Various missing children cases worldwide - plus the occasional adult

Inevitable memories of James Bulger here.

Let's hope for a quick and safe outcome.

P.S. All is well.

http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/14990383.UPDATE__Five_year_old_girl_safe_and_well_after_being_reported_missing_at_shopping_centre/

I've never heard of this case before. There was a similar one in South Africa where the now teenage girl did not want to be reunited with her real family. This one isn't likely to have a happy ending for everyone either.

http://news.sky.com/story/baby-kamiyah-mobley-found-safe-18-years-after-abduction-say-police-10727685

As expected

Madeleine McCann's parents new hope after baby stolen 18 years ago found alive

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/madeleine-mccanns-parents-fresh-hope-9618987#ICID=ios_TMNewsApp_AppShare_Click_Other

A reminder of the only case (as far as I'm aware) of a missing baby in the U K who has never been found.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4232659.stm

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/philip-hensher/philip-hensher-there-are-some-crime-stories-that-will-never-reveal-their-ending-7715603.html

The McCanns have been shoe-horned into the second link and some of the references to them are nauseating!

Very interesting this one, just watched it on ID channel Disappeared programme. Video I watched after this article -  I have formed my opinion as to what happened to her, what do others think..


http://crimefeed.com/2016/05/tammy-kingery/



Three Lingering Questions From The Tammy Kingery Missing Persons Investigation

May 2, 2016 by Crime Feed Staff


On September 20, 2014, Tammy Kingery disappeared after leaving work sick. The only clue she left behind at her North Augusta, South Carolina home was a note saying she’d gone for a walk in the woods and would return soon.

Despite over a year of searching, no one has seen or heard from Tammy since she was reported missing. And while there are no solid clues, the list of theories continues to grow.

Below, we review the biggest questions presented in the latest episode of “Disappeared”:
A recreation of Tamy's note and phone left behind.

A recreation of Tamy’s note and phone left behind.

Why did Tammy leave for a walk when she was home sick from work?

After returning from working early, Tammy retired to her bedroom to rest for the day. Park, her husband of almost 20 years, left Tammy at their house and took their three kids to run errands so she could relax quietly.

At some point during two hours after Park and the kids were gone, Tammy decided to go for a walk. While taking a walk near your home seems normal enough, the Kingery house is located deep in the woods and it was uncharacteristic of Tammy to walk through the area by herself.

Tammy’s husband also found it odd that she left a note behind, which read “going on a walk, be back soon, love you.” Those close to Tammy insist that she would have sent a text message to her loved ones if she planned to leave home unexpectedly.

And even more perplexing, Tammy did not take her purse, her phone, her money or her credit card when she left the house.
Tammy and her sisters, Becky and Amy.

Tammy and her sisters, Becky and Amy.

Was Tammy’s battle with depression linked to her disappearance?

In the weeks leading to Tammy’s disappearance, she had been exhausted and had spent most evenings in bed. Tammy’s co-workers also reported that she had been agitated and acting oddly the morning she went missing.

Tammy’s husband also noticed that her poor health seemed to be linked to her deepening depression. Before she vanished, Tammy had described her feelings of hopeless and had been convinced that no doctor or medication could help her.

Even more troubling, Tammy had attempted to commit suicide years before she went missing. Given her history of depression, her family and investigators were initially fearful that she might have attempted to hurt herself.

If Tammy did leave her house with the intent to harm herself, why haven’t investigators or volunteer search groups been able to find any clues within 10 miles of the home?

Was Tammy really alone when she left?

When Park found his wife’s troubling note, he immediately went to search for her. After four hours of looking for Tammy, Park called the police. Family and friends, along with tracking dogs, searched the area for days. As previously mentioned, the extensive search did not result in any physical evidence that Tammy walked away from the house.

Adding to the mysterious events, Tammy’s teen daughter thought she had seen her mom on a motorcycle the day she went missing. The woman on the bike, who reportedly looked just like Tammy, was riding with an unknown man. While the tip is compelling, the details are limited and many people in the area own motorcycles. Determining if Tammy’s daughter saw her mother that day is nearly impossible without someone coming forward with more information.

Building the case that Tammy left with someone, a neighbor of the Kingery’s heard what sounded like a motorcycle pull into the home’s
A family photo of Tammy via Facebook

A family photo of Tammy via Facebook

driveway in the hours during which Park and the kids were running errands. Who would have come to the Kingery household?

Furthermore, Tammy’s phone records revealed that she had been texting two men. The text messages reportedly indicated romantic relationships, but police insisted that the texts are not linked to her disappearance.

Although there are many believe that Tammy left the area willingly, or even forcibly, with a third party, there is no hard evidence to identify a suspect. Those involved in the investigation hope that someone will come forward with information about Tammy’s disappearance.

OOOOO I haven't heard of this one, very intriguing from what I have read so far. Will have a read up of stuff from the beginning. What are your thoughts about it Candyfloss ?

Something not right at all, and I have the opinion that it was not a suicide or a stranger., so as the police always say the nearest and dearest must be under suspicion.  The lie detector test was the clincher for me, why on earth tell people beforehand he wouldn't pass and that he had had a fear of them from the start?  Although having said that I suppose you would be a bag of nerves and stress, I know I would as I am that sort of person.   As the cops said if it was suicide she would have been found by now, and even if she jumped into the water she would have floated up at some point.  I just cannot see a mother of 3 young children walking out and leaving them without taking anything at all with her either.   So was there a stranger lurking in those woods?

It's worth a watch of the video I posted if you like unsolved mysteries.

Apologies if I'm having a senior moment but where is the video? I can find only a one minute trailer.

Freedom wrote:Apologies if I'm having a senior moment but where is the video? I can find only a one minute trailer.

Doh, apologies I put the trailer up, here it is..

Glad it wasn't another senior moment.

There were some technical problems towards the end but I've got the gist of it. If it's true that the couple's 13-year-old son saw his mother alive before he and his father went out, then I think that rules the latter out as a suspect.

Most likely I think is that sadly she did go away with the intention of committing suicide and that presumably is what happened.

Sounds an intriguing one. I just sat down to watch that video but with all those stars moving about in the background it was literally giving me a headache so didn't bother.

Will see if there's another version or something.

Yes, that was a problem for me too! At least they weren't flashing or I couldn't have watched it at all.

I heard of this case today for the first time - maybe it will be known to our Irish members.

His mother just about carries on by believing that he will be found one day.

http://www.findspollen.com/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/11/jonathon-spollen-missing-irishman-may-have-fallen-victim-to-india-syndrome_n_1957927.html

Having found his personal items it doesn't sound good does it.

First time for me too, strange alright! Only 5yrs ago aswell.

You probably heard about the missing young lad at the country estate with the barn fire that's been in the news of late.

Tragically they've just found his body:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4175542/Police-body-14-year-old-boy-went-missing.html

I hadn't heard of that one.

What a dreadful story is this one too. Imagine the father finding his own teenagers and four others dead.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38791942

I read about that yesterday in the DM I think it was.

My first thoughts that it was a sort of tragic drug-taking experiment that went wrong.

Horrific stuff.

It was carbon monoxide poisoning as first thought.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/carbon-monoxide-killed-6-teens-at-german-party-police/ar-AAmtJJF?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

I don't think I've heard about this missing woman before:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4180102/Woman-disappeared-year-ago-police-NO-clues.html

Grandmother, 57, disappeared 12 months ago and police still have NO clues despite the force’s biggest ever search
Missing mother Lorraine Ridout, 57, disappeared on January 31, 2016 in Cardiff
Despite police search helped by friends and family no clues have been found
Almost 1,000 lines of inquiry have been pursued by South Wales Police officers
It is the most extensive urban search South Wales Police has ever undertaken

I'm sure Ben Savage was mentioned on here somewhere before (young lad missing after a night out), but anyway sadly he's just been found:

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/second-search-of-river-by-119905/

Was just reading this one:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4195920/Police-say-hunt-missing-lifeguard-19-high-risk.html

And another one I was just reading about:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4196382/Autism-sufferer-15-missing.html