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Parents Of Missing McCleary Girl Hoping For Public's Help
Posted: 4:06 pm PDT July 15, 2009
Updated: 4:14 pm PDT July 15, 2009
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Nearly three weeks after an 11-year-old girl disappeared in McCleary, the girl's parents continue to ask the public for any information on their daughter's whereabouts.

In an effort to find out what happened to their daughter, Lindsey's family created two new Web sites: http://lindseybaum.com/ and http://findlindseybaum.com/. Both sites have photos of Lindsey and links to detectives working the case.

In an interview with KIRO 7, Lindsey's parents expressed frustration with the state's Amber Alert system. They said no alert was issued because Lindsey's disappearance offered no known suspect or vehicle.

The Baums said they want the strict regulations governing Amber Alerts to change. Investigators in the case agree.

Meanwhile, Lindsey's parents are still hoping to find any clue as to where Lindsey went as her birthday passed last week.

"It was agonizing to sit at the house just waiting for word, hoping she'd come home that day so we could celebrate," said Lindsey's father, Scott Baum.


Article:
http://www.kirotv.com/news/20066602/detail.html
 
"Every day that goes by is just agony"
Story Published: Jul 15, 2009 at 4:38 PM PDT
Story Updated: Jul 15, 2009 at 6:33 PM PDT
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"Please, if anybody knows anything, even if you don't think it's important to you, it may be very beneficial to this case in bringing Lindsey home."

Lindsey Baum's father Scott made the emotional plea Wednesday as the family still waits for word of what happened to their daughter.

"I feel her in my heart. I just know she's alive," said her mother Melissa. "I just want to say to whoever has my daughter: 'Please, just let her go.' I don't care who you are, I don't care where you are, I just want my daughter back."

The parents came forward Wednesday eager to make sure their daughter isn't forgotten.

"The search continues even though we don't see it," Scott Baum said. "There's still people out there looking for her. Everybody still has faith and that's all I can ask for is people don't give up on her."

Scott lives in Tennessee and is a member of the National Guard there. He was set to deploy to Iraq soon, but that may change.

"There's talk that they're not going to deploy me," he said.

It means he could stay stateside and stay on the search for his daughter.

"Just please bring my daughter home. Give us the peace of mind. Let her go unharmed."


VIDEO: "Every day that goes by is just agony"
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/50897752.html?video=YHI&t=a

Article:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/50897752.html
 
Parents send messages to missing McCleary girl
06:36 PM PDT on Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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They may live on different coasts, but the parents of a girl missing for 19 days reunited Thursday to send messages out to her.

&#8220;Whoever has her, please let her go,&#8221; said Scott Baum about his daughter, Lindsey.

She&#8217;s missed a birthday and the Fourth of July.

"I'd like to tell Lindsey that I'm praying for her. I'm wishing her a safe return to come home to us,&#8221; said Scott.

"For my daughter, I want her to know I love her more than anything in the world and I'm not giving up on her,&#8221; said Melissa.

Following days of searches and interviews, investigators say the few leads they&#8217;ve had have mostly dried up. Lindsey&#8217;s family is hoping for help.

"Please help us find our daughter. She&#8217;s out there somewhere. Somebody has seen something. Somebody has heard something. Somebody knows something,&#8221; said Melissa.

Lindsey&#8217;s father is in the Tennessee National Guard and is scheduled to deploy to Iraq, but the military is working to keep him in the country.


VIDEO: Parents Call Out To Missing Girl
http://www.king5.com/video/index.html?nvid=380611

Lindseybaum.com
http://www.lindseybaum.com/

Findlindseybaum.com
http://findlindseybaum.com/

Article:
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_071509WAB-lindsey-baum-family-TP.43f9a323.html
 
Obama's Birth Certificate: Soldier Stefan Cook Refuses Deployment Over Its Authenticity
And Another Soldier, Scott Baum, Does Not Question His Deployment Even Though His Daughter, Lindsey Baum, is Missing
July 15, 2009
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At the same time, the father of missing 11-year-old Lindsey Baum is scheduled to deploy to Iraq in the next couple weeks. Stationed in Tennessee, Scott Baum, a National Guardsman, went home to McCleary, Washington, to aid in the search and investigation into his daughter's disappearance. Lindsey Baum has been missing for nearly three weeks.

Scott Baum, whose story has appeared on HLN's "Nancy Grace," made an impassioned plea for anyone that may have taken Lindsey Baum to return her before his deployment.

Stefan Cook will no doubt lose his case Thursday, but he still may be given conscientious objector status and get to remain in the United States. Scott Baum will most likely be given a special dispensation for his family emergency and not be deployed for some time, joining up with his unit when his daughter is found or after a suitable time has passed.

The two soldiers' cases could not be more diametrically opposed: One soldier using spurious reasoning (Obama's birth certificate) not to be sent to Afghanistan and another not fighting his deployment to Iraq although he has a missing daughter.

The difference between the two men in these cases is striking: one soldier simply does not want to fufill his duty.


Article:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1947338/obamas_birth_certificate_soldier_stefan.html?cat=9
 
&#8220;Every day that goes by is just agony&#8221;
Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:12 AM PDT
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Lindsey Baum&#8217;s mother says she doesn&#8217;t know how she still gets up in the morning, except for the steadfast belief that her 11-year-old daughter will come home soon.

&#8220;It gets worse and worse every day that goes by,&#8221; Melissa Baum said. &#8220;I still feel in my heart that I know she&#8217;s alive, but every day that goes by is just agony.&#8221;

Scott Baum, a member of the Tennessee National Guard now in McCleary to help the search, said he longs to see his outgoing, talkative little girl and wants her home.

&#8220;Whoever has her, I&#8217;m sure she&#8217;s talking their ear off,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I miss talking to her on the phone. I miss seeing her.&#8221;

Investigators have been following tips and leads, he said, while also searching hundreds of Web sites that might provide a clue on Lindsey&#8217;s disappearance.

&#8220;The volume of information we have to work with is huge to say the least,&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;We&#8217;re just trying to pore through that to find the piece that&#8217;s going to bring Lindsey home.&#8221;

Scott Baum briefly discussed his plans to return to Tennessee soon, saying he still faces a possible deployment to Iraq, but may be able to remain in the country while the search continues. Members of his unit and other National Guard members have contacted him to offer support.

Either way, he said he must return to Tennessee to deal with personal responsibilities and affairs. He said he will still be available to investigators to offer any help he can.

&#8220;I&#8217;ve got stuff going on in Tennessee,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I can&#8217;t just drop everything and search, I wish that I could.&#8221;


Lindsey Baum&#8217;s parents, Scott and Melissa Baum, speak with reporters outside the McCleary Police Station as the search for their 11-year-old daughter nears the three-week mark. Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott stands to the right.
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Article:
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/07/16/local_news/doc4a5f687d0cf7a062190395.txt
 
BAUM FAMILY PLEADS WITH PUBLIC: "DON'T FORGET LINDSEY"
July 16, 2009
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The parents of a missing McCleary girl are pleading with the public to keep the image of their daughter in their mind. Scott and Melissa Baum spoke to local media on Wednesday morning as the search for 11 year old Lindsey Baum approaches the 3 week mark.

After days of searching and questioning, many things in McCleary have begun to return to normal, but for Lindsey's family life still continues to consist of worrying, waiting and keeping hope alive. Melissa Baum says she feels in her heart that Lindsey is still alive and as time passes she does not want that belief to disappear in the community. Undersheriff Rick Scott says while the manpower has been reduced and the headquarters of the search moved from McCleary, investigators are a long way from giving up hope of a successful conclusion. One of their goals now is to ensure the public feels the same way. Scott says the public still needs to remember Lindsey's image and continue to call in tips. Images of Lindsey continue to be posted at public buildings and businesses as well as on-line at websites like www.lindseybaum.com and www.findlindseybaum.com. Any information can be called into 866 915 8299.


Article:
http://www.kxro.com/Article.asp?id=1389133&spid=
 
BAUM FAMILY QUESTIONS AMBER ALERT SYSTEM
July 16, 2009
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The mother of a missing McCleary girl is raising questions about the Amber Alert system. The system is designed to inundate the media and law enforcement with images and information on abducted children. However, when Lindsey Baum went missing on June 26th, no Amber Alert was issued because it didn't meet the criteria and Melissa Baum thinks that needs to change. Amber Alert guidelines require the disappearance to be a confirmed abduction, require the child to be at risk for bodily harm and require sufficient descriptive information on the victim, suspect and abduction.Melissa Baum says those Advertisement guidelines hindered the immediate notification of all law enforcement and media of Lindsey's disappearance. Undersheriff Rick Scott says his office shares the the Baum's frustration and at the least says the case may lead to change, since many Sheriff's and police chiefs are talking about loosening the guidelines. Scott says the Baum case did involve many of the aspects of an Amber Alert, but that more work was needed to notify all necessary parties. Scott says the investigation into the Baum case is continuing but that while there are several leads, their is little evidence to support those leads.

Article:
http://www.kxro.com/Article.asp?id=1415538&spid=
 
No Lindsey news
July 16, 2009
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McCLEARY &#8212; &#8220;Unfortunately, there&#8217;s nothing new&#8221; in the search for 11-year-old Lindsey Baum of McCleary, who vanished from a McCleary street almost three weeks ago, Grays Harbor County Chief Criminal Deputy Dave Pimentel said Tuesday.

&#8220;There&#8217;s tips coming in but nothing that&#8217;s panned out so far,&#8221; Pimentel said, adding that there were still FBI agents and detectives working on the case &#8220;on a daily basis.&#8221;

Lindsey, who was 10 at the time, is reported to have left a friend&#8217;s house in the 600 block of Maple Street about 9:15 p.m. Friday, June 26, heading for her own home six or seven blocks away on East Mommsen Road.


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http://www.thevidette.com/
 
Police: Is Tumwater child-luring linked to McCleary girl's case?
Story Published: Jul 16, 2009 at 5:20 PM PDT
Story Updated: Jul 16, 2009 at 5:45 PM PDT
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Police are investigating whether the attempted abduction of a girl in Tumwater on Wednesday is linked to last month's highly publicized disappearance of 11-year-old Lindsey Baum in McCleary.

Officials say three men tried to kidnap the 14-year-old girl in broad daylight on Wednesday as she was walking along a busy street, but the girl was able to escape by running away.

The close call left the girl very shaken, and now detectives are comparing the similarities between her experience and Lindsey Baum's unexplained disappearance June 26 in McCleary, about 13 miles away.

"We investigate because child lurings aren't as common as most crimes, and when you have two communities that are so close together and the circumstances where obviously it occurred in public areas. And the girls are approximately the same age," says Detective Jen Kolb of the Tumwater Police Department.

The girl now says she believes the men wanted to hurt her.

"In a way, yeah. ... Just the way they were talking to me and trying to come to me," she says.

Kolb said she finds the case "very disturbing" and is struck by the parallels to the disappearance of Lindsey Baum.


VIDEO: Police: Is Tumwater child-luring linked to McCleary girl's case
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http://www.komonews.com/news/50980987.html
 
BAUM FAMILY PLEADS WITH PUBLIC: "DON'T FORGET LINDSEY"

July 19, 2009

The parents of a missing McCleary girl are pleading with the public to keep the image of their daughter in their mind. Scott and Melissa Baum spoke to local media on Wednesday morning as the search for 11 year old Lindsey Baum approaches the 3 week mark. After days of searching and questioning, many things in McCleary have begun to return to normal, but for Lindsey's family life still continues to consist of worrying, waiting and keeping hope alive.

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Father heads home as search continues
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 12:12 PM PDT
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Lindsey Baum&#8217;s father returned to Tennessee last weekend to attend to personal issues and sort out his possible deployment to Iraq.

Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott said Scott Baum, a member of the Tennessee National Guard with orders to Iraq, headed home but hopes to remain in the country to help with the investigation to find his 11-year-old missing daughter.

&#8220;He had some personal things to deal with,&#8221; Scott said.

The undersheriff said Baum had a &#8220;round-trip&#8221; ticket, so he could return quickly if anything changed in the case.

Undersheriff Scott said at least eight investigators from the Sheriff&#8217;s Office, the McCleary Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation will be working on the case this week.

They will continue sifting through records and interviews for new leads and possibilities, he said.


Article:
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/07/21/local_news/doc4a6603e106601642143731.txt
 
$6,000 reward for info on missing McCleary girl
Published July 21, 2009
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Investigators hope a $6,000 reward will prompt someone to come forward with information about the disappearance of an 11-year-old McCleary girl last month.

Undersheriff Rick Scott of the Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office says the money is being offered by Crimestoppers and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.


Article:
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/917128.html
 
REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO LINDSEY BAUM
July 21, 2009
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A reward is now being offered for information leading to the return or whereabouts of a missing McCleary girl. Lindsey Baum has been missing for over three weeks and investigators are now offering a $6000 reward for information leading to the 11 year old McCleary girl. Undersheriff Rick Scott says the money is being posted by Crimestoppers and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Lindsey went missing while walking home from a friends house on the night of June 26th. Anyone with any information is asked to call 866 915 8299.

Article:
http://www.kxro.com/Article.asp?id=1389133&spid=
 
Investigators hope $6,000 reward will spur new information
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:13 PM PDT
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&#8220;We&#8217;re trying to do anything we can,&#8221; Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott said. &#8220;Maybe now that there&#8217;s money available, that will provide the motivation.&#8221;

Scott said thousands of tips streamed in at first, but the flood has fallen to a trickle and many of the recent tips end up being redundant. He hopes the reward will provide the extra push someone might need to come forward with valuable information.

&#8220;We thought that perhaps there might be someone who was reluctant to come forward,&#8221; he said.

Scott said even the small detail might end up breaking the case and pointing the way to Lindsey. Things that seem insignificant to most people could help investigators piece together the puzzle.

Volunteers have also announced plans for another candlelight vigil at 9 p.m. Friday in Beerbower Park in McCleary to mark the four weeks since Lindsey&#8217;s disappearance.

Lindsey&#8217;s family continues working online to find new information or resources for the search as well as soliciting donations to help with expenses.


Article:
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/07/22/local_news/doc4a675520b1d0c566910993.txt
 
Missing girl's dad back in Tennessee
Published July 23, 2009
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Lindsey Baum&#8217;s father returned to Tennessee last weekend to attend to personal issues and sort out his possible deployment to Iraq, according to The Daily World of Aberdeen.

Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott told the newspaper that Scott Baum, a member of the Tennessee National Guard who has orders to deploy to Iraq, headed home but hopes to remain in the country to help with the effort to find his 11-year-old daughter.

Scott said Baum had a round-trip ticket so he could return quickly if anything changed.


Article:
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/918533.html
 
Candlelight Vigil Planned For Missing McCleary Girl:
published July 23, 2009 5:14PM

A candlelight vigil will be held Friday, July 24th at 9pm at the park across from the McCleary City Hall. The vigil will mark the 4th week that she's been missing.

Lindsey's mother Melissa says she's in the process of setting-up a search center in McCleary. She says it'll help organize volunteers to look for her daughter. A Sheriff's Office spokesman says they'll meet with Melissa to talk about her plans for the new center.

Meanwhile, investigators are still following leads and will continue to go door-to-door and search areas, but they still don't know what happened to her.

An Everett group called Operation Lookout has also created a flyer with Lindsey's information. The group hopes to distribute it at the U.S./Canadian border, on Washington State Ferries and in publications around the U.S. including Little Nickel. For more details go to: http://www.operationlookout.org/index1.htm
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Vigil for Lindsey Baum
Saturday, July 25, 2009 1:14 AM PDT
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Trenton Stevens, 9, and his sister Ariel, 7, of Olympia join more than 100 people at a candlelight vigil for missing 11-year-old Lindsey Baum at Beerbower Park in McCleary on Friday night. Baum disappeared on June 26 while walking home from a friend&#8217;s house.

Vigil for Lindsey Baum July 25, 2009
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Article:
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/07/25/local_news/doc4a6aa5c68f2f5025052526.txt
 
Search for missing girl continues, more publicity is needed
Published on Tue, Jul 28, 2009
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Lindsey Baum, a 10-year-old girl from McCleary, Wash. went missing on June 26 while walking home from a friend&#8217;s house.

When Elizabeth Smart disappeared from her home in Utah, state, national and even global attention was given to the case for months and months. Her family even appeared on Oprah and other national television shows in hopes of finding her.

Why is Baum&#8217;s disappearance any less important? There are bits and pieces seen here and there on nightly newscasts but the constant coverage and continual reminders of her disappearance have vanished right along with her.

Is this one reason Baum&#8217;s disappearance hasn&#8217;t gotten the same media attention &#8211; money?
Searchers have been probing trails, rivers, roads, and every other place they can think of for this child, but to no avail.

Every child deserves to be safe and when one of them goes missing, their disappearance should be a top story on the news each night. Race, religion, age, money, none of this should matter.


Article:
http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/e...sing_girl_continues__more_publicity_is_needed
 

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