MI MI - Ruth Hoffman: My Mom!, 44, River Rouge, 7 July 1986 - Page 2

tybee204 · #26 07-13-2005, 03:46 PM

This thread is in the Missing Information and Support Forum. That is what Debbie came looking for. She did not start a thread in the discussion forum asking everyone to speculate on her mother or the case.

Casshew · #27 07-13-2005, 03:52 PM

Hi Debbie, if someone in my family was missing, I would never give up hope and I can imagine how much it still hurts when you think about what happend that day in 1986.

I hope that very soon you get a lead on your Mom.

Amraann · #28 07-13-2005, 03:52 PM

Messie and Eagle we have an entire forum to discuss Natalie.

DO not take over this thread doing so please .

Debbie came for help and advice stick to that Please.
Debbie my heart and good wishes go out to you and yours as you continue to go through this .

MK

spydog · #29 07-15-2005, 05:13 AM

Debbie, I'm sorry about your Mom! I noticed on the one poster of her, that it says on the bottom it was updated June 2005. You said the pics don't really look like her? the poster said she had blonde hair. Maybe they will change the pics if you sent them some.

debbie lynn smeaton · #30 07-15-2005, 05:18 PM

hi everyone, my uncle bob decided to come to michigan he left at 9:00am this morning, so i will be at home if anyone needs any info on my mom feel free to ask! again i appreciate everybody's help, everyone have a good weekend sincerely debbie lynn.

debbie lynn smeaton · #31 07-15-2005, 05:26 PM

no that is not what i meant the pic's they have are the one's i sen't them and one with blonde hair there is nothing wrong with them pic's, im talking about the age progression picture that pic don't look like no one in our family especially her. that is her natural color hair but they want me to put blonde cause that was the color when she became missing, sorry for the misunderstanding. sincerely debbie lynn.

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Originally Posted by spydog

Debbie, I'm sorry about your Mom! I noticed on the one poster of her, that it says on the bottom it was updated June 2005. You said the pics don't really look like her? the poster said she had blonde hair. Maybe they will change the pics if you sent them some.

tashamhll · #32 07-16-2005, 08:14 AM

Hi my name is tasha.I am debbie lynn (hall) smeaton's daughter.I am also helping her on the search for my na na.I truly hope that there may be someone out there that will be able to help or maybe lead us in the right direction.My mom was really sick due to having 37 surgeries and finding her mother has always been a priority for her even when she had brain surgery.It has been a huge priority for all of us.My uncle(my na na's brother) does not have the much longer to live and his dying wish was to see my na na just one more time.It is breaking my heart knowing the pain that my mom is going through not knowing where her mother is.So please anyone that could possibly help or lead us maybe into some new directions,it would be ''greatly'' appreciated.Thank you and in case you have no clue as to who I am talking about,my mom's title on here is ''Endangered/Missing person,my mom''.So Please if anyone out there thinks that they could help even the tiniest bit,please do so.It would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerally,tasha

tashamhll · #33 07-16-2005, 09:23 AM

Hi I am debbie smeaton's daughter..I wanted to thank you for standing up for my mom..you and all the rest of the nice people out there..she is really having a hard time trying to find my na na(her mom).she needs all of the support that she can get..so thank you again..
sincerally,tasha

Kelly · #34 07-16-2005, 10:32 AM

I posted your mom on my forum.

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As mentioned before, please take a look at our Come Home program on our site at www.projectjason.org.

Kelly

debbie lynn smeaton · #35 07-16-2005, 01:36 PM

thanks tasha, you are the best daughter a mother could ask for you are what keeps me going even when i don't want to go on i just think about my beautiful daughter and then i realize i have alot to be thankful for. thank you for being you and always being there for mom. love always your mom.

debbie lynn smeaton · #36 07-16-2005, 01:47 PM

hi kelly, you have really helped alot i was looking at your website and it truly broke my heart my prayer's go out to you and your family and if there is anything i can ever do for you name it. about your site i signed up for missing angels and i put some pic's of my mom with her blonde hair she is the one in the red shirt, im wondering if i should put some pic's of her brother's and myself also? and im gonna register for 18 wheel angels as soon as the police do a age progression on her. kelly your a wonderful person and im glad we get to talk again thank you for everything, sincerely debbie lynn.

Kelly · #37 07-16-2005, 03:59 PM

Hi Debbie,

Angels Missing is not my site. You would have to ask the owner of that site questions about it. My forum is a borrowed space, so we have to be courteous about using it. Posting family photos would be going beyond the mission statement as we only publish photos of the missing person, or known abductors if the info is released by law enforcement. Most missing persons sites are going to operate in the same manner. Perhaps what you might want to do in this case is to create your own website. There are many free ones available on the Internet these days.

18 Wheel Angels is for ambiguous missing persons cases. Come Home is utilized only if there is a strong reason to believe the missing person may be homeless. Because of the large number of missing persons, we cannot run one person on both programs.

This conversation should be continued via email. Feel free to email me at kelly.jolkowski@projectjason.org

Kelly

irishlass · #38 07-16-2005, 07:21 PM

I'm so sorry that you both have had to go through so much. It has to be so hard not knowing where your Mom/Na Na is or if she is okay. Do you know if the police have any of her DNA (maybe from you Debbie?) Have they given you any information as to what they have done to locate your Mom? (Either back in 1986 or currently?) Is there anything else you might remember about your Mom that might help ID her that isn't on the Missing poster? (Maybe old injuries, broken bones, jewelry, tattoos?)

Sending good thoughts your way and praying for your Mom!

Casshew · #39 07-16-2005, 07:26 PM

Welcome to websleuths Tasha, I hope that there is a break in your Grandmother's case soon.

nicbok · #40 07-17-2005, 08:00 PM

Hi Debbie,

Best of luck in the search for your mother! You said that the case was handed over to the new police department - was that just the missing persons case or the rape case also? I'm not certain but I think when she went to the hospital they would have called the police about the rape and she might have been interviewed in hospital, are there any records of the police report that was taken about that? Was there a rape investigation started? The original report should still be at the station it was filed at?

Best wishes from Australia and praying you find her.

tashamhll · #41 07-18-2005, 08:49 AM

thank you so much for being concerned..I also hope that some kind of new information comes up really soon..even if it is the littlest thing..
sincerally,Tasha

tashamhll · #42 07-18-2005, 09:00 AM

Hello Irishlass,
Yes it is very hard on not just my mother and myself but also the rest of the family.Not knowing is the part that really hurts.I am going to say that I am pretty sure that they do not have any of my na na's dna..Well The wayne county sheriff that is working on this case is doing everything that he can possibly think of to try and find some clue as to where she may be or if there has been any activity on her social security number.But so far as it stands right now..there has been no activity on her social security number..They are saying that a different name comes up when they run it..So that is really puzzling..I hope and pray every day that she is safe and sound..and also for her safe return home to all of her family that love and miss her so much.She is/was the sweetest woman you ever could meet..I was my na na's pride and joy and I know that she would have never left me or any of us for that matter.All we can do is try everything possible that is out there and let the sheriff do his job and hope and pray for the best..thank you
Sincerally,Tasha

tashamhll · #43 07-18-2005, 09:09 AM

Hello Kelly,
This is debbie's daughter.I really want to thank you for all of the help
that you are/have given my mom.She truly needs all of the help and support that she can possibly get.We are and have been trying everything that we can possibly think of to do..and all of your ideas and suggestions are truly appreciated.Thank you so very much.

Sincerally,Tasha

debbie lynn smeaton · #44 07-19-2005, 03:19 PM

thank you, im pretty sure both even though rouge police never did a rape case that im aware of the new officer's are looking into all that and to why alot was not done on her case,the original case we tried to get and they told us that the jacket the case was in was still in the file but the report was not in there and the officer at rouge even said that is really strange. im sure she was interviewed at the hospital and there getting them records also so i will keep everybody informed as i find anything out. again thanks to all you wonderful people,sincerely debbie lynn.

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Originally Posted by nicbok

Hi Debbie,

Best of luck in the search for your mother! You said that the case was handed over to the new police department - was that just the missing persons case or the rape case also? I'm not certain but I think when she went to the hospital they would have called the police about the rape and she might have been interviewed in hospital, are there any records of the police report that was taken about that? Was there a rape investigation started? The original report should still be at the station it was filed at?

Best wishes from Australia and praying you find her.

GOLDHEARTNUMB · #45 07-21-2005, 12:07 AM

Just an idea... was she picked up by ambulance and taken to the hospital or did she arrive there by some other means? If it was by ambulance, check with the places that provide emergency care... fire departments (they tend to give first responder care), ambulances services, and maybe even go to the hospital and speak with someone... in any case, if it was by ambulance, there should be a run report completed by the ambulance service, sometimes that report can shed valuable incite into a situation... location person was picked up, time... etc...

debbie lynn smeaton · #46 07-21-2005, 11:20 PM

hi,i have no idea how she got there i wish i knew more? im sure there is a report and there checking into that along with alot of other thing's like why in 1986 wasn't her case ever looked into, anyway's i will let everyone know as i find out. also i got a web page and put some picture's of her and some picture's that only she would remember in case she ever reads this. http://angelfire.com/blog2/debbiesmeaton/ruths_file. and http://www.angelfire.com/blog2/debbmhll/family_photos . sincerelly debbie lynn.

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Originally Posted by GOLDHEARTNUMB

Just an idea... was she picked up by ambulance and taken to the hospital or did she arrive there by some other means? If it was by ambulance, check with the places that provide emergency care... fire departments (they tend to give first responder care), ambulances services, and maybe even go to the hospital and speak with someone... in any case, if it was by ambulance, there should be a run report completed by the ambulance service, sometimes that report can shed valuable incite into a situation... location person was picked up, time... etc...

inquiringmindz · #47 07-22-2005, 12:14 AM

I'm sending prayers and positive thoughts for your mother (and grandmothers) safe return! May God bless you in your search!

debbie lynn smeaton · #48 07-23-2005, 12:43 PM

thank you for your prayers and positive thoughts we need all the prayers we can get. sincerely debbie lynn.

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Originally Posted by inquiringmindz

I'm sending prayers and positive thoughts for your mother (and grandmothers) safe return! May God bless you in your search!

debbie lynn smeaton · #49 08-18-2005, 12:09 PM

HI Everyone,
I would like to Invite you to my mom's official website and also to my yahoo photos so you can read the journals I wrote about her missing and the police report.
Http://ruth.4ourangel.com .

As far as reading the story well journal about my mom go to yahoo and then debbmhll It's under my photo's I didn't know where to put them learning as I go.
Or you can go under yahoo360 It's under there to.
I reaaly hope you get a chance to read about her and also what hell I went thru trying to get her first missing report that I found out was never opened.

Also I belong to 3 yahoo groups so If anyone needs help and support might want to check them out as well.

T'sNana · #50 08-19-2005, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by debbie lynn smeaton

HI Everyone,
I would like to Invite you to my mom's official website and also to my yahoo photos so you can read the journals I wrote about her missing and the police report.
Http://ruth.4ourangel.com .

As far as reading the story well journal about my mom go to yahoo and then debbmhll It's under my photo's I didn't know where to put them learning as I go.
Or you can go under yahoo360 It's under there to.
I reaaly hope you get a chance to read about her and also what hell I went thru trying to get her first missing report that I found out was never opened.

Also I belong to 3 yahoo groups so If anyone needs help and support might want to check them out as well.

I'm sorry to hear about your mother missing...and for so many years. It must be difficult for you. *HUG* I looked at her picture and the sketch of how she might look now. Good luck and God bless!