CO - Jessica Ridgeway, 10, Westminster, 5 Oct 2012 - #1

[MidwestMama]

http://www.9news.com/news/article/293104/222/Police-search-for-missing-Westminster-girl
case map:
http://goo.gl/maps/DIhBs

If you run a search on SO in the area near her school (Witt Elementary) there are 3 or 4 that she would pass near on her way to school. One lives on Moore Circle which is right by her house (on map above). God bless you Jessica! May they find you safe and SOON! xoxo

 

[jadejazzkayla]

so we have Jessica walking 3 blocks (not sure how far down those blocks mom could see her) to the park to meet friends to walk to school. Never made it to park?? Do we know how LE knows she never made it to park? Where there kids there waiting on her? It would take around 25 minutes for the walk to school. If school started at 8:50, Jessica was already going to be late, unless she was running (which I think someone would have noticed).

The only conclusion I can come up with this scenario is that someone she knew stopped and offered her a ride to school........and she never made it to school.

Or else we don't have all the information...

estimate from Jessica's home to Chelsea Park is 450 feet.

<modsnip of information on scanner thread>

walking estimate from Chelsea Park to Witt Elementary school via google maps is 7 minutes.

Total walking time from Jessica's house to Witt Elementary is about 8-9 minutes imo.

 

[belimom]

I'm just joining this discussion. But if the houses sit so close to the street as Cubby pointed out above, it seems that around 8am, folks would be milling around -- leaving for work, walking to school, etc. I know it literally only takes seconds to take a child, but it seems that someone should have noticed something, unless she was lured away willingly? Or she went with someone whom she knew, even peripherally, like a neighbor?

There are so many stories of kids being lured by 'lost puppies' or someone needing help. I think it must be something like that.

I am praying for her safe return...

raying:

 

[Footwarrior]

so we have Jessica walking 3 blocks (not sure how far down those blocks mom could see her) to the park to meet friends to walk to school. Never made it to park?? Do we know how LE knows she never made it to park? Where there kids there waiting on her? It would take around 25 minutes for the walk to school. If school started at 8:50, Jessica was already going to be late, unless she was running (which I think someone would have noticed).

The only conclusion I can come up with this scenario is that someone she knew stopped and offered her a ride to school........and she never made it to school.

Or else we don't have all the information...

Jessica's house is only three houses away from the park, not 3 blocks. It's about a block and a half from the park to the open space and a similar distance across the open space to her school.

It's been reported that nobody saw her in the park. What I haven't heard is verification that other kids waited in the park before walking to school on Friday morning.

 

[carbuff]

Jessica's house is only three houses away from the park, not 3 blocks. It's about a block and a half from the park to the open space and a similar distance across the open space to her school.

It's been reported that nobody saw her in the park. What I haven't heard is verification that other kids waited in the park before walking to school on Friday morning.

You know, that would make the most sense. She's a bit late, the other kids have already left, somebody she knows or has reason to trust says, "Hey, I'll give you a ride."

 

[nursebeeme]

http://twitter.com/Naestopaz/status/255017685396639744/photo/1/large

here is another poster: notice how different she looks without glasses...

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

It is confusing. Wouldn't Jessica and her mother have had to live in Missouri at some time? Does anyone know how long they have lived in Colorado?

Thank,you for posting this...

I,,too,,am wondering how,long Jessica and,mom have been living in CO...

and what other places they have lived, too!

They would have developed connections with other people in other locations who may be able to provide some clues... If they had lived in other cities and other states.

JMO

sorry about messy iPad typing!

 

[kimlynn]

I was hoping to check in and see that she had been found.

Same here.I saw this story on MSNBC last night and came over to try and do some speed reading.
Checked in today hoping she had been found.
Just amazing how much she looks like my neighbors child.Same smile,glasses,and hair.
My thoughts for her family and still hoping for her safe return.

IMO

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

Several reasons it could be in MO. Mom and Jessica once lived in MO, so orginial case was in MO. Dad filed in MO, and mom didn't contest jurisdiction there or dad had filed before mom and child met residency in CO. Normally the case is heard in whatever state the child has residency in at the time the case is open. That state will remain the state that has jurisdiction even if a party moves out. If both parties move out one can file to change jurisdiction. If mom and child moved from MO, MO had the orginial case, dad still lives in MO, the courts usually won't change jurisdiction as one party still lives in MO.

Mom could have an attorney in MO who went to the hearing in her place. Most often though if they do this, they have the party do a phone in for the hearing. It would be not to smart in my opinion to not go to the hearing or try and do a phone in, even with a lawyer there to represent you.

I don't know MO family law specific, but I do know other states and generally things are done along the same lines.

Thank you for your legal input!

and...:welcome4:

 

[nursebeeme]

it is so .....quiet...... twitter... everything... I just didn't expect it to be so quiet so soon. I hope there are some noon updates.

 

[Seek&Find]

Could be that it's Sunday. Far less news reported in general on Sundays.

 

[The Farm]

I wonder if they now something?

 

[Marilynilpa]

it is so .....quiet...... twitter... everything... I just didn't expect it to be so quiet so soon. I hope there are some noon updates.

I agree, I expected a lot more activity. I wonder if LE already has an inkling of what happened, or if they just aren't sure where to look next.

But as they say, no news is good news . . . (although the families of missing children probably wouldn't agree).

I wonder if any of the homes in Jessica's neighborhood have surveillance cameras? If so, maybe one of them will provide a clue.

Gosh, her mom must be so frantic.

 

[Seek&Find]

This may be old news, but it's in a story dated this am, so...

Authorities in Colorado are reviewing recent phone calls and social media clues in the disappearance

link

Could be there's a lot of diligent desk work occurring today too, sifting through electronic data, pings, etc.

 

[nursebeeme]

Could be that it's Sunday. Far less news reported in general on Sundays.

I don't think that is it. Yesterday the news tweeted that they were having a meeting to discuss how to fully cover what was going on for Sunday.

 

[Marilynilpa]

9News twitter says the command center has moved back to the PD, they aren't using the rec center. Also, LE from other areas are coming in to assist.

https://es.twitter.com/9NEWS

I can't quite understand why no volunteer searchers are needed. There seem to be a lot of open spaces, and all of that area can't have been searched already IMO. I know that LE and SAR teams are searching, but I'd think having as many people searching as possible would make sense.

But local LE knows way more about this situation than I do, and I'm sure they're doing the best they can.

 

[nursebeeme]

the 9news video I posted upstream (long one.. like 9 min) said that 1000 searchers covered something like 25 square miles or something like that??? yesterday. They showed a graphic of the area searched.

 

[LietKynes]

Does Jessica have a cellphone ? Sorry if this has already been posted.

 

[ErinGrrrl]

Does anyone know if the dogs picked up her scent...at all? From her front door...toward the park...then???

 

[nursebeeme]

LietKynes, not sure about a cell phone... so far all we know per msm is that she had a black backpack with a disney character (was it disney character you guys? I am having a brain flash)

and I don't even believe they specified the character.

I was kind of hoping the clothing would be updated (re: shirt, etc) but nothing yet.