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Press conference video is very informative and has a lot of honest answers from family, Derek's best friend, and LE. There is a lot of detailed information provided that we did not know previously-- both about the disappearance and about Derek's own personal history.
I would encourage everyone to watch it! Unfortunately it would be a lot to transcribe because it is 25 minutes long.
I do hope the media will be able to publish the pictures of a possible sighting that LE showed today. Couldn't see much from the camera's view of the press conference.
I found it so odd that they believe that he is alive, but they all referred to him in the past tense.
That's the only part I was disappointed about -- the size/clarity of the photos. But I too hope the media will blow those up and we'll see them soon. Maybe they will end up on Derek's website soon.
Gotta say, I was really impressed with the PI (Thomas Martin) the family hired, who spoke/answered questions at the press conference. Not only did he seem extremely caring/compassionate toward the Mom and fully engaged in finding Derek, he sure seemed extremely bright and capable of working well with the LAPD, media and etc. -- great communicator and demeanor, which can be critical to keep the lines of communcation open for the family and the case coordinated as well as can be to find Derek.
Seehausen’s family held a news conference Friday morning about the student’s disappearance.
“I think that this is our best and last hope for finding him,” Seehausen’s mother, Jean Gadra said. “If Derek happens to watch this, and I hope to God, I pray to God he does, I want to say to him we love him and we want him back”...
“A photo released by LAPD on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, of a man on a metro LA bus bearing striking resemblance to Derek has fueled a sense of urgency to locate the missing student,” PI Thomas Martin said.
A tip to LAPD on Sept. 10 described a man matching Seehausen’s description shuffling on the Pacific Coast Highway near Solana Beach, California. Seehausen has plantar fasciitis, a painful disorder affecting the heel and underside of the foot, which private investigator Thomas Martin, who was hired by Seehausen’s family, attributes to his gait.
Seehausen was also reportedly sighted on Sept. 5, when an LAPD officer... reported he saw a man on foot with similar characteristics to Seehausen.
HERE IS THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON DEREK:
http://keckmedia.usc.edu/Mediasite/Play/ee308e5dd3cd4c438a8e8ae3fead3c1d1d
***I learned a lot watching the whole thing...the Mom made me cry...wow, just wow.***
Why don't they set up a facebook page?
I also would have liked his mother to speak specifically about whether she believed the individual in the photo looked like and could be her son. And the best friend, for that matter.
The detail about his foot condition is good, as it could be another unique trait to help decide whether a sighting is reliable or not.
Posters say this in every single case I follow- short-term, long-term, adult, teen, runaway, foul play, etc... there will always be one or more people who refer to the missing person in past tense. Many people will switch back and forth between past and present tense; probably unconsciously. It's not unusual.