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Trenton Duckett turned 2 years old on Aug. 10, 2006. On Aug. 27, 2006, just 17 days after his birthday, he was reported missing from his home shortly after 9:00 P.M. Although there have been hundreds of leads and tips investigated, to date, Trenton's whereabouts are still unknown.

Trenton was last seen with his mother, Melinda Duckett, age 21, while leaving her grandparents home in Lady Lake, FL at approximately 4:15 P.M. on Sat. Aug. 26th. After getting gas at approximately 5:30 P.M. in Leesburg that same evening, her & Trenton's whereabouts are unknown until the following day, Sun., Aug. 27th at approximately 8:15 A.M. when Melinda was seen alone at a Leesburg store by an acquaintance.

The accounts of Trenton's father, 21 year old Joshua Duckett's whereabouts had been seemingly satisfied by investigators through witness statements and a passed polygraph. The investigators were still substantiating the details given by Melinda of driving around in her silver Mitsubishi Eclipse with Trenton on Sunday and visiting family and friends. Melinda had not yet agreed to a polygraph exam. The investigation was hindered when tragically Melinda took her own life at the home of her grandparents on Sept. 8th, less than two weeks after Trenton was reported missing.

To date, investigators are still trying to piece together the timeline for Melinda Duckett between the hours of 5:30 P.M. on Aug. 26, until approximately 8:15 A.M. on Aug. 27th, 2006.

If anyone has any information regarding this investigation, they are encouraged to call 1-877-TRENT-65 or the Leesburg Police Department at 1-352-787-2121.

website http://helpfindtrenton.com/

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Team Trenton is urging everyone to please keep looking for Trenton. Our greatest fear is that Trenton will be forgotten about and any hopes of him being reunited with his family will fade.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children advises that high visibility of a missing child through posters, car stickers, flyers, emails, etc. increases the chances of finding that child.

Please continue to post bulletins on MySpace, circulate Trenton's photo & information, post flyers, or anything to keep his face & name out there.

We appreciate the ongoing support we have received from everyone.

God bless everyone,

Joshua Duckett, Carla Massero & Team Trenton

http://helpfindtrenton.com/

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Football game to aid Duckett family

"LEESBURG - Trenton Duckett is still missing.

Garnel Rackley has scheduled a charity football game to benefit the "Help Find Trenton Duckett" fund. The game, scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex in Leesburg, will pit the Leesburg Spartans against the Daytona Beach Vikings, both minor league football teams.

Admission is $5 and proceeds will benefit the Duckett family.

Rackley, a seven-year resident of Leesburg, said Trenton has always been heavy on his mind, and he wanted to help the family. Rackley is a minor league hall-of-famer and picks a charity each year for a benefit game. ..."

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Another birthday for one of Central Florida’s missing kids
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By Elisha Pappacoda
FOX 35 News




VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Another year has passed, and today marks another painful anniversary for the family of another missing Central Florida child.

Today is the 4th birthday of Trenton Duckett, a Leesburg boy who disappeared in 2006. The Duckett family told Fox 35 that they planned to recognize the day quietly, privately.

“We're just gonna keep it a family day and spend some time together,” said Trenton’s dad, Josh Duckett.

The Ducketts will soon be forced to acknowledge another tragic anniversary -- Aug. 27 is the date Trenton went missing two years ago from his Lake County home.

Trenton’s mother, Melinda Duckett, remains the sole suspect in the boy’s disappearance. She committed suicide about a week after Trenton went missing.

Josh Duckett is still holding out hope, although he admits there are “no big breaks yet.”
“I'm still working and waiting for that one big tip to lead to him,” he said.
On Saturday, Duckett teamed up with two missing persons organizations to keep the now cold search for his son alive.
“It's all about getting their name and their photos on there,” Duckett said of the mobile billboards the Kid Finders Network and Never Lose Hope Foundation had on display in Holly Hill.
The event, held on the third birthday of missing Orange County toddler Caylee Anthony also commemorated two missing boys whose cases have also gone cold.

Bryan Hayes, 13, and Mark Degner, 12, disappeared after leaving their Jacksonville school in February 2005. They have not been seen or heard from since.
Bryan’s grandmother Alene Hayes was also in attendance at the Holly Hill event, hoping to bring the boys’ names and faces back into the spotlight.
“There are no leads,” Hayes said. “They don’t have an idea of what happened to them.”


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$100,000 Reward offered for Trenton



Grace under fire
LAWSUIT | Chicago lawyer fights for couple whose daughter killed herself after grilling by CNN host

August 15, 2008Recommend (10)

BY MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA Staff Reporter/mihejirika@suntimes.com
The Chicago lawyer who has taken on CNN's Nancy Grace says there's a broader message in one family's lawsuit against the cable news show host.

"What we hope in the future is that when there is any ongoing investigation, the press or anybody who is questioning a witness lets the police do their jobs first," Jay Paul Deratany said. "Otherwise, we have vigilante justice."

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Nancy Grace on the Headline News set in New York where she hosts a news show that explores legal issues.
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Deratany recently made national headlines when a federal judge refused to dismiss the lawsuit he filed on behalf of the grandparents of a missing toddler who claim Grace pushed their daughter to suicide through aggressive questioning.

Melinda Duckett, 21, appeared on Grace's show after her son went missing in August 2006. On Sept. 8, 2006, hours before the show, which had taped a day before, went on the air, Duckett shot herself.

That evening, CNN aired the show with a ticker on the suicide.

"I saw it, and I was just outraged," said Deratany, who wrote to the family. "I usually just turn her off, because I find her so offensive. All that fist-pounding and the way she assumes everyone's guilty is just appalling to me."

Gerald and Bethann Eubank hired him. In a November 2006 wrongful death lawsuit, they allege that Grace and CNN caused Duckett's death through intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The Eubanks also allege that Grace lured Duckett on her show under false pretenses, telling her the show could help find her 2-year-old son Trenton. Their lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. "I can't bring my daughter back," a tearful Bethann Eubank said Wednesday, which would have been Duckett's birthday.

"When Mindy called to say she was going on CNN, we had no idea who Nancy Grace was. Afterward, she was an absolute wreck," she said. "After her death, we had to watch footage of Grace pounding her fists and grilling Mindy, aired over and over."

CNN and Grace have argued the lawsuit would "severely chill" coverage of missing persons cases.

On July 30, a judge disagreed.

"This is only a procedural ruling about whether the case should be allowed to go forward. It does not mean that the claims are likely to succeed," Grace spokeswoman Janine Iamunno told the Sun-Times.

Deratany hopes the publicity will help find Trenton. He put up a $100,000 reward Wednesday for any information that helps find him.

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/television/1109214,CST-NWS-cnnsuit15.article