MO - Lisa Irwin, 10 months, Kansas City, 4 Oct 2011 - #2

[BetteDavisEyes]

Missing Missouri baby's parents make tearful plea

By BILL DRAPER, AP
1 hour ago

The parents of a missing 10-month-old Kansas City girl made a tearful plea for the child's safe return Wednesday, nearly two days after she disappeared, begging her abductor to drop her off someplace safe.

Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, speaking to the media for the first time since their daughter Lisa went missing, asked the public to call police with even the smallest piece of information. The child was last seen in her crib Monday night, and police have no solid leads in the case.

"Please drop her off anywhere," Jeremy Irwin said calmly during a brief news conference at a makeshift police command center about a half-mile from their home. "We don't care. Somewhere safe so she can come home"...

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20111005/US.Baby.Missing/

 

[tiredblondy]

Grrrrr I lost my search page. I sure hope they find this little angel.

 

[marycarney]

BTW - to the upthread posters - 'helicopter parents' refers to parents who hover over COLLEGE KIDS to the point of not letting them grow up.(Doing their laundry, interfering with their professors, calling them 10-12 times a day)

What you describe with your little ones is called 'good parenting'.

 

[EllaMae]

The weather in KC's been warm lately -- it reached about 90 today and yesterday. Sure, at night it gets down to the 50s, maybe upper-40s, but I still think it's not unusual that Lisa was wearing shorts as PJs.

I don't either. I'm sure it was warm enough in the house, and she was covered up in her crib. At that age babies usually have a blanket that they prefer to sleep with. All 3 of mine did.

 

[mysticrose]

I just watched the video of the plea from mom and dad. They look like very loving parents and very trusting people as well. I sure hope LE is looking into everyone old and new they have come in contact with, presumably someone who has moved out of the area recently or just hasn't been seen.

I feel concerned with the underground adoption's that take place and this child, she is beautiful and would probably bring good money to someone who deals in it.

Prayers for Lisa's parents and for Lisa herself, that she is brought home quickly and safely.
amen

 

[mysticrose]

There is no way in my mind that this is a stranger abduction. It may not be a close friend or family member but it is someone aquainted with this family in one form or another, enough to know that dad would be starting his new job and what hours he would be working and where everyone would be postioned in that house after night fall..... moo

 

[lishac23]

It had been pretty hot that day I think. IDK if we know if the house had A/C or not, but I could see putting a LO to sleep in shorts and a tee. Heck, the summer pjs we have from Old Navy *are* shorts and a tee.

Just wanted to add that its also possible she was running a slight fever and mom was trying to keep her cool and comfortable.

 

[laurafairlie]

It had been pretty hot that day I think. IDK if we know if the house had A/C or not, but I could see putting a LO to sleep in shorts and a tee. Heck, the summer pjs we have from Old Navy *are* shorts and a tee.

Also, who among us hasn't gotten behind on the laundry once or twice and had to put the kids to bed in something that was comfortable but not technically pjs (and these very well could have been PJs). I know this happens to me from time to time and I love my son very much and take good care of him.

JMO

 

[jacy]

When I nannied, the baby refused to sleep in nothing but a diaper. As he got older, he only wanted to sleep in underware. He disliked sleeping in clothes.

You just reminded me of when my youngest refused to wear pants. They'd shoot out over the crib every night.

I hope a dumb, mindless couple has Lisa and is taking great care of her. That they are busted soon, this baby is back in her mama's arms immediately, and the swimming rage in my blood can settle down. I want this so much.

 

[EllaMae]

I just watched the video of the plea from mom and dad. They look like very loving parents and very trusting people as well. I sure hope LE is looking into everyone old and new they have come in contact with, presumably someone who has moved out of the area recently or just hasn't been seen.

I feel concerned with the underground adoption's that take place and this child, she is beautiful and would probably bring good money to someone who deals in it.

Prayers for Lisa's parents and for Lisa herself, that she is brought home quickly and safely.
amen

I'm concerned about little Lisa being sold into an underground adoption ring as well. She's beautiful and healthy, and someone would pay a lot of money for such a precious baby.
If that is her with a middle aged couple....maybe they are the baby couriers.

 

[PoppyH]

Also, who among us hasn't gotten behind on the laundry once or twice and had to put the kids to bed in something that was comfortable but not technically pjs (and these very well could have been PJs). I know this happens to me from time to time and I love my son very much and and love him and care for him.

JMO

No biggie putting a baby down in shorts and a tee for the nite, heck, look at the Dugger kids, most all the little ones sleep in thier clothes! LOL, come home safe baby Lisa.

 

[Lera213]

I want to know if the parents have extended family in other states, if so what states and towns!

 

[mysticrose]

I'm concerned about little Lisa being sold into an underground adoption ring as well. She's beautiful and healthy, and someone would pay a lot of money for such a precious baby.
If that is her with a middle aged couple....maybe they are the baby couriers.

I certainly hope it was her ! I also hope LE could have a lead from video footage from the store.

 

[tk71texas]

Nothing wrong with being a helicopter mom, in my opinion!

I hope you post more! We'd love to have you join in with us!!

ha ha...mine's 14 and still likes to sleep with me......

 

[cmlegend99]

I have a couple of concerns that I don't think I've read yet. Just nagging at me. Why was baby in bed for the night in shorts and a top? It was mentioned that baby had a cold and a cough. I am just throwing this out...certainly not to paint any negative against mom...however, I am wondering if it is possible something happened to baby with cough medicine and mom panicked if she found baby "gone?" Perhaps afraid Dad would be furious that she may have given baby adult cough medicine? Again...just throwing this out because the shorts and top in bed with a ten month old kind of bothers me. Especially if baby had a cold. Colds always worsen at night and I just know with my children I would always bath them in fresh pj's at bedtime. Could be, however, baby fell asleep and mom knowing baby didn't want to wake up just put her to bed in clothing? However...that would mean no clean fresh diaper at bedtime. I always made sure diaper was fresh at bedtime as we all know babies wet during sleep to avoid a mess in morning and so baby can sleep more comfortably.
I am just having a hard time that anyone would have found way around home in dark to get baby...unless in home before. Just some thinking out loud here.

I have a 4 1/2 year old and 2 year old. When they have colds they usually get an extremely high fever usually always at night time. I let mine sleep in tanktops/shorts because they seem more comfortable that way. I do give them tylenol before bed but over night it just seems they get REALLY hot. I do have a blanket laying with them that they kick off when they start getting warm. I can totally see why she had on shorts and a shirt.

My mom is almost 60 and flips out when they are sick and they aren't wearing like sweatpants/sweatshirts/thermals to bed. It can be july and they have a cold..and she wants them in those items. We had to take my youngest to the ER once, had a high temp and my mom had her all covered up. First thing the nurse said, "Why is this baby so covered up? She's swealtering underneat all that! Strip her down!!" So...thats what I can see that.

 

[iamnotagolem]

It sounds like she had a matching pajama set on when mom put her to bed. Until there is some sort of evidence that there was bad or neglectful parenting going on, I think nitpicking the victims is a very poor idea.

 

[lishac23]

There is no way in my mind that this is a stranger abduction. It may not be a close friend or family member but it is someone aquainted with this family in one form or another, enough to know that dad would be starting his new job and what hours he would be working and where everyone would be postioned in that house after night fall..... moo

I'm wondering if mom had an FB page (these days who doesn't). The reason I say this is because I remember a case we reviewed for one of my CJ classes. A woman (who wanted a baby) befriended a mother of a newborn on the internet. Longer story short they conversed for a few weeks, the mother invited this woman to come over, went to get her something to drink or to the bathroom, came back and the woman and her baby were gone.

People have a tendency to post way too much info on social networking sites (including pics and things like "hubby starts new job tonight...") for people to see and take advantage of.

Just a theory...

 

[Apples2Apples]

People (myself included) share way too much on forums (esp. CafeMom & Babycenter), blogs and social networking sites. You never know who is on the other side of the computer reading what you write.

 

[LaLaw2000]

It is a mugshot IMO.

Just catching up here!

I agree about it being a mugshot, elepher. Sometimes when an arrestee on drugs is brought in, you just book them in on paper with the charges, take a quick mugshot, and put them in the tank to sleep it off or to calm down.

An arrestee has to be able to stand at the AFIS to have their prints rolled and to be 'at' themselves in order to answer all questions including medical ones. THEN they can be showered and dressed out.

ETA: This woman is seriously out of it, IMO.


MOO

 

[luckyme]

BTW - to the upthread posters - 'helicopter parents' refers to parents who hover over COLLEGE KIDS to the point of not letting them grow up.(Doing their laundry, interfering with their professors, calling them 10-12 times a day)

What you describe with your little ones is called 'good parenting'.

Gulp!!! I must be one of those parents. I have two kids in college and three at home. The two in college i text everyday! i dont call their professors though! but i know what their grades are since im going broke paying for their education. moo :seeya: