GUILTY AR - Malik Drummond, 2, Searcy, 23 Nov 2014 - #1

[Soulmagent]

I wish they would scent that dog with the car seat cover. If he has been using his car seat for a year I think it might be much better then the shoes.

 

[Arkgirl]

KATV News ‏@KATVNews 3m3 minutes ago
RT @MattMershonKATV Volunteers in Searcy being told to head home. Told to return @ 9 AM. #FindMalik

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Let's hope they are sending everyone home so they can search for him with heat detecting helicopters. I read somewhere that the helicopters they usually use weren't available last night. Maybe they are today.

 

[skibaboo]

Alexis Rogers ‏@AlexisKATV 9m9 minutes ago
@KATVNews #FindMalik UPDATE : 150 volunteers have been sent home. Searcy PD says it is a safety issue. WATCH here http://instagram.com/p/vzO8oSsE7n/

https://twitter.com/AlexisKATV

oops sorry knox, didn't see you had already posted (refresh the page skib)

 

[steelman]

They are going to have to start handling this one the same way the did the Jenise Wright case in Washington back at the end of summer.
That case ended when somebody from her trailer park abducted her, killed her, and dumped her body about 100 yards away in a wooded area overgrown with brush. Even at that distance, it took the better part of 5 days for the searchers to find her.

The guy that killed her helped in the search efforts, and even attended a couple of vigils for her.

They are going to have to go door-to-door and ask for voluntary searches, collect voluntary DNA swabs, and take note of the individuals that refuse to cooperate.

Here we go again..............................

 

[LaborDayRN]

Just to be clear, I don't believe the search has been halted for the night, just the use of volunteers.

Josh Berry @_joshberry
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Registered search crews still be out looking. Officials are however still turning extra people away #FindMalik #ARnews

 

[Ontario Mom]

They are going to have to start handling this one the same way the did the Jenise Wright case down in Florida back at the end of summer.
That case ended when somebody from her trailer park abducted her, killed her, and dumped her body about 100 yards away in a wooded area overgrown with brush. Even at that distance, it took the better part of 5 days for the searchers to find her.

The guy that killed her helped in the search efforts, and even attended a couple of vigils for her.

They are going to have to go door-to-door and ask for voluntary searches, collect voluntary DNA swabs, and take note of the individuals that refuse to cooperate.

Here we go again..............................

Just to be clear, Jenise lived in Bremerton WA, not Florida. I hope they pull out every stop to find this baby the same way they did for Jenise.

 

[steelman]

Just to be clear, Jenise lived in Bremerton WA, not Florida. I hope they pull out every stop to find this baby the same way they did for Jenise.

You are correct. I guess Florida stuck in my mind for some odd reason. Lord knows they have enough missing persons of their own down there.

 

[SavvyRose]

It's dark and cold.

Malik's pictures on his moms fb account do not portray an autistic child at all. He is smiling and looking right into the camera. Just an observation.

Praying this baby is alive and found tonight! So sad to hear all the volunteers were sent home and not hearing that they are continuing the search with helicopters. I hope they are.. It just wasn't on the news I just watched.

 

[Lulu14]

Could the family have claimed he is autistic in the hopes of gaining more exposure, and getting more help?

 

[SCHMAE]

It's dark and cold.

Malik's pictures on his moms fb account do not portray an autistic child at all. He is smiling and looking right into the camera. Just an observation.

Praying this baby is alive and found tonight! So sad to hear all the volunteers were sent home and not hearing that they are continuing the search with helicopters. I hope they are.. It just wasn't on the news I just watched.

I caught that too

 

[SavvyRose]

Could the family have claimed he is autistic in the hopes of gaining more exposure, and getting more help?

Could be.
I have friends with Autistic children and my son is slightly on the spectrum.
I just hope it's not something like Munchausen by proxy (sp?) . That would open up a whole new set of theories.

 

[FindHG]

#FindMalik: Police vow to search until 2-year-old is found
Daniel Grossman, reports KTHV 6:05 p.m. CST November 24, 2014
http://www.thv11.com/story/news/loc...ughout-night-for-missing-2-year-old/70060888/

Missing child's father: "Just bring my son home"
Alexis Rogers By Sarah Chaffin, - Nov 24, 2014 7:44 PM EST
http://www.katv.com/story/27463658/missing-police-searching-for-searcy-toddler

"I Think Somebody Snatched Him," Family Speaks out on Missing Searcy Toddler
11/24/2014 06:42 PM
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/stor...ly-speaks-out-on/76506/Q6As0bUj_E6-89-Q3JA_VQ

 

[KaylynnCouture]

Could the family have claimed he is autistic in the hopes of gaining more exposure, and getting more help?

That's been my thought all along. 2 seems awfully young to have been diagnosed with autism.

It IS possible that he has autism, of course, but my immediate reaction was that they likely wanted more exposure on the case.

 

[hollye]

The mom mentioned in a video a couple of pages back that he is afraid of loud noises and hates being near the street and cars. I suspect that he is high functioning on the spectrum, but that's just my opinion.

 

[southsleuth]

Could the family have claimed he is autistic in the hopes of gaining more exposure, and getting more help?

In the early 1980's a young woman, Bobbi Rossi, went missing in my town. Her father, Ray, told me that LE ALWAYS adds something medical to the report or something false. We worked together for a while as he helped found, CAVE, Citizens Against Violent Encounters (along with John Walsh). It isn't necessarily for exposure, but to put a perp on guard. Things may have changed, but I raise my eyebrows when I see an Amber Alert, poster, etc. of a missing person.

 

[SavvyRose]

http://www.katv.com/story/27463658/missing-police-searching-for-searcy-toddler

Malik's father, Jeff Clifton, experienced the loss of a child almost ten years ago. He says that nightmare is haunting him again.

"The main thing is for him to be home safe, it's not to get anybody in trouble. The main thing is to just bring my son home," Clifton said.

 

[KaylynnCouture]

51 degrees in Searcy right now. God, please keep baby Malik warm.

 

[KayKay.85]

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[SavvyRose]

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[kshultz06082]

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Sounds as if the Uncle thinks this was an abduction. If so, exactly who would feel comfortable walking into the house and taking him while people were there ?

All of these events would have taken place well after dark. You would think that if a citizen or a motorist had come across him wandering around in the dark, they would have definitely reported it to the police and turned him over by now.

I'm leaning towards him wandering off and getting turned around in the dark and not being able to find his house, the further he walks the further he gets away from home. I'm glad they brought the search dogs in, but I don't have a whole lot of faith in them, I've followed WAY too many cases right here on Websleuths where they brought dogs in, searched for days, found nothing................and then a month later they find a body lying right in the middle of the original search zone.

It is still dark right now......maybe after daylight he'll approach somebody........hopefully.

Totally O/T, Steelman, are there 2 of you? Another Steleman is posting on another case... i am so confused. :thinking: