PA PA - Richard Petrone, 35, & Danielle Imbo, 34, Philadelphia, 19 Feb 2005 - #1

[dmvpenn]

Assembling Place for the vigil

http://www.richardanddanielle.com/p...e&p=1828&sid=a62c3b09157b772d93646cb76fbc8436http://www.richardanddanielle.com/p...t&p=1828&sid=a62c3b09157b772d93646cb76fbc8436http://www.richardanddanielle.com/p...e&p=1828&sid=a62c3b09157b772d93646cb76fbc8436http://www.richardanddanielle.com/p...28&t=295&sid=a62c3b09157b772d93646cb76fbc8436

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Chickie and Petes
1526 Packer Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
United States
19145
Time



Immediately following we will head to Abeline’s at



http://www.richardpetrone.com more detailed info





http://www.richardpetrone.com/files/vigilPoster11x17.pdf







Thanks for all your support. I look forward to meeting everyone.



PS. I will also be scheduling a march to Washington in 6 months for all missing persons. Stay tuned!

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

dmvpenn, I may just meet you all at Abilene's. I am a terrible South Philly driver - don't know my way from one corner to the next! And parking ... the parking in South Philly is even worse than that near South Street!!! :crazy:

If you really need me to meet you at Chickie & Pete's ahead of time, I'll figure out how to get there. Otherwise, at what time should I look for you at Abilene's? And will you be inside or out?

Wenchie, I hope you come, and I hope some others of you can be there as well.

ETA: I just saw the information at your site - considering the signs and the candles, I'll assume you're meeting OUTSIDE of Abilene's.

 

[dmvpenn]

ok well my thought was that for those of you who are directionally challenged, :laugh: and not knowing one corner from the next, you may want to consider meeting us a tchickie and petes. The lot is big and actaully easier to get to then south street. I can get you directions or you can call me.. I will pm you with my number. But we can car pool your behines once we assemble. but if you want to venture parking on your own on south street, we plan on being there around 8:30 ish.

dmv

 

[Rachael]

dmvpenn, I may just meet you all at Abilene's. I am a terrible South Philly driver - don't know my way from one corner to the next! And parking ... the parking in South Philly is even worse than that near South Street!!! :crazy:

If you really need me to meet you at Chickie & Pete's ahead of time, I'll figure out how to get there. Otherwise, at what time should I look for you at Abilene's? And will you be inside or out?

Wenchie, I hope you come, and I hope some others of you can be there as well.

ETA: I just saw the information at your site - considering the signs and the candles, I'll assume you're meeting OUTSIDE of Abilene's.

I would like to go too JerseyGirl since I live in the area but it is unlikely that I can get a babysitter and my husband will be working.

Good luck DMV! I really hope your family gets some answers soon. I am willing to do anything I can from home to help (if there is anything I can possibly do).

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

I would like to go too JerseyGirl since I live in the area but it is unlikely that I can get a babysitter and my husband will be working.

Oh no ... ... I wish you could join us! Keep it in mind in case anything changes. I'd love to see you there.

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

dmv, based on some potential time problems, I'm going to meet you guys on South Street. I can't remember where Abilene's comes in. I know it's on South but near which cross street? Is it 3rd? 4th?

Do you know how many people are coming? Media?

Also, I have a daughter who's interested in attending with a friend or two of hers. They are teenagers, ages 16 & 17. Would that be appropriate or would you prefer an adults-only gathering? Whatever you prefer is fine with me.

 

[dmvpenn]

JG

bring everyone... I can't say for sure.. but it does seem that we have many many people. Big Rich is coming after all. Media will definately be there. Greta interviewed Big Rich today... so I do believe we have done a great marketing effort...

So, yes, bring as many as you'd like. If you don't know what I look like... go to www.richardpetrone.com there is a link to pictures of the search effort or the nancy grace clip. I am tall with short black hair... awful pictures.. but what can I say....:waitasec:

See you tomorrow night.... and thanks again.

 

[dmvpenn]

ps yes. abelines is on 4th and south.

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

Just a quick check - do you need me to pick anything up on my way?

Oh! And I saw a Greta commercial a short time ago. Is Greta covering the story tonight?

I'll check in here by 6 P.M. After that, I may or may not be on for the rest of the night.

 

[LovelyPigeon]

Tonite, Aug 19, on Fox News:

Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone vanish without a trace. After disappearing from the streets of Philadelphia, new questions arise over what could have happened! Now Greta heads to the city and hits the streets in the search for answers! On tonight's "On the Record." -
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,44672,00.html

 

[LovelyPigeon]

I wish there were more in the way of news, but this is it:

Couple Missing For Six Months

Aug 19, 2005 10:00 am US/Eastern
PHILADELPHIA (KYW) Where could they be? It is what their families have wondered every day for six months. CBS 3’s Robin Rieger reports that there are new details in the investigation of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone's disappearance. --->>

CBS 3 has learned Mt. Laurel and Philadelphia Police are now re-interviewing family members and friends about the five month disappearance of Danielle Imbo of Mt. Laurel and Richard Petrone Jr. of South Philadelphia.

“I feel more hopeful than ever that they're gonna get answers for us and she's gonna come home,” said Ottobre.--->>

Ottobre believes being questioned again may jog someone's memory.

“People forget things, you know,” said Ottobre, adding, “You're in conversation with a friend and you start to say something and you realize ‘Oh, did I say that?’” --->>

The Citizens Crime Commission reward stands at $100-thousand. If you have any information about the couples’ whereabouts, call 215-546-TIPS. --->>

http://kyw.com/Local News/local_story_200181605.html

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

There was a vigil held tonight on South Street to mark 6 months since their disappearance. All of the local media showed up to cover the event.

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

CBS 3: Vigil For Missing Couple

CBS Video Viewer

Friday marked six-months since a couple disappeared without a trace from a Philadelphia bar.

Loved ones gathered in front of Abilene’s bar on South Street to hold a candle light vigil for Danielle Imbo, 34, from Mt. Laurel and Richard Petrone Jr, 35, from Philadelphia.

Over 30 people attended the candlelit vigil, holding signs in support of the family...

On Tuesday a vigil will be held for Danielle Imbo’s family.

Related Links

Richard Petrone Site
Danielle Imbo Site

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

Local couple still missing since February (phillyBurbs.com)

... But what about Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone?

... why aren't "Good Morning America" or "Today" juggling to get Imbo's mother, Felice Ottobre, on camera? Why isn't there greater national media exposure, which could help lead police to Imbo and Petrone?

One reason, some media and criminal-justice experts say, is because their story is not quite the juicy, missing-person story archetype. Imbo and Petrone, who had an on-again, off-again relationship, are both in their mid-30s and they vanished after meeting for a drink in a bar.

"It doesn't fit the damsel-in-distress story, which is a sweet, young, blond girl disappears from a family home ...

Erin Bruno, case manager for the National Center for Missing Adults, said the center advises families to try to keep pushing media coverage, but she admitted it can be difficult in cases like this.

"When the trail goes cold and there are no new leads, that's when the media stops running stories because there's nothing new to report," Bruno said.

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

No sign of missing couple (phillyBurbs.com)

Since the couple's went missing six months ago on Feb. 19, officers have searched Philadelphia streets, abandoned buildings and lots, sections of Burlington County, the dense forests of the New Jersey Pinelands and the Delaware River, but have found no sign of the couple.

Cell phone, credit card and bank records have been reviewed. There has been no activity.

Investigators have talked to friends, family members and acquaintances of the pair but have uncovered no leads of significance.

Even the March airing of a segment about Imbo and Petrone on "America's Most Wanted" has produced nothing solid.

"Unfortunately, we're not any closer to finding them than we were the first week," said Sgt. Tim Cooney, lead investigator on the case for Philadelphia police.

The trail has not turned cold. Rather, investigators say, it was never warm to begin with.

Investigators know the couple left Abilene, a bar and restaurant on bustling South Street, at about 11:45 p.m. Feb. 19. They told friends at the bar that Petrone was going to drive Imbo home to Mount Laurel.

And then they were gone...

Police don't believe Imbo and Petrone left voluntarily, yet they have no evidence of an accident, mugging or organized abduction. Where does that leave investigators?

In essence, back at square one. Cooney said additional searches are being planned for more areas outside the city. Investigators have also begun re-interviewing family members and associates of the pair in hopes of uncovering information that could shed light on the disappearance.

Police have also gathered DNA samples and dental records for Imbo and Petrone for use in the search.

Suspects of various street crimes in Philadelphia have been interviewed, but none produced any information about the disappearance, he said...

"In my 13 years, this is the longest missing person case I've ever worked," Cooney said. "As an investigator, it's extremely hard to continually come up with nothing like we have ... We've devoted a lot of resources to this both on and off the clock."

Despite the lack of clues and physical evidence, law enforcement continues to actively work the case. Just recently, the FBI, which is assisting in the case, contacted Imbo's family to let them know the investigation is still active.

"(Law enforcement) has dedicated so many resources to finding her," said Felice Ottobre, Imbo's mother. "They can't give us specifics, but they tell us to trust them and they will find her.

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

Family hoping for daughter's return (phillyBurbs.com)

Felice Ottobre says her heart breaks when she thinks about her missing daughter. But it absolutely crumbles, she says, when she thinks of her daughter being separated from her toddler son...

When Imbo disappeared, her son, Joseph Imbo III, was just 19 months old. She missed his second birthday in May and her own 35th birthday earlier this month.

"Those were the two most difficult days," Ottobre said, visibly upset by the memory. "Not having her here is so hard."

The family, however, finds strength in little Joe.

Imbo would do everything and anything in her power to find her way back to him, her family says.

"If my sister had a chance to have even one more minute with her son, she would do anything to have it," said her brother, John Ottobre. "She would never give up for that chance..."

Joseph Imbo Sr. is now living in Danielle's Mount Laurel condominium with his son. He said his sister and her best friend help out with the care of little Joe.

"He's doing well. He's only 2 so he doesn't really understand, but every once in a while, he asks (for his mother)," Imbo said.

He said he chooses to believe Danielle is still alive...

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

Just so you know, there has been additional discussion and links on this thread:

Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community - Richard Petrone, 35 & Danielle Imbo, 34

 

[dmvpenn]

Hey Jersey Girl,

Well.. :doh: as my fate would have it, I could not resist, I had a beer today and well, I got sick.:sick: The colors of the smily head reveal exactly how I felt/feel.

On a happier note, I want to personally thank you for all your support and dedication. Your showing up was an extremely powerful feeling to think how a stranger extended themselves and took time out of thier busy lives for us. Ya know, there are family who don't even step up to the bump that way.

If there is ever anything I can do for you... Please do not hesitate to reach out.

God bless and thanks to you daughter and her boyfriend too.

 

[dmvpenn]

Jersey girl,

But there is so much more to this story. John Ottobre and Danielle's friends refuse to share the truth about Joe Imbo's and Danielle's rocky relationship.

For some reason, even the police down play the signficance of the fact that imbo repeated threatened Rich. If the media is looking for juice... there is juice.

It is digusting that the media resorts to needed damsel in distress story. But my goodness, let's not forget that family pride conceals many truths.

This entire disappearance is sickening.

Local couple still missing since February (phillyBurbs.com)

... But what about Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone?

... why aren't "Good Morning America" or "Today" juggling to get Imbo's mother, Felice Ottobre, on camera? Why isn't there greater national media exposure, which could help lead police to Imbo and Petrone?

One reason, some media and criminal-justice experts say, is because their story is not quite the juicy, missing-person story archetype. Imbo and Petrone, who had an on-again, off-again relationship, are both in their mid-30s and they vanished after meeting for a drink in a bar.

"It doesn't fit the damsel-in-distress story, which is a sweet, young, blond girl disappears from a family home ...

Erin Bruno, case manager for the National Center for Missing Adults, said the center advises families to try to keep pushing media coverage, but she admitted it can be difficult in cases like this.

"When the trail goes cold and there are no new leads, that's when the media stops running stories because there's nothing new to report," Bruno said.

 

[OriginalJerseyGirl]

Well.. :doh: as my fate would have it, I could not resist, I had a beer today and well, I got sick.:sick: The colors of the smily head reveal exactly how I felt/feel.

Oh no! Are you kidding? You only had 4 more days to go!!! I can't believe you got sick off of one beer - what a drag. I hope you're feeling better now, and I hope that the next four days pass quickly for ya'.

On a happier note, I want to personally thank you for all your support and dedication. Your showing up was an extremely powerful feeling to think how a stranger extended themselves and took time out of thier busy lives for us. Ya know, there are family who don't even step up to the bump that way.

If there is ever anything I can do for you... Please do not hesitate to reach out.

God bless and thanks to you daughter and her boyfriend too.

You're so very welcome. It felt right to be there to support you guys. I just wish that there was something more that I could do. Please be sure to keep me posted about what's going on, and ANYTHING you need. There are lots of us strangers that care; I just happen to be local to this case and so had the benefit of being able to attend.

D, you're in my heart. All of you are, especially after meeting you all last night. Really - please - don't hesitate to let me know if there's anything else I can do. I wish I could make this situation better for you all. Like I said a while back, I'm with you on this to the end.

BTW, is there an active and on-going discussion on your site? If so, I may sign up there soon in order to stay in the loop without making more work for you.