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Bumping for the new year. We haven't forgotten about you Ariel.
This is just so haunting, that this poor child vanished without a trace.Since Jayme Closs's miraculous survival and escape from her murderous abductor, I have a bit of renewed hope in a miracle for Ariel. If his parents are right in their insistence that he was kidnapped, I hope for the same outcome for Ariel, in spite of knowing it is way against the odds. With police insisting he drowned, Ariel, like Jayme, will have to free himself' if he's being held somewhere.
Didn't another member say there was a path or walk way to leave the park on the other side? I seem to recall something about a gate or a fence, or maybe this is from another case?
Thank you- I do remember someone, possibly you, saying that he could have left the park from another area. Which makes me wonder, how he has not been seen by anyone else but that lady he talked to. I am assuming, of course, that the police checked that entire park again- sometimes, they miss evidence or a deceased person and some poor soul stumbles upon them walking their dog or hiking.rsbm
He could have left from anywhere outside the scope of the 3 CCTV cameras we know of (Bordelais restaurant, a garage and a house facing the park). There are no gates or fences along the park.
Perhaps you're thinking about the dam, about 5 miles down the river, which should have theoretically stopped him if he did in fact slip and drown.
He was last seen next to a green bin, much closer to the street than to the river.
To my knowledge, the city doesn't clear the pathways inside the park; he could have walked anywhere in other people's footsteps.
It is freezing cold today and a snowstorm just blew over Montreal.
Thank you- I do remember someone, possibly you, saying that he could have left the park from another area. Which makes me wonder, how he has not been seen by anyone else but that lady he talked to. I am assuming, of course, that the police checked that entire park again- sometimes, they miss evidence or a deceased person and some poor soul stumbles upon them walking their dog or hiking.
This is truly baffling. I can't believe that nothing has been found since he went missing. A piece of clothing, a shoe, anything. Ugh!
Also when he was trying to visit his friend that day- was everyone in the neighborhood cleared?
It just seems to me that something would have been found by now of him- a piece of torn clothing, hair, something, if he fell in the water like they originally thought.Good question. Local LE did go door to door, looking for tips and making sure everyone knew to keep an eye open for Ariel. Other than that, I don't know.
I'm sure the specialized LE units took the matter very seriously as soon as the local police asked them for reinforcements... Which unfortunately was the next day and after a heavy snowfall.
Last Thursday, the Missing Children’s Network announced a new campaign that will see posters with Mélina’s photo featured on 50 trucks travelling across Canada and parts of the United States.
Three other children are on the posters as well: 10-year-old Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou, missing from Montreal since March 12, 2018; Maisy Odjick, 16, and Shannon Alexander, 17, both last seen in Maniwaki on Sept. 6, 2008.
Missing children: 13 years later, mom still hopes Mélina will come home
Ariel will have his missing poster displayed on 50 trucks! Finally, something current being done for little Ariel. Would his poster have been selected if there was certainty he had perished in the river? MOO.
CANADA - Canada - Maisy Odjick, 16, & Shannon Alexander, 17, Maniwaki QC, 6 Sept 2008I'm glad the Missing Children's Network is doing something aimed at publicizing the fact that these children have all gone missing without a trace. Putting their images on long-haul trucks will help maximize exposure, and extending that into bordering US states can only help, especially if there is any underworld factor in their disappearances.
I hadn't even heard about the 3 missing girls, but with so many aboriginal (young) women having disappeared across Canada, Maisy and Shannon fit into a dreadful and haunting pattern. I hope none of these young people has fallen victim to foul play, but the circumstances are suspicious to say the least.
These 3 cases are disparate geographically. (Maniwaki/Kitigan Zibi is about 175 miles and 4 hours NW of Montreal via mostly secondary highways, while Farnham is a good hour's drive SE of Montreal.) But all of these kids may have been perceived as easy targets of opportunity - dropped off at an activity or walking alone with no directly involved adult for at least a short amount of time. It's chilling that giving kids even a little independence comes with such high risks.![]()