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I would think that LE would have checked out POI nationwide to see if he had any other LE agencies interested in him. But then again, they may know something & cannot reveal it. After all, really truly, what info has LE ever revealed? NOTHING!
What will it take for they media to be interested in a missing person case in RUCH??? Stephanie was an active member in her community. She previously owned a restaurant. She VOLUNTEERED, I'll repeat that she VOLUNTEERED to cut wood for the poor!!! I don't know one solid person on this earth that goes out & does strenuous physical labor work for anyone without getting paid for it!!!! SHE DID IT FOR FREE!!!! Why isn't the JCFC that she VOLUNTEERED for getting more ACTIVELY involved? And if you are actively involved please correct me! Has the JCFC put up any reward for information on her disappearance? Has Crime Stoppers put up a reward for information? Upon checking all the news articles & researching on the Internet I cannot find anything about a reward! NOTHING! I am hoping that the new year brings answers to all the questions that have been hushed for the past 6 months. Maybe the NOTHINGS can turn into SOMETHINGS!
What great questions, Sad Eyes! I hope a huge spotlight shines on the answers this year. The media around here is not particularly aggressive about keeping stories alive long term, even when pestered by people like me and others.
I do think LE knows a lot that they aren't saying. Unfortunately, they insisted on media quiet early on so as not to jeopardize the investigation. The local community as a whole was not aware of Stephanie's disappearance unless they happened to catch a few news stories. LE didn't share info early that could have helped IMO. As a result, the community was asked to remember seeing Stephanie's car a month after it was driven the night of July 4. Oh sure I keep track of cars and the date I saw them!
Other than one statement to the media by the JCFC director July 17, JCFC was not advocating for their hardworking volunteer in any public way. There wasn't even a large sign in front of their office on a main thoroughfare in Ashland, just a wimpy poster in their window. They got involved six weeks later distributing posters provided by Stephanie's family. Six weeks! No reward has been offered by JCFC, Crimestoppers or family!
I'm not one to impute bad motives to LE or anyone else, but their silence IMO has slowed this case down. I would be making good use of the media if someone I'm close to disappeared, or if I were LE trying to get information to solve a case. Everything has been too little, too late.
Lilibet hopefully JCSO does read the comments. I am very curious as to why they have warrants out on POI & his son & did not arrest them? And if LE knows where they are then why aren't they being extradited? Or maybe they are waiting for someone in GA to dissapear? IMO,JMO, MOO & anything else that may apply to my last sweet remark.
Lilibet & Zwiebel hope your holidays were wonderful & a special thanks to the 2 of you for keeping this thread alive. Sending you virtual XXXX & OOOO's!
Back at you with the virtual XXXXXX & OOOOOO's!
The warrants are for such minor charges I guess they are not worth trying to bring Lennie Ames back across state lines.
I'm not sure why he wasn't arrested when he was still in Oregon though. There was loads of confusion about that - I recollect first LE said they didn't know where he was, then they said they did, then they said he was in Georgia.
Regarding the warrants, they may not have been issued until they disappeared. I'm speculating that the warrants are not urgent to LE, but may be useful to them at some point. I don't think LE will make any meaningful arrests until they have enough evidence lined up to make it worthwhile.
The suggestion in that comment, combined with the comment here in this link (read it carefully, see where she says where she thinks he is) is worrying.
No way to tell if it's the same person of course....though the name is not common.
http://www.justanswer.com/real-estate-law/7mvm2-bought-house-lady-quitclaim-deed-it-reads.html
Putting together some pieces of information, we are pretty sure it's the same person, but don't have proof. I'm going to dig some more. My focus will be Wyoming, since that is where Ames had property and lived at one time.
I agree with that, Lots2Learn. And
I think some people may have just decided to keep their heads down and not come forward with any suspicions they may have. 
Trouble is,
Lennie Ames had built up quite a following as the little man standing up for his rights against the big, bad authorities. He presented himself as a victim and also other placer owners were impressed by his do-it -yourself legal fight, that went on so long.
Some of his take on how placers could 'fight for their rights' was quoted extensively by people who were obviously unaware of what he was really getting up to on his claim, and also that he LOST his legal fight. I have seen a couple of people who know what they are talking about having conversations about all that online though -
basically pointing out he seemed to think if a law didn't suit him, he felt entitled to ignore it.
To me, it all just highlights the glaring discrepancies between his behaviour before Stephanie disappeared and after; he's all over the web sticking up for 'victims' and going head-to-head with the law over his rights before;
after, he falls almost silent about Stephanie, leaves the state and doesn't even mention he's a POI online, let alone defend himself.......unless you count that single youtube out there, apparently made by someone else. And which contributes absolutely zero to finding Stephanie, in my opinion.
I agree that people have decided to keep silent about what they know. Lennie Ames is a very dangerous person. Everyone in Ruch knows this and LE has been informed of this repeatedly.
He did ZERO to actively assist in finding Stephanie, except call in the media and give his famous "I'm baffled" interview July 23. In that interview he pointed the finger at Stephanie's neighbor/former boyfriend. It was a short, self-serving interview segment and Ames wants the media to air the whole 30 minutes! Maybe in that part he explains his actions and answers important questions? Or does he just play the role of the poor, baffled, victimized boyfriend?
If you cross him, at the very least you will be subjected to verbal abuse. I have read many of his responses to people commenting on his videos that make it clear that he can't tolerate a different opinion, respectfully stated. There are actually three videos posted by his buddy. I'm quite sure Ames made them. He defends himself by attacking others and even threatens to sue WS! That is not how an innocent person behaves IMO.
So, here we are, in about the same spot this case was six months ago. I'm sure LE has info we aren't aware of that they can't act on yet. At least I hope so. I'm grateful that Stephanie's sister has spoken out more forcefully and has addressed Ames directly. I hope she keeps advocating for Stephanie actively with the media. What needs to happen now is for Stephanie to be found, so this case can move forward. Anyone who knows ANYTHING needs to get past their fear and do the right thing.
Thanks for infusing some energy into Stephanie's thread. I'll chime in later. Off to bed.
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