Forensic Astrology - HASANNI CAMPBELL

[Paulette]

Soulscape: Oh how well I remember that chart! I thought he'd be arrested sometime this week.. He has asteroid d'arrest (9133) at 23 Virgo and Pluto 27 Virgo in his chart.

d'arrest had transited PAST 23 Virgo 2 days ago. What? Of course! When it conjuncts his Pluto at 27 degrees. AND, it did. Today.

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Missing East Bay Boy's Foster Parents Arrested
Aug 29, 2009 12:59 pm US/Pacific
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The foster parents of a missing 5-year-old disabled boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said Friday.

After being questioned by detectives late into the night, Louis Ross was booked into the Santa Rita Jail early Saturday on a homicide charge and was being held without bond. Jennifer Campbell was jailed on an accessory charge and was being held on $15,000 bond, according to jail records.

Police indicated that they believe young Hasanni Campbell is dead, although as of Saturday no body had been recovered.

"Right now, in this investigation, it's not a missing persons case anymore, it is a homicide investigation,'' Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason said. "We believe Hasanni Campbell is no longer alive and we have the people responsible."

The couple were arrested separately within an hour of each other. Campbell was arrested about 1:50 p.m. Friday at the Union City BART station, police said. At 2:45 p.m., Ross was arrested at the couple's Fremont home.

Thomason said the couple were questioned extensively by investigators after being taken into custody. Police officers also conducted a search of the couple's home on Friday evening.

Investigators declined to comment on any specific evidence in the case that led to the arrests of the foster parents.

"This investigation is still ongoing and very complex,'' Thomason said.

The couple, who are engaged, were scheduled to be arraigned in court on Monday.

The pair took custody of Hasanni and his 1-year-old sister several months ago because their mother &#8212; Jennifer Campbell's sister &#8212; had drug problems.

There's even a Web site &#8212; findhasanni.com &#8212; where his foster family tries to explain their role.

"We understand that there is a lot of speculation out there due to misconceptions about our family and the environment Hasanni was living in but to us he is a son, a brother, a family member and so much more and not just a foster child," a message from the site reads.

But, with police receiving a lack of strong tips and bloodhounds unable to detect the scent of where Hasanni allegedly disappeared, many wondered if his family had anything to do with it. Both Ross and police had said his family was cooperating with authorities, although Ross felt police believed he and Campbell, who is six months pregnant, did something wrong.

They both have denied any involvement with his disappearance.

During a second vigil for Hasanni outside the shoe store on Monday, the soft-spoken Ross told The Associated Press that "in the court of public opinion I've been charged, tried and convicted," regarding the boy's disappearance.

Prominent Bay Area civil rights attorney John Burris, who has been advising the couple shortly after Hasanni's disappearance, said Friday that he was surprised by the couple's arrest.

"I'm not aware of any hard physical evidence that ties either one into a missing child," said Burris, adding that authorities have 72 hours to file charges.

findhasanni.com
http://www.findhasanni.com/

RAW VIDEO: Campbell Foster Parents' Home Searched
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54668@kpix.dayport.com

VIDEO: Foster Parents Of Hasanni Campbell Arrested
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54664@kpix.dayport.com

RAW VIDEO: Briefing On The Arrests In The Campbell Case
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54681@kpix.dayport.com

VIDEO: Missing East Bay Boys' Foster Parents Arrested
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54683@kpix.dayport.com

Article:
http://cbs5.com/crime/foster.parents.arrested.2.1150728.html
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UPDATED: Missing 5-year-old Fremont boy s foster parents arrested on suspicion of murder
Posted: 08/28/2009 03:39:08 PM PDT
Updated: 08/29/2009 08:21:27 AM PDT
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"This is a not a missing persons case any more," Officer Jeff Thomason, Oakland police spokesman, said Friday evening.

"This is a homicide investigation, and we are talking to the people responsible."Campbell was arrested at 1:50 p.m. at the Union City BART station. Ross was arrested in the couple's Fremont home at 2:45 p.m. Hasanni's body has not been found, Thomason said.

Campbell was booked Friday night on suspicion of being an accessory to murder. Police were still interviewing Ross late Friday night and said they would be booking him on suspicion of murder.

Homicide investigator Sgt. Gus Galindo said police decided to arrest the couple "because our preliminary and follow-up investigations have shown Hasanni Campbell was never in the rear of the Rockridge shoe store as reported by Louis Ross."

Police plan to release additional details that they hope will draw more information from the public. The last confirmed sighting of Hasanni was Aug. 6 at a Wal-Mart in Fremont, where he was seen with both foster parents.

Ross, who used to live in Maryland, had a restraining order filed against him there in 2005. He also has had a number of judgments for unpaid state taxes there, including a number of income tax liens totaling thousands of dollars. As she has done since Hasanni's disappearance, Campbell's mother, Pam Clark, continued to defend her daughter and Ross after hearing of the arrests Friday evening.

"It's shocking. I think they made a mistake and arrested the wrong person," Clark said. " just feel like they don't have anything to do with it." Clark said the arrests did not dim her hopes of seeing her grandson again.

"This is not going to stop me from looking for Hasanni, because he still needs to be found. I have hopes he will come back alive," Clark said. "I just feel he's alive somewhere. I'm still looking." Police have scoured the area around the shoe store in the busy Rockridge shopping district but have turned up no clues. Police earlier served a search warrant at the Fremont home where Hasanni and his younger sister lived with Ross and Campbell, retrieving a small, decorative sword, a cell phone and other items.

Police also searched the 2002 BMW that Ross was driving the day Hasanni disappeared, taking swabs, the rear seat of the vehicle, carpet from the car, two car seats, molding and latches, according to a receipt of property from the FBI. An Alameda County Superior Court document also shows that four fingerprint lifts, eight DNA swabs and one pair of latex gloves were taken from the car.

Oakland police officers again searched the couple's home Friday, starting about 2:30 p.m. and continuing into the night. Officers could be seen searching a bedroom above the garage, going through clothes and papers, and flipping the mattress. Between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m., police officers removed a gray computer CPU tower and screen from the house. Two dogs, one large and tan-colored and the other black and white, were removed from the home and loaded into Fremont city vehicles.

Around 8:30 p.m., officers left the house with two grocery-sized paper evidence bags as they prepared to wrap up the search. Fremont police provided security during the search and restricted traffic to and from the subdivision for several hours.

Residents said they were shocked at the news of the arrests Friday. "I can't believe it," said Jim Pham, who has lived on a street adjacent to the couple's home in the Hampton Place subdivision.

Pham said the FBI came to his house in the days after the boy's disappearance and asked general questions about the couple, but Pham had never seen them. Other residents echoed his sentiments and added they were concerned about the negative publicity being brought to the quaint neighborhood.

More than a half-dozen neighbors interviewed in recent weeks described Ross and Campbell as a quiet couple rarely was seen outside their home. A woman who lives next door said she never seen Hasanni, and another woman who lives across the street said she only saw him once earlier this year. Although several of the neighborhood children play in the streets, Hasanni was never among them, they said.

Juan Bonuel, who lives in a home across the street from the couple's corner lot, had contact with Hasanni several times but never had spoken to Ross or Campbell. Bonuel said that every day during the school year he would see Hasanni on the school bus that takes kids to James Leitch Elementary School in Fremont's Warm Springs District. "He's a good-looking kid, adorable," Bonuel said recently, noting Hasanni always would say, "Hi." Bonuel said he had not seen Hasanni since summer vacation began in mid-June.

Oakland Police Department detectives prepare to enter the home of Louis Ross and Jennifer Campbell on Roxie Terrace in Fremont, Calif., on Friday, August 28, 2009. The two, foster parents of Hassani Campbell, 5, were arrested in connection with the disabled child's disappearance

As Oakland police search inside, a Fremont police officer takes into custody the dog of Louis Ross on Roxie Terrace in Fremont, Calif., on Friday, August 28, 2009. Ross and Jennifer Campbell, foster parents of 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell, were arrested in connection with the disappearance of the disabled boy. Hasanni was reported missing Aug. 10 in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland.

As Oakland police search inside, a Fremont Police officer guards the home of Louis Ross on Roxie Terrance in Fremont, Calif. on Friday, August 28, 2009. Ross and Jennifer Campbell, foster parents of 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell, were arrested in connection with the disappearance of the disabled boy. Hasanni was reported missing Aug. 10 in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland.

Article:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_13225210
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Hasanni's foster parents arrested for murder
Friday, August 28, 2009 | 5:29 PM
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On Friday, Oakland Police said they are now convinced that 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell was killed and they accused his foster parents of the crime. Both are in jail.

"We do believe Hasanni Campbell has been murdered," says Oakland Police Officer Jeff Thomason.

Oakland police have yet to find the body of Hasanni, but they insist his foster parents killed him.

Louis Ross and fiancé Jennifer Campbell, Hasanni's aunt, were arrested this afternoon on suspicion of murder. The two were taken separately to the Oakland Police Department late Friday afternoon.

"Right now we have investigators talking to both parties. I want to clarify that this is not a missing persons case anymore. This is a homicide investigation and we are talking to the people responsible," says Officer Thomason.

Police aren't saying what led to the arrests, but investigators have been at the couple's Fremont home all afternoon searching for evidence. Still, Hasanni's birth mother and extended family stand behind Ross and Campbell.

"I'm outraged at the fact that they would arrest my sister and brother in law for something they didn't do," says Shemika Campbell, Hasanni's biological mother.

"I am very surprised that they got arrested because they didn't do anything wrong. They love those kids like there were, you know, their own," says Trinity Schwabacher, Hasanni's aunt.

Then, investigators discovered a text message on Ross's cell phone where he threatened to abandon Hassani at a BART station. Through it all, the couple maintained their innocence. Attorney John Burris has been offering them legal advice and he believes the arrest is nothing more than tactic to get the couple to talk.

"It would not surprise me in any way that police would seek to divide and conquer, by arresting, to see if one or more of the persons have something to say that they have not already said," says Burris.

VIDEO: Hasanni's Foster Parents Arrested For Murder
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6988704

RAW VIDEO: Police Seach Hasanni's Home
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6988728

VIDEO: Hasanni's Foster Parents Arrested For Murder
Police announced Hasanni's case turned from missing to a homicide investigation.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6989069

Article:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=6988575
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UPDATED: Police: Missing 5-Year-Old Was Killed; Foster Parents Arrested
Posted: 3:25 pm PDT August 28, 2009
Updated: 11:44 pm PDT August 28, 2009
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Oakland police said Friday night that they believe Hasanni Campbell is dead, and that his foster parents, Louis Ross and Jennifer Campbell, are responsible.

Ross and Campbell were arrested Friday afternoon on suspicion of murder, according to Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan.

"This investigation [is] not a missing persons case anymore," police spokesperson Jeff Thomason said. "It is a homicide investigation."

Jennifer Campbell, Hasanni's aunt and foster mother, was arrested on suspicion of murder at about 1:50 p.m. at the Union City BART station, Thomason said. At about 2:45 p.m., Louis Ross was arrested on the same charge at his Fremont home. Warrants for their arrest remain sealed.

Louis did not react as he was taken into custody, according to Chief Jordan, who said that the foster father seemed to be awaiting arrest.

"We believe Hasanni Campbell is no longer alive and we have the people responsible," Thomason said.

He said Ross and Jennifer Campbell were being interviewed by detectives Friday evening.

A law enforcement source told KTVU that a compelling piece of evidence is that no one ever saw the little boy in the busy Rockridge neighborhood where his foster father reported him missing 18 days ago.

The source also says that the fact that very few tips have come in point to the couple as being the only ones who really know what happened to their foster son.

KTVU has learned that Ross has waived his right to remain silent, and has been talking to police.

&#8220;It would not surprise me in any way that the police is seeking to divide and conquer by arresting and seeing if they have something to say that they haven't already said,&#8221; said the couple&#8217;s legal advisor John Burris.

Burris told KTVU that the district attorney has until next Tuesday to decide whether to bring charges against Louis Ross and Jennifer Cambpell.

Video: Police Search Home Of Hasanni Campbell's Foster Parents
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20608579/index.html

VIDEO~ OAKLAND: Foster Parents Of Missing 5-Year-Old Boy Arrested On Suspicion Of Murder
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20608170/index.html

VIDEO~ OAKLAND: Police Search Foster Parents' Home For Evidence In 5-Year-Old's Disappearence
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20612321/index.html

VIDEO~ OAKLAND: Police Say Missing 5-Year-Old Is Dead; Foster Parents Responsible
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20612196/index.html

VIDEO~ OAKLAND: Rockridge Residents, Business Owners Shocked By Foster Parents' Arrest
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20612435/index.html

Article:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/20606391/detail.html
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UPDATED: Foster parents arrested in boy's killing
August 29, 2009
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(08-28) 18:08 PDT Fremont -- The foster parents who tearfully pleaded for the public's help in finding their missing 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy were arrested Friday on suspicion of killing the boy, authorities said.

Louis Ross, 38, and his fiancee, Jennifer Campbell, 33, the boy's aunt, were taken into custody on suspicion of murder, said Officer Jeff Thomason, an Oakland police spokesman.

Oakland homicide investigators were questioning the couple Friday night and conducted a search of the couple's Fremont home in Hampton Place, a tidy community of two-story stucco homes with wide streets and rose bushes.

Campbell was arrested at the Union City BART Station shortly before 2 p.m. after being questioned earlier by police, Thomason said. Ross was arrested at the Fremont home about an hour later.

"This is not a missing persons case anymore, this is a homicide investigation," Thomason said. "And we are talking to the people responsible." The officer said the investigation was "very complex."

John Burris, an attorney who has been consulting with the couple, said he was told of the couple's arrest on Friday afternoon.

"I'm not aware of what evidence, if any, that police have that supports the detainment or the arrest," Burris said. "I know that they have been questioned extensively by the police over the last several days."

Absent a body, Burris said the arrests were probably a police tactic designed to pressure the couple to talk and turn on each other.

"That's how police work," Burris said. "Divide and conquer."

Prosecutors will have 48 hours from the arrests, not including the weekend, to decide on charging the couple.

Friday afternoon, yellow crime scene tape blocked the street about a half block from the family's home, and Oakland police officers were seen going in and out of the backyard while Fremont police stood guard. A light could be seen on in the second story window, but it did not appear that anybody was at home. The search of the home wound down about 7 p.m.

Neighbors were shocked to see police cars and news helicopters descend on Hampton Place, a neighborhood they regard as free of crime.

Entrances to the neighborhood were temporarily blocked by police, who were allowing only residents to enter.

"All along, we heard the foster parents were upset about being interviewed, and asked a lot of questions. Now today, we found out they got arrested," said Alok Verma, who lives about a block and a half away from the family's home. "It's shocking."

Police gather outside the home of missing 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell in Fremont where Oakland police were investigating.

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/28/BAE119FCE7.DTL&tsp=1
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UPDATED: Foster Parents Arrested, Hasanni Campbell Believed to be Dead
8/28/2009 4:06:00 PM
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The foster parents of Hasanni Campbell, a 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who was last seen Aug. 10, were arrested on suspicion of murder Friday, Oakland police Officer Jeff Thomason said.

"Right now, in this investigation, it's not a missing persons case anymore," Thomason said. "It is a homicide investigation."

Jennifer Campbell, Hasanni's aunt and foster mother, was arrested on suspicion of murder at about 1:50 p.m. at the Union City BART station, Thomason said. At about 2:45 p.m., Louis Ross was arrested on the same charge at his Fremont home.

"We believe Hasanni Campbell is no longer alive and we have the people responsible," Thomason said.

Thomason said investigators have not located Hasanni's body and declined to comment on specific evidence in the case that led to today's arrests.

"This investigation is still ongoing and very complex," Thomason said.

He said Ross and Jennifer Campbell were being interviewed by detectives Friday evening.

VIDEO: Foster Parents Arrested in Connection with the Hasanni Campbell Disappearance
http://serve.castfire.com/video/148631/148631_2009-08-28-193744.mp4

Article:
http://www.kron4.com/News/ArticleVi...nni Campbell Believed to be Dead/Default.aspx
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Campbell&#8217;s Foster Parents Arrested: Murder Suspected in Missing Child Case
August 28, 2009 &#8211; 9:59 pm
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Louis Ross and his fiancée Jennifer Campbell&#8212;the boy&#8217;s aunt&#8212;were taken into custody in separate arrests today, Thomason said.
&#8220;I want to clarify, this is not a missing persons case,&#8221; Thomason said at an 8 p.m. press conference held at the Oakland Police Department headquarters. &#8220;We believe Hassani Campbell has been murdered.&#8221;

Thomason would not comment on any evidence uncovered in the investigation nor on the nature of the arrests, but said police have yet to recover Hassani&#8217;s body. Campbell was arrested at 1:45 p.m. Friday at the Union City BART station and Ross was arrested at his Fremont home at 2:45 p.m., Thomason said.

High profile Oakland attorney John Burris, who has been working with Hassani&#8217;s foster parents as an advisor, said the two underwent questioning today and that the arrests were unexpected. &#8220;I&#8217;m quite surprised as to why they were arrested today,&#8221; Burris said at a press conference that took place before Thomason&#8217;s statements.

Burris said he has not been hired as an attorney but that he will be assisting the couple. He has previously represented celebrities including Barry Bonds and Tupac Shakur, and in 2003 won a $10.9 million class action settlement against the Oakland Police Department in the &#8220;Riders&#8221; case, which accused officers of planting evidence and using excessive force. Earlier this year Burris filed a $25 million wrongful death suit over the January shooting of Oscar Grant by a BART police officer.

Article:
http://oaklandnorth.net/2009/08/28/...ested-murder-suspected-in-missing-child-case/

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[FifthEssence]

LOUIS ROSS - Murder
Arrested @10:50pm on 8/28/09
Booked @5:22am on 8/29/09
Arraignment 9/1/09 @2pm
NO BAIL SET


JENNIFER CAMPBELL - Accessory
Arrested @9:15pm on 8/28/09
Booked @6:24am on 8/29/09
Arraignment 8/31/09 @2:30pm
BAIL set @15,000.

(not to be confused w/the times LE picked them up on "Suspicion")

 

[athy]

okay we have the foster parents being arrested in this case, a search going on for both haleigh and lindsey. who's going to be found first and perhaps hopefully all three will be found soon.

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Thanks to Shutterfly for posting this infor...I bumped it to here since it does have time-stamps on it for our astrologers! :wink:

FYI: They already transferred JC to Santa Rita Women's Prison!

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[Angel Who Cares]

Case of Missing Fremont Child Considered Homicide
Saturday, 29 August 2009 11:32AM
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The foster parents of Hasanni Campbell, a 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who was last seen Aug. 10, were arrested on suspicion of murder Friday, Oakland police Officer Jeff Thomason said.

"Right now, in this investigation, it's not a missing persons case anymore," Thomason said. "It is a homicide investigation."

AUDIO: KCBS&#8217; Chris Filippi Reports
http://www.kcbs.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=3984876

Article:
http://www.kcbs.com/Foster-Parents-Arrested/5105444
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Hasanni's foster parents could be released
Saturday, August 29, 2009
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The foster parents of missing 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell could be released from jail by Tuesday if formal complaints are not filed by then.

Louis Ross and his fiancée Jennifer Campbell were taken into custody Friday on suspicion of murder. That means police have 48 hours from the time of the arrests, not including the weekend, to file formal charges.

Police say they are now looking for Hasanni Campbell's body and they are investigating the case as a homicide.

Investigators would not say what led to the couple's arrest or why they now believe the 5-year-old is dead.

Article:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=6989730
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Search for Hasanni not over yet, volunteer says
Posted: 08/29/2009 05:49:56 PM PDT
Updated: 08/30/2009 07:36:40 AM PDT
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Those who had been aiding Louis Ross and Jennifer Campbell since their 5-year-old foster son, Hasanni Campbell, vanished earlier this month expressed sadness Saturday, a day after the couple was arrested in connection with what investigators now call a homicide.

Oakland police released no new information Saturday, after arresting Campbell, 30, on Friday afternoon at the Union City BART station and Ross, 38, later Friday at the couple's Fremont home. Campbell was booked Friday night on suspicion of being an accessory to murder. Police were still interviewing Ross late Friday night and said they would be booking him on suspicion of murder.

Prosecutors must decide by Tuesday afternoon whether to charge the couple or release them pending further investigation.

Oakland attorney John Burris, who has been advising Ross and Campbell in recent weeks, said Saturday it was unlikely he would formally represent them; he mainly does civil-rights cases, not criminal defense, and he's not sure who'll end up taking the case. Still, he said, he tried to meet with them Saturday morning but was unsuccessful because they were in transit, perhaps for additional police interviews.

"I just want to let them know what's ahead for them... what the process looks like in front of them. No more than that," he said.

Burris said it appears investigators' probable cause for arresting Ross and Campbell was because Hasanni was never in the vicinity of the Rockridge shoe store where his foster parents claimed they last saw him Aug. 10; police say the boy actually was last seen Aug. 6 with his foster parents near a Walmart store in Fremont.

"It means to me that this is more of an effort, seemingly, to build a circumstantial-evidence-type case and eventually get one or more of them to turn state's evidence if they have any evidence, and I don't know that they do," Burris said. "I'm not surprised at that strategy."

Sherri-Lyn Miller, who has used her San Leandro shop, All in One Stop, to print up T-shirts with Hasanni's image to publicize the case and raise funds for the search, said the foster parents' arrests won't slow her volunteer effort to locate the boy.

"There's still a 5-year-old child that's missing. I'm putting a search team together and leaving my store at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning," she said. about 15 to 20 volunteers will caravan to the Monterey area, where Ross has lived in the past. "As far as trying to find him, nothing has changed. We just have two less people to look for him, and now that they're in custody the public has no more excuse for not helping to look for this child."


Article:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_13231554
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Volunteers Continue Search Despite Foster Parents' Arrest
Posted: 3:25 pm PDT August 28, 2009
Updated: 8:06 pm PDT August 29, 2009
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Volunteers who have been searching for Hasanni Campbell for weeks said they are undaunted by Oakland police department&#8217;s statement that they believe Hasanni is dead, and that his foster parents, Louis Ross and Jennifer Campbell, are responsible.

On Friday night, police spokesperson Jeff Thomason said, "This investigation [is] not a missing persons case anymore. It is a homicide investigation."

Oakland police have not said what led to the arrest of the foster parents or why investigators believe the child is dead, though they have indicated they may reveal more information in this case on Sunday.

Still, volunteers on Saturday said their efforts are still concentrated on finding the missing boy.

Sherri Miller has been leading a small volunteer search effort for Hasanni since he was reported missing 19 days ago.

&#8220;Regardless of the arrests, regardless of anything else, he needs to be found,&#8221; said Miller. She added that she felt that the story&#8217;s improbability has kept many who might have aided in his search away.

&#8220;I think the story was very difficult for people to buy into. It made it very difficult for some people to feel some type of connection.&#8221;

Ande Pena is among the volunteers who plan to hand out t-shirts and flyers and search this weekend as far away as Monterey.

&#8220;I was saddened because it leads [people] to believe that he's not going to be found alive,&#8221; said Pena.

While they said they feel the arrest of Hasanni&#8217;s foster parents is irrelevant, both hope it leads both clues to the child&#8217;s whereabouts and a renewed effort to the search effort that has so far drawn few volunteers.

&#8220;[In similar cases], you've seen communities organize and volunteers be turned away because so many people have come together,&#8221; said Pena. &#8220;You didn't see that in this case.

Volunteers say they will continue with plans for a vigil Monday evening for Hasanni at the Shuz of Rockridge shoe store in the 6000 block of College Avenue in Oakland where he was allegedly last seen.

VIDEO: Video: OAKLAND: Volunteers Continue Search After Foster Parents' Arrest
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20624387/index.html

Article:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/20606391/detail.html
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VIDEO: Volunteers Who Helped Search For Hasanni React To Arrests In Case
http://serve.castfire.com/video/149063/149063_2009-08-29-205730.mp4

VIDEO: Foster Parents Arrested In Missing Boy Case
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/20614081/index.html

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[Angel Who Cares]

August 30th Media Releases:

VIDEO: Missing Case Is Now A Homicide Investigation 08/30/09 7:58AM PT
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54708@kpix.dayport.com
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Cops: Kidnap suspect looks good for other cases
August 30, 2009
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Crime story II:

Oakland police decided early last week to arrest the foster parents of missing Hasanni Campbell - the only question was when to pull the trigger.

The first hint of a turn in the case came Wednesday when Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason suddenly stopped talking with reporters.

Up until then, the department had been handling Hasanni's disappearance as a missing-persons case and holding regular briefings.

And while Hasanni's foster father, Louis Ross, called police every day, little of what he told them about Hasanni's disappearance checked out, sources said.

"We never came up with one piece of proof that the child was ever in Rockridge that day," one police source said, referring to the neighborhood where the father claims the 5-year-old went missing.

And as time wore on, so did the feeling among investigators that they had to make a move in the very high-profile case.

"There are no new leads and still no body, but we felt it was time to bring them in, separate them and sweat them," said one police source.

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/29/BA3619F9NO.DTL#ixzz0Peru34M7
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Murder case to be built even though boy missing
August 30, 2009
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When a Fremont man and his fiancee are called to court this week in connection with the apparent slaying of their disabled 5-year-old foster son, prosecutors will be moving forward even though his body hasn't been found.

Louis Ross, 38, and his fiancee, Jennifer Campbell, 33, who have not been charged in the case, are the latest in a string of East Bay homicide suspects against whom police have built a case without a body.

Ross is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on suspicion of murdering Hasanni Campbell, while Jennifer Campbell is being held in lieu of $15,000 bail on suspicion of being an accessory in the case.

Circumstantial evidence helped convict Hans Reiser of first-degree murder in the 2006 slaying of his estranged wife, Nina, in the Oakland hills. His sentence was later reduced for leading police to her body.

Eric Mora, 53, was charged with murdering Cynthia Alonzo, 48, who failed to show up at a Thanksgiving dinner with her family in San Francisco in 2004. He remains in jail.

Hasanni's case presents its own unique challenges.

Adult victims who go missing presumably leave a trail. Prosecutors often tell juries that the evidence points to death when an adult fails to show up to work, visits friends, or use a credit card.

In Hasanni's case, prosecutors plan to prove the boy was murdered in part because no one has seen him since he disappeared Aug. 10, and Ross allegedly sent an expletive-laden text message to Campbell threatening to leave the boy alone on a BART platform.

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/29/BANQ19FT4B.DTL
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Hassani Campbell is Missing: Foster Parents Arrested for Suspicion of Murder
Fiance of Aunt Sent Angry Text Message Threatening to Abandon 5-year-old Just Days Before Disappearance
August 29, 2009
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The foster parents of Hassani Campbell have been arrested in connection with his homicide. Not just his disappearance, but his death. Oakland Police announced Friday, according to the Associated Press, that Louis Ross and Jennifer Campbell, the aunt of the 5-year-old boy, were charged with suspicion of murder. A spokesperson for the Oakland Police announced that the couple had been brought in for questioning. Hassani Campbell has been missing since August 10 and Louis Ross has appeared on talk shows like Nancy Grace to talk about the boy's disappearance. Jennifer Campbell, who is pregnant, has been relatively silent about her missing nephew, but both had pleaded for the safe return of the young boy.

"This is not a missing persons case anymore. This is a homicide investigation," Jeff Thomason, spokesman for the Oakland Police Department, said Friday. "We are talking to the people responsible. We do believe Hasanni Campbell is dead."

Hassani Campbell went missing when Louis Ross supposedly left the boy beside his car outside the back door of the shoe store where Jennifer Campbell worked. Ross said that it was routine on the days he had classes (Ross is a medical assistant student): He would leave Hassani, walk around to the front of the store carrying Hassani's little sister, then signal his fiancee that they were there so she could open the back door for Hassani. The routine, he said, was adopted to make it easier for Hassani Campbell, who had small ankle braces and found walking distances to be difficult.

According to Louis Ross, on this particular day, everything was going as planned, but then Hassani disappeared before he got back to the parking lot, Jennifer Campbell having already ascertained that her nephew was missing. Hassani, who has cerebral palsy, sometimes would hide, Ross said, so they spent a few minutes looking for the boy. When they failed to find him, they called the police.

And Hassani Campbell hasn't been seen since...

Jeff Thomason said that Hassani Campbell's body had not been found and would not elaborate on why police believe that the boy is dead.

The house (Edited media typo from apartment to house!) the couple shared was searched Friday as well. In the search warrant affidavit, Louis Ross threatened in a text message to his fiancee to leave the small boy at a train station platform unattended. Ross explained to the San Francisco Chronicle that he had sent the message in a moment of anger, when he was thinking of breaking up with Jennifer Campbell.

Ross' and Campbell's attorney said he was surprised by the arrest, as were many of their friends and supporters.

But Ross and Campbell aren't the only caretakers being questioned about the disappearance of someone in their charge. Back in June, 2-year-old Jada Justice was reported missing from a vehicle parked at a convenience store in Gary, Indiana. Engelica Castillo, Jada Justice's cousin and babysitter, claimed that the child had been left in the car while she went inside but was gone upon her return. But no one at the crowded convenient store saw a child, nor did they see anyone approach the vehicle in question. Fox News reported that a few days later, the body of little Jada Justice was found. Engelica Castillo, 18, and her boyfriend, Tim Tkachick, 24, were arrested a few days later and charged with Jada Justice's murder, neglect of a dependent, battery and false informing.

But being under suspicion or arrested for murder does not necessarily mean that those arrested or suspected are actually guilty of said crime or crimes. Polygraph results, although used as leverage in investigations, are inadmissible as evidence in legal cases.

Louis Ross and Jennifer Campbell are maintaining their innocence with regard to the disappearance of Hassani Campbell. They have a website set up in the effort to find him: FindHassani.com. There is a reward of more than $10,000 for information as to the whereabouts of the missing boy.

Hassani Campbell is Missing: Foster Parents Arrested for Suspicion of Murder
Date: August 28, 2009
Oakland , CA
United States of America

Article:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2120937/hassani_campbell_is_missing_foster.html?cat=17
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Neighbors Nonplussed By Arrests
Posted: Sunday, 30 August 2009 2:35PM
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Prosecutors in Alameda County Sunday worked to build a case against a Fremont couple suspected in the death of their missing foster child.

While investigators combed the Fremont home where Louis Ross and his fiance, Jennifer Campbell, live, those who work and live nearby told KCBS they weren't at all surprised when the couple was arrested Friday on suspicion of murdering the child.

Maja Ruznic works next door to the shoe store and was in the driveway with the couple moments after they said Hasanni vanished. She said their story never made any sense to her.

"From the very beginning I had a feeling that the kid was not in the car," said Ruznic.

The county prosecutor in charge of North Oakland was out investigating around the Rockridge shoe store driveway where Louis Ross says his 5-year-old foster son Hasanni Campbell disappeared three weeks ago. The DA has until the end of the day Tuesday to file charges against Ross, who was arrested Friday on suspicion of murdering the boy. Jennifer Campbell was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory.

So far, police have not found any evidence that the boy was in the car, nor have they found his body. If they can't get one of the couple to confess, or develop enough other hard evidence by Tuesday, they would have to release Ross and Campbell while the investigation goes on.

AUDIO: KCBS&#8217; Doug Sovern Reports
http://www.kcbs.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=3985892

Article:
http://www.kcbs.com/Neighbors-Nonplussed-By-Arrests/5110074
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UPDATED: Foster Parents Of Missing Boy Maintain Innocence From Jail
Posted: 3:25 pm PDT August 28, 2009
Updated: 7:05 pm PDT August 30, 2009
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The foster parents of missing five-year-old Hasanni Campbell are maintaining their innocence after their arrest on Friday on charges of murder, according to an attorney who visited the two in jail on Sunday.

Louis Ross was arrested on suspicion of homicide on Friday. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.

Jennifer Campbell was arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting a felony. She is scheduled to be arraigned Monday.

&#8220;We have not located his body and we do need people who know where he is,&#8221; said police spokesman Jeff Thomason, &#8220;And we don't believe he is alive.&#8221;

Oakland attorney John Burris visited Campbell and Ross Sunday, in attempt to assist them in locating a criminal defense attorney.

Oakland police have not said what led to the arrest of the foster parents or why investigators believe the child is dead, though they have indicated they may reveal more information in this case on Monday.

Volunteers say they will continue with plans for a vigil Monday evening for Hasanni at the Shuz of Rockridge shoe store in the 6000 block of College Avenue in Oakland where he was allegedly last seen.

VIDEO REPORT: OAKLAND: Volunteers Continue Search After Foster Parents' Arrest
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20624387/index.html

VIDEO: OAKLAND: Police Say Missing 5-Year-Old Is Dead; Foster Parents Responsible
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20612196/index.html

Article:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/20606391/detail.html

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Foster Parent's of Hasanni Campbell Arrested and Charged With Murder August 29, 2009 4:53
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August 31st Media Releases:

*NOTE: Hasanni's Sub-Forum Link:
[ame="http://www.websleuths.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=370"]Hasanni Campbell - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community[/ame]

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UPDATED: Hasanni Campbell's aunt to be released from jail
Posted: 08/31/2009 07:15:46 AM PDT
Updated: 08/31/2009 10:46:50 AM PDT
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The foster mother of Hasanni Campbell, the 5-year-old disabled Fremont boy who is now considered a homicide victim by Oakland police, will not be charged with a crime today, prosecutors said.

Jennifer Campbell, who is six months pregnant, and her fiance, Louis Ross, were arrested Friday in what investigators are saying is a homicide case. Ross reported the boy missing Aug. 10.

Alameda County Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers said no charges will be filed against Jennifer Campbell. It is expected Campbell will be released from Santa Rita Jail this afternoon.

"There is insufficient evidence at this time, and the investigation is continuing," Rogers said.

Campbell refused to talk to police about the case at all after the arrest, investigators said.

Ross is due in court Tuesday, and prosecutors still are reviewing the case.

Police have said the last confirmed sighting of the boy was Aug. 6, when he was seen with his foster parents at a Wal-Mart store in Fremont.

Article:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_13238636
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Will Foster Parents Be Charged With Murder?
August 31, 2009
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We should find out soon whether the foster parents of little Hasanni Campbell will be charged with murdering him. Oakland police held Louis Ross and Jennifer Campbell, who is also Hasanni's aunt, in custody over the weekend on suspicion that the Fremont couple killed the 5-year-old and then told a bogus story that he went missing in Oakland's Rockridge district. It's not clear what evidence police have against the couple, and if prosecutors do charge them this week with murder, it could be a tough case to prove without a body -- although they were able to do it in the Hans Reiser case a few years ago.

Article:
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/will_foster_parents_be_charged_with_murder_/Content?oid=1185428
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UPDATED: Hasanni Campbell's foster mother to be released from jail
Posted: 08/31/2009 07:14:47 AM PDT
Updated: 08/31/2009 11:23:53 AM PDT
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The foster mother of Hasanni Campbell, the 5-year-old disabled Fremont boy who is now considered a homicide victim by Oakland police, will not be charged with a crime today, prosecutors said.

Jennifer Campbell, who is six months pregnant, and her fiance, Louis Ross, were arrested Friday in what investigators are saying is a homicide case. Ross reported the boy missing Aug. 10.

Alameda County Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers said no charges will be filed against Jennifer Campbell. It is expected Campbell will be released from Santa Rita Jail this afternoon.

"There is insufficient evidence at this time, and the investigation is continuing," Rogers said.

Campbell refused to talk to police about the case at all after the arrest, investigators said.

Ross is due in court Tuesday, and prosecutors still are reviewing the case.

Police say the boy actually was last seen Aug. 6 with his foster parents near a Walmart store in Fremont.

Article:
http://www.mercurynews.com/topstories/ci_13238632?nclick_check=1
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UPDATED: Foster Mother Of Missing Boy Released From Jail
Updated: 1:53 pm PDT August 31, 2009
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The foster mother of missing five-year-old Hasanni Campbell was released from custody Monday after authorities determined they did not have enough evidence to charge her in his disappearance and apparent death.

Jennifer Campbell, 33, and her boyfriend, Louis Ross, 38, were both arrested Friday after Oakland investigators ruled the boy&#8217;s disappearance was a homicide.

But hours before her first schedule court appearance, Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers said there was &#8220;insufficient evidence&#8221; to charge her at this time. However, Ross remained in custody on suspicion of homicide charges.

VIDEO~ OAKLAND: Foster Mother Of Missing 5-Year-Old Released From Jail
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20652597/index.html

VIDEO~ OAKLAND: Missing Boy's Foster Parents To Make Court Appearance
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20648356/index.html

Article:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/20606391/detail.html
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UPDATED: No charges against Hasanni's foster mother
August 31, 2009
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(08-31) 13:01 PDT OAKLAND --The boy's foster father remains in custody on suspicion of murder.

"We are not charging her; there is insufficient evidence at this time," Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers said.
John Burris, an attorney who has been consulting with the couple, said of Campbell today, "I'm not surprised that the D.A. chose not to file charges. There was never evidence connecting her to a crime.

"At best, it was just her association with Louis, but that was not in any way reflective of criminal behavior or knowledge on her part," Burris said. "I totally thought it was a wrong-headed approach by the Police Department. I'm glad that the D.A. and cooler heads prevailed."

As for Ross, Burris said police probably arrested him simply because they didn't believe his story that Hasanni had been outside the shoe store.

"From there, they inferred that if he's lying about that, then he must know something about it," Burris said. "But there's no real evidence. There's no independent evidence of any kind, no corroborative evidence and no admissions by him. In that sense, it's pretty weak."

"She was quite emotionally distraught," Burris said. "She was in a state of disbelief and shock and reiterated that she had not done anything wrong and answered all their questions. She cannot believe she was treated in such a way by the police."

Burris said Ross was similarly emotional and "very much concerned" about his fiancee's well-being.

Burris said he had referred Ross to a criminal defense attorney but declined to identify that lawyer, pending an expected meeting between the two Tuesday.

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/31/BA1919GD4D.DTL&tsp=1
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UPDATED: Hasanni Campbell's Foster Mom Won't Face Charges
Aug 31, 2009 1:41 pm US/Pacific
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KCBS Radio has learned that the foster mother of a missing 5-year-old boy won't be charged in connection with the boy's disappearance.

Jennifer Campbell, who is also the child's aunt, was arrested Friday along with the boy's foster father, Louis Ross.

Ross and Campbell were being questioned by investigators in the murder of 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell, who has cerebral palsy, Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason said.

Ross and Campbell were arrested separately within an hour of each other, Thomason added. He said police have not recovered the boy's body.

Monday morning, KCBS learned that Campbell was scheduled to be released from jail some point during the day, without any charges being filed against her. Campbell was scheduled for arraignment Monday afternoon on aiding and abetting charges.

NEW VIDEO: Foster Mom Set Free In Hasanni Campbell Case 08/31/09 5:26pm PT
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54766@kpix.dayport.com

VIDEO: Hasanni Campbell's Foster Mother Won't Face Charges 08/31/09 1:08PM PT
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54754@kpix.dayport.com

VIDEO: Missing Child Case Now A Homicide Investigation
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54707@kpix.dayport.com

VIDEO: Charges Pending In Hasanni Campbell Case 08/31/09
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54745@kpix.dayport.com

Article:
http://cbs5.com/crime/jennifer.campbell.charges.2.1154600.html
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UPDATED: Hasanni Campbell's aunt to be released
Monday, August 31, 2009 | 11:44 AM
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The aunt of missing Hasanni Campbell will be released from jail today and no charges will be filed against her, prosecutors said.

Alameda County Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers said there was "insufficient evidence" to charge Jennifer Campbell in the case.

Her fiance, Louis Ross, remains in custody and is being held on suspicion of murder. Prosecutors have until tomorrow to file charges against him.

The pair was arrested on Friday.

Hasanni, who has cerebral palsy, disappeared three weeks ago today. Police say even though they have not found his body, they consider this a homicide investigation and not a missing person's case. Police say they are now looking for the five-year-old boy's body.

Article:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=6991584
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Foster Mother of Missing 5-Year-Old to be Released From Police Custody
8/31/2009 10:20:00 AM
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Officials say the foster mother of missing 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell is being released from police custody.

According to Alameda County Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers, there is insufficient evidence to charge 30-year-old Jennifer Campbell as an accessory in Hasanni&#8217;s murder.

On Friday, Campbell and her fiancée, Louis Ross, were arrested in connection with the boy&#8217;s disappearance on August 10th.

Police spokesperson Jeff Thomason says the two were arrested separately within an hour of each other, &#8220;This is not a missing persons case anymore. This is a homicide investigation," Thomason said late Friday outside police headquarters in downtown Oakland. "We are talking to the people responsible. We do believe Hasanni Campbell is dead."

Rogers notes that he&#8217;s reviewing police reports to see if there&#8217;s enough evidence to file murder charges against 38-year-old Ross, Hasanni&#8217;s foster father, who is tentatively scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.

Police confirm that the boy&#8217;s body has not been found.

KRON 4&#8217;s Reggie Kumar spoke to John Burris, the couple&#8217;s legal consultant, who says he talked to Ross just a few hours before the arrests and that the couple had been undergoing intense questioning by Oakland police, &#8220;I know there is no body. I&#8217;m surprised as to why they were arrested. Which then means, and we hope, that there may be probable cause to support the arrest, other than they were the last people to see the child alive.&#8221;

Police are expected to make an announcement about the arrests in the next few days.

VIDEO: Hasanni Campbell's Foster Mother Faces Arraingnment
http://serve.castfire.com/video/149665/149665_2009-08-31-131022.mp4

Article:
http://www.kron4.com/News/ArticleVi...er Mother to be Arraigned Monday/Default.aspx
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No Charges to Be Filed Against Jennifer Campbell
Posted: Monday, 31 August 2009 10:13AM
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KCBS has learned that the aunt and foster mother of a missing 5-year-old boy won't be charged in connection with the case.

Monday morning, KCBS learned that Campbell was scheduled to be released from jail some point during the day, without any charges being filed against her.

Campbell was scheduled for arraignment Monday afternoon on aiding and abetting charges.

A team of investigators searched the couple's Bay Area home again Friday for clues in Fremont, Calif.

Thomason said it's an ongoing investigation discuss further what led to the arrest after the boy disappeared on Aug. 10. Ross, the last known person to see Hasanni, said the boy disappeared after he briefly left the boy outside his car in the rear parking lot of an upscale Oakland neighborhood shoe store where his fiancee, Campbell, works.

Prominent San Francisco Bay-area civil rights attorney John Burris, who has been advising the couple shortly after Hasanni's disappearance, said Friday that he was surprised by the couple's arrest.

"I'm not aware of any hard physical evidence that ties either one into a missing child," said Burris, adding that authorities have 72 hours to file charges.

She said if Ross and Campbell, who met online two years ago, know where Hasanni is, to say something.

"We need to find Hasanni."

AUDIO: KCBS' Bob Melrose reports
http://www.kcbs.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=3988355

Article:
http://www.kcbs.com/No-Charges-to-Be-Filed-Against-Jennifer-Campbell/5117538
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Hasanni Campbell's foster mother to be released
August 31, 2009
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The aunt and foster mother of 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell, who was reported missing earlier this month and who police now believe was murdered, will be released from custody today after being arrested on Friday, Alameda County Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers said.

Rogers said there is insufficient evidence to charge Jennifer Campbell, 30, as an accessory in Hasanni's murder. The boy's body has not been found.

Rogers said the investigation into the disappearance is continuing and that he's reviewing police reports to see if there's enough evidence to file murder charges against Louis Ross, 38, the boy's foster father.

Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason said Friday that police are no longer considering the case to be a missing-persons case and instead are investigating it as a homicide.

Article:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Hasanni-Campbells-foster-mother-to-be-released-56362072.html
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*NOTE: Missed this article when it was released.....Sorry!

No Wonder There Isn't a Stronger Outcry About the Missing Boy
August 21, 2009
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The Oakland Tribune's Tammerlin Drummond complained in a piece yesterday that people weren't out searching for 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell, who allegedly went missing in Rockridge, suggesting that it was because the boy isn't white. Drummond also argued that there was no evidence to suspect Campbell's foster father was involved in the child's disappearance. But of course, there has been ample reason to suspect the foster father from early on in the case, and now there's even more. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, newly released court documents show that Louis Ross threatened to abandon the child just ten days before the boy supposedly went missing.

But more to the point, people have been justified for the past week for not partaking in a massive search of the boy. Drummond compared Hasanni's disappearance to the case of Sandra Cantu who went missing in Tracy. But there is one major difference that explains people's reactions. There was never any question about Sandra's parents being involved in her disappearance, but from the beginning, police questioned Ross' version of events &#8212; and rightly so. Investigators searched his home and a junkyard that Ross said he took the boy to before going to Rockridge. Indeed, there is reason to question whether the little boy was ever in Rockridge the day Ross reported him missing. So why should people be blamed for not embarking on what could be a wild goose chase, when police themselves are not doing it?

Article:
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs...cry_about_the_missing_boy/Content?oid=1179650
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OAKLAND: UPDATE: FOSTER MOTHER WON'T FACE CHARGES, ADVISER BURRIS 'GLAD'
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:24
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Oakland attorney John Burris said he's not surprised that the Alameda County District Attorney's office isn't filing any charges against 30-year-old Jennifer Campbell, the boy's foster mother and aunt, because he believes "there was no factual basis for her to be arrested."

Burris said being arrested was traumatic for Campbell, who is six months pregnant, and caused her "a great deal of emotional harm."

But Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers said Campbell will be released from custody later today because there's insufficient evidence at this time to charge her as an accessory in the murder of Hasanni, whose body hasn't been found. However, the investigation into the boy's disappearance is continuing, Rogers said.

Rogers said he's still reviewing police reports to see if there's enough evidence to file murder charges against the boy's foster father, 38-year-old Louis Ross.

If charges are filed, Ross will likely be arraigned in Alameda County Superior Court at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Rogers said.

Thomason couldn't immediately be reached for comment today.

Burris said he thinks that that the Oakland Police Department arrested Campbell as "a tactic to intimidate her to talk" and disclose incriminating evidence against Ross.

He said, "She hadn't done anything wrong but the police didn't accept that."

Burris said he was in the process of finding a lawyer to represent Campbell in case she appeared in court, but that he won't have to do so now that she is being released.

However, he said he has found a lawyer to represent Ross in the event charges are filed against him.

Article:
http://cbs5.com/localwire/22.0.html?type=bcn&item=NO-CHARGES-(UPDATE-ON-BCN44)-12-24
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No charges for missing boy's foster mother
Posted: 08/31/2009 02:06:48 PM PDT
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The foster mother of a missing 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy won't face criminal charges after prosecutors decided there isn't enough evidence to proceed with her case.

Alameda County prosecutor Tom Rogers says 33-year-old Jennifer Campbell will not be charged in the disappearance of Hasanni Campbell, who is also her biological nephew.

Rogers says the district attorney's office is still deciding whether to charge her fiance, 38-year-old Louis Ross, who is being held on suspicion of murder.

Ross reported the boy missing Aug. 10, saying he vanished after being left alone in a car parked at the back entrance of an Oakland shoe store where Campbell works.

Police arrested Ross and Campbell Friday, nearly three weeks after Hasanni disappeared.

Article:
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_13240295

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September 1st Media Releases:

Missing Boy's Foster Mother Speaks About Release
Posted: 11:05 pm PDT August 31, 2009
Updated: 1:07 am PDT September 1, 2009
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The foster mother of Hasanni Campbell told KTVU after her release from jail Monday that she hasn't lost her focus on finding the five-year-old who went missing three weeks ago.

Jennifer Campbell was released from jail just hours before her first scheduled court appearance. Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers said there was &#8220;insufficient evidence&#8221; to charge her at this time and that police have a "different standard of proof" than prosecutors.

Campbell was arrested Friday on suspicion of aiding and abetting a homicide. Her fiancé Louis Ross was arrested at the couple's Fremont home on the same charge. Prosecutors told KTVU that a decision about whether Ross will be charged with murder will be made by Tuesday morning.

"All I know is that this was one of the most difficult times in my life," Campbell told KTVU after her release. "I'm still focused on finding Hasanni."

Campbell said she was "in utter shock" when police arrested her at the Union City BART station Friday when she spoke to KTVU about being interrogated by police.

"They just said I was guilty of something. I told them I didn't do anything. I just said find Hasanni. They accused me over and over again of doing something. I told them I didn't," Campbell said.

Oakland police have not said what led to the arrest of the foster parents or why investigators believe the child is dead.

Following her release, Campbell attended a prayer service for Hasanni in the Rockridge neighborhood.

Campbell was greeted by friends and those who have helped in the search for Hasanni.

Campbell said she was kept away from other inmates in an isolated cell at Santa Rita jail, but could still hear the inmates yell out derogatory remarks at her.

A search of Lake Elizabeth in Fremont has been organized for Saturday morning. Volunteers said they intend to continue to hold weekly vigils for Hasanni until he is found.

VIDEO: Attorney John Burris Isn't Surprised Prosecuters Won't Charge Either Foster Parent In Hasanni Campbell Disappearence
http://serve.castfire.com/video/150311/150311_2009-09-01-123642.mp4

VIDEO~ OAKLAND: Foster Mother Of Missing Boy Talks About Release From Jail
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20660060/index.html

Article:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/20660596/detail.html
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Hasanni's foster mom says couple are innocent
Tuesday September 1, 2009
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(08-31) 19:11 PDT OAKLAND -- Hours after being freed from jail, the foster mother of 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell said tearfully Monday that she had nothing to do with the boy's disappearance and is confident her fiance is also innocent.

Jennifer Campbell, 33, standing near a collection of photos and Hasanni's favorite toys at a vigil Monday evening in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood, said she and Louis Ross "are both accused of a crime we didn't do."

"He's our little boy," said Campbell, who is also Hasanni's aunt. "We want him home."

Campbell was arrested Friday on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact to what Oakland police believe was the boy's murder. But Alameda County prosecutors let her go Monday, saying they had no evidence to make a case.

Ross, 38, Hasanni's foster father, is still being held without bail on suspicion of murder. Prosecutors said they would decide today whether to file charges against him.

Campbell was held over the weekend, during which, she said, police tried to raise doubts in her mind about Ross. The Fremont couple are expecting a child in about two months.

She said she had no such doubts. "I told them that they were lying to me," Campbell said.

"Anybody who knows me knows what I'm capable of," Campbell said. Hurting the boy, she added, is "not in my character."

"You live your life to be a good person," Campbell said, "and all that disappears, and you're interrogated and treated like s-."

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/01/BA1919GD4D.DTL
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VIDEO: Foster Mom Set Free In Hasanni Campbell Case 08/31/09 11:34pm PT
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54786@kpix.dayport.com
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Hasanni Campbell's Foster Mom Won't Face Charges
Sep 1, 2009 12:14 am US/Pacific
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Alameda County Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers said 33-year-old Jennifer Campbell would not be charged in the disappearance of Hasanni Campbell, who is also her biological nephew.

Rogers indicated that Campbell was being released from custody because there was insufficient evidence at this time to charge her as an accessory in the murder of the boy, whose body hasn't been found.

But Rogers added that the district attorney's office was still deciding whether to charge her fiance, 38-year-old Louis Ross, who remains held on suspicion of murder.

He also emphasized that the investigation into the boy's disappearance was continuing.

Burris said he thinks that that Oakland police arrested Campbell as "a tactic to intimidate her to talk" and disclose incriminating evidence against Ross.

"She hadn't done anything wrong but the police didn't accept that," he said.

Burris indicated that he has found a lawyer to represent Ross in the event charges are filed against him.

Article:
http://cbs5.com/crime/jennifer.campbell.charges.2.1154600.html
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UPDATED: Police release video they say is last confirmed sighting of Hasanni Campbell
Posted: 09/01/2009 09:02:51 AM PDT
Updated: 09/01/2009 02:10:16 PM PDT
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Oakland police today released a video that they say shows the last time missing Fremont boy Hasanni Campbell was seen in public.

The video, copies of which were handed out at a press conference this afternoon, shows Hasanni, 5, with his foster father Louis Ross pushing a shopping cart at a Fremont Wal-Mart on Aug. 6. Ross told police Hasanni went missing Aug. 10 from behind the Rockridge shoe store where the boy's foster mother works.

Acting Police Chief Howard Jordan said at the press conference that the district attorney's decision to not press charges against Ross was "unfortunate."

"We know for a fact Hasanni Campbell never made it to Oakland that day," Jordan said.

Jordan said the investigation is continuing and that Ross and foster mother Jennifer Campbell could both potentially be rearrested.

However, investigators have no substantial open leads and will not be conducting any more searches for the boy, who has cerebral palsy, unless they receive new information, said department spokesman Jeff Thomason.

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office announced its decision to not file charges against Ross this morning. Police arrested the foster parents on Friday and said they consider the boy a homicide victim.

Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers said his office had "insufficient evidence" to charge Ross, 38, with killing Hasanni Campbell.

"We're not filing on Louis Ross," Rogers said. "There is insufficient evidence, and the investigation continues."

The District Attorney's Office on Monday decided not to charge Campbell with a crime, and she was released from custody.

Article:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_13245654
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UPDATED: Foster Mother of Missing 5-Year-Old Has Been Released From Police Custody
8/31/2009 10:20:00 AM
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Five-year old Hasanni Campbell's step-mother insists he's done nothing wrong.

Jennifer Campbell made the comments while leaving the Santa Rita jail Monday after spending the weekend in custody. Prosecutors now say they don't have enough evidence to hold Campbell. The missing child's step-father Louis Ross remains jailed. The Alameda County District Attorney's office says it will announce charges, if any, against Ross on Tuesday.

"I'm just glad to be out of jail," Campbell told reporters outside the jail. "I didn't do anything. I hope the focus can shift to finding Hasanni and bringing him home safely. We are still having the vigil tonight for him because he is still missing. Thank you to anybody who has offered support. I don't want to comment on the police. All I know is I'm putting my faith in God and trusting him to lead me in the right direction and to steer me the right way. I can't say anything else about anything."

KRON 4&#8217;s Reggie Kumar spoke to John Burris, the couple&#8217;s legal consultant, who says he talked to Ross just a few hours before the arrests and that the couple had been undergoing intense questioning by Oakland police, &#8220;I know there is no body. I&#8217;m surprised as to why they were arrested. Which then means, and we hope, that there may be probable cause to support the arrest, other than they were the last people to see the child alive.&#8221;

VIDEO: Hasanni Campbell's Foster Mother Says She's Done Nothing Wrong
http://serve.castfire.com/video/149997/149997_2009-08-31-212413.mp4

VIDEO: DA Not Filing Charges Against Hasanni Campbell's Foster Mother
http://serve.castfire.com/video/149983/149983_2009-08-31-205002.mp4

Article:
http://www.kron4.com/News/ArticleVi...een Released From Police Custody/Default.aspx
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UPDATED: Jennifer Campbell says she's innocent
Monday, August 31, 2009 | 11:51 PM
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Jennifer Campbell spoke to ABC7 on her way out of jail. She said she didn't do anything wrong and wants the focus of the police investigation to be on Hasanni's whereabouts.

Campbell walked out of the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin a free woman and into the arms of family members who came to get her.

"I'm glad to be out," said Campbell.

Oakland attorney John Burris has been offering legal advice to the couple. He says authorities tried to get Campbell to implicate Ross in Hasanni's disappearance.

"Either to get her to implicate him, in order to have him, not so much implicate her, but feel the pressure of having her be in custody," said Burris.

Before the vigil Campbell said, "They accused me over and over again of doing something I didn't do or knowing something and I told them I didn't and they had to let me go. They didn't have evidence to hold me."

Campbell admitted police tried to get her to turn on Ross.

Before police said the couple had been cooperating.

"Why do I want to talk to them now? What do I want to say to them now? 'Have you found Hasanni?' No. 'Are you looking for Hasanni?' I don't know," said Campbell.
Ross is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.

When Campbell was asked what she thinks police may do to Ross on Tuesday, she said "I don't know. He didn't do anything. They have to let him go."

Oakland Police say they are anticipating a press conference some time on Tuesday, but it is unclear if they'll make it before or after the scheduled arraignment of Ross. They could either drop all of the charges against Ross for lack of evidence or drop a bombshell and explain why they're charging him with the murder of Hasanni.

VIDEO: Jennifer Campbell says she's innocent
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6992504

VIDEO: Campbell Attends Vigil For Hasanni
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6992771

Article:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=6991584
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No Charges to Be Filed Against Jennifer Campbell
Posted: Monday, 31 August 2009 10:16PM
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Aunt and foster mother Jennifer Campbell of missing Hassani Campbell attended a vigil Monday night in Oakland for the child just hours after authorities decided there was not enough evidence to charge her in the case.

Five-year-old Hasanni Campbell was reported missing earlier this month. Police now believe the little boy was murdered.

According to Alameda County Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers, said there is insufficient evidence to charge Jennifer Campbell, 30, as an accessory in Hasanni's murder. The boy's body has not been found.

AUDIO: KCBS' Bob Melrose reports
http://www.kcbs.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=3988860

Article:
http://www.kcbs.com/Foster-Mom-Attends-Campbell-Vigil/5117538
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YouTube - Nancy 8/31/09 Hasanni Campbell Part 1
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Prime News 8/31/09 Hasanni Campbell Part 3
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No charges to be filed against foster father of Hasanni Campbell
Posted: 09/01/2009 09:02:51 AM PDT
Updated: 09/01/2009 09:18:51 AM PDT
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The Alameda County District Attorney's Office will not file criminal charges against Louis Ross, the foster father of a 5-year-old disabled Fremont boy who is missing and who police believe was killed, authorities said.

Assistant District Attorney Tom Rodgers said his office had "insufficient evidence" against to charge the 38-year-old Ross with killing Hasanni Campbell, who Ross reported went missing on Aug. 10.

"We're not filing on Louis Ross, there is insufficient evidence and the investigation continues," Rodgers said.

Oakland Police arrested and questioned Ross and his fiance Jennifer Campbell, 30, on Friday. The district attorney's office on Monday decided not to charge Campbell with a crime and she was released.

"I'm not doing well," she said in an interview after the vigil. "I'm inspired by the people who are here. I'm inspired by God. When I was incarcerated, my faith was stronger than ever." Campbell, who is six months pregnant, said Monday night that she did not believe her fiance½would remain in jail for long either.

Article:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/search...h-www.insidebayarea.com-www.insidebayarea.com
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D.A. won't charge foster dad in Hasanni case
Tuesday September 1, 2009
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(09-01) 09:21 PDT OAKLAND -- The foster father of a missing 5-year-old Fremont boy will not face criminal charges and will be released from jail, an Alameda County prosecutor said today.

Louis Ross, 38, was arrested Friday on suspicion of murder in what police believe was the killing of Hasanni Campbell. But there was insufficient evidence to charge him, Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers said.

Rogers declined to elaborate, but said the investigation by Oakland police was continuing.

The decision came a day after Rogers said there would be no charges brought against Ross' fiancee, Jennifer Campbell, 33. Campbell, who is six months pregnant with Ross' child, was arrested Friday on suspicion of being an accessory to murder.

John Burris, an attorney who has been consulting with the couple, said today that he was gratified that prosecutors had opted not to file charges.

"I'm not surprised," Burris said. "There never was evidence linking him to a crime. At best, there was some suspicion that the police may have had, but that suspicion wasn't supported by any evidence. So I think now the attention should go back toward finding Hasanni. It was a travesty that these two people were subjected to this kind of humiliation without just cause."

Campbell's mother, Pamela Clark, 62, of San Francisco agreed, saying today, "The focus should be finding this missing boy." She said of the attention on the couple, "It's like a terrible witch hunt."

Ross was expected to be released from Santa Rita Jail later today.

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/01/BA3619GT72.DTL
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Breaking News: Prosecutors Say There's Not Enough Evidence to Charge Foster Father in Hasanni Campbell's Disappearance
9/1/2009 9:00:00 AM
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Alameda County prosecutors say there's not enough evidence to hold Louis Ross in the alleged murder of five-year old Hasanni Campbell.

KRON 4's Will Tran says that means Ross will be released from custody a day after his financee Jennifer Campbell was allowed to go free for the same reason.

Oakland police arrested the pair last Friday evening. At the time they said Hasanni's case was a matter of homicide not of a missing person.

VIDEO: Breaking News: Prosecutors Say There's Not Enough Evidence to Charge Foster Father in Hasanni Campbell's Disappearance
http://serve.castfire.com/video/150271/150271_2009-09-01-121353.mp4

Article:
http://www.kron4.com/News/ArticleView/tabid/298/smid/1126/ArticleID/2878/reftab/506/Default.aspx

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September 1st News Article's & Video's~Part 2:

UPDATED: Foster Parents Remain Focus Of Missing Boy Investigation
Posted: 11:05 pm PDT August 31, 2009
Updated: 3:51 pm PDT September 1, 2009
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The foster parents of missing Fremont 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell may have been released from jail because of a lack of evidence, but the Oakland police said Tuesday the couple remained the focus of their investigation.

At an afternoon news conference, Acting Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan left little doubt that the couple remained at the center of the "on-going" investigation.

"This case is an on-going investigation; we will continue to follow up on leads,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We strongly believe and know for a fact that Hasanni Campbell never made it to Oakland on August 10th...We are continuing putting our efforts into solving this case and potentially re-arresting Mr. Louis Ross or Jennifer Campbell at some point. We respect the DA's opinion, but we have more work to do here." The Alameda County District Attorney&#8217;s Office released Jennifer Campbell on Monday and said it would release Louis Ross on Tuesday.

Veteran defense attorney John Burris, who has been advising the couple, told KTVU the arrests were an investigative gamble that had backfired.

A search of Lake Elizabeth in Fremont has been organized for Saturday morning. Volunteers said they intend to continue to hold weekly vigils for Hasanni until he is found.

VIDEO~ OAKLAND: Authorities Set To Release Foster Father Of Missing Boy
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20677346/index.html

VIDEO~ OAKLAND: Acting Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan Comments On Release Of Foster Parents
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20672781/index.html

VIDEO~ OAKLAND: Foster Father In Hasanni Campbell Case May Be Released From Jail
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20667267/index.html

Article:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/20660596/detail.html
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UPDATED: No charges in Hasanni's disappearance
Tuesday, September 01, 2009 | 8:15 PM
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Both foster parents of a missing 5-year-old boy are now off the hook -- at least for the moment.

Prosecutors decided there isn't enough evidence to charge either one with his disappearance. But authorities still have their suspicions about what happened to little Hasanni Campbell when he vanished three weeks ago.

During a press conference, police released surveillance video taken inside a Fremont Wal-Mart the evening of August 6th.

It shows 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell, sitting in a shopping cart, wearing a red cap and holding hands with his foster parents, four days before his foster father, Louis Toss, reported him missing.

Investigators say it is the last time they were able to independently verify Hasanni was alive.

"We strongly believe and we know for a fact that Hasanni Campbell never made it to Oakland on August 10 on College Avenue at 4:15 as was previously reported," said Chief Howard Jordan from the Oakland Police Department.

Police aren't saying what evidence they have that leads them to believe Ross is guilty, but they say there could be more arrests to come.

"We are continuing to put our efforts into solving this case and potentially re-arresting Mr. Louis Ross and or Jennifer Campbell at some point," said Chief Jordan.

Oakland Police Chief did not take any questions during the press conference about why the department is investigating this case as a homicide. After the conference, police told ABC7 they will no longer be making statements about this case until there is either an arrest or a mayor development.

EVENING NEWS VIDEO REPORT: No charges in Hasanni's Disappearance 3:46
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6994373

RAW VIDEO: Hasanni's Last Appearance
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6994584

VIDEO: No Charges In Hasanni's Case
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6993630

Article:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=6993281
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UPDATED: OPD Focus Still On Uncharged Foster Dad
Sep 1, 2009 2:54 pm US/Pacific
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Oakland police said Tuesday that they were continuing to focus their homicide investigation on the foster parents of a missing 5-year-old disabled boy, despite prosecutors announcing there isn't enough evidence to charge them.

Police Chief Howard Jordan said that investigators know Hasanni Campbell was not in Oakland on Aug. 10 &#8212; the day his foster father Louis Ross told authorities the boy disappeared after being briefly left alone in a car outside the Shuz of Rockridge shoe store in the 6000 block of College Avenue.

"We strongly believe and know for a fact that Hasanni Campbell never made it to Oakland on August 10 to College Avenue at 4:15 as was previously reported," Jordan said.

Jordan made his comments after prosecutors decided no charges would be filed against Ross or his fiancee Jennifer Campbell. She is also Hasanni's biological aunt.

Police also released surveillance footage from a Wal-Mart store in Fremont recorded on Aug. 6 that they said is the last known sighting of the boy.

In photographs, the boy is seen wearing jeans, a black jacket, black shoes and a red and blue cap. Hasanni and his sister were captured in the pictures shopping with Ross and Campbell.

Earlier Tuesday, Alameda County Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers said police had insufficient evidence against Ross, 38, who was arrested Friday on suspicion of killing the boy.

"We are continuing to put our efforts into solving this case and potentially re-arresting Mr. Louis Ross or Jennifer Campbell at some point," Jordan said. "We respect the DA's opinion but we have some more work to do here."

Ross will help with the search for the boy upon his release from Alameda County's Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, his attorney John Burris said, calling the decision not to file any charges against Ross at this time "terrific."

Burris said Oakland police seemed to suspect Ross hadn't told them the truth but he indicated there isn't any evidence to support those suspicions.

"There aren't any independent witnesses and there is no physical evidence or DNA" pointing to Ross's guilt, Burris said. "There's nothing that tied him to his involvement in the disappearance of Hasanni."

VIDEO: OPD Focus Still On Uncharged Foster Dad 09/01/09 6:07pm PT
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54827@kpix.dayport.com

*NOTE: Walmart Tapes Have Time-Stamps On Them!

VIDEO~ Surveillance Tape: Last Known Video Of Missing Boy 09/01/09 4:26pm PT
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54818@kpix.dayport.com

RAW VIDEO~ Surveillance Tape Video Of Hasanni Campbell 09/01/09 2:14pm PT
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54814@kpix.dayport.com

VIDEO~ OPD Briefing: No Charges Filed In Missing Boy Case 09/01/09 2:99pm PT
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54813@kpix.dayport.com

VIDEO: Hasanni Campbell's Foster Father Avoids Charges 09/01/09 12:52pm PT
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54809@kpix.dayport.com

VIDEO: Hearing Set For Hasanni Campbell's Foster Father 09/01/09 8:46am PT
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54799@kpix.dayport.com

Article:
http://cbs5.com/crime/hasanni.campbell.father.2.1157010.html
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UPDATED: Update: Acting Police Chief Says Investigators Know Hasanni Campbell Was Not in Oakland on Date of Reported Disappearance
9/1/2009 9:00:00 AM
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The acting police chief says investigators know five-year old Hasanni Campbell was not in Oakland on August 10th, the day the foster parents say the child disappeared.

Acting Chief Howard Jordan made the remarks at a news conference held after prosecutors said there isn't enough evidence to charge Louis Ross with murder in the case.

Jordan says investigators remain convinced Ross and Jennifer Campbell are responsible for the disappearance and murder of the five year old.

Oakland Police spokesman Officer Jeff Thomason tells KRON 4's Haaziq Madyun investigators continue to build their case against the child's foster parents. Campbell was released from custody Monday. Ross is due to be let go later Tuesday.

Police are also releasing video showing Ross and Campbell with Hasanni from a surveillance camera at a Wal-Mart store taken several days before the child disappeared.

Investigators have said they don't believe Ross left Hasanni alone behind a Rockridge shoe store as the foster father has insisted happened. Last week police said this is no longer a missing person's case but a case of homicide.

VIDEO: Hasanni Campbell's Foster Father Released From Jail
http://serve.castfire.com/video/150717/150717_2009-09-01-234408.mp4

Here's a longer version of the video from Walmart...it's cast fire so you can go to the article link to watch it there if you don't want to wait for it to download to open!

VIDEO: Walmart Surveillance Video Shows Louis Ross, Jennifer Campbell, And Hasanni Campbell Three Days Before Child Is Reported Missing
http://serve.castfire.com/video/150561/150561_2009-09-01-174452.mp4

Article:
http://www.kron4.com/News/ArticleView/tabid/298/smid/1126/ArticleID/2878/reftab/506/Default.aspx
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D.A. won't charge foster dad in Hasanni case
September 1, 2009
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(09-01) 13:50 PDT OAKLAND -- The foster father of Hasanni Campbell will not face criminal charges and will be released from jail, a prosecutor said today, even as police declared that they "know for a fact" that his story of how the 5-year-old Fremont boy disappeared is false.

The Alameda County district attorney's office said it did not have enough against Louis Ross, 38, to build a case that he murdered Hasanni. Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers, who made the announcement, declined to elaborate but said Oakland police were still investigating.

The decision came a day after Rogers said there would be no charges brought against Ross' fiancee and the boy's foster mother, Jennifer Campbell, 33. Campbell, who is six months pregnant with Ross' child, was arrested Friday on suspicion of being an accessory to murder, the same day Ross was booked on suspicion of murder.

Campbell left Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on Monday afternoon and went straight to a vigil for Hasanni outside the shoe store in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood where Ross said he last saw his foster son Aug. 10.

But at a news conference today, acting Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan made it clear that investigators didn't believe Ross' account of events.

"We strongly believe and we know for a fact that Hasanni Campbell never made it to Oakland on Aug. 10 to College Avenue at 4:15 as was previously reported," Jordan said.

Police released a DVD and photos showing Hasanni, his year-old sister, Ross and Campbell shopping at a Wal-Mart store in Fremont on Aug. 6. The images were taken from store surveillance cameras.

Officer Jeff Thomason, a police spokesman, said the Wal-Mart trip is "the last time that we have independent information about Hasanni Campbell being alive."

The images show Hasanni walking next to Campbell as she pushes a shopping cart with a big box inside it. Ross is pulling the cart from the front.

Jordan said he respected prosecutors' decision not to charge the couple. But he held out the possibility that Ross and Campbell could be re-arrested.

"We have some more work to do here, and we're going to continue to work diligently to try to solve this case," the chief said.

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/01/BA3619GT72.DTL
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Prosecutors Release Both Foster Parents
September 1, 2009
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The Alameda County District Attorney's Office has decided to order the release of both foster parents of a missing 5-year-old boy, saying there is not enough evidence to charge them. According to the Chron, the foster father, Louis Ross, will be released later today. His fiancée, Jennifer Campbell, was freed yesterday. Oakland police had arrested the couple last Friday, apparently in the hopes that they would incriminate themselves. But according to the Trib, Campbell refused to talk to investigators. It's not clear whether Ross was cooperative. Police do not believe Ross' story that little Hasanni Campbell went missing from behind a Rockridge shoe store last month. Investigators also discovered that Ross had recently threatened to abandon the boy. In addition, Ross has admitted to failing a police lie-detector test.

Article:
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/prosecutors_release_both_foster_parents/Content?oid=1185958
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DA Drops All Charges in Hasanni Campbell Case
Updated 2:38 PM PDT, Tue, Sep 1, 2009
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The district attorney won't file charges against the man arrested in the disappearance of his fiancee's disabled foster child.

That word crossed the wires early Tuesday morning.

Alameda County Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers says there's insufficient evidence against Louis Ross in the Aug. 10 disappearance of Hasanni Campbell.

Rogers says the 38-year-old Ross was released Tuesday.

Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said Tuesday that investigators know the child was not in Oakland on Aug. 10.

Also Tuesday, police also released surveillance footage from a Wal-Mart store in Fremont recorded on Aug. 6 that they say it is the last known sighting of the boy.

An attorney who has consulted with the foster parents of the 5-year-old old, who was reported missing three weeks ago and is now believed to have been murdered, said Monday that he was "glad" that no charges were being filed against the foster mother either. Burris said police rushed to judgment in an effort to get new information in the case.

A police search warrant affidavit indicated Ross sent an expletive-filled text message to Campbell 10 days before the boy went missing, threatening to leave him alone on a BART platform.

Sherri-Lyn Miller, a volunteer whose company has created T-shirts and fliers during the search, said the focus should be on locating Hasanni, not on Ross and Campbell.

"We're not going to treat him as a homicide victim like the police because we don't know that yet," Miller said. "It's time to bring this baby home."

Included In Article Many New Pictures Are Included In It!

Article:
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/loca...harges-in-Hasanni-Campbell-Case-56612982.html
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Foster Father Released
Posted: Tuesday, 01 September 2009 2:28PM
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Oakland Police said they're continuing to focus their homicide investigation on the foster parents of missing 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell, despite prosecutors announcing there isn't enough evidence to charge them.
Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said Tuesday that investigators know Hasanni Campbell was not in Oakland on August 10, the day his foster father Louis Ross told authorities the boy disappeared after being briefly left alone in a car outside an Oakland shoe store.

Jordan's comments come after prosecutors decided no charges would be filed against Ross or his fiancee Jennifer Campbell, Hasanni's biological aunt.

Police have also released surveillance footage from a Wal-Mart store in Fremont recorded on August 6 that they say is the last known sighting of the boy.

AUDIO: KCBS' Bob Melrose Reports
http://www.kcbs.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=3991970

Article:
http://www.kcbs.com/Foster-Father-Released/5127882
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UPDATED: Missing Fremont boy's foster father calls police investigation "irrelevant" after release from jail
Posted: 09/01/2009 09:02:51 AM PDT
Updated: 09/01/2009 07:51:12 PM PDT
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Louis Ross, foster father of Hasanni Campbell, described jail as "hell" and refused to answer questions about the police investigation into the boy's disappearance after he was released from jail tonight.

Ross was released from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin at 6:30 p.m. wearing black sweatpants, a white hat and white long-sleeve shirt. He was unshaven and visibly angry. Asked what it was like in jail, he said: "One word: hell."

He said he and fiancee Jennifer Campbell, the boy's foster mother and aunt, would continue looking for the boy, who Ross reported missing Aug. 10.

"As long as I have got breath in my body, we will search for Hasanni," he said.

Ross was arrested at the family's Fremont home Friday. He said he was told to step out of his house, identify what he was wearing and put his hands up. He waived his rights and talked to police for a little while Friday afternoon and then asked to speak to attorney John Burris, who has been counseling Ross, 38, and Campbell, 30.

"I told the same story I told to the detectives," Ross said tonight. "They got the same story, but they weren't happy with that story. They wanted something else."

Several times while speaking to the media after his release, he called the police investigation "irrelevant."

"We are going to do what we need to do as parents," he said. "We don't care what (the police) do."

Campbell, while awaiting Ross' release from jail tonight, said that after her neighbors told police that they hadn't seen Hasanni for three weeks before his reported disappearance, she produced a receipt showing that the family had gone shopping at the Wal-Mart on Aug. 6.

Campbell said police have told her that they have evidence that the couple is implicated in this crime but that they will not say what it is.

"I don't know what type of evidence they plan to come up with," she said. "I know I am innocent, and I know Louis is innocent."

Campbell said she last saw Hasanni around 7 a.m. Aug. 10 while the boy was still sleeping. She said she kissed him goodbye and went to work. "It's been a living a nightmare ever since," she said.

She said that when she returned to her house Monday after being released from jail, every room was a mess from a police search conducted Friday after the couple's arrest. A couch was flipped over, things were pulled out of dressers and cupboards, Hasanni's clothing out of the closet and some of her paperwork was missing. "Everything is everywhere," she said. "They went through every single room."

Investigators, who are treating the case as a homicide, said today they have no substantial open leads and will not be conducting any more searches for Hasanni unless they receive new information.

"We believe we have a case, and there is a lot of information we can't make public while the investigation is open," said Oakland police spokesman Officer Jeff Thomason. "But the video we're releasing is big. This is the last time anyone other than our two suspects confirmed Hasanni was alive."

Thomason said the Oakland police investigation has not included searches in Monterey, where Ross lived until about nine months ago according to a former housemate.

"There are probably only two people who know where Hasanni is, and those are our suspects," Thomason said.

Burris said he has lined up criminal lawyers to defend the foster parents should charges be filed in the future.

The 1-year-old girl was taken into protective custody after Hasanni's disappearance. Campbell went to court today and learned that her parental rights are being severed and that the girl will be put up for adoption. "I basically will never see her again," she said.

Frame grabs of a video show Hasanni Campbell at a Fremont Wal-Mart on Aug. 6, the last confirmed sighting of the boy before he was reported missing Aug. 10 by his foster father, Louis Ross. Hasanni is in the front of the shopping cart basket.

Acting police Chief Howard Jordan makes some brief statements at a news conference at the Oakland Police Headquarters on Tuesday about the release of Louis Ross.

Jennifer Campbell, right, Louis Ross, center and attorney John Burris leave Santa Rita Jail on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, in Dublin, Calif. Ross was released from the jail after being arrested Friday by Oakland Police on suspicion of murder in the case of his missing foster child Hasanni Campbell, 5. Jennifer Campbell, also arrested Friday, was released from the jail on Monday. The Alameda County district attorney's office said there was insufficient evidence to hold either one.

Louis Ross talks with reporters after leaving Santa Rita Jail on Tuesday September 1, 2009 in Dublin, Calif. Ross was released from the jail after being arrested Friday by Oakland Police on suspicion of murder in the case of his missing foster child Hasanni Campbell, 5. Jennifer Campbell, at right, also arrested Friday, was released from the jail on Monday. The Alameda County district attorney's office said there was insufficient evidence to hold either one.

VIDEO: Oakland Police Release Video Of Hasanni 1:44
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1870899437?bctid=36558193001

Article:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_13245654

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September 2nd News Releases:

UPDATED: OPD Focus Still On Uncharged Foster Dad
Sep 2, 2009 12:37 am US/Pacific
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Oakland police said Tuesday that they were continuing to focus their homicide investigation on the foster parents of a missing 5-year-old disabled boy, despite prosecutors announcing there isn't enough evidence to charge them.

Police Chief Howard Jordan said that investigators know Hasanni Campbell was not in Oakland on Aug. 10 &#8212; the day his foster father Louis Ross told authorities the boy disappeared after being briefly left alone in a car outside the Shuz of Rockridge shoe store in the 6000 block of College Avenue.

"We strongly believe and know for a fact that Hasanni Campbell never made it to Oakland on August 10 to College Avenue at 4:15 as was previously reported," Jordan said.

"We are continuing to put our efforts into solving this case and potentially re-arresting Mr. Louis Ross or Jennifer Campbell at some point," Jordan said. "We respect the DA's opinion but we have some more work to do here."

Ross will help with the search for the boy upon his release from Alameda County's Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, his attorney John Burris said, calling the decision not to file any charges against Ross at this time "terrific."

The couple has cooperated fully with police in their investigation, said Burris, who added that he thought the decision by police to arrest Ross and Campbell "was wrong-headed" and "unfair to these two people."

"There was never sufficient evidence against either of them," he said.

Burris believed the arrests were "a tactic to see if they would turn against each other but it was unsuccessful."

"I hope the attention now turns to trying to find Hasanni and the people who possibly kidnapped him," Burris said.


NEW VIDEO: Hasanni Campbell's Foster Dad Out Of Jail 11:53pm PT
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54841@kpix.dayport.com

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NEW VIDEO: Hasanni Campbell's Foster Father Gets Released From Jail And Speaks To Media
http://serve.castfire.com/video/150769/150769_2009-09-02-014203.mp4

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http://www.kron4.com/News/ArticleView/tabid/298/smid/1126/ArticleID/2878/reftab/506/Default.aspx

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Special Coverage: The Search For Hasanni (FYI: Many Article's & Video's Are At This Link, but not all of them have been added to this link!
http://www.kron4.com/News/SpecialCoverage/TheSearchforHassani/tabid/506/Default.aspx
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Foster Father Describes Jail Experience As 'Hell'
Posted: 10:51 pm PDT September 1, 2009
Updated: 1:19 am PDT September 2, 2009
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Louis Ross looked worn out when he walked out of Santa Rita Jail in Dublin at around 7 p.m., arm-in-arm with his fiance Jennifer Campbell.

Ross was released after the Alameda County District Attorney decided there was not enough evidence to prosecute him. Ross was arrested last Friday on suspicion of murdering his five-year-old foster son.

Ross described his four days in jail as "hell."

He said investigators tried to deceive him on Friday afternoon, shortly after they arrested his fiance at the Union City BART station without Ross's knowledge. Ross said the police started texting him messages posing as Jennifer.

"Her text messages didn't make sense," said Ross. "I find out she wasn't texting me. They had her in custody. They [police] had her cell phone ... basically coercing me to come out come get her at the BART."

Ross said police then ordered him to come out of his Fremont home. He said when he came out, "about four or five police officers with automatic weapons pointed at me. [They said] 'Walk back up...kneel down'."

When asked what was going through his mind Ross answered, "No sudden movement. I didn't want to be on the next six o'clock news as the next casualty."

During the police interrogation, Ross says he waived his right to remain silent and answered questions from the investigators.

"I told the same story I told the previous detective." he said. "They got the same story; they were not happy with the story they got. They wanted something else."

Tuesday evening, the couple said they will take life one day at a time and continue to look for Hasanni.

"I know I'm innocent," said Campbell. "I know Louis is innocent."

Campbell said as Ross was waiting to be released, her family suffered another blow. A family court formally took away custody of Hasanni's 19-month-old sister, Aliyah.

VIDEO~ DUBLIN: Foster Father Of Missing Boy Maintains Innocence
http://www.ktvu.com/video/20679831/index.html

Article:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/20680153/detail.html
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Missing boy's foster dad released - no charges
September 2, 2009
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21:39 PDT OAKLAND, CALIF. -- The foster father of Hasanni Campbell will not face criminal charges at this time, a prosecutor said Tuesday, even as police declared that they "know for a fact" that his story of how the 5-year-old Fremont boy disappeared is false.

Officer Jeff Thomason, a police spokesman, said the Walmart trip is "the last time that we have independent information about Hasanni Campbell being alive."

Jordan said while it was unfortunate that prosecutors "did not find it fit" to charge either Ross or Campbell, he respects their decision.

However, he added, "We are continuing to put our efforts into solving this case and potentially rearresting Mr. Louis Ross or Jennifer Campbell."

Friends of the couple plan to search for Hasanni on Saturday at Lake Elizabeth in Fremont.

"The focus should be finding this missing boy," said Campbell's mother, Pamela Clark, 62, of San Francisco. She said of the attention on the couple, "It's like a terrible witch hunt."

2-VIDEOS AND 6-IMAGES~Missing boy's foster dad released - no charges:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2009/09/01/BA3619GT72.DTL&o=

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/01/BA3619GT72.DTL
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Campbell foster parents released, no charges filed
September 1, 2009 &#8211; 8:23 pm
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Citing insufficient evidence, the Alameda County District Attorney&#8217;s office cancelled an arraignment hearing for Louis Ross, jailed last week with his fiancee on suspicion of murdering five-year-old Hassani Campbell, officials said Tuesday.

Despite doubts surrounding the strength of the investigation into the high-profile case, Oakland police officials said the department will continue to investigate the whereabouts of the boy. His foster parents &#8212; Ross and fiancee Jennifer Campbell &#8212; say the boy went missing in Rockridge a little over two weeks ago, but investigators still question that claim and hope to re-arrest the couple, said Oakland Police chief Howard Jordan.

Oakland attorney John Burris, who is acting as an advisor for the accused couple, said the evidence is still too weak to have justified an arrest. He believes that investigators lack convincing evidence to substantiate claims that Campbell was dead or missing prior to August 10, when Campbell and Ross reported that he had disappeared from a car parked behind the Rockridge shoe store.

&#8220;My feeling about this is that the evidence they did have was no more than a suspicion,&#8221; Burris said in an interview this afternoon. &#8220;The D.A. did the right thing.&#8221;

He said the investigation was &#8220;excruciating and very challenging&#8221; for Ross and Campbell, who is six months pregnant. &#8220;They were in the process of building a family,&#8221; Burris said.

Officials at Oakland Police Department could not be immediately reached for a response to Burris&#8217; comments. Burris is a high-profile attorney who has worked with clients including Barry Bonds and Tupac Shakur, and has a record of victories against the Oakland Police Department including a $10.9 million class action lawsuit in the high-profile Riders Case.

This still is from a video, released by Oakland Police today, which proports to show Hassani Campbell at a Fremont store shortly before he disappeared.

Article:
http://oaklandnorth.net/2009/09/01/campbell-foster-parents-released-no-charges-filed/
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Louis Ross released from jail, last video of Hassani Campbell released
September 2, 3:49 AM
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On Tuesday, missing Hassani Campbell&#8217;s foster father was released from jail after being arrested on Friday for suspicion of murder.

Louis Ross and his fiancé Jennifer Campbell, Hassani&#8217;s aunt, were both taken into custody on Friday as authorities announced the couple was suspected of murder and the case of the missing 5-year-old was now a homicide investigation.

Campbell was released on Monday because authorities said they had insufficient evidence against her. The district attorney had until Tuesday to file charges against Ross, but instead released him as well.

Despite their release, investigators still question the couple&#8217;s story surrounding Hassani&#8217;s disappearance and Oakland Police chief Howard Jordan announced they hope to re-arrest the couple.
Hassani, who has cerebral palsy, went missing Aug. 10 and was last seen with Ross, who claimed the boy disappeared after he left him alone briefly in a shoe store parking lot. Police said Hassani never made it to that shoe store, effectively stating Ross' story is false.

Oakland police release last video of Hasanni Campbell
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO7LfEwh910"]YouTube - Oakland police release last video of Hasanni Campbell[/ame]

OT: This video is will touch you hearts!
The R.I.P. Shirt
Throughout the bay area family and friends commonly memorialize homicide victims on clothing. In this piece we hear from the victim's loved ones in the location of the murders.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNniC-pBjjw"]YouTube - The R.I.P. Shirt[/ame]

Article:
http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crim...-jail-last-video-of-Hassani-Campbell-released
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NEW VIDEO: Louis Ross Released From Jail
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6994721
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No charges filed but focus still on couple in missing boy case
September 2, 2009
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Detectives continued to focus their investigation on the foster parents of a missing 5-year-old disabled boy despite prosecutors announcing there was not enough evidence to charge them with murder, police said.

Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said Tuesday that investigators know Hasanni Campbell was not in Oakland on Aug. 10. That's the day Hasanni's foster father, Louis Ross, told authorities the boy disappeared after being left alone briefly outside an Oakland shoe store.

"We strongly believe and know for a fact that Hasanni Campbell never made it to Oakland on August 10 to College Avenue at 4:15 as was previously reported," Jordan said.

"We are continuing to put our efforts into solving this case and potentially re-arresting Mr. Louis Ross or Jennifer Campbell at some point," Jordan said. "We respect the DA's opinion but we have some more work to do here."

On Tuesday, police also released surveillance footage from a Wal-Mart store in Fremont recorded on Aug. 6 that they say it is the last known sighting of the boy.

In photographs, the boy is seen wearing jeans, a black jacket, black shoes and a red and blue cap. Hasanni and his sister were captured in the pictures shopping with Ross and Campbell.

Sherri-Lyn Miller, a volunteer whose company has created T-shirts and fliers during the search, said the focus should be on locating Hasanni, not on Ross and Campbell.

"We're not going to treat him as a homicide victim like the police because we don't know that yet," Miller said. "It's time to bring this baby home."

Article:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/crime/No-charges-for-foster-dad-in-missing-child-case-56617582.html
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UPDATED: Hasanni's foster parents say they're innocent
September 2, 2009
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(09-02) 06:25 PDT OAKLAND -- The foster parents of Hasanni Campbell proclaimed their innocence outside jail, saying they had nothing to do with the 5-year-old Fremont's disappearance and attacking the tactics of police investigators who believe their son was killed.

Outside jail on Tuesday evening, Ross told reporters that he was angry at the couple's treatment by police.

"See, I trusted their work, but they've shown through their actions their work cannot be trusted," Ross said. "They've shown through their actions they have an agenda."

Ross said he has repeated his account of what he did before Hasanni disappeared. "They got the same story, but they were not happy with the story that they got," he said. "They wanted something else."

Campbell agreed, saying, "I don't know what type of evidence they plan to come up with or what they plan to do, and I'll leave their investigation alone. I know I'm innocent, and I know Louis is innocent."

Officer Jeff Thomason, a police spokesman, said the Walmart trip is "the last time that we have independent information about Hasanni Campbell being alive." Ross and Campbell said they were the ones who gave the police the information about the shopping trip.

"I gave them a catalog of this, and I supplied them with proof. I said, 'As a matter of fact, here's a receipt. Check the time-date stamp. Look at the video. You'll see him there - you'll see all of us there."

Ross said after police arrested Campbell at the Union City BART Station on Friday afternoon, officers used her cell phone and texted him in an attempt to coax him out of his home on Roxie Terrace in Fremont. Ross said officers with "automatic weapons" ordered him outside.

"You do not destroy people, tear them down or destroy families so you can prove that you were right," Ross said.

Hasanni and his sister were placed with the couple in late 2008. The girl has been removed from their custody. The children's biological parents live separately in San Francisco. Records with San Francisco's Department of Human Services show no history of problems.

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/02/BALM19HELP.DTL&tsp=1
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Murderers or model parents?
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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Hasanni Campbell's foster parents - whom Oakland police held over the weekend on suspicion of being involved in the 5-year-old Fremont boy's disappearance - would appear to be the least likely of suspects, according to social service records that have been turned over to investigators.

In fact, regular home inspections and other checks by San Francisco's Department of Human Services into Louis Ross and Jennifer Campbell of Fremont show a spotless record of foster parenting.

Hasanni and his baby sister, now 1 year old, were placed with Ross and Campbell, the children's aunt, in late 2008. The children's biological parents live in San Francisco, so social workers in the city kept tabs on them.

Both Campbell and Ross were run through state and FBI databases for any criminal record or instances of child abuse. They came back clean.

Every month, social workers stopped by the couple's home on Roxie Terrace in Fremont. The last visit was July 22, less than three weeks before Ross reported Hasanni missing Aug. 10.

"If anything, they went out of their way to take care of his various medical problems," said a San Francisco social services official, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak while the criminal investigation into Hasanni's disappearance continues.

Hasanni has cerebral palsy, and the couple made sure he was equipped at UCSF with special pediatric leg braces. They also regularly took him for treatment at Children's Hospital Oakland, he said.

Although Oakland police say they don't believe Ross' story of Hasanni's disappearance, the San Francisco official is perplexed.

"They were really good foster parents," he said.

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/02/BAVA19H138.DTL
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Police say missing boy dead, foster parents suspects
updated 11:04 p.m. EDT, Tue September 1, 2009
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Police say the foster parents of a missing 5-year-old California boy with cerebral palsy are suspects in what is now being called a homicide investigation.

Jennifer Campbell and Louis Ross, who are engaged, told police in Oakland, California, that Hasanni Campbell disappeared on August 10 while Ross was dropping him off at the shoe store where his fiance worked.

Police arrested the two as suspects, but released them this week pending further investigation, Lt. Jeff Thomason said.

"We had nothing to do with it. He's our little boy we want him and we want him home, and our main concern is finding him," a tearful Campbell told CNN affiliate KGO.

In an interview last month with HLN's Nancy Grace, Ross said he left Hasanni outside his BMW for two to five minutes while he went to get his fiance to open the back door of the store.

"By the time I got there, Jennifer is already out of the store, walking toward me, asking, 'Where is Hasanni?' And I say, 'What do you mean, where is Hasanni?' And I look around to the side, and he is no longer there."

But police believe Hasanni was not near the store August 10, Thomason said.

The officer said the Wal-Mart surveillance footage from August 6 represents the last known sighting of Hasanni alive, independent of his foster parents' reports.

"It shows we have an independent source showing him alive," he said. "We don't believe he was ever in north Oakland on the 10th [of August]."

Article:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/01/california.missing.boy/index.html

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[Angel Who Cares]

September 2, 2009 News Releases Part 2:

NEW VIDEO: Missing Boy's Foster Parents Still Focus Of Probe 09/02/09 9:02am PT
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54853@kpix.dayport.com
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Police: Hasanni Was Not in Oakland
September 2, 2009
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Acting Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said that department investigators "know for a fact" that little Hasanni Campbell didn't go missing from behind a Rockridge shoe store on August 10 as his stepfather claims, according to the Trib and the Chron. In other words, stepfather Louis Ross has lied and is still lying about what happened to the 5-year-old boy. Jordan did not disclose more details on how investigators reached that conclusion, but said Oakland police would not conduct any more searches for the boy unless they got additional credible information about what happened to him. Oakland cops say that the last known public sighting of the boy was on August 6 at a Wal-Mart store in Fremont. Jordan made his comments after the Alameda County District Office decided to not file charges against Ross or Hasanni's foster mother/aunt Jennifer Campbell and ordered them both released from jail.

Article:
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/police__hasanni_was_not_in_oakland/Content?oid=1187526
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I missed this article yesterday...sorry!

Missing boy's foster father blasts police
Investigators Don't Buy Story
September 1, 2009
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The foster father of a missing 5-year-old boy is out of jail and vowing to find the boy with or without police help. Oakland police released Louis Ross Tuesday night after arresting him on suspicion of homicide.

Ross is being quite vocal about the police department. He claims they have a preconceived theory about Hasanni's disappearance and says police know for a fact, in their hearts, that he killed the boy and that he was never really kidnapped.

As for now, the district attorney is siding with Ross, who is a free man after being released from the Santa Rita jail where he had been held since Friday on suspicion of murder. Investigators point to recently-released surveillance video from August 6th, of Hasanni and his family at a Fremont Walmart, as the last known citing of the boy.
They just do not believe the foster parents' story.

"We are continuing to put our efforts into solving this case and potentially re-arresting Mr. Louis Ross or Jennifer Campbell at some point," Police Chief Howard Johnson said.

"See... and I trusted their word. But, they've shown through their actions their word cannot be trusted. They've shown though their actions they have an agenda," Ross said referring to investigators' efforts to implicate him, including texting him from foster mother Jennifer Campbell's phone after the two were arrested last Friday. She was released Monday evening. He was released Tuesday night.

Currently, no one is in jail for Hasanni's disappearance. But, police say there is one prime suspect in this case and it is Louis Ross. The search for Hasanni will be continued on Saturday at Lake Elizabeth in Fremont. The organizers of the volunteer search are looking for divers to look in the lake.

VIDEO: Missing boy's foster father blasts police
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6995105

VIDEO: Louis Ross Released From Jail
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6994721

VIDEO: No Charges In Hasanni's Disappearence
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6994373

RAW VIDEO: Hasanni's Last Appearenance
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6994584

Article:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=6995073
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Not Enough Evidence - Foster Parents Released
Wednesday, 02 September 2009 7:26AM
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Acting Oakland police chief Howard Jordan claims police know for a fact that little Hasanni Campbell was never in the Rockridge area where his foster father, Louis Ross, claims he went missing.

Jordan refused to say what those facts are, but the district attorney believed there was not enough evidence to prosecute Ross, or Hasanni&#8217;s foster mother, Jennifer Campbell, on murder charges.

Legal analyst and former prosecutor Steven Clark says police were trying a standard technique when making the arrests.

&#8221;The police tried to separate the couple and get incriminating statements, and see if under police pressure they would disclose more information,&#8221; said Clark. &#8220;So the arrests were used as a police investigative tool, which is frequently done to get information from a suspect. So I think it was a good police tactic, it just didn&#8217;t, unfortunately, produce enough evidence to generate a charge at this time.&#8221;

AUDIO: KCBS&#8217; Bob Melrose Reports
http://www.kcbs.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=3993394

Article:
http://www.kcbs.com/PD-Maintains-Foster-Parents-Guilt/5134988
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Search for Hasanni continues Saturday at Lake Elizabeth in Fremont
Posted: 09/02/2009 04:10:11 PM PDT
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Volunteers and donations of food and beverages are needed for the Saturday search for Hasanni Campbell, the disabled Fremont boy who was reported missing Aug. 10.

Sherri Miller is organizing the search of Lake Elizabeth at 40000 Paseo Padre Parkway in Fremont. A certified diver contacted Miller to volunteer his time, and the San Jose volunteer search and rescue team will bring diving equipment to the search, which starts at 9 a.m. Saturday. But Miller said Wednesday she still needs volunteers to register people at the start, assign tasks and assist with lunch.

She said she also needs donated food and beverages to feed the volunteers.

Miller, the owner of All in One Stop, a San Leandro print shop, got involved in the search the day after the 5-year-old boy was reported missing from the rear driveway of Shuz of Rockridge, a shoe store where Jennifer Campbell, the boy's foster mother and aunt, works.

Police said Tuesday the couple are the only suspects in the case and that they have evidence that the boy was never at the shoe store.

Since Hasanni went missing, Miller has printed thousands of missing-person fliers and dozens of T-shirts with Hasanni's face and information about him and the case.

Miller got involved in searching for missing children after Sandra Cantu of Tracy went missing earlier this year. The 8-year-old girl later was found dead, and Sunday school teacher Melissa Huckaby, 28, has been charged with the killing.

Article:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_13255429

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[Soulscape]

Angel, this is important: can you track down the TIME STAMP on the video of Hassini at Wal-Mart with his family on 8/6/09??

Thanks,
Soulscape

 

[Velouria]

Angel, this is important: can you track down the TIME STAMP on the video of Hassini at Wal-Mart with his family on 8/6/09??

Thanks,
Soulscape

Soulscape,

I'm having trouble seeing a time stamp on the surveillance video, however, I did find this article that states Hasanni was seen at the WalMart around 8 p.m. on August 6. Perhaps in light of this information you can decipher the numbers on the video.

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_13245654?source=rss

Thank you for your hard work, and godspeed.

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Tuba In the KRON4 tape the video from Walmart is time-stamped August 6th, 2009 @ 7:56:06 PM this is the time that their car pulls into the parking lot into Walmart! This video version is time-stamped very clear with the time! You can see this at 10 seconds into the video! :clap: Why didn't I watch this one first....:biggrin:


This is the link to the video:
http://serve.castfire.com/video/150561/150561_2009-09-01-174452.mp4

It is quicker to watch it at this link...it's the 3rd video down:
http://www.kron4.com/News/ArticleView/tabid/298/smid/1126/ArticleID/2878/reftab/66/Default.aspx

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[Angel Who Cares]

September 3, 2009 News Releases:

Hasanni's foster parents say they're innocent
Thursday, September 3, 2009
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The foster parents of Hasanni Campbell proclaimed their innocence outside jail, saying they had nothing to do with the 5-year-old Fremont boy's disappearance and attacking the tactics of police investigators who believe their son is dead and suspect them of being involved in his killing.

Ross told police that he last saw Hasanni on Aug. 10 outside a shoe store on Oakland's College Avenue where Campbell, the boy's aunt, works. He said he believes someone kidnapped the boy, who has cerebral palsy.

But acting Police Chief Howard Jordan said at a news conference Tuesday, "We know for a fact that Hasanni Campbell never made it to Oakland on Aug. 10 to College Avenue."

Officer Jeff Thomason, a police spokesman, said the Walmart trip is "the last time that we have independent information about Hasanni Campbell being alive."

Ross and Campbell said they were the ones who gave the police the information about the shopping trip.

"I gave them a catalog of this, and I supplied them with proof," Ross said. "I said, 'As a matter of fact, here's a receipt. Check the time-date stamp. Look at the video. You'll see him there - you'll see all of us there.' "

Ross said that after police arrested Campbell at the Union City BART Station on Friday afternoon, officers using her cell phone sent him a text message in hopes of coaxing him out of his home on Roxie Terrace in Fremont. Ross said officers with "automatic weapons" eventually ordered him outside.

"You do not destroy people, tear them down or destroy families so you can prove that you were right," Ross said.

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/02/BALM19HELP.DTL
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NEW VIDEO: Investigators Believe Hasanni Campbell's Foster Parents Are Responsible For His Disappearance
http://serve.castfire.com/video/151307/151307_2009-09-03-000146.mp4
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Reward for Hasanni Campbell upped to $60,000
Posted: 09/03/2009 01:03:28 PM PDT
Updated: 09/03/2009 01:30:44 PM PDT
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The reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or people who abducted Hasanni Campbell, the disabled Fremont boy was reported missing nearly a month ago, has jumped to $60,000, authorities said today. The Oakland Police Department's Crime Stoppers Program received $50,000 in contributions from the Alameda County supervisors and the county of San Francisco.

Alameda County Supervisors Gail Steele and Scott Haggerty initiated the move to increase the reward by $25,000 for information leading to the whereabouts of the 5-year-old boy, who was reported missing Aug. 10 from the rear driveway of Shuz of Rockridge.

Because the boy's biological parents live in San Francisco, the city's Department of Human Services has been involved in the case. The biological parents gave up custody of the children because of health and other problems, authorities have said.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom authorized a $25,000 reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the abduction of Hasanni, who has cerebral palsy and wears braces on his feet.

"We hope this award will lead to information on the whereabouts of Hasanni Campbell," Newsom said in a statement. "If you have any leads, please contact the Oakland Police Department."

"This case has touched everyone in our community and across the region and with the increased reward money we are hoping to bring closure to this case, said Oakland's acting police chief, Howard Jordan, in a statement.

Article:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_13262577
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Reward fund for Hasanni grows to $60,000
Thursday, September 3, 2009
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(09-03) 14:05 PDT OAKLAND --A reward fund for information leading to the whereabouts of 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell has grown to $60,000 with contributions from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and from San Francisco, police said Thursday.

Hasanni's foster father, Louis Ross, reported him missing Aug. 10, saying he last saw him outside a shoe store on College Avenue in Oakland where his fiancee and the boy's foster mother, Jennifer Campbell, works.

Oakland police arrested the Fremont couple Friday on suspicion of being involved in what they believe is the boy's killing, but the Alameda County district attorney declined to file charges.

The couple say they are innocent.

The reward fund includes $25,000 from the county supervisors; $25,000 authorized by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom; and $10,000 from Crime Stoppers.

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/03/BAFE19I5PF.DTL&type=newsbayarea
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Police: Little boy was killed 3:37
[ame]http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/08/31/pn.hassani.killed.cnn[/ame]
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[Angel Who Cares]

Bay Area Counties Help Increase Hasanni Campbell Reward to $60,000
9/3/2009 5:44:00 PM
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Oakland police say the reward for missing 5-year-old boy Hasanni Campbell is increasing to $60,000 thanks to large contributions from Alameda and San Francisco counties.

Oakland police and Crime Stoppers initially offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Hasanni.

But Oakland police said the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and San Francisco County are contributing another $25,000 each to the reward.

Hasanni's biological parents live in San Francisco and the city's Department of Human Services had been involved in supervising him by checking in with his foster parents periodically.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said in a statement, "We hope this award will lead to information on the whereabouts of Hasanni Campbell. If you have any leads, please contact the Oakland Police Department."

Oakland Acting Police Chief Howard Jordan said in a statement, "This case has touched everyone in our community and across the region and with the increased reward money we are hoping to bring closure to this case. The Oakland Police Department wants to thank everyone who is involved in this generous effort."

VIDEO: Volunteers Plan Search For Hasanni On Saturday At Lake Elizabeth In Fremont
http://serve.castfire.com/video/152071/152071_2009-09-03-235956.mp4

Article:
http://www.kron4.com/News/ArticleView/tabid/298/smid/1126/ArticleID/2940/reftab/506/Default.aspx
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Reward For Hasanni Campbell Is Increased To $60,000
Posted: 7:51 pm PDT September 3, 2009
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The reward for missing 5-year-old boy Hasanni Campbell has been increased to $60,000 thanks to large contributions from Alameda and San Francisco counties, Oakland police said Thursday.

Oakland police and Crime Stoppers initially offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Hasanni.

But Oakland police said the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and San Francisco County are contributing another $25,000 each to the reward.

Hasanni's biological parents live in San Francisco and the city's Department of Human Services had been involved in supervising him by checking in with his foster parents periodically.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said in a statement, "We hope this award will lead to information on the whereabouts of Hasanni Campbell."

Newsom said, "If you have any leads, please contact the Oakland Police Department."

Oakland Acting Police Chief Howard Jordan said in a statement, "This case has touched everyone in our community and across the region and with the increased reward money we are hoping to bring closure to this case. The Oakland Police Department wants to thank everyone who is involved in this generous effort."

Last Friday, Oakland police said they consider Hasanni's disappearance to be a homicide case, not a missing persons case. They arrested Ross on suspicion of murder and Jennifer Campbell on suspicion of being an accomplice to murder.

But Ross and Campbell were released from custody earlier this week after the Alameda County District Attorney's Office said there's not enough evidence to charge them at this time.

Article:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/20716758/detail.html
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Sorry missed this article yesterday!

Attorney Burris: &#8220;This case is stunning to me.&#8221;
September 3, 2009 &#8211; 2:39 pm
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In an exclusive interview, Oakland attorney John Burris speaks about the recent events surrounding the Hassani Campbell case.

Earlier this week the missing child&#8217;s foster parents, Jennifer Campbell and Louis Ross, were released after three days in police custody.

*NOTE: Video Interview With Attorney John Morris Included In Link!

Article:
http://oaklandnorth.net/2009/09/03/attorney-burris-this-case-is-stunning-to-me/
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Saturday Search Planned For Hasanni Campbell
Sep 4, 2009 5:12 pm US/Pacific
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Civilian volunteers will search for missing 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell at Lake Elizabeth in Fremont this weekend, according to event organizers.

At 9 a.m. Saturday, civilian teams will search the perimeter of the lake while professional divers go out on the water, said San Leandro business owner Sherri Miller, who is organizing the search.

Miller said she hopes Saturday's search will provide new leads in the case. She and two colleagues came up with Lake Elizabeth because it's big, it's in Fremont and it hasn't been searched yet.

"It's a large area, and we have enough volunteers to search it," Miller said, adding that close to 100 people have signed up to help search the region.

"Lake Elizabeth is our meeting point, and we're branching off into teams tomorrow," Miller said. "We won't know until tomorrow where we're sending them."

Miller said San Jose Search and Rescue, a nonprofit that helps with missing person searches and other recovery operations, volunteered their entire team.

She said she also invited Alameda County law enforcement officials to participate, but the Fremont Police Department and the county sheriff's office declined.

VIDEO: Saturday Search Planned For Hasanni Campbell 09/04/09 5:58pm PT
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=54978@kpix.dayport.com

Article:
http://cbs5.com/crime/hasanni.campbell.search.2.1165416.html
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Search For Missing Oakland 5-Year-Old Resumes
Updated: 2:44 pm PDT September 4, 2009
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Volunteers were preparing to search the waters and shoreline of Lake Elizabeth Saturday in an attempt to find any clues in the disappearance of 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell, who vanished from an Oakland street nearly a month ago.

Search organizer Sherri Miller asked volunteers to meet in the main parking lot at 9 a.m. She added that donations of food would also be appreciated.

Meanwhile, the reward in the Campbell case has been increased to $60,000 thanks to large contributions from Alameda and San Francisco counties.

Article:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/20716758/detail.html

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[Angel Who Cares]

SS Did the time-stamped video from Walmart give any clues as to what happened to Hasanni??? I know you're very busy & I thank you sooooooo much for everything that you do, but I keep checking to see if there was anything found in a chart for that day at Walmart! TIA

:sponge: Where Is Hasanni????
Please :sponge: Help Someone Lead Them To Him!!!!

rayer:'s For Hasanni!!!

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[Paulette]

SS Did the time-stamped video from Walmart give any clues as to what happened to Hasanni??? I know you're very busy & I thank you sooooooo much for everything that you do, but I keep checking to see if there was anything found in a chart for that day at Walmart! TIA

:sponge: Where Is Hasanni????
Please :sponge: Help Someone Lead Them To Him!!!!

rayer:'s For Hasanni!!!

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The video with the 7:56 time stamp is the entering time. Sunset for Fremont on Aug. 6th was 8:10 pm. You can see when they entered that it was light out. Figuring no less than 30 minutes to do the entire shop, it had to have been dark when they left. So the last seen was some 30 to 45 minutes after the 7:56 entering time.

I don't suppose we'll ever get the time they left. I've looked closely, but it's not there.

I run a chart for 8:30pm and lo & behold Jupiter had just entered the 12th house of secrets. Ascendant at 23 degrees 4 minutes of Aquarius, and Jupiter at 23 degrees 3 minutes of Aquarius. That took my breath away. Maybe I'm just easily influenced.

We're all waiting with bated breath for a glimpse into the event. At least I know I am. Bless you for your diligence Angel.