WV WV - Aliayah Lunsford, 3, Lewis Co., 24 Sep 2011 - # 2

[Gardenlady]

For 2 hours? Makes no sense to me. I'm also hoping for a happy outcome for this cutie pie but .........

Yah, two hours is a long time without a call. . But if she was without a cell phone, and maybe in such a frantic state of mind (like another poster mentioned, about time passing quickly, without noticing, when looking for her child),maybe she didn't notice the time passing?

Just trying to reconcile what looked like her truly distraught appearance with the explanations that DO seem "off".

 

[elepher50]

Before knowing the child was missing the mother saw the stepfather picked up by a friend to go to work at Stonewall Jackson Resort.

When the mother found out the girl was missing she drove around looking for her until she ran out of the gas and had to borrow some.

The surveillance cameras from businesses obtained by officials show she was driving around at that time.

“Right now there are no clues leading us anywhere,“ said Sgt. Mike Posey of the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department. “No clues.“

http://www.gilmerfreepress.com/

 

[JeannieC]

I hope today is a better day for the searchers. I wonder if she drove to where her husband worked? Just saying...............

 

[JeannieC]

I don't think this has been posted. I apologize if it has.

K-9s, volunteers, police search in West Virginia for 3-year-old girl
By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 10:07 PM EST, Mon September 26, 2011

CNN) -- K-9 dogs and hundreds of volunteers have joined authorities in West Virginia to look for a missing 3-year-old girl, but a sheriff's department lieutenant said in the two days since she was last seen that "we haven't come up with anything."

Aliayah Lunsford's mother and 9-year-old sister told police they saw the girl around 6 a.m. Saturday in a bedroom in their home in Weston, West Virginia, located between Charleston and Morgantown. The mother said she returned about three hours later to see the girl -- who had been sick the night before -- and take her temperature, but Aliayah wasn't there, Lewis County Sheriff's Lt. David Parks said Monday.

By that time, the girl's stepfather had already been picked up and left for work. The mother got in her car and drove around looking for the child, at one point running out of gas, said Parks. She called police to report Aliayah missing around 11:30 a.m

http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/26/justice/west-virginia-missing-child/

 

[wenc]

Someone said they went to Krogers to get gas. It is on Hwy 33. You can't get through downtown right now due to road construction. The first road that cuts all the way through from Skin Creek Road is Glady Fork Road. If you turn to the left off Skin Creek, it goes all the way through. If you turn to the right it goes beside the lake to a fishing spot and dead ends.
Another thing, I cannot see where anyone can enter this neighborhood and not be noticed. There are a lot of dogs there and they do bark at people they do not know. Everyone looks out when their dogs bark. People sit on their porches and drink their coffee and chat. The weather has been nice, especially in the mornings. I walk my dog through this neighborhood and have never been through there without seeing someone or talking to someone. When I lived there, I walked through without the dog and still was noticed.
A lot of the women around here try to keep it quiet about who they are living with. They get more food stamps/assistance by not reporting them and their income.

 

[JeannieC]

LE has done a door to door search, talked to all RSO and verified their locations at the time she disappeared, and have done lie detectors. They are doing a lot and not wasting time doing it! imo

 

[keeponsearching]

yikes. I thought about this missing girl last night. Thinking it was possible she wandered away. But if she was sick, I doubt she would go anywhere. The missing teeth, a friend of mines 2 year knocked out one tooth. She might of had some type of accident where they broke. I would panick and freak out beyond belief if my child is missing. Sometimes even in my own home, if I can not spot my child I start to panic, and realize she is in the bathroom. There is no way getting out of my house, locks are too tough, and with my new dog, no one will be getting in, ever. I really hope this child is found.

 

[wenc]

We also thought it was strange that the family was not helping in the search. It made me feel like they knew where she was or something. One of the neighbors told me that they heard that she was not allowed by LE to search, so that very well could be the reason too. I could see where that could be distracting to the searchers.
What worries me, there are a lot of remote areas around the lake. But, hunting season is coming up and those areas get a lot of traffic then. Hopefully we won't have to wait that long for her to be found.

 

[JeannieC]

yikes. I thought about this missing girl last night. Thinking it was possible she wandered away. But if she was sick, I doubt she would go anywhere. The missing teeth, a friend of mines 2 year knocked out one tooth. She might of had some type of accident where they broke. I would panick and freak out beyond belief if my child is missing. Sometimes even in my own home, if I can not spot my child I start to panic, and realize she is in the bathroom. There is no way getting out of my house, locks are too tough, and with my new dog, no one will be getting in, ever. I really hope this child is found.

I know what you mean about looking for your child. We can't be too careful! They said the front door didn't close well and the screen door didn't have a handle on it. Not good!

She could easily have gone out and someone could easily have come in. Especially if mom was exhausted from being up all night with her, not to mention being 8 months pregnant.

 

[Patty G]

There is something really off with story. I do NOT believe Aliayah walked out of the house on her own. Young children, when they are sick and wake up, normally crawl up on the sofa to lay down, or go to mommy to snuggle etc. The driving around for 2 hours really concerns me.

 

[terracotta]

Maybe there should be searches around the Jackson Stonewall resort where the stepdad works...

 

[elepher50]

Someone said they went to Krogers to get gas. It is on Hwy 33. You can't get through downtown right now due to road construction. The first road that cuts all the way through from Skin Creek Road is Glady Fork Road. If you turn to the left off Skin Creek, it goes all the way through. If you turn to the right it goes beside the lake to a fishing spot and dead ends.
Another thing, I cannot see where anyone can enter this neighborhood and not be noticed. There are a lot of dogs there and they do bark at people they do not know. Everyone looks out when their dogs bark. People sit on their porches and drink their coffee and chat. The weather has been nice, especially in the mornings. I walk my dog through this neighborhood and have never been through there without seeing someone or talking to someone. When I lived there, I walked through without the dog and still was noticed.
A lot of the women around here try to keep it quiet about who they are living with. They get more food stamps/assistance by not reporting them and their income.

Thanks Wenc, were you to the search staging area yesterday or is the Church still the staging area? If so what is the mood of the searchers - upbeat/discouraged. What about police presence and FBI - are they headquartering at a command post? Are the police/FBI very visible.

Thanks for all your insight into the local community.

 

[JeannieC]

There is something really off with story. I do NOT believe Aliayah walked out of the house on her own. Young children, when they are sick and wake up, normally crawl up on the sofa to lay down, or go to mommy to snuggle etc. The driving around for 2 hours really concerns me.

I'm not sure she actually drove around for 2 hours. She ran out of gas and had to borrow some according to one article.

 

[momtective]

Video
09/26/2011: Over 1000 Volunteers Search For Missing Toddler - Where is Aliayah Lunsford? - YouTube

 

[Cubby]

another thought, as I was almost sleep posting last night...

At 8 mo pregnant mom might be pretty exhausted, especially with a 9 mo old, in addition to the other kids.

I immediately wondered about an accidental overdose. Possibly by accidently giving Aliayah the wrong medicine, or forgetting she had given her a dose and gave her another dose.

Sick 3 year olds are whiny until their symptoms are relieved, wanting attention and to be cuddled until they fall asleep. Still, I can't imagine waiting 3 hours between checks on my child if he had a fever. Even if she was busy doing other things, this is not a 'hummer home' with 5000 sq ft or better. This is a small home in which it would have been easy to check in on Aliayah while she was going about her morning and getting whatever the other children needed.

I'm on the fence over whether or not Aliayah was really sick. A 3 year old is at the age they aren't always easy to get to bed. They can tend to get out of bed several times before finally staying in bed and falling asleep. I'm wondering if she came up with the story about being sick to explain how Aliayah might have meds in her system if/when found.


Praying answers are found today, and this child is found today.

 

[Patty G]

I'm not sure she actually drove around for 2 hours. She ran out of gas and had to borrow some according to one article.

FWIW, I am only going on what I heard on Nancy's show last night. I am late coming into this missing child.

 

[elepher50]

Video
09/26/2011: Over 1000 Volunteers Search For Missing Toddler - Where is Aliayah Lunsford? - YouTube

Aw what a cutie pie she is ... little Aliayah. Would love to wrap a little blankie around her, sit with her in the big ole rocker, tell her she is beautiful, read her a nice story, play peek a boo, put on some silly cartoons and not have a care in the world. Giggle at silly things, laugh outloud at cartoon antics and just generally have a smiling, silly, goofy day. Aliayah where are you child?

 

[deelytful1]

I keep thinking about something and I can't shake it so I'll just say it... Considering the economic situation of the family plus the economic situation in that entire area ... I wonder if Aliayah was sold?
Not for horrible reasons, but to a family desperate for a child.
After I wrote it .. kinda seems ridiculous and deviant BUT it happens
Considering what probably happened, this would be a GOOD thing...

 

[deelytful1]

Aw what a cutie pie she is ... little Aliayah. Would love to wrap a little blankie around her, sit with her in the big ole rocker, tell her she is beautiful, read her a nice story, play peek a boo, put on some silly cartoons and not have a care in the world. Giggle at silly things, laugh outloud at cartoon antics and just generally have a smiling, silly, goofy day. Aliayah where are you child?

U made me cry

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[terracotta]

Aw what a cutie pie she is ... little Aliayah. Would love to wrap a little blankie around her, sit with her in the big ole rocker, tell her she is beautiful, read her a nice story, play peek a boo, put on some silly cartoons and not have a care in the world. Giggle at silly things, laugh outloud at cartoon antics and just generally have a smiling, silly, goofy day. Aliayah where are you child?

You are so sweet. Thank you for that image.