Still Missing NV - Zaela Walker, 2, North Las Vegas, Aug 2018 *Arrest*

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The mother should be a suspect in this case! She obviously knows something or she wouldn't be covering for the father. I am hoping this is just their tactic, so they can possibly get more info out of her in the future. I had to deal with mother's that had been selling their children for drugs/drug money and it happens so much more than the general public will ever know. They made me sick. And it killed me to have to be professional with them.
The fact that people are hurting and killing children in this country, with intent, is just painful to see.
 
Have you seen this child? ZALEA WALKER

Zaela Walker

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Missing Since: Aug 23, 2018
Missing From: North Las Vegas, NV
DOB: Oct 12, 2015
Age Now: 3
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 1'0"
Weight: 27 lbs

Both photos shown are of Zaela. She was last seen August 23, 2018. She may have traveled to the state of Texas.

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So.... Dad takes the daughter to "visit family for two weeks"
Shortly thereafter, the mom leaves grandma's house and doesn't return.

Months later, both mom and dad are found together, at a Casino after taking a multi-state trip to "rekindle their relationship" Dad's not saying where Zaela is. Mom apparently hasn't known or bothered asking all this time either, but is now "cooperating with police" and Grandma thinks the cops are to blame for not taking more action sooner? Whats her daughter been doing all this time besides visiting casinos and going on vacation? Nothing.

There's only ONE reason I can think of as to why the mom wouldn't be looking for her daughter herself all this time.
Outlook not good, IMO.
 
this is my scenario, based upon the facts that we have been given so far...

The 3 yr old was living in her maternal grandmother's home, with her mother. Her mother had been complaining on FB that the child's father was NOT taking care of the baby or being supportive.

Then, one day, Grandma came home from work, and asked where her grand baby was...and Mom said that the biofather took the baby to California to visit his family.

Grandma was suspicious, and kept asking for more info, but got very little, and that went on for a week or two, with no word from her grand baby.

Then one day Mom said to Grandma, ' I'll be right back...' and she went out the front door. Grandma didn't hear from her for a few days so Grandma reported her and her grandbaby as MISSING.

Months later, police in Texas found the couple, in a stolen car, now living in Texas. No sign of the baby at all.


Since then, we have learned that the couple were working on 'revitalizing' their relationship, on their multi-state road trip. But claimed they didn't know where their child was for sure, but thought she might be in California with the paternal grandmother.


My theory is that the biofather shipped the baby off to 'friends' in Cali, either sold her or gave her away...probably traded her for drugs or money though.

Then he needed to shut up the child's mother, so he offered to take her on a romantic trip, and to get her out of grandma's , so she would stop asking about the missing child.
 
katydid23 said:
this is my scenario, based upon the facts that we have been given so far...

The 3 yr old was living in her maternal grandmother's home, with her mother. Her mother had been complaining on FB that the child's father was NOT taking care of the baby or being supportive.

Then, one day, Grandma came home from work, and asked where her grand baby was...and Mom said that the biofather took the baby to California to visit his family.

Grandma was suspicious, and kept asking for more info, but got very little, and that went on for a week or two, with no word from her grand baby.

Then one day Mom said to Grandma, ' I'll be right back...' and she went out the front door. Grandma didn't hear from her for a few days so Grandma reported her and her grandbaby as MISSING.

Months later, police in Texas found the couple, in a stolen car, now living in Texas. No sign of the baby at all.


Since then, we have learned that the couple were working on 'revitalizing' their relationship, on their multi-state road trip. But claimed they didn't know where their child was for sure, but thought she might be in California with the paternal grandmother.


My theory is that the biofather shipped the baby off to 'friends' in Cali, either sold her or gave her away...probably traded her for drugs or money though.

Then he needed to shut up the child's mother, so he offered to take her on a romantic trip, and to get her out of grandma's , so she would stop asking about the missing child.
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Even though your scenario doesn't have a happy ending it's better than the alternative. I guess.

I can't help but think of baby Chance Walsh whose parents also took a little trip, saying (among other stories) that he was with relatives. Turns out they murdered him.

Clearly if any relative had Zaela they'd have come forward by now. Hopefully she's alive somewhere and will be found but I'm not too optimistic. There haven't been many cases of someone taking a baby in exchange for drugs or other reasons that I've seen, likely because it's awfully risky since LE would be searching.

I do understand the grandmother's anger with LE - I'd probably feel the same - but the baby was in the custody of her parents and without evidence of foul play their hands were tied. All they could do at that point was enter it as a missing persons report until the parents were located. It seems like there was trouble in the family all along and that's on the family, not LE.

All MOO.
 
I don't think most drug dealers want to buy, or be a middleman for buying/selling, children.

The best I could probably hope for would be some kind of illegal adoption? What if he promised biomom that they'd make another baby to make up for giving away Zaela and said that Zaela would go to a good home and they'd have money to have some fun and then raise a new child?

ETA I don't really think the odds of this are very high. If there's illegal adoption going on I would think most of that would be in younger babies. I've read stories about informal adoptions where people find each other on the internet and sort of 'swap' children they no longer want, but that doesn't seem very likely here.

I suppose it's possible there's a money motive involved. If neither of them wanted to take care of a child they had grandparents they could have left the child with while they ran away, stole a car and whatever else they were doing. So if there are grandparents around already, why give the child to 'an associate' to care for the child....then what does the 'associate' want in return for looking after a child?

And if it was a case of dropping Zaela off with a friend and saying, "I'll pick her up in a week", then when no one returns to pick her up, wouldn't that friend be willing to come forward at this point, because they wouldn't get into trouble if they were genuinely caring for her all this time?
 
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MissMalowe said:
So.... Dad takes the daughter to "visit family for two weeks"
Shortly thereafter, the mom leaves grandma's house and doesn't return.

Months later, both mom and dad are found together, at a Casino after taking a multi-state trip to "rekindle their relationship" Dad's not saying where Zaela is. Mom apparently hasn't known or bothered asking all this time either, but is now "cooperating with police" and Grandma thinks the cops are to blame for not taking more action sooner? Whats her daughter been doing all this time besides visiting casinos and going on vacation? Nothing.

There's only ONE reason I can think of as to why the mom wouldn't be looking for her daughter herself all this time.
Outlook not good, IMO.
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What's sad is that so many women care about having a man, the child(ren) are in the way of their happiness, in their minds. If they don't want these children, why not just give them up for adoption or let a loving family member raise them? I feel for the grandmother- it sounds to me like she doesn't trust the man her daughter is with, but she needs to open her eyes and see her daughter for what she is, too. I know that no mother wants to think badly of their children's parenting, but for the child's sake, they have to face it.
 
I'm having some trouble with the timeline but according to msm here's what I've got so far:

August 13 the mom told the grandmother Zaela's bio dad took her to visit relatives in California.

August 22 mom left the grandmother's home.

August 25 the grandmother reported Zaela missing and said the last time she saw the mother was August 22.

September 5 according to Fox5 Facebook the mom made contact with Las Vegas friends over the weekend from a "non-disclosed location in the Midwest." LE said she appeared to be "well," but was alone.

November 1 an arrest warrant was filed for Beasley for taking a vehicle without the owner's consent. No word on whose vehicle it was.

November 17 the parents were pulled over at a traffic stop in Houston, TX. They were detained, questioned then became uncooperative. Beasley was arrested on the stolen-vehicle charge. Apparently both were released after LE decided they didn't have enough information to hold them.

November 18 the grandmother spoke to the mom who said Zaela was with Beasley’s family but she later spoke to Beasley’s mother, who had not seen Zaela.

December 1 North Las Vegas Police Department received a tip that the parents were at a casino. Officers detained them. Beasley was booked into jail for traffic violations and taking a vehicle without consent. Later he was charged with kidnapping and child abuse. Mom was supposedly cooperating with LE and was released.

During the time they were on the road they went to Tennessee, Arkansas, Mexico and Texas - without Zaela according to LE.

North Las Vegas police arrest father of missing 3-year-old girl
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Father charged in connection with missing 3-year-old North Las Vegas girl

Beasley has hearings on December 18 for the child abuse, kidnapping and taking vehicle without consent charges.
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According to the court calendar search Beasley also has a hearing tomorrow for the vehicle charge.
Clark County Justice Court Case Search

ETA: To add September 5 info and Twitter link.
Mom's Twitter: keia shauntice (@x_keiaaaa) | Twitter Some interesting stuff there, mostly retweets but worth going through IMO.
 
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A criminal complaint states Beasley’s mother reported him missing just two days before Zaela and her mother were reported missing back in August.

It states Beasley was traveling in his mother's car and failed to return home with it as the two had agreed upon.
Court document reveals new details on father of missing 3-year-old

So that's where the vehicle charge originated. The article also says Beasley and an "unnamed associate" (aka the mom) were stopped by Border Patrol when returning from Mexico on September 23.

The criminal complaint about the car is in the link along with some info on the missing report. You can also read it directly at: Ricky Beasley Court Documents
It explains why the parents weren't detained at that time. Lakeia told LE Zaela was with Beasley's ex-girlfriend which turned out to be false when LE checked.
 
GuyfromCanada said:
Zaela was never in California, Fox5 video Police hopeful missing girl still alive
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Interesting video. So Beasley hasn't even made a formal statement to police yet. He has refused to talk to them about the child. ...HIS child, and he is not cooperating, at all.

Also, his lawyer just quit, so things have been postponed a bit. Guess the lawyer thinks it looks like a bleak case?
 
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