SC SC - Amir Jennings, 18 mo., Columbia, Nov 2011

[mikkismom]

Zinah Jennings to Appeal Conviction in Case of Her Missing Son

http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=202470

 

[stillwatersc]

http://www.wistv.com/story/20150482/chief-on-amir-jennings-this-case-still-eats-at-my-core

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Police still searching for Amir Jennings 1 year after disappearance

Where is Amir Jennings?

It is a question the Midlands community has been asking for more than one year.

More: http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/story.aspx?id=831826#.ULnArob4Isc

 

[angelmom]

There's a story about the lack of attention paid to Amir's case as compared to other missing children's cases that's featured on the msn.com website this afternoon. Both Monica Caison from CUE and Natalie Wilson who runs the Black and Missing site have comments in the article.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48953999/ns/us_news-life/

I read this article yesterday and was going to post it, but it is so discouraging, I decided not to, and also, knew someone else would do so...the cases compared (Amir and Caylee) have many things in common, and yet there is no national uproar about Amir's mother. She should be every bit as known to the public as Casey Anthony and Amir should be as familiar a face as Caylee's. but it just never works out that way.

I don't think this is about race. Caylee Anthony was a perfect storm. Between Florida's sunshine laws making everything available, and the parents backing up the mother's crazy stories, there was something new available to the news people every day. Amir is every bit as cute as Caylee -- but nobody is buying his mother's BS. MOO

:goodpost:

I get really frustrated with some of these articles about how it's all about race. Yes, that definitely is a factor. But so much of it is about how much information is out there for the media. The news can try to keep it alive, but if LE locks down the info and the parents go into "no comment" mode, then there is nothing left but to recycle milestone articles about how much time has passed.

Caylee WAS a perfect storm. Sunshine laws, yes, but also an abundance of social media and photos PLUS family and friends who could not shut up if it killed them.

Laci Peterson was another one. They had fliers printed and were on the news before she had been officially missing for 24 hours.

There was a young man near us (Justin Gaines) whose mother made it her full time job to keep him in the news. She did great, even though he is supposedly in the ignored category (19yo man who went missing from a bar).

But in this case? The grandmother was in the press at first, but quickly locked it down when it became glaringly obvious that her daughter was responsible and Amir was probably not coming home. There are many more cases like this, and many of them do have victims of color. But you can't just blame it on race. The family has to participate. The family has to make us adopt the story as our own and to care, because there are too many missing people to focus on them all at once.

And too many times, those who supposedly advocate for these missing children of color grow quiet themselves when it becomes apparent that the caregiver is the culprit. Where is the outrage? Where are the articles crying for justice, for witnesses, for someone to make the mother speak? I haven't seen them. Only disdain for the media who cannot get anyone to talk to them.

 

[eileenhawkeye]

:goodpost:

I get really frustrated with some of these articles about how it's all about race. Yes, that definitely is a factor. But so much of it is about how much information is out there for the media. The news can try to keep it alive, but if LE locks down the info and the parents go into "no comment" mode, then there is nothing left but to recycle milestone articles about how much time has passed.

Caylee WAS a perfect storm. Sunshine laws, yes, but also an abundance of social media and photos PLUS family and friends who could not shut up if it killed them.

Laci Peterson was another one. They had fliers printed and were on the news before she had been officially missing for 24 hours.

There was a young man near us (Justin Gaines) whose mother made it her full time job to keep him in the news. She did great, even though he is supposedly in the ignored category (19yo man who went missing from a bar).

But in this case? The grandmother was in the press at first, but quickly locked it down when it became glaringly obvious that her daughter was responsible and Amir was probably not coming home. There are many more cases like this, and many of them do have victims of color. But you can't just blame it on race. The family has to participate. The family has to make us adopt the story as our own and to care, because there are too many missing people to focus on them all at once.

And too many times, those who supposedly advocate for these missing children of color grow quiet themselves when it becomes apparent that the caregiver is the culprit. Where is the outrage? Where are the articles crying for justice, for witnesses, for someone to make the mother speak? I haven't seen them. Only disdain for the media who cannot get anyone to talk to them.

Just because the parents are talking doesn't mean the case is going to get national coverage. Even if the case does make the national news, it's no guarantee that the case will get the level of coverage that Laci or Caylee received. In the case of Elizabeth and Lyric and Kyron, the parents were on national TV all-the-time for a few months..and then it just stopped. I doubt they all decided to not talk to the media anymore, but rather the media moved on.

Haleigh lived in Florida too with the Sunshine Laws. Her case also had a colorful cast of characters, and many twists and turns. But nowhere near as much coverage as Caylee. It's obvious the socioeconomic differences played a part.

In my opinion, parents can influence coverage, but it is really up to the media about how much coverage a case receives and for how long. People say that the parents of Mickey S and Lauren S worked hard to get national coverage, and I'm sure they did, but those cases never got anywhere near the coverage as Natalee Holloway.

JonBenet's case got massive coverage, and the media did not sit around waiting for official statements by LE, press conferences, or interviews with the parents. They relied on leaks, interviewed anyone with a connection (They went to WV to interview Patsy's HS principal). One reporter tried to convert religions to get close to the family priest. They took pictures of the inside of the house through the windows. That case has proven to me that if the media really wants to cover a case, they will find a way to do so. However, I do think their behavior in that case was very unethical and outrageous. But it does stand out to me that one of the most publicized cases of all-time did not have parents giving daily interviews or LE giving daily press conferences. The Ramseys definitely did not put in the amount of effort to get the amount of coverage JBR received. Other parents have worked much harder and won't see 1/20th of that coverage.

So in conclusion, I do think parents can play a part. But ultimately, it's up to the media.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Amir Jennings Case One Year Later

As Christmas nears, it's another holiday without Amir Jennings. In fact, it was this same time last year that the toddler's disappearance gripped the heart of a nation. Tonight, what local law enforcement is doing differently, one year later, to finally solve this case.

More: http://www.abccolumbia.com/news/local/Amir-Jennings-Case-One-Year-Later-183083541.html

 

[mare2929]

None of the links are working on this page

 

[mare2929]

 

[mare2929]

AMIR D'ROD JENNINGS
Case Type: Endangered Missing
DOB: Jun 28, 2010 Sex: Male
Missing Date: Dec 5, 2011 Race: Black
Age Now: 2 Height: 2'2" (66 cm)
Missing City: COLUMBIA Weight: 25 lbs (11 kg)
Missing State : SC Hair Color: Black
Missing Country: United States Eye Color: Brown
Case Number: NCMC1186645
Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Amir. He was last known to be in the company of an adult female relative. They may have traveled to North Carolina or Georgia. FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
http://www.vermistekinderen.nl/miss...seNum=1186645&orgPrefix=NCMC&searchLang=en_US

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Definitely not trying to start any arguments here. But a MSM article mentioning Amir.


Why do we seldom hear about missing black children?

They are strangers whose faces and names we know intimately; JonBenét Ramsey, Elizabeth Smart, Dylan Redwine, Caylee Anthony. They are other people's children, but we worry for them, pray for them. In addition to being young and innocent, these well-known names have something else in common.

All are white.

Read more: Why do we seldom hear about missing black children? - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/c...seldom-hear-about-missing-black#ixzz2NGnJQnBl
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[mikkismom]

The FBI Needs Your HELP Finding These Missing Persons

http://www.wusa9.com/news/photo-gallery.aspx?storyid=261924

 

[mikkismom]

:bump: because I am sick of children harmed by people supposed to care for them!

jmo

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Police still searching for Amir Jennings two years later

A Columbia toddler remains missing two years after his disappearance and his mother remains behind bars.

[snip]

Posters of the toddler are still up in Columbia but after two years after his disappearance are people still paying attention?

Police say it's difficult to keep these types of missing person's cases alive.

More: http://www.wistv.com/story/24093174/police-still-searching-for-amir-jennings-two-years-later

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.wistv.com/story/25577128/parole-denied-for-zinah-jennings

The Midlands mother whose 18-month-old toddler remains missing after almost three years was denied parole Wednesday for her unlawful conduct towards a child conviction.

Zinah Jennings, now 25, was convicted of the charge in September 2012 and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Zinah's son, Amir, was reported missing in December 2011 when his mother was involved in a car accident on Christmas Eve. The boy was not with Zinah when investigators arrived at the scene of the crash.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.thestate.com/2014/05/21/3458762/columbia-mom-of-missing-toddler.html

Jennings, 25, showed no remorse, nor did she express any interest in where her missing boy, Amir, or his body might be. The child now would be about 4 years old.

Jennings spoke from prison via large-screen video before a three-member panel of the S.C. Board of Paroles and Pardons, which met in Five Points in Columbia...

The panel took less than 30 seconds to vote unanimously to deny Jennings’ parole bid, citing the seriousness of the crime as a major reason for the denial.

 

[mikkismom]

Parole Denied For Mother Of Missing SC Boy

http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/2014/05/22/parole-denied-for-mother-of-missing-sc-boy/

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Finding Amir Jennings: Three years later

It has been three years since Columbia toddler Amir Jennings vanished.

He hasn't been seen since Thanksgiving 2011 and was just 18-months-old at the time. For the better of a year and a half the case seized the attention of the Midlands, and then just like little Amir, that interest disappeared.

http://www.wach.com/news/story.aspx?id=1127523#.VIPCr8kS2wU

 

[sallye818]

I just familiarized myself with this case. I wonder what in the world it's gonna take to find this little boy? There are so many more situations just like this right now....at least in this case his mom was given time in jail and not allowed to raise the second baby.

 

[Rayemonde]

Where are you, Amir??

 

[Rayemonde]

Amir is still missing... His mother should be out next year, with good behaviour