AZ - Isabel Mercedes Celis, 6, Tucson, 20 April 2012 - # 4

[CinnamonGirl]

I really hope they are looking at the sex offender that lives 400 feet from the Celis house. This whole case reminds me of the Jessica Lunsford case in Florida in 2005. The police concentrated so much on the family, and it was the beast across the street in a mobile home that kidnapped her from her bed in the middle of the night, the Lunsfords had a dog but it was sleeping with the grandparents in their room, the dog did not bark. Jessica did not try to fight or scream, she was half asleep and probably so scared. This beast held her in his mobile home for a few days, before he killed her. And the police did not do a thorough job of looking through this mobile home, the girl was in the closet. I really hope they will look at this sex offender more and his house and car. This area according to crimereports.com has a lot of crime around it and many sex offenders but this one is a few feet away.

 

[tlcya]

Yes, the candlelight vigil was right after her team, the Diamondbacks, played. (That part, the name of her team, just broke my heart. EVERY league, of every sport here, has at least one team called "The Diamondbacks". My own daughter's soccer team included.)

that was the name of my adult DS's little league team. I can still see their little purple jerseys.

So sad. Those things which find a way to make our connections to cases and victims stronger. Its those little things. that draw us in and serve to connect and invest us in these cases day after day.

 

[Anita Richman]

Family spokesperson JM - JM's father...is he Isabel's Gpa?

That isn't clear. With the last name "Mastromarino", he isn't a brother of Isa's dad, Sergio Celis. The maiden name of Isa's mom is "Snyder". Unless he is the half-brother to mom or dad. JM is not married, so he is not an in-law by marriage.

 

[Patty G]

Isabel's extended family has put up a $6,000 reward for significant leads that point to the whereabouts of the missing 6-year-old.
http://www.kpho.com/story/17687725/6000-reward-posted-for-missing-girl-isabel-celis

Actually, it's $1,000.00 from CrimeStoppers Program and $5,000.00 from extended family.

 

[Pensfan]

Actually, it's $1,000.00 from CrimeStoppers Program and $5,000.00 from extended family.

I was glad to see that the reward is for tips which lead to the location of Isabel as opposed to only "the safe recovery". I hope this will generate useful tips.

 

[Peachy Keen]

I just don't feel that the family is involved. Anxiously awaiting their statement. Praying for little Isabel to come home safely.

 

[dog.gone.cute]

:seeya: Anyone have a link for the parents' Presser ?

TIA !

 

[Prof]

http://www.kvoa.com/home/
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/category/218560/kold-news-13-live-video

 

[rpgman]

:seeya: Anyone have a link for the parents' Presser ?

TIA !

http://www.kvoa.com/livestream/

 

[nursebeeme]

dog,
I do not think it starts for another hour? (2pm MT = 5pm EST)

 

[nursebeeme]

dog: there is a link at the bottom of this story to the livestream when it happens:

http://www.kvoa.com/news/celis-family-to-speak-at-2-p-m-today/

 

[smokey]

:seeya: Anyone have a link for the parents' Presser ?

TIA !

Breaking News: Celis family to issue statement

http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/category/218560/kold-news-13-live-video

 

[dog.gone.cute]

dog,
I do not think it starts for another hour? (2pm MT = 5pm EST)

Thank You :nurse:

:moo: I am very anxious to hear what the parents have to say ... :innocent:

:moo:

 

[Patty G]

I don't anticpate much out of the statement except that they want their daughter to come home safely. We will be left with the same questions we have had for 5 days.

 

[dog.gone.cute]

I don't anticpate much out of the statement except that they want their daughter to come home safely. We will be left with the same questions we have had for 5 days.

:seeya: You are probably right !

:moo: JMO, but I am interested in seeing their "body language" ... "reactions" ... ... ...

:innocent:

 

[Crosby87]

I wouldn't imagine the parents are fully in their 'right' minds and what they say, statements released, should be taken with that in mind.

IA. Steven Harper, Canada’s Prime Minister, recently announced that beginning January 1, 2013, parents with children who have died or disappeared as a result of a crime will be eligible to receive income support if they take time off work to cope with their loss.

The new income support benefit will provide $350 per week for up to 35 weeks for parents of murdered or missing children who are younger than 18 years old, and whose death or disappearance is the result of a Criminal Code offence.

The government says the benefit will help more than 1,000 parents annually, basing those numbers on a 2008 Statistics Canada crime survery. The total number of youth who were victims of homicide, other offences causing death, kidnapping and abduction was 1,229 in 2008, according to Statistics Canada.

http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/parents-of-killed-or-missing-kids-to-get-income-help

 

[jstwondering]

That's assuming she was awake and coherent to know she was being taken out of her home. And we don't know that she was carried out of the window, or if there could have been multiple people and she was passed through to someone. All I do know is that I have a son who seemingly cannot wake up unless his body is telling him to and no matter how hard you try it won't happen. I've taken him down the stairs and changed him out of his pjs and into his school clothes without him acknowledging it. Apparently I was the same way, I remember waking up many times already in my school uniform and getting awfully confused. And one would think if she was kicking and screaming someone in the house would have heard something.

Not to mention that we've all been schooled in the use of chloroform by reading the Casey Anthony threads. If an evil person wanted to assure that a sleeping child would not wake up....

 

[Kimster]

:seeya: You are probably right !

:moo: JMO, but I am interested in seeing their "body language" ... "reactions" ... ... ...

:innocent:

Same here! I remember thinking Terri Horman was VERY hinky in the first presser. We had no idea what was to follow at that time!!!

 

[nursebeeme]

http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/04/24/child-activist-we-pray-isabel-gets-come-home

Diena Thompson talks about Isabel's case

 

[LisaB]

IA. Steven Harper, Canada’s Prime Minister, recently announced that beginning January 1, 2013, parents with children who have died or disappeared as a result of a crime will be eligible to receive income support if they take time off work to cope with their loss.

The new income support benefit will provide $350 per week for up to 35 weeks for parents of murdered or missing children who are younger than 18 years old, and whose death or disappearance is the result of a Criminal Code offence.

The government says the benefit will help more than 1,000 parents annually, basing those numbers on a 2008 Statistics Canada crime survery. The total number of youth who were victims of homicide, other offences causing death, kidnapping and abduction was 1,229 in 2008, according to Statistics Canada.

http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/parents-of-killed-or-missing-kids-to-get-income-help

I know that, in the U.S., parents of missing children can still claim them as income tax deductions when they file their tax returns.