Found Alive NY - Majelique Lewis, 13, Yankee Stadium, July 2005

lady-eowyn · #1 07-30-2005, 03:55 PM

A 13-year-old Connecticut boy who went to the bathroom between the seventh and eighth innings at Yankee Stadium Friday night never returned to his family, and a massive police manhunt was underway for his whereabouts Saturday.

Majelique Lewis, of Stamford, ran to the bathroom between 9 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. during Friday's game against the California Angels, police said. When he did not return after several minutes, his family notified the Yankees' paid security guards, who are posted throughout the stadium.

http://www.nynewsday.com/nyc-miss073...headlines-span

angelmom · #2 07-30-2005, 04:47 PM

This is so bizarre. I can't imagine how he could have been taken out of there without the security cameras seeing something. It sounds like they responded really quickly, so where on earth could he be???

mindi77 · #3 07-30-2005, 04:50 PM

I really hope that they find this boy. I mean how would someone get away with this at such a big place. And the media needs to be talking because there were so many people at the game maybe someone saw something....

Cypros · #4 07-30-2005, 05:31 PM

Do they have proof that the boy even entered the stadium? I hope they questioned people sitting near the family to verify that he was actually there.

Sorry to be so cynical, but these days it is not unreasonable.

mysteriew · #5 07-30-2005, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Cypros

Do they have proof that the boy even entered the stadium? I hope they questioned people sitting near the family to verify that he was actually there.

Sorry to be so cynical, but these days it is not unreasonable.

Unfortunately you are right. Still I would think that LE would have interviewed the people in the immediate area to see if they saw anything.

Casshew · #6 07-30-2005, 06:29 PM

Wow, what a scary situation... there are thousands of people around, someone must have seen something.

Also, we need to hear more about the boy... maybe he has ran away for some reason, 13 can be a turbulent age.

KatherineQ · #7 07-30-2005, 07:24 PM

Here's a more detailed article, indicated all the exits are monitored by video cameras, and he was not seen leaving.

That IS an excellent question posted earlier: I wonder if he was seen entering?

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ne...-top-headlines

Casshew · #8 07-30-2005, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by KatherineQ

Here's a more detailed article,

Thanks KQ, from the article

Authorities said it was too soon to develop any theories about the boy, whether he ran away or was abducted from the stadium during the game.

However, the family told police the boy was in good mental shape and did not have a history of making trouble or running away, police said.

The family was at the stadium with police Saturday, posting fliers inside and outside the stadium. They were roving the area with police in the hopes that the boy would see them.

Lewis has no behavioral or mental problems and no history of running away, police said.

"He's an average kid," said Arthur Shannonhouse, who answered t he phone at Lewis' home and identified himself as the teenager's father.

TisHerself · #9 07-30-2005, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Cypros

Do they have proof that the boy even entered the stadium? I hope they questioned people sitting near the family to verify that he was actually there.

Sorry to be so cynical, but these days it is not unreasonable.

Cypros I hate to say it but I am with you, I cannot imagine where this boy could be. To begin with being a NY I know that Yankee Stadium has heavy security, there are guards on the exits and entrances during the whole game. In the 7th inning stretch like all stadiums there are people all over the place so I kind of think that rules out foul play. Honestly I can't see foul play anyway there are always people walking around there and in and out the bathrooms. Heis not on any the security cameras coming out. They scoured The Stadium untill 6AM found nothing. I think they should check the cameras of them coming in. My hinky meter is way up on this one, either way though I guess there is a missing boy somewhere I hope they find what happened to him.

mysteriew · #10 07-30-2005, 08:52 PM

The front doors are not the only exits. The players leave by one door, there would be loading docks, maintenence/employee exits etc. I hope that they have checked all of the maintenence closets and waste cans. Also there are usually some out of the way nooks and crannys in the basement.

TisHerself · #11 07-30-2005, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mysteriew

The front doors are not the only exits. The players leave by one door, there would be loading docks, maintenence/employee exits etc. I hope that they have checked all of the maintenence closets and waste cans. Also there are usually some out of the way nooks and crannys in the basement.

Believe me all those places were checked every inch of that stadium was checked. My brother in law works on the groundscrew, they were there untill after 6 this morning. He has worked there for 21 yrs he said they looked in places he never even knew existed.

gatetrekker44 · #12 07-31-2005, 12:19 AM

whether or not this young man was ever seen by anyone ENTERING the stadium-as crass as it may sound, what a perfect way to cover a crime; say you took your kid to the ball game, he goes to the bathroom, and disappears.
Has anyone heard if anyone besides the family ACTUALLY saw this boy come into the stadium? If he was truly there, then those sitting in the vicinity of the family should remember him being there. If he was snatched or enticed away, there should be either something on the video(even if they changed his appearance-different shirt, etc.) or someone should remember an incident around that time that was out of place. This boy is not small from the photos I've seen, and I can't believe he would not have put up a struggle unless he left willingly, or someone threatened his family.
I hope that Majelique is located soon-and that he is safe and ok.

mysteriew · #13 07-31-2005, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by TisHerself

Believe me all those places were checked every inch of that stadium was checked. My brother in law works on the groundscrew, they were there untill after 6 this morning. He has worked there for 21 yrs he said they looked in places he never even knew existed.

If no info shows up on the video cameras, he should start watching his co workers. Most times the employee entrance and the loading docks don't have videos. But you would need to have some inside knowlege to know the best ways to get there- to get away. Although it would not have to be someone who was working that night. It could be someone who worked there in the past, or someone who was off that night. Or even someone who visted there often behind the scenes.

mysteriew · #14 07-31-2005, 01:44 AM

Hundreds of police and security guards failed to find Majelique Lewis after he disappeared during a trip to the bathroom during the seventh-inning stretch of a Yankees-Angels game, police said.

His mother immediately reported him missing to security, who notified police about an hour later, about 10:05 p.m. A search of the stadium, including parking lots, restricted areas and locked rooms, was fruitless, police said. Officers also searched nearby fast-food restaurants and train stations without results.

The search ended around 5:40 a.m.

Every stadium exit is monitored by security cameras and Lewis' mother did not spot him on hours of recorded images, police said. He attended the game with his 65-year-old mother, brother and and two sisters, police said.

Lewis has no behavioral or mental problems and no history of running away, police said.

"He's an average kid," said Arthur Shannonhouse, who answered the phone at Lewis' home and identified himself as the teenager's father.

Between 10 and 15 children are reported missing at every Yankees game and are almost immediately located, police said. http://www.nydailynews.com/front/bre...p-284492c.html

OneLostGrl · #15 07-31-2005, 01:54 AM

Many public places now have a "family bathroom" available due to all of the molestations going on in restrooms. I have an 11 year old son and it scares the life out of me when we are in public and he has to use the restroom. He is obviously too old to take into the ladies room with me but not old enough to use a busy mens room by himself. Sadly, I read the crime news daily and read about the things that are happening to chilldren... and I thank G*D when we see the signs for the "family restrooms" because I then know there is 1 toilet and my child will be locked in that restroom BY himSELF as I wait outside of the door.

Daily, I ask myself what is WRONG with people-- why does the world seem to be a scairer place every single day?!?!?!

Casshew · #16 07-31-2005, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mysteriew

He attended the game with his 65-year-old mother, brother and and two sisters, police said.

His Mom is 65?

mysteriew · #17 07-31-2005, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Casshew

His Mom is 65?

LOL, my eyebrows went to that exact same position when I saw that part. I don't know if that is true or a misquote or what.

blueclouds · #18 07-31-2005, 02:28 AM

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,164206,00.html

just another link......

how very strange. GOODNESS. Makes me think of Clifford Olson in Canada. Offer teens a HUGE amount of money for a simple / short job and KILLS THEM.

PS: THE 65 yr old mom is a FOSTER MOTHER. Not that it makes a difference to a missing child.

mysteriew · #19 07-31-2005, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by blueclouds

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,164206,00.html

just another link......

how very strange. GOODNESS. Makes me think of Clifford Olson in Canada. Offer teens a HUGE amount of money for a simple / short job and KILLS THEM.

PS: THE 65 yr old mom is a FOSTER MOTHER. Not that it makes a difference to a missing child.

It doesn't really make a difference, but does add an interesting side to the disappearance. I wonder how long it had been since he last saw his father/mother? And where are they, and do they have alibi's for that night? Have they been informed of the disappearance yet?

Annie · #20 07-31-2005, 07:10 AM

Just announced that police found him during the night in the front of a building in Queens. No details on how he got there.

Casshew · #21 07-31-2005, 11:21 AM

NEW YORK - A 13-year-old boy who disappeared from a men's room in Yankee Stadium had run away and was found in Queens early Sunday, police said.

Detective John Sweeney, a police spokesman, declined to elaborate on how or why Majelique Lewis ended up in another borough.

Hundreds of police and security guards searched for Majelique, of Stamford, Conn., after he disappeared during a trip to the bathroom during the seventh-inning stretch of a Yankees-Angels game in the Bronx on Friday night.

http://www.petoskeynews.com/articles.../d8bme9hgd.txt

KatherineQ · #22 07-31-2005, 11:33 AM

Great news! It would be interesting to know why no one could find him on the videotape, though.

I wonder if returning him to the same foster home was a good idea -

Bless the foster mom's heart. What an ordeal.

edited to add: His name kind of sounds like "made ya look"

OriginalJerseyGirl · #23 07-31-2005, 12:28 PM

Thank God he's okay. I hope that someone is looking into counseling to find out what made him run away, and how they can make him happier.

montana_16 · #24 07-31-2005, 04:55 PM

I am so glad he was found. I thought he may have been enticed away somehow and was in peril.

Seems most on this board just wanted to accuse and disbelieve THIS family. I wonder WHY......

I didn't see much care for THIS child. Mostly bad talking his family and jokes about his mother.

KatherineQ · #25 07-31-2005, 05:59 PM

Montana 16, I don't think anyone wanted an excuse to accuse. Its just kind of unbelievable, as the story was presented, that he could have left through those exits. It will be a good education for security to find out why they couldn't spot a kid his size leaving an exit on video, because surely, he did.

Kids who do this stuff are a huge drain on the system, and a drain on the public funds. It's not a good thing, like for example when you find a baby innocently sleeping in some hidey corner when you've been searching high and low.

This isn't win-win. There's something amiss with this boy, and it was wasteful to have to do all this to locate a runaway child.

It's a blessing that he was found safe and sound. But this isn't a giddy story. It's still sad. Hopefully, he'll get his ducks in order and not do stuff like this again, and hopefully his dear foster mother won't give up giving to other kids because of this experience.