GUILTY NY - Marc Bookal, 4, Newburgh, 14 Dec 2009

[LogicalMinds]

Oh...ok thanks

I still think he attacked his own son , isn't that why he was in prison??

just horrible to think that poor little marc had to be around such a violent creep

 

[nnglas]

How does this make any sense? What is wrong with this man? Did he beat a one year old child as badly as reported? Why? Did he enjoy it? I am so sick of these freakin LOSERS who abuse kids.

 

[TakeNote]

so sad

 

[evelyn24]

RIP Sweet Marc....gone too soon

I will never forget that the best way these jerks had to describe this dear little boy was by the "burn marks on his hands"...

these monsters should have never had custody of a hamster, let alone children..

I am disgusted with the social services and parole people who let this group stay together, in charge of children, given the past beating of Marc's older half brother

Did a hospital treat the burns?? If so why wasn't this reported and investigated>

What a sad sad thing that some of these dear kids are described by the scars of their past abuse.....Marc's burned hands, little Jozelynn's missing patch of hair and scab on her chin

not to mention that with the majority of "missing" kids they are already well known to the state/s, courts, social services

I hope some of you will join me on the "spotlight" board where I am dilligently trying to make lists of all the sad cases where the social services were involved but useless

Poor sweet Marc with that happy smile Poor baby, this is just sooo sad

Yep, if you abuse a dog the state takes it away, you never get to have it back. If you're found guilty of animal abuse you could be told you are never allowed to own or take care of another pet.

It's a shame CPS doesn't work as well as the SPCA in most states.

 

[SleuthyMama]

Sad to hear that the body found is more than likely Marc's but I am glad he can be laid to rest properly.

Couple things I want to say -

I really believe LE had a tip on where to look because although yesterday was warm, locals will agree with me that we also had some beautiful weather a couple of weeks ago; they could have begun searching again but they didn't. I thoroughly believe finding Marc came from a tip. They knew exactly where to look.

I am so glad this Byrd put Marc in the book bag because thankfully, that helped contain Marc's remains and I think they will be able to glean a good amount of forensic evidence from it. So happy his little body wasn't scattered about like Caylee's.

Also glad they did let Byrd go on the child endangerment charges and instead have him locked up on a parole violation. The DA made the right choice to not tip his hand regarding evidence all those months ago so that they could hold out and wait till they found the body and thus go after Byrd on a murder charge.

RIP Marc.

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

Oh...ok thanks

I still think he attacked his own son , isn't that why he was in prison??

just horrible to think that poor little marc had to be around such a violent creep

LM, Cory Byrd attacked his own son Christian. Christian lives in the apartment on Benkard with Mom and siblings.

Marc was in the hospital October 2009 for burns on his hands. 2 months later, Marc was dead.
Obviously the signs were there, had "mom" been diligent.
But no. She had her priorities and Marc was not one of them. IMO.

 

[gogrannypop]

RIP little one. Soar with the angels.

 

[BOZGAL]

After watching NG last night it all came back to me about the prior interview with his Mother. :banghead:

Heartbreaking case that did not have to happen. Precious Marc never had a chance. I will never understand tragedies like this. Never.

RIP Precious Angel. :angel:

JMO

 

[JLMcKenna83]

After watching NG last night it all came back to me about the prior interview with his Mother. :banghead:

Heartbreaking case that did not have to happen. Precious Marc never had a chance. I will never understand tragedies like this. Never.

RIP Precious Angel. :angel:

JMO

BBM...
Too many times we see that the man in a woman's life has superseded her children. A warm body next to them, a little knockin boots, and drugs are all usually reasons why these women refuse to see whats really going on. It's sickening and heartbreaking that women are still popping babies out only to be abused and murdered later by the "daddy" in their lives. It's not even the children's bio-father that is doing the abusing. It's boyfriends, step fathers, and random hook ups. Women like Marc's & Aveion's egg donors make me sick to my stomach. There is a special circle in Hell for these women and I for one hope they burn.

And how dare she defend him from the start. I bet her story now will be that after he wandered off, he climbed into the duffel bag in the middle of the woods and was just now found. She'll criticize LE for not looking harder, like she did in the beginning.

Any woman who allows this to happen to their child deserves to be in prison. The signs of abuse were blatantly obvious. So sad that another little one isn't going to get a chance to grow up because he too was failed by so many.

And I agree with the poster who said that it's sad that the SPCA works better than CPS. If you abuse your child or allow your child to be abused, you should never be allowed to have that child back. You should also be prevented from having another one.

THE ABUSE AND MURDER OF THESE CHILDREN NEEDS TO STOP!

 

[Bewildered]

I am so glad they found little Marc, yet so sad this poor little guy never had a chance.

RIP Marc Anthony, there are no monsters that can hurt you where you are now.

 

[passionflower]

I am so sick and tired of these monsters that torture, murder, asault children and animals!
What kind of civilized people are we as a nation are becoming?
Where are the rights of those who cannot help themselves?
The government wants their hands on everything else.........
then do something politicians!
I am so furious!

 

[LogicalMinds]

Oh....that picture of Marc with his little bandaged hands is heartbreaking

how and why would the hospital and social services let him go back to these monsters after the burns??

surely they could see the past sorry record of his bio-mom and her lover??

this is just revolting....Marc I am sooo sorry

 

[billyjoesgirl]

RIP little guy, I was praying for you, and will continue to do so.

 

[kbl8201]

reading back in this thread and given the patrick alford case im starting to wonder why new york even has an amber alert.

or a police force for that matter

 

[Kimberlyd125]

LM, Cory Byrd attacked his own son Christian. Christian lives in the apartment on Benkard with Mom and siblings.

Marc was in the hospital October 2009 for burns on his hands. 2 months later, Marc was dead.
Obviously the signs were there, had "mom" been diligent.
But no. She had her priorities and Marc was not one of them. IMO.

I agree. This picture is heartbreaking!!!!
How can someone hurt an innocent child like this. OVER and OVER!!!!
Poor baby. He surely went through H*L* during his short life.

Rest in peace Marc. No more pain. You are where you can feel love and joy instead of hate and misery.

 

[Kimberlyd125]

Did we ever find out how the burns happened?

Seems I remember something early on during this case but for the life of me I can't remember what it was.
I'll go back and see what I can find.

 

[darlin gal]

Newburgh police Chief Eric Paolilli said the cause and manner of death could not be determined until blood, tissue and toxicology samples are analyzed by the state police.
“Only after DNA testing is done can a positive identification be made,” he said.
Samples were transported to the state police lab in Albany Thursday “it could take up to 30 days, but we have asked to put a rush on it.”
(snip)
Police found the small body Wednesday inside a bag in a wooded area in the southeastern part of the city, several blocks from Bookal’s home.
City police Lt. Charles Broe said, “We stared the search in the block where the house was, then the blocks around it, and expanded the perimeter out. That’s when the trooper dog caught the scent.
“They were walking right along the sidewalk,” he said.
Broe the body was found up a steep hill, about 25 to 30 feet from the sidewalk.
He believed the body was there “for some time. ”
Sub-freezing temperatures may have slowed the decomposition process. That may have made it more difficult for cadaver dogs to pick up any scent, when teams first searched for the boy in December and January, he said.
Broe said the decision to recanvass the area Wednesday was based on the weather.
“People are convinced that we had known something,” he said. “The weather had turned, then we got so much rain, which melted the snow...we discussed that it would be prudent for us to go back and start again.”
Broe said the body was “not as decomposed” as he would have expected.
Paolilli said Wednesday a preliminary investigation of the remains seemed to indicate they belonged to a small child. Paolilli said it appeared the body was placed at the location with the intent of hiding it.
“There may be some difficulty in that the normal course of business to identify unknown remains would be to use fingerprints or dental records, and a child this young may not have those available,” Paolilli said
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...25006/Police--No-ID-made-for-Newburgh-remains

 

[Amster]

This is happening over and over and over.....and, it will continue until the mothers of these kids are held responsible right along with the killer. Can't force a mom to love her kids above herself, but, if she makes that choice then she can sure as heck suffer the consequences!!

 

[panthera]

:seeya: Nancy Grace is talking about Marc again tonight.

 

[passionflower]

His little body doesn't show allot of decomp..........
snow/cold/good for evidence
Definately a little boy
Was body moved there in just the last few months!