Lisa Stebic-Plainfield, IL mother of 2

[Liz]

But if you're filing for sole custody on the day of your wife's vigil, it'd be rude not to ask the lawyer back to the neighborhood for the reception.

Gosh, you're right -- that completely slipped my mind. (I shoulda had a V-8! lol) :banghead:


Thanks for posting that link to the (really good) article in post #111, twinkiesmom. I cut the snippet below from it:

CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller said Craig Stebic had made some errors in judgment.

"His first big mistake was to refuse a polygraph,"

Miller said. "His second is trying to take kids away from mother even though she's not around."

On Wednesday, neither Craig Stebic nor his attorney wanted to discuss his sole custody motion directly.

"The focus does not need to be on him," said Dion Davi, Craig's attorney. "We need to use every [bit] of man power we have in finding Lisa."

Then why not have your client take the polygraph Mr. Davi, so LE can get some answers they need to focus on finding Lisa!

 

[Liz]

Did you all see the video placed on her website? I didn't see it here and I read all 5 pages. Just in case;

http://www.findlisastebic.com/

Glad you found us!

Can you (or someone) give a brief synopsis of what's on the video for those of us who are unable to view it? Purty please?

 

[gidget641]

Has anyone gone to the message board on the www.findlisastebic.com web-site?

It is just sickening the trash that people are posting there. It is a board for prayers and kind thoughts for the family and people are just posting disrespectful garbage. One idiot even said he would meet up with lisa because "she wasn't getting any at home"

I just cant believe how awful people are being. If I were the family I would shut that part of the site down before some kid that goes to school with lisa's kids repeats some of that trash to them.

 

[Liz]

I've read some of it gidget, and I agree that the site should be respected for what Lisa's family established it for - prayers and well wishes.

There are plenty of other places that people can post their accusations and other garbage.

Craig's sister Jill was just on the phone with Martha (Fox - Live Desk) and said one of the reasons Craig filed for sole custody of the children was to lure Lisa home. GMAB!

 

[twinkiesmom]

You know what...The message board is trash, but did you see the telling bits of info questioning where Craig's brother was and asking about the northern cabin...

They're smart to put up a message board because some people will only come forth with information anonymously.

The whole thing can be dumped once she's found one way or another. If there's a funeral, there will be a new board where you can screen out the fruits and nuts. If my family member was missing and I needed the public's help, I'd say bring it on.

 

[Liz]

I missed that, twinkiesmom. I didn't know he had a brother. I didn't know he had a sister either, till I just heard her on Fox with Martha McCallum.

 

[gidget641]

I've read some of it gidget, and I agree that the site should be respected for what Lisa's family established it for - prayers and well wishes.

There are plenty of other places that people can post their accusations and other garbage.

Craig's sister Jill was just on the phone with Martha (Fox - Live Desk) and said one of the reasons Craig filed for sole custody of the children was to lure Lisa home. GMAB!

While still trying to keep an open mind, (I really am leaning towards hubby having something to do with the fact that lisa is missing) I will say this...

Lets just say that Craig had nothing to do with lisa disappearing. I would say that filing for custody would be a good way to lure her home. And if she does not turn up before the hearing, and does not go to the hearing I would say he PROVED she can't come home on her own.

Now back from fantasy island...IMO he is most likely guilty as all get out. He has not admitted that to his attorney, and his attorney was probably the one to advise him to file for custody as a way to get lisa to come home.

 

[Liz]

I can see it from that point of view, too, Gidget. But, I don't really believe it. His other reason was that he was afraid Lisa might come home and grab the kids and take off. Wonder what his basis for that fear was?

I was really glad that the judge denied Craig's request for sole custody of "her" children (as he often referred to them, according to news reports).

 

[strach304]

Glad you found us!

Can you (or someone) give a brief synopsis of what's on the video for those of us who are unable to view it? Purty please?

Pics of Lisa and music as a tribute type thing. It gives the details of her case and contact info. etc.

 

[strach304]

While still trying to keep an open mind, (I really am leaning towards hubby having something to do with the fact that lisa is missing) I will say this...

Lets just say that Craig had nothing to do with lisa disappearing. I would say that filing for custody would be a good way to lure her home. And if she does not turn up before the hearing, and does not go to the hearing I would say he PROVED she can't come home on her own.

Now back from fantasy island...IMO he is most likely guilty as all get out. He has not admitted that to his attorney, and his attorney was probably the one to advise him to file for custody as a way to get lisa to come home.

There are several angles to that such as he wants to make it appear that he believes Lisa has run off and have LE think that. If he really had nothing to do with it or no knowledge why file for custody if she were abducted or something by a stranger and obviously unable to come home and snatch the kids from him.

 

[Liz]

Thanks, Strach!

I just found this:

Timeline of events in case of Lisa Stebic's disappearance
May 10, 2007

More than a week has passed since a Plainfield mother of two vanished without a trace from her home on Red Star Drive. The search continues for 37-year-old Lisa Stebic, who was reported missing May 1.

The Sun has compiled this list of key events leading up to and since Lisa Stebic's disappearance from reports published this week. Some of the entries reflect conflicting accounts of events from family, friends and authorities, which are marked in italics.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/379674,6_1_NA10_MISSING_S2.article

 

[HesterMofet]

I hate to say this, but if I were a suspect in someone's disappearance and I were innocent, I still wouldn't take a polygraph. There's a reason that they are not admissible in court -- they are not totally reliable. Sociopaths who are guilty of crimes can pass them and those who "feel responsible", even if innocent of the crime, can come across as guilty.

The general public sees "he wouldn't take a polygraph" and immediately think the person is guilty, when it might not be so.

That being said, there's enough other hinky behavior here to make me think that the husband's got involvement in this.

 

[strach304]

Thanks Liz.

 

[MIO]

Upon seeing this on the news today, (I've been working alot of hours lately) I was just floored! Back in February Shelly Misinay went "missing". The day following her "leaving" her husband filed for custody of the kids. That didn't make a lick of sense to me. They were still married and living together, yet during this time when he should have been concentrating on finding his wife, he instead filed for custody of their two children. The reason he gave was EXACTLY the same reason Lisa's husband gave, in case she returned and tried to take the kids from him. She left with her cell phone, on foot. Same as Shelly. Shelly's husband also made up some story about someone picking her up. Shelly was found 18 days later less than a mile from their home sitting in a cemetary. The death was ruled a suicide because she was loaded with pain killers, none of them hers, and had "suicide letters" on her. Her case remains unsolved, despite the suicide ruling. The two cases are so identical, but it just makes me cry that Shelly's story didn't make national news. I wonder if Greta would be interested in looking into this case which is becoming cold. I apologize for rambling, but Shelly's kids are still with the husband, Shelly would never have left her kids in his care. She is not resting in peace, and won't until justice is served.

 

[Liz]

YW, strach!

I hate to say this, but if I were a suspect in someone's disappearance and I were innocent, I still wouldn't take a polygraph. There's a reason that they are not admissible in court -- they are not totally reliable. Sociopaths who are guilty of crimes can pass them and those who "feel responsible", even if innocent of the crime, can come across as guilty.

The general public sees "he wouldn't take a polygraph" and immediately think the person is guilty, when it might not be so.

That being said, there's enough other hinky behavior here to make me think that the husband's got involvement in this.

I pretty much agree with what you stated, but I would still like to see Craig take the polygraph.

If people are already looking at him as being guilty (and he stated he feels the police are), what harm could it do? If he fails it, I don't think he will look any guiltier than he does by refusing to take it. Imo, refusing only makes it appear as if he's got something to hide. (Yet, I can still understand him not wanting to take it. I know - :crazy: )


Something that gets my hinky meter going, is that (If I'm not mistaken) on Tuesday morning, just as normal, he sends the kids off to school (who I would think would be very concerned about their mother not being at home as she normally was, to go to work as she always did). Yet Craig, who admittedly had not spoken more than 5 words to her in 5 months, is sooo concerned (even though one of the reports stated Lisa had stayed out all night, once in December) that he felt the necessity to stay home from work. Why?

I question why he would be that concerned, if she had stayed out all night once before, that he would not go into work, as usual.

 

[MIO]

Have they checked her cell phone to see if any calls have been made to or from since the time she went missing? I was glad to see that the judge denied the husband custody of the kids, he must think something is fishy too. I know alot of moms that work at their kid's school in the cafeteria. These moms do this at a very low rate of pay, but it is because they want to have the same schedules as their kids. They are able to help with homework, driving them places, all in all very involved, devoted moms. I do not know Lisa, but she doesn't strike me as someone who would leave her kids. Most women will not leave their kids. Does anyone know if the husband attended the prayer vigil?

 

[FactsareFacts]

Have they checked her cell phone to see if any calls have been made to or from since the time she went missing? I was glad to see that the judge denied the husband custody of the kids, he must think something is fishy too. I know alot of moms that work at their kid's school in the cafeteria. These moms do this at a very low rate of pay, but it is because they want to have the same schedules as their kids. They are able to help with homework, driving them places, all in all very involved, devoted moms. I do not know Lisa, but she doesn't strike me as someone who would leave her kids. Most women will not leave their kids. Does anyone know if the husband attended the prayer vigil?

Her cell phone has not been used since she went missing they said and credit cards and bank cards have not been used either. Her husband attended the vigil last night with his divorce attorney. Lisa's family was all dressed up but Craig was wearing jeans and a golf shirt.

 

[MIO]

Her cell phone has not been used since she went missing they said and credit cards and bank cards have not been used either. Her husband attended the vigil last night with his divorce attorney. Lisa's family was all dressed up but Craig was wearing jeans and a golf shirt.

When Shelly Misinay went "missing", her husband said she left with her cell phone. It had not been used either, actually starting 2 days before she went "missing". He had not called her even once. If Lisa's husband hasn't even tried calling her once, it is because the cell phone is either at their house, in his possession, or he ditched it somewhere. Shelly's phone was not found on her. Shelly's husband attended the last 5 minutes of her vigil, wearing jeans and a flannel shirt and wearing a knit hat. Very similar cases. What did Craig need his attorney for at the vigil?

 

[HesterMofet]

Her cell phone has not been used since she went missing they said and credit cards and bank cards have not been used either. Her husband attended the vigil last night with his divorce attorney. Lisa's family was all dressed up but Craig was wearing jeans and a golf shirt.

Now I wouldn't say the clothes were an indication of anything. My husband wears only jeans and polos unless there is a funeral or a job interview.

Can they check to see if there were incoming calls on her cell? I mean, could they look to see if the husband had tried to call her on the cell and left messages? I would think that was very telling if there were no calls from him on there. If my husband were missing, I'd be calling and texting like mad wondering where he was. I know that's no evidence that he didn't do it, but it would certainly raise my suspicions if he never tried to call.

My mom was lucky enough to be a lunch lady while I was in school. I was glad to be able to have my mom home with me. Whomever said lunch ladies are usually devoted to their children is true.

 

[strach304]

YW, strach!





I pretty much agree with what you stated, but I would still like to see Craig take the polygraph.

If people are already looking at him as being guilty (and he stated he feels the police are), what harm could it do? If he fails it, I don't think he will look any guiltier than he does by refusing to take it. Imo, refusing only makes it appear as if he's got something to hide. (Yet, I can still understand him not wanting to take it. I know - :crazy: )


Something that gets my hinky meter going, is that (If I'm not mistaken) on Tuesday morning, just as normal, he sends the kids off to school (who I would think would be very concerned about their mother not being at home as she normally was, to go to work as she always did). Yet Craig, who admittedly had not spoken more than 5 words to her in 5 months, is sooo concerned (even though one of the reports stated Lisa had stayed out all night, once in December) that he felt the necessity to stay home from work. Why?

I question why he would be that concerned, if she had stayed out all night once before, that he would not go into work, as usual.

Liz, where did you see that he stayed home on Tuesday? I ask because I have wanted to know that and haven't seen it reported. That makes a big difference in when he may have disposed of her body if he did kill her. Seems like work called her house maybe to report to Craig she hadn't come to work so he reported it to police at 10:00 am?