Benefactor - Discuss here

[vlpate]

Here's what I think may have happened. On October 9, it was announced the family was going to set up a trust fund - Mike Lerette was their spokesperson at the time. On October 12, the benefactor was announced. IMO, he called Kristi to ask for a donation and she offered the $100,000 so they could concentrate on finding Lisa - she then got in touch with Stanton and asked him to go to KC to help find her. In turn, I think Stanton probably knew Tacopina from being a NYC cop...and asked him to take the case because it would give them both media exposure (his media connections). JMO

Baby Lisa's parents set up fund to help find the girl as police say couple are finally cooperating again amid suspicion of their involvement

"As the parents of missing 10-month-old Lisa Irwin's parents patch up talks with police amid a cloud of suspicion, the Missouri couple says they will set up a trust fund in hopes of finding their daughter.
But family spokesman Mike Lerette said Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley will be giving fewer media interviews, because they want full attention on finding their daughter."

NY man: Benefactor asked he help find missing baby

" A New York-based security consultant who said he was hired by a wealthy benefactor to help search for a missing baby in Kansas City got little response Wednesday from police who have been looking for the child for more than a week."
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"He said he has worked as a consultant for &#8220;major media organizations,&#8221; and the website for a consulting firm that lists him as a founding partner said he was a New York police officer before moving into private investigative work."
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[SyraKelly]

It so not so much she hired a PI that bothers me-its a PI that can not practice in MO that I find hinky-why is he there!!

 

[vlpate]

Just a little more about Schiller. . .

In the 1990s after a career in broadcasting, Kristi Kay Hoss Schiller pioneered a cutting edge internet persona that caused Forbes, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal to dub her &#8220;The Queen of the Internet&#8221;.

http://www.kristischiller.com/about-me/

I've been trying to find out more but haven't found anything else of note.

Her Blog:

Occasionally Funny

 

[vlpate]

Looks like she's a Nancy Grace fan....

It’s official I am going to STOP PROCRASTINATING!
"..... indulging in the occasional half hour of Nancy Grace...."

 

[vlpate]

It so not so much she hired a PI that bothers me-its a PI that can not practice in MO that I find hinky-why is he there!!

She probably didn't even think about him not having a license in KC, she probably just tried to think of someone she knew who was a PI (faux as he may be), and could get the case media exposure. She looked at who she knew. I can see that.

 

[annalia]

It so not so much she hired a PI that bothers me-its a PI that can not practice in MO that I find hinky-why is he there!!

I'm not sure, maybe he BSed her, and I don't mean BS as in Bill Stanton. She may not have even known that he couldn't practice there.

I'm a little confused, do we know for sure that she actually hired BS on her own, or could it be that she simply said she knows someone and puts BS in touch with ML and the family? Then he smooth talked his way into getting hired, just like JT?

JMHO

 

[vlpate]

Are we absolutely sure by Bill Stanton's words that he is there for the Bradley/Irwin family?

Hey Doc I think Stanton is an opportunist - he saw this as an opportunity to impress a wealthy woman by jumping on his white horse and going to KC, and he saw an opportunity to rub greasy elbows with Tacopina on the National TV outlets, he saw an opportunity to increase his own business. His words are always the same, 'not here for the family, here for the truth'. He's there for Bill Stanton, IMO.

 

[SyraKelly]

I'm not sure, maybe he BSed her, and I don't mean BS as in Bill Stanton. She may not ahve even known that he couldn't practice there.

I'm a little confused, do we know for sure that she actually hired BS on her own, or could it be that she simply said she knows someone and puts BS in touch with ML and the family? Then he smooth talked his way into getting hired, just like JT?

JMHO

I thought I read somewhere-she knew him personally and have been seen at functions together.
I guess-maybe she did not know he could not practice in MO-But why not hire the best PI in MO when she found out he could not work there..I am not against her paying anyone-its her money..I just would spend it on the best people for the job and BS is not that person if he can not practice in MO-JMO

 

[vlpate]

Where's the little vomiting icon??

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSDl_MV0XAw]WILD BILL STANTON Who is Bill Stanton [/ame]

Look at that stretch in the background. I love Bo Dietel's comments - "Bill Stanton couldn't find a black person in Harlem". :floorlaugh:

 

[Whisperer]

Now that she knows the case and who is in it to win it, why has she not jumped out of the race?

What does Mike LeRette do for a living? Does he work for her? Friends or not, this is over the top, imo. Paying Bill S. and possibly Joe T?? You/ve got to be kidding me! Wild Bill hired and paid as a Security Consultant? Really?

 

[Dr.Fessel]

Hey Doc I think Stanton is an opportunist - he saw this as an opportunity to impress a wealthy woman by jumping on his white horse and going to KC, and he saw an opportunity to rub greasy elbows with Tacopina on the National TV outlets, he saw an opportunity to increase his own business. His words are always the same, 'not here for the family, here for the truth'. He's there for Bill Stanton, IMO.

It is all so weird and Stanton's exact words have been so slippery I really wonder if he is there because of a relationship to the Bradley/Irwins or is it because of a relationship to ML or maybe the Brando family.

Did Stanton come on before or after the story broke about the wine video and at the same time the police went into Brando's home and took stuff out of there?

 

[annalia]

I didn't realize that BS had such a close relationship with major TV networks, in vlpate's link it says that he was hired by major networks as a security consultant.

I've always believed that JT cuts good deals for himself with the media. He has had a long association with ABC.

Could BS have been sent by one of the major networks? Although it does say at the end of the video that he was hired by a wealthy out of state benefactor.

JMHO

 

[vlpate]

I didn't realize that BS had such a close relationship with major TV networks, in vlpate's link it says that he was hired by major networks as a security connection.

I've always believed that JT cuts good deals for himself with the media. He has had a long association with ABC.

Could BS have been sent by one of the major networks? Although it does say at the end of the video that he was hired by a wealthy out of state benefactor.

JMHO

BEM: You're right, so maybe it's the other way around - Stanton knew with Tacopina on the case, his presence would be intensified...

 

[askfornina]

It is all so weird and Stanton's exact words have been so slippery I really wonder if he is there because of a relationship to the Bradley/Irwins or is it because of a relationship to ML or maybe the Brando family.

Did Stanton come on before or after the story broke about the wine video and at the same time the police went into Brando's home and took stuff out of there?

BBM.
Wine video broke the evening of the 10th. (no link for this one, FOX4kc was the first and the video is no longer on their website)

Bill Stanton made his first appearance publicly on the evening of the 11th.

http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/region...ly-seeks-assistance-from-private-investigator

Bags of evidence were taken from the Brando home on the 17th. Although I've heard they had searched their house before that, not sure if anything was taken and don't have a link prior to the 17th. Someone else may know.

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2011/10/1...f-irwin-neighbor-for-clues-in-baby-lisa-case/

 

[Whisperer]

If someone, who happens to be wealthy, truly believes the parents to be innocent, who are we to tell them how to spend their money.
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I'm filing that statement with my notes on the constitutional rights of the parents to have four different criminal defense attorneys. Both points are accurate but need to be reviewed.

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[Dr.Fessel]

According to Picerno, the benefactor was indirectly behind the recent meeting with LE. From the video:

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2012/02/0...st-time-in-months-ahead-of-dr-phil-interview/

Picerno: It came about because the benefactor, the individual who has hired Bill Stanton to do the investigation, and the one who has posted the $100,000 reward, had an acquaintance who was friends with Mr.Craig Hill, who is the originator for the center for missing and exploited children. And that's how this meeting came about.

Craig Hill, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Craig Hill is a 35-year law-enforcement veteran and retired Deputy Chief of Police from the Kansas City area. For more than 23 years, he has presented lectures on the crimes committed against children to communities, law enforcement, government agencies, colleges, and universities throughout the United States and parts of Canada. During his career, he has received numerous awards for his work on missing children cases. These include the recovery of 2 kidnapped children found 2 ½ years later in Arkansas, and the recovery of a 12-year-old girl, found in Florida 6 years after she was abducted, using an age-progressed photograph. Mr. Hill attended the first White House Conference on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children and was invited to the Rose Garden for the signing of The PROTECT Act of 2003. Mr. Hill is a graduate from the 8th Session of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Program, the 203rd Session of the FBI Academy, and the recipient of the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award (2007). In November 2005 he joined the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) as Director of the Kansas City Branch and is currently an Associate Director of Training and Outreach.

No courses currently scheduled.
http://www.mtu8.com/p/instructors/1034/

 

[vlpate]

I'm filing that statement with my notes on the constitutional rights of the parents to have four different criminal defense attorneys. Both points are accurate but need to be reviewed.

...If she still believes the parents to be innocent, she has a screw loose.

IMO, she didn't offer this reward because she thinks the parents are innocent, she offered the reward to bring Lisa home. If anything, she may feel they are guilty and knows the reward will never be disbursed.

 

[Whisperer]

I thought I read somewhere-she knew him personally and have been seen at functions together.
I guess-maybe she did not know he could not practice in MO-But why not hire the best PI in MO when she found out he could not work there..I am not against her paying anyone-its her money..I just would spend it on the best people for the job and BS is not that person if he can not practice in MO-JMO

It's pretty clear to me she is not interested in finding the Baby. Her interests lie in protecting Mike Lerette's cousin. If she were interested at all in finding Lisa, Bill S and Joe T would not be the people to do it.

She remains high on my hinky meter.

 

[Whisperer]

IMO, she didn't offer this reward because she thinks the parents are innocent, she offered the reward to bring Lisa home. If anything, she may feel they are guilty and knows the reward will never be disbursed.

I have no problem with the reward, that will never be disbursed, as you say. My problem lies with Stanton and Tacopina. That is in direct conflict with finding Lisa. She has aligned herself with Stanton. He says he is a security consultant. DB requires a Security Consultant?

He is collecting money from Schiller for protecting DB.

 

[Whisperer]

I wonder if that means he either scopes or hires people to scope the web to see what is being said and how to proceed with the defense of her. It is obvious to me that he is cahoots with Tacopina...who is renowned for defending the VERY guilty.