Nancy Lewis, Birmingham AL

[fourboys]

Police seek clues in woman's disappearance

Wednesday, May 25, 2005
CAROL ROBINSON
News staff writer

Birmingham police are searching for a hospital cook missing for a week, and a man last seen driving her truck the day after she vanished.

Nancy Lewis, 47, was last seen at 3:45 a.m. May 18 as she left her southwest Birmingham home on her way to work at Children's Hospital.

Her blue pickup truck was seen the next evening at a Midfield gas station, and then recovered by police Sunday afternoon at the Pilot Travel Center on Bankhead Highway.

Police on Tuesday distributed a composite drawing of a man seen in the truck in Midfield, but released few other details.

Lewis hasn't been seen or heard from since shortly after she left her Princeton Avenue home that Thursday morning.

"We've been driving around, canvassing the neighborhood, making announcements on radio stations, everything we can think of," said her roommate, Grethel Pryor. "This definitely isn't like her. It's like she just vanished."

Pryor said she and Lewis got up early every morning to go to work. Pryor works for another hospital.

Lewis usually left just before Pryor, and often warmed up both cars for them. Pryor said she was unplugging her iron last Thursday when Lewis told her good-bye. "I was walking back in the room and she was backing out of the driveway to go to work," Pryor said.

A co-worker of Lewis' called Pryor later that morning when Lewis didn't show up at her job. The co-worker told Pryor that Lewis had called in to say she had a flat tire and was calling her brother to help her.

Pryor assumed it was worked out, and didn't give it another thought until she still hadn't heard from Lewis by nightfall. She and friends started making calls, and couldn't get through to Lewis' cell phone.

"It got so full of messages from everybody trying to call her, it wouldn't take any more," Pryor said.

Lewis' sister, Shirley Gude, said Lewis' brother did receive a call from her about a flat, but when he got to where she told him she was, neither she nor her truck was there.

"She had brand new tires. I don't think she had a flat," Gude said. "I think that was just a signal she sent out saying she needed help."

Lewis' blue 2000 Chevrolet S10 truck, license plate YOBOS, was seen being driven by a man at 8:50 p.m. May 19 at the Midfield Shell on Bessemer Super Highway, police said.

One of the searchers called police Sunday to say she had found the truck at 12:30 p.m. at the Pilot truck stop, Pryor said.

Pryor said Lewis is diabetic, but controls the disease with her diet, not medication.

Anyone with information about Lewis is asked to call Birmingham police at 933-4113 or Crimestoppers at 254-7777.

http://www.al.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/1117013164244490.xml?birminghamnews?ncrime&coll=2

[fourboys]

Woman sought in cook's disappearance

Wednesday, June 08, 2005
CAROL ROBINSON
News staff writer

Authorities are looking for a Bessemer woman for questioning in the disappearance of 47-year-old Nancy Lewis.

Birmingham investigators on Tuesday released a photograph of Penny L. Clark, 37, and called her a "person of interest" in the Lewis case.

Meanwhile, as police continue their probe, friends and family of Lewis, the missing Children's Hospital cook, are now offering a $2,000 reward for information about what happened to her.

"We're hoping and praying that someone will tell us where she's at," said Grethel Porter, Lewis' roommate. "We're coming up on three weeks. It's like living your worst nightmare."

Lewis vanished May 18 while on her way to work. She was last seen at 3:45 that morning as she left her southwest Birmingham home on her way to work.

A co-worker of Lewis' called Porter later that morning when Lewis didn't show up at her job.

The co-worker told Porter that Lewis had called in to say she had a flat tire and was calling her brother to help her.

Family members have said Lewis' brother did receive a call from her about a flat, but when he got to where she told him she was, neither she nor her truck was there.

No one heard from her again.

Her blue pickup truck was seen the next evening at a Midfield gas station, and then recovered by police May 22 at the Pilot Travel Center on Bankhead Highway.

Police last week distributed a composite drawing of a man seen in the truck in Midfield, but released few other details.

Porter said she doesn't know the woman for whom police are searching, but said the woman's fingerprints were found in Lewis' truck.

"We have no idea who she could be," Porter said. "It's like we're in the twilight zone."

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Birmingham police at 933-4113 or Crimestoppers at 254-7777.

http://www.al.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/1118222367169320.xml?birminghamnews?ncrime&coll=2

[fourboys]

Reward increased to help find missing Children's Hospital cook

The Associated Press
June 10, 2005

A $10,000 reward has been offered by a Tuscaloosa businessman for information in the disappearance of a Children's Hospital cook on her way to work May 18 in Birmingham.

The family of Nancy Lewis, 47, already had raised $2,000 in reward money. Tuscaloosa developer Stan Pate, who has contributed to other missing persons efforts, added the $10,000.

"We should be willing to give of our time, our effort, and financially if we have it," Pate said Thursday.

Lewis was last seen at 3:45 a.m. May 18 leaving her Birmingham home for work. Relatives said she called her brother for help with a flat tire, but Lewis and her blue pickup truck were not where she had said they were.

Her truck was seen the next evening at a Midfield gas station, and police found it May 22 at a Pilot truck stop on the Bankhead Highway. Police distributed a composite drawing last week of a man seen in the truck in Midfield, but released few other details.

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050610/APN/506101012&cachetime=3&template=dateline

[fourboys]

Commentary By ELAINE WITT
BIRMINGHAM POST-HERALD
Posted June 09 2005

It isn't that they don't have sympathy for the justifiably frantic loved ones of Natalee Holloway.

In fact, Nancy Lewis' friends and relatives know something about what the Holloways are feeling.

What they don't understand is why most of the news outlets fixated on the Holloway case have shown so little interest for the past three weeks in the plight of another Birmingham-area resident who disappeared May 18 while driving to her job as a cook at Children's Hospital.

It's been noted before that we, the news media — especially cable TV — lose all sense of proportion when faced with what syndicated columnist Paul Campos has dubbed the "Photogenic White Girl in Distress" story line. Think Laci Peterson, Chandra Levy and Elizabeth Smart.

Holloway, a new graduate of Mountain Brook High School, appears to have been snatched away from those who love her while on a senior trip to a Caribbean island.

It's a bleak situation.

And it's also a convergence of facts that created the perfect storm for cable TV. The specter of what may have happened to her is horribly disturbing to anyone who has ever been young and female or has a daughter or niece or friend meeting that description.

It does not diminish the awfulness of the Holloway case to decry the fact that we Americans, to put it bluntly, care more about such victims than we do about a middle-aged black woman who also appears to have been abducted by someone who meant her harm.

Nancy Lewis has been a cook for seven years at Children's, where she prepares eggs, oatmeal, pancakes and the like for the young patients' breakfast and then prepares lunch vegetables for the cafeteria line.

"Everybody here has a caring heart for what they do and who they're serving, and it shows in their dedication. She would go above and beyond what was needed to get the job done," Gavin Boinski, production manager and executive chef in the hospital's kitchen, said of Lewis. "She would come in early, stay late, give of her own time to make sure the job was done."

In the hospital, Boinski said, Lewis was known for her good humor. "The laugh was infectious," Boinski said. "She was always upbeat, always cheerful and just happy, and other employees feed off that."

Her disappearance, he said, has left the staff heartbroken and bewildered. "It's like you've lost one of your family members."

Although Lewis was not scheduled to start work until 5 a.m., it wasn't unusual for her to go in early, and that was the case on May 18. Her roommate, who was getting ready for an early shift at a different hospital, told her goodbye at 3:45 a.m. and never saw her again.

"Between her leaving home and getting to work, something happened," said Birmingham police Detective V.L. Green, whose office this week announced it is looking for Bessemer resident Peggy L. Clark, identified as a "person of interest" in Lewis' disappearance.

Dozens of people are reported missing in the Birmingham area each month, but most of the cases are quickly resolved.

Among the cases still oustanding is the May 22 disappearance of Walter Moore (http://www.angelsmissing.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1626) an assistant principal at Hayes Middle School. Moore's automobile, like that of Lewis, was found abandoned within days of his disappearance. Detective T. Thomas said Moore spoke to a friend on the telephone that Sunday evening and never made it to work the next day.

She said she's received "a lot of rumors" in the case and a few leads.

Lewis was known to be scrupulous about keeping her Chevy pickup full of gas, and she drove with her doors locked.

"Both of us try to be cautious when we leave the house, because it is rather dangerous for anyone going out that time of morning, especially a woman," said Grethel Pryor, a friend with whom Lewis has shared a home in southwest Birmingham for 10 years.

The day after her disappearance, Lewis' truck was found abandoned near a Midfield gas station. Police have released a composite sketch of a man believed to have been driving the truck after Lewis' disappearance.

Lewis' friends and relatives have donned T-shirts bearing Lewis' image while they pass out fliers in the area where the truck was found.

They also have raised a few thousand dollars as a reward for information. They realize the reward is small compared to the $55,000 that has been offered to help find Holloway.

And they think the media could do more. Until this week, when police released a photograph of Clark, the case got limited news coverage.

"I just can't understand why a dedicated citizen of Birmingham who works at Children's Hospital is not getting the coverage she could get, from the news media, the detectives, the FBI," said Matilda Scott, a co-worker of Lewis.

While they wait, Lewis' family, like the Holloways, must deal with the fact that as time passes hope becomes more elusive.

"She was a wonderful lady," Brandi Miller said of her aunt, and then corrected herself: "She is a wonderful lady."

http://www.postherald.com/me060905.shtml

[fourboys]

Missing Adult

Photo:
http://www.angelsmissing.com/forum/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=671

Nancy Lewis
Date Of Birth: 9/14/1958
Current Age: 46 Year(s)
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Height: 5 ft. 00 inches
Weight: 160
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
State of Residence: Alabama
NCIC#: M654898424

Nancy Lewis, was last seen on Wednesday, May 18, 2005, enroute to work at Childrens Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama.

If you have any information, please contact the Birmingham Police Department , Detective Green, 205-254-6312 or the Alabama Bureau of Investigation Center for Missing and Exploited Children by phone at 1-800-228-7688 or via Internet. e-mail:acmec@dps.state.al.us

http://www.dps.state.al.us/public/abi/system/missing/details.asp?id=5123&type=Adult

[lady-eowyn]

Thanks for keep us alert to this one fourboys...I have to agree with the article you posted about the lack of attention this case is getting compared to Holloway...here we have a productive working citizen of Alabama and nobody seems to care :( I've seen a lot of articles and op-ed pieces stating the same opinion. I think some are getting rather tired of the "white damsel in distress" being the only one that is noticed. I pray that Nancy is found, safe and alive...I pray for her family, it must be difficult for them to go through this knowing that they are getting no attention and not nearly as much help as the Holloways are.

[CaliKid]

Four weeks gone. I'm not liking what I am reading. Prayers for Nancy's family.

[lady-eowyn]

I don't know how old this blip is...but found it while doing a search on new info for Nancy Lewis (not much on this case though)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Police named a new person of interest in the case of a missing woman Wednesday. Nancy Lewis disappeared while on her way to work at Children's Hospital. Birmingham police believe John Dubose, 37, might have information that could help locate Lewis. However, police said Dubose is not a suspect.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8236834/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8236834/)

[fourboys]

The Associated Press
July 07. 2005

Gov. Bob Riley is offering a five-thousand dollar reward for information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearance of a Birmingham woman.

47-year-old Nancy Lewis was last seen on May 18th on her way to Children's Hospital where she worked and never arrived. She reportedly left her home on Princeton Avenue, Southwest at about 3:45 that morning.

Police did find her blue pickup truck on May 22nd at a Pilot Travel Center.

Anyone with information concerning Lewis' disappearance is asked to call Detective Vincent Green at 205-933-4113.

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/...7/APN/507070805 (http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050707/APN/507070805)

[lady-eowyn]

The Associated Press
July 07. 2005

Gov. Bob Riley is offering a five-thousand dollar reward for information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearance of a Birmingham woman.

47-year-old Nancy Lewis was last seen on May 18th on her way to Children's Hospital where she worked and never arrived. She reportedly left her home on Princeton Avenue, Southwest at about 3:45 that morning.

Police did find her blue pickup truck on May 22nd at a Pilot Travel Center.

Anyone with information concerning Lewis' disappearance is asked to call Detective Vincent Green at 205-933-4113.

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/...7/APN/507070805 (http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050707/APN/507070805)
Good!! Glad the gov of AL is doing something here. But I'm disappointed that there are no leads in this case yet...so sad

[christine2448]

Greta actually interviewed family members in this case last night toward the end of the show, I can't figure out how to find the information on the Fox Site. I thought about this last night and figured I could post a transcript, if I didn't think I could I would have taken notes to share with everyone.


I have an AWFUL memory so trying to repeat things would not be a good thing, I'd probably have it all messed up!

One thing for sure I remember is the brother talking about the fact that she supposedly called someone for help w/flat tire, however, nothing was wrong with the truck when it was discovered. And her cell phone has not been recovered.

[poochie54]

:blowkiss: thank you to everyone that has posted a message about my sister-in-law. i can't express how much it means to read them everyday. i feel as if we have so many more sets of eyes and ears helping with our search for nancy. i luv you all.

[lady-eowyn]

poochi...oh I am so glad to keep alert on this...I wish there was more I could do, I feel for you so much. You and your family are in my prayers :blowkiss:

[CaliKid]

Was this John Dubose ever located and questioned about Nancy's disappearance?

[poochie54]

Calikid ,
yes dubose was questioned and released. his prints were found on the truck and he said he was driving , but that he got the truck from someone else that goes by the nickname of "BRO".The police let him go but they say they know where he is. We don't understand why they won't arrest him for something!
they are now looking at a guy name "terry shannon". he is in jail in anniston alabama.his prints also were on the truck.i don't understand how all these prints
can be on the truck , yet no one is being arrested.:confused:

[lady-eowyn]

Calikid ,
yes dubose was questioned and released. his prints were found on the truck and he said he was driving , but that he got the truck from someone else that goes by the nickname of "BRO".The police let him go but they say they know where he is. We don't understand why they won't arrest him for something!
they are now looking at a guy name "terry shannon". he is in jail in anniston alabama.his prints also were on the truck.i don't understand how all these prints
can be on the truck , yet no one is being arrested.:confused:
poochie...does Nancy or anyone in the family know these people? Is there any logical way there prints could be on the truck?

[christine2448]

Here is a letter written to a Birmingham newspaper from a family member of Nancy's:

<H1 class=red>Letters, faxes, and e-mail

</H1>

Tuesday, June 14, 2005


Need to find two women:

Nancy or Natalee? Who would you search for?

Two women, one about to start her adult life, the other in the middle of it.

One from a family of some means, the other a hard worker trying to make ends meet.

One is white and the other is black.

The only thing they have in common is they are both missing.

Nancy Lewis is my sister-in-law. She has been missing since May 18. Her family and friends have searched everywhere for her with no luck. We know there was foul play involved because Nancy would never lay off of work or not let anyone know where she is. She left for work that morning and never showed up. Her truck was found the following Sunday intact.

What has me so disturbed is the lack of media coverage that Nancy's case has gotten. I don't understand why all missing persons aren't treated equally.

I hope and pray Natalee is found safe and unharmed. I feel the pain her parents and friends are going through, because we as a family are feeling the same pain.

I would hope the media's failure to help us is not because of the color of her skin and lack of a bigger bank account. We want to see our Nancy's picture on the morning and evening news. How else is anyone going to call the police with any clues? The world knows about Natalee, and the world should know about Nancy.

Cora W. Lewis

[Peabody]

Calikid ,
yes dubose was questioned and released. his prints were found on the truck and he said he was driving , but that he got the truck from someone else that goes by the nickname of "BRO".The police let him go but they say they know where he is. We don't understand why they won't arrest him for something!
they are now looking at a guy name "terry shannon". he is in jail in anniston alabama.his prints also were on the truck.i don't understand how all these prints
can be on the truck , yet no one is being arrested.:confused:
On Greta, her brother and sister said the police had returned the truck to the family.........I wonder if they have done a complete forensics testing - sure hope so!

In my opinion, no one should be upset that Natalee is getting so much attention - the problem is that other missing persons get little to none.

I know the familiy of Maura Murray worked very hard to get media attention and in many cases were told that the media would/could not do more because LE refused to comment or participate. I now find that strange because LE in Aruba does not comment or participate in press releases.

I think it all boils down to what the powers that be in the media decide will play out as news............

Yet, I also think every time I see the Natalee story on tv: How easy it would be to have a split screen with missing person photos and information being flashed every two minutes or so???



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[lady-eowyn]

In my opinion, no one should be upset that Natalee is getting so much attention - the problem is that other missing persons get little to none.
Peabody...I don't think anyone IS getting so upset that Natalee is getting so much attention and are upset that others aren't. I just think it comes across that way because people are questioning "why does Natalee get all this news and Nancy doesn't?" I can understand Nancy's family being upset. Here you have two people gone missing from very close...one IN the state, one in foreign country. Now, if hope is alive that these persons are alive, who's going to benefit most from having their face on US media? Certainly not Natalee...the chance of anyone in the US seeing her on the street OR possibly having seen something that relates to her disappearance is slim to none, but if Nancy's face was on the news, the chances are MUCh higher that someone in the US would see her OR seen something that relates to her disappearance. Understand what I mean?

Bottom line is I pray for every missing person, whether the whole world has heard of them or only their families know.

[christine2448]

:blowkiss: thank you to everyone that has posted a message about my sister-in-law. i can't express how much it means to read them everyday. i feel as if we have so many more sets of eyes and ears helping with our search for nancy. i luv you all.
Hi poochie54, I did not realize a family member of Nancy was on the board.
I have not been following this case (or any case very closely), I just happened to see this on Greta on Fox the other night and came in here to see what info was out here about Nancy.

I hope you know we all care and are only praying for a good outcome to this mystery. I am praying for you and your family.

Hugs,
Christine

[christine2448]

Peabody...I don't think anyone IS getting so upset that Natalee is getting so much attention and are upset that others aren't. I just think it comes across that way because people are questioning "why does Natalee get all this news and Nancy doesn't?" I can understand Nancy's family being upset. Here you have two people gone missing from very close...one IN the state, one in foreign country. Now, if hope is alive that these persons are alive, who's going to benefit most from having their face on US media? Certainly not Natalee...the chance of anyone in the US seeing her on the street OR possibly having seen something that relates to her disappearance is slim to none, but if Nancy's face was on the news, the chances are MUCh higher that someone in the US would see her OR seen something that relates to her disappearance. Understand what I mean?

Bottom line is I pray for every missing person, whether the whole world has heard of them or only their families know.
Very well said, Lady.

[Peabody]

Peabody...I don't think anyone IS getting so upset that Natalee is getting so much attention and are upset that others aren't. I just think it comes across that way because people are questioning "why does Natalee get all this news and Nancy doesn't?" I can understand Nancy's family being upset. Here you have two people gone missing from very close...one IN the state, one in foreign country. Now, if hope is alive that these persons are alive, who's going to benefit most from having their face on US media? Certainly not Natalee...the chance of anyone in the US seeing her on the street OR possibly having seen something that relates to her disappearance is slim to none, but if Nancy's face was on the news, the chances are MUCh higher that someone in the US would see her OR seen something that relates to her disappearance. Understand what I mean?

Bottom line is I pray for every missing person, whether the whole world has heard of them or only their families know.
Nancy certainly is not getting the attention that she deserves.

There is another lady that went missing after a St. Louis baseball game recently - sorry I don't recall her name and am running out the door for an appointment, so don't have time to look it up - she is also not getting any media attention..........so sad.

My earlier point is that we should be upset that the missing are not getting attention - we should not be upset that Natalee is getting so much.

..........and to quote you regarding anyone being *upset* - "I just think it comes across that way." Being actively involved in the search for Maura Murray, I can well understand the feelings of being upset.......they are real and most painful.

I don't want to be argumentative and I certainly did not mean for anyone to think I don't want Nancy to have all the attention that Natalee is receiving. IF I could have my way, Nancy would have the same attention......I am also concerned if LE are properly handling Nancy's case - thus my remark about hoping the forensics were properly completed before the truck was returned to her family.

I too pray for as many of the missing as I possibly can..........their numbers are way out of hand. We must do something and figure out a way to have more media attention for all of the missing in order to increase public awareness.

I know that until Maura went missing, I had no idea of the unbelieveable numbers of adults that simply vanish and only the family and loved ones seem to care.

With prayers for Nancy's safe return and comfort for her family.

Blessings to you lady-eowyn



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[christine2448]

Nancy certainly is not getting the attention that she deserves.

There is another lady that went missing after a St. Louis baseball game recently - sorry I don't recall her name and am running out the door for an appointment, so don't have time to look it up - she is also not getting any media attention..........so sad.

My earlier point is that we should be upset that the missing are not getting attention - we should not be upset that Natalee is getting so much.

..........and to quote you regarding anyone being *upset* - "I just think it comes across that way." Being actively involved in the search for Maura Murray, I can well understand the feelings of being upset.......they are real and most painful.

I don't want to be argumentative and I certainly did not mean for anyone to think I don't want Nancy to have all the attention that Natalee is receiving. IF I could have my way, Nancy would have the same attention......I am also concerned if LE are properly handling Nancy's case - thus my remark about hoping the forensics were properly completed before the truck was returned to her family.

I too pray for as many of the missing as I possibly can..........their numbers are way out of hand. We must do something and figure out a way to have more media attention for all of the missing in order to increase public awareness.

I know that until Maura went missing, I had no idea of the unbelieveable numbers of adults that simply vanish and only the family and loved ones seem to care.

With prayers for Nancy's safe return and comfort for her family.

Blessings to you lady-eowyn



Bring Maura Home!
www.mauramurray.com (http://www.mauramurray.com/)
www.spbowers.com\mauramissing.html (http://www.spbowers.commauramissing.html/)And you too, very well stated. It is unbelievable how many people, adults and children alike that are missing and we never hear anything. I guess it's just too many stories to cover. I think someone should start a Missing People's network or something. Like CNN, you know, news all day, stories, pictures, etc to get the word out. That would be cool. Then people that are surfing will come across it and they may recognize someone and be able to help. I wonder why this hasn't been done with all the cable channels out there, there are so many channels and so many topics why not a missing channel? Just a thought. (After posting this, I started thinking, WHY NOT??? I'm going to do some research on this and see how something like this could be done....It will be a slow process, but I'll let ya'll know what I find out)

[tennessee]

It is such a shame this lovely lady hasn't received media attention. I saw the interview on Greta, too. One of her brothers said that her co-worker had a cell phone conversation with Nancy the day she disappeared. Nancy said she was waiting on her brother to come change a flat tire. Neither of her brothers are aware of a flat tire nor had a conversation with her about changing it. (I don't have a link. I am just repeating the Greta interview.)

Prayers that Nancy will be found alive and well soon.

[lady-eowyn]

My earlier point is that we should be upset that the missing are not getting attention - we should not be upset that Natalee is getting so much.
Amen!! Yes...we agree on that...what I was trying to point out is that I don't think many of us ARE upset that Natalee is getting attention, it's just coming across that way because people say "well if Natalee gets this much attention then why can't everyone" I don't believe anyone begrudges the media attention Natalee is getting (although I do know some who are burned out on it)..so some assume they are upset about the attention Natalee is getting.


The bottom line is I think we all agree that everyone deserves for their missing family members to get their faces out in the media. I just wish the media was fair about who they decide to feature.

[LadyLuck]

I wish Nancy would get more attention. I wish people were out searching for her, I wish the government would let people off one day to search, I wish the airforce, navy, and marines would be called in. I wish Senator Shelby would ask the state department to help. I am not upset that Natalee is getting the attention she is getting, I am just upset that Nancy and other missing do not get 1/4 of the help they need.

[babydust2004]

Lewis' sister, Shirley Gude, said Lewis' brother did receive a call from her about a flat, but when he got to where she told him she was, neither she nor her truck was there This is my first post on this site.I watched Greta's interview on On the Record the other night and I am a little confused.On Greta's show they stated that Nancy had never called either him or the other brother of hers because they had checked with him.I don't understand.It sounds like either a misunderstanding in what was said at one of the times or something.HMMM things that make you go hmmm.I am confused.

[A.Wood]

I do remember last night when a relative of Natalee's was being interviewed and interviewer mentioned that because of the bombings in london there hasnt been a lot of coverage of Natalee since then, she also mentioned that also there are other kids missing as well that need coverage. All the relative said was, "yeah the bombing in london is important". For some reason in my mind I felt it was odd she didnt comment that there are other kids that need to be told about on the news. I dont know it really makes me mad that focus is all on this one case. Nancy deserves to be told about just like so many others. I remember when the Groene case came out, we didnt get to hear day in and day out for weeks about that case. Not until Shasta was found. Ive heard of other people going missing in other countries without coverage like the Hollaway case. Its great the Hollaway case does have coverage,but it would be nice if there was some sort of balance in the media. But we all know that will never happen.

[poochie54]

i want to try to answer all the questions that all of you have the best i can.
first there was never a call to either on of Nancy brothers. the police was thought to have searched the truck throughly , but we are having our doubts
at this point.we as a family have been out searching everywhere.i haven't been in so many wooded areas since i was a child.the press came out a few times with us in the beginning , but the stopped. we put fliers up all over birmingham.
we even had people taking them to other cities. we have had prayer vigils.we just can't get any of the so called leaders to bring attention to this case.
we as a family also pray for Natalee.we just wish the media would give us a third of the coverage that Natalee's case gets.we have a problem with the powers that be , not Natalee or her family.

[KatherineQ]

Poochie - does this mean Nancy's co-worker lied when she said Nancy had called in to say she had a flat and that she had called her brother for help?

It seems odd, that the co-worker would receive a call like that and then shortly call Nancy's home to find out where she is.

Did that call actually come in to the co-worker, or is that a misunderstanding?

[Sheromom]

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Ah Poochie, I WISH there was something more I could do for you! How very sad. Police are probably just waiting until they have enough information to arrest him (them) and make it stick. I certainly hope they aren't letting the man out of their sight. How long has the one who is in jail been in jail? What for? Get everyone you know to call your local news asking for information. God bless you and yours, sweetie; I'm keeping you in my thoughts!

[poochie54]

KatherineQ ,
the co-worker did call Nancy's cell phone when she didn't arrive at work on time.she also said that she didn't sound like her usually upbeat self. we think that
she was either forced to say that or she was trying to send a message.we believed the co-worker , but we are having a lot of doubt about the roommate
who was the last person to see her.

[LadyLuck]

Any news on Nancy? Stilling thinking about and praying for Nancy.

[Marisa714]

KatherineQ ,
the co-worker did call Nancy's cell phone when she didn't arrive at work on time.she also said that she didn't sound like her usually upbeat self. we think that
she was either forced to say that or she was trying to send a message.we believed the co-worker , but we are having a lot of doubt about the roommate
who was the last person to see her.

Hi Poochie,
Thanks for letting us all know whats going on! Ok, so the coworker DID talk to Nancy and Nancy DID say she had a flat tire? And when the truck was found it didn't have a flat right? I was also curious why you were doubtful about the roommate...I think I read somewhere that they had lived together for a long time, I never even thought about that as a possibility, but it would make a lot of sense! Thanks
Marisa

[Birmingham Native]

KatherineQ ,
the co-worker did call Nancy's cell phone when she didn't arrive at work on time.she also said that she didn't sound like her usually upbeat self. we think that
she was either forced to say that or she was trying to send a message.we believed the co-worker , but we are having a lot of doubt about the roommate
who was the last person to see her.
Hi Poochie, could I ask a few questions?

Do you think the roommate was jealous?
I read in the Bham News about the police finding fingerprints of a woman in Nancy's truck, and that they were looking for her.

Then it was reported that they had talked to that woman and she had explained to them why she was in Nancy's truck and that she was no longer a "person of interest."

Was there a romantic problem that maybe the roommate didn't like?

Y'all have my thoughts and prayers.

[poochie54]

birmingham native,
this is only my theory but i think that the roommate knows more than she is telling. there has been a lot of inconsistancys in her statements. her whole demeanor is strange. it's like she is on gaurd all the time. she was the last person to see nancy. as for the phone call from her co-worker , i am questioning
weather that was nancy that answered. the co-worker said she didn't sound like her usual self. there was a romantic tie between the two. i don't know if there were any serious problems in the relationship , but the roomate did tell me the day after nancy went missing that they had been argu:banghead: ing , but not that morning. i think that what ever happened to nancy happened at the house that tuesday night or early wednesday morning. you find the toolbox , you find nancy! there is no way that the drug addicts that had her truck would not have stripped it down and sold the parts for drugs! the radio was still there.NONE OF THIS MAKES SENSE! but this is only my theory:waitasec:

[LadyLuck]

Any new information on Nancy Lewis????

[poochie54]

there is no new info on nancy. i have been trying to get someone to help us keep it in the news , but i am having no luck. we can't even get the police to return our calls! if anyone hear anything , please let me know! i wish we could get a fraction of the coverage that natalee holloway's case is getting

[LadyLuck]

So do I. I just do not understand- so many working on looking for her and so few looking for Nancy. I am glad for the Holloway family but wish everyone got the same treatment.

[jannuncutt]

birmingham native,
this is only my theory but i think that the roommate knows more than she is telling. there has been a lot of inconsistancys in her statements. her whole demeanor is strange. it's like she is on gaurd all the time. she was the last person to see nancy. as for the phone call from her co-worker , i am questioning
weather that was nancy that answered. the co-worker said she didn't sound like her usual self. there was a romantic tie between the two. i don't know if there were any serious problems in the relationship , but the roomate did tell me the day after nancy went missing that they had been argu:banghead: ing , but not that morning. i think that what ever happened to nancy happened at the house that tuesday night or early wednesday morning. you find the toolbox , you find nancy! there is no way that the drug addicts that had her truck would not have stripped it down and sold the parts for drugs! the radio was still there.NONE OF THIS MAKES SENSE! but this is only my theory:waitasec:
Poochie,
I am so sorry that you and your family have to go through this. And, the lack of coverage on Nancy makes me angry. I have to tell you, though, you have presented a great case for your theory. Since LE won't return your calls you should have a family member go to the station every day, to force them to move on this case. Any updates?

[GOLDHEARTNUMB]

OK...


Nancy and the roommate were romantically involved and had an argument the night before she was first noted as missing because she failed to report to work. A co-worker states she recieved a phone call from Nancy that sounds distressed and unlike Nancy claiming a flat tire and was calling her brother to help. (No phone call was ever made to any brother.) Nancy's roommate is the last person claiming to see her when she was leaving for work. Nancy's truck is seen being driven by a male later, and the vehicle was found later. Police have done a search of the vehicle and dusted for prints. Three other people were identified by the finger prints and police have since questioned and released them.

This is what I have gotten so far from what I have been reading...

I just have a few questions...

The roommates were involved romantically all 10 years or was this a new development in their relationship?

Ten years is a long time to be with someone and act "fishy" when discussing events leading up to her disapearance...

The three people identified from prints, were these aquaintances of Nancy or her roommates? Any possible tie to any of them?

This seems strange to me. A possible crime of passion? What type of argument? Money, love, etc...

Just curious.

Thoughts and prayers for Nancy's family.

[Marisa714]

OK...


Nancy and the roommate were romantically involved and had an argument the night before she was first noted as missing because she failed to report to work. A co-worker states she recieved a phone call from Nancy that sounds distressed and unlike Nancy claiming a flat tire and was calling her brother to help. (No phone call was ever made to any brother.) Nancy's roommate is the last person claiming to see her when she was leaving for work. Nancy's truck is seen being driven by a male later, and the vehicle was found later. Police have done a search of the vehicle and dusted for prints. Three other people were identified by the finger prints and police have since questioned and released them.

This is what I have gotten so far from what I have been reading...

I just have a few questions...

The roommates were involved romantically all 10 years or was this a new development in their relationship?

Ten years is a long time to be with someone and act "fishy" when discussing events leading up to her disapearance...

The three people identified from prints, were these aquaintances of Nancy or her roommates? Any possible tie to any of them?

This seems strange to me. A possible crime of passion? What type of argument? Money, love, etc...

Just curious.

Thoughts and prayers for Nancy's family.
Thanks for the update, this does seem very fishy! If her roommate was the last one to see her and they had recently gotten into a fight...it seems like she knows more than she's saying! I hope Nancy is found soon!

[poochie54]

nancy and the roommate were a couple all along. the roommate didn't want her co-workers to know she was in a relationship with a woman. she told them that nancy was her sister! we have just found out that she now has a boyfriend.we don't know how long this has been going on. before she got with nancy she was married and has three sons.we think that the only reason she was with nancy was because nancy paid all the bills and all the trips and cruises they went on.i think she wanted to go back to a man ,she found one , nancy found out about it ,they argued and fought ,the roommate killed her,the roommate called her sons or the new lover , they put her body in the toolbox on the truck , disposed of the toolbox. FIND THE TOOLBOX , YOU'LL FIND NANCY!
this is what i believe happened , but i have no proof.
thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for nancy.when i come to this site i feel so much better knowing that someone else cares.thanks again:o

[Oceanbreeze]

Poochie54, my heart and my prayers go out to you and your family.
May a break in this case come soon.

[Tranaice]

Poochie, I am so sorry ya'll are going through this. Prayers going up for all of you. The roommate definitely is hiding something. I hope they find out something soon.

[GOLDHEARTNUMB]

So the toolbox on the truck is missing? I guess I missed that information while I was reading.

Who is this boyfriend and does he tie to any of these other people that were questioned in regards to their prints being found on her vehicle?

That surely could have been a heated and passionate argument if they were arguing about Nancy's lover returning to a man after Nancy has footed the bills for so long.

I think you are right, they find that toolbox and a lot of questions could be answered. Unfortunately, and I hate to think this way, but a truck toolbox is a decent size box to put a body in to bury. So they may very well find her if they find the toolbox.

It be interesting to take a look around the questioned folks property to look for any recent yard work (i.e. digging, gardens, renovations...) and certainly might be a good idea to get a PI involved if the police don't seem to be interested in keeping these people under watch for awhile.

Somebody knows something... there has to be a lead somewhere. I wished I could help more...

Again, Nancy & family are in my thoughts and prayers.

[Bobbisangel]

there is no new info on nancy. i have been trying to get someone to help us keep it in the news , but i am having no luck. we can't even get the police to return our calls! if anyone hear anything , please let me know! i wish we could get a fraction of the coverage that natalee holloway's case is getting


Poochie, don't allow LE to treat you that way. If you can't get the cops to cooperate with you then go to the Police Chief...if he makes excuses go to the next person up the ladder even if you end up talking to the Attorney General. Just keep on them. They will get so sick of seeing/listening to you that they will do something to get you to shut up.

If this case were about a man and a woman LE would have been looking at the roommate. They argued...roommate had found someone new...Nancy disappears never to be heard from again and the toolbox from her truck is missing....DUH!!! How can they not get it????

Maybe those cops should get the luminal and hit the home the two women lived in and the roommates vehicle. If something happened to Nancy at home there is probably still evidence if the cops do a search right.

Those two guys have to be connected in some way to the roommate or her boyfriend. Roommate probably committed the murder...contacts her boyfriend and he gets some help to dispose of the body. The first man LE interviewed might be innocent as the truck could have been sold or given to him along with a big story from the 2nd man...the one in jail. What was the woman's excuse for being in the truck? Did it sound right?

Do you see the roommate at all? I sure hope that something breaks soon. You do need media attention but it sounds like you are probably right on about what happened. The cops just need to get a grip and put some pressure on the roommate.

[poochie54]

just wanted to let everyone know that nancy has not been found yet.
there is no new info at all. the detective on the case won't even return my calls
please keep praying for her and keep your eyes and ears open for any info and let me know.thanks to all:blowkiss:

[nanandjim]

...the detective on the case won't even return my calls...
This is disgusting. Have you tried talking to this detective's boss?

Can you contact a reporter for B'ham News or some local newscaster and explain the situation? Perhaps, if you could somehow let the local public know that the detective/police department won't even return your calls, something could be done.

[Marisa714]

just wanted to let everyone know that nancy has not been found yet.
there is no new info at all. the detective on the case won't even return my calls
please keep praying for her and keep your eyes and ears open for any info and let me know.thanks to all:blowkiss:

Have you been working with a victim/witness advocate? They are usually the 'best' way of communicating w/LE IMO! If you haven't worked with one at all I would see if there's a victim/witness unit in that county/city and contact them. It's really pissing me off that he won't even return your calls :mad: Really hope you can get in touch w/someone who's willing to support or communicate w/you!

[Marisa714]

Here's a link to the OFFICE OF VICTIM ASSISTANCE! Please call them! I would imagine they would be able to help you...and if not they can probably tell you who can (I hope so at least!) Good luck!

It does say on this site that they offer assistance to victims and families after the offender is sentenced...however my mom was a victim/witness advocate until about 2 ys ago and she said that they always got cases that didn't quite fit with their guidelines(not sure if thats the right word to use?) I'm typing A LOT tonight! Sorry....I really hope this helps.

http://www.ago.state.al.us/victim.cfm

AGOVA provides direct victim assistance as well as referrals to victims through its toll-free Hotline, listed above. Some of the services provided are listed below. If you click on any of these topics, you will find some of the information our office regularly provides to victims. Let us know if there is other information you would like to see on our website.

[poochie54]

thanks for the info marisa714. i will contact soneone today. i appreciate any and all ideas i can get :clap:

[bykerladi]

poochie, have you heard anything about this case?

[T-Rex]

Hey Poochie--I think about you everyday.

I think Natalee Holloway's family could and would help you. Will you call them?

[poochie54]

hi everyone,
sorry i haven't been to the site in a while , but things have been somewhat
hectic. we haven't heard anything yet. there has not been one word from anyone. i had to write a letter to the mayor and the police chief to get them to make the detective on the case return my calls. i don't think he is doing anything except waiting for something to fall in his lap. so keep nancy in your prayers and i will keep you all up to date on what is happening.love you all:blowkiss:

[petra]

hi poochie-

thinking about you....hope you have gotten in touch with some of the agencies. we can all use all the support we can get anytime and with anything. you do not have to be alone during this terrible time.

wishing you strenght and answers.

prayers for nancy.

[petra]

bumping for nancy.

anything new???

[fourboys]

Friends, Family Gather To Pray

POSTED: May 18, 2006

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The mystery surrounding the disappearance of a Birmingham woman remains unsolved.

Friends and family gathered Thursday as a show of hope on the one-year anniversary of the day Nancy Lewis disappeared.

Lewis, a cook at Children's Hospital, was last seen leaving her home on her way to work.

On Thursday, coworkers and family held a candlelight vigil in front of the hospital in honor of Lewis. They said prayers and sang songs.

Her coworkers also purchased a brick in the hospital's pavilion in her honor.

http://www.nbc13.com/news/9242142/detail.html

[fourboys]

Nancy Lewis:

http://community.dps.alabama.gov/wfPages/wfAlertFlyer.aspx?ID=3d7ddaa4-39d5-4397-ac09-a4100e37b8e1

[Rle7]

A Birmingham family is devastated by the disappearance of their loved one, and the lack of progress in the case. Nancy Lewis vanished May 18th, 2005 while on her way to work.

The family is frustrated. They started to hire a private investigator last year, but were told not much more could be done. Police had exhausted all avenues. So now, they're relying on the public for answers.

"It just tears you up on the inside to think that something happened to her, she could be out there somewhere," said Lewis’ nephew, Willie Brown.

Now, her family prays, and sometimes cries waiting for answers.

"We just need some closure, somebody out there knows something," said Lewis’ sister, Dorothy Westry.

http://www.wiat.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WIAT%2FMGArticle%2FIAT_BasicArt icle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149193398843&path=!news!localnews

Seems so strange that people were using her truck after her disappearance, questioned, and released? I don't understand why LE doesn't go the extra mile to persuade these folks to talk. Their excuse of pawning the truck to each other for $15 and not knowing anything is all BS.

[Bobbisangel]

There must have been one or two people that took the truck in the first place. So who was the origional person/persons. The three guys might not have been involved in Nancy's disappearance but if someone is renting her truck to them then they have to know who it is. How hard is that to find out?
Why not charge all three for thift? Maybe that would help them talk.