Steelslady
Justice for Kelsey
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BBM Very true. It is a lot of work and with so much time that's gone by now, it would seem nearly impossible at this point. I don't think LE has any idea either. I'm not sure how helpful the guys playing basketball were. A bunch of guys playing basketball are usually very into the game and not paying attention to things going on around them. MOONever heard anything about that. It's a lot of work, and I think in Cupcake's case they had a pretty good idea right away of who the suspect is (they arrested him quickly as a person of interest) so they also had a pretty good idea that the body could be in a dumpster from that area. In Dulce's case, LE don't see to have any idea what happened.
Well said Steelslady! Great post!I don't know- I think LE did try their best. Even the FBI is involved in this case. They brought in a search dog, to which it was said that the dog picked up a scent for about an hour- where and how far the dog went, is something I would like to know.
We also have to remember, as has been discussed NUMEROUS times since Dulce disappeared- people in that community are refusing to talk, because they're afraid of being deported. So, perhaps there are a few that do know what happened to her, but they remain silent for fear of being kicked out of the country. Even though LE has given reassurances that they won't be kicked out if they come forward, no one trusts that statement.
So, what more can LE do when the people of the community, who might have seen something or heard something, won't talk? Please tell me what more they can do?
If we want to compare communities to recent cases such as Ahlora's (thank goodness, found safe!) and Cupcake's (rest in peace, sweetheart), hands down, this community blows in terms of helping, in my opinion. If they are afraid of coming forward in person, phone, text, then darn it, use snail mail and send LE a tip the old fashioned way! Where is the community's help in searching that park and surrounding areas for clues? Surely, not all of them are illegals! I know some have gone out and tried to help- kudos to them for caring enough about Dulce to help try to find her or evidence, but there's only a small handful of people that have tried. Certainly not the amount of people that we see help searching in other missing children's cases! Lucas Hernandez had a thread full of people from the Wichita area going out daily looking for him, as well as folks offline who went in groups and individually to search for him.
Look at how different communities act, helping LE/families as much as they can. Then look at this case. LE's and the FBI's hands are tied, no matter what they do.
The mother stated in the media that LE thinks she's lying. That came from her own mouth, not LE's or the FBI. Let's remember that.
Allegedly, the father has family in that area as well. Why the heck aren't they standing with the mother, pleading for Dulce's safe return? Where are they all? Both the mother and grandmother have been suffering through this alone mostly. Where is everyone? Their support system?
If I lived close by, I'd go out and help any way I could. I might not find Dulce, but you know what? Just the thoughts that people out there freaking care enough about a child to try and help find them, means everything to a family suffering through this hell. Where is the help, Bridgton? I know there's a few of you, but many hands make light work. Get up off your duffs and help this family.
Thank you, @Backstroke10 . It's just really angering me that this poor child has been missing for this amount of time, and no one has helped LE or the FBI out to help try and find her. No one is helping the family.Well said Steelslady! Great post!
Can you give examples?I don't think LE tried their best. IMO, they have not taken this seriously. It seems as if they have a chip on their shoulder.
She asked her brother to bring his dog to find Dulce?! I find that very...odd. Very. And concerning.Can you give examples?
They pulled over 500 vans and searched them. The got the FBI involved and it took them several days before they were able to talk to the father in Mexico, even though Dulce's mother and some members of his family were able to get a hold of him right when this happened. They searched all over the park, talked to everyone they were able to find that was at the park that day. They put out a sketch from a witness who came forward later in the investigation.
No one is helping them, no one is talking. All they have to prove that Dulce was still alive and with her mother, brother and aunt is a video of her getting ice cream at the convenient store before they went to the park. There's no video from the park.
They haven't mentioned anything about finding Dulce's foot steps out there. That's something that has been puzzling to me. No mention of drag marks from her shoes, they never found her ice cream cup or spoon. They did say a search dog picked up her scent for over an hour, but never said where exactly this occurred.
The mother admits she was sitting in her car when Dulce and her brother got out of the car and went towards the swings with their ice creams. She admits she was scratching a lottery ticket while her little sister was pulling out her homework. Her little sister drew attention to the mother that she couldn't see the kids, so Dulce's Mom and the sister got out of the car and searched, found Dulce's little brother, his ice cream dropped on the ground and he was crying. Dulce's little brother is non-verbal, so he wasn't able to speak right then and say what he witnessed to his mother. She went around the park, after not finding Dulce and asked people if they saw her- no one had at that point. She called her brother and asked him to bring his dog with him, to help search for Dulce. When they couldn't find her, she finally called 911, after 45 minutes went by.
That 45 minutes may or may not have made a huge difference, had LE been there. In 45 minutes, a perp, depending upon where you live, could be 2-3 towns away. Not to mention, by the time LE got there, gathered information, tried talking to others there, more time passed.
I just think they're out of leads. No one is talking, if they know or heard something. Where does LE go from there?
It could, but if the person is illegal, are they even eligible for a reward?I suspect that a large percentage of the local population feel vulnerable and afraid of LE. They may be from places where the local LE was draconian and in the employ of criminals. Convincing them that this is not the case here and that the money is not bait in a trap may be a hard sell. $52,000 would go a very long way for an impoverished family.
Tips can also be anonymously texted to TIP411 with “Bridgeton” in the message.
Tips could be anonymously texted, but I presume if you text something anonymously you won't get a reward.