Brooke Bennett, 12 yrs. old Randolph, VT

[Taximom]

I got this one earlier:
Mike Jacques (802) 728-4804 1850 E Bethel Rd, Randolph Center, VT 05061

[concernedperson]

So, DS are the other two we talked about arrested? And, if so on what charges?

[close_enough]

I got this one earlier:
Mike Jacques (802) 728-4804 1850 E Bethel Rd, Randolph Center, VT 05061

yes, he's listed as Randolph Ctr, VT...

& btw...hey there TM:)

eta....if anyone does Facebook, there's a Mike Jacques there also...i don't do any of the Facebook, Myspace stuff, so i can't look to see if it's him....

[Busylady]

That address comes up for me for a 63 yr old Michael Jacques. He is an artist http://americanart.si.edu/search/artist_bio.cfm?ID=2430

If you Mike Jacques you come up with the Randolph address.

I got this address on him earlier: 4 Colonial Dr, Barre, VT 05641

Limehurst Lake is very near there.

[swanniee11]

I know this is wrong for me to go here but the thought of him buying coffee and cigs before doing anything to Brooke kills me. It looks so "whatever"... I know he has not been charged with anything but still, I have to say, standing there, coffee, cigs. I'm just sick!

[Busylady]

Yep Taxi thats the same one I ended up with.

I got this one earlier:
Mike Jacques (802) 728-4804 1850 E Bethel Rd, Randolph Center, VT 05061

[swanniee11]

So, DS are the other two we talked about arrested? And, if so on what charges?


what other two???????????

[SeriouslySearching]

You also have the Berlin Pond Resevoir which is 25.2 mi – about 33 mins from Randolph, VT right off Highway 89 towards Montpelier.

[jyram]

I usually just lurk here, but I wanted to offer...
If the story about Brooke wanting to visit a friend was given through interviews with her uncle, he could have been fabricating a story... I wonder if there are other sources to back that up.

[SeriouslySearching]

That address comes up for me for a 63 yr old Michael Jacques. He is an artist http://americanart.si.edu/search/artist_bio.cfm?ID=2430

If you Mike Jacques you come up with the Randolph address.I wonder if they are related. Thanks, Busylady!

[Amster]

He was 27 for the offense that got him registered as a SO. Was that person also a minor? Now, he's suspected of molesting a minor from Randolph. One of Brookes friends or relatives, perhaps? Just now able to tell someone about the perv?

I wonder if mom knew about the story of meeting a friend to go the hosp.? Or, was this some lie the uncle made up after the fact?

[Taximom]

I usually just lurk here, but I wanted to offer...
If the story about Brooke wanting to visit a friend was given through interviews with her uncle, he could have been fabricating a story... I wonder if there are other sources to back that up.

Stop lurking and join in, jyram!

I think we've all been wanting to hear from and about the uncle since this story broke. Now I think we see why we haven't (even if he had nothing to do with Brooke's disappearance).

[Busylady]

For Immediate Release: June 29, 2008
On the afternoon of Sunday, June 29th, 2008, the Vermont State Police arrested Michael Jacques, age 42, of Randolph, Vermont for Aggravated Sexual Assault against a minor. This arrest is a result of the on-going investigation into the disappearance of Brooke Bennett.
Brooke Bennett is still considered missing at this time.

http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vtsp/press/press_062908b_royalton.html

[swanniee11]

I usually just lurk here, but I wanted to offer...
If the story about Brooke wanting to visit a friend was given through interviews with her uncle, he could have been fabricating a story... I wonder if there are other sources to back that up.


I am 100% on that same track, I had asked earlier if this story was told to her parents and the uncle was just doing what he was supposed to do, or if the parents didn't know about this long trip to visit someone.

[SeriouslySearching]

I usually just lurk here, but I wanted to offer...
If the story about Brooke wanting to visit a friend was given through interviews with her uncle, he could have been fabricating a story... I wonder if there are other sources to back that up.Hi, Jyram! I have thought all along he made it up. I thought I recalled the parents saying they knew nothing about the hospital trip. (Because they would not have allowed it, if so.)

[Taximom]

Of course there is little to be discovered on the RSO list:
Conviction For Aggravated Sexual AssaultSupervising Office & Phone#No longer supervised for sexual crimeConviction InformationSexual Offense Conviction(s)Date of ConvictionAGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT07-12-1993KIDNAPPING07-12-1993

[Spazkat9696]

maybe they found out the uncle had previously assaulted Brooke, but no evidence directly connecting him to her disappearance yet.

[close_enough]

He was 27 for the offense that got him registered as a SO. Was that person also a minor? Now, he's suspected of molesting a minor from Randolph. One of Brookes friends or relatives, perhaps? Just now able to tell someone about the perv?

I wonder if mom knew about the story of meeting a friend to go the hosp.? Or, was this some lie the uncle made up after the fact?

that would be so simple to check out...it would have been one of the first things LE would have asked the mother, IMO...

[SeriouslySearching]

The White River isn't far either. However, we don't know at all if she is near any water. There are many wooded areas there right off the Highway in either direction. She could be just about anywhere.

[close_enough]

The White River isn't far either. However, we don't know at all if she is near any water. There are many wooded areas there right off the Highway in either direction. She could be just about anywhere.

i'm thinking wooded area, myself....

eta...i mentioned Allis State Park earlier....

"it's isolation is part of it's charm"
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=HGN183-028&Source=YSSP&oc=6000&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_catalogtrail&track=1

[swanniee11]

Hi, Jyram! I have thought all along he made it up. I thought I recalled the parents saying they knew nothing about the hospital trip. (Because they would not have allowed it, if so.)


I didn't hear that, do you recall where you heard that from? Just asking.

[SeriouslySearching]

Of course there is little to be discovered on the RSO list:
Conviction For Aggravated Sexual AssaultSupervising Office & Phone#No longer supervised for sexual crimeConviction InformationSexual Offense Conviction(s)Date of ConvictionAGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT07-12-1993KIDNAPPING07-12-1993Those are pretty hefty charges! I wonder how long he served?

[jyram]

Watching a lot of true crime shows, I see that police often hold suspects on other charges to buy themselves time to continue investigating without the worry of the suspect taking off. I have a feeling this is part of the reason for his recent arrest.
I hope that more comes to light soon and Brooke can be brought home safely!

[SeriouslySearching]

I didn't hear that, do you recall where you heard that from? Just asking.I would have to go back through everything I looked at today to find it. I believe it was mentioned in one of the articles...but not positive.

[SeriouslySearching]

maybe they found out the uncle had previously assaulted Brooke, but no evidence directly connecting him to her disappearance yet.Except Brooke wasn't from Randolph...she was from Braintree.

[Sleuthster]

My guess is that they confinscated the uncles computer as a routine procedure and when they took a look at the images they found something or someone (under the age of consent I might add) and possibly questioned that someone and this led to the charges. Just my guess.

I doubt it was anything to do with Brooke, this is what the press release said.

I still think it was rather odd the whole thing with the uncle and her that morning, and then they found the shoe near his house. Maybe they can get something out of him while he is stagnating in the slammer on the other charge.

[Spazkat9696]

So do you think the police are discounting the sighting of Brooke later that morning, or do you think the uncle went back later and picked her up? I admit I'm at a bit of a loss right now. It seems the only reason he would have dropped her off was to create a cover for himself, and if that is true then this is premeditated.

[SeriouslySearching]

i'm thinking wooded area, myself....

eta...i mentioned Allis State Park earlier....

"it's isolation is part of it's charm"
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=HGN183-028&Source=YSSP&oc=6000&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_catalogtrail&track=1Do you mean Ainsworth State Park? I can't find Allis.

[SeriouslySearching]

So do you think the police are discounting the sighting of Brooke later that morning, or do you think the uncle went back later and picked her up? I admit I'm at a bit of a loss right now. It seems the only reason he would have dropped her off was to create a cover for himself, and if that is true then this is premeditated.I think they have her on video from Dunkin Donuts and possibly the laundromat...they made it a point to say they were not releasing who she was with, IIRC. This could mean they saw him outside perhaps or with her during that time after he said he already dropped her off. If she was seen alone for a time...it would make sense he could have easily come back because it meant he had an opportunity which would make it premeditated.

[swanniee11]

Except Brooke wasn't from Randolph...she was from Braintree.



I have found while researching that you have to use Randolph instead of the small town names. IMO

[Taximom]

I've been wondering for a while if he could have been the myspace friend.

[oceanblueeyes]

Those are pretty hefty charges! I wonder how long he served?

I dont know but on this charge he could get:

10 years to life.

imoo

[dark_shadows]

For Immediate Release: June 29, 2008


On the afternoon of Sunday, June 29th, 2008, the Vermont State Police arrested Michael Jacques, age 42, of Randolph, Vermont for Aggravated Sexual Assault against a minor. This arrest is a result of the on-going investigation into the disappearance of Brooke Bennett.
Brooke Bennett is still considered missing at this time.

http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vtsp/press/press_062908b_royalton.html
Dearest Buzylady,:blowkiss:
Thank-you.


There is a press conference monday around noon in Bethal pertaining to Brooke.

The link;
http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vtsp/press/press_062908a_royalton.html

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

[vermontn03]

Here are some you tube video's that I found.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnyG3Gk-L2Q&feature=related

Responce to first Video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SigOGFY2Fk&feature=related

Sorry that I havn't been on my Daughter has the chicken Pox.

[close_enough]

I have found while researching that you have to use Randolph instead of the small town names. IMO

boy that's the truth....i've keyed in Braintree several times with zilch!...i wondered what was up with that...

[SeriouslySearching]

I have found while researching that you have to use Randolph instead of the small town names. IMOYes, but they said the minor he is in jail for now is from Randolph. They clearly state she is from Braintree.

[close_enough]

I've been wondering for a while if he could have been the myspace friend.

...Mike Jacques is listed with Facebook...do you do Facebook, TM?

[Spazkat9696]

Dearest Buzylady,:blowkiss:
Thank-you.


There is a press conference monday around noon in Bethal pertaining to Brooke.

The link;
http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vtsp/press/press_062908a_royalton.html

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows


I wonder if the uncle told them anything.

[dark_shadows]

Here are some you tube video's that I found.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnyG3Gk-L2Q&feature=related

Responce to first Video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SigOGFY2Fk&feature=related

Sorry that I havn't been on my Daughter has the chicken Pox.
Dearest Vermont,:blowkiss:
Thanks, I already posted those earlier today. There is also another one I posted from YouTube about Brooke.

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

[SeriouslySearching]

I've been wondering for a while if he could have been the myspace friend.Anything is possible. Maybe the uncle planted it on her myspace as his own "ruse" to throw off LE. (Which would make it even more premeditated.)

[Spazkat9696]

...Mike Jacques is listed with Facebook...do you do Facebook, TM?


I have one but you have to be a friend to see the account. It's not like myspace. It's a lot more controlled.

[close_enough]

Dearest Buzylady,:blowkiss:
Thank-you.


There is a press conference monday around noon in Bethal pertaining to Brooke.

The link;
http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vtsp/press/press_062908a_royalton.html

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

thanks for the heads up on the press conf tomorrow....i've got to hit the sack...work in the morning...later:)

[Cheri_G]

Do you mean Ainsworth State Park? I can't find Allis.

If you look at a map of the area and locate Brookfield, you'll see Allis State Park to the west and Ainsworth to the east and slightly north.

[vermontn03]

Dearest Vermont,:blowkiss:
Thanks, I already posted those earlier today. There is also another one I posted from YouTube about Brooke.

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

Dear dark_shadows,
Okay I didnt know Sorry.

[SeriouslySearching]

I think it will be a very interesting presser. When was this planned?

[Sleuthster]

What still has me really perplexed is the myspace with the african american person holding the naked doll that said Brooke Bennett is missing and the last time they had been on was 6-23-08.
So I will ask the question again that I asked before.

Unless there is another Brooke Bennett missing (and I find that highly unlikely) how did they know 2 days before the fact that Brooke Bennett was going to come up missing AND what was up with the naked doll blocking their face???

[swanniee11]

Well, i'm willing to guess that it was the Uncles computer that they are going through, which ended him in this situation. Guess while buying cigs/coffee he didn't think of that. that POS!

[SeriouslySearching]

If you look at a map of the area and locate Brookfield, you'll see Allis State Park to the west and Ainsworth to the east and slightly north.Welcome to WS, Cheri_G! Thanks! Yes, I see it now. :)

9.1 mi – about 17 mins from his house.

[dark_shadows]

I wonder if the uncle told them anything.
Dearest Spazkat,:blowkiss:
Brian Rooney was brought into my the Correctional Facility that I worked at on unrelated sex charges. He was in the unit that I worked in. He was a suspect in the Michelle Gardner Quinn murder. He was not in there long before they found evidence to charge him.

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

[SeriouslySearching]

What still has me really perplexed is the myspace with the african american person holding the naked doll that said Brooke Bennett is missing and the last time they had been on was 6-23-08.
So I will ask the question again that I asked before.

Unless there is another Brooke Bennett missing (and I find that highly unlikely) how did they know 2 days before the fact that Brooke Bennett was going to come up missing AND what was up with the naked doll blocking their face???There is more than one Brooke Bennett on myspace. I don't know what you are referencing, but if it is not this Brooke's site...then it sounds like a very strange coincidence.

[dark_shadows]

I think it will be a very interesting presser. When was this planned?
My dearest SS,:blowkiss:
Here it is;
The Vermont State Police will have a press conference to update the media in reference to the investigation over the weekend into the disappearance of 12 year-old Brooke Bennett of Braintree, VT. Brooke has been missing since June 25th, 2008 where she was last seen in Randolph, VT.
SPEAKERS: Colonel James Baker, Director, Vermont State Police / Major Thomas L’Esperance, Commander, Criminal Division / Captain Ed Ledo, Chief Criminal Investigator / Captain David Covell, Troop “D” Commander
WHAT: Investigation update
WHEN: Monday, June 30th, 2008, Afternoon, time to be announced
WHERE: Whitcomb High School, Pleasant Street - VT Rt. 12, Bethel, VT


Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

[Taximom]

Anything is possible. Maybe the uncle planted it on her myspace as his own "ruse" to throw off LE. (Which would make it even more premeditated.)

She may not even have known it was him IF he did something like this.

All just thinking out loud....

[Sleuthster]

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=40183906

it was this one. It has been updated since many of us saw it a couple days ago.

[SeriouslySearching]

I am going to miss the press conference tomorrow. Boohisssss!

Guess I will get the recaps here when I get off work tho!! I know you guys will fill me in with details. Hugs~

[Spazkat9696]

Dearest Spazkat,:blowkiss:
Brian Rooney was brought into my the Correctional Facility that I worked at on unrelated sex charges. He was in the unit that I worked in. He was a suspect in the Michelle Gardner Quinn murder. He was not in there long before they found evidence to charge him.

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows


Well I hope they are on the wrong path and Brooke is safe, but if not I hope he gives it up quickly. I can tell you I couldn't do your job DS I would just want to beat the crap out of everyone.

Much Love & Respect
Spazkat

[SeriouslySearching]

She may not even have known it was him IF he did something like this.

All just thinking out loud....Very true, Taxi! I would highly doubt he would want her to know it was him...which could also mean when they checked...it led right back to his IP Address.

[evelyn24]

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=40183906

it was this one. It has been updated since many of us saw it a couple days ago.

That girl is another Brooke Bennett, and she was talking about herself with the "Brooke is high and dead." I think it was just a very strange coincidence she put that on her myspace a couple of days before Brooke Bennett from Vermont went missing.

[SeriouslySearching]

Thanks, Dark. However, I was wondering if it was already planned before they decided to arrest him or after they did arrest him. In other words, was it just a normal presser?

[dark_shadows]

Well I hope they are on the wrong path and Brooke is safe, but if not I hope he gives it up quickly. I can tell you I couldn't do your job DS I would just want to beat the crap out of everyone.

Much Love & Respect
Spazkat
My dearest Spazkat,:blowkiss:
After 14 years of it, I decided to retire last year.


Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

[Taximom]

Catching up I see my thoughts about the uncle aren't new thoughts here! :blowkiss: to all. I'm still trying to find where the video is of her. If someone has it handy would they post it? I'm still catching up. Thanks.

[Spazkat9696]

My dearest Spazkat,:blowkiss:
After 14 years of it, I decided to retire last year.


Love and Respect,
dark_shadows


Can't say I blame ya. night all. I hope Brooke is located safely.

Much Love & Respect for all
Spaz

[SeriouslySearching]

The arrest of Jacques for Aggravated Sexual Assault is not a result of Jacques sexually assaulting Brooke Bennett. Jacques was placed under arrest for sexual assault he committed against another minor in the Randolph area. The details that lead to Jacques’ arrest were uncovered by investigators assigned to investigate the disappearance of Brooke Bennett.

In order to stay focused on locating Brooke Bennett, personnel from the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations (CUSI) have been called to further investigate the sexual assault for which Jacques was arrested.

http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vtsp/press/press_062908b_royalton.html (Bolded by me)

Clarification from LE.

[SeriouslySearching]

Catching up I see my thoughts about the uncle aren't new thoughts here! :blowkiss: to all. I'm still trying to find where the video is of her. If someone has it handy would they post it? I'm still catching up. Thanks.I can probably find it for you, Dearheart. :)

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,372726,00.html

I have always thought the uncle was involved. Too many red flags for me where he was concerned. (I caught some carp for it earlier! LOL)

[Taximom]

The arrest of Jacques for Aggravated Sexual Assault is not a result of Jacques sexually assaulting Brooke Bennett. Jacques was placed under arrest for sexual assault he committed against another minor in the Randolph area. The details that lead to Jacques’ arrest were uncovered by investigators assigned to investigate the disappearance of Brooke Bennett.

In order to stay focused on locating Brooke Bennett, personnel from the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations (CUSI) have been called to further investigate the sexual assault for which Jacques was arrested.

http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vtsp/press/press_062908b_royalton.html (Bolded by me)

Clarification from LE.

Sucks to be an RSO when a young girl goes missing.

Thank you for the link, SS!! :blowkiss:

[SeriouslySearching]

A family member searching for her Thursday in Brookfield — near her uncle's home, where she spent the night — found items belonging to her near Route 65 that were similar to what she had been wearing, prompting an intensive search by police and dogs in the area of the Floating Bridge, a popular hangout among local teens.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,372726,00.html

[dark_shadows]

Thanks, Dark. However, I was wondering if it was already planned before they decided to arrest him or after they did arrest him. In other words, was it just a normal presser?
My dearest SS,:blowkiss:
The press release was announced today, later this afternoon. That coincides with Jacques arrest. So it is possible that something will come to light of his arrest. He is going to appear in court at 1:00 pm, so it might very well be that they will announce that he will be charged in connection with Brooke's disappearance. The time of the press conference says afternoon and the time will be announced. So it might be taking place after the court appearance.
It was not a planned conference. They do not announce those on a sunday unless there is something more that they are waiting for. As in evidence conformation.

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

[PinkyPoo]

Sucks to be an RSO when a young girl goes missing.


Yep, it sure does when the RSO is the last to see the young girl.
I pegged this creep from the start. To many questions about Uncle from the beginning.

[dark_shadows]

Can't say I blame ya. night all. I hope Brooke is located safely.

Much Love & Respect for all
Spaz
Night my dear Spaz,:blowkiss:

So much Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

[SeriouslySearching]

Sorry, that link I gave you didn't include the actual video. Let me find it.

[SeriouslySearching]

Thanks, Dark! It sure makes it a long wait until the presser in that case!

[CarpeDiem]

She may not even have known it was him IF he did something like this.

All just thinking out loud....

That's what I think too. :eek:

[K9-Chaser]

Originally Posted by dark_shadows http://www.websleuths.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2337238#post2337238)
Dearest Spazkat,:blowkiss:
Brian Rooney was brought into my the Correctional Facility that I worked at on unrelated sex charges. He was in the unit that I worked in. He was a suspect in the Michelle Gardner Quinn murder. He was not in there long before they found evidence to charge him.

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

It was my K9 that garnered the five search warrants against him LE told me - I came face-to-face with him ... I can't imagine having a job where I was working around people who had committed crimes like this ...

[audrey77]

There is more than one Brooke Bennett on myspace. I don't know what you are referencing, but if it is not this Brooke's site...then it sounds like a very strange coincidence.

She probably got annoyed with rndom people messaging to her- asking her where she was. It's quite publicized that she's an active myspace user. People probably plugged in the name and commented/messaged this poor girl- and she's trying to get it to stop.

[audrey77]

BTW- Brooke Bennett is the name of a former US olympic swimmer (I think she's trying for comeback).

[Taximom]

The FOX video SS linked for me is an interview with her dad. What stood out for me is the reason he shut down her PRIVATE myspace was that he didn't care for who was contacting her and trying to be her friend. He said he didn't know who they were.

I just thought that was interesting.

Thanks, SS, for still looking! I'm still looking too. Dang, I thought it would be easy to find here!

[Taximom]

That's what I think too. :eek:

LOL, yeah, I just saw that about 3 pages back! :blushing: lol :blowkiss:

[adnoid]

He may be the myspace jerk.

I had the exact same thought.

[dark_shadows]

Originally Posted by dark_shadows http://www.websleuths.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2337238#post2337238)
Dearest Spazkat,:blowkiss:
Brian Rooney was brought into my the Correctional Facility that I worked at on unrelated sex charges. He was in the unit that I worked in. He was a suspect in the Michelle Gardner Quinn murder. He was not in there long before they found evidence to charge him.

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

It was my K9 that garnered the five search warrants against him LE told me - I came face-to-face with him ... I can't imagine having a job where I was working around people who had committed crimes like this ...

Dearest K9-Chaser,:blowkiss:
Hello!!
Very nice to see you.
It surley was a tough job.
Rooney has very evil eyes. Very evil. I am sure that you know what I mean since you saw him also. He was in segregation and not allowed other inmates when he was in the unit I worked in. He did not go into population until he was transfered to NWS.



Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

[dark_shadows]

The FOX video SS linked for me is an interview with her dad. What stood out for me is the reason he shut down her PRIVATE myspace was that he didn't care for who was contacting her and trying to be her friend. He said he didn't know who they were.

I just thought that was interesting.

Thanks, SS, for still looking! I'm still looking too. Dang, I thought it would be easy to find here!
Dearest Taximom,:blowkiss:
WCAX said that there were people on Brooke's myspace who should not have been befriending her. They said they were too old to be on her myspace.

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

[K9-Chaser]

Dearest K9-Chaser,:blowkiss:
Hello!!
Very nice to see you.
It surley was a tough job.
Rooney has very evil eyes. Very evil. I am sure that you know what I mean since you saw him also. He was in segregation and not allowed other inmates when he was in the unit I worked in. He did not go into population until he was transfered to NWS.



Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

I have to agree with you on the eyes. I think that some of the inmates would have smacked him around if they knew some of the things that he had done ...

[SeriouslySearching]

Sorry, Taxi. I don't know what happened to it! LOL I find a ton of mentions, but not the actual video.

I was looking up Michael Jacques on myspace and came up with 50 from the phillipines. Ugh. Of course, he wouldn't use his real name...but I had to look anyway.

[dark_shadows]

Video of Brooke's father a few days ago when WCAX asked him about Brooke's uncle;

http://www.wcax.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?ClipID1=2641056&h1=Police%20Arrest%20Missing%20Girl%27s%20Uncle&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=78200&LaunchPageAdTag=News&activePane=info&rnd=38710644 (http://www.wcax.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?ClipID1=2641056&h1=Police%20Arrest%20Missing%20Girl%27s%20Uncle&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=78200&LaunchPageAdTag=News&activePane=info&rnd=38710644)

Respectfully,
dark_shadows

[SeriouslySearching]

I found it here finally! Here ya go, Taxi: http://www.fox44.net/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?ClipID1=2636512&h1=Surveillance%20Video%20from%20Convenience%20Sto re&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=39334&LaunchPageAdTag=News&activePane=info&rnd=98370070

[dark_shadows]

Also on the news tonight, it was said that Brooke's parents are holding a candlelight vigil for Brooke on wednesday. It will be at 8 p.m. at the gazebo on Main street in Randolph.

Respectfully,
dark_shadows

[SeriouslySearching]

That is a good thing, Dark. It will help the family feel the support around them and it will help the community deal with this a bit, too.

I just cannot imagine what is going through the parents' minds tonite after finding out about his arrest on the new charges and learning of the previous charges, if they didn't already know. Surely, the mother didn't know and allowed her to stay at his house.

[Taximom]

Sorry, Taxi. I don't know what happened to it! LOL I find a ton of mentions, but not the actual video.

I was looking up Michael Jacques on myspace and came up with 50 from the phillipines. Ugh. Of course, he wouldn't use his real name...but I had to look anyway.

Me too! lol I don't like their new search. I bet he uses something like Mike Jacks, etc. I wouldn't put it past him to make one w/a younger age too.

Thanks for the video link!!! Off to watch.

[dark_shadows]

Dearest SS,:blowkiss:
This video from the same station you linked to Taximom has a video of a boy that is Brooke's friend. I cannot believe that it shows that kid and onother one frolicking on the roof of a home! Strange.

Also, Jacques is not showing on the headcount in the Springfield facility yet, so I am wondering if he was drinking prior to being arrested. No one can be booked unless their BAC is zero. If that is the case, he is in a holding cell and on 15 minute suicide checks. When he is booked, he will stay on suicide checks for awhile. Then after that, he will be in a sex offender unit away from the other inmates.

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

[Taximom]

I don't get why she was in the store with him. It didn't appear he bought her anything. Most teen girls don't just want to hang around with their 42 yr old uncles. Then they go their separate ways without even looking at each other?! What if this was calculated to get her on tape by him (like someone else already mentioned)? :(

[Taximom]

Also, she wasn't carrying anything, so I doubt she had extra clothes to "switch" if she planned this disappearance.

[chicoliving]

Vermont State Police say the uncle of a missing 12-year-old girl — one of the last people to see her before she vanished — has been arrested on unrelated sex charges developed as part of the investigation into her disappearance.

Michael Jacques, 42, of Randolph, who dropped off Brooke Bennett at a convenience store Wednesday and was seen leaving it in a different direction on a surveillance camera video, was charged with aggravated sexual assault against a minor — the victim wasn't Bennett.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,373563,00.html

[dark_shadows]

That is a good thing, Dark. It will help the family feel the support around them and it will help the community deal with this a bit, too.

I just cannot imagine what is going through the parents' minds tonite after finding out about his arrest on the new charges and learning of the previous charges, if they didn't already know. Surely, the mother didn't know and allowed her to stay at his house.
Dearest SS,:blowkiss:
Like you, I cannot even imagine what Brooke's parents are going through. They need support and they will get it from their community members.

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

[dark_shadows]

Jacques was just now added to the Springfield headcount;

Inmate IDLastFirstDOBSiteCaseworkerTelephone23894JACQUES MICHAEL 1966-03-18Southern State CF
700 Charlestown Road
Springfield
VT
05156
(802)885-9800unknown



Respectfully,
dark_shadows

[SeriouslySearching]

Thanks for the update, Dark. I have been combing myspace for anything, but found nothing.

[Armandv101]

I had an odd feeling about the uncle and when Brooke's father hesitated on whether he spoke to him about Brooke's disappearance and then said "no," it clinched that feeling.

[RR0004]

Holy moly, everyone. I just got home and checked the boards. You know, I will never doubt the "gut" anymore. Though it may or may not have anything to do with Brooke's disappearance, I'd be questioning the original story told. I'm sorry if this has been discussed...I'll have to go back and check all posts...and I thought I'd be calling it a night!

[RR0004]

Ok that was the man I was talking about being a sex offender where she was dropped off and he lived there and he was arrested in 1993 being a sex offender and a kidnapper. I posted this today. he is 42yrs old. I"m going to find the page and post it. OMG!
I remember Swainniee!! HOLY MOLY!!

[dark_shadows]

Thanks for the update, Dark. I have been combing myspace for anything, but found nothing.

Dearest SS,:blowkiss:
You are very welcome.
There may not be a myspace for him. I know the outstanding job that you do when it comes to researching. So, if you could not find it, it is not there. The arrest of Jacques and the forensic evidence will be discussed at the press conference monday afternoon.


This is from WPTZ tonight;

FBI officials said forensic work completed over the weekend on clothing and Bennett's computer.

http://www.wptz.com/news/16742501/detail.html

Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

[RR0004]

What still has me really perplexed is the myspace with the african american person holding the naked doll that said Brooke Bennett is missing and the last time they had been on was 6-23-08.
So I will ask the question again that I asked before.

Unless there is another Brooke Bennett missing (and I find that highly unlikely) how did they know 2 days before the fact that Brooke Bennett was going to come up missing AND what was up with the naked doll blocking their face???
I believe that was NOT one of the accounts belonging to our girl. (I think I asked that yesterday). I'd bet LE has contacted the other BBs and told them it was in their best interest if they stayed offline. Whether they listen or not, is another thing.

[RR0004]

Jacques was just now added to the Springfield headcount;

Inmate IDLastFirstDOBSiteCaseworkerTelephone23894JACQUES MICHAEL 1966-03-18Southern State CF
700 Charlestown Road
Springfield
VT
05156
(802)885-9800unknown



Respectfully,
dark_shadows
Thanks, DS! So was there ever a "cousin"?

[SuziQ]

Interesting and sad turn of events. Not shocked though. Quickly it was determined that the story about the hospital visit was a ruse. My feeling was that story was not fabricated by Brooke to cover for a myspace meeting, but was made up by the uncle to cover his butt. I also feel he was the one that found the items because he planted them there. It was all too convenient and reeked of staging. Of course there is a small chance this guy had nothing to do with Brooke's disappearance at all. It's not looking good though. And it's not looking good that Brooke will be found safe.

Thank you DS for the info you provided.

[SuziQ]

The below quote is interesting:

http://www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=8576141

(snip)
Two days ago, WCAX asked Brooke's father, Jim Bennett, whether he believed a family member was involved with Brooke's disappearance. He said, "I guess there's some question about the uncle, but I don't personally know him that well, so I can't say."

Here is a link to the video where Brooke's dad makes the comment about the uncle.

http://www.wcax.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=2641056&at1=News&h1=Police Arrest Missing Girl's Uncle

[SuziQ]

In order to stay focused on locating Brooke Bennett, personnel from the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations (CUSI) have been called to further investigate the sexual assault for which Jacques was arrested.

http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vtsp/press/press_062908b_royalton.html (Bolded by me)

Clarification from LE.

Finally LE sees a possible connection with the uncle. You know, they had to have known from the get-go that he was a RSO. And yet they adamantly stated that this is a case about myspace. Based on what? The story an RSO gave them? An RSO would be the last person I would believe. I wonder if they'll still be so adamant about myspace at the presser today? :waitasec:

[evelyn24]

We never learned which family member found the items belonging to Brooke, but I bet it was the uncle since they were found closer to his home.
Sad, really. Even more sad if the mom knew about his past.

[SuziQ]

We never learned which family member found the items belonging to Brooke, but I bet it was the uncle since they were found closer to his home.
Sad, really. Even more sad if the mom knew about his past.

So earlier reports were that the uncle lived in Brookfield and the items were found in Brookfield on Hwy 65. But the RSO site and media are reporting that he lived in Randolph center. It appears he had not informed officials of his current address.

[englishleigh]

So earlier reports were that the uncle lived in Braintree and the items were found in Brookfield on Hwy 65. But the RSO site and media are reporting that he lived in Randolph center. It appears he had not informed officials of his current address.

Wow, just got caught up here. I'm waaaay back to being hinky about the uncle...I think LE was all along but they kept putting the MySpace thing out there to keep the uncle from catching on that they were investigating him....sadly, my hopes for Brooke being ok are fading. :(

[concernedperson]

LE will have a news conference this afternoon about the investigation but the article doesn't say what time. The article also mentions that Brooke was last seen leaving the store with Jacques and her cousin. The cousin isn't on the video so this part is kind of confusing since Brooke and the uncle went separate ways on video.

http://www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=8576795

[swanniee11]

Finally LE sees a possible connection with the uncle. You know, they had to have known from the get-go that he was a RSO. And yet they adamantly stated that this is a case about myspace. Based on what? The story an RSO gave them? An RSO would be the last person I would believe. I wonder if they'll still be so adamant about myspace at the presser today? :waitasec:


The LE could have said that so that the Uncle would relax and possibly take them to her. IMO

[vermontn03]

I am not sure if this was posted.
Rumors Hard On Missing Girl's Family


Randolph, Vermont - June 28, 2008
Another day of searching on Saturday, and still no sign of missing 12-year-old, Brooke Bennett. Brooke's family is holding out hope that their daughter will be found safe and alive, but the rumors around town are making the search difficult to bear.
Missing poster signs hang in the windows of storefronts in downtown Randolph, where Brooke Bennett was last seen on Wednesday morning. On many, people have added the words, 'still missing.' That's because there have been rumors that the young girl was found dead yesterday in Sunset Lake in Brookfield.
"There was an issue yesterday in South Royalton that they were taking posters down," said Brooke's father, Jim Bennett. "She wasn't found dead. The rumors aren't true."

There is also a video.
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=8574397&nav=menu183_2

[vermontn03]

In a video on WCAX the father says that he has not talked to the uncle, about Brooke's Disappearence. He has met him, but he really dont know him. I'm sorry, but I would have talked to him anyway if he was the last one to see my daughter and leave her in a parking lot all by her self.

[vermontn03]

Wow, just got caught up here. I'm waaaay back to being hinky about the uncle...I think LE was all along but they kept putting the MySpace thing out there to keep the uncle from catching on that they were investigating him....sadly, my hopes for Brooke being ok are fading. :(

There still talking about myspace. They still think that she went to meet someone. He was not being charged with her dissappearence just the sexual assault charges.

[swanniee11]

I sure do hope that are all over his house/yard and the area between the home and where the clothes were found.

My heart breaks for this family.

[SeriouslySearching]

I think we are going to find that the uncle has been suspected all along and the reason they aren't saying it yet is because they are waiting on him to talk. With him in jail, they can really put the pressure on him about Brooke. Now, their concern is to find her whereabouts immediately and he is in a position for them to "bargain" with him.

If they do still believe the internet was used, the uncle could be the one behind it by using a fake name, photos, etc. (RSOs are not allowed on myspace) Could be that the reason she spent the night with uncle was because he knew about the "meeting" because he set it up.

By the way, it is coming up on Fox next. They were just reporting on what we already know, but talk like the presser might be earlier (I hope so!). They said they were "awaiting" the presser which they usually doesn't start saying until near time for one. Stay tuned.

[SeriouslySearching]

I went ahead and started a new thread because this one is getting very long. It is going to grow like wildfire today with information after the presser.

Here you go: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2337822#post2337822

[swanniee11]

another article

http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080630/NEWS04/806300391

[pixies]

How horrible this is!!!

And you know what? I am pissed off!
This poor little girl having her own myspace which was not monitored by her parent and then being allowed to hang out with a SEX OFFENDER!

When I read the article today about her uncle (and it seems to always be the uncle or moms boyfriend who is the creep) being a RSO, it made me sick and now I really believe this poor little girl is no longer with us.

I want to know who allowed this girl to be with this animal and I want the person charged. You do not allow your child to be with a rapist. EVER. I don't care if its dear Uncle Steve who just had that one incident 10 years ago, the freak is not safe!

Another example why we should never ever allow rapists out of jail.

[SeriouslySearching]

I moved your post to the new thread. We are discussing it there. :)

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sho...22#post2337822

[chicoliving]

New thread http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66725