FL FL - Bryan Dos Santos Gomes, 29 days, Estero/Fort Myers, 1 Dec 2006
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It was said on Nancy Grace that the parents weren't the ones who told LE about the smuggling. They learned that the parents were smuggled in from someone else who contacted LE. From what was said...you have to pay the smugglers one half of the money before you leave your origional home. Then you pay them the second half of the sum after you get here. It was also said that they don't think that the mom was aware that the payments hadn't been made...but the husband knew.
The parents don't believe the smugglers took the baby. They have no idea what these smugglers are all about. They will get the money owed to them one way or the other.
Nancy was her disgusting self tonight. She was so rude to the two guests on her show. I think they became a little upset with her because of her rudeness. She threatened to shut one of the men's mike off if he didn't stop blaming the mom. She was really terrible. I hate it when she acts like that. Boy, if the guests have a different opinion Nancy just comes unglued. The one guy is the older guy that is one there almost every night. If I were him I would tell her what she can do with her show.
I hope that little baby is returned to his mom and dad. If LE is right the baby is probably long gone and LE will probably never find those smugglers.
The parents don't believe the smugglers took the baby. They have no idea what these smugglers are all about. They will get the money owed to them one way or the other.
Nancy was her disgusting self tonight. She was so rude to the two guests on her show. I think they became a little upset with her because of her rudeness. She threatened to shut one of the men's mike off if he didn't stop blaming the mom. She was really terrible. I hate it when she acts like that. Boy, if the guests have a different opinion Nancy just comes unglued. The one guy is the older guy that is one there almost every night. If I were him I would tell her what she can do with her show.
I hope that little baby is returned to his mom and dad. If LE is right the baby is probably long gone and LE will probably never find those smugglers.
I thought the borders were blocked so no one can come in without a passport. Stupid me! I know that my brother had to have a complete physical including an AIDS test to go to Russia in order to get the passport for his job assignment (he works on computers). But I guess US lets any one in without question. We are so determined to fix other countries but we can't take care of things here at home. I don't get it! I am so mad that this baby is gone and I am so mad at our government.
Where is the border patrol to stop this illegal immigration? I have no problem with people that want to come the the US to better themselves, but what do they have to hide? Come here legally! We are the "land of opportunity"
You don't hear about people being smuggled into Canada, China, Russia or any other country illegally so why do they pick the US? We need to get tougher.
Seriously, the Missouri Gaming Commission is tougher than our own government!
Where is the border patrol to stop this illegal immigration? I have no problem with people that want to come the the US to better themselves, but what do they have to hide? Come here legally! We are the "land of opportunity"
You don't hear about people being smuggled into Canada, China, Russia or any other country illegally so why do they pick the US? We need to get tougher.
Seriously, the Missouri Gaming Commission is tougher than our own government!
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I wondered if this little one was ever found...here's the most recent story
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sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, i didn't see it.
Amber Alert Issued for 28 day Old Florida boy
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL]Posted: Friday December 1, 2006: 7:55 PM CST
Updated: Tuesday December 5, 2006: 4:22 PM CST [/font]
This alert was updated to include a composit schetch of the suspect.
The Fort Myers Police Department and the FDLE issued the Amber Alert after the child was abducted at knifepoint on December 1, 2006.
Bryan Dossantos Gomes, 28 days old. He's an Hispanic male, 12 pounds with black hair.
The suspect is a woman described as 28 to 30 years old with black straight hair partially in a bun, standing 5 feet 4 inches tall and wearing a black T-shirt, according to police. The suspect should be considered armed and dangerous
The suspect vehicle is a black, 2-door SUV with older peeling tinted windows, last seen in the Alico Road area.
Anyone with information is asked to call Fort Myers police at 239-338-2120 or dial 911
Amber Alert Issued for 28 day Old Florida boy
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL]Posted: Friday December 1, 2006: 7:55 PM CST
Updated: Tuesday December 5, 2006: 4:22 PM CST [/font]
This alert was updated to include a composit schetch of the suspect.
The Fort Myers Police Department and the FDLE issued the Amber Alert after the child was abducted at knifepoint on December 1, 2006.
Bryan Dossantos Gomes, 28 days old. He's an Hispanic male, 12 pounds with black hair.
The suspect is a woman described as 28 to 30 years old with black straight hair partially in a bun, standing 5 feet 4 inches tall and wearing a black T-shirt, according to police. The suspect should be considered armed and dangerous
The suspect vehicle is a black, 2-door SUV with older peeling tinted windows, last seen in the Alico Road area.
Anyone with information is asked to call Fort Myers police at 239-338-2120 or dial 911
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update:
FORT MYERS: The Nations Association organization is urging the Hispanic community and Spanish speaking media to step up their efforts in the search for Baby Bryan.
Reverend Israel Suarez, head of the Nations Association, made the plea during a press conference Wednesday morning.
Bryan DosSantos Gomes was taken from his mother at knifepoint on December 1st at the time he was only one month old.
Since then Reverend Suarez has lead efforts to find the baby, including a door to door search.
Leads in the case have tapered off recently and Suarez is worried local Hispanics arent coming forward to help because they fear being deported
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Any lead, no matter where it takes us, we're following every single lead because you can't over look any possibility," said Captain Delbert Fair, Fort Myers Police.
Investigators from all over the country, including the FBI, have been involved in the case.
A $21,000 reward is still being offered for a tip that leads to the recovery of Baby Bryan.
If you have any information call the Fort Myers Police Department at 239-339-4008
from: http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=10530&z=3&p
FORT MYERS: The Nations Association organization is urging the Hispanic community and Spanish speaking media to step up their efforts in the search for Baby Bryan.
Reverend Israel Suarez, head of the Nations Association, made the plea during a press conference Wednesday morning.
Bryan DosSantos Gomes was taken from his mother at knifepoint on December 1st at the time he was only one month old.
Since then Reverend Suarez has lead efforts to find the baby, including a door to door search.
Leads in the case have tapered off recently and Suarez is worried local Hispanics arent coming forward to help because they fear being deported
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Any lead, no matter where it takes us, we're following every single lead because you can't over look any possibility," said Captain Delbert Fair, Fort Myers Police.
Investigators from all over the country, including the FBI, have been involved in the case.
A $21,000 reward is still being offered for a tip that leads to the recovery of Baby Bryan.
If you have any information call the Fort Myers Police Department at 239-339-4008
from: http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=10530&z=3&p
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FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Police in Fort Myers may be one step closer to finding a missing infant.
Investigators are now calling Valter Coelho a person of interest in the case, WESH 2 News reported.
Police said they think he might have information in the disappearance of Bryan Dos Santos Gomes who disappeared Dec. 1
Police said he is a known enforcer in a human smuggling ring.
http://www.wesh.com/news/10552628/detail.html?subid=10100244
Investigators are now calling Valter Coelho a person of interest in the case, WESH 2 News reported.
Police said they think he might have information in the disappearance of Bryan Dos Santos Gomes who disappeared Dec. 1
Police said he is a known enforcer in a human smuggling ring.
http://www.wesh.com/news/10552628/detail.html?subid=10100244
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parents may have owed money to drug smugglers:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jan/11/chaplain_urges_public_interest_missing_baby/?local_news
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jan/11/chaplain_urges_public_interest_missing_baby/?local_news
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http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070115/NEWS0110/701150329/1075
There were 12 infant abductions nationwide in 2006. Only Bryan Dos Santos Gomes has not been found.
The hunt for the kidnapped infant is more than a month old. Statistically, the chances of finding the little boy have substantially diminished.
The investigative landscape has changed considerably, said John Rabun, executive vice president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Alexandria, Va.
Rabun's associates have been in Fort Myers helping with the investigation. The initial confidence in a quick recovery of the infant is now gone, he said.
"You keep hoping, and you keep working," he said, "but we've reached that point where the numbers are working against us."
Fort Myers police Chief Hilton Daniels has been more upbeat, expressing confidence that police will unravel the mystery. Police have said little about their progress, but there is evidence that field work continues.
Last week, detectives arrested a woman in connection with an 11-year-old murder after initially checking her out when someone called to say she matched the kidnapper's composite drawing.
Detectives are satisfied she was not involved in the Dec. 1 kidnapping, police said. In addition, Daniels has said there is forensic evidence in the case. He would not specify what that evidence is.
There are still almost daily meetings at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to discuss the case, said Shelly Flynn, a Fort Myers police spokeswoman. But the full-time commitment of manpower has diminished. At one time, police said the task force was a combination of more than 50 city, state and federal investigators. The city now has a detective sergeant, two detectives and a uniformed officer assigned full time to the hunt. They are supplemented by two non-sworn support personnel, Maureen Buice, a Fort Myers police spokeswoman, has said.
She would not comment on the assignment of personnel from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement or federal agencies, beyond saying their numbers ebb and flow depending on investigative needs.
Chances of finding abducted infant less than 45 percent Perhaps grim support for Rabun's assessment.
The numbers he talks about are the statistics his group keeps on child abductions. After a month, the chance of a successful recovery drops to about 45 percent, he said. As time passes, he said, the numbers become more discouraging.
"That doesn't mean you stop looking," he said. "We've had successful recoveries nine months later."
But statistically, the odds are now against the police, he said.
Bryan's mother, Maria Ramos Dos Santos, 23, reported Bryan kidnapped at knifepoint on Dec. 1 after she and a friend, Janice Duarte, 23, got into a woman's SUV to give her directions to the Pine Manor neighborhood.
Since that time, she has criticized the police for a lack of progress. She also said she was given a lie detector test.
The police confirm that they've given lie detector tests to Dos Santos, Duarte and the baby's father, Jurandir Gomes Costa, 26.
Police won't say how they did, but Dos Santos said they told her there were "problems" with her answers to some of the questions. She also said police accused her of selling Bryan and inventing the kidnap story.
Both Dos Santos and Duarte said the examiner did not speak their native Portuguese and did the test through a translator. Sometimes a necessary expedient, but not the preferred method, said Charlie Mesloh, an assistant professor of criminal justice at Florida Gulf Coast University and former polygraph operator.
"Using a translator shouldn't make a difference," he added. "As long as the translator translates the exact questions the examiner is asking."
Mesloh said Dos Santos' reference to problems could mean the test results were either inconclusive or deceptive.
"Polygraphs are very good at specific issue testing like in this type of case," he said. "An inconclusive or deceptive result would raise questions."
The police would not comment.
There were 12 infant abductions nationwide in 2006. Only Bryan Dos Santos Gomes has not been found.
The hunt for the kidnapped infant is more than a month old. Statistically, the chances of finding the little boy have substantially diminished.
The investigative landscape has changed considerably, said John Rabun, executive vice president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Alexandria, Va.
Rabun's associates have been in Fort Myers helping with the investigation. The initial confidence in a quick recovery of the infant is now gone, he said.
"You keep hoping, and you keep working," he said, "but we've reached that point where the numbers are working against us."
Fort Myers police Chief Hilton Daniels has been more upbeat, expressing confidence that police will unravel the mystery. Police have said little about their progress, but there is evidence that field work continues.
Last week, detectives arrested a woman in connection with an 11-year-old murder after initially checking her out when someone called to say she matched the kidnapper's composite drawing.
Detectives are satisfied she was not involved in the Dec. 1 kidnapping, police said. In addition, Daniels has said there is forensic evidence in the case. He would not specify what that evidence is.
There are still almost daily meetings at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to discuss the case, said Shelly Flynn, a Fort Myers police spokeswoman. But the full-time commitment of manpower has diminished. At one time, police said the task force was a combination of more than 50 city, state and federal investigators. The city now has a detective sergeant, two detectives and a uniformed officer assigned full time to the hunt. They are supplemented by two non-sworn support personnel, Maureen Buice, a Fort Myers police spokeswoman, has said.
She would not comment on the assignment of personnel from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement or federal agencies, beyond saying their numbers ebb and flow depending on investigative needs.
Chances of finding abducted infant less than 45 percent Perhaps grim support for Rabun's assessment.
The numbers he talks about are the statistics his group keeps on child abductions. After a month, the chance of a successful recovery drops to about 45 percent, he said. As time passes, he said, the numbers become more discouraging.
"That doesn't mean you stop looking," he said. "We've had successful recoveries nine months later."
But statistically, the odds are now against the police, he said.
Bryan's mother, Maria Ramos Dos Santos, 23, reported Bryan kidnapped at knifepoint on Dec. 1 after she and a friend, Janice Duarte, 23, got into a woman's SUV to give her directions to the Pine Manor neighborhood.
Since that time, she has criticized the police for a lack of progress. She also said she was given a lie detector test.
The police confirm that they've given lie detector tests to Dos Santos, Duarte and the baby's father, Jurandir Gomes Costa, 26.
Police won't say how they did, but Dos Santos said they told her there were "problems" with her answers to some of the questions. She also said police accused her of selling Bryan and inventing the kidnap story.
Both Dos Santos and Duarte said the examiner did not speak their native Portuguese and did the test through a translator. Sometimes a necessary expedient, but not the preferred method, said Charlie Mesloh, an assistant professor of criminal justice at Florida Gulf Coast University and former polygraph operator.
"Using a translator shouldn't make a difference," he added. "As long as the translator translates the exact questions the examiner is asking."
Mesloh said Dos Santos' reference to problems could mean the test results were either inconclusive or deceptive.
"Polygraphs are very good at specific issue testing like in this type of case," he said. "An inconclusive or deceptive result would raise questions."
The police would not comment.
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Fort Myers police said Friday they have a better description of the SUV driven by the kidnapper of baby Bryan Dos Santos Gomes on Dec. 1.
Detectives say they hope the fresh trail will bring the infant home safely.
The SUV is described as a 1998 to 2003 black Ford Explorer, a sport model with two doors, police said.
They plan to distribute fliers at the Wal-Mart on Colonial Boulevard this morning to develop more information, said police spokeswoman Shelly Flynn.
On Friday, they passed out fliers near Lee Memorial Hospital where the kidnapper first encountered Bryan and his mother, Maria Ramos Dos Santos, 23.
The new description was obtained through a review of video surveillance tapes along U.S. 41 at the time of the kidnapping, said Det. Matt Sellers, lead investigator on the case.
Bryan was taken at knifepoint from his mother near Linhart and Cleveland avenues after she and a friend got into the kidnapper's SUV
more at link:
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070127/NEWS0110/701270459/1075
Detectives say they hope the fresh trail will bring the infant home safely.
The SUV is described as a 1998 to 2003 black Ford Explorer, a sport model with two doors, police said.
They plan to distribute fliers at the Wal-Mart on Colonial Boulevard this morning to develop more information, said police spokeswoman Shelly Flynn.
On Friday, they passed out fliers near Lee Memorial Hospital where the kidnapper first encountered Bryan and his mother, Maria Ramos Dos Santos, 23.
The new description was obtained through a review of video surveillance tapes along U.S. 41 at the time of the kidnapping, said Det. Matt Sellers, lead investigator on the case.
Bryan was taken at knifepoint from his mother near Linhart and Cleveland avenues after she and a friend got into the kidnapper's SUV
more at link:
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070127/NEWS0110/701270459/1075
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no leads from vehicle description:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jan/30/vehicle_details_generate_few_leads_baby_bryan_case/?local_news
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jan/30/vehicle_details_generate_few_leads_baby_bryan_case/?local_news
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parents to hold a press conference thursday:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jan/31/baby_bryans_parents_speak_thursday_press_conferenc/?latest
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jan/31/baby_bryans_parents_speak_thursday_press_conferenc/?latest
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info on press conference:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/feb/01/baby_bryan_press_conference_starts/?latest
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police asking if parents sold baby:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/feb/02/baby_bryans_parents_face_questions_about_sons_kidn/?latest
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/feb/02/baby_bryans_parents_face_questions_about_sons_kidn/?latest
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