GUILTY PA - Bonnie Sweeten for staged abduction, swindle, Upper Southampton, 2009

[Helplessly Hoping]

what is FDN?

Carlitz Foundation....her alleged employer...

Have some calls to make

 

[bogeygal]

HLN reporting mom was seen on video at airport without daughter.

This came from a news reporter they were speaking to just now.

 

[Djane]

HLN is reporting the daughter wasn't with her at the airport

 

[jnTexas]

now HLN is reporting the mom was seen on video at the airport but not the daughter. Hope they are reporting wrong.

 

[badme102]

They are saying on HLN that the mother was the only one seen on the video at the airport...Which one is it??

 

[Julespa]

oooohh this burns me up! She stole money then took off with her 9 year old, made some elaborate lie about being abducted by 2 black men (she is obviously racist or thinks that it is just easier to point the figure at a minority) then has the entire country on alert for her and prayer for her safety when in turn SHE MADE IT ALL UP!!!
:furious:

 

[Helplessly Hoping]

Either her house or neighbors...

 

[jnTexas]

Wonder if Julia knew to much?

HLN could be wrong they are also saying she had two older daughters and we know that one is not true.

I'm holding out hope that Julia was with her.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

PHILADELPHIA - May 27, 2009 (WPVI) -- Video surveillance at Philadelphia International Airport captured Bonnie Sweeten and Julia Rakoczy boarding a plane late Tuesday. That plane was heading to Tampa, Florida.

Police are now saying that effectively dismisses Sweeten's claim that she and her daughter were abducted.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=6832725

 

[lonetraveler]

Well $300k would get her a long way. Why would she leave behind the other two children?

I'm thankful to hear they seen the girl boarding also. I was worried she had been hurt.

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There are conflicting stories as usual. On HLN just now, the mother was seen on the video boarding the plane. The little girl was not seen.

 

[bogeygal]

They are saying on HLN that the mother was the only one seen on the video at the airport...Which one is it??

HLN said no confirmed sighting of daughter. Mom was seen on the videotape at airport. Psychologist on HLN said that maybe the mother wanted to start a new life and perhaps made up the story of the abduction. Sad.

 

[steelergirl]

I'm trying to find a story on the news websites and no one has one posted yet...but wpvi (local's abc channel) definately said that BOTH of them were on the video tape.

 

[SharetheLight]

I guess she figured life on the run with all 3 would be too difficult.

But why the middle child?? It's just strange.

And where is Julia if she wasn't spotted at the airport?

 

[KaylynnCouture]

HLN is reporting her daughter was NOT seen on the airport surveillance but police are checking other surveillance in and around the airport to double-check.

 

[marla]

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news&id=6833976

Detectives are investigating allegations that she may have taken about $300,000 from her former employer, an attorney in Upper Makefield Township, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Out of concern for her safety and especially for safety of the nine-year-old with her, these sources tell ABC News, police and FBI in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs are mounting a full scale hunt visiting every motel in the area in an effort to locate her. Sweeten was described as scared, and investigators were worried about her emotional stability.

Holy $h!t

 

[sandcastles4me]

This is very strange. What kind of Mom puts her daughter and other children through this. I haven't seen anything on the husband, did he have the other children when she left?? I hope the little girl is okay.

 

[lonetraveler]

PHILADELPHIA - May 27, 2009 (WPVI) -- Video surveillance at Philadelphia International Airport captured Bonnie Sweeten and Julia Rakoczy boarding a plane late Tuesday. That plane was heading to Tampa, Florida.

Police are now saying that effectively dismisses Sweeten's claim that she and her daughter were abducted.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=6832725

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OH,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I can breathe now. I was so concerned when HLN reported that the little girl was not with the mother boarding the plane. Wonder why she just didn't leave from the airport? Why did she have to make up this whole story? Didn't she know that LE would check out the airport? I would have thought that she was more intelligent than she appears to be at this point.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

We don't know which reports are accurate yet.

 

[SharetheLight]

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news&id=6833976

Detectives are investigating allegations that she may have taken about $300,000 from her former employer, an attorney in Upper Makefield Township, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Out of concern for her safety and especially for safety of the nine-year-old with her, these sources tell ABC News, police and FBI in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs are mounting a full scale hunt visiting every motel in the area in an effort to locate her. Sweeten was described as scared, and investigators were worried about her emotional stability.

Bolded by me for reference.

I wonder if there has been any further contact with the mother. They described her as scared, which would be normal if she was kidnapped or pretended to be kidnapped. Makes me think there was further contact with her.

 

[badme102]

PHILADELPHIA - May 27, 2009 (WPVI) -- Video surveillance at Philadelphia International Airport captured mom Bonnie Sweeten and her daughter, Julia Rakoczy, boarding a plane about an hour after Sweeten claimed they had been abducted.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=6832725