Searching for Anna - #1

[Dr. Doogie]

Naw, George Cloony's better.

The truth is probably closer to George "The Animal" Steele.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/drdoogief/detail?.dir=/aac9&.dnm=899ascd.jpg&.src=ph

 

[Joe Ford]

Funny, I was thinking...Hercule Poirot.

 

[Dr. Doogie]

I was interviewed for about a half hour today by a reporter for the HMB Review. He is going to do a followup interview on Monday. He also will interview Annasmom today and Monday.

It dawns on me that in our picture that will accompany the article, Annasmom threatens to wear a big hat and a fake beard while I will be resembling George "The Animal" Steele. It's gonna be a helluva picture: a professional wrestler standing next to a member of ZZ Top.

 

[HeartofTexas]

It's gonna be a helluva picture: a professional wrestler standing next to a member of ZZ Top.

You two better be careful with your pix! Otherwise people will think Anna ran away in fear after catching a glimpse of the two of you! (Just kidding!).

Big congratulations, Doogie, for the 30-minute interview... and good luck to both of you on the remaining interview. Any chance someone could scan a copy of the article when it comes out, for those of us not on the West Coast? Or maybe it will be on their website?

 

[Annasmom]

You two better be careful with your pix! Otherwise people will think Anna ran away in fear after catching a glimpse of the two of you! (Just kidding!).

Big congratulations, Doogie, for the 30-minute interview... and good luck to both of you on the remaining interview. Any chance someone could scan a copy of the article when it comes out, for those of us not on the West Coast? Or maybe it will be on their website?

Omigosh, am I ready for this?
Wish me luck, my friends. I hate having my picture taken, and I get all tongue-tied when people ask me questions. The Half Moon Bay Review, by the way, does have a web site, and the paper comes out on Wednesday. If they carry the article that day, you should all be able to read it on line.

 

[MagicRose99]

Omigosh, am I ready for this?
Wish me luck, my friends. I hate having my picture taken, and I get all tongue-tied when people ask me questions. The Half Moon Bay Review, by the way, does have a web site, and the paper comes out on Wednesday. If they carry the article that day, you should all be able to read it on line.

You'll be great Annasmom!

:woohoo: Here's to the future... and what this publicity will help us do in our search for answers and Anna!:woohoo:​

 

[Dr. Doogie]

I am posting this on Annasmom's computer. We had some pics taken today of the both of us distributing the flyers along Purissima Creek Road (Annasmom decided against wearing the fake beard).

I have brought along the Box from Hell so that Annasmom can get some items that she needs for the book and we will be further examining its evil contents later this evening. Pray for us!

 

[Dr. Doogie]

I took some photographs this weekend to help us visualize some of the aspects of this case.

The first picture is of the creek:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/drdoogief/detail?.dir=/aac9&.dnm=8620scd.jpg&.src=ph
As you can see from the pic, the vegetation along the creek is very thick. The odds of Anna being swept two miles down this creek and ending up in the ocean are next to nil - she would have become tangled up in the snags long before she ever reached the sea. The creek banks and depths were thoroughly examined by LE, the family and volunteer searchers with no sign of Anna anywhere (Joe Ford even travelled the entire length of the creek in scuba gear, looking under every snag and deep pool for any trace of Anna). Having seen the creek, I can now say with complete certainty that Anna did not go into the creek.

The next picture is the view of the farm area from above on Purissima-Higgins Road: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/drdoogief/detail?.dir=/aac9&.dnm=f2a3scd.jpg&.src=ph
The farm is behind the large tree in the center of the photograph. That tree was much smaller in 1973 and would not have blocked the view of an observer. There are trees right next to where I took this picture that would have provided a place for someone to hide themselves and a vehicle from view by anyone on the farm. (The house on the right in the picture was not there in 1973.)

 

[Annasmom]

So...Doogie and I printed out the fliers and this morning I hand-addressed one to each resident of Purisima Creek Road, put Gee's Bend Quilt stamps on them (so they don't look like junk mail), and sent them off. I had a copy made of the latest revisions to Searching For Anna (in which, by the way, I express my undying gratitude to Doogie and WebSleuths), made a CD of same, and I think I'm almost ready for the Review reporter at 1 P.M., as soon as I sweep and dust. Still waiting to hear from the Passport office. We made a lot of progress this weekend, and the Review story is a great opportunity to get the word out. Live long and prosper!

 

[Annasmom]

OK, an active member of the search team is going to Florida for a week to look for Anna. Will this work reportertype?

I just got a PM from reportertype this morning regarding counties she covers. It may be too late to make this connection, but if not, would you write her directly and see if it can happen?

 

[GraceBlue]

Sorry I havent been posting much but I've been checking for updates.

Way to go Doogie and Annasmom! I hope people start responding to the flyers with information. Now that I've seen a picture of the creek, there is definitely no way Anna could've fallen in without having her body found or a shoe found. Did you two get to go by the old house if it is still there?

I have been thinking a lot about the two Georges and the comment "I am glad the tot is dead" Could they have taken a life insurance policy out on her? Annasmom, when they changed Anna's name to add the 'Eifee' did you go along with them to file out the papers? Did you ever see the formal papers with her name 'Anna Christian Eifee Waters' stamped on it, or something like that when they added Eifee? Did you have to give them your ss# in order for them to do that? A signature of approval? The reason I ask is, could it be possible that they gave her a totally different name and took a life insurance policy out for her in a different name? Just a thought I had on top of my head.

 

[Dr. Doogie]

Did you two get to go by the old house if it is still there?

Yes, it is still there. It is obscured by the now-large tree in the center of the picture, but was visible from the high vantage point in 1973.

I have been thinking a lot about the two Georges and the comment "I am glad the tot is dead" Could they have taken a life insurance policy out on her?

Annasmom and I were having this exact discussion as we were looking through the Box from Hell on Saturday. We found the insurance policy that seems to have been the focus of the "Plan" note, but interestingly, it was dated late 1970 (which means that the "plan" seems to have been in effect for over two years before the Jan. 1973 date on the note). The "Plan" note clearly mentions that Anna was the beneficiary, meaning that the policy was taken out on someone else (probably George Waters) and was to be paid to Anna upon the insuree's death. However, it is not clear who the insured was on some of the paperwork for policies that we found that listed Brody as the beneficiary (it is possible that Anna was the insured on these). Since it seems that Waters purged his files of many items prior to his suicide, our hope is that he may have missed some incriminating piece of evidence before he died. We are going to re-examine the insurance records closely for any hints at a financial motivation for Anna's disappearance.

 

[Annasmom]

Annasmom, when they changed Anna's name to add the 'Eifee' did you go along with them to file out the papers? Did you ever see the formal papers with her name 'Anna Christian Eifee Waters' stamped on it, or something like that when they added Eifee? Did you have to give them your ss# in order for them to do that? A signature of approval? The reason I ask is, could it be possible that they gave her a totally different name and took a life insurance policy out for her in a different name? Just a thought I had on top of my head.

I didn't go when they added the "Eifee", but I have a birth certificate issued before that change and one issued after the change. I didn't have to sign anything or give a SS number. I know any "official" paper can be forged, but I don't know about giving someone a totally different name. I think you have to go to court.
By the way, I didn't completely bite my fingernails off during the interview with the young reporter today. He asked good questions and seemed to want to do as accurate a story as possible. He also said he was a little overwhelmed, trying to take in as much information as this story involved. I liked him.

 

[laini]

This reporter is doing a local story in CA, right? That's great you like him and he sounds honest. I check here everyday for updates even though I usually don't have anything helpful to add. I am also looking forward to your hard copy book being done, Annasmom.

 

[mfmangel1]

I was thinking of you both today, Annasmom and Dr. Doogie.

It sounds as though all went well, despite the lack of costumes!

I know we are all hoping and praying that this is the final piece of the puzzle to bring Anna home.

Someone out there is going to respond.

 

[SherlockJr]

I didn't go when they added the "Eifee", but I have a birth certificate issued before that change and one issued after the change. I didn't have to sign anything or give a SS number. I know any "official" paper can be forged, but I don't know about giving someone a totally different name. I think you have to go to court.

Does the amended birth record have a date that it was filed? The reason for this question is to see if it's possible to call vital records office to search for any birth records (not necessarily Anna's because you just recently got a copy of her amended birth record) to see which ones born in 67-68 were amended in Jan 1973. They may have them indexed a way to search for amended records at the time Anna went missing.

 

[Annasmom]

Does the amended birth record have a date that it was filed? The reason for this question is to see if it's possible to call vital records office to search for any birth records (not necessarily Anna's because you just recently got a copy of her amended birth record) to see which ones born in 67-68 were amended in Jan 1973. They may have them indexed a way to search for amended records at the time Anna went missing.

The amended birth certificate has a bottom line which says "date on which name added by supplemental name report", and the date is Oct. 3, 1967. The "original informant" has my signature and then the obstetrician's signature, but is not dated. I don't believe I could have made the trek to Public Records only a week after Anna was born, and I don't remember any such trek, so I am pretty sure GW did this, though his signature doesn't appear on the birth certificate. Also, the original "date signed by informant" (me, at the hospital, I believe) is left blank. Remember that I got an official copy of this this past May when we were looking to see if anyone had closed the file because of an adoption.

 

[SherlockJr]

The amended birth certificate has a bottom line which says "date on which name added by supplemental name report", and the date is Oct. 3, 1967. The "original informant" has my signature and then the obstetrician's signature, but is not dated. I don't believe I could have made the trek to Public Records only a week after Anna was born, and I don't remember any such trek, so I am pretty sure GW did this, though his signature doesn't appear on the birth certificate. Also, the original "date signed by informant" (me, at the hospital, I believe) is left blank. Remember that I got an official copy of this this past May when we were looking to see if anyone had closed the file because of an adoption.

Wow, I had not realized they added this name to the record so quickly after she was born (8 days?) Were they always this spontaneous?

 

[Annasmom]

Wow, I had not realized they added this name to the record so quickly after she was born (8 days?) Were they always this spontaneous?

I would say they were always obsessed and often impulsive.

 

[Dr. Doogie]

I spoke with the reporter for the HMB Review again today and it looks like our story will be in this week's paper (which, I believe, is out tomorrow). I do not know how soon afterwards the online edition is published, so it may be a short period of time before it is available to everyone here on the forum. As soon as we have something, I will post the link.