ID - Robert Manwill, 8, Boise, 24 July 2009 - #1

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

http://www.kdbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=10828753&nav=menu608_2_

I am not so sure about the summer thing... yet...

I'm not sure either.

"Robert lives with his father in New Plymouth, but was visiting his mother and her family Friday, police said."

http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/847786.html?commentSort=TimeStampDescending&pageNum=1

He was visiting on Friday. But we don't know if he had just gotten there that day, or if he had been there for a while.

But on another yet somewhat related note, I also remember police trying to put together a timeline of Robert's activities on Friday. So...they must have reason to believe that he was alive up to Friday.

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Bumping the articles I posted a few pages back for reference for everyone, & for those who are just getting home from work! :wink: Here is Part 4 of them:

Robert's mom's apartment searched
Story Created: Jul 31, 2009 at 5:50 AM MDT
Story Updated: Jul 31, 2009 at 9:24 AM MDT
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Just after 8 p.m. on Thursday, detectives started searching the complex including the apartment belonging to Robert&#8217;s mom, Melissa Jenkins.

It's now been a week since 8-year-old Robert has gone missing. On Friday, authorities and up to 1,000 volunteers are searching for the missing boy.

Police would not say what they were searching for, what they removed, or why the search is happening now. However, it has been confirmed that K9 units were brought in to help with the investigation.

At the apartment, black lights were used to search at least one area and a red SUV was removed from the complex.

"I was thinking, wow, something big is happening,&#8221; said Tammi Jackson, a neighbor at the complex. &#8220; "All the residents here have been really involved in what&#8217;s been going on because they&#8217;ve been inspecting our homes and asking questions.&#8221;

Residents were able to come and go from the complex, but had to show identification to officers. Police would not say where Robert&#8217;s family is right now or if anyone was home at the time of the search.

VIDEO: Robert's mom's apartment searched
http://www.2news.tv/news/local/52179147.html?video=YHI&t=a

Article:
http://www.2news.tv/news/local/52179147.html
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Too many volunteers at first search session
Story Created: Jul 29, 2009 at 2:36 PM MDT
Story Updated: Jul 31, 2009 at 9:44 AM MDT
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On Friday morning, too many volunteers showed up to the Hillcrest and Garfield Elementary locations. They're being asked by police to come back at noon to help look.
"This is a one day push," said Jim Kerns, Boise Police deputy chief. "The time is now for new volunteers."

Officers are asking volunteers to take a day off from searching on Thursday as organizers gear up for the massive push on Friday. "I think that giving people a day off is probably a wise idea," said George Gunn, a search manger with Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue. Gunn says by giving volunteers a day to recoup and recover it will help get them ready to go come Friday. "We're moving out into areas that haven't been searched before so people need to be fresh," he said. The Friday search will be operated at three spots in Boise.

VIDEO: Too many volunteers at first search session
http://www.2news.tv/news/52013247.html?video=YHI&t=a

Article:
http://www.2news.tv/news/52013247.html
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UPDATED: Crime Lab at Manwill Mother's Apartment
Posted: July 31, 2009 12:15 AM EDT
Updated: July 31, 2009 01:00 PM EDT
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Police have announced a press conference for noon today to share the latest developments in the case of missing boy Robert Manwill. Police would not go into detail about what they plan to announce. Today's Channel 6 will carry the press conference live.

Police showed up at the apartment complex on the Boise bench where Robert Manwill lives late last night and stayed until the early hours of this morning.

Police did tow away a car belonging to the family and removed several bags of items from the home. It's unclear exactly what was in the bags.

A Boise Police spokesperson tells Today's Channel 6 reporter Kelsey Minor these latest developments are just the latest steps in the investigation.

A major search effort combining public and police resources has started as scheduled.

Stay with Today's Channel 6 for the latest breaking developments.

Article:
http://www.kivitv.com/global/story.asp?s=10823713
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VIDEO: Robert Manwill Search Latest
http://www.fox12idaho.com/global/vi...Format=flv&clipId1=4003787&at1=News&h1=Robert Manwill Search Latest

VIDEO: Updated On Robert Manwill Search 2:12
http://www.fox12idaho.com/global/vi...Format=flv&clipId1=4000212&at1=News&h1=Update On Robert Manwill Search

VIDEO: Searching For Robert Manwill 1:55
http://www.fox12idaho.com/global/vi...mat=flv&clipId1=3996488&at1=News&h1=Searching For Robert Manwill

VIDEO: Hundreds Volunteers Searching For Robert Manwill 2:17
http://www.fox12idaho.com/global/vi...rmat=flv&clipId1=3996500&at1=News&h1=Hundreds Of Volunteers Searching For Robert Manwill

VIDEO: Friday Morning Headlines 2:05
http://www.fox12idaho.com/global/vi...Format=flv&clipId1=4004699&at1=News&h1=Friday Morning Headlines

VIDEO: More Friday Morning Headlines 2:05
http://www.fox12idaho.com/global/vi...ipFormat=flv&clipId1=4004696&at1=News&h1=More Friday Morning Headlines
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VIDEO: Latest on missing Idaho boy 8:12
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/07/31/jvm.manwill.latest.cnn
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UPDATED: The search for Robert: Police call noon press conference
Published: 07/31/09
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10:49AM: Boise police have moved up a 2 p.m. press conference to noon, urging media to attend.

10:30AM: Boise police are closing off the portion of Oak Park Village apartments where Robert Manwill's mother lives.

Detectives and crime scene investigators placed cones to block the driveway and are hanging crime scene tape to block off the area.

Police searched the apartment and impounded at least one vehicle Thursday night.

9:31AM: Hundreds of people lined up at the Hillcrest branch library Friday morning.

There were so many people, officials were asking for some to head to the other two search staging areas &#8212; where hundreds of others had already appeared.

9AM: Volunteers are heading out from three staging areas Friday morning for what police expect to be an unprecedented search for a missing Boise boy.

Volunteers are leaving South Junior High in groups of 20 or 30 &#8212; each group gets an officer to lead it and each individual has been issued a vest, a wristband, a flier with information and a map. They are processing people very smoothly.

A family member called for a prayer at Garfield and a volunteer from a church led it.

The groups are being told that they are only searching public areas &#8212; alleys, streets, parks &#8212; not private property. They are specifically looking for Robert or any items that could lead to his location &#8212; such as clothing or personal effects.

At South, family members were making green ribbons and handing them out

Article:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/boise/story/851769.html
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Vista neighbors join in search for Robert Manwill in Boise
As Boise police launch a huge search, residents and businesses pitch in to help find the missing 8-year-old.
Published: 07/31/09
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Vista neighbors will join with volunteers from as far away as New Plymouth on Friday as the Boise Police Department launches a search in which at least 1,000 volunteers will converge on the neighborhood on the Boise Bench. The search could be the biggest in the department's history.

Neighbors initially were shocked to hear that Manwill was missing because crime has been low in the last few years, said Boise police Officer Lance Nickerson, the neighborhood contact officer.

"I've worked this neighborhood for more than 10 years, and I still think it's a great place to live," he said.

Article:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/851447.html
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Press conference scheduled at noon for missing Boise boy
Story Created: Jul 31, 2009 at 10:51 AM MDT
Story Updated: Jul 31, 2009 at 10:52 AM MDT
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BOISE - Authorities are holding a press conference at noon today about the missing 8-year-old Boise boy.

Police called are urging the media to attend the news conference. They did not elaborate about what details will be discussed.

Robert Manwill, 8, has been missing for a week now.

The press conference will be streamed live on our website 2news.tv

Stay tuned for details.

Article:
http://www.2news.tv/news/local/52199877.html
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Missing Idaho Boy's Mother Fractured Other Son's Head
Friday, July 31, 2009
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The mother of a Boise boy missing for a week is on probation for fracturing the skull of the boy's infant half brother, who was removed from her custody by the state.

Robert Manwill, 8, was last seen near the apartment of his mother, Melissa Scott Jenkins, in Boise last Friday. Police detectives, FBI agents and more than 100 volunteers have searched extensively, but haven't found the boy.

The child is the son of Jenkins' boyfriend, Daniel Edward Ehrlick, and was in the care of the state Department of Health and Welfare through at least February, according to court documents. The agency on Wednesday would not release his whereabouts, citing policy.

Jenkins has a third child, a 2 1/2-year-old daughter, fathered by a third man, who has custody of her. Jenkins has visitation rights. Ehrlick, who has been convicted of burglary, battery and possession of drug paraphernalia, is banned from being alone with the girl, but court documents don't say why.

Article:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535914,00.html
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Manwill search on CNN
Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:09 AM
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Mike Gaynor, former NYPD detective, told Velez-Mitchell that he does not believe the search for Robert is for a runaway child, but rather one for the recovery of his body at this point.

Velez-Mitchell asks what's wrong with America that more than 120 registered sex offenders live within a two-mile radius of Robert's home, and guest Dr. Dale Archer answered that the criminal pasts of the adults in Robert's life are highly relevant to his case and his home life is the "perfect storm" for abuse.

Robert disappeared from his mother's home July 24. Earlier this week, the Idaho Statesman broke the news that Robert's infant half brother had been removed from his mother's home after she was found guilty of fracturing the infant's skull. In addition, the mother's boyfriend has a slew of criminal convictions and has been barred by the courts from being alone with Robert's half sister.

Article:
http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/archives/2009/07/31/manwill-search-on-cnn
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Breaking News - Boise Police News Conference Regarding Missing Boy, Robert Manwill
Posted: July 31, 2009 01:33 PM EDT
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Boise, Idaho - New information is still scarce in the case of a missing 8 year old boy in Boise. Robert Manwill went missing a week ago today from his mother's apartment on the Boise Bench. A massive volunteer search has been underway all week, with thousands turning out this morning to look for Robert. Boise Police have moved their 2:00 press conference up to 12:00 noon Mountain Standard Time. They have contacted Fox 12 News and strongly urged us to be there. We will carry the news conference live on KTRV Fox 12 at noon. We will also be streaming the press conference live here on www.fox12idaho.com.

Article:
http://www.fox12idaho.com/Global/story.asp?S=10826785&nav=menu439_2

:angel:

 

[LadyBugSTL]

Welcome to Websleuths, atstephens9!

Sorry to have duplicated the info you posted. But if you can keep us updated if local news says anything else, that would be great. Thanks!!!

This is looking worse and worse for Robert.

Nothing at all wrong with duplicated information - reading it twice imprints it to memory better (in my case, anyway :crazy- making it easier to recall if it turns out to be a long case. Besides - what do they say about "great minds thinking alike"?

Even since my "lurker days", I've always thought that this board was the absolute best of this type, with the most dedicated, intelligent, determined, compassionate, wonderful and downright *great group of "peeps it's been my pleasure to meet, ponder, sleuth, rant, laugh and cry with.

I do agree with you, on one hand - it seems as if the investigation is proceeding at a rapid and steady pace, which is a good thing - I do not believe this investigation will take long - however - the direction all of this is leading is the last place we wanted it to (even tho in our hearts we suspected it would be so). (I *so wanted to keep that glimmer of hope alive).

 

[fhc]

Is anyone hearing more on the search of the home in a different part of the neighborhood? People that were associated with the family and reported a truck stolen and then returned?

 

[Angel Who Cares]

just caught your post fhc....We posted the same thing....I'm looking for an article about it right now!

On NG tonight they said LE are searching a home of a friend of Robert's mother & BF! That a neighboor said that a truck was stolen last wek, but was returned....no other details at this time....nor a link. I'm sure Patty G will have the YouTube videos posted for us soon!

:angel:

 

[LadyBugSTL]

The search for Robert: Police call noon press conference

http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/851769.html

I love the pic of all the searchers who showed up lined up.

Seeing that picture brought tears - pictures like that always do...

All those people, all that humanity, many of whom probably are complete strangers, gathering together, focused on one goal only... to search for one small lost child.....

Pictures like that, help to restore my faith in humanity, which has been bruised (quite often of late) by crimes committed against innocent babies.

Pictures like that, strengthen my resolve to "be here" and help in any way that I can, to help the helpless.

Thank you sooo much for sharing that picture........I really needed that right now!!!!!!! :blowkiss:

 

[lonetraveler]

Using the black lights tells me that LE are using Luminol to search for blood. OMG, this is so heartbreaking and very sad. I wonder if the bf had a bad case of guilt when he went to the hospital. It is so tragic that this woman was given visitation rights.

 

[fhc]

The Boise Guardian is reporting a U-Haul backed up to mother's apt.

http://boiseguardian.com/2009/07/31/pace-of-missing-kid-case-in-high-gear/

 

[KR2tonenow]

The folks in the background at the presser look very grim, what is the evidence found?

 

[nursebeeme]

The Boise Guardian is reporting a U-Haul backed up to mother's apt.

http://boiseguardian.com/2009/07/31/pace-of-missing-kid-case-in-high-gear/

thank you! The picture attached to the article really shows what the area looks like..

 

[Patty G]

July 31, 2009
Nancy Grace

YouTube - Nancy 7/31/09 Robert Manwill

 

[nursebeeme]

The folks in the background at the presser look very grim, what is the evidence found?

Hey KR2! They didn't say... just that they and the fbi found evidence that indicates Robert may have been injured or worse... Here is a link to the presser (scroll down a bit)

http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crim...n-the-case-of-missing-8yearold-Robert-Manwill

from fhc's link here is a snip on the speculation:

Meanwhile, a portion of the landfill has been cordoned off by the Ada County Sheriff’s Department. For the first time, coppers are saying the boy probably met with injuries or worse–leading to speculation they found blood somewhere.

 

[Amster]

I wonder if the bf of mom was at the hosp. to have blood drawn for comparison to blood found in the truck or apt.?

Why this "mom" was allowed anywhere near this little one is incomprehensible to me. Makes me very, very ANGRY!!

 

[nursebeeme]

I wonder if the bf of mom was at the hosp. to have blood drawn for comparison to blood found in the truck or apt.?

Why this "mom" was allowed anywhere near this little one is incomprehensible to me. Makes me very, very ANGRY!!

also, IF mom was at work and IF scary boyfriend was home with Robert... WHY was he allowed to be alone with THIS child if he couldn't be alone with the daughter? INSANE? Where has all logic gone?????

 

[KR2tonenow]

Hey KR2! They didn't say... just that they and the fbi found evidence that indicates Robert may have been injured or worse... Here is a link to the presser (scroll down a bit)

http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crim...n-the-case-of-missing-8yearold-Robert-Manwill

from fhc's link here is a snip on the speculation:

Hey NB, what an incredible turn out and supportive community Boise is. Angel Who Cares thanks for all the great updates!

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Idaho4Groenes, LadyBugSTL is right about you posting a duplicate....you didn't do anything wrong at all! :blowkiss:

It is so hard to keep track of articles posted, when a case dosen't have it's own forum with a media thread for it. I have been gulity of doing the same thing myself.

They get lost in a general discussion thread like this & get hard to find when we are looking for something in one for discussion. Than we all find ourselves going pages & pages back trying to find the article or video to refer to it. :banghead: is what we end up doing when we can't find it. I was only trying to be helpful & get today's close together to make it easier for all of us to find them.

LadyBuugSTL is so right! I re-read articles over & over, cause I miss that one sentence with a possible clue in it. :crazy:

Welcome to WS's Idaho4Groenes to a wonderful, loving, most caring, group of people I have ever met. It is always helpful to have posters who can give us updates they see on the local news too....much of it never gets put on line either. I'm glad you found us here at WS's & we all hope that you keep posting.

O/T (The same thing happens with the Nevaeh Buchanan case...since I'm from her area. I keep praying everyday that the evil monster that murdered her is arrested....I check the local news & the media off & on all day waiting for an arrest in her case.)

I never joined any forum, until I found WS's.......sorry to say you all are stuck with me hanging around here! :wink: As long as I behave myself that is....:biggrin:
Don't ever want a TO or I would be lost everyday without all of you!

:hug:'s & :rose:'s to all WS's members! :blowkiss:

:angel:

 

[nursebeeme]

Hey NB, what an incredible turn out and supportive community Boise is. Angel Who Cares thanks for all the great updates!

We retire from the military in three years and ya know... after seeing that turn out and the community that Boise is I think I want to retire in Idaho!

 

[nursebeeme]

as per the nancy grace video that was posted above... the woman CUT OFF THE REPORTER right when he was trying to say something about the friend of the boyfriend said. Dang it

 

[LadyBugSTL]

Snipped by me....


Missing Idaho Boy's Mother Fractured Other Son's Head
Friday, July 31, 2009

The child is the son of Jenkins' boyfriend, Daniel Edward Ehrlick, and was in the care of the state Department of Health and Welfare through at least February, according to court documents. The agency on Wednesday would not release his whereabouts, citing policy.

Jenkins has a third child, a 2 1/2-year-old daughter, fathered by a third man, who has custody of her. Jenkins has visitation rights. Ehrlick, who has been convicted of burglary, battery and possession of drug paraphernalia, is banned from being alone with the girl, but court documents don't say why.

In another case, Charles Manwill's wife, Silke Fatma Manwill, stabbed their 4-year-old son, Michael, in the chest in 1993, killing him. She was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter, and was released in 2002.

Meanwhile, Jenkins has declined to comment on her son Robert's disappearance.

"We are a joined family at this time in this crisis," said Trisha Burrill, Robert Manwill's aunt. "We are acting as one, with one goal in mind. To bring Robert back."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535914,00.html

IMO - :rant:This was a nightmare waiting to happen! What mother "declines to comment" on her childs disappearance?????? :furious: If it were my child.....there'd be no way you'd shut me up!

Ok - sorry for the rant-moment { thanx for listening}

IMO - Either she's guilty herself - or - she knows or suspects what has happened and is covering for someone (gee...wonder who??? ).

 

[nursebeeme]

IMO - :rant:This was a nightmare waiting to happen! What mother "declines to comment" on her childs disappearance?????? :furious: If it were my child.....there'd be no way you'd shut me up!

Ok - sorry for the rant-moment { thanx for listening}

IMO - Either she's guilty herself - or - she knows or suspects what has happened and is covering for someone (gee...wonder who??? ).

A freakin' men! What mother declines to comment?????????????????????