Christian Ferguson - 9 - missing 6/11/03

[Doyle]

Missing Boy Christian Ferguson Recieved No Amber Alert Is Still Vanished
http://www.teamamberalert.net/news/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=480

[Marie]

Police, FBI Form Task Force To Find Christian Ferguson (http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=118674)

Reward Offered In Christian Ferguson Case (http://www.myfoxstl.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=3165737&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1)

[CrimeHater]

WOW- I read that wrong, for a minute I thought it said FBI found him... wishful thinking.
I am glad they are re opening this case!!!

[Bobbisangel]

Sounds like LE needs to take another close look at the father. I have a creepy feeling about this story.

[Marie]

Sounds like LE needs to take another close look at the father. I have a creepy feeling about this story.

I think LE has that creepy feeling, too.

Task Force Started For Christian Ferguson Case (http://cw11tv.trb.com/news/kplr-050709-9,0,2649351.story?coll=kplr-news-1)

A task force will re-interview all the witnesses. An area of focus is Christian's father, Dawan Ferguson. "We have some suspicions about the information he's provided. That doesn't mean that we know he did it, but we're certainly curious about it," said Chief Mokwa.

He says the task force, made up of a sergeant, two detectives and and two FBI agents will eventually present its findings to prosecutors who will then decide what to do.

[mattsmom]

Since there isn't a lot of info about Christian and his case on this thread, I am adding some information and links that I found.

Christian's father was taking him to the hospital at approximately 6:30 a.m. on June 11, 2003. He stopped to use a pay phone on the corner of Page & Skinker. Someone took off with the vehicle, Christian was in the back seat. The vehicle was located about 8 miles away from where it was taken but the child's whereabouts remain unknown. He was last seen wearing only a diaper and was wrapped in a multicolored blanket. The child has a severe medical condition which requires daily medication that is not with him.

http://www.alostchild.com/christianferguson/
http://www.carolesundfoundation.com/sections/missing?person=223
http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewPoster&caseNum=964942&orgPrefix=NCMC&searchLang=en_US


http://cw11tv.trb.com/news/kplr-050709-9,0,2649351.story?coll=kplr-news-1
St. Louis City Police Chief, Joe Mokwa, hopes to give Thomas (Christian's mother) an answer. A task force will re-interview all the witnesses. An area of focus is Christian's father, Dawan Ferguson. He told police Christian disappeared inside an SUV that was stolen. He said he stopped to use a pay phone when the SUV was stolen. "We have some suspicions about the information he's provided. That doesn't mean that we know he did it, but we're certainly curious about it," said Chief Mokwa. "We had evidence that we thought might be a crime although not necessarily the abduction and disappearance of the child, and yet we don't want to jeopardize that stronger case or a stronger crime with less serious crimes," explained Chief Mokwa.

[Elphaba]

Christian's father was taking him to the hospital at approximately 6:30 a.m. on June 11, 2003. He stopped to use a pay phone on the corner of Page & Skinker. Someone took off with the vehicle, Christian was in the back seat. The vehicle was located about 8 miles away from where it was taken but the child's whereabouts remain unknown. He was last seen wearing only a diaper and was wrapped in a multicolored blanket. The child has a severe medical condition which requires daily medication that is not with him.


Reminds me of the tune Susan Smith tried to sing, when trying to cover up the fact that she had murdered her kids by dumping her car and them in that watery grave back in SC.

[meggilyweggily]

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/f/ferguson_christian.html

My site has extensive info on his case.

[mattsmom]

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/f/ferguson_christian.html

My site has extensive info on his case.

Thanks Meaghan! I'm more convinced than ever that Christian's father isn't telling the whole story after reading about his friend living near where the car was found. Perhaps he neglected the child until it was too late. I cannot imagine how hard life was for that boy. I don't know what's up with the mother that she couldn't get custody of her children. But it sounds like those poor boys must have had two parents who weren't capable of taking care of a healthy child let alone one with the problems Christian had. It's so sad.

[STEADFAST]

Here's some more info from http://www.rsrcriminallaw.com/news/news_a061104.htm

The first time, they examined the house the day Christian was reported missing. That same day, Dawan Ferguson cut short a police interview and said he would no longer cooperate with authorities, a stance that has not changed.
Ferguson, a bounty hunter, later arranged for private detectives to scour the home and remove anything that appeared to have value as evidence, court records and Rogers confirmed.
Police believe that Ferguson and his current wife, Monica, moved from the house on Sylvan Place the week that Christian disappeared. Ferguson later told his landlady to bar police from returning to search it again, court records show. But she gave officers permission anyway.
With the help of a locksmith, St. Louis police detectives and FBI agents began their search the night of Aug. 12 and found indications that someone might be living there after all. They returned the next day with a search warrant and seized 35 items, including four shovels, a pick, a posthole digger, a pitchfork and boxes containing medical supplies, bedding and stained clothes.
This information is on Dawan's lawyer's web site!

[Bobbisangel]

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/f/ferguson_christian.html

My site has extensive info on his case.


That dad is a liar. Why would someone steal his vehicle...drive it a few miles down the road...leave all of the equipment in it..but take his very ill son?
If they were going to rip him off they would have kept the vehicle along with the laptop, etc, and left the little boy on the curb. His explaination is just plain b.s.

Something probably happened to that little boy....lack of enough medication..and he died and the dad didn't want to be blamed. Why in the world wasn't he giving him his right amount of meds anyway? Did he want that little guy to die because he was to much trouble and cost to much to raise? He wasn't trying to save on the cost of the meds or there wouldn't have been several bottles of meds that should have already been used.
This dad is guilty and I hope that one day they can prove it. Just his not cooperating with LE tells the whole tale.

Thanks so much for all of the info on this sad case.

[PrayersForMaura]

I live in the same town as Christian, but in the west part. Page and Skinker is a scary area to me.

Prayers for poor little Christian. :(

[meggilyweggily]

Something probably happened to that little boy....lack of enough medication..and he died and the dad didn't want to be blamed. Why in the world wasn't he giving him his right amount of meds anyway? Did he want that little guy to die because he was to much trouble and cost to much to raise? He wasn't trying to save on the cost of the meds or there wouldn't have been several bottles of meds that should have already been used.

I'm thinking either it was because he would sleep a lot and be easy to care for when he was undermedicated, or maybe Dawan was just irresponsible and forgetful.

[Marie]

Relatives Of Missing Boy Hold Out Hope For His Return (http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=121501)

At a memorial parade and picnic held Saturday at Lexington Elementary School, Christian's mother, Theda Thomas, was asked if she's heard from members of the law enforcement task force.

"Yes, I have heard from them," Thomas said. "I just spoke with Sgt. Howell yesterday."

"I don't know what exactly is new. I know they have received some phone calls but they didn't like call me with something saying, 'Hey, we got something that's so weighty,' or anything. He didn't sound as confident, I guess, as I thought he would be, under these circumstances. But that might be due to the fact that they had done a thorough job before, presented the case and it was denied prosecution."

St. Louis Police Department spokesperson Richard Wilkes said since the task force was formed last month, there have been no tips which led to charges.

Wilkes said task force members have not yet presented their evidence to prosecutors.

[Carmen29]

I agree.. this just seems so plainly obvious...they WOULDNT leave the expensive electronics in the car if they were thieves. and why did he use a PAY phone when he had two cell phones in the car. He was not giving his son his meds for a few months...seems to me he did this because he wanted to get rid of his son. he probably didnt want to be 'bothered' with his sons medical problems, expenses etc anymore. he prob died of natural causes,they buried him somewhere, the friends helped set up the 'stolen' car scenario ...so they know the truth too.
i knew about this story, since i live in st louis but i did not know all about this father..

[dhchick04]

I remember when this story broke. I live about 40 miles south of St Louis, but know many who still live there. A lot of people suspected the father from the get go. It was all too fishy. What a horrible story. I think about Christian from time to time. I never could get his face out of my head. Just learned those details(from this thread)that he was under medicated. How selfish of the father. I read somewhere else that the mother was trying to get custody of Christian and his brother just days before he went missing. The father reportedly said something along the lines that if she got more visitation rights he would make it so she couldn't see him at all. I really hope this all isn't just to hurt the mother.