FL-Carlie Brucia 11 yo update info

[mysteriew]

The father of an 11-year-old girl who was abducted and killed is encouraging children to wear backpacks that come with an alarm.

Joe Brucia, the father of slain Carlie Brucia, is endorsing the backpack, which sets off an alarm for up to five hours once an emergency cord is pulled. The Carlie Security Backpack is being marketed by EDCO Innovations Inc. of Olympia Fields, Ill.

Joe Brucia told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune that when his daughter was abducted last year, "300 feet away there were four golfers with their backs to her." The abduction was captured by a car wash surveillance camera.
The father of an 11-year-old girl who was abducted and killed is encouraging children to wear backpacks that come with an alarm.

Joe Brucia, the father of slain Carlie Brucia, is endorsing the backpack, which sets off an alarm for up to five hours once an emergency cord is pulled. The Carlie Security Backpack is being marketed by EDCO Innovations Inc. of Olympia Fields, Ill.

Joe Brucia told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune that when his daughter was abducted last year, "300 feet away there were four golfers with their backs to her." The abduction was captured by a car wash surveillance camera.
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051006/APN/510061333&cachetime=3&template=dateline

Note: There is also a thread in the Trials section on the trial of Joseph Smith.

[mistivon]

there are so many threads on carlie, sorry if i post this in the wrong place, but i was confused:)


SARASOTA - Three years to the day 11-year-old Carlie Brucia was reported missing, families gathered for the Kids' Safety Rally at Central Church of Christ in Sarasota in hopes of preventing another child abduction and murder.

Since Carlie's body was found discarded among brush and a tangle of Brazilian pepper trees behind the church, the area has blossomed into a beautiful garden.

Members of Central Church of Christ, together with those who loved Carlie, teamed up to plant the garden as a memorial to the 11-year-old whose life was cut short.

The garden has become a place to reflect for family members, including Carlie's aunt, Angela Schorpen. The day Carlie was taken away from them, a family was shattered, said Schorpen, the sister-in-law of Carlie's mother, Susan Schorpen.

"This is the only peace we have," she said, sitting next to the koi pond and granite memorial that marks the spot her niece's body was found.

Susan Schorpen, in jail on prostitution and drug charges, has become estranged from her remaining family, including Angela's husband and Susan's own 9-year-old son Leif, who lay in an intensive care unit Saturday.

There were banners and notebooks for people to sign and send their good wishes to Leif, as many prayed once again for a family whose tragedy made national headlines just three years ago.

more:
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/16618473.htm

[Sheromom]

Such a very sad story. Prayers for Leif.

[montana_16]

Such a very sad story. Prayers for Leif.

I hope little Leif will have a full recovery from his injuries. He lost his sister in such a horrible way when he was only six and now he is badly hurt from the accident.

This is indeed a very sad story. This family has been through so much. My prayers go out to them.

[Bobbisangel]

I hope the little one recovers from his injurys. I always cringe when I read "head injurys." The poor little guy has been through enough in his short life. Maybe Susan believes that her little boy is better off without her coming and going in her life too. It's to bad that she can't get into a long term lock down rehab and really work on grieving and getting clean and sober. She has self medicated so much that she probably hasn't really grieved for Carly. The whole thing is just such a tragedy in so many ways.

[doubletrouble]

Leif has had a complete recovery from his horrific accident and 2 week coma stint...it was horrible, but thank goodness he is thriving, growing, and an active 11 year old boy now.
Thankyou for all your well wishes. I print out all of this, to add to his hope chest, one day when he is older he can go thru and see how many folks out there are really good caring people.