UPDATED: Missing Boise boy 'may be the victim of a tragic event'
Story Created: Jul 31, 2009 at 11:47 AM MDT
Story Updated: Jul 31, 2009 at 1:50 PM MDT
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Authorities say they now believe Robert Manwill's disappearance is based on "suspicious circumstances."
Jim Kerns, Boise Police deputy police chief, said Friday Robert is still missing but he may be injured.
"Overnight, we located evidence that may bring us closer to finding out what happened to Robert," Kerns said at a Friday news conference. "The evidence we've uncovered shows there are suspicious circumstances regarding Robert's disappearance."
"He may be the victim of a tragic event."
Friday's massive volunteer search for the boy will continue.
Just after 8 p.m. on Thursday, detectives started searching the complex including the apartment belonging to Robert’s mom, Melissa Jenkins.
It's now been a week since 8-year-old Robert has gone missing. On Friday, authorities and up to 1,000 volunteers are searching for the missing boy.
Police would not say what they were searching for, what they removed, or why the search is happening now. However, it has been confirmed that K9 units were brought in to help with the investigation.
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UPDATED: Police: Robert May Be Victim of Tragic Event
Posted: July 31, 2009 12:15 AM EDT
Updated: July 31, 2009 04:47 PM EDT
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For the first time, Boise Police admit missing 8-year-old boy Robert Manwill's disappearance is suspicious. At a press conference this afternoon, Deputy Chief Jim Kerns revealed police found evidence to indicate Robert may be injured or the victim of a tragic event. Police would not say what evidence they found.
Also today, a crime scene van was seen at the Ada County Landfill. A portion of the landfill was marked off with crime scene tape. Boise Police will not confirm or deny if the crime scene van is related to the search for Robert Manwill.
Police showed up at the apartment complex on the Boise bench where Robert Manwill lives late last night and stayed until the early hours of this morning.
Police did tow away a car belonging to the family and removed several bags of items from the home. It's unclear exactly what was in the bags.
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Boise police: Missing boy may be victim of tragedy
July 31, 2009 2:34 PM ET
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Boise police say an 8-year-old boy missing for a week may have been the victim of a tragic event, and that new evidence suggests suspicious activity surrounding his disappearance.
Robert Manwill reportedly disappeared July 24 after leaving his mother's apartment in southwest Boise. Investigators initially said they had no evidence of foul play.
But Deputy Chief Jim Kerns told reporters Friday that new evidence has changed the nature of the investigation. On Thursday, police searched the apartment of the boy's mother, Melissa Scott Jenkins.
So far, police say there are no arrests or suspects in the case.
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Robert Manwill Missing: Infant Brother's Head Fractured by Mother
Published: Jul 31, 2009
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Authorities are searching for a missing 8-year-old Boise boy - and have revealed that he may be injured or the victim of a tragic event.
As the search for little Robert Manwill continues, reports can reveal that his mother is on probation for fracturing the skull of the boy's infant brother.
The infant was removed from the custody of his mother, Melissa Scott Jenkins. Meanwhile, Robert has been missing for a week - and was last seen near Jenkins' apartment.
Robert has been living with his father, Charles Manwill, since 2008. HE was visiting with his mother, who has visitation rights, the night he went missing.
Authorities are saying that new evidence leads them to believe that Robert may be injured - or the victim of a tragic event. They would not release the details of the evidence found.
Volunteer workers are searching the area for any sign of the 8-year-old.
Developing...
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Missing Idaho Boy's Disappearance 'Suspicious,' Police Say
Friday, July 31, 2009
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Police investigating the disappearance of an Idaho boy missing for a week said Friday they are afraid the child may have been the victim of a tragedy.
Boise authorities told reporters that there are "suspicious circumstances" surrounding 8-year-old Robert Manwill's disappearance.
"Robert may be injured or be the victim of a tragic event," said Boise Police Chief Jim Kerns at a brief Friday press conference. "But he is still missing."
Earlier this week, news emerged that Robert's mother is on probation for fracturing the skull of the missing boy's infant half brother, who was removed from her custody by the state.
Boise police have previously said there is no evidence of foul play in the disappearance of Robert, and that the family is cooperating fully.
The missing boy's father, Charles Manwill, has had custody of him since 2008. Jenkins has visitation rights, and the boy was visiting her the night he disappeared.
Court records show a history of family tragedies involving children.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535914,00.html
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Police still searching for 8-year-old Robert Manwell, missing for a week
July 31, 2:34 PM
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Jim Kerns, Boise Police Deputy Chief of Operations, said “We are very concerned for Robert’s safety." But also said, "We hope to convey a message of hope… we have no reason to believe Robert is not safe.”
About 50 leads have come in, but none have led to any substantial information. Police said they have interviewed over 100 sex offenders within a two-mile radius of Robert’s home.
Article:
http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crim...or-8yearold-Robert-Manwell-missing-for-a-week
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Disturbing information released regarding the family of Robert Manwill
July 31, 2:56 PM
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Court documents reveal that missing 8-year-old Robert Manwill’s family has suffered tragdy and trouble with the law several times over the years.
Robert’s mother, Melissa Scott Jenkins pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of injury to a child in March after she fractured her infant son’s skull in Oct. 2008.
Jenkins’ boyfriend and the father of her infant son, Daniel Edward Ehrlick, served time in prison and faced charges of burglary, possession of drug paraphernalia, and is not allowed to be alone with Robert’s half sister.
Robert’s father, Charles Manwill, has had custody of Robert since Jan. 2008. Records indicate that Jenkins could not care for him, but has had visitation rights. Robert was at his mother’s Boise Bench apartment the night he disappeared.
In 1993, Charles Manwill suffered a tragedy when his then wife, Silke Fatma Manwill stabbed their 4-year-old son, Michael, in the chest. She was charged with first-degree murder, but the charges were reduced to voluntary manslaughter. She was released from prison in 2002 after serving 10 years for the crime.
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http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crim...leased-regarding-the-family-of-Robert-Manwill
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Police say Robert Manwill’s disappearance ‘suspicious’
July 31, 3:12 PM
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On Friday, Boise Police Deputy Police Chief Jim Kerns announced that missing Robert Manwill, 8, may be injured and that his disappearnce is based on "suspicious circumstances."
“Overnight, we located evidence that may bring us closer to finding out what happened to Robert,” Kerns said. “The evidence we’ve uncovered shows there are suspicious circumstances regarding Robert’s disappearance. He may be the victim of a tragic event.”
On Thursday evening, investigators searched the apartment complex from which Robert disappeared, including Melissa Jenkin’s [Robert's mother] apartment. They seized items from the apartment and also towed Jenkins' red SUV.
Article:
http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crim...-say-Robert-Manwills-disappearance-suspicious
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Boise Police Department News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 31, 2009
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Latest News Conference on Missing Boy (Video) - Media Information
Watch the latest News Conference in the Robert Manwill missing child investigation, and to find media contact info.
Watch the latest News Conference:
http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/Police/Multimedia/DepartmentVideos/LatestManwillPresserV5.wmv
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http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/Police/NewsReleases/2009/page45044.aspx
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Crowds Turn Out For Manwill Boy Search
Posted: July 31, 2009 03:36 PM EDT
Updated: July 31, 2009 03:52 PM EDT
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Hundreds of volunteers showed up throughout the Boise area Friday to help search for Robert Manwill, 8, who has been missing for a week.
The search effort was the latest attempt to find the little boy, and came after an overnight raid of Manwill's mother's Boise Bench apartment. Several bags were removed from the site and a vehicle towed from the apartment complex.
At South Junior High School, one of three locations throughout Boise where volunteers gathered, as many as seven hundred searchers donned orange vests and clutched water bottles, ready for a long day in the sun.
"We're moms and if our kid went missing," volunteer Tina Hansford explained, "We'd want people to come out and help us."
Boise Mayor Dave Bieter offered words of thanks and encouragement to the volunteers at So. Jr. High School as police teamed up with groups and instructed them to look near "roadways, parks or canals."
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http://www.kivitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10827616
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UPDATED: Police: Evidence Manwill was injured
12:03 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009
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Editor's note: We have been experiencing technical difficulties today. To bring you the story, we are presenting this stripped down version of KTVB.COM
Police say they have uncovered evidence that shows Robert Manwill, 8 may have been injured.
After an overnight search of his mother's Boise Bench apartment, police spoke to the media at noon Friday.
"Overnight, investigators from the Boise Police Department that may bring us closer to finding out what happend to Robert," Boise Police Deputy Chief Jim Kerns said. "Robert may be injured, but Robert is still missing. It is very important that we find where he is - or where he is not."
Just after 8 p.m., officers arrived at Jenkins' home. They removed a variety of materials, including cabinets and boxes. Canine dogs were also seen at the complex.
"He may be injured or the victim of a tragic event," Kerns said.
A car was also towed from the scene just after 12:30 p.m.
Investigators took down the police tape surrounding the apartment at about 4 a.m., but moments after the news conference was called, put the tape back up.
We are also getting word this afternoon that Ada County Sheriff's deputies have staked out an area at the Ada County Landfill. Police tape has marked off about a 40-square yard area. A crime scene lab was at the scene. Spokeswoman Andrea Dearden says the deputies are assisting in this investigation. At this point, they are just watching the area, no officers have been seen combing through any garbage.
A National Guard spokesperson told NewsChannel 7 that guardsmen are looking at the desert south of town for any unusual tire tracks or other things that may be out of place.
Searchers have been instructed to pay attention to smells and be on the alert for an injured boy or worse.
VIDEO: Jim Kerns Boise PD~Manwill news conference 07/31/09 3:07
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UPDATED: The search for Robert: Boyfriend of Robert's mother admitted to Saint Al's, then released
Published: 07/31/09
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2:49 p.m. Daniel Edward Ehrlick, the boyfriend of Robert's mother, was admitted to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center but has been released, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
She was unable to say when he entered the hospital or for what he was treated.
2:20 p.m. As of 2 p.m., counted from all three staging locations, there were 1,687 volunteers. The 3 p.m. search will continue, and they plan to cover much of the same ground, just to be sure.
As one group of volunteers finished their shift, Boise Officer Kip Wills thanked them.
"No matter what, this is still a missing child," he said. "Your efforts are not wasted, they're not in vain. It's easy to get jaded."
1:14 p.m. Here's what came from the press conference — the latest news still — as recapped by Statesman police reporter Patrick Orr:
Boise police say they have discovered undisclosed evidence that shows “suspicious circumstances” in the disappearance of 8-year-old Robert Manwill and that he “may indeed be injured — or the victim of a tragic event.”
But Boise police have not identified a suspect or person of interest in the case, and officials say they still need the hundreds of citizen volunteers scouring the Vista neighborhood to look for Robert.
“Robert is still missing. It’s very important we locate Robert and or find any evidence that may help us locate where he is or where he isn’t,” Boise Police Deputy Chief Jim Kerns told a group of reporters Friday afternoon.
Kerns said volunteers should report anything that looks “suspiciously out of place ... that may point to where Robert is. Even if we find nothing, we’ve learned where Robert isn’t. That too is helpful.”
For the second time in 12 hours Friday morning, Boise police detectives and crime scene investigators searched the apartment from where Robert disappeared. Police officials haven’t said what the evidence is that leads them to believe Robert was injured but did say that was what officers were concentrating on Friday.
Manwill’s family members, including his father, Charles Manwill and his aunt, Trish Burrill, attended Friday’s press conference. Some wiped tears away from their eyes as Kerns spoke.
12:15 p.m. So far, 185 people have been checked in at Garfield Elementary for the noon search — the second round of volunteer units being sent to the streets.
Though Boise police say "suspicious circumstances" surround Robert Manwill's disappearance and he may be injured or "the victim of a tragic event," they are still sending out searchers, saying he could be alive and any evidence pointing to where he is could save his life.
But they are also asking people to look for anything out of the ordinary, and said the efforts are now a crime investigation.
12:10 p.m. While much of Robert Manwill's family, including his father, Chuck Manwill, and his aunt, Trish Burrill, attended the press conference, his mother and her boyfriend were not there.
Police searched their apartment Thursday night and began to cordon it off again mid-morning Friday.
12:01 p.m. Deputy Chief Jim Kerns said police found evidence last night that "suspicious circumstances" surround Robert Manwill's disappearance.
Canvas instructions distributed to volunteers searching for Robert Manwill:
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Map of the search grid distributed to volunteers:
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Video: Friday's press conference where police say they have evidence that "suspicious circumstances" exist in Robert Manwill's disappearance
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Photo Gallery: Search for 8-year-old Robert Manwill 07/31/09
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UPDATED: Police find new evidence, suspicious in nature, regarding missing boy
July 31, 2009
Updated 1 hour 57 minutes ago
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Boise police officials announced today they have new leads stemming from fresh evidence that suggests 8-year-old Robert Manwill went missing under suspicious circumstances.
"He may be injured or the victim of a tragic event," Boise Police Department Deputy Chief Jim Kerns told media at a noon briefing.
The search for the Boise boy continues and he is still missing, Kerns said. Overnight, detectives and the FBI found evidence that may bring investigators closer to knowing what happened, Kerns said. The circumstances around the boy's disappearance are "suspicious," Kerns said.
Manwill's mother, Melissa Scott Jenkins, did not attend the press conference. Police did not release information about Jenkins' whereabouts, and said no arrest warrants have been issued related to Manwill's disappearance. Investigators roped off searched Jenkins' apartment Thursday night and removed items of interest.
An unidentified member of Robert Manwill's family wipes a tear from her eye during a Friday afternoon press conference at the Boise Police Department where Deputy Chief Jim Kerns announced that Robert may be injured or the victim of a tragic event.
Article:
http://www.idahopress.com/news/?2009-07-31-Police-update-public-on-missing-boy
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Search for missing Boise boy takes grim turn
July 31, 2009
Updated 10 minutes ago
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A Boise search for a missing 8-year-old took a grim turn as police suggested he may be hurt — or worse — and searched the apartment of his mother, who has a history of harming another child.
Police and FBI detectives Friday coordinated more than 1,500 volunteers in a massive search for Robert Manwill, who reportedly disappeared July 24 after leaving his mother's apartment on the southwest side of Idaho's capitol city.
Early in the week, investigators said they had no evidence suggesting foul play.
But Deputy Chief Jim Kerns changed course Friday, saying new evidence recovered in a Thursday night search of the apartment of the boy's mother, Melissa Scott Jenkins, has detectives tracking new leads.
"The evidence we've uncovered shows that there are suspicious circumstances surrounding Robert's disappearance," Kerns said during a press conference. "Volunteers assisting in the search today are being given the information by search team officers that Robert may indeed be injured or the victim of a tragic event."
So far, police say there are no arrests or suspects in the case. Investigators were seen taking an SUV and other items during the search of Jenkins' apartment Thursday night.
Jenkins has been at previous press conferences, but didn't attend Friday. Police wouldn't say where she was.
Jenkins "did willfully inflict" the injury to her other son "by striking the child's head on a surface, causing a fracture to the child's skull," on Oct. 19, 2008. She was sentenced to 29 days of work release, fined $75.50 and put on probation for two years, according to court documents.
That child is the son of Jenkins' boyfriend, Daniel Edward Ehrlick. The boy was in the care of the state Department of Health and Welfare through at least February, according to court documents. The agency will not release his whereabouts, citing policy.
Jenkins has a third child, a 2-year-old daughter fathered by a third man, who has custody of her. Jenkins has visitation rights. Ehrlick, who has been convicted of burglary, battery and possession of drug paraphernalia, is banned from being alone with the girl, but court documents don't say why.
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