I wanted to go back through the old articles on this case. See what was initially reported. Go over it again. I tried to get the key points out of them.
2004
Kittitas boy not found, Authorities call off local search
September 16, 2004
-Authorities reluctantly called off the search for an 11-year-old runaway Kittitas boy Wednesday afternoon when rescuers could not locate the child.
-"We are losing hope this kid is at a friend's house."
-More than 30 Kittitas County Search & Rescue team members, using two dog teams, conducted door-to-door interviews with Kittitas residents and performed searches. A U.S. Army helicopter conducted aerial searches of the Yakima Training Center boundaries and the John Wayne Trail.
-Dogs picked up Cody's scent where he was known to play
http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news...cle_6b429c6c-95cb-54d2-9435-8c1f682ed0a5.html
Haynes siblings taken by state
September 23, 2004
-4 remaining children removed by CPS workers Tuesday night on accusations of abuse and neglect.
-Haynes' daughters, ages 8, 10, 12 and 13...
-Not the first time Haynes and Harding have been investigated by CPS
-Harding told police they could speak with the children, but only if she, the children's father or family attorney was present during the interview.
http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news...cle_35235fac-b6ce-5a5f-9e46-620133710b15.html
What happened to missing boy?
September 29, 2004
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cAofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IcsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1330%2C4107382&dq=richard+cody+haynes+missing+|+cody+|+haynes&hl=en
Don't forget that Cody Haynes is still missing
November 11, 2004
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0zkfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vcoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1291%2C1321364&dq=richard+cody+haynes+missing+|+cody+|+haynes&hl=en
Father, girlfriend refusing to talk to police
November 26, 2004
-Only 8 tips received, all unfounded
-Cody's mother ruled out as suspect
-Police chief knew that 4 girls lived in Haynes home, but had no idea Cody lived there
-Haynes and Harding have both retained a lawyer and are refusing to talk
-Not POIs at this point but their actions are "curious and strange"
-Evidence of excessive corporal punishment and possible sexual abuse
-When asked if it was possible if Cody was dead - "Oh, no, not a chance. He's not dead. He's not dead."
-His trip took him from Kittitas to Toppenish to Yakima to Naches, a "wrong turn" took him to Ritzville, he went as far east as Sprague, where he broke down, then came back to Kittitas
-Harding told police chief he couldn't question the girls because "I'm not going to lose my freedom for anything"
-Didn't attend community search on September 15 or vigil
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...&pg=2764,7328&dq=richard+haynes+missing&hl=en
For many kids, home is scary place
November 27, 2004
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...g=6328,654828&dq=richard+haynes+missing&hl=en
Family refuses to assist authorities in search for missing Washington boy
November 28, 2004
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...=4191,6763612&dq=richard+haynes+missing&hl=en
Family won't aid in search for boy
November 28, 2004
-Now missing 11 weeks
-"We don't have squat," Dunnagan told the newspaper last week. He fears the worst but has not asked for outside law-enforcement help.
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2002102786_missingboy28m.html
Cody Haynes case reaches a standstill, Police hoping for break in case of missing 11-year-old boy
December 3, 2004
-Cody's family moved from Colorado when he was 5 or 6
-Homeschooled, not allowed to use a computer, no close friends
-It was Marla who refused to let Richard talk to police alone, or without a lawyer
-Kittitas County has used an airplane to look for Cody in areas he may have been able to travel on foot (10 air hours over the past week)
http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news...cle_97e9d42c-1b5a-5ed0-b0e3-ecec6c3897b4.html
Haynes' sisters to remain in foster care
December 22, 2004
-4 daughters will remain in foster care for another 6 months
-Conducting thorough background investigation on Haynes and Harding
-FBI forensics behaviorist spoke with 4 girls but didn't come up with anything new
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7jkfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vcoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5497%2C7108230&dq=richard+cody+haynes+missing+|+cody+|+haynes&hl=en
