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MAY 12, 2019
Dogs detect human decomposition in car of man arrested in case of missing girl Maleah Davis, 4
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Police said surveillance video showed Vence getting dropped off at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital in the silver Altima last Sunday. Police found the car in a parking lot Thursday.

At Vence’s probable cause court hearing Saturday night, Harris County prosecutor Pat Stayton said two dogs trained to find cadavers reacted to the trunk of the car.

“The dogs were responding to the scent of human decomposition in the vehicle,” Stayton said.

Surveillance video from a neighbor had shown Vence carrying a large, blue laundry basket with a large trash bag from his apartment on May 3, Stayton said. Vence returned three minutes later without the basket and later he was seen leaving the apartment with cleaning supplies, including bleach.

In the car, police found a laundry basket that looked like the one Vence took out of his apartment, Stayton said.

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MAY 12, 2019
Watch live: Local activist Quanell X speaks on disappearance of Maleah Davis

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Reporter: Anything else that I missed that you think the public should know about this?

QX: Many people did not know that he had dismembered this beautiful baby.

Reporter: You said that in the interview. What makes you say that? What information are you hearing that leads you to say that?

QX: Well, there was blood splatter evidence in the apartment. There was luminol spray and chemical spray that was all over the apartment after homicide investigators left. When you look at the video footage extensively you can tell what was going on. And you could tell that he made two trips to buy big bottles of bleach. This was a man who never cleaned the house up, ever, but he's buying big bottles of bleach, getting a big garbage bag, and there was blood splatter etc. around the drainage area of the house. Why would human body tissue be in the drain system? Why would human body tissue be in the pipes under the sink. in the pipes under the bathtub? Why would there be human body tissue found around the creases and cracks of the bathtub?

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Mother of Maleah Davis blames girl’s stepfather for disappearance
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“There’s a lot that hasn’t come out, that’s for sure,” he said Friday. “It’s just a sad story.”

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In the video, Vence was seen the morning after Bowens went to Massachusetts for her father’s funeral carrying two bottles of bleach, a large laundry container and a black bag stuffed inside, Quanell X said.

Bowens believes that Maleah’s disappearance was triggered by a confrontation she had with Vence the day before her trip, Quanell X said. She asked Vence about nude photos he allegedly sent to another person, and he “snapped.”

He took it out on Maleah, possibly because of indications that he physically and sexually abused the girl, who has special needs, Quanell X said. She described severe bruising on the little girl’s leg on at least one occasion, as well as suspicions she had been molested.

“It was out of fear and out of being threatened by Mr. Darion that she covered up physical abuse of Maleah that the stepfather was doing,” the activist said. “For some reason, she was unwilling to tell everything she knew about him. And I think the mother has a twisted love for the man.”

 

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MAY 12, 2019
Cadaver Dogs Responded in Maleah Davis Case: Prosecutor | Law & Crime
Authorities revealed in court why they think there’s a dead body involved in the case of missing 5-year-old Maleah Davis. Two cadaver dogs noted the trunk of a newly recovered Nissan Altima.

“The dogs were responding to the scent of human decomposition in the vehicle,” Harris County prosecutor Pat Stayton said at a probable cause hearing Saturday night for defendant Derion Vence, according to USA Today.

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Cops said they found the car Thursday in Missouri City, Texas. According to prosecutors, that’s where the cadaver dogs responded to the vehicle. Authorities also claimed to have found a laundry basket and gas can in the trunk.

Officers said that Vence was seen bringing this “full” basket from Vence’s apartment.

Police claimed they found blood in the hallway and bathroom of the residence, according to court documents reported by News West 9. This matched DNA found on Davis’ toothbrush, investigators said.

Lawyer Rodney Brown was appointed to represent Vence at Saturday’s hearing, but the defendant said he was going to hire a private lawyer, according to The Associated Press. Bond was set at $1 million. A court hearing is scheduled for Monday.

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VIDEO AT THE APT: Stephanie Whitfield on Twitter
Dozens just gathered for a vigil for #MaleahDavis who is still missing. They’re leaving stuffed animals outside her apartment door. Maleah’s step-dad was taken into custody yesterday. #KHOU11
5:08 PM - 12 May 2019

Charly Edsitty on Twitter
FOR MALEAH: Dozens Gather with balloons, teddy bears and flowers and march to the apartment where #MaleahDavis was last seen.

4:29 PM - 12 May 2019

Charly Edsitty on Twitter
Parents against predators organization comes together in support of finding #Maleahdavis

4:13 PM - 12 May 2019

 

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New details in Maleah Davis investigation emerge as court documents made public
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Probable cause documents reveal that on May 5, the same day an Amber Alert was issued for 4-year-old Maleah, detectives with the Houston Police Homicide Division searched Brittany Bowens' apartment with her permission. Bowens is Maleah's mother.

Police said in the documents that blood drops were found in the hallway and led to the bathroom. Inside the bathroom, more blood was found on various surfaces, documents show.

Investigators sprayed a chemical that reacts to the presence of blood that may not be seen by the naked eye, records show. The chemical showed the presence of blood and that it reacts "when a person has attempted to clean up blood," according to the probable cause document.

Samples of the DNA found were positively matched with DNA on Maleah's toothbrush, documents show. Additionally, the DNA matched "a person who is the maternal offspring of Brittany Bowens."

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Community honoring Maleah Davis

Community honors Maleah Davis as search groups continue scouting areas for clues
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In Fort Bend County, deputies assisted Texas Equusearch in the search for Maleah and spent Sunday afternoon scouting an area not far from Ridge Point High School, located near Waters Lake Blvd. in Sienna Plantation.

The group Houston Unsolved Homicides organized their own search in the Alief area. Volunteers used horses and ATVs to comb through a wooded area.

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Maleah Davis missing: Biological father in Houston speaks

 

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Blood linked to missing 4-year-old Maleah Davis found in stepfather’s apartment, police say
Investigators also said that Vence, who went missing after reporting Maleah’s disappearance, can be seen on surveillance footage leaving his apartment with a laundry basket that had “a large black trash bag inside.”

Investigators “observed from the video that the basket appears heavy due to the stance (Vence) uses when walking,” court records show.

Vence returned to his apartment roughly three minutes later without the basket, investigators said. He then walked out of the apartment with cleaning supplies, including bleach, investigators said.

 

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MAY 12, 2019
Neighbor's surveillance video shows stepfather alone same day of Maleah Davis' disappearance
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JS said she lives right across from where Maleah, her mother and Vence lived.

Sotos’ surveillance camera caught Vence briefly walking over to his car alone on the day Maleah’s mother had flown out of state. JS said she remembers clearly not noticing the bruise on Vence's head the same night Maleah was reported missing.

“I looked at him and he went back into his apartment. And I looked at him, but he didn't have a big bruise or anything at all,” said JS.

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MAY 12, 2019
'We know she's still missing' | Stepfather in Maleah Davis case due back in court
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"I can guarantee you there will be a murder indictment on this man," said community activist Quanell X. "Evidence from inside the apartment being analyzed right now will help us all learn the truth of what he did with her body."

Quanell X said Maleah's mother Brittany Bowens is devastated. Houston police revealed that last Sunday they found drops of blood in the hallway leading to the bathroom.

They also sprayed a chemical in the bathroom that helped detect more blood not visible to the naked eye.

Investigators said the reaction happens when someone's "attempted to clean up blood." That blood has been linked to DNA on Maleah's toothbrush.

"He did this to hurt the mother in a way she would never recover," said Quanell X.

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Miller was up in a Fort Bend County helicopter surveying new search areas looking specifically for signs of unusual burnt ground.

"He did not buy that gas can to just have the gas can," said Miller.

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Vence is due back in court Monday morning.

Founder of Texas Equusearch speaks regarding missing 4-year-old Maleah Davis

 

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KPRC Cathy Hernandez on Twitter
Community members are here for the court appearance of Derion Vence. He’s the stepfather charged in connection with the disappearance of #MaleahDavis. @KPRC2#kprc2

9:08 AM - 13 May 2019

Janel Forte on Twitter
More showing of support for little #MaleahDavis ahead of this mornings hearing. #khou11

9:06 AM - 13 May 2019

Janel Forte on Twitter
Ahead of the court hearing this morning for #MaleahDavis’ stepdad Derion Vence, folks are showing up to the courthouse with signs for babygirl #khou11

8:48 AM - 13 May 2019

KPRC Cathy Hernandez on Twitter
WHERE’S MALEAH? This surveillance picture from April 30 is the last time police saw #MaleahDavis. It appears she’s wearing a pink tutu. Four days later, her stepfather reported her missing. @KPRC2 #kprc2

8:14 AM - 13 May 2019 from Houston, TX

 

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Maleah Davis case: Surveillance photo shows last time she was seen
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According to a police source, the photo shows Maleah and her stepfather, Derion Vence, walking into the family’s apartment together just before 8 a.m. on April 30. Later that same day, Vence is seen on surveillance video recorded by a neighbor, walking through the apartment complex alone.

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Another surveillance photo provided by a police source shows Vence leaving the family's apartment at 6:47 p.m. May 3, about the time Vence said he left for the airport. Maleah is not seen in the photo, but her younger brother is.

Another surveillance photo that was taken about 1:40 p.m. May 3 showed Vence leaving the apartment alone and carrying a laundry basket with a black trash bag inside.

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Janel Forte on Twitter
Just in to @KHOU from a reliable law enforcement source. Here’s the last known photo of little #MaleahDavis. It’s a shot of Maleah and Derion Vence from neighbor surveillance video. #khou11

10:47 AM - 13 May 2019

 

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Janel Forte on Twitter
Hearing just rescheduled for #MaleahDavis’ stepdad Derion Vence, waiting to speak with Brittany Bowens and Quanell X outside the courtroom #khou11
9:59 AM - 13 May 2019

Janel Forte on Twitter
Quanell X and Maleah’s mom Brittany Bowen are sitting in the front row of the courtroom. There are also a handful of supporters here. Derion Vence hasn’t been brought in yet. #khou11
9:43 AM - 13 May 2019

 

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Janel Forte on Twitter
Pure craziness as we attempted to interview Quanell X and Brittany Bowens after the hearing got rescheduled. #MaleahDavis supporters filled the halls shouting insults at Maleah’s mother and blaming her for what happened. #khou11

10:19 AM - 13 May 2019

VIDEO: Mireya Villarreal on Twitter
Brittany Bowens, #MaleahDavis mother, swarmed by news crews as she left the courtroom. Someone shouts murderer as she gets on the elevator. Derion Vence was here, but did not make an appearance. No word on additional charges.
10:20 AM - 13 May 2019

Mireya Villarreal on Twitter
And to be clear... no journalist shouted murderer. Local activists were also in the courtroom and questioned Bowens’ emotion and claim she had nothing to do w/#MaleahDavis disappearance.
10:35 AM - 13 May 2019

 

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MAY 13, 2019
Derion Vence's bond reduced from $999,999 to $45,000
The bond for Derion Vence has been reduced from nearly $1 million to $45,000.

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A different judge reduced the bond Monday morning to $45,000.

Vence was due in court Monday morning for the charge related to her disappearance, but the hearing was rescheduled.

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Vence did not appear in court Monday as scheduled for the tampering with evidence charge. But Maleah's mother was at the courthouse, and so were people who feel she should be charged, too. They chanted "Justice for Maleah" as she waited for the elevator.

 

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Protesters mob Maleah Davis’ mother after court hearing for stepfather
A court date for the stepfather of 4-year-old Maleah Davis turned into a volatile scene on Monday as protesters chased the missing girl’s mother out of the courthouse and down the street, alleging that she was just as complicit in her daughter’s possible death.

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Bowens stood back as Quanell X spoke, shaking as tears rolled down her cheeks.

“The main thing right now that all of us want to know is, what did he do with Maleah?” Quanell X said.

The protesters rang out with questions, making it difficult for Quanell X to speak.

“Why isn’t she locked up?” one yelled.

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Several people in the mob yelled as they followed the mother down the street. She broke down crying when one handed her a poster and gave her a hug.

 

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Mother of missing Texas girl heckled after canceled hearing
The mother of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl was heckled Monday outside a courtroom by a group of people who questioned if she had done enough to protect her daughter before her disappearance.

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Outside a Houston courtroom, Quanell X, a community activist and spokesman for Bowens, told reporters that her main concern is finding out what happened to Maleah.

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But as Quanell X spoke, he was drowned out by a group, including family members of Maleah's father, who yelled "justice for Maleah" and "murderer."

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MAY 13, 2019
Maleah Davis investigation: Police found blood in the home of her mother's fiance - CNN
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There's footage of him being dropped off at the hospital he said he walked to. Blood from his car matches DNA from Davis' toothbrush. He was seen walking out of his apartment with a big plastic bag -- and Maleah was never seen leaving the home since.

A week since his initial account, there is a "substantial likelihood" Vence will be charged with murder, court documents state.

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Vence allegedly told investigators "that there should be no blood in the home and that no one was recently bleeding."

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In the footage, Vence is seen on May 3 leaving the apartment with a large blue laundry basket with a black trash bag inside.
Vence returned a few minutes later, the documents say. He then walks back out of the apartment carrying cleaning supplies, including bleach.
According to the affidavit, the camera never again captured Maleah leaving the apartment.

 

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There are screenshots going around of Maleah's mother talking about how she left the home AFTER Maleah was last seen entering it alive. Can you investigate this?
9:50 AM - 13 May 2019 from Houston, TX pst