http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog Missing Person Commentaries and Articles to Promote Awareness of the Missing Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:58:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="HCSO"][/caption] Steven Ray Fester, dubbed a serial robbery suspect, has been arrested.  As reported in the September 25, 2009, edition of khou.com/news, witnesses said he wore a mask and gloves, held them at gunpoint with a semi automatic, forced everyone to the back of the store, forced ... http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=59 Walter David "Bo" Brawner, or Bo, as his family and friends know him, did not have a childhood without problems.  His life is a story of illness and heartbreak.  As a young child he suffered through osteomylitis, almost taking his life and leaving him to go through numerous surgeries. The ... http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=56 [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Jaycee Dugard, age 11"][/caption] Jaycee Dugard, at age 11, was abducted as she walked to her school bus stop in Lake Tahoe, Ca. For 18 years she was held captive in the back yard sheds and tents of her husband and wife abductors. She has been found. Today ... http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=53 Melanie's paternal Grandmother, Sandra Metheny, conducted her own investigation by canvassing for witnesses and interviewing everyone, and anyone, who might have the tiniest bit of knowledge of the whereabouts of Melanie Renee Metheny.  Names may be represented as initials or omitted to protect the innocent. This is her story. After three ... http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=51 Charleston, the capital of West Virginia, is nestled into the west side of the Appalachian Mountains affording the residents a milder winter.  The city proudly traces its history all the way back to the Revolutionary War, and its legacy sister industries, of salt and coal mining, still sustain much of ... http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=48 The tiny mountain town of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, population hovering around 1,000, has only one unsolved missing person case. It is the case of Brooke Leigh Henson, or "Brookey", as her friends know her. July 4, 2009, is the tenth year Brooke has remained missing. Brooke's friends describe her as ... http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=45 The body of my non-fiction writing is stained with the agony of missing loved ones. In my first book, THROUGH THE WINDOW, some of the victims of Tommy Lynn Sells were found dead in their homes, others were missing for months and a few like Stephanie Stroh and Yvette Mueller ... http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=37 One of the most disturbing stories have come out of California is recent days; the escape of a 17 year old child, that was starved, beaten, and chained.  Wearing only boxer shorts, he escaped his captors, finding safety in a nearby gym. Three have been arrested, one, a family member that ... http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=32 Today marks one year that Paige Brigfeld has been missing from Grand Junction, Colorado. It was one year ago that she went to meet her first ex-husband for a picnic. After leaving him to return home, she vanished. Phone records indicate that she was within five miles of her home ... http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=31 You might have noticed that some weird things have happened around here the last couple of days. You might have even gotten an email, purportedly from us, that was neither very nice nor very creative. The give-away that it wasn't really from any of us was the complete lack of ... http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=30