Deceased/Not Found CO - Aarone Thompson, 4, Aurora, 2003 *A. Thompson guilty*

[mysteriew]

All he has to go by, from what I can tell, is a blurry two year old picture of that child. I could go to any recess playground around here and find a kindergarten girl who is indistinguishable from that picture - the bus driver surely means well, but it's hard to believe he could actually know he saw her.

If he really thought it was Aarone, why didn't he flag down a police officer or call and ask them to come out and check?

 

[Rle7]

All he has to go by, from what I can tell, is a blurry two year old picture of that child. I could go to any recess playground around here and find a kindergarten girl who is indistinguishable from that picture - the bus driver surely means well, but it's hard to believe he could actually know he saw her.

Bus drivers in Denver see hundreds, if not thousands, of people every day. I find it hard to believe he paid enough attention to actually "recognize" anyone other then regular passengers on his route.

 

[chicoliving]

Most forensics expert will tell you: Dead men do tell tales.

But in cases where bodies are never found, juries have to rely on a different kind of tale - clear evidence from prosecutors who have to overcome a series of obstacles in hopes of getting a conviction.

Homicide cases without a body are difficult and rare. But that's what Arapahoe County prosecutors are contending with in the investigation into the disappearance of Aaroné Thompson, who police say may have been dead for more than a year. Although officers have searched her family's home and dug up the backyard, they haven't found any remains.

Aaroné's father, Aaron Thompson, and his girlfriend, Shely Lowe, both named as "persons of interest" in the disappearance, say the girl ran away from home Nov. 14.

Without a body, prosecutors must be able to discount other explanations for a person's disappearance - for example, that they were abducted or left their former life for whatever reason to start a new one.

http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4343315,00.html

 

[Rle7]

Although the media din has quieted, police and the Thompsons have alternately employed tactics including exclusive interviews, press conferences and a surprise appearance by detectives that has been likened by a family spokesman to guerilla warfare.

But the wisdom of using newsprint and television airwaves in the case is open to debate.

"It is absolutely the wrong way to be approaching this situation," says Gwinavere Johnston, CEO of JohnstonWells public relations. "Everybody has an interest in getting the last word in rather than resolving the situation."

Others, including those involved in the conflict, say good media relations can boost each side's credibility.

"Legally, a well-crafted defense strategy to influence public opinion makes sense," says Paul Campos, a law professor at the University of Colorado and a Rocky Mountain News columnist. "If there's a trial, (positive) coverage can influence a jury."

http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4343314,00.html

 

[Marie]

Although the media din has quieted, police and the Thompsons have alternately employed tactics including exclusive interviews, press conferences and a surprise appearance by detectives that has been likened by a family spokesman to guerilla warfare.

But the wisdom of using newsprint and television airwaves in the case is open to debate.

"It is absolutely the wrong way to be approaching this situation," says Gwinavere Johnston, CEO of JohnstonWells public relations. "Everybody has an interest in getting the last word in rather than resolving the situation."

Others, including those involved in the conflict, say good media relations can boost each side's credibility.

"Legally, a well-crafted defense strategy to influence public opinion makes sense," says Paul Campos, a law professor at the University of Colorado and a Rocky Mountain News columnist. "If there's a trial, (positive) coverage can influence a jury."

http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4343314,00.html

Sounds like Boulder/Ramsey all over again!

 

[aussiegran]

Just thought I would put together a list of details for Aaroné's disappearance
my memory is so bad these days and this is a long thread to keep going back over ,there are so many twists to this .

firstly she was reported missing on the 11/14 /2005
parents said she left after an argument with step mother

11/17 LE state parents are not co-operating or helping with interviews and searching,aarone had not been enrolled in school ,she should have been in 1st grade.
11/18 police state that she could have been missing as long as 18 months ,also the only photo they had of her was 18 months old .police moved the 7 other children from the home into protective custody.

9News also learned that since the year 2000, police have responded to the house on Kepner place 20 times. Many of the calls were for runaways. Others were for civil disputes, family violence, and welfare checks.

LE have talked to the children and they verify that the little girl hasn't been in the home for some time.
11/23 police say that father refused a polygraph

LE said that the homicide investigation has expanded beyond Aurora, to Detroit and Florida. Aurora officers were in Florida Tuesday because the family was vacationing in Disney World over the summer and investigators were there to check out if Aarone was with them, 7NEWS reported. Detroit is where the family used to live.

News report says father reported aarone missing after social services worker came to evaluate the family for their rental assistance .

Less than two hours after the social worker left the house with a promise that she would return, Thompson notified police that his daughter had run away.


At least one of the other seven children who lived in the home, all of whom are now in protective custody, has told detectives that he does not recall seeing Aaroné since the end of last year, according to law enforcement sources
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4264260,00.html
judge in Arapahoe County has denied a records request by the family of missing Aarone Thompson who had sought copies of all statements made by seven children removed from their home in the midst of the police investigation.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/dr...4274986,00.html

AURORA, Colo. -- Weeks before Aarone Thompson was reported missing, her father mailed in a request to a nonprofit organization for help with Christmas presents for his children -- but the little girl's name was not included, according to a broadcast report.

Attorney in missing girl case quits
Attorney Leta Holden announced on Dec. 2, 2005 that she is stepping down as lawyer to Shelley Lowe, who's been named as a "person of interest" in the disappearance of six-year-old Aarone Thompson

A court record obtained by The Denver Post reveals a prison inmate told Aurora police that the father of a missing girl and his girlfriend buried the child in a field after she died.

Community activist Alvertis Simmons said Wednesday he is cutting ties with the father of a missing girl in Aurora and his girlfriend.
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[RockyMountains]

I am so frustrated that nothing seems to be coming about in this investigation. Driving me crazy here.

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

 

[strach304]

I am so frustrated that nothing seems to be coming about in this investigation. Driving me crazy here.

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

I know me too, this one and adreana jackson.

 

[mysteriew]

I am posting the below article, not because it contains any real new info aobut Aarone. But, because it is the only info about her. And it is not really about her, but is about the landlord where she lived. It should be info about her. But there is no new info. Someday, I hope she is found, and someday, I hope there is justice for her.

The owner of a house where Aaroné Thompson's family lived asked the city to pay property damages related to the police department's homicide investigation.
Jasbir Singh asked the city to cover damages that he believes came during the top-to bottom search, which included tearing up carpet and making holes in the backyard.

City leaders have denied the request, saying that they do not pay for damages made during the course of a legitimate investigation.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4379469,00.html

 

[dulcinea]

If I were the landlord, I wouldn't be happy at having to put money into fixing up my property either. However, I think he's asking the wrong people to compensate him. If no crime had been committed, the police wouldn't be there looking for evidence. Though everything is circumstancial and I would love to be proven wrong, it seems as though the tenants are the ones who should be footing this bill. At this point I would more concerned for this little girl and the rest of those children, not some torn up carpet and some holes in the backyard which can easily be taken care of.

 

[RockyMountains]

If I were the landlord, I wouldn't be happy at having to put money into fixing up my property either. However, I think he's asking the wrong people to compensate him. If no crime had been committed, the police wouldn't be there looking for evidence. Though everything is circumstancial and I would love to be proven wrong, it seems as though the tenants are the ones who should be footing this bill. At this point I would more concerned for this little girl and the rest of those children, not some torn up carpet and some holes in the backyard which can easily be taken care of.

If it would help the investigation and I was the Landlord they could come in and tear the house completely down. Some people just worry way too much about things in life that make no difference whatsoever. If he didnt want the investigation he could have rented the house to some more upstanding folks. Seems to me with all the past problems these people had his screening process is what tore the house up. Plus who is to say the damage wasent done by the tennants not LE.

 

[mysteriew]

More than two months have passed since 6-year-old Aaroné Thompson was reported missing by her father in a case that twisted and turned into becoming an unsolved murder case that is now shrouded in silence.

Aurora police, who believe Aaroné was killed more than a year and a half ago, aren't talking about their investigation - only saying they are actively pursuing leads.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Thompson and Lowe are expected to be in Arapahoe County Court at a hearing regarding the custody of the eight other children removed from their care after police began their criminal investigation.

Magistrate Jeff Holmes, the judge in the case, issued a gag order forbidding anyone associated with the case from talking about it outside the courtroom. Sources close to the case say the hearing is regarding a contempt- of-court issue.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3430878

 

[chicoliving]

A court hearing scheduled for Wednesday in the Aarone Thompson case may deal with possible sanctions against the girl's father and his girlfriend, CBS4 reports.

The possible sanctions against Aaron Thompson and Shely Lowe may have to do with their alleged violation of a gag order in the case. A judge barred anyone involved in the case and custody dispute to talk publicly back in December.

http://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_025090145.html

 

[mysteriew]

Aurora police say they will challenge any move by Arapahoe County human services to return the children taken from Aaroné Thompson's father and his live-in girlfriend after Aaroné's disappearance.

Police representatives plan to tell an Arapahoe County judge today that the eight children should be kept from Aaron Thompson and Shelley Lowe.

"We just have a fundamental belief ... that these people should never be parents again," said Aurora police legal adviser Rob Werking. "We don't want to see any other children hurt."

Werking said Aurora detectives learned recently that the county is considering asking a judge to grant the children's return.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3434627

 

[mysteriew]

Arapahoe County investigators may seek contempt of court sanctions against a missing Aurora girl's father and his girlfriend.

The judge imposed a gag order during a custody hearing in December that forbade anyone associated with the case to speak publicly.

Soon after, Thompson and Lowe attended a church gathering at which donations were made to the family and they were asked to comment.

Sealed documents were leaked to the Denver Post that detailed the history of the family's dealing with Arapahoe County social services department.
http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_024002002.html

 

[AdoraBlue]

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3244149

Fractured families abound in Flint, Mich., a city in "permanent decline"

Sixteen-year- old Hakeem Johnson has five brothers and sisters but hasn't seen any of them in years.

One lives on his own in Detroit, about 60 miles south of here. One lives with her grandfather; one with Hakeem's mother, Lynette Thompson, in a homeless shelter. One is in protective custody in Colorado.

And one, 6-year-old Aarone Thompson, is missing and, Aurora police believe, dead. Hakeem hasn't seen Aarone since she was a baby. Lynette Thompson hasn't seen her in four years. Nor has the girl's maternal grandmother, Mildred Johnson, with whom Hakeem lives in Flint. "Our family has been scattered out for years," he said.

Much more at link. So very, very sad and so absolutely unnecessary if all parents would step up to the plate and be responsible. :banghead:

 

[mysteriew]

A war of words erupted Wednesday over the role of police in determining the fate of eight children taken from the home of the father of young Aaroné Thompson, who has been missing since November, and his girlfriend.
Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates said in an interview that he does not believe the children should be returned to the couple.

Denver defense attorney Walter Gerash, who represents Lowe on criminal matters, criticized police Wednesday.

"Who the hell are they?" he asked. "They're not the court or doctors. It's up to the judge to decide (about custody) . . . not other people."

Human services spokeswoman Katrina Seymour said, generally, the department's "philosophy is to always unify the family when it is deemed in the best interest of the child."

In most cases, Seymour said, criminal charges do not affect custody.

"The police may be looking into drugs or death in some cases," she said.

"The Department of Human Services looks at if the child was abused or neglected. It's a different issue."

The custody case is now before an Arapahoe County District Court judge. Participants in the case are under a gag order.

On Wednesday, the judge held a contempt hearing regarding comments made by Thompson and Lowe, according to those familiar with the courtroom proceedings.

Lowe and Thompson walked through the courthouse parking lot holding hands on their way to the hearing Wednesday afternoon. They remained silent as a gaggle of reporters peppered them with questions.

Oates declined to provide details on the current status of the investigation, but said officers were working "very hard to get justice for Aaroné."
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4416838,00.html

 

[mysteriew]

Aaron Thompson and Shelley Lowe emerged from a court hearing Wednesday, holding hands and walking wordlessly to their white van while photographers captured their every step.

Sources close to the case said the hearing was continued by Magistrate Gerald Rafferty until another day. Lowe, Thompson and their attorneys wouldn't talk, apparently heeding a judge's gag order.

Aurora police had been concerned the county was planning to return the eight children who were removed from the couple after a homicide investigation began over the disappearance of Thompson's 6-year-old daughter, Aaroné.

Aurora police legal adviser Rob Werking had said the department was prepared to petition the judge against any type of reunion. On Wednesday, he said that wouldn't be necessary.

"We've already worked out things with the county to ensure the best interest of the children is met," he said. "We will have continued meetings with the county about this."
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_3437764?source=rss

 

[AdoraBlue]

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_3437764?source=rss

"The Rev. Acen Phillips, who has spoken for Lowe and Thompson, said Thompson lost his job and was turned down for unemployment compensation. He said Thompson and Lowe want to move back into their home and get their children back."

They might as well have said, "Wah, wah, wah. The state is not supporting us anymore." :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

 

[Bobbisangel]

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_3437764?source=rss

"The Rev. Acen Phillips, who has spoken for Lowe and Thompson, said Thompson lost his job and was turned down for unemployment compensation. He said Thompson and Lowe want to move back into their home and get their children back."

They might as well have said, "Wah, wah, wah. The state is not supporting us anymore." :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

Seems to me he should get off of his big fat azz and look for a job. I'm sure that the one he had wasn't the only one around. She could also get a job as she doesn't have any kids at home to watch. Guess they got to comfortable with everyone else paying for everything.

The were driving a white van to court. Wonder if they bought a new vehicle?
Amazing how people can rent cars, buy cars when neither are working. Must be all of those donations that they run around collecting.

Yes, it is pretty obvious that they want their meal tickets back. They even have another mouth to add to their list now. They could haul in quite a check from welfare with all of those kids. Glad they didn't get them back.

I'd sure like to know what is happening in the investigation.