Nancy Grace Friday, Nov 20th Soundbites - Nancy included clips from Oprah
SCHIAVO: That`s right. Coe said over the past year that he`s become extremely close to Shaniya. He was caring for Shaniya while the mother was working these past six months. And so he`s really torn up about this, and it`s just a shame. - If Coe is being truthful, Shaniya spent a great deal of time living at the house on Wall Street. Was she present for the drug raid in July? Could explain why she called him daddy (if we believe Coe)
LOCKHART on Oprah: Yes, over the past five years, I never was greatly concerned dropping her off. I mean, you know, everybody`s always got a concern. Antoinette never lived in the best neighborhoods, so of course, there was always that concern. But I never was concerned of her caring for her as a mother. This contradicts earlier statements that Shaniya had been in his care for the past four years.
LOCKHART: We`ve talked about social services. I feel if they knew or they were aware of this case, a phone call saying that this was the type of environment -- I don`t know the whole case with Shaniya`s mother and social services at this time. But if they would have known, they should have contacted me. How would they known to contact you? Did you sign the birth certificate, ever call them to inquire on the safety of Shaniya, or inform them of the situation so they could contact you. When Shaniya went missing, a neighbor had to contact you with the news.
BYRON COLEMAN: My father recently gave her -- Antoinette a chance to -- give the mother a second chance to raise her daughter. I mean, because everybody deserves a second chance, just like a convicted felon, I mean, he deserves a second chance because he could have changed. You never know. What happened the first time to give her a 2nd chance? A convicted felon should have a 2nd chance with a child with blind trust? Byron is a wonderful young man but you don't know what you speak.
BROWN (criminal profiler) I`m sorry, I`m going to be the one to say this. The father was negligent allowing Shaniya to go down there. When you`re a parent, you never leave your child anyplace, unless a court forces you, where you do not absolutely know these people are safe to be around. And that`s the people -- the mother has people that are around her that are safe. And the mother apparently was involved in stuff. All the people around her are felons. Her boyfriend`s a felon. McNeill`s a felon. Good God, everybody`s a felon. So she had no -- there was no reason to put her there, to put her life at risk. And obviously, we see what happened. Thank you Pat for speaking the truth.
SCHIAVO: We haven`t been told if Brad`s even gone in the house. A lot of people have been asking that question. But I will say this. The father wasn`t home very much, so I don`t know how much of the home he actually saw. And as far as the aunt is concerned, she would just drop her off in front of the house, and Byron, the brother, would, as well. They`d exchange pleasantries and go on their way. So I don`t know how much of the interior of the home they actually saw. Thank you for speaking the truth.
ZARRELL: Yes, she was pulled out of school in mid-October. Now our understanding is that the aunt would see Shaniya on the weekends. But we don`t know if the aunt was aware of what was going on or allegedly going on in that home, Excuse me; she's going to school but Carey would see Shaniya on the weekend - wrong facts. I think we know the answer about being aware - but let's not throw Aunt Carey under the bus.
LALAMA: And I want to know, did you ever see them interact? Did you see Antoinette act as a mother?
DAVENPORT (mobile park mgr): I never saw the child the whole time she was allegedly in my park. Sounds believable because AD wasn't on the lease so everyone had to stay inside in hiding. Also explains why the dogs didn't pick up a scent around the house.
LOCKHART: I wasn`t aware of any drug problem. Never even crossed my mind. Never saw anything that would stand out to where she had a drug problem. This is getting ridiculous. If this is true, I'd suggest you have been so uninvolved that you haven't seen AD in a couple of years or more. I accept that, but friends and family warning you not to let Shaniya live with AD doesn't count?
LOCKHART: Yes, over the past five years, I never was greatly concerned dropping her off. I mean everybody always has a concern. Antoinette never lived in the best neighborhoods, so of course there was always that concern. But I never was concerned of her caring for her as a mother. We got it.
The bottom line...when you are a parent, the buck stops with you. If we bring a child into this world, we take on the enormous responsibility of protecting them with our lives. The circumstances of a child's birth makes no difference. Life presents horrible tragedies that we cannot control but we can be present and aware.
