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I just got a form letter from the San Mateo Sheriff's office in response to my request for a copy of the case file (made on the proper form). They asked for a postage fee and picture identity but then said since the case involved a juvenile (38 years old??) I would have to have a court order from Juvenile authorities to get the file. This, after the detective supposedly on the case helped me fill out the form. I think they just want me to go away.Dr. Doogie said:For years, Annasmom and her family felt that while people were sympathetic to their situation, no one seemed interested in actively assisting in the search for Anna.
WHAAAAT?????? The detective said that if there was any trouble, to call him and he would be able to approve the release. Sounds like trouble to me, so lets see if he will do what he says he will. :furious: :banghead:Annasmom said:I just got a form letter from the San Mateo Sheriff's office in response to my request for a copy of the case file (made on the proper form). They asked for a postage fee and picture identity but then said since the case involved a juvenile (38 years old??) I would have to have a court order from Juvenile authorities to get the file. This, after the detective supposedly on the case helped me fill out the form. I think they just want me to go away.
In the course of rereading Annasmom's manuscript, I was reminded that the FBI did review the case in the context of a cluster of missing girls that occured in the Bay Area in the 1980's (Amanda Campbell, Amber Schwartz, etc.). They never were able to come to any conclusions.SherlockJr said:Oh, have I ever mentioned "go higher" yet?
This made me laugh out loud. It's nice that you assume I'm not in touch with this, ahem, negative side. First, though, I just sent the six dollars and the photo ID and assumed the clerk had called the detective. I'll stay on it.Dr. Doogie said:Concerning the San Mateo Sheriff's and this new roadblock that they have thrown up: Annasmom, I would call the detective back and get his input on this. He seemed to be sincere in wanting to get us this info. You are probably right in that they want you to go away - what you need to do is make it clear to them that the only way for them to make you go away is to give us what we want. I know that is not your nature, but I would recommend that you get in touch with your "inner-" and become a pain in their rear.
Thanks, GraceBlue, for your kind words and efforts. We each bring different talents to WS and yours may be the missing piece of the puzzle. Welcome!GraceBlue said:I'll keep searching the internet for anything that could be related to Anna, so far I havent had any luck.
Dr. Doogie said:Concerning the San Mateo Sheriff's and this new roadblock that they have thrown up: Annasmom, I would call the detective back and get his input on this. He seemed to be sincere in wanting to get us this info. You are probably right in that they want you to go away - what you need to do is make it clear to them that the only way for them to make you go away is to give us what we want. I know that is not your nature, but I would recommend that you get in touch with your "inner-" and become a pain in their rear.
I am Annasmom's youngest brother, Dan. I was a college senior at the time of Anna's disappearance, living in married students' housing with my son and then wife about two thousand miles away (my son is three years younger than his cousin Anna). Because of the distance involved, the great amount of uncertainty surrounding the case and my reluctance to intrude on my sister's grief, there is a lot I am finding out here for the first time. I want to thank the members of this forum for the interest and involvement they've shown to the case and the comfort and love they've shown my sister.Dr. Doogie said:I realize that there is a similar thread in the Cold Case section, but I thought that it would nice for us who have become involved in the search for Anna to let each other know who we are. Please post as much about yourself as you feel comfortable with.