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From Nancy Grace transcripts:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1001/07/ng.01.html
Jan 7, 2010
GRACE: Well, you know, I`ve never heard of it happening every day. But, all right, if that`s what the Mommy scenario is, fine. I`m hearing in my ear we are just being joined by a very special guest. It is Sergeant Steven Carbajal Carbajal He`s the public information officer with the Tempe Police Department. We`re very grateful to have you with us, Sergeant. Thank you for being with us. We`re just hearing as we go to air tonight that this Arizona couple who were hoping they could be an adoptive parent adoptive parents, couple, are now persons of interest. What happened, Sergeant?
SGT. STEVEN CARBAJAL, TEMPE POLICE DEPARTMENT (via telephone): Well, let me say this, Nancy, right off the bat. You mentioned they were hopeful to be adoptive parents. Logan McQueary is
GRACE: I know.
CARBAJAL: the biological father of Gabriel Johnson
GRACE: I`ve read your statement earlier.
CARBAJAL: and he`s the custodial
GRACE: We I know that. I know that.
CARBAJAL: OK.
GRACE: We all know that.
CARBAJAL: My point was this, was that the Smiths were never eligible to be adoptive parents because that was not something that Logan McQueary had consented to or was going to consent to. So I want to make that right up front.
GRACE: Sir, that is a given. We`ve seen the father all over TV for hours, begging for the return of his son. He never consented to an adoption. That`s part of the reason many people believe this mom took off. That`s all said and done. What I`m trying to find out is this recent development in the case as to why this couple, who did and I am correct did believe that they could be adoptive parents they wanted to be adoptive parents. Whether they were right or wrong, that`s what they thought was going to happen. Why have they been named persons of interest? Do you believe they know where Gabriel may be?
CARBAJAL: That`s what our investigators are we have some good indications at this point with our investigation that Tammi and Jack Smith do know more information than they have provided to us that could possibly lead us to Gabriel.
GRACE: Sergeant everyone, with me from the Tempe Police Department, Sergeant Steven Carbajal. Sergeant, I know there`s very little that you can share with us because this is an ongoing investigation. And I understand that. We all understand that. All we want is baby Gabriel back. Do you have reason to believe, Sergeant, that this baby is alive?
CARBAJAL: Our investigators have had indications that Gabriel is alive. We are hopeful that that is the case, and we are continuing our investigation as such.
GRACE: Are the Smiths being cooperative with you?
CARBAJAL: They have spoken to investigators. But again, as we stated earlier in a media release and I`ll say it again now that we do not feel that they are providing us all the information that they have about Gabriel and his location and condition.
GRACE: Sergeant, can you tell us what leads you to believe that?
CARBAJAL: I cannot get into that.
CARBAJAL: Just like you said, there`s not a whole lot that we can say. Our investigators are working furiously right now as these leads are developing. Minute by minute, it seems like we`re getting new developments and new leads to follow up on. And a message that we want to get out, as well, if anybody has Gabriel, we encourage them to come forward. If you want to drop him off at a safe place, a hospital, a fire station, anything, please do so. All we want is Gabriel back.
GRACE: Sergeant, do you believe that it`s possibly true that Mommy just gives the baby away to some couple she meets in the park?
CARBAJAL: Well, we are trying to determine that still at this point. We have not been able to confirm that. On one hand, we hear that that went down and the child was given away to a couple, unknown couple, at a park. We balance that with statements made by Elizabeth that she killed Gabriel. Which story is true? Our investigators are trying to get to the bottom of that right now.
GRACE: Sergeant, is it true that in one of her motel rooms, she left behind baby clothes, a high chair and other belongings of baby Gabriel`s?
CARBAJAL: We cannot get into, again, Nancy, unfortunately those details at this time at this time. We`re not prepared to get into that. Again, we have some good information. We know, again, that Elizabeth and Gabriel were in San Antonio from at least the 22nd to the 27th. We know kind of what hotels they were staying at. That information is out there. Really, the main focus now we have the vehicle, like you mentioned in your rundown. It was a great recap, a great timeline. We have Elizabeth. We have the car. We now have persons of interest. The next point of interest is to find Gabriel.
GRACE: OK, I know you`ve got go everybody, with us, Sergeant Steven Carbajal, and they are under the gun. They are working around the clock there at the Tempe Police Department, trying to find this baby, along with other police stations cooperating with them, including the FBI.
Very quickly, Sergeant, what can we do for you, other than this tip line?
CARBAJAL: Well, if you see something out of the ordinary, a neighbor, a friend, relative buying new baby items that didn`t have a baby before, anything suspicious, report that to local law enforcement. Let us investigate that because it just might be that phone call that breaks this case wide open.
GRACE: And Sergeant, we believe the last time the baby was spotted was December 26th. Is it the 26th or the 27th.
CARBAJAL: The last indication that we have is the 26th, not the 27th.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1001/07/ng.01.html
Jan 7, 2010
GRACE: Well, you know, I`ve never heard of it happening every day. But, all right, if that`s what the Mommy scenario is, fine. I`m hearing in my ear we are just being joined by a very special guest. It is Sergeant Steven Carbajal Carbajal He`s the public information officer with the Tempe Police Department. We`re very grateful to have you with us, Sergeant. Thank you for being with us. We`re just hearing as we go to air tonight that this Arizona couple who were hoping they could be an adoptive parent adoptive parents, couple, are now persons of interest. What happened, Sergeant?
SGT. STEVEN CARBAJAL, TEMPE POLICE DEPARTMENT (via telephone): Well, let me say this, Nancy, right off the bat. You mentioned they were hopeful to be adoptive parents. Logan McQueary is
GRACE: I know.
CARBAJAL: the biological father of Gabriel Johnson
GRACE: I`ve read your statement earlier.
CARBAJAL: and he`s the custodial
GRACE: We I know that. I know that.
CARBAJAL: OK.
GRACE: We all know that.
CARBAJAL: My point was this, was that the Smiths were never eligible to be adoptive parents because that was not something that Logan McQueary had consented to or was going to consent to. So I want to make that right up front.
GRACE: Sir, that is a given. We`ve seen the father all over TV for hours, begging for the return of his son. He never consented to an adoption. That`s part of the reason many people believe this mom took off. That`s all said and done. What I`m trying to find out is this recent development in the case as to why this couple, who did and I am correct did believe that they could be adoptive parents they wanted to be adoptive parents. Whether they were right or wrong, that`s what they thought was going to happen. Why have they been named persons of interest? Do you believe they know where Gabriel may be?
CARBAJAL: That`s what our investigators are we have some good indications at this point with our investigation that Tammi and Jack Smith do know more information than they have provided to us that could possibly lead us to Gabriel.
GRACE: Sergeant everyone, with me from the Tempe Police Department, Sergeant Steven Carbajal. Sergeant, I know there`s very little that you can share with us because this is an ongoing investigation. And I understand that. We all understand that. All we want is baby Gabriel back. Do you have reason to believe, Sergeant, that this baby is alive?
CARBAJAL: Our investigators have had indications that Gabriel is alive. We are hopeful that that is the case, and we are continuing our investigation as such.
GRACE: Are the Smiths being cooperative with you?
CARBAJAL: They have spoken to investigators. But again, as we stated earlier in a media release and I`ll say it again now that we do not feel that they are providing us all the information that they have about Gabriel and his location and condition.
GRACE: Sergeant, can you tell us what leads you to believe that?
CARBAJAL: I cannot get into that.
CARBAJAL: Just like you said, there`s not a whole lot that we can say. Our investigators are working furiously right now as these leads are developing. Minute by minute, it seems like we`re getting new developments and new leads to follow up on. And a message that we want to get out, as well, if anybody has Gabriel, we encourage them to come forward. If you want to drop him off at a safe place, a hospital, a fire station, anything, please do so. All we want is Gabriel back.
GRACE: Sergeant, do you believe that it`s possibly true that Mommy just gives the baby away to some couple she meets in the park?
CARBAJAL: Well, we are trying to determine that still at this point. We have not been able to confirm that. On one hand, we hear that that went down and the child was given away to a couple, unknown couple, at a park. We balance that with statements made by Elizabeth that she killed Gabriel. Which story is true? Our investigators are trying to get to the bottom of that right now.
GRACE: Sergeant, is it true that in one of her motel rooms, she left behind baby clothes, a high chair and other belongings of baby Gabriel`s?
CARBAJAL: We cannot get into, again, Nancy, unfortunately those details at this time at this time. We`re not prepared to get into that. Again, we have some good information. We know, again, that Elizabeth and Gabriel were in San Antonio from at least the 22nd to the 27th. We know kind of what hotels they were staying at. That information is out there. Really, the main focus now we have the vehicle, like you mentioned in your rundown. It was a great recap, a great timeline. We have Elizabeth. We have the car. We now have persons of interest. The next point of interest is to find Gabriel.
GRACE: OK, I know you`ve got go everybody, with us, Sergeant Steven Carbajal, and they are under the gun. They are working around the clock there at the Tempe Police Department, trying to find this baby, along with other police stations cooperating with them, including the FBI.
Very quickly, Sergeant, what can we do for you, other than this tip line?
CARBAJAL: Well, if you see something out of the ordinary, a neighbor, a friend, relative buying new baby items that didn`t have a baby before, anything suspicious, report that to local law enforcement. Let us investigate that because it just might be that phone call that breaks this case wide open.
GRACE: And Sergeant, we believe the last time the baby was spotted was December 26th. Is it the 26th or the 27th.
CARBAJAL: The last indication that we have is the 26th, not the 27th.