GUILTY VA - IH, 14, taken by mothers ex-bf, Bruce Lynch, 34, Bumpass, Louisa County, 21 Oct 2019

[Simply Southern]

She was last seen at her home at 3472 Crewsville Road in Bumpass, Virginia on Monday, October 21 at 1:00 a.m.

AMBER ALERT: Missing teen from Louisa County believed to be in extreme danger

Thanks. Its a 2 bedroom, very rural, lots of dense forrest.

 

[AnnaGrace]

Do you have indication why he may be headed to Pennsylvania? Family, friends in that area???

This maybe why the FBI issued a national alert.

Jmo

This is what I'm wondering. Is there a reason why they think they've left the area and why PA? Are there ties with that area?

 

[claudianunes]

It doesn't matter if she wanted to go, it doesn't matter if it was her idea. She is a 14-year-old child, he is the adult and should have said "no". This will never be okay. Bring this kid home, where she belongs.

 

[rosesfromangels]

Thanks. Its a 2 bedroom, very rural, lots of dense forrest.

2 bedroom with five kids? Do I have that right?

 

[Simply Southern]

2 bedroom with five kids? Do I have that right?

I agree, odd. Zillow has to be incorrect. No street view available, just aerial.

 

[Coffiecat]

Street view is 2015, and there is a path where that address would be. Dropping a trailer is easy.

 

[Momof4RN]

This is what I'm wondering. Is there a reason why they think they've left the area and why PA? Are there ties with that area?

"Information received appears they may be traveling out of state and staying in areas where they could camp," the sheriff's office said.

Love told NBC News that the sheriff's office has been flooded with tips from outside of Louisa County but so far Isabel and Lynch have not been spotted.

FBI joins search for 14-year-old Virginia girl believed abducted from her home

 

[imstilla.grandma]

During a press conference on Thursday, Isabel's brother begged for her return, saying: "We miss you very much and we want you to come home. I love you forever... I just need my best friend back."
Girl, 14, in 'extreme danger' after being 'abducted' from bedroom

 

[imstilla.grandma]

FBI searching for missing VA teen believed to be in danger

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Bruce William Lynch is believed to have abducted 14-year-old Isabel Shea Hicks of Bumpass, Va.

It’s is believed, state police said, that he is driving a blue and silver 2003 Toyota Matrix with the license plate VEM9071. It is possible that he has changed the plate to be either UXW3614 or 249-9UT.

Lynch is known to the family, but it is unsure of Hicks went with him willingly or not. An arrest warrant has been issued for Lynch, the sheriff’s office said.
Louisa County teenager is still missing

 

[Kittybunny]

Glad they issued a Felony Abduction arrest warrant for this creep so people (not here, in the broader sense) can stop downplaying the seriousness of this 14-year old CHILD being with this older man. Maybe she wasn't forcefully abducted, but there is no "she went willingly" in this situation - she is incapable of making that decision. These types know just how to groom these vulnerable teens.

 

[rosesfromangels]

Glad they issued a Felony Abduction arrest warrant for this creep so people (not here, in the broader sense) can stop downplaying the seriousness of this 14-year old CHILD being with this older man. Maybe she wasn't forcefully abducted, but there is no "she went willingly" in this situation - she is incapable of making that decision. These types know just how to groom these vulnerable teens.

thank you!
At fourteen they still pull out their Barbie’s to play with now and again.

 

[Momof4RN]

The facts as we know it is that a very mentally unstable man has taken a young girl from her home in the middle of the night. It is not yet known if she went willingly or not. Either way she Is now in extreme danger of her life at the hands of a suicidal man. The situation is dire in that nearly every news outlet across the country has released desperate pleas for the public’s assistance.
As a reminder there has been no comment on a sexual relationship between the two and so until it is announced otherwise everyone should be mindful that this an innocent girl. Any rumors or assumptions will forever be online even if they turn out to not be true.
Praying she is released and returned home safely and unharmed today.

 

[rosesfromangels]

The facts as we know it is that a very mentally unstable man has taken a young girl from her home in the middle of the night. It is not yet known if she went willingly or not. Either way she Is now in extreme danger of her life at the hands of a suicidal man. The situation is dire in that nearly every news outlet across the country has released desperate pleas for the public’s assistance.
As a reminder there has been no comment on a sexual relationship between the two and so until it is announced otherwise everyone should be mindful that this an innocent girl. Any rumors or assumptions will forever be online even if they turn out to not be true.
Praying she is released and returned home safely and unharmed today.

Thank you for your protective comments about the child Victim.

that said, we know a 34 year old man doesn’t kidnap a 14 year old female to play Barbies with them.

amateur opinion and speculation

 

[Momof4RN]

Thank you for your protective comments about the child Victim.

that said, we know a 34 year old man doesn’t kidnap a 14 year old female to play Barbies with them.

amateur opinion and speculation

No but men who are devastated and suicidal about then end of a relationship or marriage do take and murder children to forever cause pain and suffering to the woman who wronged them. Moo

 

[Considering]

Glad they issued a Felony Abduction arrest warrant for this creep so people (not here, in the broader sense) can stop downplaying the seriousness of this 14-year old CHILD being with this older man. Maybe she wasn't forcefully abducted, but there is no "she went willingly" in this situation - she is incapable of making that decision. These types know just how to groom these vulnerable teens.

I absolutely agree! This abduction to include the local rumor mill makes me ill. It’s like a repeat of ET’s abduction in 2017 by former Tennessee teacher Tad Cummins.

If it’s his plan to camp, it makes more sense (although it appears he has none) that he would go south or west to a warmer climate, not north. They could be anywhere by now and may look quite different. Her hair could be short and a different color. He could no longer have a beard/mustache and could shave his head or dye his hair as well.

 

[luckystar01]

I know I personally don’t intend to argue semantics with what “she went willingly” means. All it means to me is that he didn’t have to break into the house, sneak by her sleeping sister and restrain her. No one is blaming the child. I think it’s pretty obvious that 14 year olds don’t have the same decision making capabilities as adults.

 

[MissMalowe]

Wish there was an anti-snarky font on here so that questions posed would be known to be taken as a genuine question and not rudeness, but why, in this case in particular, is there so much sensitivity in regards to discussing the usual motivations or reasons for a 34 year old man to abduct a 14 year old girl?

Why would there be a "comment from LE about these two having a sexual relationship" expected even if that were the case? Keeping in mind that she is an innocent girl, I wouldn't exactly classify a child being possibly molested by a trusted adult, like their mother's ex-boyfriend a "sexual relationship" as that implies intimacy and connectedness between two willing parties; not an adult taking advantage and performing illegal acts on someone who cannot legally consent.

We are big on facts here and also big on making educated guesses based on those known facts and previous cases.

What would be his motivation in taking her? Custody disputes, sexual motivations, homicidal motivations tend to be the main reasons.

Perhaps this is a custody issue, but he never had custodial rights to her, or did he at one time? Anyone know the legalities there? Why did he just take her? There are 4 other children, yes? Are any of the kids his, biologically I mean?

If the plan is homicide or homicide + suicide, again, why was she the target? Did they have a very strained relationship prior to this? Was she the most defiant? Easiest to break into the house and grab?

Every angle I try to look at this case, I circle back to my original thoughts. Which is that he was already preying on her prior to the night she disappeared. My thoughts on that being the issue don't change the fact that she's an innocent young girl.

 

[FlossyMay]

Is she the youngest?

 

[Simply Southern]

I haven’t heard anything about why they’d head toward PA (if they did). Although this is a very small and rural town, I don’t know the family. The guy looks like every other guy around here so it’s possible I’ve seen him around.

Current rumors range everywhere from she was upset about the breakup and wanted to be with him instead of mom, to the cops finding a positive pregnancy test in her room (with the assumption he’s the father). All of these rumors, as of right now, are totally unfounded and based purely on speculation.

About the area: This place is popping in the summer due to Lake Anna. When fall comes it’s basically just locals and empty million dollar houses. It’s a very poor and blue collar area. Very country. More churches than there are stores. I think people would notice if they broke into a vacant house. I don’t know when hunting season starts in other states but you’d think that would make them want to avoid the woods.

I know the BRP rangers have been checking empty cabins and locals as well. We have lots of vacation/ hunting/abandon cabins near Floyd, Roanoke, down to NC line this is off I81 and I77. Locals went out on 4 wheels and horse back yesterday. All campgrounds are on the look out, word being spread on AT. FB is ablaze with the area folks have checked. These are good old country/mountain folks.

Imo...