Found Deceased TX - Maleah Davis, 4, Houston, 5 May 2019 #3

[Charlot123]

I am feeling sorry for this young girl and hope she is found, although this hope dwindles by day.

One consideration. She had that horrible head trauma that manifested as a seizure. (Bad parents or not, they were bringing her to the hospital for these conditions, so it is not that they didn’t care at all about her). It is very possible that the surgery with evacuation of hematoma left Malea with seizures and medicine-dependent. The ad says she is “critically dependent on medical care”, so one wonders if it is the case. It could be possible that the stepfather simply forgot to give her meds, or left the kids at home sleeping and went somewhere, or was sleeping himself because he has sick; Malea might have gone into status epilepticus and something drastic happened with her at home. (Or she did not wear a helmet and had a seizure and hit head again), And then he was simply too afraid of calling the police because of the prior story and history of gross negligence, whatever it was, and was scared he’d be jailed. So my fear is, without the meds, she is probably not alive, even if she was on the day of alleged “abduction”. But i’d err on the side of gross negligence resulting in some horrible event. In my opinion, mom should have never left her very ill child with DV and traveled to MA, but I think they might have not understood the gravity of the kid’s situation.
I don’t think he fed her to gators, but I think he very likely forgot her meds, or/and the helmet.

 

[Trish51]

It was uncomfortable watching that video, honestly my read was she was playing it up for the camera. I'm not being snarky and I do have a level of compassion for her, but a lot of what I've seen doesn't seem genuine. But then again, what is a person in her shoes "supposed" to act like? I'm Flip-Floppping along in this case.

I'm right there with you.

 

[MsBetsy]

Is there any confirmation that DV is in hiding (his brother specifically hiding him)?? I cannot specify what I heard or where due to lack of MSM links and rules here but I am trying to verify.

Both LE and BB have stated they have tried to talk to him but have had no response.
There was a statement about him missing meetings to describe the three men and draw a sketch but the details were unclear.
LE has not made a statement about where he is or how many times they tried to reach him but I think they made it pretty clear that they need a description in order to help find Maleah and he has done nothing to help the investigation.
He is either trembling in fear somewhere or nobody has seen him because he is unconscious or in a coma from his mysterious head injury.
I'm thinking maybe it's fear. Jmo

 

[PrincessYoder]

I am feeling sorry for this young girl and hope she is found, although this hope dwindles by day.

But i’d err on the side of gross negligence resulting in some horrible event. In my opinion, mom should have never left her very ill child with DV and traveled to MA, but I think they might have not understood the gravity of the kid’s situation.
I don’t think he fed her to gators, but I think he very likely forgot her meds, or/and the helmet.

I agree with you. I know there have been a lot of theories but I definitely think it could have been something accidental and he acted out of fear. I surely hope we find the truth soon. This is heartbreaking. It makes me hug my little one a little longer...

 

[Trudie]

There is no way I would leave my fragile child to care for the dead. Care for the living first, then pay my respects to the deceased sometime in the future when my child is well.

likewise & I said as much yesterday.
I guess I’m dif’ because I also would not leave my minor daughter in the care of a male. IMO, that is asking for trouble, moo. Idk any men that would wish to bathe & dress little girls, unless it is their daughter. Again, moo.

 

[Trudie]

I agree with you. I know there have been a lot of theories but I definitely think it could have been something accidental and he acted out of fear. I surely hope we find the truth soon. This is heartbreaking. It makes me hug my little one a little longer...

I personally don’t believe M is missing as a result of an accident. Jmo

 

[Herat]

It sure sounds to me like DV has skipped town. He hasn't been at work for a week, correct?

I'm sure LE is going through BB's phone looking for his calls or those of his friends or family.

I'm guessing when they finally find him, and THEY WILL, he will have another bout of temporary amnesia or maybe another abduction to explain his failure to respond.

 

[Dre]

BB told Nick (CNN) DV was staying with his brother. To find link you will need to go to page 1, I think.

Here @PrincessYoder Brittany Bowens, Maleah’s mother, told HLN’s Nick Valencia that Vence is staying with his brother. Bowens told the reporter, “His story doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t. But in my gut, I believe him. … His story, it don’t sound right…Honestly, I haven’t really talked to him much because I’ve been focused on finding Maleah. I called his family…and he’s devastated. … I’m getting to a place where it’s getting hard for me to cry and I feel guilty about that. It’s getting to a place where I’m starting to feel numb.”

Is this was people are referring to as “aggressive defense”???
She has never aggressively defended him or his story. I think right off the bat that any of us would mildly back up our significant other until it was made clear that things were not adding up, which she did.

 

[ILikeToBendPages]

Many woman ( and men too) believe what their partner tells them, and for whatever reason are blind or make excuses for their man ( or woman) no matter what people say. BB felt DV was safe enough to leave her little girl with him and go out of town. Yes, she's paying a great price for that mistake, but for all she knew he was a good "stepdad" or she hit her kids and didn't see any problem in letting another man hit her children either. Happens all the time.

I'll give mom a pass for now. She's hurting no matter if she was overreacting or not, she still a victim in all of this and her little girl is gone.

 

[musicaljoke]

I personally don’t believe M is missing as a result of an accident. Jmo

Yes, there is sufficient history that suggests a violent incident may have occurred.

 

[Trudie]

Is this was people are referring to as “aggressive defense”???
She has never aggressively defended him or his story. I think right off the bat that any of us would mildly back up our significant other until it was made clear that things were not adding up, which she did.

Idk but “aggressive defense” can be interpreted differently, imo. Idk that “any of us” would back up our SO. I would back no one until I was 100% certain they were 100% innocent, but another person might be inclined to believe her/his SO.

 

[MsBetsy]

I am feeling sorry for this young girl and hope she is found, although this hope dwindles by day.

One consideration. She had that horrible head trauma that manifested as a seizure. (Bad parents or not, they were bringing her to the hospital for these conditions, so it is not that they didn’t care at all about her). It is very possible that the surgery with evacuation of hematoma left Malea with seizures and medicine-dependent. The ad says she is “critically dependent on medical care”, so one wonders if it is the case. It could be possible that the stepfather simply forgot to give her meds, or left the kids at home sleeping and went somewhere, or was sleeping himself because he has sick; Malea might have gone into status epilepticus and something drastic happened with her at home. (Or she did not wear a helmet and had a seizure and hit head again), And then he was simply too afraid of calling the police because of the prior story and history of gross negligence, whatever it was, and was scared he’d be jailed. So my fear is, without the meds, she is probably not alive, even if she was on the day of alleged “abduction”. But i’d err on the side of gross negligence resulting in some horrible event. In my opinion, mom should have never left her very ill child with DV and traveled to MA, but I think they might have not understood the gravity of the kid’s situation.
I don’t think he fed her to gators, but I think he very likely forgot her meds, or/and the helmet.

I have thought of that possibility, that he didn't care for her properly and as a result, she died.
But if he went through such great lengths to hide her and invent such a crazy story, it has to be more than that. And why not talk to BB and try to explain?
Then again, he doesn't seem to be the brightest bulb, so I guess it's possible there was an accident and he panicked, lost his senses, and invented a story to cover it up.
I hope we will find out soon. Imagine how shocked we will be if we see a headline that three Hispanic men have been arrested and charged.
But I doubt it. This guys behaviour points to nothing but deception and guilt. Imo

 

[lucylulu]

I don't know if anyone has screenshots of mom's 'Autumn Vence' FB, before it was shut down...but I am pretty sure there are pictures of her silver Nissan taken earlier than May 1st. I think they must have replaced the tags a time or two. JMO

Yeah, I didn't see any of the car but your probably right. (reaching for some kind of break) I saw some of BB pics which look nothing like her.

 

[Trudie]

I have thought of that possibility, that he didn't care for her properly and as a result, she died.
But if he went through such great lengths to hide her and invent such a crazy story, it has to be more than that. And why not talk to BB and try to explain?
Then again, he doesn't seem to be the brightest bulb, so I guess it's possible there was an accident and he panicked, lost his senses, and invented a story to cover it up.
I hope we will find out soon. Imagine how shocked we will be if we see a headline that three Hispanic men have been arrested and charged.
But I doubt it. This guys behaviour points to nothing but deception and guilt. Imo

Did LE ever put a bolo for the truck or men?
I agree, we won’t be reading any such headline.

 

[wulphie]

As of today, the mother has said she no longer believes the boyfriend's story. She also says he bears some of the responsibility in her disappearance. The CNN video is on their facebook page, Im unsure if I am allowed to share those links.

 

[lucylulu]

This entire event just sickens me. Many of us have been on WS for years, and it's not difficult to figure this out. We could be surprised, I suppose, but once it is determined there are no additional prints in the vehicle, reality will set in with DV. Next step - where is she? Please, God, not alligators.

I hope they find her soon. I'm afraid Justice will be delayed until they do. (sad face)

 

[lucylulu]

I also wonder about Maleah's mother. Wouldn't a normal person, especially with a missing child, begin to question their partner? What is she thinking? If LE considers DV a person of interest, wouldn't she? Is she asking him hard questions? Would she turn him in, or would she not? I am not certain if she is real or if her actions are a performance.

Yeah, I'm sitting on the fence with BB

 

[PommyMommy]

I hope this is ok to post. In watching the video in this link, I saw that MD was with her CD July 4th through 8th. In the documents they show on the video it's in there that there was a video on the iPad that they had in the hospital. The video was of Maleah and her cousins fighting. I wonder if the rough housing had actually causes the vomitting of blood and even an initial head injury. Maybe an older cousin was too rough? This might explain why BB and CD couldn't explain the injury.

There's other interesting stuff in the documents they show. I paused it and read through them.

Mom, stepdad of Maleah Davis banned from contact with all their children, court rules

The social worker said the videos weren't useful to their investigation. I have been transcribing the documents since yesterday and hope to be finished shortly. Here is the section regarding the video seen on the aunt's iPad:

August 11, 2018 Investigator MW received a call from the FC, the social worker in the emergency room at TCMC who explained he had seen videos on an iPad that was reportedly brought to the hospital by a paternal aunt for Maleah to entertain herself. The videos on the device show Maleah play fighting with older children who are paternal family members. The date of the videos is near the date that Maleah was taken to the emergency room in early July 2018. I asked if the videos could provide an explanation for the previous head injuries and the videos were described as not useful to the investigation.

 

[Cubby]

Can those of you willing to give mom a pass, despite having the children removed by CPS for 6 months and not having followed through with the court ordered parenting classes(links posted upthread) explain your reasoning?

I could understand giving a pass if there was no CPS history, but with history it's hard to understand. Maleah wasn't even back in BB's care for 90 days and she is missing and likely deceased.

 

[jenlag]

Just for reiteration, it is 60 days for a 'Texas Buyer' tag and the plate says June 1, 2019.