Found Safe GA - Blaise Barnett, 1, sitting in car when stolen, later found abandoned, Clarkston, 10 Nov 2021

[IceIce9]

The car was parked in the driveway next to her house.

Police would not say whether the car belonged to the woman or whether she had any further involvement in the case. They are speaking with her to learn more.

Missing 1-year-old boy, kidnapped in stolen SUV, found safe

 

[Vern]

I agree it's a bit disconcerting but in one of her first interviews she did say it the other way around.

"......He just was making a quick trip, you know to the house, because it's right there. So the car....we were able to still see the car. Maybe 30 seconds he was in there. He came, you know, tried to come back to get Blaise and then Blaise wasn't out here. The car wasn't either."

Probably because when you walk out your door ... the car is the obvious thing that is not there, then you look to see if they at least took your child out and left them there. I walk outside and my car is gone it would be the obvious thing I noticed immediately and I then freak wondering where the heck is my little one who was in that car.

 

[Shamrock1]

With some newer cars, a car thief doesn’t need to try the handle. If the side mirrors are folded in, the car is locked. I wonder if the car he was found in was one of these cars.

If not, it seems risky to go checking the handles of random cars in driveways. Maybe the thief knew the owner of the car and knew it would be unlocked? JMO.

 

[GraceG]

Wow!! Thank goodness he's been located! I'm THRILLED to say I was WRONG!
I hope that in the future they'll take little Blaise into the apartment before the groceries (and also shop earlier). So many crimes of opportunity happen late at night or early in the morning hours. Little ones should be counting sheep by then. MOO

So glad he was found safe. Our grocery (a large chain, grocery only not a Walmart type store) is open 24 hours. With my schedule sometimes I have to pick up groceries well after midnight. I am extra diligent about my surroundings then.

 

[perfectingpink]

Umm...strange. I thought this was either another Lonzie Barton or a stolen car that was called in as having a child in it to have it found faster. I think I will just sit and wait to see who put the child in that car.

 

[Angleterre]

Happy, happy, happy, to hear the news Blaise was found safe!! It looks like the parents were telling the truth as well, sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction.
Hopefully we hear more about the car thief that had a heart.

I’m so glad that he’s been found, truly a miracle. But I’m still not convinced yet that the parents weren’t involved somewhere along the chain. I don’t know what they would have stood to gain but something is very ‘off ‘ with all of this . I sincerely hope that his abduction is investigated to the ‘nth degree and that this handsome little chappy is the subject of a very thorough multi agency intervention to ensure his full safety because as parents, we all make mistakes especially when tired but leaving baby in an unlocked vehicle with the keys inside said vehicle, at gone 1am in the morning in a less than salubrious area is not a mistake!

 

[Angleterre]

From the second article:

Yet he was in a car all night and no one heard him crying?

Mmmmmm I don’t know- I’m getting a Shannon Matthews (U.K.) vibe about this !

 

[IceIce9]

I don’t know which seems more unlikely:

The car thief found the keys in the cup holder but didn’t see the baby in the baby seat, drove away, later discovered that there was a baby on board, took him home and cared for him overnight without a roommate, neighbors, family, or friends seeing/hearing the baby then the next day taking the baby to place him inside another unlocked vehicle without being noticed by the owner of the vehicle or any of her neighbors

OR

After discovering there was a baby in the car he found another unlocked car and left the baby inside that car overnight, without being noticed by neighbors or the owner of the car, and no one heard the baby crying.

MOO

 

[Cubby]

Time to eat my phone. I did not expect this outcome, but I am so glad to be wrong.

IMO, don’t get out the ketchup just yet. Your words were, “if this wasn’t staged I’ll eat my phone.” I thought for sure this was a cover for an accident. I could not be happier to be so very wrong. But still, something feels staged. MOO

Well said. Various examples of staging/ arrangements have crossed mind. It will be interesting to learn of arrest/s occur at some point and what charges might occur.

 

[MysteriousNoblewoman]

There is weird silence about the circumstances here. Wouldn’t LE be quick to make sure the parents are not grilled by media by saying what happened if they truly have no suspicions regarding their involvement?

 

[IceIce9]

I am reminded of the woman who “found” Lady Gaga’s stolen dogs tied to a pole.

5 Suspects Arrested in Kidnapping of Lady Gaga's Dogs — Including Woman Who Returned Them to Police

I thought that sounded fishy at the time and I think there is an element of fishyness to this case as well. MOO

Mostly I am just happy the baby is safe.

 

[LauraAnne]

Now that we've seen video of the car entering and exiting the parking lot, it's clear it wasn't parked where Mom said it was. Was she just fudging the story to the media so they look more responsible - "the car was never out of our sight"?

 

[Jo in Calif]

DeKalb County police said investigators believe the motive for the shooting is related to the kidnapping of the one-year-old Blaise Barnett. After more than 37 hours after being abducted from in front of his Clarkston apartment, the missing 1-year-old boy was at a home on Rogers Street, according to investigators.

Blaise Barnett: Police believe shooting of DeKalb County man is linked to 1-year-old boy's abduction

 

[perfectingpink]

I must have missed something because the shooting completely confused me. This article cleared a little up.

2 charged with murder believed to be connected to Blaise Barnett kidnapping

 

[LauraAnne]

Thanks, Pink. Still very confusing as to their role in the kidnapping. Standing by for more news!

 

[HM99]

I must have missed something because the shooting completely confused me. This article cleared a little up.

2 charged with murder believed to be connected to Blaise Barnett kidnapping

I’m still confused. How are they linked? Are the 2 charged with murder related to Blaise and did the think the victim is the one who took the baby?

 

[LauraAnne]

I’m still confused. How are they linked? Are the 2 charged with murder related to Blaise and did the think the victim is the one who took the baby?

It seems they haven't said how the three are related.

The deceased is a resident of the apartment complex where the van was found abandoned.

The two charged with murder have a very familiar last name. May be a coincidence.

 

[StarryStarryNight]

Very confusing.

 

[BlkMtnGirl]

It seems they haven't said how the three are related.

The deceased is a resident of the apartment complex where the van was found abandoned.

The two charged with murder have a very familiar last name. May be a coincidence.

Very familiar.

 

[IceIce9]

We knew the story sounded off all along, didn’t we? MOO