I just recall that one was conducted soon after Christina disappeared. I'm fairly certain that some members have been helping with searches. They may choose to simply be more covert in Christina's case if the thought is that EA could get help from someone who is not presently incarcerated.
TES raised some eyebrows in other cases and had their share of conflict in the past which some people can't ignore. The group as a whole is an amazing tool in finding missing persons, but sometimes the leadership comes into question.
Unfortunately, as ridiculous as it sounds...PPD did not have EA's DNA on file already to compare and the unknown male DNA is suspected to be EA's. It was mentioned at the last hearing.
TY, I didn't think that anyone would have a problem with a volunteer group. I'll have to do a little looking around to see if I can find why.
I agree and when I was saying I wanted the family to be leading the search...I meant organizing and getting people together to do the searches. Most families opt to stay at the main area to help check people in, do paperwork, do whatever needs to be done, or to simply be there in case anything is found. Jonni searching on her own is her decision, but it would be horrific if she found Christina's remains.In My Opinion ( Personal and Professional ), family should never be the ones leading the searches or out there searching. Do any of you want your last memory or picture of your loved one to be a decomposed body, bones scattered by animals, mutilated corpse? You can say all you want that , that won't be what you think of, but trust me you do. No matter what your mind goes to the suffering your loved one went through and that image will always come up. Most people never make it back from that. Their lives are forever devastated and their nights when they do sleep is filled with nightmares. There are other things family members can do instead of being on the searches. Once again this is my opinion, personal and professional. I felt like this needed to be said, so don't snark me, be rude, bash or whatever. On this I do know what I talk about. My concern is the well being of the loved ones.
Peace, love , blessing Ciao, Merry part
It would be a huge step in the right direction to have Tomnod pair with TES during searches. I don't know if TES alone could afford to set up something like Tomnod does, but working together would be a great idea. Someone should bring it up to TES. *hint hint*
It isn't a big secret or anything. During HaLeigh Cummings' case, Tim tried to set up covert operations to catch Misty in lies and it turned into quite a fiasco which eventually led to his own"snitch" going to jail because she was giving drugs to Misty. There are many other situations where Tim's decisions have been in question, imo. I still regard TES a fantastic group of people who can and do bring the missing home. They have been effective and their record is astounding. Sometimes their tactics leave a bit to be desired though.
Interesting, thank you again.
