Peas In Their Pods

Zamari Oliver

2012-02-11T18:59:00.001-06:00

Zamari Oliver, was found Saturday afternoon and appeared unharmed.

The Role Of Race In Missing Child Stories

2012-02-10T08:02:00.004-06:00

If you missed our President Gaétane Borders' appearance on CNN October 22, 2011 here it is. CNN's T.J. Holmes speaks with her about the role a child's race plays in media coverage. It's a must see.

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Christopher Milton Dansby & Shane Anthony Walker

2012-02-09T08:17:00.007-06:00

Rilya Alert

Christopher Milton Dansby
&
Shane Anthony Walker

Christopher Milton Dansby

Shane Anthony Walker

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Case Type: Endangered Missing

Christopher Milton Dansby

DOB: Mar 30, 1987
Age At Time Of Disappearance: 2
Missing: May 18, 1989
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 2'6" (76cm)
Weight: 30lbs (14kg)
Missing From:
NEW YORK
NY
United States

Shane Anthony Walker

DOB: Dec 7, 1987
Age At Time Of Disappearance: 1
Missing: Aug 10, 1989
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 3'0" (91cm)
Weight: 23lbs (10kg)
Missing From:
NEW YORK
NY
United States

Details of Disappearance

Shane Anthony Walker and Christopher Milton Dansby are not related nor did they disappear at the same time however their disappearances are so similar it is imperative that their cases be mentioned together in the hopes of finding these two precious boys. Furthermore, law enforcement has stated that their disappearances may also be connected to the abduction of Andre Terrance Bryant, who was featured in yesterday’s Rilya Alert, due to the similarities and close proximity to the areas they went missing. If you remember Andre went missing from his Brooklyn, New York Neighborhood on March 29, 1989.

Christopher Milton Dansby went missing on May 18, 1989 in New York City, New York. He is shown age progressed to 20 years old. He had been at a park with his mother and other family members. Christopher’s mother decided to go to the store to get some food and because she did not have his stroller she decided to leave him playing at the park in the care of his relatives, which included his grandmother. When Ms. Dansby returned Christopher was nowhere to be found. Relatives stated they had seen Christopher playing with a red ball and two other children, a boy and a girl, but Christopher does not own a red ball and it too was missing. A seven year old boy stated he had seen Christopher walking along West 111^th Street and that he was accompanied by an unidentified African-American man in braids. Christopher has not been seen since. Christopher was last seen wearing a blue jacket, a floral print shirt, blue jeans, and green and white sneakers. He has a figure 8 shaped birthmark on his neck.

Fast forward to two and a half months later on August 10, 1989 which was the day Shane Anthony Walker went missing from the very same park Christopher was abducted from. He is shown age progressed to 23 years old. Shane was at the park with his mother, Roselee Glover, at the time of his disappearance. Ms. Glover sat on a bench while her son played with two other children, a boy and a girl. She was approached by an African American man who struck up a conversation with her. When she turned to check on her son he was gone. The two children were also gone but reappeared later through a hole in the fence. When she asked where Shane was they stated they had left him in the park. Shane has never been seen since. He was last seen wearing a blue and white shirt, light blue pants, and LA Gear sneakers. Shane’s hair was braided and pulled back into a ponytail and he has a small scar on his chin.

Most astonishing are the major similarities in the two cases:

Both children disappeared from the same Martin Luther King Towers playground located on Lenox Avenue between West 112^th and West 115^th Streets in the Harlem area of New York City, New York.

Both children lived in the same apartment building located at 41 West 112^th Street, one of the buildings in the King Towers Projects located in the Manhattan’s Harlem neighborhood.

Moments before the boys went missing they were playing with the same two children, a 10 year old girl and her 5 year old brother, in the same area of the park. According to a CNN report Shane’s mother stated she and her son were sitting on a bench eating potato chips when the children approached her and asked if they could play with Shane.

Both boys disappeared around the same time of day and both on a Thursday. Shane at 5 p.m. and Christopher at 7 p.m..

Finally are the similarities in appearances and ages of the two boys.

The man, as well as, the two children who were there at the time of both boys’ disappearances where interviewed extensively by police. The parents of both Shane and Christopher believe their children are alive.

Law enforcement believe the boys’ abductions may be related to a black market baby-ring operation. If you have any information concerning the cases of Christopher Milton Dansby or Shane Anthony Walker please contact The New York Police Department (New York) or The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Investigating Agency

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
The New York City Police Department (New York)
(212) 694-7781
OR
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
(800) 843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)

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Andre Terrence Bryant

2012-02-08T09:37:00.005-06:00

Rilya Alert

Andre Terrence Bryant

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

DOB: Feb 17, 1989
Age At Time Of Disappearance: 1 Month Old
Missing: Mar 29, 1989
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 1'7" (48cm)
Weight: 10lbs (5kg)
Missing From:
BROOKLYN
NY
United States

Details of Disappearance

Andre Terrence Bryant is shown age progressed to 22 years. Andre was last seen on March 29, 1989 in Brooklyn, New York. He was last seen wearing a gray sweat suit with two horizontal lines, beige and white knitted hat and sweater, and white socks.

Reports have stated that Andre’s mother, Monique Rivera, left with her son from her Madison Street apartment to go shopping with two women she had met on March 28, 1989. On that day Rivera had been walking with Andre and her two older children when she was approached by two African-American women. One female was approximately 30 years old and the other, who had red hair, was approximately 22 years old. Both were about 5’7” tall and 130 Ibs. They were driving a 1988 or 1989 burgundy Pontiac Grand Am Sports Edition, with tinted windows, and possibly Maryland license plates. After engaging in conversation, mainly about Rivera’s children, the two women invited her to go shopping with them.

After the shopping trip, Rivera agreed to meet up with the two women again the next day to go shopping once again. Rivera asked her boyfriend’s sister, Patricia Bryant, to babysit her children while she went shopping. Bryant stated that on March 29 the two women called Rivera from a pay phone around the corner from the apartment and asked her to come out and meet them. The two women insisted that she bring Andre along as well so Rivera left with Andre. Neither ever returned.

Rivera’s body was found in the woods near City Island Road in the Bronx borough of New York City on the morning of March 30, 1989. She had been strangled and struck in the head. Andre has never been found and the two women who accompanied his mother have never been identified.

Law enforcement believes Andre may have been sold into an adoption ring. If you have any information involving this case please contact The New York City Police Department (New York) or The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Investigating Agency

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
The New York Police Department (New York)
(212) 694-7781
OR
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
(800) 843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)

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Jyrine Kyse Harris

2012-02-07T09:18:00.010-06:00

Rilya Alert

Jyrine Kyse Harris

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

DOB: Dec 15, 1999
Age Now: 12
Missing: Jun 23, 2002
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 3'0" (91cm)
Weight: 32lbs (15kg)
Missing From:
IRVINGTON
NJ
United States

Details of Disappearance

Jyrine Harris is shown age progressed to 9 years. Jyrine was last seen on June 23, 2002 sleeping in his upstairs bedroom at 1:00am. The home is on 40^th street in Irvington, New Jersey. He was last seen wearing a diaper with Muppet Characters. Jyrine has a scar above his right eyebrow, a scar on the inner part of his right arm, a scar on the inner part of his upper left arm, and a birthmark on his back. He also was wearing a cast on his right leg from knee to toe, with writing on it, at the time he went missing. Jyrine’s nicknames are Fat Boy, Fat Man, Pooh, Poppa Babba. He has a rare disorder called Ostogenesis Imperfecta which causes brittle bones that break easily.

Jyrine’s 4 year old cousin, who shared a room with him, stated a Causcasian man and African American man came in and took Jyrine. At the time of his disappearance Jyrine’s teenage sister LaElisa Harris and her boyfriend Gregory Jones-McCrae were downstairs watching television. Police have stated that Jones-McCrae has not been cooperative in the investigation.

Jyrine lived with his grandmother and eight other people, including LaElisa, at the time of his disappearance. He had been taken from the home of his mother, Janet Harris, on May 31 after she was arrested on charges of abusing him. Janet was still in police custody at the time her son disappeared. (The charges against her were dropped after his disappearance, as it was determined that Jyrine could have sustained his injuries as a result of his bone disease rather than from abuse.) Authorities do not believe Jyrine was taken by either of his parents.

It is not likely that Jyrine walked out of the house on his own due to his broken leg. There is little evidence related to Jyrine’s disappearance and the case remains unsolved. If you have any information concerning the case of Francillon Pierre please contact The Irvington Police Department (New Jersey) or The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Investigating Agency

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
The Irvington Police Department (New Jersey)
(973) 399-6603
OR
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
(800) 843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)

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Tavia Bentley

2012-02-07T06:05:00.001-06:00

Rilya Alert Cancel: Tavia Bentley 11 year old girl who had been missing since early Sunday morning has been found safe.

Anisia Marie Williams

2012-02-06T17:30:00.003-06:00

Rilya Alert:
Anisia Marie Williams has been missing since Jan 14,2012 from Buford GA

She was dropped off at the mall. She was not there at the time to be picked up.
Last know place was the mall of Georgia located in Buford GA

Contact the police 770 543 5700

Her family is conncerned for her welfare and safety

.

Jhessye Shockley

2012-02-06T17:21:00.002-06:00

Today has come!!

The search for missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley of Glendale starts a new chapter Monday morning. At 7 a.m., crews will begin painstakingly searching a local landfill for her remains. Imagine searching 6,000 tons of trash inch by inch in an area 180 x 200 x 20 feet. That is the targeted area where Glendale police think they have the best chance of finding Jhessye’s remains. Officials say much of the searching will be done on hands and knees and they're not looking for a body, but likely body parts in decay or other kinds of evidence, like clothing

Francillon Pierre

2012-02-06T09:22:00.010-06:00

Rilya Alert

Francillon Pierre

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

DOB: Oct 1, 1982
Age At Time Of Disappearance: 3
Missing: Aug 2, 1986
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 3'6" (107cm)
Weight: 35lbs (16kg)
Missing From:
NORTH LAS VEGAS
NV
United States

Details of Disappearance

Francillon Pierre is shown age progressed to 20 years. Francillon was last seen at the Broad Acres Swap-Meet on August 2, 1986 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was last seen wearing a light gray short sleeve sweatshirt with two ivory colored buttons on the side. Francillon may also go by the nickname Yo Yo. Francillon is of Haitian descent.

Francillon’s mother, Amy Luster, and step-father, Lee Luster, stated they had taken him to the swap-meet and lost track of him. They never saw him again.

In December of 1985 Mr. and Mrs. Luster were charged with felony child abuse for a beating that left 30 to 40 welts on Francillon’s body. At the time of Francillon’s disappearance they were awaiting trial for the child abuse charge. Mr. and Mrs. Luster believe Francillon’s biological father, Jean Pierre, took the boy and fled to Haiti. However Jean Pierre has taken a lie detector test, which he passed, and has been cleared as a suspect. Amy and Lee Luster have been named suspects in the disappearance of Francillon but have never been formally charged. They moved to Florida 11 months after Francillon went missing.

There are very few details in this case. If you have any information concerning the case of Francillon Pierre please contact The North Las Vegas Police Department (Nevada) – Missing Persons Unit or The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Investigating Agency

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
The North Las Vegas Police Department (Nevada) – Missing Persons Unit
(702) 649-9111
OR
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
(800) 843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)

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Jhessye Shockley

2012-02-05T15:05:00.000-06:00

Rilya Alert: Jhessye Shockley

One more day and the search begins. I want Jhessye so much to be alive!!!!!

Jhessye thinking of you baby girl!!

All eyes will be on the landfill 02/06/2012

Naketa Leiba, 17,

2012-02-05T11:01:00.003-06:00

Rilya Alert Cancel: Naketa Leiba is found and is safe. More coming later.

Madison Green

2012-02-04T20:24:00.000-06:00

Rilya Alert Cancel: Missing Madison Green, who is 11 weeks old, was found safe. a man who did not identify himself dropped her off at an Albany church. The child was transported to Albany Medical Center Hospital as a precaution and is being evaluated there

Latasha Charles

2012-02-04T10:46:00.000-06:00

Rilya Alert: Latasha Charles
01/27/2012
CONCORD, N .C.

Latasha Charles, 15, left her home in Concord on Jan. 27 and hasn’t been seen since.

Her family is asking for the public’s help to find her.

Latasha, who also goes by Natasha Fowler, is described as black, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 240 pounds. She was last seen wearing black tights, black boots and a black button-down shirt. She has brown eyes and shoulder-length black hair that she prefers to wear in a crinkled hairstyle.

Police were told her last known location was near the Johnson C. Smith University Campus in Charlotte, at the intersection of West Fifth and West Trade Streets.

Anyone with information is asked to call Concord police at 704-920-5000.

Jacob Smith

2012-02-04T10:43:00.000-06:00

Rilya Alert: Jacob Smith
Missing 01/14/2012
Mesa, AZ

A Mesa teen with a heart condition went missing on Jan. 14 and police are asking for the public's help in finding him.

Jacob Smith went outside with his siblings whom he was supposed to be watching and disappeared in the 600 block of South Dobson Road, Mesa Police said.

His family is worried he may need medical attention because of his heart disorder.

Smith is described as black, about 5 feet tall and 120 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white shirt with red writing, blue and white shorts and black shoes.

People who may know of his whereabouts are asked to call the Mesa Police Department.

Naketa Leiba

2012-02-03T11:29:00.002-06:00

Rilya Alert: Naketa Leiba
Missing 02/01/2012
MIRAMAR, Fla.

Miramar Police are looking for a 17-year-old girl that was last seen getting off her school bus on Wednesday, February 1.

Naketa Leiba called her mother after the bus dropped her off near the 6800 block of SW 34th Street and asked to be picked up.

She was told to walk home, but police say the young girl never made it back.

The teen has short black hair and was last seen wearing a red, short sleeve Abercrombie shirt, and blue jeans.

If you have any information, call the Miramar Police Department at (954) 602-4015

Joshua Davis

2012-02-03T07:44:00.006-06:00

Rilya Alert

Joshua Davis

1 more day and it will be 1 year that Joshua has been missing.

Please take a moment and view our Video of Joshua Davis Jr.

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Kelly Jean Harris

2012-02-02T07:48:00.007-06:00

Rilya Alert

Kelly Jean Harris

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

DOB: Apr 29, 1971
Age At Time Of Disappearance: 13
Missing: Aug 10, 1984
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'5" (165cm)
Weight: 100lbs (45kg)
Missing From:
JACKSON
MI
United States

Details of Disappearance

Kelly Jean Harris is shown age progressed to 34 years. Harris was last seen at her family's Jackson, Michigan home on August 10, 1984. She has a gap between her upper teeth and she occasionally wears eyeglasses. Her mother returned home from work to discover Harris was missing. Kelly was last seen riding a red 3-speed bicycle. Her bike was located the same day in a park quite a few miles from her home.

Kelly was living with her father in Pasadena, Md., that year but traveled to Jackson to spend the summer with her mother. It was to be the last stop before Kelly moved to California to live with her great-aunt. Her mother last saw Kelly, who was upset about not going to the county fair, riding her bike in front of the house August 11. Her bicycle was last seen sitting at the entrance to Ella Sharp Park. Family and friends searched in vain for her.

In 2006, the original suspect confessed to raping and murdering the girl and burying her body. He was the girl's stepfather. He is currently in prison and won't be tried in Michigan unless he lives until 2036, his scheduled release date. The girl's body has not been found.

It should be noted that Kelly is listed on NCIC as a black female, however, she is biracial and biracial is not an option in NCIC so race is based on the predominant feature.

If you have any information concerning the case of Kelly Jean Harris please contact The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (Michigan) or The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Investigating Agency

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (Michigan)
(517) 788-4200
OR
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
(800) 843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)

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Jhessye Shockley: Update

2012-02-01T22:24:00.003-06:00

As Glendale police prepare to search a landfill south of the Valley for Jhessye Shockley’s body, they also consider the costs.

... Police will begin searching the Butterfield Station Landfill in Mobile next week in hopes of finding 5-year-old Jhessye’s remains. Detectives believe her body was disposed in a Tempe trash bin and taken to the landfill before she was reported missing Oct. 11.

Now they expect to search a single day’s trash at the landfill, an estimated 6,000 tons. Police haven’t placed a time limit on the search, though they estimate a complete search of the area would take four to six weeks.

The effort will be expensive, regardless of how long it lasts. Glendale has rented equipment and bought supplies for officers who will rake through trash. More than a decade ago, a similar search cost Tempe about $350,000.

Glendale Police Chief Steve Conrad said most of the costs should be covered by the police department’s budget and funds from drug-investigation seizures but police may need to look elsewhere to cover the total bill.

That could mean using money from another city fund, though Conrad said no commitments have been made yet.

Conrad said he’s hopeful that Jhessye’s remains can be recovered quickly given the in-depth analysis by detectives.

Still, Conrad said police are most focused on justice.

“We would love nothing more than to find Jhessye and hold the person who is responsible for her death accountable,” Conrad said. “I feel we owe that to her, her family and the community.”

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/westsideinsider/154160

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