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Efforts To Find Missing Girl Continue Through Weekend
Posted: 4:06 am PDT July 4, 2009
Updated: 5:17 am PDT July 4, 2009
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Efforts to find a missing Grays Harbor County girl will continue through the Independence Day weekend.
Lindsey Baum, 10, was last seen June 26 in her home town of McCleary.
F.B.I. agents are stopping drivers as they enter the town.
Investigators have also stopped people on foot.
Article:
http://www.kirotv.com/news/19947270/detail.html
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New push on to find missing McCleary girl
Story Published: Jul 3, 2009 at 4:38 PM PDT
Story Updated: Jul 3, 2009 at 4:38 PM PDT
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Lindsey was last seen at the corner of 6th and Maple heading home from her friend's house at about 9:15 p.m last Friday.
Fonda Voss is making sure visitors to nearby Straddleline ORV park are being reminded about Lindsey's disappearance. It's a big travel destination and one of the entrances to the Capitol Forest.
"The trails are very big. The Capitol Forest is 80,000 acres. Just keeping people aware when they're out on the trail to just keep their eyes open. It's a big area out there," she says.
At the request of the FBI, Clear Channel Communications also has agreed to put an alert about Lindsey up on their brand new digital billboards through the Kent Valley.
Meanwhile, FBI agents will be working through the holiday weekend, following up on dozens of tips that continue to come in.
Article:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/49891642.html
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No strong leads in McCleary girl's disappearance
12:24 PM PDT on Saturday, July 4, 2009
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Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Rick Scott says crews searched until 10 p.m. yesterday and are out again today. They have no strong leads.
"The likelihood that she's been removed from the community is growing ever greater because we've searched the whole community," Scott said.
Local police, Grays Harbor County deputies and officers from several surrounding communities are hitting the streets this weekend, in case a witness they haven’t spoken with happens to be in town. Scott said it will "look like a police convention is in town."
Investigators hope someone’s habits will help them find Lindsey. Scott is urging people to report any unusual behavior that might point to an abductor, such as suddenly cutting or dyeing hair, an unexplained absence from work or cuts or bruises on the arms and face.
Article:
http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stories/NW_070409WAB-mccleary-KS.a44c079.html
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“Waiting for a call of hope
Saturday, July 4, 2009 1:13 AM PDT
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On the night before Independence Day, the Baum family wasn’t making plans to drive around and scope out store parking lots for the best viewing spot for fireworks displays, as they’ve done in years past.
As the one-week anniversary of the evening of Lindsey’s disappearance approached, investigators concentrated on developing a profile of what the town might have looked like exactly a week earlier.
“We’re trying to re-create a snapshot as best we can of how McCleary looks on a Friday night,” according to Undersheriff Rick Scott.
“We’ll be checking to see what businesses are open, what their customer base is. ... We’ll be flooding the corridor to see who travels though town on a regular basis at that hour.”
He said law enforcement officers would be focusing on questioning people like couriers or delivery workers, whose jobs regularly bring them through town Friday nights, on the theory that perhaps one of them might have seen something that could lead investigators to Lindsey’s whereabouts.
Baum’s father, who lives in Tennessee, had booked a flight to Grays Harbor this weekend, but Scott said he wasn’t scheduled to arrive until late Friday night.
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Scott said investigators have been following every tip that comes in, but so far most have come to a dead end.
Late this week, investigators had sent Baum’s computer in for forensic testing. Scott said investigators had been able to gather some preliminary information, but it had “yielded nothing.”
Scott said in the coming days, the Sher iff’s Office would also be re-examining interviews that have already been conducted to see if any would warrant any follow-up questions.
As to when or if the search will expand to western parts of Grays Harbor and past the borders of neighboring counties, that depends on what happens by the end of the weekend.
“We’re going to evaluate everything and see what we need to do next,” Scott said. “As the ripples expand further, the miles of logging roads of timberland become so huge we can’t thoroughly search that. It’ll take a long time. The plan for next week will depend on what we can find out Saturday and Sunday.”
Volunteer Jeff Strege of Puyallup walks with Josh Baum, the brother of missing 10-year-old Lindsey Baum, and Lindsey’s dog Kadence, in downtown McCleary Friday. In the background, McCleary resident Neil Newell hands out informational fliers to passing motorists.
Law enforcement officials are asking anyone who might have any information about the whereabouts of Lindsey Baum to come forward with tips. Tips can be made by phone at 1-866-915-8299 or via e-mail at mailto:soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us. They may also be mailed to PO Box 305 McCleary, WA 98557.
The ChildSeek Network has also put up a Web site about Baum.
http://www.childseeknetwork.com/kids/Baum.htm
Article:
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/07/04/local_news/doc4a4ef863951fd228403524.txt
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MASON COUNTY SHERIFF ASSISTS IN SEARCH FOR MCCLEARY CHILD
07/03/2009
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Mason County Sheriff's Deputies have been asked to assist in the investigation of the disappearance of 10-year-old Lindsey J. Baum of McCleary. Four detectives from the Sheriff's Office Special Operations Group are assisting the McCleary Police Department and Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office in following up on a large number tips coming in about the disappearance. Mason County Detectives have also assisted the investigation by verifying addresses and providing information to the investigation about registered sex offenders in west Mason County. Lindsey went missing last Friday, while walking home from a friend's house about ten blocks to her home. Although the search for Lindsey is tapering off, investigators still would like to talk to anyone who may have seen anything unusual in McCleary between 9 PM and 10 PM June 26th.
Article:
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com...STS-IN-SEARCH-FOR-MCCLEARY-CHILD/Default.aspx
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Teekah Lewis' mom offers advice for McCleary family
03:55 PM PDT on Saturday, July 4, 2009
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It's another holiday, and another birthday missed for one local family.
Teekah Lewis turned 13 today.
"It gets harder by the year," says Theresa Lewis.
Teekah disappeared January 23, 1999 as she played at a Tacoma bowling alley. Police later believed the then 2-year-old was abducted
Today, Theresa returned to the spot where Teekah was last seen. She put up signs and 13 balloons in honor of her birthday.
She also says she's trying to avoid coverage of the disappearance of another young girl, Lindsay Baum. The 10-year-old McCleary girl vanished more than a week ago.
Grays Harbor County Sheriffs' Deputies said Saturday that there are no new clues in the disappearance, and it's becoming more likely the girl was taken away from the town, because they've now searched most of McCleary.
Lewis shares the pain the Baum family is going through, and offers her own advice: "Don't never give up, you know she's out there somewhere. My heart goes out to you, being that I've been dealing with it for 10 years, and there isn't one that day doesn't go by that I don't think about my daughter."
Teekah Lewis at age 2 - shortly before her disappearance.
VIDEO: Teekah Lewis' mother still looking for answers
http://www.king5.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=377346
Jan. 23, 2009: No clue in 10-year disappearance of Tacoma girl
http://www.king5.com/localnews/south/stories/NW_012309WAB-teekah-lewis-ks.216a09d8.html
Article:
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_070409WAB-teekah-KS.b27ceb4.html
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Here's another case, that I think we all should take the time to remember today too! Sending her family strength & prayers on such a difficult day for them today! raying:
Tacoma Family Remembers 4th of July Tragedy
It's been two years since 12-year-old Zina Linnik of Tacoma was kidnapped and murdered.
July 3, 2009
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On the 4th of July, it will have been 2-years since 12-year-old Zina Linnik was kidnapped behind her Tacoma home and murdered.
Terapon Adhahn, a convicted sex offender, was arrested and led police to her body. He pleaded guilty to rape and murder and got life in prison.
Zina's family is satisfied with his sentence, but Kalchik wants even tougher laws to keep people like Adhahn off the streets.
Meanwhile, police in the town of McCleary in Grays Harbor County are still trying to find 10-year-old Lindsey Baum who vanished a week ago. They fear she was kidnapped. Zina's father says, "I understand what they're going through because we had to go through exactly the same thing."
Plans are in the works to build two memorials for Zina in Tacoma. One will be at Wright Park and will feature a playground and community plaza. The other will be at the new McCarver Park and will also have a playground, along with Ukranian art and a wall that's inscribed with a poem that was read at Zina's candlelight vigil.
Kalchik says, "Yes, we are glad the city is working on the park and that they want to remember Zina."
Here's how to learn more about the park memorials for Zina Linnik: Http://www.metroparksfoundation.org/zina-linnik-project-at-wright/
VIDEO: Tacoma Family Remembers 4th of July Tragedy
http://www.q13fox.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=879e9072-b507-45a6-85a1-c281a4fdb57b&src=front
Article:
http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-070309-zinalinnik,0,5829069.story
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Earlier video, but might be helpful to have for reference here!
VIDEO: Search for Washington girl 3:17
[ame]http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/07/01/ng.girl.vanish.cnn[/ame]
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