WA WA - Sky Metalwala, 2, Bellevue, 6 Nov 2011 - # 1

[christee]

If anyone's interested I can start a thread for Sky in the Scanner Forum, although there's no guarantee anything will be heard about Sky :smile:

 

[RabidBadger]

Sky is the first story on local Q13 Fox News tonight.

They note that the FBI has been called in...

A witness says she saw the car that morning, about 10 minutes after the mother says she left. She slowed down but didn't see anyone so continued on.

They also said the 4-year-old is a daughter.

Are the FBI always called in for missing kids? If not, under what circumstances are they usually consulted in these cases?

 

[HRCODEPINK]

Are the FBI always called in for missing kids? If not, under what circumstances are they usually consulted in these cases?

I believe, at least here in VA, they have to be invited UNLESS there is a good chance that there was a crossing of state lines.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Are the FBI always called in for missing kids? If not, under what circumstances are they usually consulted in these cases?

Yes, I also believe they have to be invited. In your "standard" missing child case, they are rarely called in. But, in a lot of cases we hear about on Websleuths, they are. Kyron, Lindsey, etc.

If they believe it was a stranger abduction, they are usually called. If they believe foul play by family was involved, there's a good chance they will be called. If it is a family abduction that is likely to cross state or international lines, they will likely be involved but not directly on site.

At least, that's been the trends I've noticed.

 

[annalyzer]

pictured in the same outifit as when he went missing? what are the chances of that?

 

[HRCODEPINK]

pictured in the same outifit as when he went missing? what are the chances of that?

I guess that would probably depend on if mom was a big picture taker. She could have taken a picture that day.

Who knows, she could have taken the picture, not hurt the child but dropped him somewhere thinking that someone would return him safely, like a Munchausen by proxy thing. People are crazy.

I got a feeling it's gonna be "BOMBSHELL" tomorrow!

ETA: And yes, I realize Munchausen is usually something that gets people sick or sick to the point of death, but you get what I'm saying. She could be seeking attention. Who knows!

 

[annalyzer]

Alright! the whole thing just totally fell apart for me. No way. We need a BS flag smilie.

""Officers suspended the search around 6 p.m. and had no immediate plans to continue in the morning.

""King County felt like they had done a very thorough search of a pretty wide area for the boy and were confident that he wasn't there," said Officer Carla Iafrate, spokeswoman for the Bellevue Police Department."

and

"Sky Metalwala, buckled into a car seat while she and her 4-year-old walked about a mile to a Chevron gas station.

There, police said, the mother called a friend. The mother told police the friend picked her up as she was walking back to her 4-door silver Acura, but when they reached the car, the boy was no longer there. The mother told police the car was not locked."

Neither one of them had a phone, so police couldn't be called until 9:50. Not buying it at all. Where is this baby?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016707302_missingchild07m.html

besides everything else it took an hour to walk a mile and back?

 

[HRCODEPINK]

besides everything else it took an hour to walk a mile and back?

Maybe 30 minutes, with the 4 year old. Remember, she had to get to the gas station too.

 

[annalyzer]

Same dance, different music. Hope the 4 year old can clear it up. Cannot imagine leaving a 2 year old in an unlocked car. Not expecting to find a live 2 year old but still hoping and praying against odds.

yeah i wouldn't leave my dog in the car like that. a woman with two small kids. she would've had no problem getting someone to go get gas for her or make a call for her if she had no phone.

 

[christee]

Here's a link to scanner thread for Sky:

Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community

 

[jjenny]

Seems like they should be able to arrest her for what she is admitting to-which is leaving a 2 year old in a car un-attended.

 

[dillysmom11]

From what I'm understanding- mom left the car with child at 9:10, and called 911 at 9:50- making the time 40 minutes.

So she supposedly waited at the gas station for god knows how long for the friend to show up, rather than say, running back to the car and having the friend meet you there because she is so concerned about her son who she left in the car and doesn't want anything to happen to him, you know like a normal parent, oh wait....

Actually, what is being reported is that she was walking back to the car when her friend arrived. I wonder if she realized how long it had taken her, freaked out and called her friend to check on the child, and the friend picked her up after seeing her wasn't in the car?? IMO

Story sounds almost too fantastic to be anything malicious. Weird.

 

[dillysmom11]

I know they've said Sky is half-white, but I wonder what the mother's ethnicity *is*. In other countries, leaving a child unattended isn't as big of a deal. IMO

Also, hasn't it been pointed out here that Sky is obviously wearing something other than is being printed? His jacket is clearly not green.

 

[GingerRed]

From what I'm understanding- mom left the car with child at 9:10, and called 911 at 9:50- making the time 40 minutes.



Actually, what is being reported is that she was walking back to the car when her friend arrived. I wonder if she realized how long it had taken her, freaked out and called her friend to check on the child, and the friend picked her up after seeing her wasn't in the car?? IMO

Story sounds almost too fantastic to be anything malicious. Weird.

Where are you finding that time? All the reports I've read said she ran out of gas around 8, "got back about an hour later", but reported him missing at 9:50.

 

[momtective]

Just jumping in here on Sky's thread and there is no way I'm buying this one. A few questions I have.
1. Where was mom headed with the two children at 8-9 o'clock on a Sunday morning?
2. How far from her home did she run out of gas?
3. What was the photo of Sky taken with, a digital camera or a cell phone camera and where is the camera, does LE have it? There should be a date/time stamp on the device as to when the photo was taken.
4. Why didn't she just approach one of the neighborhood houses and ask to borrow their phone...why walk a mile to a gas station and then not buy gas?
5. Why do people think they are smarter than LE?

IMO Sky will be found near his home.

 

[RabidBadger]

From what I'm understanding- mom left the car with child at 9:10, and called 911 at 9:50- making the time 40 minutes.



Actually, what is being reported is that she was walking back to the car when her friend arrived. I wonder if she realized how long it had taken her, freaked out and called her friend to check on the child, and the friend picked her up after seeing her wasn't in the car?? IMO

Story sounds almost too fantastic to be anything malicious. Weird.

On the other hand, it sounds too fantastic to be real. Unless the mother has an IQ slightly above room temperature, however I doubt that. There is no logic or common sense to what she supposedly did. Not one iota. Occam's Razor strikes again in my book.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

I know they've said Sky is half-white, but I wonder what the mother's ethnicity *is*. In other countries, leaving a child unattended isn't as big of a deal. IMO

Also, hasn't it been pointed out here that Sky is obviously wearing something other than is being printed? His jacket is clearly not green.

I *believe* mom is white, and dad is "Indian". But I could have that wrong.

Where are you finding that time? All the reports I've read said she ran out of gas around 8, "got back about an hour later", but reported him missing at 9:50.

The early timelines are always hard to pin down. Early stories reported she could have been gone up to 2 hours (8:00 - 9:50), but later reports are only saying she returned after about an hour and called (meaning it would have been around 9:00). It's hard to say what is completely accurate at this time.

 

[MizStery]

besides everything else it took an hour to walk a mile and back?

It would take 15 minutes to walk to the Chevron. She would walk past a church and it would have been unlocked so she could have borrowed a cell or used a land phone to make a call.It is a little over 1/2 a mile to the Chevron.You would meet a bicyclist or a person walking a dog all of whom would loan you a cell phone. Lots of houses. I walk this stretch every day. People are friendly there are side walks. Doug the gentleman who owns the Chevron would have drove her himself to get back to Sky. What I'm trying to say is this is not an area where people are standoffish. Next to the Chevron is a QFC. I just cannot imagine her by any stretch of the imagination taking that long to return to her 2 year old in that vehicle. She was in a very urban area not way out the country with no trespassing signs nailed on every post.

 

[RabidBadger]

It would take 15 minutes to walk to the Chevron. She would walk past a church and it would have been unlocked so she could have borrowed a cell or used a land phone to make a call.It is a little over 1/2 a mile to the Chevron.You would meet a bicyclist or a person walking a dog all of whom would loan you a cell phone. Lots of houses. I walk this stretch every day. People are friendly there are side walks. Doug the gentleman who owns the Chevron would have drove her himself to get back to Sky. What I'm trying to say is this is not an area where people are standoffish. Next to the Chevron is a QFC. I just cannot imagine her by any stretch of the imagination taking that long to return to her 2 year old in thar vehicle. She is in a very urban area not way out the country.

I appreciate your detailed insight into the area and it's inhabitants

 

[kalekona]

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/faqs

If a child is missing and possibly kidnapped, but no interstate transportation is known, will the FBI begin an investigation?
Yes. The FBI will initiate a kidnapping investigation involving a missing child “of tender years,” even though there is no known interstate aspect. “Tender years” is generally defined as a child 12 years or younger. The FBI will monitor other kidnapping situations when there is no evidence of interstate travel, and it offers assistance from various entities including the FBI Laboratory.

I can't find it but I remember reading something about The FBI being able to get involved in any missing child case- not needing an official request. I'll keep looking for it.