15 years later, fate of child uncertain.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-15yearsgone,0,6715731.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-15yearsgone,0,6715731.story
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This one's local. I see what I can find.
Todd really is a top cop. I have faith in eventual justice if he does.
When I first heard about this case, I was thinking the mom did something. I may just be a bit jaded after all the recent cases of parents...But then I read the police report. The grandmother was with the mom that day at the mall. To me that is odd and may give a bit more credence to mom's story. Or maybe not, still in preliminary stages or reading up about little D'wan. Here take a look at the report:
http://wheresdwan.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/LivoniaReport.pdf
Eta: Mom's reaction to viewing the tape is curious. But, police reports are written by people and no matter how objective they try to be, there could be some personal opinion thrown in there. I really wish I could view the tape myself, alongside a photo of the mom from that day to decide for myself. I wonder if the police even thought to photograph her on the day the little guy disappeared. Anyone know?
I also remember this case, and I agree with those who believe the mother was responsible.Being a longtime resident of the Detroit Metropolitan area, I remember this case well. Around here, it's generally accepted that the mother either killed the boy or knows who did. I remember how the cops couldn't locate one witness at the Wonderland Mall who remembered seeing him there. Plus the mother spent an hour, she claims, looking for him. I mean, if my kid vanished at the mall, I'm going to straight to security as soon as I realize he's gone. The longer you spend on your own, the easier you make it for an abductor to be driving off with him because the guy isn't going to hang around. You have to alert security immediately. Even 15 minutes is too long and she spend an hour??
D'wan turns up on not security video footage. That by itself may not mean anything but coupled with nobody really recalling having seen him adds up to "He wasn't there." I've been to the Wonderland Mall a few times, it's not a huge place. Certainly somebody would have seen him.
Then, of course, the mother failed every polygraph she's taken.
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/12/13/19-year-old-missing-child-case-remains-a-mystery/
The center did release an age progression photo of the child, in hope that someone might recognize him.
“We face the same realities that everyone does in these cases,” said Lowery. “The longer these children have been gone, you know, the likelihood of finding them is sometimes not very high.”
Police maintain that D’Wan was never at the mall that day with his mother, who police said failed two polygraph tests. She maintains her innocence.
I'm sorry to say that 99 times out of 100, these age progressions are a wasted effort because the person died at the time of his or her disappearance. Has anyone EVER been found because of an age progression picture?