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Search for missing toddler hits one month mark today
The search for Joshua Davis Junior reaches the 1-month mark today, with still no sign of the missing toddler. KGNB spoke with New Braunfels Police Lt. Mike Penshorn about how the search has changed from when it began a month ago, and he says, obviously, the scope oftheir search has narrowed from a full-blown rescue mission (with searchers in fields surrounding the boy's home on Savannah Hill Circle) to a more forensics-based investigation.
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FBI/Crimestoppers increase reward in Joshua Davis Jr. case to $20K
The reward for information in the Joshua Davis Jr. missing person case is now set at a combined 20-thousand dollars. The FBI announced yesterday that they would be offering up to a 10-thousand dollar reward for information that led to the whereabouts of the New Braunfels toddler who has been missing nearly 6 weeks, since Feb. 4th.
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FBI/Crimestoppers increase reward in Joshua Davis Jr. case to $20K
The reward for information in the Joshua Davis Jr. missing person case is now set at a combined 20-thousand dollars. The FBI announced yesterday that they would be offering up to a 10-thousand dollar reward for information that led to the whereabouts of the New Braunfels toddler who has been missing nearly 6 weeks, since Feb. 4th.
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This doesn't seem like good news to me. I don't think LE has any idea what has become of this baby.
 
Billboard brings hope for missing baby
A new tool is being used in the search for a missing New Braunfels toddler -- a roadside billboard.
Joshua Davis has been missing since early February, and police said they hope having the 18-month-old's face displayed on a busy roadway will help bring him back home.
"It's tough to miss," said a resident in the area.
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New Braunfels toddler now missing 8 weeks
According to Lt. Michael Penshorn, detectives have recently seen an increase in tips about Davis' disappearance, after a corresponding increase in reward money offered for information that leading to Davis' recovery.
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Parents of missing toddler keeping case alive
The parents of a missing toddler in New Braunfels are pleading for help to find him and bring him back home. 19-month-old Joshua Davis was last seen at his parent's home Feb. 4.
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"We still believe he is out there," said Sabrina Benitez, the boy's mother. "We still need your help, any little tip, if you all have anything, just come forward for us."
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Missing tots parents plead for public's help
Looking sad-eyed and heartbroken, the parents of missing toddler Joshua Davis Jr. once again begged the public to help find their son.
Mother Sabrina Benitez said she clutches his blanket when she sleeps at night.
“I miss holding him at night,” a tearful Benitez said Tuesday. “I miss him crying in the night for his cup. I miss waking up to his morning kisses.”
Father Joshua Davis Sr. said some days are more difficult than others.
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Parents believe missing son is alive
The parents of a missing toddler from New Braunfels believe their son Joshua Davis is alive.
For 67 days, Sabrina Benitz and Josh Davis have had sleepless nights worrying about where their 19-month-old son Joshua could be. The toddler was reported missing from his home at 8:00p.m. Friday February 4.
The family says it was a very cold night. They say little Josh had asthma and would never wonder outside because of it
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NBPD continue search for missing toddler
There are many cases that the New Braunfels Police Department follow-up on every day, but in recent weeks there are two that stand out as priority cases for the department.
Leading that list is the case of missing toddler Joshua Davis Jr. Missing since Feb. 4th, there has been no sign of the 2-foot tall, 30-pound boy. He was last seen wearing a blue and red plaid button down long sleeve shirt over a grey long sleeve t-shirt, a beige and white onesy, and dark blue jeans with black and white socks.
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No person of interest in baby Joshua case
Five months after 18-month-old Joshua Davis disappeared from his family's New Braunfels home on a cold February night, police said the tips continue to come in and they are pursuing each one in hopes one of the calls could be the needed break in the case.
"I wouldn't characterize anyone specifically as a person of interest or any type of suspect," said Capt. Mike Penshorn, spokesman for the New Braunfels Police Department.
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Missing toddler has town worried about justice
Police in New Braunfels, TX, say they are continuing to get tips and new leads in a case involving a toddler who disappeared nearly six months ago.
Since 18-month-old Joshua Davis disappeared from his family's home, his anxious parents still don't know if he was abducted or even alive.
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Missing toddler's parents react to Anthony outcome
Sabrina Benitez and Josh Davis sat on the steps outside their New Braunfels home with photos of their missing son on the front door and windows, pondering Casey Anthony's acquittal of her 2-year-old daughter's murder and ultimately brief sentence for lying to investigators.
Both said her judgment day awaits.
"She should not have gotten away with it," Benitez said.
Her husband said most troubling was that "no one gets convicted or does any time for it."
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Parents Mark Birthday of Missing New Braunfels Toddler
Six months later, Joshua is still missing. No body has been found. No suspects. And no solid leads.
Still, Davis and Benitez are hopeful he's alive. Today, they plan to mark his second birthday, which is on August 16, with a prayer vigil.
"It's still his day," Davis said. "It's still his birthday."
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As one case closes, another remains open: Search for Joshua Davis Jr. continues by New Braunfels Police
One local mystery was solved last week with the discovery of Shannon Smith’s burnt orange pickup truck, and the murder suspect’s body, less than 2 miles from the scene of the crime. But there’s another local mystery that New Braunfels Police still want solved: The case of missing New Braunfels toddler Joshua Davis Jr., who went missing over 7 months ago, on a cold February night.
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Media biased in missing kids coverage
Over the past week, there was an intense media focus on Lisa Irwin, the 10-month-old Missouri girl who, according to her parents, was taken by an intruder from their home in the middle of the night.

As investigators search for Lisa, there are thousands of other missing child cases that fail to capture the nation's attention.

CBS News' Susan McGinnis reports that Joshua Davis disappeared during a family gathering at their San Antonio, Texas, home last February.
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Activist works to get missing baby Joshua case national attention
The case of missing 11-month-old Baby Lisa Irwin has been in the national media for weeks. Irwin was last seen about a month ago and investigators are still following up on leads.
Alonzo Washington, who says he works as a voice for the parents of missing children, said Sunday that while the attention out there for Baby Lisa is good, there's one child in Texas who has been forgotten—18-month-old Baby Joshua Davis.
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Missing toddelers parents plea for information
Nearly a year after a New Braunfels toddler disappeared from his home, his parents still have no information about where the boy could be.
Joshua Davis, Jr. was last seen February 4th of 2011. Police searched several miles around his home but found no sign of him. His father, Josh Davis, said police are "starting fresh" with the case.
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