Canada - Cecilia Zhang, 9, North York ON, 20 Oct 2003

[Doyle]

Don't give up hope, expert says
Kidnappers may delay contact

One mistake can often crack case

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Co...143&call_pageid=976163513378&col=969048863474

 

[Love_Mama]

Bump!

Any new's at all on this little girl?

xxxxxxo
mama

 

[linnafay]

Hi..I just joined this website, and I too live in Canada. I used to live in Ontario so I found it rather personal as I have three children.

Is there any more word on whats happening? I am sure its just a cultural thing, but has anyone else ever noticed that the mom never looks up when they are talking about her. The father looks at the audience, but the mother has her head down.

 

[WasBlind]

This letter from Cecilia's mother is incredible. I wish they would find this child

http://www.ceciliazhang.org/letter_en.html

Praying for answers, and soon

 

[Doyle]

Cecilia's family increases reward for abducted girl
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/01/22/cecilia_040122

in depth..
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/ceciliazhang/

I don't know where this thread disappeared to...

 

[WasBlind]

Strange, Doyle, I thought it was here a few days ago.

Anyway, here is her web site

http://www.ceciliazhang.org/

She's a beautiful girl, I sure hope they find her soon.

 

[Love_Mama]

I am still praying they find Cecilia alive. Isn't she precious!

xxxxxxxxoo
mama

 

[Love_Mama]

OMY.......She could be in China.....
Keep check Google new's for Cecilia Zhang

CTV Newsnet: Interpol recruited to hunt for Cecilia Zhang*0:32

Interpol called to widen hunt for Cecilia Zhang

CTV.ca News Staff

As the search for a missing nine-year-old Toronto girl stretches past the one-month mark, investigators have asked police agencies from around the world to join the hunt for Cecilia Zhang.

Toronto police Sgt. Jim Muscat says a call has gone out to Interpol, which has notified its 181 member police agencies of the overnight events of Oct. 20, when the girl went missing from her bedroom in a northeast Toronto home.

"We have advised Interpol of information on the abducted child," Muscat told The Toronto Sun. "Interpol disperses the information to police agencies worldwide."

Police in Hong Kong, Britain and the U.S., are conducting background checks on a vareity of boarders who lived in the the Zhang family home, in case Cecilia was smuggled out of Canada.

According to Sgt. Muscat, the task of fidning everyone who lived at the suburban home is proving difficult.

"We are still trying to identify some of these people," Muscat said. "There were dozens of boarders and we haven't been able to track down some of them."

Alerts have also been issued to Canada Customs and Immigration, the RCMP and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.

In the meantime, Toronto task force officers are trying to obtain the licence plates from traffic on a toll highway north of Cecilia's home around 8 a.m. the morning she went missing. Police believe the route may be linked to a phone call made from a pay phone to Cecilia's parents, Raymond Zhang and Sherry Xu around that time.

Other than that phone call, Cecilia's parents and the police say they haven't had any communication with her abductors.

The task force has received about 1,100 tips from the public and the case has been featured on the popular U.S. TV crime program, America's Most Wanted. Anyone with information is still urged to call the Cecilia Toronto police task force at (416) 808-8390, or the Chinese hotline at (416) 808-3681.

A reward for Cecilia's safe return stands at $115,000.

 

[Love_Mama]

Can't do links....so have to copy all.
xxxxxoo
mama
Cecilia's family increases reward for abducted girl
Last Updated Fri, 23 Jan 2004 7:58:36

TORONTO - The parents of a girl kidnapped three months ago from her Toronto home say they're willing to remortgage their house to pay for a tip leading to her safe return.

Cecilia Zhang, 9, was taken from her bed in the middle of the night.

Police aren't certain what the motive was, but they now doubt it was money. No ransom demands have been made.


* BACKGROUNDER: Cecilia's abduction
Sgt. Jim Muscat

"This particular investigation right now is that of a classic mystery," said Toronto police Sgt. Jim Muscat. Since Cecilia's disappearance in October, investigators have received more than 2,000 calls. But they have no fresh leads, he said.

Until Thursday, the reward was $165,000. But several large donations totalling $100,000 were withdrawn at midnight Wednesday, as the Chinese New Year began.

Officials say those donations had always been pegged to expire Jan. 22 – largely as a way to encourage people to come forward with information as soon as possible.


* FROM DEC. 23, 2003: Police urge Cecilia's captors to deliver ransom demands

Right now, about $65,000 remains in a bank account ready to be paid to tipsters. But on Thursday, the girl's father was handing out new posters offering $200,000. Raymond Zhang said he's willing to refinance his mortgage to pay for the new reward himself.

 

[WasBlind]

For Cecilia

With love and hope, Lanie

 

[WasBlind]

For Cecilia, all who love and miss her, and those who search. Many prayers!

With love and hope, Lanie

 

[linnafay]

A skeletal body was found in a Ravine today in Toronto that of a child.

The word is it could be Cecilia...but the police are hush hush still at this point

http://www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20040328-001/page.asp

 

[Casshew]

A skeletal body was found in a Ravine today in Toronto that of a child.

The word is it could be Cecilia...but the police are hush hush still at this point

http://www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20040328-001/page.asp

OMG! thanx for the heads up

Who ever it it.. at least they are found, we have some other missing kids too.

Will keep following the story... thanx Linnafay

 

[linnafay]

Forensics experts are on the scene...makes you wonder what they are doing? Looking for evidence I suspect

 

[blueclouds]

Thanks for the update Cass. I was hoping that the info in here would have just been to "bump" this to the top again. Most likely it's Cecila, poor child. Prayers to her parents, nothing worse than that.

 

[Casshew]

Little Celia's 10th birthday is Tuesday

What an agonizing wait for the ID of these remains, reporters camped out all over the place... they should have dental records, what is taking so long??

 

[linnafay]

Little Celia's 10th birthday is Tuesday

What an agonizing wait for the ID of these remains, reporters camped out all over the place... they should have dental records, what is taking so long??

Even if it is not her, at least the police are with her parents to help with what they must be going through...terror but also a sense of closure if it is her

 

[linnafay]

Story

Human remains found in Mississauga ravine; Police investigating


Presse Canadienne/Canadian Press/Broadcast News


Sunday, March 28, 2004
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TORONTO -- Police are refusing to comment on the possibility that the body of a young girl found in a ravine on Saturday, might be that of Cecelia Zhang, who has been missing for five months.

The nine-year-old girl was kidnapped at her home in October. Police searched for her both in Canada and in Asia without success.

Peel Regional Police are investigating after human remains were found in a wooded Mississauga ravine on Saturday.

Police say a hiker came upon the remains Saturday, behind a church.

Constable Craig Platt says they are working to figure out who the young girl is -- and how she died.

Sources say it appears the remains had been in the ravine for a long time.

Homicide detectives are working with the coroner's office to identify the body and the circumstances of the death.

No other details were immediately released.







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TORONTO -- Police are working with a coroner today to identify the remains of a young girl found in a wooded ravine in Mississauga, west of Toronto.

Peel Regional Police say a hiker came upon the remains yesterday behind a church.

Constable Craig Platt says they are working to figure out who the young girl is -- and how she died.

Sources say it appears the remains had been in the ravine for a long time.

Police wouldn't comment on the possibility that the remains could be those of nine-year-old Cecilia Zhang.

She was taken from her parents' Toronto home in October.

The Toronto Police Service forensics unit has been called in to assist Peel police.

The remains have been sent to Toronto's Centre for Forensic Sciences.

© Presse Canadienne/Canadian Press/Broadcast News 2004




This update is from Canada.com

 

[Twinkle]

Remains found in gully

The body of Cecilia Zhang was identified by police on Sunday. (CP/HO/Toronto Police)
TORONTO (CP) - In a tragic end to the mysterious disappearance of nine-year-old Cecilia Zhang, the little girl's remains were identified Sunday, the police said.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2004/03/28/399795-cp.html

 

[linnafay]

Remains found in gully

The body of Cecilia Zhang was identified by police on Sunday. (CP/HO/Toronto Police)
TORONTO (CP) - In a tragic end to the mysterious disappearance of nine-year-old Cecilia Zhang, the little girl's remains were identified Sunday, the police said.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2004/03/28/399795-cp.html

Such a terrible ending to a truly strange case