I hope it's ok that I brought over contact info that Papaw's daughter posted on BPH.
"Sheriff Meeks' # is (903) 453-6815. His email is
meeks@huntcounty.net. Kelly Phillips and Roger Seals are on the case and can also be contacted through Hunt County at (903) 453-6800.
Please be respectful if you contact them. Respectful but insistent."
I'm quite certain that they know "America is watching!" how they handle the case, but a few contacts from those following may be helpful, as the family doesn't seem to be getting anywhere. The news could start their story with, "People far and wide are wondering what happened to Michael Chambers..."
Honestly, I think it's crazy that no reporters have teamed up with the family for exclusive coverage and kept reporting on it, because when this case breaks, it is going to break wide open in a big way. A reporter's dream, I would think. Just my opinion.
Thank you so much for this information, Midge.
"I think it's crazy that no reporters have teamed up with the family for exclusive coverage and kept reporting on it,
because when this case breaks, it is going to break wide open in a big way." (RBBM)
I couldn't agree more. It will be all over TV and the Internet. We will read about it not only on local TV stations' and newspapers' websites, but "Big Three" television networks, Daily Mail and more. But we need that type of publicity now, so that more people will take interest and also in order to put pressure on the perp(s).
By the way, I didn't realize Sgt. Hanes was no longer on the case. I was interested as to the reason why, so I looked up Kelly Phillips and Roger Seals, and found their names on HCSO's website, under "Criminal Investigations Division." The page says Lt. Seals is Division Supervisor/Investigator, and Kelly Phillips an investigator (Property Crimes). Also from the page (BBM):
"The Criminal Investigations Division is responsible for
following up on criminal offenses reported to deputies where further investigation into the initial report is necessary.
These investigators also prepare the case for prosecution. This is completed by interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects; collecting evidence and sending it to labs for processing; as well as taking photographs of scenes and evidence."
http://www.huntcounty.net/index.aspx?NID=221
This leads me to believe that perhaps PaPaw's disappearance is finally being treated as a criminal case.
I also found it interesting that Investigator Phillips is one of the two investigators in charge or property crimes, so I looked up what a property crime consists of in TX. Looking at the TX penal code, I found the following particularly curious (BBM):
"
Sec. 32.46. SECURING EXECUTION OF DOCUMENT BY DECEPTION. (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or harm any person, he, by deception:
(1)
causes another to sign or execute any document affecting property or service or the pecuniary interest of any person; or
(2)
causes or induces a public servant to file or record any purported judgment or other document purporting to memorialize or evidence an act, an order, a directive, or process of:
(A) a purported court that is not expressly created or established under the constitution or the laws of this state or of the United States;
(B) a purported judicial entity that is not expressly created or established under the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States; or
(C) a purported judicial officer of a purported court or purported judicial entity described by Paragraph (A) or (B).
(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a:
(1) Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property, service, or pecuniary interest is less than $100;
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(5) felony of the third degree if the value of the property, service, or pecuniary interest is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000;
(6) felony of the second degree if the value of the property, service, or pecuniary interest is $150,000 or more but less than $300,000; or
(7) felony of the first degree if the value of the property, service, or pecuniary interest is $300,000 or more.
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(d) In this section:
(1) "Deception" has the meaning assigned by
Section 31.01.
(2) "Document" includes electronically stored data or other information that is retrievable in a readable, perceivable form.
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http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/PE/htm/PE.32.htm
Just something that made me go "Hmmm ..." like so many other things about this case ....
