New lead in Baby Gabriel's Arizona disappearance?
Last Update: 10:25 am
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A blog entry from early January is sparking some interest in the case of a missing Arizona infant.
In reply to a web post on BeckyHiggins.com, blogger "Beth" wrote, "I live in WI, but am currently in San Antonio, TX. My husband and I are adopting a handsome baby boy that was placed into our care on January 1. I've decided to make my project life about Baby Gabriel. Even though I won't be home when my project arrives I am clicking away taking his photo here in San Antonio."
The entry is timestamped on January 4th. There's no contact info listed for Beth.
BeckyHiggins.com
http://www.beckyhiggins.com/blog/2010/01/sharing-enthusiasm.html
Article:
http://www.abc15.com/content/news/b...ona-disappearance/kMzdZQEON0ORawoDI8UUdg.cspx
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Added these for easy quick reference:
Missing Baby Mom Offers Up New Info
Johnson Speaks to Tammi Smith While In Jail
POSTED: 1:00 pm MST January 13, 2010
UPDATED: 9:37 pm MST January 13, 2010
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Chilling new details paint a picture of a family in hiding, keeping 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson out of the public's eye. It was new information coming from Elizabeth Johnson. Tammi Smith went to visit Elizabeth in Estrella Jail Wednesday.
Smith said, "I asked her questions about what these people looked like."
Smith said Elizabeth gladly described the couple she claims she gave Gabriel to in a San Antonio park. Johnson said the woman is between 5'1" and 5'3" and weighs somewhere between 110 and 125 pounds. Johnson told Smith the man was tall, a bigger guy with dark short hair. She said the couple is Caucasian, in their mid-30s and lives in San Antonio.
Smith said Johnson told her she's shared all this info with the FBI, after she found out about how much jail time she might face.
"She does want the baby to come back now, now because she wants to get out of jail, " Smith said.
But from what Smith said she heard Wednesday, that might not be an option.
Video: Missing Baby Given To Texas Couple?
http://www.kpho.com/video/22232975/index.html
Video: Blogsite Offers Tip In Missing Baby Case
http://www.kpho.com/video/22232967/index.html
Article:
http://www.kpho.com/news/22227955/detail.html
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Baby Gabriel Still Alive, Mom Tells ABC From Jail
Elizabeth Johnson Tells ABC News Gabriel is Alive, Says Jail Not That Bad
Jan. 13, 2010
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Elizabeth Johnson, the Arizona mother jailed after she disappeared with her about-to-be-adopted infant son, confirmed today in a brief jailhouse interview that 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson is alive.
The Smiths have stuck by Johnson, but recently told ABC News that they are frustrated and want Johnson to tell police what she did with the baby. Tammi Smith told Johnson in jail that she and her husband have been blamed for Gabriel's disappearance.
"I am so, so sorry about that," Johnson replied. But still, no word on where Gabriel is.
Mom Describes Mystery Couple Who Supposedly Have Her Baby
Johnson said the couple is Caucasian, in their 30s. The man is tall with short black hair, and the woman is about 5 feet, 3 inches tall and has short black hair.
Johnson said the couple brought their own car seat and that they said they could keep baby Gabriel without anyone noticing.
Johnson also told ABC News that her time in jail has not been that bad. She has been able to see her lawyer every day and gets to spend time outside during her recreation hour.
WATCH: Missing Baby's Mom in Jail
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=9529040
WATCH: Infant Missing in Adoption Dispute
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=9500242
Article:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/elizabeth-johnson-tells-abc-news-baby-gabriel-alive/story?id=9554084
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FBI questions Texas group in missing kid case
January 13, 2010 - 4:59PM
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The nationwide search for a missing 8-month-old Tempe boy has led FBI agents to question employees of a San Antonio organization that oversees the licensing of colon-cleansing practitioners.
The International Association of Colon Hydrotherapists certified Tammi Smith of Scottsdale, who was named a person of interest in the search for Gabriel Johnson.
"It's a long shot, but we're questioning people there to see if there is a connection," said Kim Hale, commander of investigations for the Tempe Police Department. "Our focus continues to be in San Antonio where the child was last seen."
"I have nothing to say about that," Smith said. "That's retarded. I've never been to the office in San Antonio. I've talked to people there and called them. Nobody from the FBI has called us, yet. This whole thing is ridiculous. I have begged and begged for them to ask us questions - nobody will ask us questions, nobody will come to our home."
Smith owns Healing Waters in Sun City West and in Glendale, according to her company's Web site. Her husband, Jack Smith, also was named a person of interest in the case.
*Much more info at link!
Article:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/149469
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$5,000 reward offered for safe return of missing toddler
Last Update: 1/13 11:12 pm
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Tammi Smith, of Scottsdale, met with Elizabeth Johnson whose son Gabriel is still missing after she left the Valley with him in late December.
Smith says Johnson left the toddler with an unknown couple in San Antonio, Texas the day after Christmas.
She told reporters after the meeting that "according to Elizabeth, these people are going to try to hide this baby because they believe that in a few years nobody will notice who this baby is."
Smith went on to say that Elizabeth told her the couple came to Elizabeth's hotel room in Texas with a new car seat, placed Gabriel in the car seat and abruptly left.
"She did definitely describe the people and what they look like, they're definitely in San Antonio, she (Elizabeth) did sign paperwork, but they did not notarize it or anything like that," said Smith.
According to Smith, Elizabeth also told her during the nearly 45-minute jail house visit that the couple did not "buy" Gabriel and the man and woman were both white in their 30s.
Video: $5,000 reward offered for safe return of missing toddler
http://www.abc15.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=26474@knxv.dayport.com
Article:
http://www.abc15.com/content/news/s...return-of-missing/xgsbK2cK80iD5ZWBC0ifjg.cspx
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Video: Up to $5,000 reward offered for safe return of baby Gabriel 11:00
Posted on January 13, 2010 at 2:18 PM-Updated yesterday at 9:21 PM
Interview With Tami Smith Included In Video!
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Up-to-5000-reward-offered-for-safe-return-of-baby-Gabriel-81354057.html
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Video: Cops: Missing boy may be alive 2:51
[ame]http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2010/01/13/ng.boy.alive.cnn[/ame]
Video: Adoptive parents speak out 2:27
[ame]http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2010/01/11/ng.parents.speak.cnn[/ame]
Video: Baby gone, mom had nails done 3:20
[ame]http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2010/01/11/ng.missing.baby.cnn[/ame]
Video: Arizona couple takes polygraph 3:11
[ame]http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2010/01/08/nr.az.couple.polygraph.cnn[/ame]
Video: Persons of interest named 5:46
[ame]http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2010/01/08/ng.adoptive.parents.cnn[/ame]
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Hotel Clerk Says Elizabeth Johnson Used Different Name
1/13/10 Posted: 04:06 PM ET
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As investigators open a missing persons case for Gabriel Johnson in San Antonio, we are learning more about mother Elizabeth Johnsons possible movements during her time in San Antonio from a hotel clerk who checked Johnson into one of the hotels. The clerk, who wishes to remain anonymous, says Johnson checked in under a different name and believes Johnson had a Texas ID.
Who is Craig Cherry?
Police reportedly recently spoke to Cherry, who told them he has never met Johnson, and is actually Tammi Smiths first cousin! Police say that new detail surprised them and was information that probably would have been helpful to them in the very beginning. Cops say in all the interviews with Tammi Smith, she never mentioned she was related to Cherry.
Tammi Smith drove Johnson to court to file the paternity request and reportedly even made 3 copies of the paperwork that clearly labeled Craig Cherry as the possible father but never noticed it.
More at link!
Article:
http://nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/13/hotel-clerk-says-elizabeth-johnson-used-different-name/
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Video: Mother May Have Given Baby To San Antonio Couple
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/22233642/index.html
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Here's EJ's MySpace for those who don't have the link yet! :wink:
Here's her quote, status, & timestamp of her log for her mood!
kiss my *** suckas!! Mood: adventurous :biggrin:
Posted at 12:36 PM Dec 29, 2009
elizabeth (Last log in was 12/30/09)
http://www.myspace.com/elizj86
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*Police: Person Of Interest Withheld Information*
POSTED: 7:53 pm MST January 12, 2010
UPDATED: 10:17 pm MST January 12, 2010
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Johnson and Gabriel's biological father, Logan McQueary, had been in an ugly custody battle. McQueary is listed on the birth certificate, but when Johnson filed court papers, she indicated another man could also be the father. That man is Craig Cherry.
In a phone interview with CBS5, Cherry said he was Smith's first cousin and that the two are very close. Cherry also reiterated that he had never met Johnson and that he could only speculate as to how she learned his name, in order to use it on court documents.
"I remember the conversation between me and (Elizabeth). We were laughing about it and I just commented on how Logan (McQueary) and my cousin (Craig Cherry) have the same record about DUI's and stuff and we were making a funny joke about that."
But in the same call, Tammi Smith admitted she drove Johnson to court to file the paternity request. She even made three copies of the paperwork that clearly labeled her cousin, Craig Cherry, as the possible father of the boy she wanted to adopt.
Smith says she would have been forthcoming with investigators, but she doesn't remember them asking her about Craig Cherry.
Tempe police confirmed late Tuesday night that they had investigators in San Antonio, the last place baby Gabriel was seen the day after Christmas, searching for clues.
Video: New Developments In Missing Baby Case 2:30
Tempe police find another strange link to the Valley couple named as persons of interest in this case.
http://www.kpho.com/video/22223078/index.html
Video: New Revelations Surface In Baby Gabriel Case 2:51
More new details are emerging in the case of missing baby Gabriel.
http://www.kpho.com/video/22221445/
Video: Search For Baby Gabriel 2:09
http://www.azcentral.com/video/61525655001
Video: Police Making Progress In Missing Baby Gabriel Case 1:41
http://www.azcentral.com/video/61508825001
Video: Mother Of Missing Baby Not Talking 2:15
http://www.azcentral.com/video/61367398001
Video: Baby Gabriel 2:01
http://www.azcentral.com/video/61344634001
Video: Elizabeth Johnson In Arizona Courtroom 9:45
http://www.azcentral.com/video/61324001001
Video: Missing Baby's Great-Grandfather Speaks 2:46
http://www.azcentral.com/video/61198991001
Video: Family Members Hopeful Baby Will Be Found 1:06
http://www.azcentral.com/video/61199652001
Video: Elizabeth Johnson Back In Arizona 0:30
http://www.azcentral.com/video/61157113001
Article:
http://www.kpho.com/news/22222086/detail.html
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