OR-Brooke Wilberger

[englishleigh]

Sorry I got the store wrong - it wasn't a Home Depot. LOL

The Willamette River runs right through Portland, and Tigard, a suburb of Portland is about 10 min. drive away. Corvallis is about a 1 1/2 or so hour drive to the ocean - Tigard about a 2 hour drive. I don't know if the Willamette is down by Corvallis, but it could be. Someone told me it is the longest river in North America that runs N and S!

You would think there would be more to this than they are saying. This morning I heard that the salesperson saw a pair of undies and some cover or something else in Kims vehicle when he loaded the blocks for him.


See you tonight!

Scandi


I believe that there IS more to this...they are probably quietly investigating this without wanting to upset the family too much. That makes my hair stand on end that there was something like a "cover" in the van that the store employee saw....

[Anngelique]

The Willamette DOES run through Eugene,Corvallis, Salem,McMinnville then through some country area before hitting Wilsonville area, then Portland. Here is a map of the Willamette river. http://encarta.msn.com/map_701517640/Willamette.html

Just remember that Oregon has many Rivers, lakes, and reservoirs in this area. There could be any number of bodies of water a person could dispose of a corpse.

Just mentioning this makes me so sad. But I believe that this is what happened to beautiful Brooke. :(

[dannyodie]

I'am sure the police searched his car didn't they, if he had concrete blocks in the car then it seems to me that there would be some loose cinders that fall off concrete blocks embedded into the carpet of the vehicle. the river should be searched either in the corvallis area or the area in which he bought the blocks. he probably used those to hold her body below water. after all he is not a tradesman that would need just 3 concrete blocks for some project. is there any ponds or lakes on the university property that would be remote from the town?

[BADFlSH]

No ponds or lakes near the campus come to mind but the river is really close, like a 5 min drive, if that. However, I suspect that the river (or other bodies of water) near portland would be a more likely place. Didn’t they say he purchased the blocks near portland a couple hours after she disappeared? If so, I doubt he would have taken her, driven to portland for blocks, then turned around and gone back to hide her...although, having said that...kim is clearly a strange guy...there isn’t much that would surprise me at this point. I feel horrible everytime I see her pictures on tv and think about how long it has been...

[dannyodie]

http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com this is a neat tool for a birdseye view of any where you would like to see, satelite images are really neat. check it out.

[scandi]

Hi Danny,

I live within 10 miles of Tigard. The one river I know we have close by is the Tualitin river. It is not a beautiful river, shallow in spots where it hardly runs in the summertime, and then getting broader, as it does feed the lake in Lake Oswego Oregon. I don't know where there are any deeper spots in this brownish colored river. It is pretty tame, but quite accesible from many points. Lake Oswego, where I grew up, is deep to where Sturgeon live in the center of the lake. But it is now Rich Man's Heaven, so access is sparcely available except in the city swim areas, all gated. Mpostly private ownership on the lake, so it is ruled out I think. Unless he has a friend who lives on the lake.

My gut is that he would have dumped her within what - 10 - 25 miles of his home in Tigard. There is Haag Lake which is a big lake - recreational and filled with weeds that grow up off the bottom, I believe. I am in a bit of a state of shock and absolute anger right now thinking of this. Where to find a body of water close by where Brook could be anchored to the bottom.

So Danny, since you know how to do this, could you please run your map to see what lakes are close by or within this 10 - 25 mile radius that look deep enough where you could sink a body from shore and be quite content that it would take a miracle to discover her?

Thanks Sweetie. Right now Haag Lake looks good - Tualatin River, would have to see where the deeper parts are and their accesibility.

Maps are my worst subject. Boy, do I need tips on finding maps! ;)

Thanks xoxoxo
Scandi

[Love_Mama]

Just checking in to see if anything is happening..........and STILL praying!

xxxxxxxxooooooooo
mama

[scandi]

Me too Mama! I am glad to see you check in as well :blowkiss: 6 going on 7 days without a post, and I thought with the news that he bought those 3 concrete blocks, we'd have heard more news by now.

I've got this feeling she is down at the bottom of a lake somewhere close to Tigard, so now, before I struggle to install a new printer on my baby 'puter, I'm going to go see what viable bodies of water are nearby.

My sister, the only one in my family who knows I belong to a crime forum ;) , told me last Saturday that she heard on the news the police are searching all the possible bodies of water close to Tigard for Brooke. I was glad to hear that.

You know, sometimes if there isn't much new, the news on a certain subject gets lost. Other cases are at the forefront, and of course we care about these cases as well. I just hope here at WS there are some who will keep their thoughts alive and positive for Brooke's being located soon. The sooner the better. Her family has suffered in their humbleness long enough.


xoxoxo To all here! Scandi

[scandi]

I check in every day here, hoping for some good news about Brooke and the ongoing investigation to locate her.

Guess I'll just say a little prayer that the team is on it and working diligently to find her, which I know they are. And also ask a special blessing for her family to help them bear the not knowing where she is. It must be so hard on them. Such nice folk they are. Hope they are weathering the storm of uncertainty. God bless her whole family. You can tell my heart was taken by them. :blowkiss:


;) Scandi

[harleysnana]

I check in every day here, hoping for some good news about Brooke and the ongoing investigation to locate her.

Guess I'll just say a little prayer that the team is on it and working diligently to find her, which I know they are. And also ask a special blessing for her family to help them bear the not knowing where she is. It must be so hard on them. Such nice folk they are. Hope they are weathering the storm of uncertainty. God bless her whole family. You can tell my heart was taken by them. :blowkiss:


;) Scandi
Scandi~
I have been following this case also! I live in Utah, and Brooke went to collage here!
I haven't posted on the missing forum but I do read!
Brooke and her family are in my prayers, and so are you!
I know how hard it is when you know the families involved in something like this!
Please let us know if there is any new information.

[scandi]

Morning Harleysnana,

I'll let you know anything I hear, but in the last few weeks I have heard nothing on the local or national news about Brooke. And the constant TV commercials to call in tips have stopped now too. Guess they get to a certain point and then they just wait, letting LE do their investigation.

We did have a girl from Portland who disappeared 9 mos ago, and we all thought she had been skirted off by this man they had a drawing of. She turned herself in yesterday in Missoula Montana, and the story is she had run away! Brooke's case is entirely different, I know.



Scandi

[Anngelique]

August 9, 2004

Detectives remain hopeful as search for Brooke continues

CORVALLIS, Ore. - The search continues for missing Brigham Young University student Brooke Wilberger, but detectives are focusing more on searches of specific locales than the mass searches they did in the first weeks on the case.
The trail has long grown cold.

"We don't have a lot of good information," said Peggy Peirson, one of the sheriff's incident commanders directing the effort. "We really don't know what happened to her."

More than 500 individuals have been "looked at" in Wilberger's disappearance, Lt. Ron Noble told The Oregonian.

At one time or another, up to two dozen males have been on what police call a "persons of interest" list. None of them has been charged in the Wilberger case, although one, Sung Koo Kim, has been labeled a suspect. He is in jail in Portland on unrelated charges of burglary and theft.

Mike Morrow, Peirson's boss and head of the county's search operation, said he is still hoping that Wilberger is alive and can be found and returned to her family.

"It often comes up in my dreams," Morrow told The Oregonian. "Off in the woods I find her - alive."

But research on missing young people isn't on his side. Statistics show that in child abductions, teen abductions and stranger abductions, the victims are slain within three or four hours from the time they are abducted, according to Maurice Godwin, an expert on psychological profiling of predatory criminals and author of the book, "Hunting Serial Predators." Police are convinced Wilberger was abducted.

http://katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=69952

[findcarrie]

I hope that answers are found with Brooke's disappearance. I try to find new articles and information on her each day. Thanks for posting.

[Anngelique]

I hope that answers are found with Brooke's disappearance. I try to find new articles and information on her each day. Thanks for posting.

It is so sad that she has dropped so far out of the spotlight. I pray everyone keeps Brooke in their thoughts and we find an answer to her horrible disappearance.

[Anngelique]

What does all this mean????????????????????


http://katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=69965

August 10, 2004

Grand Jury To Look At News Coverage Video

CORVALLIS, ORE. - A grand jury in Benton County is seeking evidence in the case of missing teenager Brooke Wilberger and among the subpoenas issued in the past few days are requests for videotape from KATU and other television stations.
The evidence is sought by a sitting grand jury - a panel of seven people who have been meeting twice a week in Benton County.

The panel of seven is not a special grand jury, but a regularly scheduled one that conducts the regular business of police investigators, like getting information from banks, cell companies or news stations.

"We will frequently go to a grand jury and ask them to issue a subpoena so we can get those records legally through the legal process," Ron Noble with the Corvallis Police Department, told KATU News.

KATU is one of several television stations to be issued a subpoena for video and news accounts from the first few days of coverage in the search for Brooke Wilberger.

Benton County's District Attorney stresses that the subpoenas do not necessarily mean that an indictment is imminent.


Meanwhile, the one person who has been a focus in the Brooke Wilberger case, Sung Koo Kim, remains in jail on unrelated charges in connection with the much-publicized theft of women's underwear from several college campuses.

Kim's attorney is currently working on ways for her client to make bail until a trial is set.

[Anngelique]

For all of you who are following this story, follow this link to the home page for KATU.com. On the front page today they show a story about Brooke, the one I posted above. However, below this story they have a link to view the video of Brooke's mother on AM Northwest. It is a full interview and very touching. I don't know how long it will be there, so view it asap.

I also wanted to mention the picture and ribbon of Brooke the mother is wearing is the same pin that ALL the missionaries for the LDS church in Oregon are wearing. I mentioned this about a month ago. I just wanted you to see. Since these fine young men are going door to door in all the communities in Oregon, they are keeping her face out there in the public eye.

Here is the link and I hope you are touched by this video the way I was...

http://katu.com/

[Anngelique]

http://easylink.playstream.com/katu/040810cammy_wilberger_amnw.wvx

Here, this might be the correct link to the video I mentioned in my last post.

[scandi]

Hi Anngelique,

I do come here almost every evening to see if there is news of Brooke. What happened to her is simply tragic, to be spirited away from her life and family in the blink of an eye. With no reason, other than some sick persons personal gratification.

The pin Anngelique, that all wear from the church who care about finding her, I would be honored to wear one everywhere I go. I live in Beaverton Oregon, right next to Tigard. Will you let me know how I can get a pin that tells anyone you meet, find Brooke. You can PM me. I will send you what you need for this. You never know what will help. Besides caring for her and her family, I'd like to do the little bit that I can to help find her.



Thanks,
Scandi

[Anngelique]

Hi Anngelique,

I do come here almost every evening to see if there is news of Brooke. What happened to her is simply tragic, to be spirited away from her life and family in the blink of an eye. With no reason, other than some sick persons personal gratification.

The pin Anngelique, that all wear from the church who care about finding her, I would be honored to wear one everywhere I go. I live in Beaverton Oregon, right next to Tigard. Will you let me know how I can get a pin that tells anyone you meet, find Brooke. You can PM me. I will send you what you need for this. You never know what will help. Besides caring for her and her family, I'd like to do the little bit that I can to help find her.



Thanks,
Scandi

I personally don't know how to get the pin, but I will ask our missionaries on Sunday. :)

[BADFlSH]

I think the button is just this template with pink ribbon. http://www.findbrooke.com/docs/wilberger_button.pdf There is also a link on findbrook.com to a button being sold by a local artist that are complimentary with a donation of $5 or more.

[Anngelique]

I think the button is just this template with pink ribbon. http://www.findbrooke.com/docs/wilberger_button.pdf There is also a link on findbrook.com to a button being sold by a local artist that are complimentary with a donation of $5 or more.

No, that is not the same one. The one I am talking about is the picture of Brooke and says Missing or Find Brooke or something like that... with info. If you watch the video of her mother on AM Northwest you will see her wearing one.

[BADFlSH]

Oh sorry about that, I see what you are talking about now.

[Anngelique]

Oh sorry about that, I see what you are talking about now.

Nothing to be sorry for badfish. ;)

[Mom who cares]

Six days is a long time between posts about Brooke. I hope this case doesn't fade away with no resolution.

[fourboys]

Here is the latest that I have found:

Trail cold, but search goes on for Y. student

August 15, 2004

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The search continues for missing Brigham Young University student Brooke Wilberger, but detectives are focusing more on specific locales than the mass searches they did in the first weeks on the case.
The trail has long grown cold.

"We don't have a lot of good information," said Peggy Peirson, one of the sheriff's incident commanders directing the effort. "We really don't know what happened to her."

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595084289,00.html (http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595084289,00.html)

[Mom who cares]

I can't believe Brooke's been gone 3 months already. Pray for her return to her poor family.

http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=70408

[Anngelique]

I can't believe Brooke's been gone 3 months already. Pray for her return to her poor family.

http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=70408


Thanks for the link Mom!!

[scandi]

Good Morning,

Today I see is the 3 month anniversary of Brooke's going missing, and all those who will be honoring her today will be fasting.

Time seems to stop in waiting for something positive in the case that could lead to her recovery. All they could say this morning is they know she was kidnapped.


:blowkiss: Scandi

[Anngelique]

http://katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=70447

A new story on Brooke's 3 month anniversary of when she went missing. I wish this poor family could have something. Any little thing, but so far nothing. : (

[scandi]

Hi Anngelique,

Just checking in as I do every night to see if there is anything new.

Hi LoveMama and everyone else who is here. We have to keep the faith. Something will pop up sooner or later and the eyes of those great coppers will
spark with light. We'll hear something then!




:blowkiss: To All
Scandi

[lynie]

Hi to all,

I read in the posts from a couple of weeks ago that some might be interested in getting the "missing" buttons to wear for Brooke? Did you get the info?

My daughter will be going to Aloha High School (Go Warriors!!) this year and I have met Jared, Brooke's brother-in-law who is a Vice Principal there. VERY WONDERFUL GUY!!! MUST BE AN AWESOME FAMILY!! All he has said about the case is that they have not stopped investigating, and of course it is a very difficult time.

Anyway, I know he will be very busy for the next couple of weeks getting our little darlings all lined up in their classrooms but I would be happy to ask him about the buttons etc. in due time. Just let me know...

Lynie

[Anngelique]

Hi to all,

I read in the posts from a couple of weeks ago that some might be interested in getting the "missing" buttons to wear for Brooke? Did you get the info?

My daughter will be going to Aloha High School (Go Warriors!!) this year and I have met Jared, Brooke's brother-in-law who is a Vice Principal there. VERY WONDERFUL GUY!!! MUST BE AN AWESOME FAMILY!! All he has said about the case is that they have not stopped investigating, and of course it is a very difficult time.

Anyway, I know he will be very busy for the next couple of weeks getting our little darlings all lined up in their classrooms but I would be happy to ask him about the buttons etc. in due time. Just let me know...

Lynie

I totally forgot to ask the missionaries where we can get those buttons. I am sorry. I think it is a great idea to ask Jared. Thanks Lynie for the offer. I will try to follow-up as well. I just get so busy at church, I don't have much spare time. I sure wish we could have some good news by now. It breaks my heart that there is absolutely NOTHING.

[scandi]

It was me that asked about buying a button. Of course I would love to have one like her family wore. I live in the West Hills of Portland - actually Beaverton, so am very close to Tigard. I would wear it every day. Just a tiny way to do something to help.

Still waiting to hear any more news on Brooke. Somehow I feel she is at the bottom of a small body of water, weighted securely with blocks like he bought. Doesn't that sound so logical as he bought blocks like that at Home Depot in Tigard. Means she was still with him for the drive up to Tigard. Wonder where she was when Kim and his dad went to Home Depot? Not much loose time there. Maybe in the trunk or the car?

I'd love to know what the police are theorizing!


xoxoxox Scandi

[scandi]

God bless you Brooke, where ever you are. We are holding you in our hearts.


Scandi

[dannyodie]

there is so much to read on this lady I thought that I would just ask someone that has been keeping up with this case, have the police used any real good physhics? one that is for sure that is a good one is noreen ranier, she has solved a great deal of cases, the clues that she has given in the past when the cases finally were solved were dead on. hopefully the police will look at using her for this case.

[BADFlSH]

So, I have a buddy down at OSU and apparently there was another attempted abduction today. I guess it was a few blocks from oak park, a fairly short guy in his early to mid 20's. The girl maced him and got away. No word if they believe there is any relation to brooks disappearance.

[Anngelique]

So, I have a buddy down at OSU and apparently there was another attempted abduction today. I guess it was a few blocks from oak park, a fairly short guy in his early to mid 20's. The girl maced him and got away. No word if they believe there is any relation to brooks disappearance.



September 30, 2004

Police arrest Albany man in attempted abduction case

Corvallis, Ore. - According to Oregon State Police, an arrest has been made in the case involving a female college student who reported that a man tried to grab her.
Aaron Evans, 21, who is from Albany was arrested at his residence and charged with Attempted Kidnapping in the Second Degree, Attempted Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and Menacing.

The incident that Evans has been tied to occurred early Wednesday morning on Oregon State University's campus.

According to the woman, a man emerged from some bushes and tried to grab her, but she was able to get away.

Police say she was not hurt in the attempted abduction, which happened while she was walking in the area of Southwest 26th and Western Boulevard.

A detailed search of the university's campus was done after the woman's report on Wednesday, but police never found a suspect.

Oregon State Police says the arrest came after a citizen tip reporting suspicious behavior at a grocery store in Corvallis on September 29.

Although the attempted kidnapping happened not far from where 19-year-old Brooke Wilberger disappeared; police have not linked the two incidents.

Evans will be lodged in the Benton County Jail.

Learn more about Brooke Wilberger's disappearance

[WindChime]

I have a few hours reading this whole thread and it's another heart breaking missing person. My thoughts and prayers will be Brooke and her family for Brookes safe return home..

[Anngelique]

I have a few hours reading this whole thread and it's another heart breaking missing person. My thoughts and prayers will be Brooke and her family for Brookes safe return home..


Here is a great site for you or anyone else who would like a complete outline of the Brooke Wilberger abduction case. This is the best site for details.

http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=67786

[Anngelique]

As I was sitting and eating dinner out with my husband, this thought popped in my head. IF they are considering this new person who tried to abduct another OSU student the other day, "a person of interest"... does that mean they have no evidence against the panty thief Kim?

I thought somewhere down the line they thought they had some kind of bodily fluid or something strange from in his car and in his garage? They would have had plenty time to test that and yet there has been nothing mentioned further about it.

The sad thing about this new guy they picked up is... his wife is expecting a baby any day now. He was arrested the week prior to exposing himself. They postponed his indictment as her birth was imminent. Then he tried to abduct the 21 yr old who got away. I feel so bad for his wife. He must be a very sick individual.

Cases like Brooke's are so frustrating. It is almost like she dropped off the face of the earth in broad daylight.

I sure hope they find the person responsible and like Lori Hacking's family, they can find peace with knowing what happened to her. Right now they have no clue if she is even dead or not. :(

[amandab]

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/US/byu_student_041006-1.html

More info on Evans...

[Anngelique]

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/US/byu_student_041006-1.html

More info on Evans...

Thanks for the link!

[annemc2]

I read in the paper today that his wife did have her baby Wed and has filed for "domestic separation." What a creep he is - it scares me that the place where he was harrassing that woman is within walking distance of our house. I still think about Brooke every day and wonder what in the heck happened to her. This case is so sad.

[Anngelique]

I read in the paper today that his wife did have her baby Wed and has filed for "domestic separation." What a creep he is - it scares me that the place where he was harrassing that woman is within walking distance of our house. I still think about Brooke every day and wonder what in the heck happened to her. This case is so sad.

I did not realize you were another fellow Oregonian Annemc2. I live in Salem so not far from you at all. My son played in Corvallis tonight for a football game. He was injured but the ERs were too full, I will wait to take him tomorrow to have his hand x-rayed.

Are you loving this fall weather? I sure am. The fall and the spring are my favorite times of year in the Willamette Valley.

I sure do hope they find out some kind of information leading to the recovery of Brooke. I am LDS and know people who know her family. They truly are a wonderful family and have so much faith. God bless them.

[Anngelique]

Oh my gosh, read this article. We might have the person responsible for Brooke's disappearance.

Here is a some info from Evan's step-sister.


Family Suspects Evans Linked To Brooke's Case


by T.J. Mullinax

PORTLAND, Ore - The stepsister of Aaron Evans believes he may be responsible for the disappearance of 19-year-old BYU student Brooke Wilberger.

Evans' stepsister, Jessica Caywood, told KATU's Eric Mason the possibility of a link, "gave me a sickening, sickening feeling, it actually made me throw up at one point." :sick:

Evans lived with Caywood on and off over the years and she said he would disappear for several days at a time.

"I thought it was the drugs. He was running out and getting high and didn’t want to come home to the family that way, but he would just disappear," she said.

Yet when he returned battered and bruised shortly after Brooke's disappearance she became suspicious.

"He had a blackened eye that was swollen completely shut, a bruised nose, bloody lip, scratches on his chest, neck and hands," Caywood said. "After I had heard about Brooke disappearing I thought back - and that was the nail in the coffin for me, that's all that it took. I knew then and there."

Caywood told KATU she has a hunch where Brooke might be and hopes her information will help Brooke's family find her.

"I just want to help Brooke's family, she seemed like such a sweet girl," she said. "If it were my daughter and had something like that happen I would want the person caught."

Caywood plans to speak with detectives involved in the Brooke Wilberger case Thursday, October 7.


http://katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=71637

[lisag]

Wow... Did she come forward sooner than this, or is this the first time she is talking ?? She sad she had a feeling right after Brooke went missing that he was somehow involved...
I hope this turns into something and they are abel to find Brooke.

[Anngelique]

Wow... Did she come forward sooner than this, or is this the first time she is talking ?? She sad she had a feeling right after Brooke went missing that he was somehow involved...
I hope this turns into something and they are abel to find Brooke.

I watched the actual video and I got the feeling it was not until he was arrested for the attempted abduction that just happened. She started looking back and then she said a light bulb went off. He had disappeared for a few days during the time Brooke went missing. When he did show up he had all the scratches, bloody lip and a black eye that was swollen shut. He had told his family he had gotten mugged. Then later he changed his story to say it was over drugs. (He is on crystal meth off and on)

Then he was arrested for this attempted kidnapping and the police said he was a person of interest in the Brooke disappearance and she started putting 2 and 2 together and contacted the police. She really feels he had something to do with it and even thinks she may be able to lead LE to Brooke's body.

I sure do hope this is the guy and the family can finally bring Brooke home. I also hope he is the guy so we know another dangerous criminal is off the streets.

The sad thing is his wife gave birth the day he was arrested but she has filed for a separation I believe.

[lisag]

What makes her think she may know where Brooke is ??? Some type of family land or soemthing ???
I do feel bad for his wife....
I really hope they find Brooke..

[Anngelique]

What makes her think she may know where Brooke is ??? Some type of family land or soemthing ???
I do feel bad for his wife....
I really hope they find Brooke..

I don't know the answer to this one. I think it must be some place he frequented often.

[englishleigh]

Wow...maybe they finally have their man and can find out what happened to Brooke. I pray this is so, and for the Wilberger family. Brooke was so beautiful!! :(

[lurkalot]

If you go to http://www.findbrooke.com/ there is a template for the buttons in adobe format...just print them off on a color printer...

[Anngelique]

The LE is now trying to back pedal and dismissing Evan's step-sister's claims. However, they have not dismissed that he is a person of interest. I guess this news agency got their report before she had spoke with the LE even though she had an appt to speak with them the next morning.

I still have faith this is the direction this case should go. After he was arrested I found myself feeling very strong that he was the person who abducted Laci. The same feeling I had about Scott Peterson and Mark Hacking.

I sure hope the Wilberger's find out the truth about Brooke and find some healing.

Here is the link to the newest update...

http://katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=71655

[gardenmom]

The LE is now trying to back pedal and dismissing Evan's step-sister's claims. However, they have not dismissed that he is a person of interest. I guess this news agency got their report before she had spoke with the LE even though she had an appt to speak with them the next morning.

I still have faith this is the direction this case should go. After he was arrested I found myself feeling very strong that he was the person who abducted Laci. The same feeling I had about Scott Peterson and Mark Hacking.

I sure hope the Wilberger's find out the truth about Brooke and find some healing.

Here is the link to the newest update...

http://katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=71655

Did anyone notice the end of the article where it talks about dirt disturbed in the basement? I didn't understand the reference at first, but it sounds like this is where the sister thinks Brooke will be. I hope they are checking it out.

[Anngelique]

Did anyone notice the end of the article where it talks about dirt disturbed in the basement? I didn't understand the reference at first, but it sounds like this is where the sister thinks Brooke will be. I hope they are checking it out.

If you go to www.katu.com you can see a video today about the dirt and the basement. She does think he could have taken her to a basement at a house they once lived in. She showed Eric Mason (My neighbor of about 2 blocks away) this basement and there is a fresh patch of concrete there. The sister said she remembers it as a hole and now there is concrete. The LE said the concrete is not new enough and discounted it as even a possibility. You can see the basement, the dirt, and the concrete if you watch the video at the link above.

They also said a few of Evan's friends said he had those scratches before Brooke went missing and that he filed a mugging report. However, Eric Mason asked the deputy have you ever seen a man, especially a mugger, scratch up another man in a fight. She said no.

I am very confused. It seems like he could be the right person but if the scratches and black eye and cut lip was there before Brooke went missing, maybe he tried another abduction. But I believe that if it was at all possible, Brooke put up a huge fight. This man does not have an alibi, he attempted another abduction a block away, he is a meth addict, he exposed himself earlier to women and he has serious issues. I just want this family to find some news, this not knowing has got to be killing them. (it is killing me and I am not even related... just care too much)

[englishleigh]

I don't see why they are so quick to dismiss Jessica Caywood's claims...if I were the Wilberger family I would demand that LE follow up on that concrete patch in the basement. I'm like you, Anngelique, I'm past ready for some answers for this family!!

[Anngelique]

Here is something very interesting. According to this article the girl Evan's tried to kidnap and was arrested for the attempt... LIVED in the same apartment complex that Brooke was taken from. How strange is that?


http://katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=71754

CORVALLIS, Ore. - A KATU News investigation has found more strange connections between Aaron Evans and the disappearance of Brooke Wilberger.
Evans, who is accused for an attempted kidnapping near the OSU campus, was arrested after stalking a woman in a Ross Dress for Less store.

That woman confirmed to KATU's Eric Mason that she lived in the same apartment complex that Wilberger disappeared from.

She said she is unsure why Evans picked her out of all of the other women in the department store that day.

They also stated that...

The owner of a rental house in North Albany told KATU that a cadaver dog was used to pick up possible scents in the basement of the house that Evans had access to at the time of Wilberger's disappearance.

This is just 2 snips from this article and you can also find a video at the link above.

I sure hope we find answers and can bring Brooke home.

[K777angel]

I was in Corvallis yesterday with another Mom visiting our kids who go to OSU and we had a very strange experience I want to share. I am not saying in any way that this has something to do with Brooke's disappearance, but in this town every little oddity is suspect.

My friend and I had 3 college kids in the van with us and we went to a shopping mall not far from campus. When we came out of the store and were walking to my van, we noticed 2 police cars with lights flashing surrounding this car parked right next to mine. There was a guy standing next to the car and they were talking to him. One of the police vehicles was a big rig with "Supervisor" on it.
This guy was probably in his early 30's. He was standing there in broad daylight and sunshine with a t-shirt, black socks and dress shoes - and boxer UNDERWEAR. No pants. It was creepy.
His car also had absolutley NO license plates on either end. No temporary tags. Nothing. That was very bizaare.

We tried to eavesdrop but couldn't do it very well and and then had to leave. We left the mall and about 2 HOURS later came back to get some Starbucks coffee - and we were stunned to see that the police (lights still flashing) were STILL there detaining this dude!! Two hours later!
The Supervisor was not there but another police car was in it's place.
They were still talking to this guy.
We thought that perhaps they were waiting to get a search warrant signed....

Well my friend and I BOTH had the same thoughts and feelings - "is this guy somehow being questioned about Brooke's disappearance?" If not, we just felt strongly that he maybe was being questioned on some sexual attack or offense. You could just sense that it was "deviant" in that nature.
Can't explain it - but BOTH of us moms felt this way.
My friend did hear an officer ask the guy, "So you're saying you weren't there, or you were there?"

So I circled around so we could go back by and one of the officers happened to walk across the pavement checking something out by this pole - so I stopped and asked him what they were questioning this guy about. He looked at me and said, "I can't tell you Mam." I said, "Well... is it serious?" He said, "I can't tell you Mam."
It was really weird. Normally an officer investigating something has no reason not to share briefly what is going on. I've asked before in other situations. We left both thinking that this was a very, very creepy situation whatever it was about.
The guy STILL was in his thin underwear boxers. And his demeanor was something else that caught our attention. You'd think someone detained THAT long would be ticked off and frustrated and his body language would show it - especially if innocent. Not this guy. He seemed so cooperative and relaxed. (standing there in his ugly underwear!)

We may never know if this guy might be a suspect in some sex crime - or in Brooke's disappearance. But it was sure strange that without saying a word - both of us wondered the same thing at first. Right in Corvallis not far from the campus.

~Angel~

[Anngelique]

I was in Corvallis yesterday with another Mom visiting our kids who go to OSU and we had a very strange experience I want to share. I am not saying in any way that this has something to do with Brooke's disappearance, but in this town every little oddity is suspect.

My friend and I had 3 college kids in the van with us and we went to a shopping mall not far from campus. When we came out of the store and were walking to my van, we noticed 2 police cars with lights flashing surrounding this car parked right next to mine. There was a guy standing next to the car and they were talking to him. One of the police vehicles was a big rig with "Supervisor" on it.
This guy was probably in his early 30's. He was standing there in broad daylight and sunshine with a t-shirt, black socks and dress shoes - and boxer UNDERWEAR. No pants. It was creepy.
His car also had absolutley NO license plates on either end. No temporary tags. Nothing. That was very bizaare.

We tried to eavesdrop but couldn't do it very well and and then had to leave. We left the mall and about 2 HOURS later came back to get some Starbucks coffee - and we were stunned to see that the police (lights still flashing) were STILL there detaining this dude!! Two hours later!
The Supervisor was not there but another police car was in it's place.
They were still talking to this guy.
We thought that perhaps they were waiting to get a search warrant signed....

Well my friend and I BOTH had the same thoughts and feelings - "is this guy somehow being questioned about Brooke's disappearance?" If not, we just felt strongly that he maybe was being questioned on some sexual attack or offense. You could just sense that it was "deviant" in that nature.
Can't explain it - but BOTH of us moms felt this way.
My friend did hear an officer ask the guy, "So you're saying you weren't there, or you were there?"

So I circled around so we could go back by and one of the officers happened to walk across the pavement checking something out by this pole - so I stopped and asked him what they were questioning this guy about. He looked at me and said, "I can't tell you Mam." I said, "Well... is it serious?" He said, "I can't tell you Mam."
It was really weird. Normally an officer investigating something has no reason not to share briefly what is going on. I've asked before in other situations. We left both thinking that this was a very, very creepy situation whatever it was about.
The guy STILL was in his thin underwear boxers. And his demeanor was something else that caught our attention. You'd think someone detained THAT long would be ticked off and frustrated and his body language would show it - especially if innocent. Not this guy. He seemed so cooperative and relaxed. (standing there in his ugly underwear!)

We may never know if this guy might be a suspect in some sex crime - or in Brooke's disappearance. But it was sure strange that without saying a word - both of us wondered the same thing at first. Right in Corvallis not far from the campus.

~Angel~

Thanks for sharing that story Angel. I did a search at the Corvallis Gazette-Times and I did not find any breaking new stories on this. It really seems eerie. I guess only time will tell. My gut still tells me it was Evans, but I could be completely wrong.

[Anngelique]

Evans indicted by grand jury


Here is some snips from an article I found. Go to the link to read the full article.
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2004/10/12/news/community/tueloc03.txt


Investigations into connections between suspect, Wilberger go on

By Jennifer Nitson
Gazette-Times reporter

Aaron James Evans was arraigned on charges of attempted kidnapping, attempted sexual abuse, menacing and harassment in Benton County Circuit Court on Monday.

Evans, who appeared in court via video from the Benton County jail, was arrested Sept. 30 after admitting to investigators that he attacked a female Oregon State University student Sept. 29.

The grand jury indictment also lists, as an aggravating factor, that the crime was committed while Evans was on pretrial release on a charge of public indecency in Linn County.

Evans' wife was present in the courtroom, and she asked that Evans be allowed no contact with their children should he be released from jail.

His bail is set at $100,000, and he is scheduled to appear again in Benton County Circuit Court Oct. 21 at 9 a.m.

The investigation into Evans, his actions on Sept. 29 and the possibility of a link between the 21-year-old Albany man and Brooke Wilberger continues.

The location of the OSU attack, only a couple blocks away from where Wilberger disappeared without a trace in May, caused Evans to become a person of interest to the multi-agency task force investigating the abduction case. In interviews following his arrest, Evans offered an alibi for May 24, and that alibi is being methodically investigated, said Lt. Ron Noble of the Corvallis Police Department.

The task force, which includes members of the Corvallis Police Department, Benton County Sheriff's Office, Benton County District Attorney's Office, Oregon State Police and the FBI, seeks friends and family members of Evans for questioning, Noble said.

One of these family members, stepsister Jessica Caywood, failed to show up for three appointments to talk to investigators before she revealed to a KATU News reporter last week that she suspected Evans had abducted Brooke, and that she had a hunch where the missing woman could be found.

Noble said Caywood "put together" facts and impressions in the same manner that many people, including investigators, might given the circumstances.

"We've been able to determine that many of the things that she's put together have not panned out," he said.

Injuries Caywood reported Evans as having suffered around the time Wilberger disappeared date back to mid-April, Noble said.

A rental home on Scenic Drive in North Albany, where Caywood and Evans lived last spring, was searched Friday evening with cadaver-sniffing dogs. The dogs found nothing.

Investigators also checked out the basement floor and reported in a press conference Thursday that the concrete of the floor was "very old" and that "no part appears to have been recently poured."

KATU's news broadcast Friday evening showed the basement floor, revealing an oval shaped spot that looks distinctly different from the rest of the floor.

"It's definitely been cut up," Noble said, looking at an image of the floor on a KATU.com Internet video.

"It may be alarming, it may raise all kinds if suspicion, but it doesn't mean we can go in there and tear the floor up," Noble said. "We're still looking into that. There are other things we are doing to determine when changes were made to the floor and by whom."


"We don't want people to forget," Noble said. "Brooke is not a statistic

[Anngelique]

October 12, 2004

Investigators says Evans does not have an alibi

Investigators say Aaron Evans, who is a person of interest in the disappearance of Brooke Wilberger, does not have an alibi for the time that Wilberger disappeared.
Detectives say Evans also lied to them about what he was doing the same time he allegedly tried to kidnap an OSU student two weeks ago.

Lieutenant Ron Noble says the Corvallis Police Department will follow up on a story reported by KATU news regarding the age of a concrete patch in a rental home where Evans frequented.

The owner of a rental house in North Albany told KATU that a cadaver dog was used to pick up possible scents in the basement of the house that Evans had access to at the time of Wilberger's disappearance.

http://katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=71793

[lisag]

I hope this means they are closer to finding Brooke..

[englishleigh]

Whose cadaver dog was it that was used in the basement of that house?? Was it the Corvallis police dept.'s dog?? I am so confused...it sounds like to me that Corvallis is just now starting to jump on the idea that this may be their man with regards to Brooke. Who was it that said the concrete patch looked "too old" to be related to Brooke? I have read back but is "LE" Corvallis or the Benton Co. sheriff's dept.??? I want this checked out by Corvallis immediately, b/c it seems to me they have their man and that Brooke is sadly buried in that basement under concrete. :( The Wilberger family has waited long enough (too long) to find out what happened to Brooke.

[Anngelique]

Whose cadaver dog was it that was used in the basement of that house?? Was it the Corvallis police dept.'s dog?? I am so confused...it sounds like to me that Corvallis is just now starting to jump on the idea that this may be their man with regards to Brooke. Who was it that said the concrete patch looked "too old" to be related to Brooke? I have read back but is "LE" Corvallis or the Benton Co. sheriff's dept.??? I want this checked out by Corvallis immediately, b/c it seems to me they have their man and that Brooke is sadly buried in that basement under concrete. :( The Wilberger family has waited long enough (too long) to find out what happened to Brooke.

I sure do agree with you Englishleigh! I have felt like that from the very first mention of his arrest. I was so frustrated when the LE was discounting his step-sisters story and the concrete. I watched the video of the tour and showing the concrete. It definitely is not the original and is patched. When it was patched is the question.

I remember this exact same thing happening with Ward Weaver and the murder of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis. He was standing on that concrete slab where he had one of the girls burried during a news interview. I know the LE have their protocol and have to be careful not to make someone seem like a suspect when they might be innocent. They are covering their own butts from law suits. However, I think they are finally looking at this guy seriously and we should be getting some answers before too long!

[englishleigh]

I remember this exact same thing happening with Ward Weaver and the murder of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis. He was standing on that concrete slab where he had one of the girls burried during a news interview. I know the LE have their protocol and have to be careful not to make someone seem like a suspect when they might be innocent. They are covering their own butts from law suits. However, I think they are finally looking at this guy seriously and we should be getting some answers before too long!


That is EXACTLY the case I thought of when the concrete was mentioned. It's almost like whoever did this (Evans?) used Weaver's evil ideas of disposal if Brooke is under that concrete. It just makes me :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious: I pray the Wilbergers get some answers ASAP!! Please continue to keep us posted, Anngelique.

[annemc2]

oooh, Angel - that is a creepy story. I wonder what was going on and why we never heard anything about it? hmmmmm. They apparently ruled out some perv from Washington in Brooke's disappearance recently- he was following women around and being generally creepy. They were unable to charge him with a crime (other than altering his license plate). Again, right over near my house - eeeeeeeeew.

http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2004/10/13/news/community/wedloc02.txt

ps - Anngelique - yes, this weather is *gorgeous*! it's only our 2nd Oregon fall (originally from Tx, where there is no fall - hee) and we are loving it!

[Anngelique]

oooh, Angel - that is a creepy story. I wonder what was going on and why we never heard anything about it? hmmmmm. They apparently ruled out some perv from Washington in Brooke's disappearance recently- he was following women around and being generally creepy. They were unable to charge him with a crime (other than altering his license plate). Again, right over near my house - eeeeeeeeew.

http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2004/10/13/news/community/wedloc02.txt

ps - Anngelique - yes, this weather is *gorgeous*! it's only our 2nd Oregon fall (originally from Tx, where there is no fall - hee) and we are loving it!

Angel, is this the same guy you saw being questioned? Click on Annemc2's link and read that article. It sure sounds like the right person.

[KOOL LOOK]

I was in Corvallis yesterday with another Mom visiting our kids who go to OSU and we had a very strange experience I want to share. I am not saying in any way that this has something to do with Brooke's disappearance, but in this town every little oddity is suspect.

My friend and I had 3 college kids in the van with us and we went to a shopping mall not far from campus. When we came out of the store and were walking to my van, we noticed 2 police cars with lights flashing surrounding this car parked right next to mine. There was a guy standing next to the car and they were talking to him. One of the police vehicles was a big rig with "Supervisor" on it.
This guy was probably in his early 30's. He was standing there in broad daylight and sunshine with a t-shirt, black socks and dress shoes - and boxer UNDERWEAR. No pants. It was creepy.
His car also had absolutley NO license plates on either end. No temporary tags. Nothing. That was very bizaare.

We tried to eavesdrop but couldn't do it very well and and then had to leave. We left the mall and about 2 HOURS later came back to get some Starbucks coffee - and we were stunned to see that the police (lights still flashing) were STILL there detaining this dude!! Two hours later!
The Supervisor was not there but another police car was in it's place.
They were still talking to this guy.
We thought that perhaps they were waiting to get a search warrant signed....

Well my friend and I BOTH had the same thoughts and feelings - "is this guy somehow being questioned about Brooke's disappearance?" If not, we just felt strongly that he maybe was being questioned on some sexual attack or offense. You could just sense that it was "deviant" in that nature.
Can't explain it - but BOTH of us moms felt this way.
My friend did hear an officer ask the guy, "So you're saying you weren't there, or you were there?"

So I circled around so we could go back by and one of the officers happened to walk across the pavement checking something out by this pole - so I stopped and asked him what they were questioning this guy about. He looked at me and said, "I can't tell you Mam." I said, "Well... is it serious?" He said, "I can't tell you Mam."
It was really weird. Normally an officer investigating something has no reason not to share briefly what is going on. I've asked before in other situations. We left both thinking that this was a very, very creepy situation whatever it was about.
The guy STILL was in his thin underwear boxers. And his demeanor was something else that caught our attention. You'd think someone detained THAT long would be ticked off and frustrated and his body language would show it - especially if innocent. Not this guy. He seemed so cooperative and relaxed. (standing there in his ugly underwear!)

We may never know if this guy might be a suspect in some sex crime - or in Brooke's disappearance. But it was sure strange that without saying a word - both of us wondered the same thing at first. Right in Corvallis not far from the campus.

~Angel~

Check out www.crimenews2000.com, they are now reporting this story and the police's suspicions. Wow, great detective work. Thanks. I think this is the same guy.

[Anngelique]

http://katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=71834

It looks like mace might have saved the girl from the attempted kidnapping by Evans. You can go to the link above and listen to her 911 call.

[ShowerSinger]

It seems like there are some serious perverts in that area. I don't understand why they let the boxer short guy just go home. He needs a psych evaluation immediately! So does the panty perv, and the Evans man.
These freaks should not be loose!

[Anngelique]

It seems like there are some serious perverts in that area. I don't understand why they let the boxer short guy just go home. He needs a psych evaluation immediately! So does the panty perv, and the Evans man.
These freaks should not be loose!

I don't think you will get anyone to disagree with you Shower. You are right on!!!!

[BADFlSH]

Not that I disagree, but you have to keep in mind this is happening in a college town so sometimes odd things go on. For instance people get duct taped to walls or "borrow" couches from dorms to put them on skateboards and ride them down hills... I am not trying to say these things are normal or good things to do, just that a boxer short guy in a college town might not an incident of the same magnitude as it would be in say...Portland. Although I certainly wouldn’t rule out the idea that he was some sort of pervert or something...I also wouldn’t rule out the idea that it was some sort of fraternity prank or dare...it did occur around the time new pledges would be getting initiated.

I guess what I am trying to say is that since Corvallis is a college town, a large portion of the population is young and...well...for lack of a better word, crazy. As a result you get events that are intended to be in good fun, but that would be highly suspicious in any other environment. Like I said, not trying to excuse or downplay it, just another possible spin.

As far as Evans and Kim…well those are most definitely sick individuals! Like everyone else, I hope they find Brooke soon. It makes me sick to think how long its been.

[K777angel]

Check out www.crimenews2000.com, they are now reporting this story and the police's suspicions. Wow, great detective work. Thanks. I think this is the same guy.

I can't seem to get this article. Could you please locate it for me? I'd appreciate it! Thanks!
~Angel~

[Anngelique]

I can't seem to get this article. Could you please locate it for me? I'd appreciate it! Thanks!
~Angel~

It was hard to find Angel, but it just a thread, not unlike this one that is talking about Brooke. At one point they mention this article

http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2004/10/13/news/community/wedloc02.txt

So click on here and you can read the article. I am dying to know if this is the same incident that you witnessed while visiting your daughter in Corvallis.

Please let us know Angel.

[K777angel]

It was hard to find Angel, but it just a thread, not unlike this one that is talking about Brooke. At one point they mention this article

http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2004/10/13/news/community/wedloc02.txt

So click on here and you can read the article. I am dying to know if this is the same incident that you witnessed while visiting your daughter in Corvallis.

Please let us know Angel.

Thanks Anngelique. I was able to read the article and YES - it is exactly the same guy!! Same car, same parking lot, same day, same time - everything.
He was parked RIGHT NEXT to my car!! Ugh! Creepy! And I have to tell you - both of us moms had that same reaction. A very creepy, disgusting feeling about this guy. And we were right on.
Make no mistake that they are keeping a very close eye on this guy. And looking into him as someone of interest in Brooke's disappearance.
Like I said, they had him detained right there for at least 2 hours. And then we had to leave and they were still there. Who knows how much longer he was there.
~Angel~

[Anngelique]

Thanks Anngelique. I was able to read the article and YES - it is exactly the same guy!! Same car, same parking lot, same day, same time - everything.
He was parked RIGHT NEXT to my car!! Ugh! Creepy! And I have to tell you - both of us moms had that same reaction. A very creepy, disgusting feeling about this guy. And we were right on.
Make no mistake that they are keeping a very close eye on this guy. And looking into him as someone of interest in Brooke's disappearance.
Like I said, they had him detained right there for at least 2 hours. And then we had to leave and they were still there. Who knows how much longer he was there.
~Angel~

Uggg, this guy sounds really creepy to me! What is even creepier is one of our own WSers was there to witness this incident!!!

[KOOL LOOK]

on www.crimenews2000.com not on the first page loaded but scroll down to bottom and click more news. Second page for yesterday.

I still can't believe we got the news first straight from you, great work and perception.

I believe this Evans guy though is looking pretty guilty about Brookes disappearance though. But you never know, til you know.

Keep us updated, south carolina doesn't have the news focused on this situation.

[BADFlSH]

Wow, nice work angel! I guess it was wishful thinking to hope that it wasn’t yet another pervert loose on the streets of Corvallis :(

[K777angel]

Wow, nice work angel! I guess it was wishful thinking to hope that it wasn’t yet another pervert lose on the streets of Corvallis :(

You know, God works in mysterious ways. He put me right there at that time to witness that for some purpose - what purpose though I do not know!

I thought it was interesting that the officer refused to tell me what they were questioning this guy about.
Well.... now we know.

[annemc2]

ohhhhhhh - you were at *that* Starbucks!! I was thinking you were probably downtown. That is really, really weird and must have completely creeped you out. I told my husband the other day that I'm not too sure about going to hang out at that shopping center by myself anymore - seems to be a magnet for freaks & perverts. I guess it seems scarier because this is such a small town and feels so safe. I'm sure that when I lived in Houston I was surrounded by freaks & pervs and didn't even know! Anyway, thanks everyone for your updates and (very active!!) sleuthing!

[dannyodie]

this guy fits the profile of the type of abductor that abducted brooke he is a stalker type and when the opertunity arises he pounces out of hiding onto his prey. if he isn't the on that is responsible for brooke then they have gotten one off the road that is much like the one that got brooke. I feel though that the kid is the one they have been looking for. just need more info about him. the story that his sister told police when he came home about the time brooke went missing he had bruises on him a cut lip and scratches on him. that is a person that had just done something bad. I bet all of that came from the fight that brooke put up against him. she would have certainly been a challenging fight against him. she looks to me that she would be a stronge fighter. time will only tell now...

[Trino]

Annem, you can't always tell a pervert or killer by a freakish appearance. Remember Ted Bundy? Bundy was always close shaved, neatly dressed, nice looking, a guy you thought you could bring home to Mom. There are a lot of these guys out there. I'd be more concerned with a guy in a parking lot asking you directions than with freaks walking around a mall.

[lynie]

Hello Followers of Brooke's Story....

I know I have mentioned in the past about finding out about the Find Brooke
buttons from Jarod, Brookes brother-in-law. Well, is seems they have moved a new direction to pink bracelets, similar to the yellow "livestrong" bracelets benefitting Lance Armstrong.

I will be at the high school and may be able to catch up with Jerod to see how I can get some....I will post once I get the info!

[scandi]

OMG, I just saw your post Lynie, and thought maybe they had learned what happened to her! Thanks for the news on the bracelets. If you can get some I will wear one for her. Let me know the cost, OK?

Don't you think it seems like an agonizing amount of time since she has been gone? I would think they would know something by now. Maybe they do but are keeping it very quiet. I sure hope so. Feel like I am talking to an empty room! LOL



Scandi

[Anngelique]

http://katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=72137

October 27, 2004

Family hopes to get Brooke's face back in the spotlight

Corvallis, Ore. - Five months have passed since anyone has seen Brooke Wilberger and today her family hopes to renew public awareness about the woman's disappearance.
Brooke's family plans to hold a news conference this afternoon to update the search for the missing 19-year-old college student.

They also plan to release information about a new way to generate tips and leads in the investigation.

Police have received hundreds of tips in the case, but nothing solid enough to lead them to the missing woman.

[scandi]

Thanks Anngelique,

I just saw a nice spot about Brooke and what they are now doing to try to generate more tips, on CNN Headline News. Thanks for kjeeping us posted :blowkiss:

Another girl in her 30's dissapeared from Albany yesterday. She was not from the area but rather down from the State of Washington. They found her empty car in a park, crashed into some big rocks and all of her personal dffects were still in the car. I heard something about suicide, but that is all. There might be more on the news tonight!

Hoping and praying they learn more about Brooke real soon. Her poor family. They were one great family I think. I think of them a lot and am so sorry they have made so little headway in finding their precious girl.



xoxoxo Scandi

[Anngelique]

Thanks Anngelique,

I just saw a nice spot about Brooke and what they are now doing to try to generate more tips, on CNN Headline News. Thanks for kjeeping us posted :blowkiss:

Another girl in her 30's dissapeared from Albany yesterday. She was not from the area but rather down from the State of Washington. They found her empty car in a park, crashed into some big rocks and all of her personal dffects were still in the car. I heard something about suicide, but that is all. There might be more on the news tonight!

Hoping and praying they learn more about Brooke real soon. Her poor family. They were one great family I think. I think of them a lot and am so sorry they have made so little headway in finding their precious girl.



xoxoxo Scandi

Yes, Scandi, but this woman left a suicide note as well. I don't think she was abducted at all from the info I have seen. I hope they find her though and it was not too late to help her.

[scandi]

Thanks Anngelique,

So sad isn't it. I also thought she wanted to take her own life.

Well just wanted to say Hi. What ever happened to the guy from Corvallis in the news industry who posted here for quite awhile ~ something with news in his nic, I think?

I hope something happens very soon to locate Brooke. This will be a trial I will want to follow.

Hey Anngelique, I read somewhere that Ward Weaver copped a plea and there will be no trial. Have you or anyone read about this. That would have been a trial for sure ~ on the order of Laci's. Just think about how he took those girls into his trust and then killed them both and buried them under concrete on his property, all the time with his own teen age daughter who was their friend, living all that time at his home.

Didn't mean to diverse, but we need to keep positive energy going for the investigators in Corvallis to help them in their quest. Sometimes it does take many months. Do you know how long it took before Dru Sjodin was found?


xoxoxoxo Scandi

[Anngelique]

Thanks Anngelique,

So sad isn't it. I also thought she wanted to take her own life.

Well just wanted to say Hi. What ever happened to the guy from Corvallis in the news industry who posted here for quite awhile ~ something with news in his nic, I think?

I hope something happens very soon to locate Brooke. This will be a trial I will want to follow.

Hey Anngelique, I read somewhere that Ward Weaver copped a plea and there will be no trial. Have you or anyone read about this. That would have been a trial for sure ~ on the order of Laci's. Just think about how he took those girls into his trust and then killed them both and buried them under concrete on his property, all the time with his own teen age daughter who was their friend, living all that time at his home.

Didn't mean to diverse, but we need to keep positive energy going for the investigators in Corvallis to help them in their quest. Sometimes it does take many months. Do you know how long it took before Dru Sjodin was found?


xoxoxoxo Scandi

Yes, Ward copped a plea. It is over. He was sentenced to life in prison without a chance for parole. His daughter Malory begged him to do this. I listened and read the parents of the girls statements. I can't remember which mom, I think it was Miranda's, but boy, she let him have it. Her statement was like 6 pages long. I am glad they did not have to put the parents through a trial. The only thing is, I wish he would give the details. This is one of the things Miranda's mom was begging. She wanted to know when, how and why. She wanted to know if she suffered. It broke my heart to hear her pleaing with Ward. He looked totally unaffected.

[scandi]

Thanks Anngelique,

Yes, the last few times I've seen him he looked either tranquilized or totally gone upstairs. At least he won't hurt any more girls. I do so feel sorry for his daughter - God bless her in her life. These were her girlfriends. Can you imagine the trauma she has been through?

Is this big guy your's Anngelique? Why was he so sick? He is Totally Rad! LOL



Scandi

[Anngelique]

Thanks Anngelique,

Yes, the last few times I've seen him he looked either tranquilized or totally gone upstairs. At least he won't hurt any more girls. I do so feel sorry for his daughter - God bless her in her life. These were her girlfriends. Can you imagine the trauma she has been through?

Is this big guy your's Anngelique? Why was he so sick? He is Totally Rad! LOL



Scandi

He is my nephew Scandi and the healthy picture was him in Sept and the sick picture is him as of Saturday. He is up in Doernbecher's and barely hanging on. They don't know what caused his illness but he is one very sick little boy. You can go to the Jury Room and read more about it. I have his story posted under the thread, "More prayers needed" He IS a very sweet boy. We pray God will let him be our little miracle! But he has a very long road ahead of him.

[Anngelique]

He is my nephew Scandi and the healthy picture was him in Sept and the sick picture is him as of Saturday. He is up in Doernbecher's and barely hanging on. They don't know what caused his illness but he is one very sick little boy. You can go to the Jury Room and read more about it. I have his story posted under the thread, "More prayers needed" He IS a very sweet boy. We pray God will let him be our little miracle! But he has a very long road ahead of him.

I just found out that my SIL, the mother of Devon, the boy on my siggy who is still very sick... her cousin is married to Brooke's brother.

What a small world, huh?

[scandi]

Oh Anngelique, I am so very sorry for Devon. He is right close to me here as I am at the base of the West Hills going into Beaverton. I will say prayers for him and tell my granddaughter about him too. She lives with her Dad right below the hospital on Baqrbur Blvd.

How tragic for the family. And not to know what they are dealing with. Dornbecker is a wonderfull hospital filled with doctors that really care about every child there. I am certain they are doing everything to find out what this could be.

Let me know how he is doing and what they discover. Are his parents up staying at the Ronald McDonald House? It is very close to the hospital.

God Bless him, and Anngelique, thank you for putting his photos on your posts.



xoxox Scandi

[Anngelique]

Oh Anngelique, I am so very sorry for Devon. He is right close to me here as I am at the base of the West Hills going into Beaverton. I will say prayers for him and tell my granddaughter about him too. She lives with her Dad right below the hospital on Baqrbur Blvd.

How tragic for the family. And not to know what they are dealing with. Dornbecker is a wonderfull hospital filled with doctors that really care about every child there. I am certain they are doing everything to find out what this could be.

Let me know how he is doing and what they discover. Are his parents up staying at the Ronald McDonald House? It is very close to the hospital.

God Bless him, and Anngelique, thank you for putting his photos on your posts.



xoxox Scandi

His Mom has been sleeping in the ICU room. They have a little bed like thing (looks very uncomfortable). My brother stays sometimes too but mostly drives back and forth from Yamhill to see him each night. He needs to work.

Each time I drive up to the hospital I take the Terwilliger Curves, and I can honestly say God over did himself on this one. The view is absolutely breathtaking. Especially during this time of year with the trees ablazed in their Autumn color.

Thanks for your kind words Scandi. :blowkiss:

[englishleigh]

Anngelique, Devon is still very much in my thoughts and prayers. That is neat about your SIL's cousin being married to Brooke's brother. Small world, indeed!! Much love to you and to your family and to sweet Devon.

[Anngelique]

Anngelique, Devon is still very much in my thoughts and prayers. That is neat about your SIL's cousin being married to Brooke's brother. Small world, indeed!! Much love to you and to your family and to sweet Devon.


Thank you English.... :blowkiss:

[Anngelique]

Another attempted kidnapping in the Corvallis area? What the heck is going on. We have the last guy still in jail and Kim is still in jail, now another? Are these copycat crimes or is the world just getting the much stranger? I have lived in this area most of my life and I never remember this many being reported from Corvallis/Albany area.


http://katu.com/stories/72555.html

November 11, 2004

Corvallis police investigate attempted kidnapping

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Police in Corvallis are investigating an alleged attempted kidnapping of a woman from Independence.
Capt. Jon Sassaman, a spokesman for the Corvallis police department, said that so far, there is no information to connect this case to the disappearance of Brooke Wilberger, the Brigham Young University student from Veneta whom police believe was abducted in Corvallis last May.

According to Sassaman, the woman involved in Tuesday's case told police that she was walking to her car in a downtown parking lot at around 6:30 p.m. when a man approached her from behind a dumpster.

The man allegedly then grabbed her, punched her in the face, and told her to get inside her own car; but the woman kicked and fought him off, then drove away to call police, Sassaman said.

[Anngelique]

http://katu.com/stories/72539.html

November 10, 2004

Kim's lawyer wants to see three computer hard drives

CORVALLIS, Ore. - The lawyer for a man accused of stealing women's underwear from dormitories and apartments has requested a hearing on disclosing investigators' evidence to the defense.
Des Connall, who represents Sung Koo Kim, indicated in Benton County Circuit Court this week that he is interested in seeing what's on several computer drives seized by investigators last spring.

Kim, 30, faces charges of theft and burglary in Benton County, as well as similar charges in Multnomah, Yamhill and Washington counties, plus charges of possessing child pornography and encouraging child sex abuse.

He also is considered a significant person of interest in the case of Brooke Wilberger, who disappeared May 24. Police say they found on Kim's computer 40,000 pictures of women being tortured and raped, as well as a document that describes the rape, torture and mutilation of a woman titled osu.doc.

Police say that Kim had been researching biographical information about a female Oregon State University swimmer who was scheduled to move into the Oak Park Apartments, where Wilberger vanished, in late May.

In addition, Kim's computer allegedly showed he'd done multiple Internet searches on "non-extraditable countries," countries that won't send a person back to the United States for prosecution.

Connall said he wants to see copies of the contents of three hard drives found in Kim's computer, a hard drive found in his closet and one from his laptop. Oregon statutes require prosecution and defense attorneys in a criminal case to share with each other all information that is to be presented as evidence at the trial.

Chief Deputy District Attorney John Haroldson argued Connall's request was too broad, that he was asking for information that relates to the Wilberger investigation and not just to the charges Kim is currently facing in Benton County. The pending charges stand alone, he said, and do not relate to Wilberger.

Benton County Circuit Judge Janet Holcomb scheduled a hearing on Connall's discovery motion for Dec. 8.

Release hearings have been scheduled in all four counties in which Kim faces charges Nov. 19 in Multnomah County; Nov. 24 in Yamhill County; Nov. 30 in Washington County; and Dec. 17 in Benton County.

Kim's bail on panty theft and possession of child pornography charges totals $15.1 million.

[scandi]

Hi Anngelique,

Just checking in to see how Devon is doing. Have they learned any more about what is wrong with him? As I am sitting here writing to you I am looking at a preview for a new show on TV about a doctor who solves medical mysteries called HOUSE. Gee that is really weird, isn't it? Maybe it means there are a lot of positive things being done for Devin in research up there on the Hill. What with Shriners and OSHU, Dornbecker has great minds at their disposal to discover Devon's illness. My eyesight was saved by a doctor at the Casey Institute. It is a place of miracles.

My niece has a disease where her muscles just weren't there - At Shriners, a Japanese doctor invented a leg brace for her so she can walk. Well, she lives in Paris, and my sister said the doctors in Paris are amazed at his invention. They do nothing like that there.

So I am thankful Devon is here with the very best care he can have. God bless his mom and dad. So hard for them. They don't want to leave his side, because I know they would be welcomed at Ronald McDonald's House. No charge. We all just have to say our prayers, and prayers also for the doctors trying to help him.

xoxoxox Scandi

[Anngelique]

Hi Anngelique,

Just checking in to see how Devon is doing. Have they learned any more about what is wrong with him? As I am sitting here writing to you I am looking at a preview for a new show on TV about a doctor who solves medical mysteries called HOUSE. Gee that is really weird, isn't it? Maybe it means there are a lot of positive things being done for Devin in research up there on the Hill. What with Shriners and OSHU, Dornbecker has great minds at their disposal to discover Devon's illness. My eyesight was saved by a doctor at the Casey Institute. It is a place of miracles.

My niece has a disease where her muscles just weren't there - At Shriners, a Japanese doctor invented a leg brace for her so she can walk. Well, she lives in Paris, and my sister said the doctors in Paris are amazed at his invention. They do nothing like that there.

So I am thankful Devon is here with the very best care he can have. God bless his mom and dad. So hard for them. They don't want to leave his side, because I know they would be welcomed at Ronald McDonald's House. No charge. We all just have to say our prayers, and prayers also for the doctors trying to help him.

xoxoxox Scandi

I just saw your letter and thought I better call up to the hill to find out how things were going.

Things are pretty much the same. He is finally off all life support except a feeding tube. So no more oxygen even. He is in a vegative state. He is scheduled for 2 surgeries on Monday evening. The tracheotomy and a G-tube(feeding tube in the stomach).

Once he is doing well enough to leave ICU he will be watched a while at a normal room at Doernbecher's then he will be moved to a care home.

They still have no real answers. The DRs say if he gets well it will just start slowly getting signs of recognition.

[WasBlind]

Here is the link to the prayer thread for Devon, y'all
http://websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14342&page=9&pp=25

Has someone posted about the bracelets for Brooke, yet? I never could find that link. I'd love to have one. I'm not sure if they'll send it to Germany. Can someone please post that link if you find it, and thanks.

Prayers for Brooke, and all who search for her.
For answers, and soon.

With love and HOPE, Lanie

[annemc2]

here's a link to today's article regarding the 6 month anniversary of Brooke's disappearance:

http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2004/11/25/news/top_story/wed01.txt

and here's a link to a suspect (with composite sketch) wanted in connection to several attempted abductions/assaults in the Corvallis/Albany area - unknown whether he is suspected in Brooke's disappearance.
http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2004/11/23/news/community/tue02.txt

[Anngelique]

Here is a really good article describing Brooke's family and faith. It is very touching. At this link you can also view the video.

http://katu.com/stories/73073.html

December 1, 2004

The Wilbergers Persevere With Faith & Family

By Aimee Clark and KATU Web Staff

CORVALLIS, Ore. - In some ways, the Wilbergers are like any other large family - getting all six kids, along with their five children, together for just a simple dinner takes planning.

However, Cammy and Greg Wilberger know there are some things you cannot prepare for.

A common thought among Wilberger family members is expressed at a pre-meal prayer by Brooke's father, Greg Wilberger, "We pray that you will bless her wherever she is, comfort her and strengthen her."



For six months, the Wilbergers have been praying - hoping that their 19-year-old daughter, Brooke, would be found.

"It's really difficult because of the unknown. We can't have closure and we don't want closure. We want Brooke home," said Brooke's mother Cammy Wilberger.

However, as the months go by, there are more questions than answers.

"When you go through that numb stage, the next part is realizing you have no control and you are at the mercy of God and police and you can't do anything," Greg said.

It's a feeling of helplessness that most people cannot understand and so the Wilbergers, looking for comfort and strength, rely on each other.

"You make a conscious decision each day to focus on the good that is around and you do that. If you focus on the fact that she's not here with us at this time or on the negative that surrounds you, then you just become negative yourself," Brooke's brother Bryce Wilberger said.

Brooke's sister, Shannon, says there are times when even family cannot ease the pain.

"Like I said, it's those moments when it's quiet and just you… and those memories and those feelings are overwhelming," said Brooke's sister Shannon Wilberger.

That is when the Wilberger family turns to their faith and say they believe they will see Brooke again, they just do not know when.



"But when you feel that you can turn over those heartaches, those questions and those wonderings, then He provides you with a way to go on and let time go on. And we believe we are a family together, or whether we see Brooke here on earth again or in heaven, we will see her and we will be able to be reunited as a family," Shannon said.

In the meantime, the Wilbergers has dedicated a special wooden box to Brooke that family members can put stuff in, like letters, pictures, or even teeth that some of the kids have added.

The box is just one more way the Wilbergers keep hope alive that Brooke will someday come home.

[Anngelique]

The Albany man who's step sister thought he was responsible for the disappearance of Brooke was released from jail today. He has also been cleared of any connection to Brooke. However, it is very scary to know he pleaded guilty to attempting an abduction and yet he is totally free!

http://katu.com/stories/73323.html

December 10, 2004

Albany Man Is Released After Pleading Guilty

PORTLAND, Ore. - An Albany man who assaulted an Oregon State University student pleaded guilty and was released from jail Friday afternoon.
Aaron Evans, 21, pleaded guilty in Benton County to felony Attempted Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, First-Degree Public Indecency and Menacing involving an attack of a woman on the OSU campus Sept. 29.

According to a female college student, a man emerged from some bushes and tried to grab her while she was walking.

The woman was not hurt in the attempted abduction, but police later arrested Evans after a report from a citizen helped them track him down.

Benton County Chief Deputy District Attorney John Haroldson said that Evans was released from jail because he had already served more than the 60 days of jail required by the court in the settlement hearing Friday.

But Haroldson said Evans' felony status should be a warning to the public.

"Any time that someone stands convicted of a felony sexual crime involving forcible compulsion, there is cause for public concern," Haroldson said.

Evans has also been removed from a person of interest list in the disappearance of Brigham Young University student Brooke Wilberger.

"Law enforcement investigation followed up on the 'Brooke Wilberger' leads and found there was no link," said Haroldson.

Evans will be in court again in Linn County on Dec. 15 for reckless driving, which is a Class A Misdemeanor.

[Olivia77]

Bumping for Brooke. Peace be with her family this season.

[Luanne]

Bump! Any news on Brooke?

[scandi]

Bump for Brooke!

She is in my thoughts so often. And I pray for her family.




Scandi

[Anngelique]

February 3, 2005

Another person of interest comes to light in Wilberger case

By KATU Web Staff

Corvallis, Ore. - Corvallis police have confirmed another man as a person of interest in the case of missing 19-year-old Brooke Wilberger.

According to Lt. Ron Noble with the Corvallis Police Department, Loren Krueger was identified as a person of interest early on in their investigation.

Noble wants to make it clear that Krueger is not part of a new development in the case and that there are no new developments to report in the Wilberger investigation.

Two other men, Aaron Evans and Sung Koo Kim, have previously been confirmed to be persons of interest as well.

Brooke Wilberger disappeared in May of 2004 while helping with some outside cleaning at her sister's apartment complex.

Despite numerous searches and an intense investigation into her disappearance, there has so far been no major developments in the case.

http://katu.com/stories/74634.html

[scandi]

BUMP for Brooke and Hi to everyone here!


Scandi

[Anngelique]

February 7, 2005

Corvallis police clear Kim in Wilberger disappearance

By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER
Associated Press Writer

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Tigard man held on charges of stealing women's underwear from several Oregon college campuses is no longer a "person of interest" in the disappearance of 19-year-old Brooke Wilberger, Corvallis police said Monday.

Sung Koo Kim had been named as a "person of interest" in the disappearance of Wilberger, a Brigham Young University student who was last seen in May at her sister's Corvallis apartment near Oregon State University.

But Corvallis police said Monday that Kim was removed from the list in the Wilberger case late last week.

"It was nothing earth-shattering. We just finished following all the leads and tips we had on Kim. He's a pretty complex man," said Lt. Ron Noble, a spokesman for the Corvallis police.

Noble said Corvallis police found "no evidence that would link Sung Koo Kim to the abduction of Brooke Wilberger."

He said there had been as many as 50 people on the list of people of interest at various times in the investigation, but that no one had ever faced charges in the case.

"We wanted to be as thorough as we could," he said. "There are three (people of interest) we are working on right now. With as much notoriety as Kim has received we would hate for people to think that we were at a dead end, that this a cold case. That would be far from the truth."

Shannon Connall, whose law firm represents Kim, said bail reduction on the underwear theft charges had been argued in Benton, Washington and Multnomah counties and would be argued in Yamhill County at the end of the month.

She said she argued that Kim was entitled to bail based on the non-violent nature of the charges, and that the court was obliged to "impose the least onerous conditions possible."

On Monday, a Multnomah County judge reduced the bail set for Kim on the burglary charges - to about $800,000, from $10 million.

Connall said bail is $480,000 in Washington County, $1 million in Benton County and $4 million in Yamhill county.

At one time it had totaled some $15 million.

Kim has pleaded not guilty to the charges in all jurisdictions. His first trial is set for May 31 in Yamhill County.

Multnomah County Judge Frank Bearden said the bail should be reduced because Kim has no criminal history and is only facing burglary charges.

"It is now known that the defendant is not a suspect in (the Wilberger) case so that reason has been removed as a consideration for a high security amount," Bearden said Monday.

Police found more than 3,000 pairs of women's underwear in the house that Kim shares with his parents, along with dryer lint labeled as being from the apartment building where Wilberger was last seen.

Wilberger vanished while she was working for her sister and brother-in-law at the Corvallis apartment complex they managed.

http://katu.com/stories/74729.html

[Anngelique]

Another suspect removed as a person of interest in the Brooke Wilberger case. It is so sad that they are removing people and not adding people. I wonder if this case will ever be solved. God bless the Wilberger family!

http://katu.com/stories/75204.html

February 23, 2005

Man removed as 'person of interest' in Wilberger case

CORVALLIS, Ore. - A Lebanon man has been removed from the "persons of interest" list in the May disappearance of Brooke Wilberger, a Brigham Young University student.
Loren H. Krueger, 46, was named a person of interest this month after a Portland TV station found his name in a court document in a case file for Sung Koo Kim, who also recently was removed from the list.

"We've pretty much exhausted all of our follow-ups (on Krueger) right now in regards to Brooke," said Lt. Ron Noble.

Kim, 30, of Tigard, faces charges of theft, burglary, possession of child pornography or encouraging child sex abuse in four counties after being caught stealing women's undergarments in dorms and apartment laundry rooms.

Krueger was indicted Tuesday in Linn County on charges of attempted rape, sex abuse, burglary and assault in relation to a June incident.

He is being held on $1 million bail.

Police say they had been watching Krueger since May 25, the day after Wilberger vanished from her sister's apartment complex near the Oregon State University campus.

Krueger was convicted of rape in Lincoln County in 1985 and sentenced to five years.

He also pleaded guilty to felony kidnapping and assault in Benton County and served almost 12 years in prison.

He was convicted last week in Benton County of attempted criminal trespassing and was sentenced to four months in jail on that charge and unrelated charges of drunken driving and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.

[Anngelique]

www.katu.com

February 28, 2005

Do You Have A Sweatshirt Like This One?

By Dan Tilkin

and KATU Web Staff

Corvallis, Ore. - Nine months have passed since Brooke Wilberger disappeared from a Corvallis apartment complex and now her family and police are trying to track down a particular piece of clothing that could possibly aid in the investigation.

When the Brigham Young University student vanished from a Corvallis apartment complex last May, police found her purse and her cell phone.

They also found her flip-flop sandals lying on the pavement, perhaps lost in a struggle.

No other signs of Brooke, none that we know of, have been found since, but police and her family do know what she was wearing the day she disappeared - a particular sweatshirt that was likely made in 1999 or 2000.

They are now putting out a call to the public to help find an identical match of that sweatshirt, described by Brooke's brother-in-law, Zak Hansen, as a medium shade of blue with the printing 'Freshjive' on it in a metallic kind of print.

A sweatshirt would seem like a simple piece of clothing to find, but the manufacturer no longer has them.

As for why the sudden interest in the sweatshirt, police say it is merely a part of their investigation and Brooke's family says they are just following their lead.

"I just know the police department would like to find one," says Hansen. "Now why they would like to get one now, I can't really speculate."

Corvallis police tell KATU News there is no urgent reason they need the sweatshirt, but having a match on hand could prove valuable if they find fabric evidence that they can compare in a crime lab.



The public request comes as Brooke's family privately endured last Thursday the nine-month point since the young woman disappeared. They also marked her 20th birthday a week ago.

"It's tough, but again our family is strong and we know she's out there and we believe in an afterlife," says Hansen. "Until we get some answers, it's tough. That's the tough part - being in limbo."

As for the sweatshirt, anyone who has one or knows where one can be found is urged to contact the Corvallis Police Department.

[Newswolf]

http://barometer.orst.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/03/11/4231d289d861b

Brooke Wilberger enjoys snowboarding and has a soft spot for frogs. That's what Zak Hansen, Brooke's brother-in-law, says.
It wasn't quite noon yet on Thursday at Oak Park Apartments. A clear sky stretched overhead, crossing higher yet with the white vapor trail of a passing jetliner. It was a bright day, but Hansen stood quietly in the parking lot, mere feet from the light pole where his sister-in-law was last seen nearly a year ago.
It was bright and sunny that day, too, Hansen said.
In the time since Brooke went missing on May 24, Hansen says the Wilberger family has been set on a "roller coaster" of emotions, with the search and abduction investigation drawing nationwide support and media coverage.

[Peabody]

According to the Montel Website:

http://www.montelshow.com/show/upcoming.htm

His show 'Vanished' which features the stories of Maura Murray, Janis Stavros, Brooke Wilburger and Jason Jolkowski will re-air on Thursday March 24.



To find the channel and time of airing in your area go to

http://www.montelshow.com/misc/where_2_watch.htm



Let us all send an email to Montel's producers thanking them for their continued efforts on the behalf of these missing persons.

j_tuttle@montelshow.com

k_forman@montelshow.com


As Montel stated in the first airing of the show "Someone, somewhere knows something." Perhaps, one of the airings of this show will be the lightening rod that brings that "someone" forward.

[CaliKid]

Now if he'd just stop using Sylvia to "guess" where these missing people are...

[PrayersForMaura]

http://barometer.orst.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/03/11/4231d289d861b

Brooke Wilberger enjoys snowboarding and has a soft spot for frogs. That's what Zak Hansen, Brooke's brother-in-law, says.
It wasn't quite noon yet on Thursday at Oak Park Apartments. A clear sky stretched overhead, crossing higher yet with the white vapor trail of a passing jetliner. It was a bright day, but Hansen stood quietly in the parking lot, mere feet from the light pole where his sister-in-law was last seen nearly a year ago.
It was bright and sunny that day, too, Hansen said.
In the time since Brooke went missing on May 24, Hansen says the Wilberger family has been set on a "roller coaster" of emotions, with the search and abduction investigation drawing nationwide support and media coverage.
Is there any more recent news??

Also...
Her brother-in-law said something weird in his interview:
"Hansen said he figured Wilberger stubbed her toe and had gotten a ride to the doctor. The thought of Brooke being abducted had not yet entered his mind."

I got that quote from the link in your story.

I'm sorry but that is just odd ... she stubbed her toe??
Just rings a bit strange in my ears.

[Newswolf]

Prayersfm- I haven't found any new stories. Toe stubbing does sound odd.

[Gumshoe924]

Can someone tell me why Brooke's thread is in the Located forum? From what I can tell, she has not been found yet, is that correct?

[Gumshoe924]

Nevermind, I was in the wrong forum. Disregard that last posting.

[mysteriew]

update

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Technology/story?id=727402

[Newswolf]

http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=77280

Starting Sunday, KATU News will air special live coverage of the Brooke Wilberger case, one year later. Hear from her family and friends, as well as the detectives who are still searching for her.
The special coverage begins Sunday, May 22 at 11:00 p.m. and will run through Tuesday, May 24, one year to the day that Brooke disappeared.

http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2005/05/22/news/top_story/news01.txt

12 months after an apparent abduction, a town remembers and hopes

[Newswolf]

http://www.kezi.com/content/contentID/10566

For everybody in Veneta... the hope is alive.
They want their Brooke... back home.
On Tuesday the Corvallis Police Department will hold a press conference to update the status of the Wilberger investigation.

[Newswolf]

http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=77343

He says there are two persons of interest in the case, but he would not elaborate. And he says, even though they are rare, he believes it is a stranger abduction.

http://www.koin.com/news.asp?ID=2729

Her parents returned to the complex Tuesday, saying that while they know the chances have diminished, they haven't given up hope of finding Wilberger alive.
"Our hope right now is not the same as it was a year ago," Cammie Wilberger said.

http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2005/05/24/news/top_story/awilberger.txt

Investigators said they have no new leads in the case, though they continue to follow tips and other information as it is received.

"Are we any closer to solving the case today than we were May 24, 2004? Only by the standpoint that we know what hasn't happened," said Corvallis Police Capt. Ron Noble, refering to investigative work that has eliminated various persons of interest.

[RobertStJames]

There are a number of things that never made a lot of sense here:

1) Why was it so difficult to establish the last time Brooke was seen?
2) When did her sister go to take the kids to preschool and how long was she gone? Why do some stories have around 9am, and others around 10am?
3) Why hasn't her sister who lives at that complex ever said one single word about this case?
4) Why was there so much attention focused on Avery Park? There was no way a perp could drag her over there across that highway w/o being seen, and no indication she would have gone over there for any reason. There is no entrance to the park near Brooke's apartment complex on 26th street, so why did anyone think that was a good place to look for her?
5) Why did it take until 3pm for someone to phone her in missing? Where did they think she was? Stubbed her toe and got a ride to the ER? Huh? From whom?
6) Why were her flip-flops in the parking lot after a "struggle" that no one saw or heard?
7) Why is LE so interested in her sweatshirt, six months later?
8) Why was Brooke wearing a sweatshirt while working on such a hot day to begin with?
9) Who was supposed to have even seen her back there? The parking lot is not visible from the highway, it is not visible from 26th street.
10) How did LE eliminate people who actually lived in the complex? First rule: search nearby.


RstJ

[Peabody]

There are a number of things that never made a lot of sense here:

<snip>

2) When did her sister go to take the kids to preschool and how long was she gone? Why do some stories have around 9am, and others around 10am?
3) Why hasn't her sister who lives at that complex ever said one single word about this case?

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RstJ
The sister of whom you speak was on Montel along with a younger sister and brother who still live at home. The episode featured not only Brooke, but also Maura Murray, Jason Jolkowski and another woman, whose name escapes me at the moment.

While I am unable to recall her description of the day's events, I do recall for the first time that the timeline which presented made more sense to me than any of the other information I had to that date.

With prayers for Brooke and her family.

[RobertStJames]

The sister of whom you speak was on Montel along with a younger sister and brother who still live at home. The episode featured not only Brooke, but also Maura Murray, Jason Jolkowski and another woman, whose name escapes me at the moment.

While I am unable to recall her description of the day's events, I do recall for the first time that the timeline which presented made more sense to me than any of the other information I had to that date.

With prayers for Brooke and her family.
No, that wasn't her:

In November, three of Brooke's five siblings - Shannon, Spencer and Jessica - appeared on "The Montel Williams Show," in a segment that aired in February about families who have had loved ones vanish.

That's the sister who managed the apartment complex across the street, not the one Brooke was working for that day.

This one:

Brooke Wilberger returned from her freshman year at BYU near the end of April last year. She was working for her sister Stephani and Stephani's husband, at the Oak Park Apartments the couple managed, washing lamp posts about 11 a.m. the last time anyone who knew her saw her.


When did it become 11am? All the posters said 10am, not 11am.

RstJ

[RobertStJames]

Is there any more recent news??

Also...
Her brother-in-law said something weird in his interview:
"Hansen said he figured Wilberger stubbed her toe and had gotten a ride to the doctor. The thought of Brooke being abducted had not yet entered his mind."

I got that quote from the link in your story.

I'm sorry but that is just odd ... she stubbed her toe??
Just rings a bit strange in my ears.
Really? You mean strange like how NewsPerson was claiming that the immediate family was ruled out by mid-day the next day despite the fact we have never heard what their alibis are?

Or strange like the last person to see her never once getting near a reporter?

Or strange like the ever-shifting time which she was last seen?

Or strange like the total lack of any witness statements?

Or strange like the "freshjive" sweatshirt she was wearing that nevertheless was not mentioned in any early story.

Or strange like the 5-6 POIs who have gone absolutely nowhere?

Or strange like the fact that nobody seems to have called Brooke's mother until 6pm that night, 3hrs after police were contacted, and even then it was *her* calling *them*.


Lotta strange things here, no?


RstJ

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