GUILTY TX - Alanna Gallagher, 6, Saginaw, 1 July 2013 - #10

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I don't really understand why thinking the family was targeted specifically means someone can't accept that some people kill just because they are messed up. I think everyone on WS is aware that people are killed randomly or because of opportunity, etc.

It doesn't seem that people are even mentioning it. I've read post after post about her parents. I'm truly not saying people questioning the link to his parents are wrong. I just flat out don't understand it.

I am obviously having quite the time communicating my feelings. It seems people are jumping on me for not getting their angle, and being surprised by the focus on the parents. I don't think the back and forth helps anything, so I think it's best I maybe just stop trying to explain myself!!!
 
Pretty sure white car guy is wearing Pumas, tank-top guy is wearing some other kind of canvas skateboard shoe (DCs, Chuck Taylors, etc.)
 
Tyler's condition upgraded to "serious" Obviously alive and still in the hospital:
http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/25/5029487/saginaw-slaying-suspect-upgraded.html

Tyler Lane Holder, 17, who was shot in the head as officers attempted to arrest him Tuesday morning at his Sagniaw home, was upgraded from critical to serious condition at John Peter Smith Hospital, Saginaw police said Thursday.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/25/5029487/saginaw-slaying-suspect-upgraded.html#storylink=cpy
 
I'm not sure… is it okay if we don't use his name in the text so that the image of him not searchable? I got the screen grab for you:

I grabbed a screen shot and didn't include his name. Didn't know if it was correct to include his name.
 
From the same article stuff about the arson:

Investigators have not linked Holder to the burning of the Gallagher family’s Ford Taurus in their driveway on the morning of July 19. A makeshift memorial of stuffed animals just down the street also burned.

“We are focused on the death investigation right now,” said Saginaw officer Damon Ing on Thursday, a police spokesman. “We have set some evidence collected in the arson case and we’re waiting for results.”

Investigators are treating the fire as arson, Ing has said. Agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are assisting.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/25/5029487/saginaw-slaying-suspect-upgraded.html#storylink=cpy
 
KW shoes: View attachment 36025

Google street view car, check out shoes: View attachment 36026

KW neighborhood watch program at 2 min: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Sl...ks-About-Arson-Daughters-Death-216223151.html

Also interesting in this pic is that the guy in the passenger seat with the interesting shoes was being speculated on as being TH in the earlier pic of him flipping off the googlemaps camera, but his belly doesn't seem fat enough here to match up with other shots of TH. So maybe it is KW. Hmmm.
 
Could someone run over and grab that clipboard he's holding...DNA, yes Sir! smh

Seriously, he needs to be sitting in an interrogation room with detectives, like yesterday!

ETA: Who does the vehicle behind him belong to?

In the video clip, he moves a bit to the side and you can see that the wheels are silver colored instead of dark, like in the pics of the vehicles released by police.

Somewhere along the way, I saw a very similar car in AG's driveway. I don't know if it's the video this screen grab is from or another clip.
 
I've updated my Who's Who - just initials for most of the folks, if you want their names, click the links. I still haven't found the "kid" who faced backwards and did an interview on camera that I watched this morning, but I want to post what I have:

(I could probably take Opal Jo off now, eh?)


Alanna Gallagher Who’s Who?

Alanna Keely Gallagher - the victim. Her body was found wrapped in a tarp and tightly wrapped with a belt to the side of the street at the intersection of Cindy Lane & Roundrock in Saginaw, Texas about a mile from her own home on Babbling Brook. She was reported missing after her body was found.

Tyler Holder - In police custody in the hospital after being shot in the face while a team attempted to serve an arrest warrant at his home at 9:35 am on July 24. He is charged with capitol murder. DNA and other physical evidence connected him to the crime scene as per the arrest warrant. http://www.saginaw-texas.com/tyler-holder-capital-murder-arrest-warrant-affidavit/ Before the arrest, officers spent about 30 minutes in his home with his cooperation. He appeared on video on the news that evening, he told reporters that LE had taken nothing. http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Sa...-Identified-214189511.html

Miles McDaniel - Alanna’s biological father

Karl Gallagher - listed on Alanna’s birth certificate

Laura Gallagher - Alanna’s mother

KH - Tyler Holder’s Mother - couldn’t get info on his condition from the hospital and was told to leave. http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/23/5021540/two-shot-including-officer-near.html “I don’t know. They won’t give me information,” Kimberly Holder told the Star-Telegram. “I’ve been asked to leave the hospital. I’m so unhappy right now.”


JH - Tyler Holder’s maternal grandfather, has been estranged from Tyler since he was six, “I would just like the family to know that I love them and the officer that got shot to know I love him and I hope he gets better,” Jeff Holder said. “It breaks everybody’s heart. I just can’t express enough my sorrow for what all happened.” http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/24/5026216/saginaw-suspects-grandparents.html


GH - JH’s wife (Tyler’s step-grandmother) “We continue to pray for Tyler. We love him because he is our grandson, but this situation is shocking and we hate this has ever happened. A monster did this horrific crime — not how we remembered Tyler at all,” Gina Holder said. http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/24/5026216/saginaw-suspects-grandparents.html

GG -Tyler Holder’s biological father, it is unclear if he is involved in Tyler’s life at all http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/24/5026216/saginaw-suspects-grandparents.html

Arlington Police Chief Will Johnson, said in a Tuesday afternoon news conference that Lodatto was out of surgery and faced a "difficult road ahead" but that they are "optimistic" that he will fully recover from his injuries. http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Ar...ed-Serving-Warrants-in-Saginaw-216638951.html

Detective Charles Lodatto - Arlington Police Detective, part of an FBI Safe Streets Task Force - shot in the thigh, severed his femoral artery, a tourniquet made from a belt and applied by his colleagues probably saved his life according to First Responders. http://www.wfaa.com/home/First-resp...ective-shot-by-Saginaw-suspect-216842341.html “He says the officer himself had first applied pressure to his gushing femoral artery, but he quickly weakened.* Then a Saginaw detective took over until fire fighters arrived, packed the wound and cinched it tight with a leather belt. They say the detective provided expert medical care. But the seasoned medics say they had never seen anyone survive so much blood loss.”


TMc - Alanna’s Aunt, “I just broke down and cried," she said. "There was no speculation as to whether it was her, not her. When I read how she was found, I just broke down." http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Sa...rp-Identified-214189511.html

LMc - Alanna’s Grandmother said the family had been suspicious of Holder.*McDaniel said her family is praying that Holder lives, because of he did kill Alanna she wants to ask him why. http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/23/officer-shot-near-home-of-murdered-saginaw-6-year-old/

? Alanna’s Uncle told NBC 5, that his niece’s family had recently gone on a camping trip. http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Saginaw-Child-Found-in-Tarp-Identified-214189511.html

VW: member of Calvary Lutheran Church, interviewed at funeral,
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Sl...Alanna-Gallagher-Laid-to-Rest-215053131.html0

OW - 14 year old who found her ““It’s a lot more quiet. Not as much people.”
When asked if people were scared he said, “The parents probably. They won’t let their kids outside.” http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/04/child-murder-keeps-saginaw-residents-inside-on-edge/
JS (sometimes as John Smith) - 18 year old cousin was with OW and discovered Alanna’s body in the tarp. He he will never be the same after seeing the girl dead. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=9160977

KW - Mom of O.W. http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/04/child-murder-keeps-saginaw-residents-inside-on-edge/

another link for Katie http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece

WW - Father of O.W. who place the 911 call
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=9160977

JG - Alanna’s brother

MG - Alanna’s sister

BR - Alanna’s half brother, lives in California

Damon Ing - spokesperson for the Saginaw Police Department, “I can assure the community of Saginaw and all surrounding areas that you’re perfectly safe.” in video at: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/04/parents-not-suspected-in-saginaw-child-death/


Reverand Phil Heinze - led her funeral at Calvary Lutheran Church http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...aw-girl-eulogized-as-exuberant-and-loving.ece

LDHummingbird - our verified insider, who was visiting the Gallagher family the morning before Alanna’s death. She left, with Laura Gallagher around noon, to run errands before Laura dropped her at her own home at about 2:30. LDHummingbird lives about an hour away from Saginaw.

D - Another neighbor said there were signs that something was not right at home. She was gardening when she heard the girl shouting for help. She was stuck in the tree in her front yard. Alanna told her, “Strangers are not to be in my yard. You are not allowed in my yard.” Derinda described Alanna as a “spitfire.”
recalls the mother saying, “I bet she’s over at a neighbor’s home, she always does this.” http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece

Soft Kitty - the song Alanna sang in the video
http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/bfon...ows-Saginaw-girl-before-murder-215014541.html
AND:
http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/02/4977697/body-of-young-girl-found-in-saginaw.html

JJ a neighbor who said, “She seemed smarter than the average 5-year-old, just because of the questions she’d ask. And her parents are nice and very, very smart people. They like books. The last time I was in their home, the front room looked like a library.” He has an 11 year old daughter who played with Alanna
http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/02/4977697/body-of-young-girl-found-in-saginaw.html


Roger Macon - Saginaw Police Chief
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece


Opal Jo Jennings - a 6 year old who was abducted from outside her parents Saginaw home in 1999. Her body was found in December 2003 near the western shore of Lake Worth.

Richard Lee Franks - sentenced to life in prison for his conviction of kidnapping Opal Jo.

The Texas Rangers - Routinely assist policer in smaller jurisdictions that are confronted with major crimes (when my husband served as an alternate juror for the Sarah Walker murder trial a Texas Ranger was a key witness for the prosecution. He said the guy was clearly well versed in the forensics of violent crimes)

EC - organized vigil “I want to see it purple like TCU purple.” http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/bfon...ows-Saginaw-girl-before-murder-215014541.html

RM - organized “Justice For Alanna” http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...-17-year-old-suspect-report-article-1.1406635

KS - “She was a precious girl, I usually saw her on her scooter.” http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece

MP - Mother of Twins: neighbor, “She was a really sweet little girl. What was odd was she never wanted to go home. She would hang her head and cry. I didn’t think it was this serious.” In video but not text at: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece

DJD - Grandmother of twins. video interview where she talked about Alanna crying when it was time to go home, 4 days down. Also, saw Tyler Holder at the Funeral with a “Wanted” shirt on, and thought it was inappropriate. http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Ne...erneath-Tarp-on-Saginaw-Street-213959331.html

SB - lives a few houses down from Alanna, she remembers seeing Alanna wander around the neighborhood on her own. “She was just a smart little girl who loved classical piano music.”
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=9160977

KB- daughter of SB 13 year old girl who befriend Alanna, they would jump on the trampoline.
‘“I never really saw her play with other kids,” KB said. “She would always come to my house and knock on the door … . It doesn’t seem real.”
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece

KB is credited with taking the photograph of Alanna in the quilted purple coat. (is KB also where the footage of Alanna singing Soft Kitty came from? She is wearing the same purple coat in both) http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/article_b8a2f1f8-ea63-11e2-bf11-0019bb30f31a.html

M. Gonzalez - spokesperson for Child Protective Services. Received a report of the girls death.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece


MR - the mother of a six-year-old girl who went to school with Alanna. "Never in a million years would I have thought I'd have to tell my daughter that her friend is dead,"
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=9160977

DP - lives on the block where the body was found, “No matter what neighborhood it happens in, it’s still awful, and it’s still a tragedy. But you just don’t expect it to happen in your neighborhood, on your street.”
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=9160977

RR - mother whose son went to school with Alanna, told the station that she won't let her kids play outside alone anymore. "It's either me or my mother with them," Roden said. "It's scary to let your kids outside and play, because we don't know exactly went on in this situation." In video footage as: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/10/saginaw-texas-girl-tarp-alanna-gallagher_n_3573446.html

SB - “We had seen her playing and wanted to show our respect. She is such a small baby,” http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/03/...rl-identified-as-6-year-old-alanna-gallagher/

SL - “It’s saddest thing to see a little girl not to experience life – someone took that away from her – it’s the worst thing ever.” http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/03/...rl-identified-as-6-year-old-alanna-gallagher/


KP & 17 year old niece AG - filed complaint against Saginaw police for pulling a gun on them during the road blocks used for questioning neighbors about Alanna. http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/17/saginaw-family-files-complaint-against-police-department/

CC - “I had walked past before that and thought it was a pile of trash.” in video at: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/03/...-6-year-old-alanna-gallagher/

YS - a neighbor, said she saw Holder wearing a T-shirt that read "Wanted" at a memorial service for Alanna.
"I thought to have a 'Wanted' shirt on was inappropriate," Sierra said. "It's a memorial service, and you show up with a 'Wanted' T-shirt? It made me uneasy. Big red flag." http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/offi...t-of-gallagher-home-in-saginaw-216586751.html

Katherine Chaumont - spokeswoman with Dallas FBI "Officers engaged the suspect at the door," Chaumont said. "An altercation ensued, the suspect produced the weapon and shots were fired." http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/offi...ome-in-saginaw-216586751.html

JH - A neighbor said she heard three shots fired.
"I heard 'pow,' and then there was a pause and I heard 'pow, pow,'" http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/offi...t-of-gallagher-home-in-saginaw-216586751.html

unidentifed - friend of Tylers, “He was just Tyler.” wouldn’t show face on camera

LA - 15, recalled a confrontation between her older brother and Holder a few years ago after a rare snowfall. Her brother built a snowman, and Holder poured water on it, ruining it, she said. Lauren's brother threw a snowball at Holder, who "just turned around and pulled out his pocket knife," she said. "He was weird and creepy, and he's been violent in the past," Lauren said. http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/07/tyler_holder_the_teen_accused.php

CH - 20, dated Holder off and on until earlier this year. She is in a Tarrant County jail on a burglary charge, but her mother,

PH, said that she had concerns about Holder.
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/07/tyler_holder_the_teen_accused.php

MD

MD-received an odd text message. It had been years since she had heard from Tyler Holder, a boy she went to middle school with. "I remember he was a troublemaker," she said. In the texts, Holder asked M what she's been up to. She responded, "Oh, nothing." "And he said, 'Yeah, same. I've just been getting into trouble ... the usual,'" she recalled. http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unf...the_teen_accused.php

 [B]KW[/B] - wanted to start neighborhood watch in video at about 2:00 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Sl...ks-About-Arson-Daughters-Death-216223151.html

RS, who was a classmate of Holder at Boswell High School, said he avoided him.
“He wasn't intimidating or anything like that, he just seemed off,” Spencer said. “I just decided to stay away from him.”
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/23/5021540/two-shot-including-officer-near.html#storylink=cpy
 
Updated Who's Who for Alanna Gallagher

Alanna Keely Gallagher - the victim. Her body was found wrapped in a tarp and tightly wrapped with a belt to the side of the street at the intersection of Cindy Lane & Roundrock in Saginaw, Texas about a mile from her own home on Babbling Brook. She was reported missing after her body was found.



ALANNA'S RELATIVES

Laura Gallagher
- Alanna’s mother

Karl Gallagher
- listed on Alanna’s birth certificate

MilesMcDanie
l - Alanna’s biological father

JG - Alanna’s brother

MG - Alanna’s sister
BR - Alanna’s half brother, lives in California

TMc - Alanna’s Aunt
“I just broke down and cried," she said. "There was no speculation as to whether it was her, not her. When I read how she was found, I just broke down." http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Saginaw-Child-Found-in-Tarp-Identified-214189511.html

LMc
Alanna’s Grandmother said the family had been suspicious of Holder.*
McDaniel said her family is praying that Holder lives, because of he did kill Alanna she wants to ask him why. http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/23/officer-shot-near-home-of-murdered-saginaw-6-year-old/
? Alanna’s Uncle told NBC 5, that his niece’s family had recently gone on a camping trip. http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Saginaw-Child-Found-in-Tarp-Identified-214189511.html

LDHummingbird - our verified insider, who was visiting the Gallagher family the morning before Alanna’s death. She left, with Laura Gallagher around noon, to run errands before Laura dropped her at her own home at about 2:30. LDHummingbird lives about an hour away from Saginaw.

SUSPECT

Tyler Holder - In police custody in the hospital after being shot in the face while a team attempted to serve an arrest warrant at his home at 9:35 am on July 24. He is charged with capitol murder. DNA and other physical evidence connected him to the crime scene as per the arrest warrant. Before the arrest, officers spent about 30 minutes in his home with his cooperation. He appeared on video on the news that evening, he told reporters that LE had taken nothing.
http://www.saginaw-texas.com/tyler-holder-capital-murder-arrest-warrant-affidavit/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Saginaw-Child-Found-in-Tarp-Identified-214189511.html

TYLER HOLDER'S RELATIVES

KH - Tyler Holder’s Mother - couldn’t get info on his condition from the hospital and was told to leave.
“I don’t know. They won’t give me information,” Kimberly Holder told the Star-Telegram. “I’ve been asked to leave the hospital. I’m so unhappy right now.” http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/23/5021540/two-shot-including-officer-near.html

JH - Tyler Holder’s maternal grandfather, has been estranged from Tyler since he was six,
“I would just like the family to know that I love them and the officer that got shot to know I love him and I hope he gets better,” Jeff Holder said. “It breaks everybody’s heart. I just can’t express enough my sorrow for what all happened.” http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/24/5026216/saginaw-suspects-grandparents.html

GH - JH’s wife (Tyler’s step-grandmother)
“We continue to pray for Tyler. We love him because he is our grandson, but this situation is shocking and we hate this has ever happened. A monster did this horrific crime — not how we remembered Tyler at all,” Gina Holder said. http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/24/5026216/saginaw-suspects-grandparents.html
GG -Tyler Holder’s biological father, it is unclear if he is involved in Tyler’s life at all http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/24/5026216/saginaw-suspects-grandparents.html

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Roger Macon - Saginaw Police Chief
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece

Officer Damon Ing - spokesperson for the Saginaw Police Department,
“I can assure the community of Saginaw and all surrounding areas that you’re perfectly safe.” in video at: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/04/parents-not-suspected-in-saginaw-child-death/
Arlington Police Chief Will Johnson, said in a Tuesday afternoon news conference:
Lodatto was out of surgery and faced a "difficult road ahead" but that they are "optimistic" that he will fully recover from his injuries. http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Ar...ed-Serving-Warrants-in-Saginaw-216638951.html
Detective Charles Lodatto - Arlington Police Detective, part of an FBI Safe Streets Task Force - shot in the thigh, severed his femoral artery, a tourniquet made from a belt and applied by his colleagues probably saved his life according to First Responders.
“He says the officer himself had first applied pressure to his gushing femoral artery, but he quickly weakened.* Then a Saginaw detective took over until fire fighters arrived, packed the wound and cinched it tight with a leather belt. They say the detective provided expert medical care. But the seasoned medics say they had never seen anyone survive so much blood loss.” http://www.wfaa.com/home/First-resp...ective-shot-by-Saginaw-suspect-216842341.html
WITNESSES WHO FOUND ALANNA'S BODY

OW - 14 year old who found ALANNA
““It’s a lot more quiet. Not as much people.”
When asked if people were scared he said, “The parents probably. They won’t let their kids outside.” http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/04/child-murder-keeps-saginaw-residents-inside-on-edge/
JS (sometimes as John Smith) - 18 year old cousin was with OW and discovered Alanna’s body in the tarp. He he will never be the same after seeing the girl dead. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=9160977

KATIE W
- Mom of O.W. http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/04/child-murder-keeps-saginaw-residents-inside-on-edge/

another link for Katie http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece

WW - Father of O.W. who placeD the 911 call
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=9160977

NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS AND FRIENDS

JJ - a neighbor, his 11 year old daughter played with Alanna
“She seemed smarter than the average 5-year-old, just because of the questions she’d ask. And her parents are nice and very, very smart people. They like books. The last time I was in their home, the front room looked like a library.” He
http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/02/4977697/body-of-young-girl-found-in-saginaw.html
D - Another neighbor said there were signs that something was not right at home. She was gardening when she heard the girl shouting for help. She was stuck in the tree in her front yard.
Alanna told her, “Strangers are not to be in my yard. You are not allowed in my yard.” Derinda described Alanna as a “spitfire.” ...recalls the mother saying, “I bet she’s over at a neighbor’s home, she always does this.”http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece
EC - organized vigil:
KS -
“She was a precious girl, I usually saw her on her scooter.”
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece
MP - Mother of Twins
“She was a really sweet little girl. What was odd was she never wanted to go home. She would hang her head and cry. I didn’t think it was this serious.” In video but not text at: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece
DJD - Grandmother of twins.
Video interview where she talked about Alanna crying when it was time to go home, 4 days down. Also, saw Tyler Holder at the Funeral with a “Wanted” shirt on, and thought it was inappropriate.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Ne...erneath-Tarp-on-Saginaw-Street-213959331.html
SB - lives a few houses down from Alanna.
She remembers seeing Alanna wander around the neighborhood on her own. “She was just a smart little girl who loved classical piano music.” http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=9160977
KB - daughter of SB 13 year old girl who befriend Alanna, they would jump on the trampoline. 
KB is credited with taking the photograph of Alanna in the quilted purple coat. (is KB also where the footage of Alanna singing Soft Kitty came from? She is wearing the same purple coat in both
)
‘“I never really saw her play with other kids,” KB said. “She would always come to my house and knock on the door … . It doesn’t seem real.”
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/article_b8a2f1f8-ea63-11e2-bf11-0019bb30f31a.html
MR - the mother of a six-year-old girl who went to school with Alanna.
"Never in a million years would I have thought I'd have to tell my daughter that her friend is dead,"http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=9160977
DP - lives on the block where the body was found,
“No matter what neighborhood it happens in, it’s still awful, and it’s still a tragedy. But you just don’t expect it to happen in your neighborhood, on your street.” http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=9160977
RR - mother whose son went to school with Alanna:
told the station that she won't let her kids play outside alone anymore. "It's either me or my mother with them," Roden said. "It's scary to let your kids outside and play, because we don't know exactly went on in this situation." In video footage as: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/10/saginaw-texas-girl-tarp-alanna-gallagher_n_3573446.html
SB -
“We had seen her playing and wanted to show our respect. She is such a small baby,” http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/03/...rl-identified-as-6-year-old-alanna-gallagher/
SL -
“It’s saddest thing to see a little girl not to experience life – someone took that away from her – it’s the worst thing ever.” http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/03/...rl-identified-as-6-year-old-alanna-gallagher/
CC -
“I had walked past before that and thought it was a pile of trash.” in video at: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/03/body-of-murdered-saginaw-girl-identified-as-6-year-old-alanna-gallagher/


YS - a neighbor, said she saw Holder wearing a T-shirt that read "Wanted" at a memorial service for Alanna.
"I thought to have a 'Wanted' shirt on was inappropriate," Sierra said. "It's a memorial service, and you show up with a 'Wanted' T-shirt? It made me uneasy. Big red flag." http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/offi...t-of-gallagher-home-in-saginaw-216586751.html

Katherine Chaumont - spokeswoman with Dallas FBI
"Officers engaged the suspect at the door," Chaumont said. "An altercation ensued, the suspect produced the weapon and shots were fired." http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/officer-involved-shooting-on-same-street-of-gallagher-home-in-saginaw-216586751.html


JH - A neighbor said she heard three shots fired.
"I heard 'pow,' and then there was a pause and I heard 'pow, pow,'" http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/offi...t-of-gallagher-home-in-saginaw-216586751.html
LA - 15, recalled a confrontation between her older brother and Holder a few years ago after a rare snowfall.
Her brother built a snowman, and Holder poured water on it, ruining it, she said. Lauren's brother threw a snowball at Holder, who "just turned around and pulled out his pocket knife," she said. "He was weird and creepy, and he's been violent in the past," Lauren said. http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/07/tyler_holder_the_teen_accused.php


MD -received an odd text message. It had been years since she had heard from Tyler Holder, a boy she went to middle school with.
"I remember he was a troublemaker," she said. In the texts, Holder asked Mikayla what she's been up to. She responded, "Oh, nothing." "And he said, 'Yeah, same. I've just been getting into trouble ... the usual,'" she recalled. http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/07/tyler_holder_the_teen_accused.php
RS - who was a classmate of Holder at Boswell High School, said he avoided him.
“He wasn't intimidating or anything like that, he just seemed off,” RS said. “I just decided to stay away from him.”
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/23/5021540/two-shot-including-officer-near.html#storylink=cpy
MR - Been Tyler’s friend since middle school:
“That night, that was all he would talk about” when asked what Tyler said MR answered, “We need to find out who did it! This happened in our neighborhood. He was weird, he wasn’t a normal kid. Nah, he was different, he was Tyler.” wouldn’t show face on camerahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHaR3mysvk0&feature=youtu.be
NJ - a neighbor “Just neighbors trying to put pieces together trying to figure out what’s going on. Me and her had a little theory that we thought it could have been him [Tyler] because of the way he was acting” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHaR3mysvk0&feature=youtu.be
RM - organized “Justice For Alanna”
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...-17-year-old-suspect-report-article-1.1406635

VW: member of Calvary Lutheran Church, interviewed at funeral,
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Slain-Saginaw-6-Year-Old-Girl-Alanna-Gallagher-Laid-to-Rest-215053131.html

M. Gonzalez - spokesperson for Child Protective Services. Received a report of the girls death.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...th-of-young-girl-dumped-on-saginaw-street.ece

CH - 20, dated Holder off and on until earlier this year. She is in a Tarrant County jail on a burglary charge, but her mother, Patricia H, said that she had concerns about Holder
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/07/tyler_holder_the_teen_accused.php

KW
- wanted to start neighborhood watch in video at about 2:00 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Sl...ks-About-Arson-Daughters-Death-216223151.html

OTHERS
Reverand Phil Heinze - led Alanna's funeral at Calvary Lutheran Church http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metr...aw-girl-eulogized-as-exuberant-and-loving.ece

Soft Kitty - the song Alanna sang in the video
http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/bfon...ows-Saginaw-girl-before-murder-215014541.html
AND:
http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/02/4977697/body-of-young-girl-found-in-saginaw.html

KP & 17 year old niece AG - filed complaint against Saginaw police for pulling a gun on them during the road blocks used for questioning neighbors about Alanna.
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/07/17/saginaw-family-files-complaint-against-police-department/


Opal Jo Jennings - a 6 year old who was abducted from outside her parents Saginaw home in 1999. Her body was found in December 2003 near the western shore of Lake Worth.

Richard Lee Franks - sentenced to life in prison for his conviction of kidnapping Opal Jo.

The Texas Rangers - Routinely assist policer in smaller jurisdictions that are confronted with major crimes (when my husband served as an alternate juror for the Sarah Walker murder trial a Texas Ranger was a key witness for the prosecution. He said the guy was clearly well versed in the forensics of violent crimes)
 
Hi Hollye.

I noticed a red pick up truck parked right out the back of the 'Sonic drive thru' that TH worked at.

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That is a customer's truck, not an employee's. There's probably 100 a day in any sonic in Tx. fwiw
 
Can somebody get a screen grab of this guy? I can't make the video run for some reason.

edit Or is that sleuthing a potentially uninvolved person?

Good luck, if he holds still long enough. I've been wrong before but I don't think he's involved. I think she was shoved out of the car though.
 
It doesn't seem that people are even mentioning it. I've read post after post about her parents. I'm truly not saying people questioning the link to his parents are wrong. I just flat out don't understand it.

I am obviously having quite the time communicating my feelings. It seems people are jumping on me for not getting their angle, and being surprised by the focus on the parents. I don't think the back and forth helps anything, so I think it's best I maybe just stop trying to explain myself!!!

I hope you didn't think I was jumping on you because I really didn't mean to make you feel like I was. I think you must have added to your post as I hit quote because I didn't even see the end part and was just replying with my thoughts.
 
Hi! I have been reading this blog since the day Alanna was found. I finally joined VERY early this morning.

I live within 3 or 4 miles from her home. My child (unfortunately) knows a friend of a friend that was pretty good friends with him until a few months ago....when he started getting "really weird".

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It also has been said how Alanna was a very friendly, bubbly talkative little girl... She could have merely wondered over to his garage and started talking to him from there......


Plus being that he was a neighbor, she could have let her guard down. He could have offered her candy or snacks, perhaps asked her if she wanted to play videos games. She was by herself, so she was probably a little bored or lonely. It seems pretty easy for him to get her inside without causing a scene or making her scream.
 
Hi! I have been reading this blog since the day Alanna was found. I finally joined VERY early this morning.

I live within 3 or 4 miles from her home. My child (unfortunately) knows a friend of a friend that was pretty good friends with him until a few months ago....when he started getting "really weird".

<MODSNIP>

Oh, my. Hope LE has been notified of this.
 
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