March 28, 2024, 06:12:29 PM *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
News: NEW CHILD BOARD CREATED IN THE POLITICAL SECTION FOR THE 2016 ELECTION
 
   Home   Help Login Register  
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 »   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: Zahra Clare Baker #2 10/13/10 - 10/16/10  (Read 196887 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
MuffyBee
Former Moderator
Monkey Mega Star
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 44737



« on: October 12, 2010, 07:41:07 PM »

« Last Edit: October 16, 2010, 11:05:12 PM by MuffyBee » Logged

  " Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts."  - Daniel Moynihan
Mon Quixote
Scared Monkey
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 147



« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2010, 02:12:51 AM »

I was hoping not to make it to page 2...
Logged
Wildingheart
Scared Monkey
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 78



WWW
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2010, 07:52:43 AM »

I watched local news just now and Burke Co. Sheriff said he doesn't believe the father is being truthful.

http://www.ncnn.com/content/view/6485/26/

"McDevitt said Zahra’s father, Adam Baker, was also on scene. He characterized his behavior as "not exactly cooperative," adding that, in his opinion, Baker is not being truthful."

"The land searched belongs to the family of a foreman at the tree trimming company where Zahra's father Adam works. It is an area where mulch, wood chips, and heavy equipment is stored. Bobby Green, a former employee of the company, says Baker would have had access there."
Logged

My Blog: http://moonsmuse.blogspot.com/


"If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much." ~Marian Wright Edelman.

"I'd rather sit alone on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion." ~Henry David Thoreau.
Desdemona
Monkey Junky
***
Offline Offline

Posts: 2766



« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2010, 07:55:36 AM »

Beautiful angel girl.  No more evil step-monster, ever.

I think the jail should beat Elisa and call her names, cut off her leg and see how fast she can walk on a prosthesis.  They should keep her locked up alone behind  a solid door, except for five minutes per meal to wolf down her jail grub, with guards hollering at her like drill seargeants for the entire five minutes.  HURRY UP.  Two minutes.  Shove it in, Baker.  One and a half.  Thirty seconds.  DONE...  <whisks tray away>  Shove. Slam. Silence.

 
Logged

I come here for the children, not to stroke someone's ego.  --Darla, 12/14/09
cookie
Monkey Mega Star
******
Offline Offline

Posts: 15663



« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2010, 08:01:17 AM »

Beautiful angel girl.  No more evil step-monster, ever.

I think the jail should beat Elisa and call her names, cut off her leg and see how fast she can walk on a prosthesis.  They should keep her locked up alone behind  a solid door, except for five minutes per meal to wolf down her jail grub, with guards hollering at her like drill seargeants for the entire five minutes.  HURRY UP.  Two minutes.  Shove it in, Baker.  One and a half.  Thirty seconds.  DONE...  <whisks tray away>  Shove. Slam. Silence.

 

I am with you on this Dese!! grrrrr!
Logged

Desdemona
Monkey Junky
***
Offline Offline

Posts: 2766



« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2010, 08:05:09 AM »

(to be moved if this belongs elsewhere)



A preliminary timeline that includes Zhara's local (U.S.) school attendance history:

Prior to March 2009

Nothing.

March 2009 to June 2009
3rd Grade:
Hudson Elementary
Hudson (Caldwell Co.) NC

-summer vacation 2009-

Late Summer(?) 2009
According to Marshall Fairchild, his daughter
Elisa moved out of his home around this
time ("more than a year ago") after a
dispute.  He has not seen Zhara
since then.

Note:  Fairchild lives less than 2 miles
from the Bakers' current Hickory address.
His is the address shown for Elisa on her current
incarceration record.  He blames "drugs" for for
Elisa's behavior.

August 2009 to March 2010
Most of 4th grade:
Granite Falls Elementary
Granite Falls (Caldwell Co.) NC

March 2010 to June 2010
Remainder of 4th Grade:
Back at Hudson Elementary

March or April 2010
Adam starts work at Real Tree Services,
on Hartland Road, near Morganton.

May 2010
(Date not certain)
Elisa's family reports suspicions
of abuse to DSS.

Note:  Early Oct. 2010, the
Bakers' former neighbor in
Hudson recalls that a male DSS
investigator visited Elisa "several
months ago."


May 10, 2010
Zhara is fitted for a free hearing aid
at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Elisa tells reporters that the school
informed her about the program.
Zhara does not appear to have a
black eye or obvious bruising.

May 13, 2010
An incident involving Brittany
occurs which results in charges for
"communicating threats" (against
Elisa and Adam) and "assault
w/deadly weapon" (against Adam).
Brittany recalls that this incident
occurred "right after" the family had
reported the abuse allegations
to DSS.

Note:  County rap sheet shows
the Bakers' address as 4100 Phillip in
Hudson at the time.


-summer vacation 2010-

August 2010
Zhara was pre-enrolled for 5th grade
at Hudson Elementary,
but never showed up for school.

Note: In several conversations,
the school warned the parents that Zhara
legally must attend school.  Elisa informed
the school that Zhara was to be home-
schooled now.


Since August 2010
There is no record of Zhara being enrolled
in any home-school program in NC.

(Date unknown)
Neither Elisa nor Adam showed up for
their court date(s) for the May 13
charges.  Warrants were issued.

Late August/Early September
Two possibly related events occurred:
(1) (Per Brittany) Elisa was placed on
the Top Three "Most Wanted" list for
Caldwell County.
(2) The Bakers moved across the river,
to Catawba Co., into a home which
has been reported to belong to Mark
David Coffey.

Note:  Mark Coffey is reported
to be Adam's "boss." The fake ransom
note, which mentioned his daughter
and a son, was addressed to him.

Since at least the time of the move
LE has been unable to locate anyone
who has seen Zhara alive.  The
neighbors in Hickory did not even
realize the Bakers had a daughter.

Friday, October 8, 2010
Brittany says Elisa called her Friday night
and asked her to withdraw "the charges."
(Meaning the criminal complaint? or
the child abuse allegations?)
Brittany refused.  Elisa was
very upset.

Saturday, October 9, 2010
Within the next few hours, events began
to unfold: the fire, the ransom note, the
2pm 911 call to report Zhara "missing,"
the arrest of Elisa, the continuing
investigation.

Source:  Notes compiled from various local news videos October 11-12; so sorry I can't recall which ones, or I'd post the links.
- - - - - - - - - -

Photo from the hearing aid event.
http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2010/10/11/22/missing1012.ART_G4O1PJOJK.1+missing.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.jpg

I'm wondering if there could be any connection between the hearing aids and an impending or a recently completed DSS visit, back in May and/or in light of recent events.
Logged

I come here for the children, not to stroke someone's ego.  --Darla, 12/14/09
cookie
Monkey Mega Star
******
Offline Offline

Posts: 15663



« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2010, 08:10:41 AM »

thanks for the info on Zhara school attendance ...

sigh...why didn't Dad leave Zhara with gramma Karen??? she would have continued her happy life with her..Dad did not stick up for Zhara from the sounds of things..
Zhara had no one to talk to, no one to save her...so sad! no child should have to endure what Zhara went through
Logged

Desdemona
Monkey Junky
***
Offline Offline

Posts: 2766



« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2010, 08:12:52 AM »

I think the hearing today is on the obstruction charge, but that could be wrong. I don't know if it's even still on, or what time.

It's nauseating to think of this monster having a lawyer to tell the public how upset his poor client is, cover for her, protect her from the consequences of her own heinous acts, and fall all over himself (in vain) to try to make her look like a sympathetic individual.

Where was ZAHRA's advocate?
Logged

I come here for the children, not to stroke someone's ego.  --Darla, 12/14/09
Wildingheart
Scared Monkey
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 78



WWW
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2010, 08:31:53 AM »

I think the hearing today is on the obstruction charge, but that could be wrong. I don't know if it's even still on, or what time.

It's nauseating to think of this monster having a lawyer to tell the public how upset his poor client is, cover for her, protect her from the consequences of her own heinous acts, and fall all over himself (in vain) to try to make her look like a sympathetic individual.

Where was ZAHRA's advocate?

Her attorney will also use the fact that Elisa is a rabid narcissist and according to her MySpace blog entries where she claims to have all these diseases, some shrink will say she has Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome or something else equally as weird. I'm sure it won't work (I hope) but it certainly will be nauseating to watch.

http://blogs.myspace.com/gothicfairy6668

I think they should bring back tarring and feathering here in NC, specifically for her.

Logged

My Blog: http://moonsmuse.blogspot.com/


"If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much." ~Marian Wright Edelman.

"I'd rather sit alone on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion." ~Henry David Thoreau.
4 Donks
Monkey Junky
***
Offline Offline

Posts: 3918



« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2010, 08:58:49 AM »

I think the hearing today is on the obstruction charge, but that could be wrong. I don't know if it's even still on, or what time.

It's nauseating to think of this monster having a lawyer to tell the public how upset his poor client is, cover for her, protect her from the consequences of her own heinous acts, and fall all over himself (in vain) to try to make her look like a sympathetic individual.

Where was ZAHRA's advocate?

Her attorney will also use the fact that Elisa is a rabid narcissist and according to her MySpace blog entries where she claims to have all these diseases, some shrink will say she has Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome or something else equally as weird. I'm sure it won't work (I hope) but it certainly will be nauseating to watch.

http://blogs.myspace.com/gothicfairy6668

I think they should bring back tarring and feathering here in NC, specifically for her.


I said it on the last thread and I'll repeat it again...They better not give her the KC Anthony treatment. General population now and forever. She is NOT special.
Logged

Attitude may not be everything but it counts.
4 Donks
Monkey Junky
***
Offline Offline

Posts: 3918



« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2010, 09:01:46 AM »

(to be moved if this belongs elsewhere)



A preliminary timeline that includes Zhara's local (U.S.) school attendance history:

Prior to March 2009

Nothing.

March 2009 to June 2009
3rd Grade:
Hudson Elementary
Hudson (Caldwell Co.) NC

-summer vacation 2009-

Late Summer(?) 2009
According to Marshall Fairchild, his daughter
Elisa moved out of his home around this
time ("more than a year ago") after a
dispute.  He has not seen Zhara
since then.

Note:  Fairchild lives less than 2 miles
from the Bakers' current Hickory address.
His is the address shown for Elisa on her current
incarceration record.  He blames "drugs" for for
Elisa's behavior.

August 2009 to March 2010
Most of 4th grade:
Granite Falls Elementary
Granite Falls (Caldwell Co.) NC

March 2010 to June 2010
Remainder of 4th Grade:
Back at Hudson Elementary

March or April 2010
Adam starts work at Real Tree Services,
on Hartland Road, near Morganton.

May 2010
(Date not certain)
Elisa's family reports suspicions
of abuse to DSS.

Note:  Early Oct. 2010, the
Bakers' former neighbor in
Hudson recalls that a male DSS
investigator visited Elisa "several
months ago."


May 10, 2010
Zhara is fitted for a free hearing aid
at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Elisa tells reporters that the school
informed her about the program.
Zhara does not appear to have a
black eye or obvious bruising.

May 13, 2010
An incident involving Brittany
occurs which results in charges for
"communicating threats" (against
Elisa and Adam) and "assault
w/deadly weapon" (against Adam).
Brittany recalls that this incident
occurred "right after" the family had
reported the abuse allegations
to DSS.

Note:  County rap sheet shows
the Bakers' address as 4100 Phillip in
Hudson at the time.


-summer vacation 2010-

August 2010
Zhara was pre-enrolled for 5th grade
at Hudson Elementary,
but never showed up for school.

Note: In several conversations,
the school warned the parents that Zhara
legally must attend school.  Elisa informed
the school that Zhara was to be home-
schooled now.


Since August 2010
There is no record of Zhara being enrolled
in any home-school program in NC.

(Date unknown)
Neither Elisa nor Adam showed up for
their court date(s) for the May 13
charges.  Warrants were issued.

Late August/Early September
Two possibly related events occurred:
(1) (Per Brittany) Elisa was placed on
the Top Three "Most Wanted" list for
Caldwell County.
(2) The Bakers moved across the river,
to Catawba Co., into a home which
has been reported to belong to Mark
David Coffey.

Note:  Mark Coffey is reported
to be Adam's "boss." The fake ransom
note, which mentioned his daughter
and a son, was addressed to him.

Since at least the time of the move
LE has been unable to locate anyone
who has seen Zhara alive.  The
neighbors in Hickory did not even
realize the Bakers had a daughter.

Friday, October 8, 2010
Brittany says Elisa called her Friday night
and asked her to withdraw "the charges."
(Meaning the criminal complaint? or
the child abuse allegations?)
Brittany refused.  Elisa was
very upset.

Saturday, October 9, 2010
Within the next few hours, events began
to unfold: the fire, the ransom note, the
2pm 911 call to report Zhara "missing,"
the arrest of Elisa, the continuing
investigation.

Source:  Notes compiled from various local news videos October 11-12; so sorry I can't recall which ones, or I'd post the links.
- - - - - - - - - -

Photo from the hearing aid event.
http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2010/10/11/22/missing1012.ART_G4O1PJOJK.1+missing.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.jpg

I'm wondering if there could be any connection between the hearing aids and an impending or a recently completed DSS visit, back in May and/or in light of recent events.
Thank you for this time line it cleared up a lot of my questions.
Logged

Attitude may not be everything but it counts.
pink angel
Monkey Junky
***
Offline Offline

Posts: 3554


99% angel, 1% brat


WWW
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2010, 09:11:03 AM »

reposting from page 49, since these articles contains a lot of new info/insight:


ZAHRA Baker's grandmother Karen Baker and close family friend Kim Wright are devastated by her disappearance.

Both spent many an hour with the bubbly Wagga-born girl in the four years she was growing up in Giru.

Because of her illness, Zahra could not go to school for 12 months, and the local community banded together and raised enough money to buy the Giru State School student a laptop and education programs so she could study at home.

Giru resident Ms Wright met Zahra during one of those fundraising drives and became close friends with both Adam and his daughter, as well as Zahra's grandparents, Tony and Karen.

Ms Wright, who worked with both Adam and Tony at the Invicta Sugar Mill, said it would be hard to find a more determined and positive little girl who refused to let her disabilities stop her doing what every other little girl did growing up in a small country town.

"She was the most determined little girl I have ever met," Ms Wright said.

"She was going to still do everything she could, despite not having her leg or her hearing.

"People say she has had a rough trot, but she never believed that for a second.

"I just want to get on a plane right now and get over there and help look for her - she can't be gone.

"I can only imagine what poor Adam is going through - he really loved her, and there is no way he would ever hurt her."

Zahra was essentially raised from toddlerhood in Giru by her grandmother Karen, who moved to the township in May 2004 from Newcastle with husband Tony.

Three of their four sons - including Adam - followed them north, and also settled in the town.

With her father and grandfather working shifts at the sugar mill, Zahra and her grandmother formed an extremely close bond.

Karen yesterday was in tears over her granddaughter's disappearance and said her son was absolutely devastated.

Mrs Baker begged anyone in her son's hometown in the United States to come forward with information.

"We are just stunned and shocked and so upset about what has happened," she said from her Newcastle home yesterday.

"Adam is obviously very upset, but he is holding up.

"The North Carolina police have been in constant contact, keeping us up-to-date with what is going on, but there is nothing we can do from here - we feel so helpless. We have friends who live over there who work in the trucking industry, and they have got all their mates to put out the alert that Zahra is missing through their CB systems, so hopefully there will be someone who has seen something. We want our darling girl back safe and sound."


http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/10/13/176611_news.html


BUBBLY North Queensland Zahra Baker grew up in the tiny sugarcane township of Giru (population 375), on the Haughton River, 56km southeast of Townsville.

Zahra was a happy, healthy five-year-old, living with her father Adam and grandparents Karen and Tony Baker, when she was diagnosed with a form of bone cancer, leading to loss of hearing in both ears, and the amputation of her lower left leg.

Two years later, she was diagnosed with secondary lung cancer, but 12 months after that, was told she had gone into remission.

One of the first things she did to celebrate was to join about 30 other North Queensland children and their companions on the adventure of a lifetime with Camp Quality in September 2008.

Soldiers from B Squadron, 3rd/4th Cavalry regiment from Townsville's Lavarack Army Barracks, gave up their weekend to escort the children to their camp near Innisfail, three hours north of Townsville, on board Army Bush Master Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs).

Zahra's grandmother Karen said at the time that Zahra's eyes lit up when she saw the soldiers waiting to take them to camp.

"Her eyes couldn't have been any bigger. She loves the whole army business," Ms Baker said.

"The picture tells the whole story, she handles everything with a smile. She has been on camp a couple of years ago, but she hadn't been well enough to go again until this year.

"The Camp Quality people are just wonderful."

Camp Quality North Queensland manager Mark McGregor, currently in India as a sports producer for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, said yesterday he was "devastated" to hear of Zahra's disappearance.

"She has been through two major cancer battles, the first one where she had to have a leg amputated, the second one where she battled lung cancer," Mr McGregor said.

"She was the life of any camp we went on - the kids loved her.

"Other kids were so inspired by her enthusiasm and her fight to live against all the odds. On a camp last year with the little kids, she was doing the ropes course on one leg, and I remember the kids saying to her: 'Zahra, how can you do that?'

"And she said 'Because I want to' - and that was just incredible.

"She was the most inspiring kid."

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/10/13/176621_hpphoto.html
Logged



Justice for Nevaeh Facebook - http://www.fbook.me/justice4nevaeh
In Memory of Nevaeh Videos; http://bit.ly/nevaeh  http://bit.ly/nevaeh2
trimmonthelake
Monkey Mega Star
******
Offline Offline

Posts: 43428



« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2010, 09:11:43 AM »

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/
Homicide Investigation Begins for Zahra Baker
Police are asking if anyone has seen the 10-year-old in the last month.
10/13/2010
Logged

  ~241~ "The Longer You Love,The Longer You Live,The Stronger You Feel,The More You Can Give."
~ Peter Frampton
Wildingheart
Scared Monkey
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 78



WWW
« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2010, 09:12:32 AM »

I think the hearing today is on the obstruction charge, but that could be wrong. I don't know if it's even still on, or what time.

It's nauseating to think of this monster having a lawyer to tell the public how upset his poor client is, cover for her, protect her from the consequences of her own heinous acts, and fall all over himself (in vain) to try to make her look like a sympathetic individual.

Where was ZAHRA's advocate?

Her attorney will also use the fact that Elisa is a rabid narcissist and according to her MySpace blog entries where she claims to have all these diseases, some shrink will say she has Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome or something else equally as weird. I'm sure it won't work (I hope) but it certainly will be nauseating to watch.

http://blogs.myspace.com/gothicfairy6668

I think they should bring back tarring and feathering here in NC, specifically for her.


I said it on the last thread and I'll repeat it again...They better not give her the KC Anthony treatment. General population now and forever. She is NOT special.
I completely AGREE! The closest she ever got to special was being in the presence of Zahra..and the special place in Hell where she will end up spending eternity.
Logged

My Blog: http://moonsmuse.blogspot.com/


"If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much." ~Marian Wright Edelman.

"I'd rather sit alone on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion." ~Henry David Thoreau.
Lazydog1
Monkey Junky Jr.
**
Offline Offline

Posts: 502



« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2010, 09:15:33 AM »

I think they should set the wood chipper right next to her cell. Then when she tries to go to sleep they should turn it on chipping wood and throw in red jello and let it spray into her cell.

I hate this woman. She is evil. I do not believe this child was killed before this last weekend I do believe she tortured her and locked her in her room. They should put her in blocks in the town square like witches of Salem. They should find every possible way to torture her. Considering she is a druggie they have drugs that are perfect for her and yes they are used intavenously. Maybe they can poke and miss the vein several times. She should really enjoy those. In her case they should pretend to do it then stop and do it again. Her not knowing when it will all end. Hearing those who are in attendance laughing at her while this is going on.

Then they should move on to Adam from there. What a sorry excuse for a father he has turned out to be. He had to have known of the torture this woman was doing to this precious child. If he wasn't involved in the chipper process or the actual murder then he still needs to spend the rest of his life in prison for such a heinous crime as this. Which might not be that long considering.

Sorry I feel a little better now, I am so angry.

Lord take this precious child into the comfort of your arms. Love her like she hasn't been for so long. She is one of ours who has been lost to us for now. She is one of your most wonderful and precious angels.
Logged

It is my prayer that Kyron be found and return home. Of course like everyone else I want him found alive but feel his parents need peace and closure. May this happen before Spring 2011.
pink angel
Monkey Junky
***
Offline Offline

Posts: 3554


99% angel, 1% brat


WWW
« Reply #15 on: October 13, 2010, 09:21:16 AM »

BURKE COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - Sheriff's deputies plan to resume searching a brush pile just north of Morganton Wednesday morning for any clues concerning a missing 10-year-old girl, and her stepmother will appear in court for an obstruction of justice charge.

The search site is located in an area where a tree trimming company dumps tree limbs and other debris.  It is located off Hartland Road near Bristol Creek Avenue.

Officials searched the area late Tuesday night and ended their search around 1 a.m. on Wednesday.  The pile of debris is about 100 feet by 50 feet.  Workers are using heavy equipment to examine the debris.

Sheriff's deputies are expected to resume their search Wednesday after 9 a.m.
http://hickory.wbtv.com/content/searchers-look-brush-pile-missing-girl-stepmother-appear-court


Logged



Justice for Nevaeh Facebook - http://www.fbook.me/justice4nevaeh
In Memory of Nevaeh Videos; http://bit.ly/nevaeh  http://bit.ly/nevaeh2
pink angel
Monkey Junky
***
Offline Offline

Posts: 3554


99% angel, 1% brat


WWW
« Reply #16 on: October 13, 2010, 09:44:57 AM »



HICKORY, N.C. –  To relatives and former neighbors, Elisa Baker had a short fuse. In interviews and court documents, they portrayed her as nasty-tempered and willing to use a gun or her fists to settle an argument and say her disabled stepdaughter usually bore the brunt of her rage.

Investigators said Tuesday they believe someone killed 10-year-old Zahra Clare Baker, who was reported missing over the weekend. Baker was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, accused of trying to throw off investigators with a fake ransom note.

"She was always beating her," former neighbor Karen Yount said Tuesday. "I told her to stop but she wouldn't listen to anyone. That poor girl."

Police said the search for Zahra had shifted to a homicide investigation, canceling a missing child alert for the shy but upbeat girl who used hearing aids and a prosthetic leg because of bone cancer.

Elisa Baker is the only person accused in the case so far. Hickory Police Chief Tom Adkins said she was charged with felony obstruction of justice after admitting she wrote the note, which asked for $1 million. She had already been in jail since the weekend on unrelated charges. Adkins said Baker has asked for an attorney, but none had been assigned late Tuesday.

At a news conference, Adkins said police can't find anyone outside the household who has seen Zahra alive in the last month. That uncertainty has stymied efforts to search for her, despite offers from volunteers in the city of 40,000 about 50 miles northwest of Charlotte.

"We understand the public wants to help find Zahra. The problem is we cannot confirm with any confidence how long Zahra has been missing," he said. "Without this information, we cannot positively select the area to search for her."

Zahra's father, Adam Baker, has said it was possible his wife could be involved in the disappearance, and other relatives echoed those remarks.

"I just think this was something for a long time that we knew was going to happen, everybody that was close to the family," relative Brittany Bentley said on CBS' "Early Show" on Tuesday.

Bentley, who is married to Elisa Baker's nephew, said she would have Zahra over for weekends and the girl would get angry when it was time to return home. The girl was being home-schooled, but had attended public schools in the past, police said.

Zahra "was locked in her room, allowed five minutes out a day to eat, that was it," Bentley said. "She was beat almost every time I was over there for just the smallest things. Elisa would get mad, she would take it out on Zahra, things the kid didn't deserve."

Adkins did not take any questions or further explain why the case was being treated as a homicide probe. A search warrant revealed on Monday that police dogs detected the smell of human remains on cars belonging to the father and stepmother.

Adam Baker has not been charged in the case, though the chief said previously he hasn't been ruled out as a suspect.

Caldwell County Court records show that Bentley filed a complaint May 13 against Elisa Baker, claiming she threatened to kill her and her young daughter in a dispute over money. She said Elisa Baker threatened them with a stun gun and a gun, and Bentley feared for their lives.

Ten days later, Yount said in her complaint that Elisa Baker made verbal threats against her child.

"She said my daughter and other girls were talking about her daughter. That wasn't true. She just started screaming and shouting and threatening to hit everybody," Yount said.

The ransom note found Saturday was the first sign that officers were faced with something more sinister. Zahra was reported missing that afternoon. The stepmother said she last saw Zahra sleeping in her room about 12 hours earlier, though Adkins has indicated he doesn't believe the timeline the couple gave him.

Officers investigated a yard fire at the girl's home hours before she was reported missing. Near the burnt limbs and grass, the note had been left on the windshield of the car belonging to Adam Baker.

It was addressed to Adam Baker's boss, though police quickly determined that man's family was safe.

Other neighbors say they also feared for the girl's safety.

"There were warning signs along the way, but you never want to think the worst," said former neighbor Kayla Rotenberry.

Her fiance, Bobby Green, said an investigator from the Department of Social Services visited the Bakers' house a few months ago: "I saw him when he knocked on their door. He said they were looking into whether the girl was being beaten."

The agency didn't return a phone message Tuesday.

Adam Baker was from Australia, and met his current wife over the Internet, a family friend said. Zahra's mother lives outside the U.S.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/10/13/friends-say-missing-nc-girls-stepmother-angry/


There were people that stepped up and called DSS (who clearly did NOTHING) but so many more stood by and did NOTHING, even though they knew this angel was being abused. I hope they never have another peaceful nights sleep again. Shame on THEM!

It really pisses me off and makes me so angry.
Logged



Justice for Nevaeh Facebook - http://www.fbook.me/justice4nevaeh
In Memory of Nevaeh Videos; http://bit.ly/nevaeh  http://bit.ly/nevaeh2
klaasend
Administrator
Monkey Mega Star
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 74276



WWW
« Reply #17 on: October 13, 2010, 09:49:24 AM »

http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Missing-girls-stepmother-due-in-court-today-104847959.html

Missing girl's stepmother due in court today

by MITCH WEISS / Associated Press

WCNC.com

Posted on October 13, 2010 at 7:25 AM

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) -- To relatives and former neighbors, Elisa Baker had a short fuse. In interviews and court documents, they portrayed her as nasty-tempered and willing to use a gun or her fists to settle an argument and say her disabled stepdaughter usually bore the brunt of her rage.

Investigators said Tuesday they believe someone killed 10-year-old Zahra Clare Baker, who was reported missing over the weekend. Baker was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, accused of trying to throw off investigators with a fake ransom note.

"She was always beating her," former neighbor Karen Yount said Tuesday. "I told her to stop but she wouldn't listen to anyone. That poor girl."

Police said the search for Zahra had shifted to a homicide investigation, canceling a missing child alert for the shy but upbeat girl who used hearing aids and a prosthetic leg because of bone cancer.

Elisa Baker is the only person accused in the case so far. Hickory Police Chief Tom Adkins said she was charged with felony obstruction of justice after admitting she wrote the note, which asked for $1 million. She had already been in jail since the weekend on unrelated charges. Adkins said Baker has asked for an attorney, but none had been assigned late Tuesday.

At a news conference, Adkins said police can't find anyone outside the household who has seen Zahra alive in the last month. That uncertainty has stymied efforts to search for her, despite offers from volunteers in the city of 40,000 about 50 miles northwest of Charlotte.

"We understand the public wants to help find Zahra. The problem is we cannot confirm with any confidence how long Zahra has been missing," he said. "Without this information, we cannot positively select the area to search for her."

Zahra's father, Adam Baker, has said it was possible his wife could be involved in the disappearance, and other relatives echoed those remarks.

"I just think this was something for a long time that we knew was going to happen, everybody that was close to the family," relative Brittany Bentley said on Tuesday.

Bentley, who is married to Elisa Baker's nephew, said she would have Zahra over for weekends and the girl would get angry when it was time to return home. The girl was being home-schooled, but had attended public schools in the past, police said.

Zahra "was locked in her room, allowed five minutes out a day to eat, that was it," Bentley said. "She was beat almost every time I was over there for just the smallest things. Elisa would get mad, she would take it out on Zahra, things the kid didn't deserve."

Adkins did not take any questions or further explain why the case was being treated as a homicide probe. A search warrant revealed on Monday that police dogs detected the smell of human remains on cars belonging to the father and stepmother.

Adam Baker has not been charged in the case, though the chief said previously he hasn't been ruled out as a suspect.

Caldwell County Court records show that Bentley filed a complaint May 13 against Elisa Baker, claiming she threatened to kill her and her young daughter in a dispute over money. She said Elisa Baker threatened them with a stun gun and a gun, and Bentley feared for their lives.

Ten days later, Yount said in her complaint that Elisa Baker made verbal threats against her child.

"She said my daughter and other girls were talking about her daughter. That wasn't true. She just started screaming and shouting and threatening to hit everybody," Yount said.

The ransom note found Saturday was the first sign that officers were faced with something more sinister. Zahra was reported missing that afternoon. The stepmother said she last saw Zahra sleeping in her room about 12 hours earlier, though Adkins has indicated he doesn't believe the timeline the couple gave him.

Officers investigated a yard fire at the girl's home hours before she was reported missing. Near the burnt limbs and grass, the note had been left on the windshield of the car belonging to Adam Baker.

It was addressed to Adam Baker's boss, though police quickly determined that man's family was safe.

Other neighbors say they also feared for the girl's safety.

"There were warning signs along the way, but you never want to think the worst," said former neighbor Kayla Rotenberry.

Her fiance, Bobby Green, said an investigator from the Department of Social Services visited the Bakers' house a few months ago: "I saw him when he knocked on their door. He said they were looking into whether the girl was being beaten."

The agency didn't return a phone message Tuesday.

Adam Baker was from Australia, and met his current wife over the Internet, a family friend said. Zahra's mother lives outside the U.S.

Logged
pink angel
Monkey Junky
***
Offline Offline

Posts: 3554


99% angel, 1% brat


WWW
« Reply #18 on: October 13, 2010, 09:49:43 AM »

GMA video and article from this morning. MORE neighbors from Sawmill that saw abuse taking place and did NOTHING!!!

I am signing off to go outside, take a hike and scream for awhile.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/zahra-baker-case-cops-search-wood-chipper-mulch/story?id=11868397
Logged



Justice for Nevaeh Facebook - http://www.fbook.me/justice4nevaeh
In Memory of Nevaeh Videos; http://bit.ly/nevaeh  http://bit.ly/nevaeh2
Wildingheart
Scared Monkey
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 78



WWW
« Reply #19 on: October 13, 2010, 09:53:57 AM »

I think the hearing today is on the obstruction charge, but that could be wrong. I don't know if it's even still on, or what time.

It's nauseating to think of this monster having a lawyer to tell the public how upset his poor client is, cover for her, protect her from the consequences of her own heinous acts, and fall all over himself (in vain) to try to make her look like a sympathetic individual.

Where was ZAHRA's advocate?

Her attorney will also use the fact that Elisa is a rabid narcissist and according to her MySpace blog entries where she claims to have all these diseases, some shrink will say she has Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome or something else equally as weird. I'm sure it won't work (I hope) but it certainly will be nauseating to watch.

http://blogs.myspace.com/gothicfairy6668

I think they should bring back tarring and feathering here in NC, specifically for her.


I said it on the last thread and I'll repeat it again...They better not give her the KC Anthony treatment. General population now and forever. She is NOT special.

I actually meant to quote you in the above post (the NOT special). Sorry, I have no idea how I messed up.
Logged

My Blog: http://moonsmuse.blogspot.com/


"If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much." ~Marian Wright Edelman.

"I'd rather sit alone on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion." ~Henry David Thoreau.
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 »   Go Up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Use of this web site in any manner signifies unconditional acceptance, without exception, of our terms of use.
Powered by SMF 1.1.13 | SMF © 2006-2011, Simple Machines LLC
 
Page created in 2.25 seconds with 19 queries.