This is such a tragic case all around. It seems all the quick action by the police and others should have found Lieby in the apartment before his murder. So close to having a happy ending.
Yaakov German heard Leiby was missing late Monday when he received a phone call from Leiby’s mother and a few hours later - with the help of son Avrumy, 25, and the principal of Yeshiva Boyan - he had access to school security video.
Video cameras captured Leiby leaving the lunchroom with a shopping bag over his shoulder and a knapsack on his back around 4:50 pm on Monday. NYPD were notified 3 hours after Leiby’s mother contacted The Shomrim and the NYPD did not assist in the search for Leiby on Monday.
Because local businesses were already closed, German couldn't track him outside - so he spent the wee hours with neighbors shouting for Leiby on 13th Ave. When the shops reopened on Tuesday morning, German was there demanding to see security footage so he could track Leiby’s movements.
The NYPD became actively involved in the search for Leiby around 5:30 Tuesday evening after German found surveillance tapes at Tristate Fleet which showed LA going into the dentist’s office and Leiby getting into his vehicle. They contacted the dentist at his home and after he identified LA, the NYPD went to Levi Aron's home around 2:30 am Wednesday morning.
LA told police the reason Leiby’s feet were in ziploc bags in his freezer was because he didn’t have time to dispose of them.
I haven't heard whether the NYPD acquired a search warrant before they went to LA’s home.
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AMATEUR SLEUTH'S CLUES:
- Yaakov German views security footage from Yeshiva Boyan showing Leiby Kletzky leaving the school about 4:50 p.m. on Monday wearing a striped shirt and carrying a knapsack.
- On Tuesday Leiby is nowhere to be found on security footage from The Children's Place on 13th Ave., so German determines the kid missed his turn onto 13th Ave.
- German determines Leiby kept going straight on 44th St. after spotting him on security footage from a hardware store and another school.
- German finds that security footage from Tristate Fleet, a car dealership at the end of 44th St., shows Leiby and suspect Levi Aron together, and shows Aron going in and out of the dentist's office.
- Cops arrive at Tristate Fleet and get the dentist office to give them Aron's name and address.
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