TX - Jonathan Foster, 12, Houston, 24 Dec 2010 - #3

[Lera213]

I hope my map is correct of all the known locations

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou....829625,-95.460892&spn=0.250182,0.445976&z=12

 

[Starwynn]

So... Is SD the babysitter?

There was no babysitter; mom admitted that the boy was left alone at home while she was at work. Apparently, SD 'checked in' on him about 1:45 p.m. and was the last person known to see him.

 

[MsFacetious]

These are the things that have me confused and concerned.... so many things have changed. And how can "all indications" be that it is his body if they don't even know the gender yet. :waitasec:


Source: Body believed to be that of missing boy


Pending the official notification from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Jonathan's family has been prepared for the possibility that the body in the ditch is his, and all indications are that it is, a police source said..

"The finding of the body kind of confirmed our worst fears," said Sgt. Brian Harris of Houston Police Department's homicide division.


Police questioned Jonathan's mother and stepfather, Angela and David Davis, overnight Monday and spent hours sorting through conflicting statements from family members, neighbors and friends to establish a timeline for Jonathan's disappearance on Christmas Eve, Harris said.

Initial reports that Jonathan had disappeared after running home from a babysitter's house to retrieve a video game turned out to be false, Harris said. The boy's mother eventually admitted that Jonathan was not in the care of a babysitter when he disappeared, he said.

"There was some shame and embarrassment about leaving a kid home alone, but it's not unusual for a 12-year-old to be home alone," Harris said.


In mid-December, Jonathan and his mother moved to a nearby apartment after "mom had some troubles with the stepdad," Harris said.


That afternoon, someone called Angela Davis' workplace, Harris said.

"We believe Jonathan's actually on the phone and asks to speak to his mom," Harris said.

A colleague who answered the phone said Angela Davis was working and would call him back.

"And then a female gets on the phone and says, 'This is an emergency,'" Harris said.

By the time Jonathan's mother picked up, no one was there, he said.


Angela Davis called the land line where she and Jonathan live, and a woman with a gruff voice answered, Harris said.

"Angela says, 'Well, this is Angela, I'm Jonathan's mother. Who are you?'" Harris said.

"And the woman is heard saying, 'Is Angela your mother?'

And the boy replies, 'Yes ma'am, Angela's my mother.'

And then the phone went dead."


A few minutes later, the mother arrived home, Harris said. Jonathan was gone, and the cordless phone was missing, he said.

Within an hour, relatives called police, Harris said.

"Patrol responds by like 3:30 p.m. and they're there from 3:30 to 4:15 or so," Harris said.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/7356276.html

 

[peeples]

LE's news release. I wish they would update this site. I check often and will post if there is any news on identity of bodies that are found.


http://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2010/dec/nr122810-3.htm


On the left is jail inquiry.

This lady was on the side of the road though.. not in the water. unless they left out the water part on purpose

"a person lying on the side of the road."

 

[Brattigirle]

Brattigirle, I don't know what a kiln fireman is, will you explain?

A kiln is like a giant oven, my DH fires bricks.

 

[SuziQ]

So is there a business inside the industrial park where someone could burn a body? I'm thinking the perp realized how hard it would be to completely burn a body and couldn't leave it at that business if it tracks back to them. I'm also thinking you wouldn't make it too far with a burned body in your vehicle before having to dump it. JMO. The burning location might not be far from the body.

 

[peeples]

Yes...it was along the toll road and there are cameras at the booths on Hardy. But, if the transport occurred without getting on Hardy, then I'm not sure anything would be available on the toll cameras. However, there are several businesses in the area which the body was found, and I would be SHOCKED if any of them didn't have cameras surrounding this entire building / strip.

Again, Hardy could be avoided, even to get to the place where the body was found, if traveling down Crosstimbers or Tidwell...pass over Hardy and come back around to get to the business location...this might not make sense, sorry...but I'm not the directional diva...LOL

LE said they had telling survelance vid. from a grocery store, connected to the burned body and they were acting on it...

 

[cluciano63]

I hope the cameras help solve this hideous crime, no matter whose body wsa found...it would be great if they were actually working, and actually captured a clear image of the person and the vehicle...just in case confessions are not forthcoming...

Sorry about my confusion over the two bodies, but it strikes me that the body in the water has reddish hair, as does Jonathan, it is not that common. So it was confusing...

Wait, just saw a post above...police were called around 3:30??

 

[StrayKat]

Thanks I thought I saw a post that had blue flannel shirt and reddish blond hair in it...did both bodies have reddish blond hair? Am I going crazy...

No you are not going crazy... the story was originally reported wrong. The burned child's body had no clothes on or were burned. And the body found in the water had the flannel shirt.

 

[Brattigirle]

Has it been mentioned already where Mom and Step Dad worked?

I haven't seen it yet.

 

[Starwynn]

Perhaps a local can shed a bit more light on the Hardy Rd. Toll System. The burned body was found adjacent to this highway.

From what I can see here, Hardy Tolls Highway does indeed require payment, here are the toll locations:

Hardy Toll Maps:



https://www.hctra.org/files/Front_SW_Quadrant.pdf


https://www.hctra.org/tollroads_map/


Hardy Toll Rates/Locations:


https://www.hctra.org/tollroads_rates/hardy-toll-road-southbound/

OK this is tricky... stay with me here.

There's Hardy Road, which is the street from which the nearby "Hardy Toll Road" was named. It might be that Hardy Road is now the feeder to Hardy Toll Road, but please don't quote me on that - I haven't traveled that road in a few years.

You can travel on Hardy Road without any toll. Obviously, the Hardy Toll Road you have to pay if you remain on. You can enter and exit at some points without paying - quick on, quick off. I'm not familiar with the camera situation on the road; I would assume that at the gates/booths they of course have cameras.

 

[peeples]

These are the things that have me confused and concerned.... so many things have changed. And how can "all indications" be that it is his body if they don't even know the gender yet. :waitasec:


Source: Body believed to be that of missing boy


Pending the official notification from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Jonathan's family has been prepared for the possibility that the body in the ditch is his, and all indications are that it is, a police source said..

"The finding of the body kind of confirmed our worst fears," said Sgt. Brian Harris of Houston Police Department's homicide division.


Police questioned Jonathan's mother and stepfather, Angela and David Davis, overnight Monday and spent hours sorting through conflicting statements from family members, neighbors and friends to establish a timeline for Jonathan's disappearance on Christmas Eve, Harris said.

Initial reports that Jonathan had disappeared after running home from a babysitter's house to retrieve a video game turned out to be false, Harris said. The boy's mother eventually admitted that Jonathan was not in the care of a babysitter when he disappeared, he said.

"There was some shame and embarrassment about leaving a kid home alone, but it's not unusual for a 12-year-old to be home alone," Harris said.


In mid-December, Jonathan and his mother moved to a nearby apartment after "mom had some troubles with the stepdad," Harris said.


That afternoon, someone called Angela Davis' workplace, Harris said.

"We believe Jonathan's actually on the phone and asks to speak to his mom," Harris said.

A colleague who answered the phone said Angela Davis was working and would call him back.

"And then a female gets on the phone and says, 'This is an emergency,'" Harris said.

By the time Jonathan's mother picked up, no one was there, he said.


Angela Davis called the land line where she and Jonathan live, and a woman with a gruff voice answered, Harris said.

"Angela says, 'Well, this is Angela, I'm Jonathan's mother. Who are you?'" Harris said.

"And the woman is heard saying, 'Is Angela your mother?'

And the boy replies, 'Yes ma'am, Angela's my mother.'

And then the phone went dead."


A few minutes later, the mother arrived home, Harris said. Jonathan was gone, and the cordless phone was missing, he said.

Within an hour, relatives called police, Harris said.

"Patrol responds by like 3:30 p.m. and they're there from 3:30 to 4:15 or so," Harris said.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/7356276.html

Also in the original chron.com story you quoted it said the mom asked to talk to her roommate the woman with the raspy voice said the roommate wasn't there..

 

[StrayKat]

LE said they had telling survelance vid. from a grocery store, connected to the burned body and they were acting on it...

That says a lot... must be local to the area to know the road travels like that.

 

[Starwynn]

So is there a business inside the industrial park where someone could burn a body? I'm thinking the perp realized how hard it would be to completely burn a body and couldn't leave it at that business if it tracks back to them. I'm also thinking you wouldn't make it too far with a burned body in your vehicle before having to dump it. JMO. The burning location might not be far from the body.

I don't believe it's an industrial park, just a not-very-populated road where businesses have bought land and built. We have that a lot here. The roads become what we call "semi industrial", meaning usually they're lined with machine shops, steel shops, welding companies, etc., few houses if any. I could be wrong if it's been said to be an industrial park, but from the looks of it I don't believe it is officially.

 

[dr dona]

sh--:furious::furious::furious: My prayers are with this little angel if this is Jonathan...I'm so mad...Actually my prayers are for this poor child whoever he or she may be.
I think the perp is close to home.

 

[Kimster]

I hope my map is correct of all the known locations

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou....829625,-95.460892&spn=0.250182,0.445976&z=12

I LOVE maps!!! :hug: :gthanks:

 

[trigger]

This lady was on the side of the road though.. not in the water. unless they left out the water part on purpose

"a person lying on the side of the road."

Yeah I know, it hasn't been updated as yet. Maybe tomorrow.

 

[peeples]

sh--:furious::furious::furious: My prayers are with this little angel is Jonathan...I'm so mad...
I think the perp is close to home.

"Investigators were focused on local leads and the likelihood that someone close to Jonathan knew what had happened to him, Harris said."

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/7356276.html

 

[carbuff]

LE's news release. I wish they would update this site. I check often and will post if there is any news on identity of bodies that are found.


http://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2010/dec/nr122810-3.htm


On the left is jail inquiry.

That's not the same body. The woman at this link was found Dec. 24; the body of unidentified gender was found in the bayou this morning.

 

[peeples]

Yeah I know, it hasn't been updated as yet. Maybe tomorrow.

Ahh thanks. I didnt' know how it worked