and rape by a foreign object — she could face the death penalty if convicted.

Huckaby lived with her grandparents, who operate the church, which is near the Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park, only a few doors down from Cantu.

Sources have said the girl appears to have been murdered in a crawl space underneath the church, where investigators also found a pair of gloves. Sandra, who was last seen around 4 p.m. March 27 on videotape surveillance captured in front of her home, was found 10 days later stuffed into a suitcase that floated to the surface of a retaining pond at a local dairy.

Police said a farmworker at the dairy noticed the suitcase and notified authorities.

"We never reviewed or utilized any information from a psychic during this investigation,'' Tracy police Sgt. Tony Sheneman said.

Huckaby publicly admitted the suitcase the girl was found in belonged to her but said it was stolen from her driveway the day Sandra disappeared. She's scheduled to return to court May 22 for further arraignment.

Pedlow delivered a letter with her contact information to Tracy police explaining why she believes she's entitled to the reward money. She said police told her they hadn't decided who to give the reward money to, but no one has ever called her, not even from the Tracy Crimestoppers, the nonprofit organization that offers rewards to people who help solve local crimes.

"It sounds like subterfuge," Pedlow said. "They put the brakes on. No one would respond. I understand because I live in Los Angeles, but one sentence about not having made up their minds sounds to me like they are trying to distance themselves from me."

Scott Webb, executive director of the Modesto-based Sund/Carrington Foundation, said it is paying a little more than $20,000 to the anonymous tipster who found the suitcase April 6 just off of Whitehall Road north of Tracy.

Webb said the organization has never paid any psychic reward money in the more than 40 cases it has helped solve.

"Tracy police has identified an individual who was responsible for (Sandra's) recovery," Webb said. "We had several large donations, but we've been receiving cards, letters and financial support from all over the country. I think the community should know they've been very helpful in this situation. Many other families are going through the same thing, and they don't get the same amount of attention.''

Reach Mike Martinez at 209-832-3947 or mike.martinez@bayareanewsgroup.com.

[Blink34]

Jess - thanks for posting. Takes all kinds, doesn't it? Frankly, I like to read about those kinds of "psychics".. helps people see them for what they are.

I emailed you as requested Jess when you get a chance
B 

[klaasend]

just fyi I got a security warning by clicking the link in post # 227.

I don't think there is anything to worry about at that Mercury News link.  I think it's likely an overly protective anti-virus program.

[JessStar]

Jess - thanks for posting. Takes all kinds, doesn't it? Frankly, I like to read about those kinds of "psychics".. helps people see them for what they are.

I emailed you as requested Jess when you get a chance
B 

Thanks Blink. I'll try to email you later on today.

[lonemonkey]

Good Morning MOnkeys!
How are you this morning?

[cookie]

great Lonemonkey and yourself?

[lonemonkey]

great Lonemonkey and yourself?

HI Cookie!
I really like your avatar!
I'm well.  Thank GOD it's Friday!!!!!
I'm wondering what to research next.  I have been working or Tracy60 and RSO's of Tracy that could be connected to Lawless'.

Any ideas???

[cookie]

great Lonemonkey and yourself?

HI Cookie!
I really like your avatar!
I'm well.  Thank GOD it's Friday!!!!!
I'm wondering what to research next.  I have been working or Tracy60 and RSO's of Tracy that could be connected to Lawless'.

Any ideas???

No...none...I follow the lead of the rest of you monkeys in the research department...you all do such a good job...it is amazing...lots of work that you all do...
this is one of the saddest cases yet....it seems that each one gets sadder ..if that is possible...

[lonemonkey]

great Lonemonkey and yourself?

HI Cookie!
I really like your avatar!
I'm well.  Thank GOD it's Friday!!!!!
I'm wondering what to research next.  I have been working or Tracy60 and RSO's of Tracy that could be connected to Lawless'.

Any ideas???

No...none...I follow the lead of the rest of you monkeys in the research department...you all do such a good job...it is amazing...lots of work that you all do...
this is one of the saddest cases yet....it seems that each one gets sadder ..if that is possible...

I know what you mean Cookie!
And I have to wonder what was MORE heinous than what we already know that happened to Sandra!  Sometimes I think it is better to know the facts than to wonder and speculate.  I have come to realy respect the Florida Sunshine Laws...that we have seen with Caylee.  SO much more info.!

Do you suppose media is just reporting this kind of abuse more OR is it happening more often?

[Tracygirl]

Good morning monkeys!  I hope today brings with it news that all of our lost people are found. Maybe we should ask that psychic! Yea right! She should be ashamed of herself for wanting that money. From what I understand the men who found the suitcase had to be pressured into taking some of it. All of the things she said was pretty much what we and many others said. Crazy lady!

Lonemonkey where do you get all of the cute pics you post? Do you make them? I sure admire anyone that can do more then turn on a computer.

[lonemonkey]

Good morning monkeys!  I hope today brings with it news that all of our lost people are found. Maybe we should ask that psychic! Yea right! She should be ashamed of herself for wanting that money. From what I understand the men who found the suitcase had to be pressured into taking some of it. All of the things she said was pretty much what we and many others said. Crazy lady!

Lonemonkey where do you get all of the cute pics you post? Do you make them? I sure admire anyone that can do more then turn on a computer.

Hi Tracy!
I LOVE your avatar!!!!!!!!
I just bum around the web looking for cute pics, save, and then upload to Photobucket!
How ya doing?  Any news in Tracy today?
this gag order sucks!

[goodnmad]

Jess - thanks for posting. Takes all kinds, doesn't it? Frankly, I like to read about those kinds of "psychics".. helps people see them for what they are.

I emailed you as requested Jess when you get a chance
B 

Really! A little girl was murdered and this psychic wants money? 

She's a kind I'd rather avoid.

[no rose colored glasses]

I have to say I have not heard that Sandra was killed in the crawlspace before, I wonder if that is accurate?

[lonemonkey]

I have to say I have not heard that Sandra was killed in the crawlspace before, I wonder if that is accurate?

 
Hi NoRoseC
I wonder also.
I remember they retrieved a pair of gloves from the crawl space....

With Gloves

[lonemonkey]

Hey Monkeys
This came in my email today:

It's been a busy month for PROTECT! With so much going on, we want to make sure we share the details with you.  Here's the latest news...

1. Alicia's Law

Recently we asked you to help us with Alicia's Law in Virginia.  Your calls and emails were heard in Richmond! We'll know soon whether Virginia state officials will do the right thing, and we'll have more updates for you soon.

2. California: Tracy 60

If you are a frequent Protect.org visitor, you may have noticed our banner highlight of the Tracy 60.  We are reaching out to officials in Tracy, CA requesting that they take action on the 60 child pornography traffickers identified in the  media during the initial investigation of the tragic murder of Sandra Cantu.  Tracking down these 60 known criminals will lead to other child victims who need rescue, and could set a nationwide precedent for future investigations involving missing children.

3. Federal Stimulus

As members and supporters know, PROTECT had a huge victory  when we secured $50 million in stimulus funds for state and local Internet Crimes Against Children task forces.  That money will start flowing over the next 2 months and will be used to locate and rescue children in every state.

4. Virginia Sunshine

After quite a fight, PROTECT succeeded in beginning to shed light on Virginia's child welfare system with legislation establishing a public website demonstrating how the system is performing.  Now we can expand on this groundbreaking and innovative report card.  A special thanks goes to residents outside of Virginia - even though your efforts will not immediately benefit the children in your state, this victory sets a precedent for other states to follow in the near future.

--THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AT PROTECT

[no rose colored glasses]

Thanks lonemonkey, some good news.

[Tracygirl]

Wyks, you want to help me out with something?
Klass do you mind passing my email addy when you get a moment? Thanks!    (You know I just love this little monkey dance. Reminds me of one of my kids and how they danced when they were about 2 years old. Warms my heart everytime I see it.)