As happens so often on a case where the new news is more sparce and the family is colorful or has a history full of fodder, it feels to me as if we know SO much more about the adults in this case and so very little about the actual missing children.
I wanted to try to list some of the things we have learned about the girls - likes, dislikes, etc. Who are our victims? I don't want them to just be names and faces to me as I sit and worry daily for their safety. I have a need to know better who I am worrying for.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/328473/147/Missing-Iowa-girls-Detectives-have-few-leads-no-motive
Drew described his daughter as "very girly, but she's also rugged and likes to explore." He and Heather said she loves cuddling and the color pink.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/ar...7220057/FBI-believes-missing-Iowa-girls-alive
Lyric loves gymnastics and watching the Disney Channel, Haley said.
Lyric, Kaley and another cousin gave themselves the nickname the Bradford Badboys, after a music video from one of their favorite bands, One Direction.
Lyric always has a smile on her face, said Rick Edwards, the youth director at Countryside Vineyard Church, where Lyric and her mother, Misty Cook-Morrissey, attended church.
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Still, Lyric is a rambunctious girl who likes to be the boss, those who know her say.
Elizabeth, called Lizzy by most, has a grin for everyone and likes to talk to anyone who will listen, friends and family say.
Elizabeth was home-schooled in second grade. The next year she attended Poyner Elementary School in Evansdale, part of the Waterloo school district.
She was so social, said Angel Munson, Elizabeths third-grade teacher. She was always the last one to finish her lunch because she was always talking. Id be like, Come on, Liz, get moving, and shed give me that smile.
Munson last talked to Elizabeth three or four weeks ago.
She asked for my address because she had written me a letter, she said. I couldnt get her off the phone, you know? She was wanting to tell me everything shes done this summer. She had gone swimming and played with friends and rode her bike and all these good things. I just keep reflecting on that phone call.