Found Alive MD - JB, 12, Nottingham, 11 November 2014 *Arrest*

[marylandmissing]

Bump. This one is bothering me a lot. I can't help but feel that she would be getting a lot more attention if she were a petite blond.

I can tell you in 15 years of tracking cases in MD, this case is getting a lot of attention. I've seen many cases where there's no press attention at all such as the two boys missing from Elkton. Other cases struggle to stay in the news like the Hoggle children.

Some cases dominate the news not because they are petite blonds, but it has a lot to do with two things. One, who gets behind the case (advocates). The Lacey Peterson case got so much attention not cause she was pregnant and missing. Maryland has one of those, Brittany Decker, and it's hardly gotten any news over the years. What made this case get attention was two powerhouses that got behind her. Lacey was from the town that Chandra Levy's family was from. There also a large missing person organization called the Carol Sund Foundation that got behind this. It wouldn't have made much news if they hadn't of. You'll find that a good bit of the petite blond cases have families that rallied behind them non-stop.

Hannah Graham wasn't a petite white female. That got so much attention cause the students and university got behind it. Hannah within a day or so had a $100,000 reward up, volunteers coming out by the 1000s, and non-stop news coverage. At the very same time, there was two toddlers missing (and still are) from Maryland. They got attention for a week, family hardly got any donations, and I can tell you cause I've been involved with this, the searches were almost down to nothing within two weeks. Also at the same time, another case dominated the news more than the two toddlers. A break came in a very old cold case and it was on the news for weeks. However, the Lyon sister was the biggest disappearance in MD so it wasn't surprising.

The biggest bias I've ever seen was in Virginia. A white teenager from a wealthy area in Northern Virginia wrecked her Dad's car and took off. Within hours, this case was all over the news and stayed in the news for weeks. Even America's Most Wanted ran a segment by the end of the weekend. At the very same time, there was an active Amber alert for a boy missing an hour away in Frederickburg. Barely an mentions in the news. Even the Fredericksburg post was reporting about the girl's disappearance constantly and barely mentioning the boys. He was 11, from an impoverished area, and had no advocates while the girl had the whole community behind her. When she was found, it was all over the news. When he was? A couple blurbs on the news.

Phylicia Barnes was a black female who disappeared in Baltimore. That case wouldn't have gotten much news had the family not sat outside the tv stations.

The other thing that will guarantee press coverage is a scandal. Lacey's case would have stayed in the news with that. Chandra Levy's case wouldn't have been much had it not been a chance for the media to slam a Congressman. Emily Cagal and Robyn Gardner got a ton of media attention because of their lifestyles. Unfortunately, you'll find that the media will report on someone's drug addiction, mental problems, divorce, criminal record, much more than they will cover the actual disappearance. If you doubt that, just google the Hoggle children and you'll see almost every article will discuss more about the mother's mental illness than the children.

 

[marylandmissing]

Bump. This one is bothering me a lot. I can't help but feel that she would be getting a lot more attention if she were a petite blond.

I can tell you in 15 years of tracking cases in MD, this case is getting a lot of attention. I've seen many cases where there's no press attention at all such as the two boys missing from Elkton. Other cases struggle to stay in the news like the Hoggle children.

Some cases dominate the news not because they are petite blonds, but it has a lot to do with two things. One, who gets behind the case (advocates). The Lacey Peterson case got so much attention not cause she was pregnant and missing. Maryland has one of those, Brittany Decker, and it's hardly gotten any news over the years. What made this case get attention was two powerhouses that got behind her. Lacey was from the town that Chandra Levy's family was from. There also a large missing person organization called the Carol Sund Foundation that got behind this. It wouldn't have made much news if they hadn't of. You'll find that a good bit of the petite blond cases have families that rallied behind them non-stop.

Hannah Graham wasn't a petite blond female. It got so much attention cause the students and university got behind it. Within a day or so, it had a $100,000 reward up, volunteers coming out by the 1000s, and non-stop news coverage. At the very same time, there were two toddlers missing (and still are) from Maryland. They got attention for a week, family hardly got any donations, and I can tell you cause I've been involved with this, the searchers were almost down to nothing within two weeks. I believe the news pull would have been much greater had it not coincided with Hannah's disappearance, and a break in another local case. The second misfortune was the break in the Lyon sisters case. Unfortunately, the toddler case was up against a notorious disappearance.

I've seen tons of bias over the years. I've picked up the Washington Post and have seen missing person cases 1,000 miles away spread out on the front page and not one mention of a local missing person. The biggest bias I've ever seen was in Virginia. A white teenager from a wealthy area in Northern Virginia wrecked her Dad's car and took off. Within hours, this case was all over the news and stayed in the news for weeks. Even America's Most Wanted ran a segment by the end of the weekend. At the very same time, there was an active Amber alert for a boy missing an hour away in Frederickburg. Barely an mentions in the news. Even the Fredericksburg post was reporting about the girl's disappearance constantly and barely mentioning the boys. He was 11, from an impoverished area, and had no advocates while the girl had the whole community behind her. When she was found, it was all over the news. When he was? A couple blurbs on the news.

Phylicia Barnes was a black female who disappeared in Baltimore who is one of the most well-known names in Maryland when it comes to missing children. Her case got a lot of attention cause her family made damn sure her case was covered to the max, even sat outside news stations at times.

The other thing that will guarantee press coverage is a scandal. Lacey's case would have stayed in the news with that. Chandra Levy's case wouldn't have been much had it not been a chance for the media to slam a Congressman. Emily Cagal and Robyn Gardner got a ton of media attention because of their lifestyles. Unfortunately, you'll find that the media will report on someone's drug addiction, mental problems, divorce, criminal record, much more than they will cover the actual disappearance. If you doubt that, just google the Hoggle children and you'll see almost every article will discuss more about the mother's mental illness than the children. And unfortunately, a lot of families won't advocate cause they don't want their loved ones slammed in the news.

 

[jville9]

I'm also a local and went to Perry Hall Middle in the mid 90s. Still live in the area. I heard that she normally took one of the side roads (Smith or Deborah) and cut across Joppa Road, coming into the back of the school. These days at 7:30am, it's pretty bright out and there probably would have been a lot of activity in the area (lots of traffic on Joppa and Belair Roads, people in and around their houses, and other walkers on their way to school). IMO if she was taken against her will I'm pretty sure someone would have heard or seen something. This is a very populated area we're talking about. Even once she got onto school property there would have been people around and it's pretty visible from Joppa Road. Just speculation, but it seems like she may have willingly met someone or gotten into someone's car...however I do not think she intended to be missing this long.

 

[jville9]

Here's the link from MSM discussing her normal route to school that I mentioned...

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/police-search-for-missing-nottingham-girl-12/29674996

 

[Kip]

This reminds me of Amber Dubois' disappearance. I hope this has a better outcome. It often seems that there must have been other people around at that time, driving/walking to work/school, but I know an abduction can happen in a matter of seconds. I keep thinking about Kelsey Smith who was abducted from a Kansas City Target parking lot with the video showing her abduction took only 7 SECONDS.

As to Heather looking older...a lot of middle school girls do. When my children were younger than middle school age, I went to a middle school play. The boys looked like they were 10. Some of the girls looked 18 and up -- I actually had to ask if there were moms in the cast.

I'm with you all about schools notifying parents earlier. My youngest has been out of school for 11 years, but even back then, I'd get a call shortly after attendance was taken - between 9 and 10 - if I hadn't notified the school of the absence.

Prayers for Heather's safe return.

 

[MissSunshine]

Baltimore Co police say they have followed up on more than 50 tips in the search for missing 12-year-old JB. According to police the young girl has a "history of communicating with men" but has never before been reported missing --- and left home without a phone, charger, or extra clothing.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...99:mf_story_key.6689324109293952618&__tn__=*s

 

[Peppery]

Whether she willingly met someone and got into a vehicle or was taken against her will, she is just 12 (and newly turned 12 at that!) and she's in danger. It doesn't matter how old she looks, who she communicated with, or what she may have told them. She is a child, with a child's naivety and someone has probably taken advantage of that. MOO

 

[MissSunshine]

Whether she willingly met someone and got into a vehicle or was taken against her will, she is just 12 (and newly turned 12 at that!) and she's in danger. It doesn't matter how old she looks, who she communicated with, or what she may have told them. She is a child, with a child's naivety and someone has probably taken advantage of that. MOO

I agree. I don't exactly know what a history of communicating with men means when she is only 12...

Hopefully LE knows what men she was talking to and is not just listening to rumor.

 

[Ontario Mom]

I think it does matter how old she "looks" because for those who don't know her, who may have seen her, might not even realize it *was* her because what they're hearing is there is a missing 12 yr old girl. In some of her pictures she really does not look 12 years old. I hope that makes sense.

 

[Ontario Mom]

I agree. I don't exactly know what a history of communicating with men means when she is only 12...

Hopefully LE knows what men she was talking to and is not just listening to rumor.

It might mean mom busted her using SM and having conversations with strangers? Maybe she's been in trouble about it before? Just guessing.

 

[Dockins]

I think it does matter how old she "looks" because for those who don't know her, who may have seen her, might not even realize it *was* her because what they're hearing is there is a missing 12 yr old girl. In some of her pictures she really does not look 12 years old. I hope that makes sense.

That's what I was thinking.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ma...md-co-missing-girl-search-20141113-story.html

Detectives have determined that she has communicated with men, including men in other states, through her XBox, but have not confirmed whether she had contact with them in the past few weeks, police said.

Police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said investigators are looking into the possibility that the girl is with someone she met online, but that is not the only angle they are pursuing...

"It is part of the investigation -- to look at her social media activity to see who she was talking with, and to see if she gave any clues as to where she might be," she said.

 

[Peppery]

That's what I was thinking.

I think it does matter how old she "looks" because for those who don't know her, who may have seen her, might not even realize it *was* her because what they're hearing is there is a missing 12 yr old girl. In some of her pictures she really does not look 12 years old. I hope that makes sense.

I don't disagree, I think I didn't explain myself well. I meant that those things are sometimes said to dismiss a case, almost like she looks so much older and talked to men online, so she deserves what ever happens. I don't think that was anyone's intention here. And I hope we can all agree that she still is just a kid who deserves to be brought home.

Of course, how she looks and who she may be with are relevant to the search as they may make people aware of something other than looking for a young-looking girl. She may appear as part of a normal teenage couple but knowing she does appear older can make someone take a second look.

 

[Dixie811]

Baltimore Co police say they have followed up on more than 50 tips in the search for missing 12-year-old JB. According to police the young girl has a "history of communicating with men" but has never before been reported missing --- and left home without a phone, charger, or extra clothing.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...99:mf_story_key.6689324109293952618&__tn__=*s

So she left home without a phone. She is only 12 so maybe she doesn't have one yet, but I am wondering if her phone was taken away by her parents due to the 'history of communicating with men'.

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

So she left home without a phone. She is only 12 so maybe she doesn't have one yet, but I am wondering if her phone was taken away by her parents due to the 'history of communicating with men'.

Or she was promised a new phone by the person she was abducted by...(if she was abducted)...

 

[Ontario Mom]

Or she was promised a new phone by the person she was abducted by...(if she was abducted)...

"Just leave it there, I'll get you a new one". UGH, I seriously hate it when I hear teen girl (or in this case, 12 yr old girl) and "older" men. Genuine, perverted predators. They need to be rounded up and dropped off on a deserted island in shark infested waters. Let them groom each other instead of children and vulnerable, insecure kids.

I will just assume since none of her local friends know where she is, she is in the company of someone she knows from online - or - it was a complete stranger situation.

 

[imjustagirl123]

Sort of O/T but I was collecting my niece from school the other day and they wouldn't allow it because I wasn't written down as a guardian. I however did call her mom and ask that she call the school so I could collect her, it was fine in the end and I do love that they have at least that system in place because I know for a fact they do not have any system in place for alerting parents of when a child is absent which I think is very wrong, too many dangers of not having this system

Back on topic.... the FBI getting involved so soon is probably do the unusual x vehicle seen around that morning. I have to wonder though what kind of history of communicating with men could she have had having only turned 12?? Seems a bit odd. I do hope the best for this child, she may not look 12 but all 12 year old's are not up to date on the dangers out in the world. I pray for her to come home safely.

 

[gregjrichards]

"The FBI has joined a desperate hunt for a 12-year-old girl who was last seen leaving home to walk half a mile to school on Tuesday.

JB waved goodbye to her parents and left their home in Perry Hall, Maryland at 7.30am to walk to Perry Hall Middle School, where she is a sixth grader.

When she failed to return home after school at around 3pm on Tuesday, her mother called the school but she was told the girl had been absent that day."


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...f-mile-school-two-days-ago.html#ixzz3IzwtMQkP

 

[baltolady]

http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/11/13/police-fbi-continue-to-search-for-missing-12-year-old-girl/

This was added to the FB post of the article by CBSLocal:

Police are still looking for J. They have confirmed that she used phone, iPad and Xbox to communicate with men, some in other states. Anyone with information should call police at 410-307-2020.

I don't know long it takes to get the records; but, I sure hope it happens soon. I fear J is in terrible trouble.

 

[Peppery]

Now there's police confirmation they are investigating the unfamiliar light blue pickup truck seen in the area that morning. Rumor is that it had NC plates.

http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Ne...l?hootPostID=6ad7dbc424decb74804e6fa61332f503