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Tulip City Truck Stop on Lincoln Road in Holland
The truck stop location of the possible sighting of AMB was the Tulip City Truck Stop on Lincoln Road in Holland.
One of the people who messaged the Find Aundria M Bowman Facebook page said that at the time of the disappearance, the Bowmans lived on the North corner of 52nd street and Lincoln Road. That residence is no longer there. But the residence was about a half-mile right down the road from the Tulip City Truck Stop.
It seems to me that to someone who didn't know where AMB lived, it might seem strange to see her in a truck stop. However, if that truck stop is only a short walk up the road from her home, it might not be such a big deal. From what I understand, there is a mini-market at the truck stop. March 11, 1989 was a Saturday, and she might have just walked over there to get a soda or a candy bar during the hours before her disappearance.
Judging by Facebook, Aundria's adoptive parents (or at least mother) are aware that there is a search for her, the adoptive mother commented on something in July. Even if the adoptive parents are 100% innocent and were faultless parents (going against what her friends have stated), they do not seem to have held much love for the girl at all judging by their lack of response or care, even to provide more photos of her. Or, if they didn't even have any more photos of her - also a bit telling.
A former elementary school classmate just sent us these photos of Aundria from her first and second grade classes. I cleaned them up and adjusted the brightness, contrast, and intensity of the images.
She attended first grade at Glerum Elementary in Holland MI, and second grade at Woodside Elementary School in Holland MI.
Based on the contents of the Find Aundria Bowman Community on Facebook, I can understand Aundria’s adoptive parents hesitancy to say anything about Aundria. Aundria’s biological mother’s frustration and feelings (understandably) toward the Bowmans are more than displayed in the group.
But it is not helping (and only hurting) the Bowman’s that they have been silent.
At the very least, the administrator of the group should reach out to the adoptive mother, through a private message and get info or pictures of Aundria she may have. There are many sides to a story, the Bowmans should have the opportunity to present their side. No one should make them out to be the guilty party. They should at least be given the chance to help find Aundria without feeling at fault for her disappearance.
Hate to be kinda OT on this thread but are they 100 %+ that Aundria Bowman is not our CA Aundria Doe? These pics look like they are a younger version of Carls reconstruction. Has DNA positively ruled her out?
Carl & Cathy have seen the post mortem photo; I trust she is not Aundria.
I believe the adoptive parents have also seen the photo & said no
Hate to be kinda OT on this thread but are they 100 %+ that Aundria Bowman is not our CA Aundria Doe?
If I were the adoptive parents, the more innocent I was, the more I wouldn't go near the virulence on the FB page. It appalls me and I'm not even emotionally involved.
I'd figure I've had enough grief, there's no reason to open old wounds, and they wouldn't listen to me anyway. The internet is too often like a river full of piranhas just waiting to strip the vulnerable to the bone.
I don't understand what's offensive there. We circulate her photos; I don't recall any posts that are not about finding Aundria.
The attitude towards the adoptive parents struck me as very nasty. Maybe I was just in a bad mood that day, or maybe I just happened to catch one of the posts you said were deleted.
If you happen to catch something there; feel free to PM me so it can be taken care of.
First I want to say thank you all for the input. If not for the admins on my daughter's Facebook pg I would still be getting nowhere fast. My daughter and I are blessed to have such good people put energy toward looking for her. I don't have any other pics of Alexis nor do I know what exactly happened on the last days before she went missing, but I'm learning something new everyday.
IMO if I had not been found this would surly be a cold and forgotten case. I have no intention of letting that happen.