Lindsey Baum # 7 1/27/10 - 4/6/11

[Lovinlife]

My heart goes out to MB.  It's bad enough her daughter is missing.  Now she has to pay back unemployment and has moved out of the house where Lindsey went missing. 

I really pary there would be some clue as to where Lindsey went.

I did not have sympathy for her at first, I always thought she wasn't "doing enough" until I found out she may have some mental issues.  If she does, I hope she gets the help she needs for Josh's sake.

[Lovinlife]

The dogs tracking Lindsey here and there, around and nowhere indicates to me that they were just too late getting there.  They may not lie, but they can be confused and not able to trail someone. 

Also, I think the very last thing Lindsey wanted was to return home alone.  It looks to me as if she wanted to stay elsewhere, or have someone with her at home.  That is an excellent defense plan when there is conflict or abuse at home.   I know I used it for years. 

Could Lindsey have been afraid of something/one following her, and hidden instead of going home?   I hope and pray that all the empty stores and homes have been searched including cabinets and fridges.   Also, abandoned vehicles which were unlocked.  What about old water cisterns?   Lindsey probably knew hiding places in that little town that only she and maybe Josh would.   The complete lack of information to this point makes me wonder if she hid herself too well and could not get out. 

OK... this may be too far out, but it does seem possible to me.     

JMOO naturally. 

Chi-M

Chi-M,

I totally agree, this reminds me so much of Rowan Ford.  http://scaredmonkeys.net/index.php?topic=2311.0 a little girl who went to church early to avoid what was going on at home.  And now with these "men" gathering at the pool party...

Where are you Lindsey????

[Starlit]

http://www.king5.com/news/local/FBI-searching-home-of-missing-McCleary-girl-85558007.html

FBI searching home of missing Lindsey Baum

[KarmaRoundUp]

McCleary, Wash. – FBI agents are searching the home of Lindsey Baum, the 11-year-old girl who has been missing since June 2009, according to the Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office.

Baum was last seen walking home from a friend's house about six blocks from her home on June 26, 2009.

The sheriff's office said area residents were told recently that they would see an increase in activity and searching of additional sites.

Friday's search was not the result of a search warrant. The sheriff's office says Lindsey's mother, Melissa, allowed the agents to come inside.

More searches are expected on Monday.

http://www.king5.com/news/local/FBI-searching-home-of-missing-McCleary-girl-85558007.html

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MCCLEARY, Wash. - Nine months after 10-year-old Lindsey Baum vanished without a trace, FBI agents returned to the family home Friday to conduct a new search.

There is no new evidence or new tips that brought the FBI to the home where Lindsey was living before her nationally publicized disappearance last June.

Rather, investigators want to take a last chance to gather material from the home before Lindsey's mother, Melissa Baum, moves out of McCleary for good.

Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Rick Scott said Lindsey's room has been preserved untouched in the home since the evening of June 26, when she vanished while walking home from a friend's home.

Now that Lindsey's mother is moving in with relatives in Thurston County, investigators want to take this last opportunity to gather fibers, hair samples and other evidence from the home.

"An outside review of the investigation into the disappearance suggested another review of the home be made by CSI specialists, and the FBI team was available today," Undersheriff Scott told KOMO News.

He said the home has been searched at least three times before. This time, forensics experts will be taking samples of carpet, furniture, hair strands, materials in the family car and anything else that might help them if that type of evidence is ever needed.

"In the sad eventuality that her remains were found, detectives would have controlled samples to eliminate any trace evidence which might have come from the home rather than from any other source," Scott said.

Scott said there are no suspects at this time, and nothing should be read into Friday's search other than that the landlord may want to recarpet and repaint and make other changes to the house when Lindsey's mother moves.

So this is investigators' last chance to conduct a search before the home is refurbished.

The undersheriff said that Melissa Baum quit her job after her daughter disappeared to take part in the searches, which continued for several months, and now the mother needs to move because of strained finances.

A $20,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the discovery of Lindsey Baum.

Lindsey was 10 years old when she vanished; now she'd be 11, and her family is holding out hope that someone will come forward with information.

Investigators have received hundreds of tips, but no substantial leads. Volunteer searches have turned up nothing but frustration.

Over the last six months, Lindsey's mother and the police chief appeared on a national TV programs to urge anyone with information to call investigators, and Lindsey was even featured on the cover of People Magazine.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/85571172.html

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FBI Searches Home Of Missing McCleary Girl Before Family Moves

Posted: 3:23 pm PST February 26, 2010

MCCLEARY, Wash. -- The FBI is searching the home of a missing McCleary girl one last time before her family moves out.

Lindsey Baum’s family is moving to Rainier and Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Rick Scott said it’s the last chance to obtain samples of the old house before someone new moves in.

Baum was last seen June 26 when she disappeared while walking home from a friend's house. Two people spotted the then 10-year-old along the way, but she never made it home and investigators have found no evidence that could explain her disappearance

Scott said Friday's search was planned and is part of the FBI's review of the county's investigation.

Investigators are taking samples of carpet and other items inside the home to put into an evidence library in case they are ever needed for comparison. They are also doing a final search of Lindsey’s room which hasn’t been touched since she vanished, Scott said.

Samples are also being collected from Melissa Baum’s car, Lindsey’s mother, for possible future use.

Scott said the search and collecting samples are routine and that there are no new tips or information in the case.

Lindsey's family has two Web sites with information: http://lindseybaum.com/ and http://findlindseybaum.com/.

Lindsey is 4 feet 9 inches tall, 80 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a light blue hooded pullover shirt and blue jeans.

Anyone with information about Lindsey’s disappearance is asked to call the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office at 1-866-915-8299 or send an e-mail to soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us.

http://www.kirotv.com/news/22687279/detail.html

[Lovinlife]

http://www.kirotv.com/news/22688415/detail.html

McCleary Mom Does Not Have To Pay Back Unemployment
Posted: 5:39 pm PST February 26, 2010

SEATTLE -- The mother of missing McCleary girl Lindsey Baum will not have to pay back unemployment benefits which she was ordered to do.

KIRO 7 spoke with Melissa Baum after she was given a notice that she was to pay $1,000 for unemployment checks that she was not suppose to receive.

Baum took three months unpaid leave from her job as a call center operator and then filed for unemployment when her employer said she could not return to work part-time. Baum left her job so she could assist in the search for her daughter who has been missing since June 26.

The checks came for five weeks then just before Christmas the state said she was ineligible and asked her to send a $1,000 back.

A top official with the Employment Security Division reached out to Melissa Baum after our story and said does not have to repay the money, but she remains ineligible for unemployment because she left work to search for her daughter and care for her son.

[KarmaRoundUp]

http://www.kirotv.com/news/22688415/detail.html

McCleary Mom Does Not Have To Pay Back Unemployment
Posted: 5:39 pm PST February 26, 2010

SEATTLE -- The mother of missing McCleary girl Lindsey Baum will not have to pay back unemployment benefits which she was ordered to do.

KIRO 7 spoke with Melissa Baum after she was given a notice that she was to pay $1,000 for unemployment checks that she was not suppose to receive.

Baum took three months unpaid leave from her job as a call center operator and then filed for unemployment when her employer said she could not return to work part-time. Baum left her job so she could assist in the search for her daughter who has been missing since June 26.

The checks came for five weeks then just before Christmas the state said she was ineligible and asked her to send a $1,000 back.

A top official with the Employment Security Division reached out to Melissa Baum after our story and said does not have to repay the money, but she remains ineligible for unemployment because she left work to search for her daughter and care for her son.

Thank you Lovin
So much for the Family Leave Act,they must not honor FLA in WA.

[Sister]

The Family Leave Act, to my knowledge, applies to companies with 50 or more employees.  Some states have modified it to less employees.  To my knowledge, you must apply with your employer and you must be willing to return to the same position you held.  I don't know about MB's employer and/or whether MB applied.

http://www.jacksonlewis.com/legalupdates/article.cfm?aid=1116
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Making Washington the second state to mandate paid family leave, Governor Christine Gregoire has signed a bill directing an as yet undesignated state agency to establish and administer the family leave insurance program slated to begin on October 1, 2009.  Under the new law, approved on May 8, 2007, employees in the state are entitled to up to five weeks' paid family leave "because of the birth of a child of the employee and in order to care for the child," or "because of the placement of a child with the employee for adoption."  The law also provides certain employees with re-employment after taking leave. 

Insurance Benefits
Family leave insurance benefits will be payable to an employee "during a period in which the individual is unable to perform his or her regular or customary work because he or she is on family leave."  To qualify for insurance benefits, the employee must have worked at least 680 hours during the employee's qualifying year; and provided written notice of the intent to take leave. 
The employee is entitled to a maximum of five weeks of family leave insurance during the application year.  The wage replacement is capped at $250/week.  However, benefits are not payable during the first seven calendar days of family leave, regardless of whether those days are paid or unpaid by the employer.  Part-time employees will be eligible for a prorated payment.

Re-employment Requirements
The new law also requires employers to restore qualified employees to a position if:

the employer has more than 25 employees; and
the individual has been with the employer at least twelve months and worked at least 1250 hours during the previous twelve-month period.
The new law does not affect an employee's right under the Washington Family Leave Act (RCW 49.78) to be restored (1) to the same job he or she had before taking leave; or (2) to an equivalent position with equivalent employment benefits, pay, and other terms and conditions of employment at a workplace within 20 miles of the employee's workplace when leave commenced. 

Concurrent Leave
Any leave taken under the new law must be taken concurrently with any unpaid leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or under the Washington Family Leave Act.  Additionally, employers may require that leave be taken concurrently with any leave allowed under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or other employer policy, as applicable, for the birth or placement of a child.  Employers must give employees written notice of this requirement.

Another site with info
http://www.nwwlc.org/pdf/self_help/Family_Leave_Laws.pdf

[KarmaRoundUp]

Thank you for the info Sister
Maybe Melissa didn't work enough hours or enough months and with all of the stipulations of the Family Leave Act,maybe somehow she just doesn't qualify.
I feel bad for Lindseys Mama.

[Banana]

McCleary, Wash. – FBI agents are searching the home of Lindsey Baum, the 11-year-old girl who has been missing since June 2009, according to the Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office.

Baum was last seen walking home from a friend's house about six blocks from her home on June 26, 2009.

The sheriff's office said area residents were told recently that they would see an increase in activity and searching of additional sites.

Friday's search was not the result of a search warrant. The sheriff's office says Lindsey's mother, Melissa, allowed the agents to come inside.

More searches are expected on Monday.

http://www.king5.com/news/local/FBI-searching-home-of-missing-McCleary-girl-85558007.html

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MCCLEARY, Wash. - Nine months after 10-year-old Lindsey Baum vanished without a trace, FBI agents returned to the family home Friday to conduct a new search.

There is no new evidence or new tips that brought the FBI to the home where Lindsey was living before her nationally publicized disappearance last June.

Rather, investigators want to take a last chance to gather material from the home before Lindsey's mother, Melissa Baum, moves out of McCleary for good.

Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Rick Scott said Lindsey's room has been preserved untouched in the home since the evening of June 26, when she vanished while walking home from a friend's home.

Now that Lindsey's mother is moving in with relatives in Thurston County, investigators want to take this last opportunity to gather fibers, hair samples and other evidence from the home.

"An outside review of the investigation into the disappearance suggested another review of the home be made by CSI specialists, and the FBI team was available today," Undersheriff Scott told KOMO News.

He said the home has been searched at least three times before. This time, forensics experts will be taking samples of carpet, furniture, hair strands, materials in the family car and anything else that might help them if that type of evidence is ever needed.

"In the sad eventuality that her remains were found, detectives would have controlled samples to eliminate any trace evidence which might have come from the home rather than from any other source," Scott said.

Scott said there are no suspects at this time, and nothing should be read into Friday's search other than that the landlord may want to recarpet and repaint and make other changes to the house when Lindsey's mother moves.

So this is investigators' last chance to conduct a search before the home is refurbished.

The undersheriff said that Melissa Baum quit her job after her daughter disappeared to take part in the searches, which continued for several months, and now the mother needs to move because of strained finances.

A $20,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the discovery of Lindsey Baum.

Lindsey was 10 years old when she vanished; now she'd be 11, and her family is holding out hope that someone will come forward with information.

Investigators have received hundreds of tips, but no substantial leads. Volunteer searches have turned up nothing but frustration.

Over the last six months, Lindsey's mother and the police chief appeared on a national TV programs to urge anyone with information to call investigators, and Lindsey was even featured on the cover of People Magazine.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/85571172.html

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FBI Searches Home Of Missing McCleary Girl Before Family Moves

Posted: 3:23 pm PST February 26, 2010

MCCLEARY, Wash. -- The FBI is searching the home of a missing McCleary girl one last time before her family moves out.

Lindsey Baum’s family is moving to Rainier and Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Rick Scott said it’s the last chance to obtain samples of the old house before someone new moves in.

Baum was last seen June 26 when she disappeared while walking home from a friend's house. Two people spotted the then 10-year-old along the way, but she never made it home and investigators have found no evidence that could explain her disappearance

Scott said Friday's search was planned and is part of the FBI's review of the county's investigation.

Investigators are taking samples of carpet and other items inside the home to put into an evidence library in case they are ever needed for comparison. They are also doing a final search of Lindsey’s room which hasn’t been touched since she vanished, Scott said.

Samples are also being collected from Melissa Baum’s car, Lindsey’s mother, for possible future use.

Scott said the search and collecting samples are routine and that there are no new tips or information in the case.

Lindsey's family has two Web sites with information: http://lindseybaum.com/ and http://findlindseybaum.com/.

Lindsey is 4 feet 9 inches tall, 80 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a light blue hooded pullover shirt and blue jeans.

Anyone with information about Lindsey’s disappearance is asked to call the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office at 1-866-915-8299 or send an e-mail to soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us.

http://www.kirotv.com/news/22687279/detail.html

We can only continue to pray that Lindsey will be found and that the new investigators have a hunch or clues in this case.

Praying for Lindsey

[KarmaRoundUp]

Authorities hit the streets

Federal and local authorities launched a new push for clues in the disappearance of 11-year-old Lindsey Baum on Monday as teams of investigators returned to the McCleary street where she was last seen.

Like door-to-door salesmen in blue windbreakers,  FBI agents and local officers spent the day systematically knocking on the doors along Maple Street, greeting many residents with questions that had been asked before.

Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott said detectives and federal agents intend to re-question many people along the neighborhood street as part of a larger review of the investigation.

“We’re not plowing any new ground,” Scott said. “We’re just going over what we’ve already done.”

Investigators are following new recommendations from the FBI Child Abduction Rapid Deployment team, which specializes in kidnapping cases across the country. Scott said the FBI team has been advising detectives since the beginning of the search, but its experts recently finished a third-party review of the investigation and offered suggestions on new approaches and follow-up interviews.

“Today was sort of the kick-off,” Scott said, later adding, “These are the techniques and these are the recommendations that have been successful (in other cases).”

Lindsey Baum went missing on June 26 while walking a short distance back home along Maple Street. She was sighted twice along the way, but  investigators have found no evidence explaining how she disappeared. It was just days before her 11th birthday.

“It’s as comprehensive today as it was on June 26,” Scott said Monday, explaining that without specific evidence they must continue investigating all possibilities.
 

 


Forensic experts also conducted a final search of Lindsey’s house Friday to follow up on one of the review recommendations before her mother moved out of the area.

FBI agents teamed up with local officers from several departments Monday to make the door-to-door interviews. Scott said departments from Aberdeen, McCleary, Montesano, Lacey, Thurston County, Mason County, the State Patrol and others volunteered officers to help in the effort.

A couple dozen officers combed through the streets, stopping to chat with homeowners. Police cruisers crowded the main roads.

Scott said investigators have prioritized the expert recommendations and hope to keep the extra officers around for several days to complete the new round of interviews.

“We want to do it until it’s done,” he said.

The FBI brought in profilers, psychologists, computer technicians and many others to work on the case, Scott said. They also provided a mobile command center to serve as a clearinghouse for any information collected.

“There’s a lot of resources the FBI can bring to the table,” he said.

Some residents invited investigators inside. Others hung in the doorways as answering questions, the sessions lasting minutes or hours.

Scott said the federal review found the initial investigation very thorough, but they want to go back and see if they can turn up anything new, any small detail that might break the case.

“There’s a method to the madness,” he said. “We need the public’s understanding.”

He asked McCleary residents to continue the cooperation and support they have always offered investigators throughout the past eight months.

Standing outside his mother’s Maple Street home, David Belcher said investigators spent about three hours Monday morning interviewing him and the others at the house.

“They were really polite,” he said. “Whatever it takes, as long as they find out who did this.”

Though he lives in Central Park, Belcher said he often visits his mother and aunt in McCleary to help them around the house. It was the second time he had been interviewed for the case.

“(This time was) more thorough,” he said. “They really spent a lot more time on it.”

“Somebody had to have seen something,” he added.

Scott said some residents have questioned the redundancy of the second, or in some cases third or fourth, interviews. But he said few were caught off guard or upset.

“The community kind of knew something was going to happen,” he said. “Now they’re seeing what they heard was coming.”

Scott said investigators hope to build some momentum over the next several days and have plans in place to follow up on any potential break-throughs in the case.

“We’re going to go at this for as long as it takes,” he said.
http://**/articles/2010/03/02/local_news/doc4b8d73a0ad350595677110.txt

[no rose colored glasses]

Karma thank-you, glad to see this happening.

[KarmaRoundUp]

Karma thank-you, glad to see this happening.

You're very welcome No Rose
I do hope they get detailed results this time around and I hope this isn't just another end all as in"we did everything we could"and close the case.

[Lovinlife]

Note the html error is in the article, I coppied it directly from the sight.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/86288577.html

New search for Lindsey Baum launched
Story Published: Mar 3, 2010 at 5:34 PM PST
Story Updated: Mar 3, 2010 at 11:55 PM PST


MCCLEARY, Wash. -- FBI agents have teamed-up with local investigators to fan through the small town of McCleary, hoping to find something that leads back to a
href="http://search.komonews.com/default.aspx?ct=r&q=%22lindsey%20baum%22" target="_blank">Lindsey Baum.

"I'm glad they are. At least you know there's somebody looking for her," said McCleary resident Donna Jebbett.

Baum was just 10 years old when she vanished while walking home from a friend's house last June.

Nine months have passed since, but investigators are no closer to solving this case than the day the girl disappeared.

So they're starting over.

"If it was my kid, or someone I knew, then I would want them doing this," said Terran Sisk, an area resident.

The FBI is putting its best resources into the Baum case. The agency moved in a high-tech command center to coordinate efforts, and has profilers and psychologists analyzing evidence.

Teams of two are going out to re-interview neighbors, and comb through what's already been collected.

"We're not plowing any new ground, but we're re-plowing a lot of old ground to see if there's some nugget of information there that we might have missed," said Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Rick Scott.

Investigators made a final search of Baum's home last week because her mother was moving out.

The girl's disappearance has had a profound effect on the close-knit community, and some neighbors are still scared.

"You don't see anybody, even kids, down at the park playing very much anymore. The park's right next door to me and, you don't see kids out there playing anymore," said Jebbett.

Investigators say they'll keep searching for another eight to 12 days, but they say they'll never rest until the Baum family learn the truth in their daughter's disappearance.

[no rose colored glasses]

Prayers for Lindsey that this new investigation will have some answers 

[Tracygirl]

I am so glad they are doing. I pray they find something that leads to where Lindsey is.

[Lovinlife]

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/03/05/1096789/grays-harbor-county-no-new-evidence.html

No new evidence in Lindsey Baum case
THE OLYMPIAN
Published: 03/05/10 6:20 am | Updated: 03/05/1012:46 pm

No breakthrough evidence has surfaced in the renewed questioning of McCleary residents, but investigators say they are collecting valuable details about the day Lindsey Baum disappeared, according to The Daily World of Aberdeen.

Federal and local authorities continue to canvass the city for clues, Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott said.

He said investigators are conducting much more thorough interviews of residents along the Maple Street area where the 11-year-old girl went missing. The interviews are part of third-party recommendations from FBI experts on the Child Abduction Rapid Deployment team.

Investigators have taken hours to question some residents, Scott said, allowing those people to elaborate on details they might have left out of earlier interviews.

“We’re getting a lot of information,” he said. He later added, “It’s starting to paint a better picture.”

Law enforcement officials ask that anyone who might have information about the whereabouts of Lindsey to come forward. Tips can be called in to 866-915-8299, e-mailed to soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us or mailed to P.O. Box 305, McCleary, WA 98557.

[Lovinlife]

http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crime-Examiner~y2010m3d5-Lindsey-Baum-update-Reward-doubles-as-search-continues-for-missing-Washington-girl

Lindsey Baum update: Reward doubles as search continues for missing Washington girl
March 5, 6:40 PM
Crime Examiner
Cindy Adams

Lindsey Baum update: Reward doubles as search continues for missing Washington girl

On June 26, 2009, 10-year-old McCleary, Wash. girl Lindsey Baum disappeared. A reward for information that assists authorities in finding her has now been doubled.

Lindsey Baum vanished last summer while walking home from a friends house on a Friday evening at around 9:15 p.m. Lindsey had planned to sleepover at the friend's home, however, the girl’s mother said no to the idea.

Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI have increased the reward in the case from $10,000 to $20,000, according to The News Tribune.

According to local authorities, investigators plan to increase police presence in the McCleary area during the next few weeks, as well as reinvestigate and re-search the entire area in an effort to find Lindsey.

Anyone with information regarding the case is urged to call the sheriff’s office at 360-249-3711, extension 543.

[KarmaRoundUp]

New search for Lindsey Baum launched

New video below

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/86288577.html?tab=video

 

[no rose colored glasses]

New search for Lindsey Baum launched

New video below

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/86288577.html?tab=video

 

Excellent, they really mean business now, which I'm praying will get some answers soon 

[KarmaRoundUp]

New search for Lindsey Baum launched

New video below

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/86288577.html?tab=video

 

Excellent, they really mean business now, which I'm praying will get some answers soon 

Me too No Rose
I thought it was interesting that they interviewd a young guy named Terrin(sp?) Sisk which was a name we were looking at in the beginning of this case.Also the Jebber(sp?)guy who comes in town to help his Mom and GrandMom out......they talked to them about 3 hours I read.