OH - Elaina Steinfurth, 17 months, Toledo, 2 Jun 2013 *Media & Map Links*

http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=911886
Family & Friends: Baby Elaina's disappearance could have been avoided
Some of those closest to the mother of a missing East Toledo toddler, 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth, say the child's disappearance could have be avoided.
Elaina's father, Terry Steinfurth Junior, has said he only gave his two children to his estranged wife, Angela, because he needed to work and she'd promised to care for the them at her step-father's home.
 
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2013/06/20/Mood-is-grim-but-search-continues-for-toddler.html
Mood is grim but search continues for toddler
Read more at http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-F...ontinues-for-toddler.html#x8UPwilHQ42MA6SQ.99
Everyone seems to have a theory of what happened to Elaina Steinfurth or where the missing toddler is.
Most outcomes — theorized by family, friends, total strangers, members of the volunteer search teams — are grim.
Read more at http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-F...ontinues-for-toddler.html#x8UPwilHQ42MA6SQ.99
 
http://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2...t-appearance-by-missing-toddler-s-mother.html
Shouting match follows court appearance by missing toddler's mother
A shouting match nearly escalated into a physical fight between the estranged husband and stepfather of Angela Steinfurth today outside Toledo Municipal Court.
The parties were in court today as Mrs. Steinfurth, 25, appeared for a preliminary hearing before Judge Amy Berling.
The case was continued to Monday, as requested by the Toledo Police Department.
Read more at http://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2...ing-toddler-s-mother.html#OXKil5m96FDWzy4b.99 \

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1p09tfXbO7M
Baby Elaina - Day 19 - Mother's Court Hearing Altercation
 
http://www.toledofreepress.com/2013/06/19/neighbor-adds-new-clue-to-missing-toddler-case/
UPDATE: Neighbor adds new clue to missing toddler case
The mother of missing 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth was seen leaving between midnight and 1 a.m. the morning of the toddler’s disappearance.
Dennis Bolfa, who lives across from the East Toledo home in the 700 block of Federal Street where the toddler was last seen, said he saw Elaina’s mother, Angela Steinfurth, and her boyfriend Steven W. King leave in their van and return 10-15 minutes later.
On June 12, police seized the van Bolfa saw the couple leaving in.
“I thought they were just going to get cigarettes or something,” he said. “It didn’t dawn on me at the time.”

http://www.13abc.com/global/categor...=default&clipId=9011674#.UcM_w-5xhLk.facebook
Video Fight erupts between baby Elaina's relatives


http://www.thv11.com/news/article/268915/288/Pink-ribbons-dot-Toledo-Ohio-streets-for-missing-baby
Pink ribbons dot Toledo, Ohio streets for missing baby
The search continues for a missing 18-month-old girl in Toledo, Ohio. FBI divers combed the Maumee River on Monday and Tuesday, but they did not find anything.
Elaina Steinfurth was last seen on June 2. Pink ribbons are now wrapped around trees, poles and cars up and down Federal Street. They are a solemn reminder of the missing baby girl. Family friend Valerie Lang says, "It actually came from the yellow ribbons from the support for the troops. Support for Elaina. Keep hope alive. She's still somewhere. She's not home yet. Bring her home."


http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/st...-month-old-elaina-steinfurth-appears-in-court
Mom of missing Toledo 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth appears in court
The mother of a missing Ohio toddler appeared in court on Thursday while the community rallied support for the girl.
Read more: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/st...ina-steinfurth-appears-in-court#ixzz2WoDRIlok
 
I transcribed this word for word from this video clip on the Nancy Grace Show for Thursday evening 06/20/13. From watching the show, there is more to this phone interview with Christie Edmonds but it's not on this video clip. I'll try and find the rest of what she said on the show.

http://www.hlntv.com/video/2013/06/...end-cousin-edmonds?clusterId=1400#videoplayer

Nancy Grace (06/20/13): Elaina goes missing in broad daylight and last seen napping in the family home, but now were learning she wasn't seen the day she went missing, with me, special guest, Christie Edmonds. This is the boyfriend, Steven King's cousin. Christie, I know you talk to your cousin Steven King every day, he even stayed at your home recently. What is he saying happened the day the baby goes missing?

Christie Edmonds (06/20/13): "From what he tells me is that the baby got up in the morning, and it was no different than any other morning and she was fine playing with her toys and things. She got tired, laid her down for a nap. Steven placed her on the bed, Angela changed her diaper and gave her a cup. They left the house and went to a store called Universal, came back from that store, was home for a while, he was out front with the older kids playing, Steven, my cousin Steven was out front with the older kids playing. Angela was in and out of the house. He said she could come out and smoke and go back house. Then they left and went to the Dollar General. Came back from there and a short time later is when TJ showed up and they gave TJ the first daughter, and they got into an altercation, yelling, TJ left, came back with his dad, and they got into it again. My Aunt said Steven go into the house so they could stop arguing, and my Aunt and Uncle stayed on the porch and tried to, you know, calm the situation. My Uncle spoke to my Aunt and told her, you need to go tell Angela to bring the baby out, and when she went in and that's when Angela told her the baby was missing."

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ACR HERE: So now we have two different stories, and I have a few questions and thoughts.

(1) Friends and family of Angela said they were told by Angela that she woke up on Sunday morning (06/2) and discovered that Elaina had a black eye, blood coming from her nose, and a bump on her head. Additional family (Father, Richard Schiewe) stated Angela told him she was threatened "she's next" if she told. a) WHY bother to tell this story? b) Whose advantage was it to tell this story? and c) Why threaten Angela, why not threaten her other child?

(2) Now Steven King Jr's cousin, Christie Edmonds is coming forward to give Steven's side of the story of how Elaina was that SAME morning of June 2nd, and he claims the baby got up like every other morning and was playing with toys and things. Christie even said that it was Steven who laid Elaina on the bed just before Angela changed her diaper and gave her a cup. If Elaina had a black eye and blood coming from her nose, I'm sure Steven (who has a young son of his own according to his now deleted Facebook) would have noticed that.

(3) So if it's true that baby Elaina WAS in the King family house the morning of Sunday June 2nd, witnessed in statements now passed on between Angela telling her friends ("Frank") and family (Sister, Mary Schiewe), and Steven King telling his cousin (Christie), then SOMEBODY removed the baby from the house sometime before 2:00pm when the father, TJ showed up to pick up the children, or while the father was outside, or when the father left long enough to take the 4 year old to his own father's house, before he returned.

(4) Angela made the big announcement that Elaina was missing AFTER the Grandfather, Terry Steinfurth and his son, TJ returned back to the King house.

(5) Ferretmommy (baby's grandmother) stated here on WS that Angela didn't drive and didn't have a car. Sooooo, if Steven King Jr's statements to his cousin are true, then somebody who had a vehicle took Elaina from the King family home on 6/2, either before, during or after the father, TJ showed up.

(6) So somebody is lying ! :banghead:

(7) Does anybody know when the Ohio Food card is loaded for Toledo? If it's June 1st, then it's possible that their midnight trip (6/1) could have been to meet with somebody to trade cash for food stamps, so Angela could go the next day to buy cigarettes.

(8) Either way, all three trips that Angela made between 6/1 and 6/2 (that we know of); 1) Midnight run, 2) Universal Convenient Store, and 3) Family Dollar required somebody to drive her in a vehicle.

(9) So if Angela is the one who seriously injured baby Elaina, thus having to make a distorted decision to get rid of the baby, then SOMEBODY else helped her remove the baby from the King family property.

(10) So who would Angela trust enough to ask to help her hide a seriously injured baby?

Just my opinion and thoughts
ACR
 
http://www.toledofreepress.com/2013/06/21/relatives-of-angela%e2%80%99s-cellmate-contact-fbi-with-tip/
UPDATE: Relatives of Angela’s cellmate contact FBI with tip
Relatives of Angela Steinfurth’s cellmate alerted the FBI late Tuesday evening to the potential location of Steinfurth’s missing 18-month-old daughter, Elaina.
Jobeth Adams of North Toledo said her sister, Connie Elam, called her June 18 from Lucas County Correctional Facility. Elam told Adams that Steinfurth had confessed to helping her boyfriend hide Elaina’s body.

“[Elam] called Tuesday night, and she was really upset,” Adams said. “She said, ‘I don’t know why this woman has decided to confide in me.’”
According to Elam, Steinfurth’s boyfriend Steven W. King threw Elaina up against the wall between the night of June 1 and the morning of June 2, injuring her. The two then put the toddler down for a nap. When they returned, Elaina was dead.
“They wrapped [Elaina] up in a blanket, and took her down by the High-Level Bridge and [King] stood behind [Steinfurth] and she threw this baby in the river,” Adams said.


http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/22481101/still-no-sign-of-missing-toddler
Day 20: Father says other daughter misses Elaina

http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=912670
Alleged jailhouse confession led to search of river in missing baby Elaina case
Newly released information in the search for a missing Toledo toddler point to the girl's mother, who the FBI says may have made a jailhouse confession.
The Toledo Free Press is reporting that the FBI received information from a relative of Angela Steinfurth's cellmate at the Lucas County Jail implicating Steinfurth and Steven King, Steinfurth's ex-boyfriend.


http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=912864#.UcXKKMPD-Cg
Police talk about latest leads in Baby Elaina's disappearance
Angi Gonzalez
Day 20, in the search for 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth, began with a false report that someone had found the body of the missing toddler.
Toledo Police would later spend the afternoon trying to assure the public, and baby Elaina's family, that they investigated the tip but found it was a false alarm.


http://www.northwestohio.com/neighborhood/story.aspx?id=912430#.UcXKcMPD-Cg
The ex-boyfriend's story revealed: What he says happened to Baby Elaina
On Thursday night's Nancy Grace show, on the HLN network, Steven King's cousin gave his account of the day 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth last was seen, June 2nd.
King, the ex-boyfriend of Elaina's mother, Angela Steinfurth, has remained out of the public eye for nearly a week after receiving death threats.
While King has remained in constant contact with authorities, who insist he is not a suspect, there are still people who believe he had some involvement in the child's disappearance.


http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=912670#.UcXKr8PD-Cg
Alleged jailhouse confession led to search of river in missing baby Elaina case
Update: On Friday evening WNWO learned that the Toledo Free Press's source, Connie Elam, was in jail herself on a child endangerment charge. That is the same crime baby Elaina's mother, Angela Steinfurth is currently behind bars for.
Newly released information in the search for a missing Toledo toddler point to the girl's mother, who the FBI says may have made a jailhouse confession.
The Toledo Free Press is reporting that the FBI received information from a relative of Angela Steinfurth's cellmate at the Lucas County Jail implicating Steinfurth and Steven King, Steinfurth's ex-boyfriend.
 
http://www.13abc.com/story/22662920/vigil-and-benefit-for-baby-elaina
Baby Elaina - vigil and fundraiser held as search for tot continues
A crowd gathered at Federal street for a prayer vigil in baby Elaina Steinfurth's honor Saturday evening, and friends of her father held a fundraiser downtown.
A line-up of local hip-hop artists took to the stage to help raise money for Elaina's family. Many of the artists are good friends with Elaina's father T. J. Steinfurth, who is also a rapper. Organizers say all proceeds will go towards the costs the family has incurred in the past three weeks of searching for little Elaina.
T. J.'s best friend, Joseph Gomez said, "This hits everybody hard, so like we all need to come together and show our support and I figured this is one of the best ways to do it. Give a great show and have everyone as much as possible come out and show their love."

http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/22481101/still-no-sign-of-missing-toddler
Day 21: Search produces no leads, dozens gather at vigil

http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=912963#.UcZzwcPD-Cg
Search for baby Elaina expands
Elaina Steinfurth has been missing for nearly three weeks, and search teams are expanding their coverage to help bring the baby home.
On Saturday, teams of 15-20 volunteers performed “grid searches” across local cemeteries, roads, and further down the Maumee River. Volunteer searcher Anita Janz drove over two hours from Cleveland to help find Elaina.
 
http://www.hlntv.com/article/2013/06/24/baby-elainas-mother-indicted-obstruction
Baby Elaina’s mother indicted for obstruction
A Lucas County grand jury has indicted the mother of missing 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth on a charge of obstructing justice.

http://www.wfmj.com/story/22673186/reports-mother-of-missing-ohio-toddler-charged
Reports: mother of missing Ohio toddler charged
The mother of a 1-year-old Ohio girl missing for three weeks has been charged with obstruction of justice.
Multiple media outlets reported that a grand jury brought the charge against Angela Steinfurth on Monday.


http://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2013/06/24/Missing-toddler-s-mom-to-appear-before-grand-jury.html
Missing toddler's mom charged with obstruction of justice
Read more at http://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2...ar-before-grand-jury.html#XOeQTcCeqAHEt2eh.99
An East Toledo mother was indicted by a Lucas County grand jury today on a charge of obstructing justice stemming from the disappearance of her 18-month-old daughter.
Read more at http://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2...ar-before-grand-jury.html#XOeQTcCeqAHEt2eh.99

http://www.13abc.com/story/22672334...indicted-for-obstruction#.UcjB0_gy6ug.twitter
Baby Elaina's mom indicted for obstruction
She was arrested on child endangering charges on June 12th. Police say she knew Baby Elaina was hurt, but didn't seek medical attention for the girl.
It's not clear what will happen with the child endangerment charges. If the grand jury decides not to indict, they issue what's called a "no bill." That did not happen in this case. The final say on the indictment belongs to the grand jury.

http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/...-case-against-angela-steinfurth-moves-forward
Family happy case against Angela Steinfurth moves forward
It was another quick appearance for Angela Steinfurth. Her child endangering charges were transferred over to Lucas County Common Pleas Court for the next step.
Toledo police officers presented evidence to a grand jury Monday, and members decided to add a charge of obstructing justice. Steinfurth will be arraigned on the charges in Lucas County Common Pleas Court.
 
http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=913870
Witness is positive she saw Angela and Elaina Steinfurth the morning before the disappearance
A witness who works for a gas station near where 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth was last seen has come forward stating that the toddler's mother came into her gas station carrying Elaina some time between 8-9:30 a.m. on June 2, the day she went missing.
 
http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=913870
Witness is positive she saw Angela and Elaina Steinfurth the morning before the disappearance
A witness who works for a gas station near where 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth was last seen has come forward stating that the toddler's mother came into her gas station carrying Elaina some time between 8-9:30 a.m. on June 2, the day she went missing.

http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/22686439/elainas-grandfather-talks-about-latest-in-search
Elaina’s grandfather talks about latest in search
Elaina Steinfurth has been missing since June 2. As family, friends and police spend countless hours searching for the 18-month-old baby girl, it comes as no surprise that her disappearance has taken a toll on all.

http://www.13abc.com/story/22684713/missing-babys-mom-due-in-court-on-obstruction-charge
Missing baby’s mom due in court on obstruction charge
Tuesday was day 23 in the search for missing baby Elaina Steinfurth, last seen June 2 at an East Toledo home. After days without any new information from police, volunteers are pushing for answers.
Baby Elaina's mother is back in court Wednesday for allegedly giving investigators false information.
Angela Steinfurth is scheduled to appear at Lucas County Common Pleas Court on a new charge of obstructing justice. More than 3 weeks into the case, Angela is still refusing to talk to us about what happened the day baby Elaina disappeared.


http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=913689
Where's Elaina? New source comes forward, Grandfathers address 'jailhouse confession'
On Friday and over the weekend there were several false alarms that the body of an 18-month-old East Toledo toddler, missing for three weeks, had been found.
Since Elaina Steinfurth's disappearance, on June 2nd, police have been tracking down every lead as several sources have come forward with information about the hours just before and after the toddler was last seen


http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=913870#.Uco_Y8PD-Cg
Witness is positive she saw Angela and Elaina Steinfurth the morning before the disappearance
A witness who works for a gas station near where 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth was last seen has come forward stating that the toddler's mother came into her gas station carrying Elaina some time between 8-9:30 a.m. on June 2, the day she went missing.
 
http://www.idesigntimes.com/article...na-steinfurths-mother-indicted-grand-jury.htm
Baby Elaina Steinfurth's Mother Indicted By Grand Jury: Who Is Angela Protecting? Ohio Toddler Still Missing [VIDEO]
Missing baby Elaina Steinfurth's mother has been indicted on a charge of obstructing justice, and it sounds like police think she's covering for someone. Could Angela Steinfurth, 25, be hiding the truth about what happened to Baby Elaina in order to protect whoever hurt the 18-month-old toddler?
 
http://www.hlntv.com/article/2013/0...a-steinfurth-bond-100-thousand-pre-trial-date
Baby Elaina’s mom: Bond set at $100K
The mother of missing 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth was ordered to remain behind bars on a $100,000 bond Wednesday, despite her attorney’s request for supervision instead of jail.
A Lucas County grand jury indicted Angela Steinfurth Monday on a charge of obstructing justice.


http://www.13abc.com/story/22695216/bond-for-missing-toddlers-mom-reduced-to-100k
Bond for missing toddler's mother reduced to $100K
It's been 24 days since missing toddler Elaina Steinfurth was last seen at an East Toledo home.
Her mother remains in jail after allegedly lying to investigators. She faced a judge Wednesday.
Angela Steinfurth initially told police she put Elaina down for a nap. When she went to wake the 18-month-old, she was gone.
 
http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=916064#.UdDa7PkibwI
Baby Elaina’s grandfather updates search effort
A month after Elaina Steinfurth went missing, on Sunday her grandfather spoke about plans to continue the search effort.
Volunteer search teams led by the Michigan group Justice for Nevaeh will continue looking for clues to Elaina’s disappearance this week.

http://www.13abc.com/story/22726736/potential-new-lead-in-search-for-baby-elaina
Potential new lead in search for Baby Elaina
There could be a new lead in the search for Baby Elaina Steinfurth.
Elaina's grandfather Terry Steinfurth, Sr. held a press conference on Sunday where he talked about that lead and a "Bring Elaina Home" fund set up by the family.
Terry Steinfurth, Sr. thanked volunteers for their efforts and again pleaded for anyone with information to step forward.


http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-F...n-what-could-be-hair.html#wS48gv8RsBET1Tyv.99
Fisherman's line reels in what could be hair
BY DAVID PATCH

Read more at http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-F...n-what-could-be-hair.html#U0ODhvgC4853W0im.99
A fisherman whose line snagged something on the Maumee River's bottom beneath the Anthony Wayne Bridge today then reeled in what searchers for a missing infant believe could be several strands of the child's hair.
But a Toledo Fire Department official said the evidence was not strong enough to justify sending divers back into the murky water, where previous searches for the body of Elaina Steinfurth had come up empty.
Fisherman Patrick Howard, of Toledo, said he turned what he described as a tuft of brownish-blond hair tangled on his hook over to police who were called to the scene on the river's East Toledo bank for examination.
Read more at http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-F...n-what-could-be-hair.html#U0ODhvgC4853W0im.99
 
http://www.toledofreepress.com/2013/07/03/search-for-answers-continues-in-steinfurth-case/
Search for answers continues in Steinfurth case
The room where Elaina Steinfurth was last seen is frozen in time. The dark, cold space offers a glimpse into the turmoil that has enveloped her family during the past month. Overturned mattresses — grungy and stained — and piles of clothes lay scattered across the floor, untouched since the most recent police search. The room is colored by a pink glow from the light filtered by window shades. The eerie silence is broken by the slow, low whir of a ceiling fan. In the corner of the room, a torn bag of diapers sits unused.

http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/...-divers-searching-river#.UdRLdkzsVrQ.facebook
Police: Hair found in Maumee River is human, divers search river
Toledo Police Sergeant Joe Heffernan says initial tests show hair found in the Maumee River by a fisherman on Saturday is human hair.
 

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