I've been praying for her - A LOT!
And I am sure she appreciates that Prayers are always a good thing.
Salem
I've been praying for her - A LOT!
I wouldn't worry too much yet. She will probably be back in a week or so. Sometimes she gets busy with other things. But I'm sure she will be back soon.
Salem
thanks jvk - she is adorable. Yet, when I see pics of Lindsey I get the sense it would be next to impossible to force her into something she didn't want to do. She has her own little determined personality - makes me think she trusted and knew her abductor well. Thanks to all those brave and caring enough to search for such a beautiful child.
I remember you Jenn M. I was in the group that had the guy with the GPS that you asked if he was for hire.
I also feel that whoever took Lindsey was someone she knew, I think that otherwise there would have been evidence of a struggle. She would have made sure of it.
And then I think, she is just a child and not a very large one at that. Could it have been a pure blitz attack that shocked her to the point that she couldn't yell? Or did she willingly get in a car with a person she knew? Did she get in a car with a person she thought she knew, via Myspace or a friend of a friend? Did she visit someone else's house on the way home?
And through all of this, I try to simultaneously recall that she is strong and resilient and resourceful and smart, and at the same time recall that she is also a child, not very big or old or streetwise.
Thus my obvious confusion in some of my posts.
I also feel that whoever took Lindsey was someone she knew, I think that otherwise there would have been evidence of a struggle. She would have made sure of it.
And then I think, she is just a child and not a very large one at that. Could it have been a pure blitz attack that shocked her to the point that she couldn't yell? Or did she willingly get in a car with a person she knew? Did she get in a car with a person she thought she knew, via Myspace or a friend of a friend? Did she visit someone else's house on the way home?
And through all of this, I try to simultaneously recall that she is strong and resilient and resourceful and smart, and at the same time recall that she is also a child, not very big or old or streetwise.
Thus my obvious confusion in some of my posts.
I was the debriefer. Jenn O was the briefer. just to add to the confusion!
headed back to class... urg!
I too do complete flip flops when thinking about what happened to Lindsey. I truly believe she was headed home and didn't make any more stops along the way just considering the time of day. My thinking always takes me back to:
-she is just a child
-she knew the perp (don't think it was a grab from the street)
-whoever is responsible probably suffered some wounds
It is also my opinion only that somebody was messing with Lindsey's head prior to her disappearance based on her MS comment that something bad was going to happen. Then again and here comes the flip flop - something bad at Lindsey's age could be as simple as being grounded from her friends for a week.
Flip/flop........flip/flop ..... flip/flop.
Lindsey come home.
Have spent the last couple of hours just going back to basics - specifically June 2009 to see what was going on in McCleary. Here are some of the things I learned:
June 26, 2009 was declared Donnie Rostedt day in McCleary. Donnie was a retiring long service employee for the City of McCleary.
End of June/first of July, 2009 City Hall was the centre for the search efforts and hosted more than 30 FBI agents and countless Sheriff deputies. During that two week span 9 boxes of copy paper were used. George, John and Randy (McCleary police) devoted incredible hours to locate Lindsey.
It cost the city of McCleary $83,499.00 to have the City Hall Parking Lot redone with work commencing June 01, 2009 and concluding July 16, 2009. Balmalli Contracting, Inc from Chehalis, WA did the work on the parking lot.
McCleary operates with an all volunteer fire department and operates in conjunction with Grays Harbour County District #12.
Light and Power: There are four linemen and one Line Equipment Operator (LEO) who do all the work necessary to maintain the system and provide hookups to new customers.
McCleary Municipal Court meets the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month - all misdemeanors are tried before a judge.
Garbage is picked up through a contract with Harold Lemay, Inc.
All of this information comes from website:
http://www.cityofmccleary.com/
And there was a Public Hearing meeting at 6:30pm this day October 6, 2009 at the McCleary Community Centre regarding something to do with the water supply I think (aquifer). Cannot find any information if anything was going on in the Community Centre the night Lindsey went missing - where is the Community Centre?
Snaps are from the information taken from the linked website.
This has been the sleuthing for this evening - Lindsey come home.
ETA: Court was held in McCleary the day Lindsey went missing
From the City of McCleary website;
GENERAL CITY QUESTIONS
Do I need a Business License in the City?
No. The City does not require you to have a license.
Elepher, per our discussion about the street vendor who sold vegetables. Maybe a local knows who the person is? How the heck do they regulate business activities with no licenses issued?
I talked a little bit to Kona about him. She never did give me his name. He was at the search center meeting on Aug 27 and I believe JVK had pictures of him (I'll go see if I can find them). He also brought a bunch of fruit as a donation during that weekend.
I talked to him and he seemed like a really nice caring guy. I believe he is also the one that stands out on the corner in the middle of the road handing out flyers (I could be wrong here so don't quote that as fact).