Found Deceased FL - Jabez Spann, 14, Sarasota, 4 Sept 2017 *reward*

[AzPistonsGirl]

this is so awful... so sad for such a young kid...

 

[MaryG12]

More sad news for the Spann family:

[FONT=&quot]Troopers say 38-year-old Tawana Spann was behind the wheel. Spann is the mother of Jabez Spann, the highly-publicized Sarasota teen who has been missing since September 4th.[/FONT]

 

[doodles1211]

More sad news for the Spann family:

[FONT=&amp]Troopers say 38-year-old Tawana Spann was behind the wheel. Spann is the mother of Jabez Spann, the highly-publicized Sarasota teen who has been missing since September 4th.[/FONT]

Oh, this is terrible. They all have so much weighing on them, now this. Praying for them and the deceased.

 

[Gardener1850]

[h=1]Missing Sarasota teen's family hopes higher reward money helps find him[/h]

SARASOTA, Fla. -- A Sarasota teen has been missing now for nearly four months. Police say there are no new updates, but investigators and Jabez Spann’s family hope by raising the reward to fifty-thousand dollars, there will be new leads.
“Not knowing, not knowing where he’s at, what happened. We need closure,” said Latohya Jakes, Jabez’s aunt.
Instead of Christmas decorations, 'Happy Birthday' banners and balloons decorate the front lawn along with a football jersey belonging to now 15-year-old Jabez Spann.
Latohya said, “No one’s been in the holiday spirit. We want to bring him home.”
http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/miss...-higher-reward-money-helps-find-him/501819346

 

[Gardener1850]

Unidentified Remains found South of Sarasota:

NOKOMIS, Fla. (WFLA) – Sarasota authorities say human remains were found in Nokomis on Saturday.

Investigators were called to an undisclosed location after receiving a tip from family members about the possibility of human remains being buried in the area.
Upon arrival, forensic technicians excavated what they say appears to be human remains.
Investigators are working to identify the remains and determine their cause of death.

http://wfla.com/2017/12/30/childs-remains-found-buried-in-nokomis/

Could this be Jabez? Hoping for a resolution for his family soon.

 

[MaryG12]

Unidentified Remains found South of Sarasota:

http://wfla.com/2017/12/30/childs-remains-found-buried-in-nokomis/

Could this be Jabez? Hoping for a resolution for his family soon.

I saw that on the news and thought the same.

 

[Gardener1850]

Picture of the vacant lot from news article:

http://www.mysuncoast.com/news/poss...cle_c881c9f2-ed9f-11e7-9deb-130d2bcaf4bc.html

Street View from Jun 2015: https://www.google.com/maps/place/2...a86d198d6a9c5600!8m2!3d27.127297!4d-82.439818

 

[MaryG12]

That's right by Dona Bay.

I wonder how it got there - if someone chucked a body there - by way of The Legacy Trail nearby? By boat?

 

[Gardener1850]

Unidentified Remains found South of Sarasota:

http://wfla.com/2017/12/30/childs-remains-found-buried-in-nokomis/

Could this be Jabez? Hoping for a resolution for his family soon.

Remains were not Jabez: http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/2...nokomis-were-microscopic-sheriffs-office-says

hoh:

 

[MaryG12]

[h=1]
[/h]Sarasota Police Spann family still searching for answers about Jabez Spann


Jabez's mother Tawana Spann hasn't seen her son since early September when he went missing from the family's front lawn. She believes Jabez witnessed the killing of Travis Combs--and believes someone associated with the murder did something to him, but her focus now is staying vigilant and optimistic.

 

[JerseyGirl]

A national crime-fighting publication has taken up the case of missing Sarasota teen Jabez Spann.

CrimeOnline published a story Thursday about the 15-year-old, written by Atlanta Cold Case Research Institute director Sheryl McCollum, who interviewed the family and a private detective who has volunteered his time to investigate the case.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180125/cold-case-expert-digs-into-sarasota-missing-teen-case

 

[LisaWL7TR]

The mother of a missing Sarasota teen says 'that was the wrong kid to touch'


Jabez’s mother Tawana Spann gave 10News a rare on-camera interview.

She sends a strong message to anyone responsible for her son’s disappearance.

“That was the wrong kid to touch,” said Tawana. Her 14-year-old son disappeared nearly five months ago on Labor Day. He was last seen walking on his way home.

They should have left that little boy alone because I’m not going to stop!” said Tawana.

The 38-year-old mother says Jabez’s disappearance has impacted his family, his teammates, friends, and community.

Tawana said, “It affected all my family, tearing them apart for those actions alone. Yeah, every day, every day has to be dedicated to me finding him, every day, every day!”

The mother of three vows to bring him home. She said, “He’s coming home with a clear definition of what happened.”

Jabez’s family thinks his disappearance is retaliation.
A week before the teen vanished, a witness told police he and Jabez saw a murder but that witness, 55-year-old Reginald Parker, recanted his story. Police charged Parker with accessory to murder.

“At some point, somebody has to say something, stand up and do something about it,” said Tawana.

But despite a fifty-thousand dollar reward for information, there hasn’t been a break in Jabez’s case.

https://www.bing-amp.com/c/www.wtsp...ays-that-was-the-wrong-kid-to-touch/511855474

 

[Cherry]

Is there footage of the vigil? I think someone lured him away after the vigil, saying he had to get out of town and was murdered. If there is video it must be scoured for anyone he interacted with.

 

[Damarna]

More attention being given to Jabez's case. I pray he is date and can come give to his mom.

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[Cora]

Jabez has a beautiful smile.

Nancy Grace covered this on her 1/29 podcast. Happy to see this case getting some publicity.


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[Henry2326]

from the family's front lawn.* She believes Jabez witnessed the killing of Travis Combs--and believes someone associated with the murder did something to him, but her focus now is staying vigilant and optimistic.

"I don't even draw a hypothesis anymore.* i don't even draw a conclusion.* all i want right now is for all of us to have the first step of finding him....that's it.* i have high hopes and faith that it will happen very soon."

At this point, the FBI, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Sarasota Police Department have all contributed 50-thousand dollars as a reward for information about the missing teenager. *

"This is a priority case for our detectives at the police department and we honestly believe that someone in our community know something."

http://www.mysuncoast.com/news/sara...cle_68f254e8-f7e0-11e7-ad6e-379cb0a0b3c7.html

 

[Damarna]

http://www.crimeonline.com/2018/01/...witnessing-a-murder-up-to-50k-reward-offered/

This case is breaking my heart!

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[j_in_c]

I keep waiting for a break in this case for his poor family - such a beautiful young baby boy. I hope the reward money brings them the tip they desperately need.

 

[cybervampira]

Police work to ID human remains found by children in Sarasota
http://www.wfla.com/news/sarasota-c...id-human-remains-found-in-sarasota/1126128511
Police are working to identify human remains found in the 1900 block of Gillespie Avenue in Sarasota Monday afternoon.

The Sarasota Police Department Dive Team, Criminal Investigations Division and Crime Scene Technicians are at the scene working diligently to identify the individual.

The body's race, sex and cause of death are still unknown.

The agency's spokeswoman Genevieve Judge said children found the remains around 3:30 p.m. as they played and told an adult.

Detectives are still speaking with them.

Judge said she has been "inundated with phone calls from members of the media" asking her if the remains are those of missing Sarasota teenager Jabez Spann, but Judge said it's too soon to tell.

 

[Gardener1850]

Police work to ID human remains found by children in Sarasota
http://www.wfla.com/news/sarasota-c...id-human-remains-found-in-sarasota/1126128511
Police are working to identify human remains found in the 1900 block of Gillespie Avenue in Sarasota Monday afternoon.

The Sarasota Police Department Dive Team, Criminal Investigations Division and Crime Scene Technicians are at the scene working diligently to identify the individual.

The body's race, sex and cause of death are still unknown.

The agency's spokeswoman Genevieve Judge said children found the remains around 3:30 p.m. as they played and told an adult.

Detectives are still speaking with them.

Judge said she has been "inundated with phone calls from members of the media" asking her if the remains are those of missing Sarasota teenager Jabez Spann, but Judge said it's too soon to tell.

Less than a mile from where Jabez was last seen: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/150...4b534197e88033!2m2!1d-82.5325344!2d27.3541251

Praying for quick answers for his family