ID - Robert Manwill, 8, Boise, 24 July 2009 - #1

[Patty G]

July 31, 2009
Prime News

YouTube - Prime News 7/31/09 Robert Manwill

 

[mysticrose]

Only open last Saturday ? Does that mean they think he has been missing since then? Or maybe someone took something there when they were not supposed to? I wish we had their visitation agreement handy to refer to. Wonder if she had him all summer or if just weekend visits. Now I'll have to go look to see if it is anywhere in the news articles.

 

[Juliana]

Slightly off topic, but my 8 year old son just had his well child and isn't even 50 lbs. I always feel sad when I see people place neglect on size. I assure you, I feed my child when ever he wants. He is slight. His father is only 5'6", 125...so I am guessing that my little man will never be big. He is always the smallest in his class and he is the target of bullies. However, he is very active in Cub Scouts, baseball and basketball.

That said, we live two hours away from Boise. When I heard about this, I held him tighter and thought about how grateful I am to have him safe with me. I surely hope that little Robert is found and justice is served. If I could be in Boise today, I would be. Darn work!

And I agree...landfill...not a good sign.

Oh, I wasn't insinuating anything based on size. :blowkiss: I was just saying that my 8 year old seems so small, and he is even bigger than Robert is. It's hard to imagine how anyone can hurt such a sweet little thing. I would never presume to judge anyone based on size, big or small. God bless Robert.

 

[nursebeeme]

Only open last Saturday ? Does that mean they think he has been missing since then? Or maybe someone took something there when they were not supposed to? I wish we had their visitation agreement handy to refer to. Wonder if she had him all summer or if just weekend visits. Now I'll have to go look to see if it is anywhere in the news articles.

iirc he went missing last friday night around nine thirty.

 

[UnderDog]

Where is South Jr High? I was on MySpace and it caught my interest...

South Jr. High was a meetup site for the search teams this morning. I was reading through the Statesman articles and they said the boyfriend was taken to the hospital last night and was released. The hospital confirmed his stay.

 

[Angel Who Cares]

NEW VIDEO: Investigators at Ada County landfill
At this time, it's unclear whether this investigation is connected to the case of missing 8-year-old Robert Manwill. A reporter on scene says an area of the landfill has been cordoned off.
http://www.2news.tv/news/52215662.html?video=pop&t=a

Map Of Where Robert Was Last Seen:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2888 Cherry Lane, Boise, ID 83705&sspn=0.003603,0.006738&ie=UTF8&t=k&z=17&iwloc=addr&om=0

:angel:

 

[daisy7]

3:27 p.m.

Boise police say they don't plan to have another update until noon Saturday.

If developments call for an additional briefing, the media will be notified, spokeswoman Lynn Hightower said.

3:15 p.m. An Ada County sheriff's deputy has been asked to guard a portion of the Hidden Hollow Landfill for Boise police and make sure nothing is disturbed. A spokeswoman said the officer at the scene drives a crime scene investigation truck.

The officer has cordoned off a section of the dump — people are still taking trash to other parts of the landfill.

2:49 p.m.

Daniel Edward Ehrlick, the boyfriend of Robert's mother, was admitted to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center but has been released, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

She was unable to say when he entered the hospital or for what he was treated.

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http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/851769.html

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Only open last Saturday ? Does that mean they think he has been missing since then? Or maybe someone took something there when they were not supposed to? I wish we had their visitation agreement handy to refer to. Wonder if she had him all summer or if just weekend visits. Now I'll have to go look to see if it is anywhere in the news articles.

IIRC, I seem to remember reading that Robert was only there for the weekend...but I could be wrong. I'll try to find an article.

This landfill stuff is not looking good at all.

 

[Recovering-Lurker]

I'm off to go camping w/o any updates. Ugh! I pray Robert will be found very soon and arrests will be made. Justice for Robert.

Today, I am so very proud to live here. I have never seen so many people come out to search in all of the cases I've followed on WS. The neighborly attitude and compassion that was shown in abundance today is just one of the reasons I love it here.

O.k., my husband's getting cranky, because I had to say "bye" to all of you WSers. :blowkiss:

 

[daisy7]

Have fun, R-L!!!:blowkiss:

 

[nursebeeme]

Have a blast RL! Don't forget the bug spray!

 

[nursebeeme]

IIRC, I seem to remember reading that Robert was only there for the weekend...but I could be wrong. I'll try to find an article.

This landfill stuff is not looking good at all.

Hey there Idaho, That is what I recall as well... (wish there was a smilie digging with a shovel cause we seem to do a lot of that around here LOL)

 

[nursebeeme]

still..... digging......

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Bumping the articles I posted a few pages back for reference for everyone, & for those who are just getting home from work! :wink: Here is Part 1 of them:


Police find new evidence, suspicious in nature, regarding missing boy
July 31, 2009
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Boise police officials announced today they have new leads stemming from fresh evidence that suggests 8-year-old Robert Manwill went missing under suspicious circumstances.

"He may be injured or the victim of a tragic event," Boise Police Department Deputy Chief Jim Kerns told media at a noon briefing.

The search for the Boise boy continues and he is still missing, Kerns said. Overnight, detectives and the FBI found evidence that may bring investigators closer to knowing what happened, Kerns said. The circumstances around the boy's disappearance are "suspicious," Kerns said.

Manwill's family members present at the press conference included his father, his father's wife, an uncle and his aunt, Trish Burrill. Burrill said the family appeal to the public not to give up hope and to keep helping them to bring Manwill home.

The search for the missing boy began a week ago when Jenkins reported him missing. Manwill was last seen about 9:30 p.m. July 24 near his family's apartment home on the 2800 block of Cherry Lane, southwest of Vista and Overland.

NEW VIDEO: Investigators at Ada County landfill
At this time, it's unclear whether this investigation is connected to the case of missing 8-year-old Robert Manwill. A reporter on scene says an area of the landfill has been cordoned off.
http://www.2news.tv/news/52215662.html?video=pop&t=a

Map Of Where Robert Was Last Seen:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2888 Cherry Lane, Boise, ID 83705&sspn=0.003603,0.006738&ie=UTF8&t=k&z=17&iwloc=addr&om=0

Article:
http://www.idahopress.com/?2009-07-31-Police-update-public-on-missing-boy
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Investigators at Ada County landfill
Story Created: Jul 31, 2009 at 3:23 PM MDT
Story Updated: Jul 31, 2009 at 3:24 PM MDT
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Authorities are currently at the Ada County landfill.

At this time, it's unclear whether this investigation is connected to the case of missing 8-year-old Robert Manwill.

A reporter on scene says an area of the landfill has been cordoned off. A deputy on scene says he was told by Boise Police to go to the landfill and "sit on some trash."

When asked whether the landfill investigation is connected to the missing boy, he said he couldn't confirm and referred any questions to Boise Police.

Stay tuned for details.

NEW VIDEO: Investigators at Ada County landfill
At this time, it's unclear whether this investigation is connected to the case of missing 8-year-old Robert Manwill. A reporter on scene says an area of the landfill has been cordoned off.
http://www.2news.tv/news/52215662.html?video=pop&t=a

Ada Landfill:

Article:
http://www.2news.tv/news/52215662.html
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UPDATED: Search for missing Boise boy takes grim turn
Published: 07/31/09
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A Boise search for a missing 8-year-old took a grim turn as police suggested he may be hurt - or worse - and searched the apartment of his mother, who has a history of harming another child.

Police and FBI detectives Friday coordinated more than 1,500 volunteers in a massive search for Robert Manwill, who reportedly disappeared July 24 after leaving his mother's apartment on the southwest side of Idaho's capitol city.

Early in the week, investigators said they had no evidence suggesting foul play.

But Deputy Chief Jim Kerns changed course Friday, saying new evidence recovered in a Thursday night search of the apartment of the boy's mother, Melissa Scott Jenkins, has detectives tracking new leads.

Boise police spokeswoman Lynn Hightower said volunteers on Friday covered a 1 1/2-mile to 2-mile radius around the scene where the boy was reported missing.

The search is believed to be the biggest attempt to find a missing person in the city's history, Hightower said.

Article:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/531/story/852051.html
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UPDATED: The search for Robert: Police plan next update for noon Saturday
Published: 07/31/09
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3:27 p.m. Boise police say they don't plan to have another update until noon Saturday.

If developments call for an additional briefing, the media will be notified, spokeswoman Lynn Hightower said

3:15 p.m. An Ada County sheriff's deputy has been asked to guard a portion of the Hidden Hollow Landfill for Boise police and make sure nothing is disturbed. A spokeswoman said the officer at the scene drives a crime scene investigation truck.

The officer has cordoned off a section of the dump &#8212; people are still taking trash to other parts of the landfill.

2:49 p.m. Daniel Edward Ehrlick, the boyfriend of Robert's mother, was admitted to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center but has been released, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

She was unable to say when he entered the hospital or for what he was treated.

Deputy Paul Lim with the Ada County Sheriff's Department fixes a cone at an area at the top of a hill in the Ada County landfill near Hidden Springs on Friday afternoon. The police tape running about 50 yards is blocking off an area at the landfill and an officer is waiting for further instruction.

PHOTO GALLERY: Search for 8-year-old Robert Manwill Pictures 1-50
http://www.idahostatesman.com/258/gallery/848267.html

Article:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/851769.html

:angel:

 

[nursebeeme]

whew! Here it is! And I was wrong.. I thought he was only there for the weekend..

Robert Manwill lives with his father in New Plymouth most of the year but is spending the summer with his mother in Boise.

While we have seen Robert's mother and her boyfriend at many of the news conferences, we know very little about them.

Many of the adults in Robert's life have a criminal history.

http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-jul2909-missing_boy_family.8c056ada.html

 

[nursebeeme]

The boy was visiting her the night he disappeared. His father, Charles Manwill, has had custody since 2008 and lives in New Plymouth, about 45 miles northwest of Boise.

http://www.kdbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=10828753&nav=menu608_2_

I am not so sure about the summer thing... yet...

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Bumping the articles I posted a few pages back for reference for everyone, & for those who are just getting home from work! :wink: Here is Part 2 of them:


UPDATED: Missing Boise boy 'may be the victim of a tragic event'
Story Created: Jul 31, 2009 at 11:47 AM MDT
Story Updated: Jul 31, 2009 at 1:50 PM MDT
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Authorities say they now believe Robert Manwill's disappearance is based on "suspicious circumstances."
Jim Kerns, Boise Police deputy police chief, said Friday Robert is still missing but he may be injured.

"Overnight, we located evidence that may bring us closer to finding out what happened to Robert," Kerns said at a Friday news conference. "The evidence we've uncovered shows there are suspicious circumstances regarding Robert's disappearance."

"He may be the victim of a tragic event."

Friday's massive volunteer search for the boy will continue.

Just after 8 p.m. on Thursday, detectives started searching the complex including the apartment belonging to Robert&#8217;s mom, Melissa Jenkins.
It's now been a week since 8-year-old Robert has gone missing. On Friday, authorities and up to 1,000 volunteers are searching for the missing boy.

Police would not say what they were searching for, what they removed, or why the search is happening now. However, it has been confirmed that K9 units were brought in to help with the investigation.

VIDEO: Missing Boise boy 'may be the victim of a tragic event'
http://www.2news.tv/news/local/52202712.html?video=YHI&t=a

Article:
http://www.2news.tv/news/local/52202712.html
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UPDATED: Police: Robert May Be Victim of Tragic Event
Posted: July 31, 2009 12:15 AM EDT
Updated: July 31, 2009 04:47 PM EDT
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For the first time, Boise Police admit missing 8-year-old boy Robert Manwill's disappearance is suspicious. At a press conference this afternoon, Deputy Chief Jim Kerns revealed police found evidence to indicate Robert may be injured or the victim of a tragic event. Police would not say what evidence they found.

Also today, a crime scene van was seen at the Ada County Landfill. A portion of the landfill was marked off with crime scene tape. Boise Police will not confirm or deny if the crime scene van is related to the search for Robert Manwill.

Police showed up at the apartment complex on the Boise bench where Robert Manwill lives late last night and stayed until the early hours of this morning.

Police did tow away a car belonging to the family and removed several bags of items from the home. It's unclear exactly what was in the bags.

Article:
http://www.kivitv.com/global/story.asp?s=10823713
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Boise police: Missing boy may be victim of tragedy
July 31, 2009 2:34 PM ET
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Boise police say an 8-year-old boy missing for a week may have been the victim of a tragic event, and that new evidence suggests suspicious activity surrounding his disappearance.

Robert Manwill reportedly disappeared July 24 after leaving his mother's apartment in southwest Boise. Investigators initially said they had no evidence of foul play.

But Deputy Chief Jim Kerns told reporters Friday that new evidence has changed the nature of the investigation. On Thursday, police searched the apartment of the boy's mother, Melissa Scott Jenkins.

So far, police say there are no arrests or suspects in the case.

Article:
http://www.fox12idaho.com/Global/story.asp?S=10827238&nav=menu439_2
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Robert Manwill Missing: Infant Brother's Head Fractured by Mother
Published: Jul 31, 2009
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Authorities are searching for a missing 8-year-old Boise boy - and have revealed that he may be injured or the victim of a tragic event.

As the search for little Robert Manwill continues, reports can reveal that his mother is on probation for fracturing the skull of the boy's infant brother.

The infant was removed from the custody of his mother, Melissa Scott Jenkins. Meanwhile, Robert has been missing for a week - and was last seen near Jenkins' apartment.

Robert has been living with his father, Charles Manwill, since 2008. HE was visiting with his mother, who has visitation rights, the night he went missing.

Authorities are saying that new evidence leads them to believe that Robert may be injured - or the victim of a tragic event. They would not release the details of the evidence found.

Volunteer workers are searching the area for any sign of the 8-year-old.

Developing...

Article:
http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212247995.shtml
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Ada County Idaho - Live Police, Fire & Rescue Audio Feeds
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?ctid=547
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Missing Idaho Boy's Disappearance 'Suspicious,' Police Say
Friday, July 31, 2009
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Police investigating the disappearance of an Idaho boy missing for a week said Friday they are afraid the child may have been the victim of a tragedy.

Boise authorities told reporters that there are "suspicious circumstances" surrounding 8-year-old Robert Manwill's disappearance.

"Robert may be injured or be the victim of a tragic event," said Boise Police Chief Jim Kerns at a brief Friday press conference. "But he is still missing."

Earlier this week, news emerged that Robert's mother is on probation for fracturing the skull of the missing boy's infant half brother, who was removed from her custody by the state.

Boise police have previously said there is no evidence of foul play in the disappearance of Robert, and that the family is cooperating fully.

The missing boy's father, Charles Manwill, has had custody of him since 2008. Jenkins has visitation rights, and the boy was visiting her the night he disappeared.

Court records show a history of family tragedies involving children.

Article:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535914,00.html
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Police still searching for 8-year-old Robert Manwell, missing for a week
July 31, 2:34 PM
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Jim Kerns, Boise Police Deputy Chief of Operations, said &#8220;We are very concerned for Robert&#8217;s safety." But also said, "We hope to convey a message of hope&#8230; we have no reason to believe Robert is not safe.&#8221;

About 50 leads have come in, but none have led to any substantial information. Police said they have interviewed over 100 sex offenders within a two-mile radius of Robert&#8217;s home.

Article:
http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crim...or-8yearold-Robert-Manwell-missing-for-a-week
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Disturbing information released regarding the family of Robert Manwill
July 31, 2:56 PM
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Court documents reveal that missing 8-year-old Robert Manwill&#8217;s family has suffered tragdy and trouble with the law several times over the years.

Robert&#8217;s mother, Melissa Scott Jenkins pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of injury to a child in March after she fractured her infant son&#8217;s skull in Oct. 2008.

Jenkins&#8217; boyfriend and the father of her infant son, Daniel Edward Ehrlick, served time in prison and faced charges of burglary, possession of drug paraphernalia, and is not allowed to be alone with Robert&#8217;s half sister.

Robert&#8217;s father, Charles Manwill, has had custody of Robert since Jan. 2008. Records indicate that Jenkins could not care for him, but has had visitation rights. Robert was at his mother&#8217;s Boise Bench apartment the night he disappeared.

In 1993, Charles Manwill suffered a tragedy when his then wife, Silke Fatma Manwill stabbed their 4-year-old son, Michael, in the chest. She was charged with first-degree murder, but the charges were reduced to voluntary manslaughter. She was released from prison in 2002 after serving 10 years for the crime.

Article:
http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crim...leased-regarding-the-family-of-Robert-Manwill
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Police say Robert Manwill&#8217;s disappearance &#8216;suspicious&#8217;
July 31, 3:12 PM
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On Friday, Boise Police Deputy Police Chief Jim Kerns announced that missing Robert Manwill, 8, may be injured and that his disappearnce is based on "suspicious circumstances."

&#8220;Overnight, we located evidence that may bring us closer to finding out what happened to Robert,&#8221; Kerns said. &#8220;The evidence we&#8217;ve uncovered shows there are suspicious circumstances regarding Robert&#8217;s disappearance. He may be the victim of a tragic event.&#8221;

On Thursday evening, investigators searched the apartment complex from which Robert disappeared, including Melissa Jenkin&#8217;s [Robert's mother] apartment. They seized items from the apartment and also towed Jenkins' red SUV.

Article:
http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crim...-say-Robert-Manwills-disappearance-suspicious
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Boise Police Department News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 31, 2009
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Latest News Conference on Missing Boy (Video) - Media Information

Watch the latest News Conference in the Robert Manwill missing child investigation, and to find media contact info.

Watch the latest News Conference:
http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/Police/Multimedia/DepartmentVideos/LatestManwillPresserV5.wmv

Article:
http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/Police/NewsReleases/2009/page45044.aspx
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Crowds Turn Out For Manwill Boy Search
Posted: July 31, 2009 03:36 PM EDT
Updated: July 31, 2009 03:52 PM EDT
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Hundreds of volunteers showed up throughout the Boise area Friday to help search for Robert Manwill, 8, who has been missing for a week.

The search effort was the latest attempt to find the little boy, and came after an overnight raid of Manwill's mother's Boise Bench apartment. Several bags were removed from the site and a vehicle towed from the apartment complex.

At South Junior High School, one of three locations throughout Boise where volunteers gathered, as many as seven hundred searchers donned orange vests and clutched water bottles, ready for a long day in the sun.

"We're moms and if our kid went missing," volunteer Tina Hansford explained, "We'd want people to come out and help us."

Boise Mayor Dave Bieter offered words of thanks and encouragement to the volunteers at So. Jr. High School as police teamed up with groups and instructed them to look near "roadways, parks or canals."

Article:
http://www.kivitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10827616

:angel:

 

[LadyBugSTL]

the police have swarmed Robert's mother's apartment and have taped off, police will not talk at all tonight but have been removing items from her apartment and the mother(Melissa) was not at press briefing today! I live in Boise and we have been praying for the best, but tonight it does not look so good! will try and keep everyone updated!


http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-jul2909-manwill_home.92506db4.html

{{{{ Welcome, atstephens9!!!! }}}}}

I just wish we'd "met" under happier circimstances. :frown:

Thank you so much for the update - and we're praying in St Louis as well!

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Bumping the articles I posted a few pages back for reference for everyone, & for those who are just getting home from work! :wink: Here is Part 3 of them:


UPDATED: Police: Evidence Manwill was injured
12:03 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009
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Editor's note: We have been experiencing technical difficulties today. To bring you the story, we are presenting this stripped down version of KTVB.COM
Police say they have uncovered evidence that shows Robert Manwill, 8 may have been injured.

After an overnight search of his mother's Boise Bench apartment, police spoke to the media at noon Friday.

"Overnight, investigators from the Boise Police Department that may bring us closer to finding out what happend to Robert," Boise Police Deputy Chief Jim Kerns said. "Robert may be injured, but Robert is still missing. It is very important that we find where he is - or where he is not."

Just after 8 p.m., officers arrived at Jenkins' home. They removed a variety of materials, including cabinets and boxes. Canine dogs were also seen at the complex.

"He may be injured or the victim of a tragic event," Kerns said.

A car was also towed from the scene just after 12:30 p.m.

Investigators took down the police tape surrounding the apartment at about 4 a.m., but moments after the news conference was called, put the tape back up.

We are also getting word this afternoon that Ada County Sheriff's deputies have staked out an area at the Ada County Landfill. Police tape has marked off about a 40-square yard area. A crime scene lab was at the scene. Spokeswoman Andrea Dearden says the deputies are assisting in this investigation. At this point, they are just watching the area, no officers have been seen combing through any garbage.

A National Guard spokesperson told NewsChannel 7 that guardsmen are looking at the desert south of town for any unusual tire tracks or other things that may be out of place.

Searchers have been instructed to pay attention to smells and be on the alert for an injured boy or worse.

VIDEO: Jim Kerns Boise PD~Manwill news conference 07/31/09 3:07
YouTube - Jim Kerns Boise PD

Article:
http://blogs.ktvb.com/breaking/2009/07/police-evidence-manwill-was-in.html
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UPDATED: The search for Robert: Boyfriend of Robert's mother admitted to Saint Al's, then released
Published: 07/31/09
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2:49 p.m. Daniel Edward Ehrlick, the boyfriend of Robert's mother, was admitted to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center but has been released, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

She was unable to say when he entered the hospital or for what he was treated.

2:20 p.m. As of 2 p.m., counted from all three staging locations, there were 1,687 volunteers. The 3 p.m. search will continue, and they plan to cover much of the same ground, just to be sure.

As one group of volunteers finished their shift, Boise Officer Kip Wills thanked them.

"No matter what, this is still a missing child," he said. "Your efforts are not wasted, they're not in vain. It's easy to get jaded."

1:14 p.m. Here's what came from the press conference &#8212; the latest news still &#8212; as recapped by Statesman police reporter Patrick Orr:

Boise police say they have discovered undisclosed evidence that shows &#8220;suspicious circumstances&#8221; in the disappearance of 8-year-old Robert Manwill and that he &#8220;may indeed be injured &#8212; or the victim of a tragic event.&#8221;

But Boise police have not identified a suspect or person of interest in the case, and officials say they still need the hundreds of citizen volunteers scouring the Vista neighborhood to look for Robert.

&#8220;Robert is still missing. It&#8217;s very important we locate Robert and or find any evidence that may help us locate where he is or where he isn&#8217;t,&#8221; Boise Police Deputy Chief Jim Kerns told a group of reporters Friday afternoon.

Kerns said volunteers should report anything that looks &#8220;suspiciously out of place ... that may point to where Robert is. Even if we find nothing, we&#8217;ve learned where Robert isn&#8217;t. That too is helpful.&#8221;

For the second time in 12 hours Friday morning, Boise police detectives and crime scene investigators searched the apartment from where Robert disappeared. Police officials haven&#8217;t said what the evidence is that leads them to believe Robert was injured but did say that was what officers were concentrating on Friday.

Manwill&#8217;s family members, including his father, Charles Manwill and his aunt, Trish Burrill, attended Friday&#8217;s press conference. Some wiped tears away from their eyes as Kerns spoke.

12:15 p.m. So far, 185 people have been checked in at Garfield Elementary for the noon search &#8212; the second round of volunteer units being sent to the streets.

Though Boise police say "suspicious circumstances" surround Robert Manwill's disappearance and he may be injured or "the victim of a tragic event," they are still sending out searchers, saying he could be alive and any evidence pointing to where he is could save his life.

But they are also asking people to look for anything out of the ordinary, and said the efforts are now a crime investigation.

12:10 p.m. While much of Robert Manwill's family, including his father, Chuck Manwill, and his aunt, Trish Burrill, attended the press conference, his mother and her boyfriend were not there.

Police searched their apartment Thursday night and began to cordon it off again mid-morning Friday.

12:01 p.m. Deputy Chief Jim Kerns said police found evidence last night that "suspicious circumstances" surround Robert Manwill's disappearance.

Canvas instructions distributed to volunteers searching for Robert Manwill:
http://media.idahostatesman.com/smedia/2009/07/31/11/page1.source.prod_affiliate.36.pdf

Map of the search grid distributed to volunteers:
http://media.idahostatesman.com/smedia/2009/07/31/11/page4.source.prod_affiliate.36.pdf

Video: Friday's press conference where police say they have evidence that "suspicious circumstances" exist in Robert Manwill's disappearance
http://videos.idahostatesman.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=5375879&item_index=1&all=1&sort=NULL

Photo Gallery: Search for 8-year-old Robert Manwill 07/31/09
http://www.idahostatesman.com/397/gallery/848267.html

Article:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/851769.html
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UPDATED: Police find new evidence, suspicious in nature, regarding missing boy
July 31, 2009
Updated 1 hour 57 minutes ago
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Boise police officials announced today they have new leads stemming from fresh evidence that suggests 8-year-old Robert Manwill went missing under suspicious circumstances.

"He may be injured or the victim of a tragic event," Boise Police Department Deputy Chief Jim Kerns told media at a noon briefing.

The search for the Boise boy continues and he is still missing, Kerns said. Overnight, detectives and the FBI found evidence that may bring investigators closer to knowing what happened, Kerns said. The circumstances around the boy's disappearance are "suspicious," Kerns said.

Manwill's mother, Melissa Scott Jenkins, did not attend the press conference. Police did not release information about Jenkins' whereabouts, and said no arrest warrants have been issued related to Manwill's disappearance. Investigators roped off searched Jenkins' apartment Thursday night and removed items of interest.

An unidentified member of Robert Manwill's family wipes a tear from her eye during a Friday afternoon press conference at the Boise Police Department where Deputy Chief Jim Kerns announced that Robert may be injured or the victim of a tragic event.
http://www.idahopress.com/cms/artwork/articleimages/09/July/10307_medium.jpg

Article:
http://www.idahopress.com/news/?2009-07-31-Police-update-public-on-missing-boy
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Search for missing Boise boy takes grim turn
July 31, 2009
Updated 10 minutes ago
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A Boise search for a missing 8-year-old took a grim turn as police suggested he may be hurt &#8212; or worse &#8212; and searched the apartment of his mother, who has a history of harming another child.

Police and FBI detectives Friday coordinated more than 1,500 volunteers in a massive search for Robert Manwill, who reportedly disappeared July 24 after leaving his mother's apartment on the southwest side of Idaho's capitol city.

Early in the week, investigators said they had no evidence suggesting foul play.

But Deputy Chief Jim Kerns changed course Friday, saying new evidence recovered in a Thursday night search of the apartment of the boy's mother, Melissa Scott Jenkins, has detectives tracking new leads.

"The evidence we've uncovered shows that there are suspicious circumstances surrounding Robert's disappearance," Kerns said during a press conference. "Volunteers assisting in the search today are being given the information by search team officers that Robert may indeed be injured or the victim of a tragic event."

So far, police say there are no arrests or suspects in the case. Investigators were seen taking an SUV and other items during the search of Jenkins' apartment Thursday night.

Jenkins has been at previous press conferences, but didn't attend Friday. Police wouldn't say where she was.

Jenkins "did willfully inflict" the injury to her other son "by striking the child's head on a surface, causing a fracture to the child's skull," on Oct. 19, 2008. She was sentenced to 29 days of work release, fined $75.50 and put on probation for two years, according to court documents.

That child is the son of Jenkins' boyfriend, Daniel Edward Ehrlick. The boy was in the care of the state Department of Health and Welfare through at least February, according to court documents. The agency will not release his whereabouts, citing policy.

Jenkins has a third child, a 2-year-old daughter fathered by a third man, who has custody of her. Jenkins has visitation rights. Ehrlick, who has been convicted of burglary, battery and possession of drug paraphernalia, is banned from being alone with the girl, but court documents don't say why.

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[Adrienne37]

Bless this poor baby's heart. I hope and pray that he will be found safe and sound. Unfortunately, based on his family history, it's not sounding all that great right now. Thanks to all of you for these wonderful updates.