Hailey Dunn #11 4/05/11 - 4/29/13{REMAINS FOUND}

[grace-land]

http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/dec/25/gone-a-year-colorado-city-teenagers-disapperance/

GONE A YEAR: Colorado City teenager's disapperance unsolved, though hope for a break in the case remains
Authorities say they will solve Colorado City disappearance
By Greg Kendall-Ball
Abilene Reporter-News
Posted December 25, 2011 at 11:11 p.m.

COLORADO CITY — The memorial that stands across the street from the house where 13-year-old Hailey Dunn lived before her still-unexplained disappearance is a stark reminder of how much time has passed.

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The items were left months before Hailey's parents moved away — Clint Dunn reportedly to Houston, Billie Dunn reportedly to Travis County, with Adkins.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO HAILEY?

People around town have their theories about what happened to Hailey — ones they're willing to share and others they keep close to the vest.

Was she kidnapped? Did she run away? Was she sold into slavery to pay off a drug-related debt?

Alexander, the Colorado City detective, said the case had generated all sorts of stories and rumors — "white noise," she called it, that had to be sorted through to get at the truth.

"This is still an open, active missing person case. We are following up on all leads and tips, and we're backtracking and reviewing things that have already been done," she said.

The investigation into the child pornography seized on several electronic devices owned by Adkins also is ongoing, but in another jurisdiction.

Images depicting bestiality and other deviant sexual acts may be disgusting, she said, but as long as they're not being done in public, they're not illegal. No child pornography was seized in Colorado City, she said.

Although Boyd believes there's only a 50/50 chance that the truth about what happened to Hailey will come out, law enforcement officials are confident the case will be resolved.

Sheriff Toombs said he believes the case will be resolved within a year.

Colorado City Police Chief Roy "Tinker" Owens, who joined the department in July and has been working to get up to speed on the case, is similarly confident.

"Eventually something is going to break. We firmly believe that at some point in the future, we will have some closure," he said.

He also believes police haven't been given all the help they can from Hailey's family.

"It's my opinion that, whether or not she was involved in Hailey's disappearance, Billie knows something, and she's not saying," he said.

[MuffyBee]

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/girl-missing-1-year-hope-still-lives
Girl missing 1 year; hope still lives
Friends still say prayers for her
GREG KENDALL-BALL, Abilene Reporter-News
December 27, 2011

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Almost a year has passed, and there are no answers. But law enforcement officials believe the case will be resolved — some say within a year.

Detective Kelsey Alexander, the Colorado City policewoman who took the call the day Hailey was reported missing, has been the lead investigator on the case since the start.

"Nobody hides forever, eventually everything comes to light. One day we'll have definite answers, and every day we're getting closer," she said.

Hailey Dunn was reported missing by her mother at 2 p.m. Dec. 28, 2010 — a Tuesday. The day before, she was supposed to have walked to her father's house, just a few blocks away, and then go to a friend's house to spend the night. She never arrived at either location.

Even though it was late December, she was reportedly wearing sweatpants, a T-shirt and flip flops. Her MP3 player and her favorite jacket — something friends said she would never leave the house without — later were found at her home.

No witnesses saw her walking anywhere between the two houses.

The last time law enforcement officials can confirm she was alive was the early morning of Dec. 27. Police have not revealed their source but are sure of that fact.
More....
(3 page article)

[flutter1]

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/girl-missing-1-year-hope-still-lives
Girl missing 1 year; hope still lives
Friends still say prayers for her
GREG KENDALL-BALL, Abilene Reporter-News
December 27, 2011

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Almost a year has passed, and there are no answers. But law enforcement officials believe the case will be resolved — some say within a year.

Detective Kelsey Alexander, the Colorado City policewoman who took the call the day Hailey was reported missing, has been the lead investigator on the case since the start.

"Nobody hides forever, eventually everything comes to light. One day we'll have definite answers, and every day we're getting closer," she said.

Hailey Dunn was reported missing by her mother at 2 p.m. Dec. 28, 2010 — a Tuesday. The day before, she was supposed to have walked to her father's house, just a few blocks away, and then go to a friend's house to spend the night. She never arrived at either location.

Even though it was late December, she was reportedly wearing sweatpants, a T-shirt and flip flops. Her MP3 player and her favorite jacket — something friends said she would never leave the house without — later were found at her home.

No witnesses saw her walking anywhere between the two houses.

The last time law enforcement officials can confirm she was alive was the early morning of Dec. 27. Police have not revealed their source but are sure of that fact.
More....
(3 page article)

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Colorado City Police Chief Roy "Tinker" Owens, who joined the department in July and has been working to get up to speed on the case, is similarly confident.

"Eventually something is going to break. We firmly believe that at some point in the future, we will have some closure," he said.

He also believes police haven't been given all the help they can from Hailey's family.

"It's my opinion that, whether or not she was involved in Hailey's disappearance, Billie knows something, and she's not saying," he said.

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BBM

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/girl-missing-1-year-hope-still-lives

Excellent recap of case.

[grace-land]

http://www.oaoa.com/articles/hailey-78201-year-dunn.html

HAWKINS: Taking Hailey Dunn's steps a year after her disappearance
December 28, 2011 7:52 PM
BY CELINDA HAWKINS

It has been a year since 13-year-old Hailey Dunn went missing from Colorado City and Tuesday the dedicated volunteers who have been diligently searching for her did something a little different to commemorate the anniversary of her disappearance.

They walked what is believed to be the same path she walked before she vanished.
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Mitchell County Sheriff Patrick Toombs said the case is largely circumstantial at this point and when all of the forensic computer evidence is retrieved, the district attorneys may begin to build their cases.

But investigators are combing through a mountain of circumstantial evidence which includes computers confiscated from Atkins’ mother’s house in Big Spring, his grandmother’s house in the community of Dunn in Scurry County and a memory stick from Billie Jean’s bedroom drawer in Colorado City.

Toombs said the task for forensic computer experts is to determine whether the pornographic items found on the computers was spam or whether someone intentionally accessed it. The next question they must answer is who was accessing the child porn sites.
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A week ago, a vigil was held in the small park across the street from her former home, and Billie Dunn and Adkins traveled from their new home in Travis County to attend. The pain was evident in Billie Dunn’s face, in pictures published in the Colorado City Record.

A somber crowd hung Christmas ornaments on a lighted tree and Billie Dunn placed an angel on top of the tree.

“This month has been hard,” Dunn told the Record. “This is the first Thanksgiving and Christmas without Hailey.” She described the past year as “a nightmare.”

“I hurt for her, for my son and for myself, but there’s nothing I can do about it,” Dunn told the newspaper.

Lloyd said it was good that Billie Dunn attended the vigil, but wondered about Adkins’ motives for attending.
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[flutter1]

http://www.oaoa.com/articles/hailey-78201-year-dunn.html
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A week ago, a vigil was held in the small park across the street from her former home, and Billie Dunn and Adkins traveled from their new home in Travis County to attend. The pain was evident in Billie Dunn’s face, in pictures published in the Colorado City Record.

A somber crowd hung Christmas ornaments on a lighted tree and Billie Dunn placed an angel on top of the tree.

“This month has been hard,” Dunn told the Record. “This is the first Thanksgiving and Christmas without Hailey.” She described the past year as “a nightmare.”

“I hurt for her, for my son and for myself, but there’s nothing I can do about it,” Dunn told the newspaper.

Lloyd said it was good that Billie Dunn attended the vigil, but wondered about Adkins’ motives for attending.
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BBM - My guess as to Adkins' motive for attending would be to make sure the BJD keeps with the script. 

[Sister]

http://www.oaoa.com/articles/hailey-78201-year-dunn.html
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A week ago, a vigil was held in the small park across the street from her former home, and Billie Dunn and Adkins traveled from their new home in Travis County to attend. The pain was evident in Billie Dunn’s face, in pictures published in the Colorado City Record.

A somber crowd hung Christmas ornaments on a lighted tree and Billie Dunn placed an angel on top of the tree.

“This month has been hard,” Dunn told the Record. “This is the first Thanksgiving and Christmas without Hailey.” She described the past year as “a nightmare.”

“I hurt for her, for my son and for myself, but there’s nothing I can do about it,” Dunn told the newspaper.

Lloyd said it was good that Billie Dunn attended the vigil, but wondered about Adkins’ motives for attending.
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BBM - My guess as to Adkins' motive for attending would be to make sure the BJD keeps with the script. 

I agree flutter, I agree.

[grace-land]

http://www.ktxs.com/big_country_news/30187145/detail.html

Another Somber Anniversary In Hailey Dunn Case – The Affidavits
By Jocelyn Tovar, KTXS News
POSTED: 11:17 am CST January 11, 2012
UPDATED: 1:24 pm CST January 11, 2012

ABILENE, Texas -- Wednesday marks another somber anniversary in the case of missing Colorado City teen Hailey Dunn.

Hailey Dunn was reported missing just after Christmas in 2010.

Wednesday marks the day exactly one year after KTXS exclusively obtained affidavits about the case through the Freedom of Information Act. The affidavits contained law enforcement statements that were used to justify search warrants to obtain more information.

The affidavits made it clear that investigators were looking at Hailey's mother, Billie Dunn, and her live-in boyfriend, Shawn Adkins, in the teen's disappearance.

The publication of the affidavits only intensified volunteers' desires to find Hailey.

One year later, Shawn Adkins remains the only named suspect in the case; however, there have been no arrests in the case.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE AFFIDAVITS:
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[grace-land]

http://www.ktxs.com/big_country_news/30200444/detail.html

Cadaver Dogs Used To Search For Missing Teen Hailey Dunn
By Jocelyn Tovar, KTXS News
POSTED: 5:22 pm CST January 12, 2012
UPDATED: 5:53 pm CST January 12, 2012

ABILENE, Texas -- After months of little organized effort to find missing Colorado City teen Hailey Dunn, cadaver dogs were out Thursday searching a property north of the town.

Many viewers called KTXS Thursday after seeing searchers on private property near the airport.

KTXS immediately traveled to Colorado City to find out if officials discovered anything, and officers said they came up empty handed.

The tip involved dreams, but no matter how far fetched, Roy Owens, chief of Colorado City Police, said authorities check into all tips about missing teen Hailey Dunn.

One such tip spurred the search Thursday morning of a private property near the airport using cadaver dogs.

"These are seasoned dogs that were used in this case from the beginning," said Owens.

The tip came from a person who specializes in finding grave sites on large private properties.
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[grace-land]

http://www.ktxs.com/news/30364561/detail.html

Spokesman In Missing Teen Investigation Leaving Post
By Roger Mares, KTXS News
POSTED: 6:39 pm CST February 2, 2012
UPDATED: 9:06 pm CST February 2, 2012

COLORADO CITY, Texas -- The man who was synonymous with the search for missing Colorado City teen Hailey Dunn is leaving his post.

Pete Kampfer, Colorado City's City Manager has accepted a position in a New Mexico town as its city manager.
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It was the search for missing teenager Hailey Dunn that brought Kampfer regional recognition.

You almost never saw a story about the investigation without hearing from the city manager.

Kampfer's decision wasn't something the city expected.

"This was a surprise to me," said Colorado City Mayor Carol Sue Dakan.

Mayor Dakan says she has yet to receive Kampfer's formal resignation, he's currently in New Mexico.

Regarding the search for Hailey Dunn, Kampfer said there has been a full time investigator for the case for some time now.
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[grace-land]

http://www.newswest9.com/story/17074052/searchers-come-together-to-search-for-missing-colorado-city-teen

Searchers Come Together to Search for Missing Colorado City Teen
Posted: Mar 03, 2012 10:14 PM CST
Updated: Mar 03, 2012 10:35 PM CST
 
Another search for missing Colorado City Teen Hailey Dunn occurred on Saturday afternoon.

One band of searchers spent five hours searching around the South Mountain and Comanche Trail areas of Big Spring.

Searchers told NewsWest 9 those are areas that haven't been cleared yet and they're looking for more people to volunteer to search in Big Spring.

Not only are they looking for people to volunteers to look in Big Spring but Hailey Dunn searchers also need volunteers for their booth at an upcoming event in Sweetwater.
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[Sister]

http://www.newswest9.com/story/17074052/searchers-come-together-to-search-for-missing-colorado-city-teen

Searchers Come Together to Search for Missing Colorado City Teen
Posted: Mar 03, 2012 10:14 PM CST
Updated: Mar 03, 2012 10:35 PM CST
 
Another search for missing Colorado City Teen Hailey Dunn occurred on Saturday afternoon.

One band of searchers spent five hours searching around the South Mountain and Comanche Trail areas of Big Spring.

Searchers told NewsWest 9 those are areas that haven't been cleared yet and they're looking for more people to volunteer to search in Big Spring.

Not only are they looking for people to volunteers to look in Big Spring but Hailey Dunn searchers also need volunteers for their booth at an upcoming event in Sweetwater.
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too bad her mother can't help -- snark!

[flutter1]

http://www.newswest9.com/story/17074052/searchers-come-together-to-search-for-missing-colorado-city-teen

Searchers Come Together to Search for Missing Colorado City Teen
Posted: Mar 03, 2012 10:14 PM CST
Updated: Mar 03, 2012 10:35 PM CST
 
Another search for missing Colorado City Teen Hailey Dunn occurred on Saturday afternoon.

One band of searchers spent five hours searching around the South Mountain and Comanche Trail areas of Big Spring.

Searchers told NewsWest 9 those are areas that haven't been cleared yet and they're looking for more people to volunteer to search in Big Spring.

Not only are they looking for people to volunteers to look in Big Spring but Hailey Dunn searchers also need volunteers for their booth at an upcoming event in Sweetwater.
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too bad her mother can't help -- snark!

  "Can't" or "Won't" -- there is a big difference.

[4 Donks]

http://bigcountryhomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=480072

Remains Found Near Big Spring Airpark
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BigCountryHomePage.com Staff have confirmed that Mitchell County Sheriff Patrick Toombs has been called to the scene, as well as the DPS trooper who is investigating the disappearance of Colorado City teenager Hailey Dunn. At this time there is no confirmation that the remains may be of the missing girl.

[MuffyBee]

Big Spring is west of Colorado City, where Hailey Dunn was living when she disappeared.

http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/mar/20/just-human-remains-found-near-airpark-big-spring/
Just in: Human remains found near airpark in Big Spring
March 20, 2012

According to a news release issued by the Big Spring Police Department, human remains found today near a pasture near the 2500 block of Apron Drive appear to have been there for a long period of time.

Big Spring Police Department Sgt. Tony Everett said the remains were found by workers in the area around 2:30 p.m. today.

Investigators have determined the remains are human, but due to the condition of the remains nothing else can be determined at this time, said Everett.

The gender and the identification of the remains are unknown at the time. The FBI, he said, will be on the scene Wednesday morning to begin processing.
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[4 Donks]

http://bigcountryhomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=480122

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6:43 p.m. Update:


Sources in the police department say the remains cannot be identified, so the connection to Hailey Dunn is speculation at this time.
The remains were reportedly located on the southeast side of the McMahon-Wrinkle Airport, just over a mile from the address listed for Shawn Adkins' mother in an affidavit from January 2011.

[labubske]

Didn't Shawn say that he was in Big Spring most of the day that Hailey went missing...and the remains were found close to his mother's house.  Hmmm...I wouldn't doubt if this were her.  So sad.

[labubske]

Didn't Shawn say that he was in Big Spring most of the day that Hailey went missing...and the remains were found close to his mother's house.  Hmmm...I wouldn't doubt if this were her.  So sad.

From the SW Affidavit:

Telephone records obtained by investigators show ADKINS‘ cellular phone was using Verizon cell tower number 724 on the tower northern coverage area transmitter which is located at coordinates 32.41262 -100.86900 in the area of Colorado City, Texas from 6:35am to 6:56am with a break in usage until 9:38am thru 2:40pm when records indicate ADKINS‘ phone was in the area of Big Spring, Texas by pinging Verizon cell Tower #730 coordinates 32.22156 -101.45867 which captured all phone calls from 9:38AM until 2:40PM on the northwest coverage area transmitter. This would be the Verizon tower that someone using a Verizon cell phone at 2807 Apache Drive in Big Spring, Texas. which is Shawn ADKINS mother’s residence.

I actually took this from sorrell skye at WS (I hope that is okay...it is what came up in a Google search).
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127532&page=16
   

[grace-land]

http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=33411

8:00 PM UPDATE: Human Remains Found At Big Spring Airpark 3/20/12

CBS 7 News Staff
March 20, 2012

**UPDATE 8:00 PM**
Law enforcement officials are still on the scene investigating human remains found at a Big Spring airpark.

Today’s discovery has sparked speculation surrounding the Hailey Dunn case. Hailey Dunn was reported missing in Colorado City back in December 2010.

The airpark where the remains were found is about 1 mile from the home of Shawn Adkins’ mother. Adkins is the only named suspect in the Hailey Dunn case.

We are told Hailey Dunn search crews are on their way to Big Spring.
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[Lake Erie Princess]

The news of this find breaks my heart for whoever it may be !
I am happy though that a skeleton was found. IF this is
Hailey Dunn, then she can be properly layed to rest.

Once a body is very decomposed isn't it more difficult to determine the cause of death ?

I hope that Shawn and her Mom go down if this is her.

Prayers for the family sent their way !

[MuffyBee]

http://www.kcbd.com/story/17205156/fbi-to-investigate-human-remains-found-near-big-spring-airport
FBI to investigate human remains found near Big Spring airport
By Christie Post
March 20, 2012

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Investigators have not determined the age or gender of the person. Everett said the remains had been there for a long time.

The scene and the evidence have been secured.

An evidence recovery team from the FBI in Dallas will be in Big Spring Wednesday morning to process the area.
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