Marc Klaas Blog

[curiousc]

The FBI is involved in so many cases including those where the parents or family members are not suspects!

When it's an abduction the risks the victim is taken across State Lines are high and that's why they get involved and/or illegal activities in some cases. Once it is established not to be the case, they let local LE handle it going forward.

I realize all of the above.

But these parents had at their disposal an agency who is trained on missing persons cases and who had the ability to help find Lisa. FBI upholds bigger standards then LE does.

From the blog:

However, there are too many law enforcement professionals with too much experience from too many agencies for that to be true. The FBI, who has been involved since the beginning of the investigation has prioritized missing children since 1993. They have a written protocol and agents that are specifically trained in missing child investigations. Given their standing in the law enforcement community and the resource that they bring to bear on missing person cases, it would be counterproductive and reflect badly on the agency to force blame on innocent and suffering parents.

A very good point he made! Especially the last sentence.

 

[Mandy113]

Thanks for posting the link to his blog. I have a great deal of respect for Mark Klaas and I've wondered about his opinion regarding this case.

 

[katshep]

None whatsoever that she hid that info from LE. IMO, she probably gave them a receipt to establish a timeline when she was being questioned. Unfortunately, the media hounds got a hold of the video and it went down hill from there.

See the following link from local media. There are numerous stories on the undisputed fact that police found the receipt. DB did not tell them about the shopping trip or the purchase of wine. The receipt was for wipes and baby food. The purchase of wine was revealed in the store video and by the store clerk. It was approximately two weeks after the police uncovered this evidence that she went public with the fact that she was drinking that night and her timeline was unreliable.

http://www.kctv5.com/story/15875010/missing-childrens-group-blankets-wal

 

[nursebeeme]

I completely agree with Mark... he is spot on in my opinion... I especially agree with this part:

They and their representatives claim that they are being scapegoated; that the authorities have to pin the crime on someone and that the parents are the obvious choices.

However, there are too many law enforcement professionals with too much experience from too many agencies for that to be true. The FBI, who has been involved since the beginning of the investigation has prioritized missing children since 1993. They have a written protocol and agents that are specifically trained in missing child investigations. Given their standing in the law enforcement community and the resource that they bring to bear on missing person cases, it would be counterproductive and reflect badly on the agency to force blame on innocent and suffering parents.

 

[Turnadot]

I might be agreeing with Marc too in a minute. My God, these people.

IMO

 

[joyless]

I agree with Mr Klaas. DB has been more of a hindrance than a help. She is not 100% forthcoming about that day and night. In my opinion only, she knows what happened, or at the very least- if we r to believe she was wasted and "cant remember" she still knows what the true scenario was and what probably happened, but she has never been willing to say any of that. If someone else was responsible for baby Lisa "disappearing" or at this point, more likely Lisa being dead, DB would be doing all she can. She's not. She's trying to evade the truth, not embracing the professionals who are able to help...she has seen other get away with it...especially when the body isn't found...or when the body is found after too much time to gather evidence to convict. I think she knows what she is doing...manipulating and trying to appear as the victim. Yes I know WS is victim friendly...including Lisa parents until the is some "real" proof, but I say the REAL VICTIM IS LISA and her parents care more about themselves than her. It is shameful. MOO
Mark Klaas is also more than just a parent who has been through it...he is now after many years considered to be a professional by many. You would think DB and JI would embrace the help....but no. They not only lawyer up...but they pick a sensationalizer, media attention hound lawyer. Yup. Speaks volumes. JMO

 

[fudge]

This case has baffled me but one thing I can be 100 per cent certain of if this was my baby I would speak to LE, FBI, together, seperate I would speak to Hanibal Lector if I thought it would help find my precious child. JMOs

 

[grandmaj]

I have to differ with Mr. Klaas. The police are interviewing the children Friday and taking DNA. I don't have any evidence that access to the house is restricted as the police have conducted consensual searches and a search pursuant to warrant. There is no evidence that the parents have cut off all contact with the media. The parents have agreed to separate interviews according to their attorney. Apparently, there is no agreement between defense and LE as to the conditions for such interviews; therefore, separate interviews are not scheduled. Mother made a huge mistake at the outset by concealing the trip to the store to buy wine and that resulted in her having to change the timeline. But, I don't think the rest of the story is cratered with major inconsistencies. We don't know yet what to make of the hit by the HRD dog. It is not evidence, it is just investigatory.

Is there a date when this was written? If it was before yesterday then yes it was written before the information was released about the children meeting to be interviewed.

 

[grandmaj]

Here is an updated blog. My guess is the other link was from before yesterday's news.

http://theklaasact.blogspot.com/2011/10/baby-lisa-and-superman-syndrome.html

 

[Donjeta]

He said nearly the same thing, condensed, in NG show on the 26th.


GRACE: With me, Jack Trimarco. To Marc Klaas, president and founder of Klaas Kids Foundation. Marc, when your daughter, Polly, went missing, you begged cops, Take my DNA! Give me a polygraph! Search my car! Search my house! I don`t care what you do, but do it in a hurry so you can find my girl. What do you make of this, Marc Klaas?

MARC KLAAS, KLAAS KIDS FOUNDATION: Well, in fact, DNA wasn`t terribly popular or even accepted at that point, so that wasn`t part of the equation.

GRACE: Right.

KLAAS: But Mr. Trimarco`s description of that scenario is exactly what happened in my case. I believe that these people have lost their sense of urgency. They`ve circled the wagons. They`re making decision by committee. They`re not letting things move quickly, as they need to.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRI...cripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1110/26/ng.01.html

It certainly looks like he was spot on here...

“Therefore, the consensus is we all need a rest, until next week all media, therefore all appointments in Kansas City today and tomorrow are being postponed until next weeks,” Short said in a released issued just before 9 a.m

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/10/27/3232130/parents-lawyers-cancel-media-events.html#ixzz1bznMa6KF

In purple we have the decisions by committee and in red we have the lack of all urgency, and the cancellation is imo the circling the wagons part.

Another comment from NG

I`ve got a big question, Marc Klaas. I find it very interesting, not odd, not unusual, just interesting that the parents are not speaking publicly. They are not asking for help publicly, they are not speaking at vigils. Nothing. I find that very, very unusual. What are your thoughts?

MARC KLAAS, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER, KLAASKIDS FOUNDATION: Well, certainly in these kinds of -- in all of these missing child cases the best advocate for the missing child are the parents. They need to get out there and oftentimes do get out there, talk about the child, answer the reporter`s questions, answer law enforcement`s questions, make themselves very, very visible, release photographs, release videos, release testimonials, bring friends and neighbors in, get the people that need to be involved in this thing going.

You need to be the cheerleader for your own missing child. There`s no better advocate and there never will be.

 

[uvamerica]

I have to differ with Mr. Klaas. The police are interviewing the children Friday and taking DNA. I don't have any evidence that access to the house is restricted as the police have conducted consensual searches and a search pursuant to warrant. There is no evidence that the parents have cut off all contact with the media. The parents have agreed to separate interviews according to their attorney. Apparently, there is no agreement between defense and LE as to the conditions for such interviews; therefore, separate interviews are not scheduled. Mother made a huge mistake at the outset by concealing the trip to the store to buy wine and that resulted in her having to change the timeline. But, I don't think the rest of the story is cratered with major inconsistencies. We don't know yet what to make of the hit by the HRD dog. It is not evidence, it is just investigatory.

This blog by Mark came out today, http://theklaasact.blogspot.com/

 

[frankie069]

I've always had a lot of respect for Mark but I have also noticed he's not always up to date on cases when he's a guest on NG. In this case, I think he's missing some of the critical details including what the parents have consented to (Press Release). Sadly, some LE are narrow minded and develop tunnel vision and it appears that's what is going on here. The parents, imo, had no other choice but to get legal advice and representation.

Even Mark gets it wrong sometimes. Wasn't he involved in Hailey Dunn's case (totally believing Billie) until he discovered some of the mistruths and then decided to distance himself from the drama and dropped it like a hot potato?

Hailey's case remains unsolved and Billie to this day is not a suspect. Hailey was kidnapped. But for some reason Mark Klaas decided it's best for him not to help find her.

Until he is personally involved in a case, I'll just continue to accept his statement as an opinion with little knowledge about the case just like many of us here.

WoW is all I can say to that... Mark Klaas probably gets more insider information than any of us do. I'll take his word on things.

 

[~n/t~]

Just curious. Does Mark have a child psychology degree ?

 

[Quiche]

Mark K. can hold himself up as an example, he cooperated quickly so LE could move on to find the real perp... It's just not that complicated.

This group sits back and moans that they are suspects when they'll do absolutely nothing to change that fact. Pfft... no sense of urgency, at all.



I will add, too, that I am impressed by the efforts of LE and the FBI-- they've been working their tails off.


moo

 

[~n/t~]

WoW is all I can say to that... Mark Klaas probably gets more insider information than any of us do. I'll take his word on things.

That's fine.

Mark, sadly is not the only father of a missing/murdered child. I'll take those other opinions as much as I take Mark's. Some even post on this board.

Insider info? Do you think LE will share information with Mark when he's not working a case? Seriously?

 

[uvamerica]

That's fine.

Mark, sadly is not the only father of a missing/murdered child. I'll take those other opinions as much as I take Mark's. Some even post on this board.

Insider info? Do you think LE will share information with Mark when he's not working a case? Seriously?

Mark Klaas's daughter Polly was missing and murdered.

 

[~n/t~]

Mark Klaas's daughter Polly was missing and murdered.

Yes I know. :waitasec:

 

[uvamerica]

Yes I know. :waitasec:

Your post read "Mark, sadly is not the only father of a missing/murdered child."

or maybe I'm confused :waitasec:

 

[dog.gone.cute]

Mark K. can hold himself up as an example, he cooperated quickly so LE could move on to find the real perp... It's just not that complicated.

This group sits back and moans that they are suspects when they'll do absolutely nothing to change that fact. Pfft... no sense of urgency, at all.

I will add, too, that I am impressed by the efforts of LE and the FBI-- they've been working their tails off.

moo

:rocker: Excellent points ... and I totally agree !

MOO ...

 

[Kimster]

Okay, let's move away from the general posts.

Please choose something from the blog that you agree with or disagree with and state your reasons or whatever, but let's leave the generalizations alone from here on out.

:tyou: