^LINDSEY J BAUM - 10 yo - McCleary WA
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Reward money rises
TomTerrific0420 on Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:47 am
The reward for information leading to 11-year-old Lindsey Baum has
been raised to $10,000 as investigators continue checking on new leads,
according to The Daily World of Aberdeen. Lindsey’s mother,
Melissa, said donations have contributed to the increase in the reward
previously offered by Crime Stoppers and the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children.Lindsey disappeared June 26 while walking a few blocks to her home in McCleary.Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call 866-915-8299 or send an e-mail to soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us
been raised to $10,000 as investigators continue checking on new leads,
according to The Daily World of Aberdeen. Lindsey’s mother,
Melissa, said donations have contributed to the increase in the reward
previously offered by Crime Stoppers and the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children.Lindsey disappeared June 26 while walking a few blocks to her home in McCleary.Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call 866-915-8299 or send an e-mail to soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us
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Re: ^LINDSEY J BAUM - 10 yo - McCleary WA
TomTerrific0420 on Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:45 am
Poster's Note: The following article was posted on the Find Lindsey Baum website;
http://findlindseybaum.com/
Power lines hang low over the narrow, gravel-lined stretch of asphalt in McCleary called Maple Street.
Cars roll past rows of small houses. Sprinklers spin in the front yards.
Shrubs and street lights stand on either side of the road.
From the front step of her nearby home, Melissa Baum can almost see its
intersection with Fifth Street where her 11-year-old daughter took her
last known steps into oblivion.
“I feel like she’s right under my nose and I can’t find her,” she said.
Baum sat on her front step earlier this week, staring eastward toward Maple
Street with the faint plinking of wind chimes behind her. She lit a
cigarette.
“It’s really frustrating,” she said.
The family dog, Cadence, curled up on the concrete at her feet. Signs of
support hung in the windows. Empty Diet Coke cans and fountain drinks
sat stacked beside her chair after hours of waiting and watching the
end of the road.
“It was all a fluke that whole night,” Baum
explained quietly. “It’s like everything fell into place. The one time
she left the house without her cell phone. The one time she started
walking home alone.”
A prayer candle with an image of the Virgin Mary rested among the cups and cigarette butts.
“That wasn’t a usual night,” she said. “It was a very unusual night and very unusual circumstances.”
DISAPPEARANCE
Lindsey Baum, an outgoing 4-foot-9 Girl Scout with shoulder-length brown hair,
started walking home from her friend’s house shortly after 9 p.m. on
June 26. She was 10 years old, just 11 days shy of her birthday.
Lindsey set out alone after an argument with her brother. Her cell phone
battery had died earlier in the day and she left it behind. She wore a
light-blue, hooded pullover shirt and blue jeans. The sun still burned
low on the horizon as she started the short walk home.
A couple neighbors spotted her approaching 5th Street, but she never made it to her front door.
In the first frantic days of searching, hundreds of detectives,
volunteers, search dogs, reporters and neighbors descended upon the
rural crossroads. Thousands of new footprints scattered Lindsey’s last
known steps.
They flooded the streets of the small East County
town of about 1,500. They knocked on doors. They stomped through bushes
and flew search planes over the nearby woods. Their dogs hunted for
Lindsey’s scent. Television news vans transmitted her picture to
screens across the country.
For weeks, volunteers in orange vests passed out fliers with Lindsey’s photo. Officers from nearby law
enforcement agencies came into town to help. Neighbors held candlelight
vigils in the city’s park to comfort each other and hold off despair.
Cable news programs, Nancy Grace from CNN and other shows, picked up on the
mystery. Lindsey’s father flew in from Tennessee to help investigators.
Lindsey’s photo turned up on bulletin boards from Ocean Shores to
Olympia.
For all of the hoping and searching, investigators could not find any evidence explaining what happened to Lindsey.
Local detectives and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents eventually moved
from leading search teams through bushes to establishing a “war room”
in Montesano for a long-term search. They assigned a task force of core
detectives to the case full-time and worked through weekends and
holidays.
Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott said at times he
forced investigators to go home as their determination to find Lindsey
battled with their mounting frustration.
“They’ve put in a solid month on this case,” he said recently, “and they’re working as hard as they were when we first started.”
But as the weeks have stretched, many of the search teams went home, taking
their planes, dogs and orange vests. Lindsey’s 11th birthday passed
without word of her fate. Lindsey’s father returned to Tennessee.
McCleary businesses who changed their reader boards to signs of support
have changed them back to the daily specials.
The shadow of the unknown remains, filling the streets like the droning hum of the Simpson mill.
“It’s affected all of us,” Baum said. “It’s affected the whole community.”
With one hand reaching down to pet Cadence, she scanned the empty afternoon
streets. Lindsey’s disappearance has shaken the small town. She said
the groups of playing children vanished with her daughter.
“The streets are quiet,” she said, “almost deserted now compared to what they were a month ago.”
INVESTIGATION
Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Detective Polly Davin now spends most of her time
about 16 miles away in a small Montesano office, filled with files,
in-boxes and phones. A couple computers hum on the desktop.
The office has served as the “war room” for the investigation since the
Sheriff Office’s mobile command center pulled out of McCleary.
“It’s not anything special,” she said, “but it does the job.”
Davin shares the office with a handful of sheriff’s detectives and FBI agents
still dedicated to the case full-time. Other investigators come and go
as necessary.
“This is my world,” she said. “I am assigned exclusively to this case.”
In the past five weeks, the investigators have questioned hundreds of
people, collected thousands of tips and built a computer database of
information that they hope will point them to Lindsey.
Short summary paragraphs of every tip are catalogued in 5-inch-thick binders. Davin said they just started their fifth binder.
“You get so much information on a daily basis,” she said.
Undersheriff Scott said the investigation has produced an abundance of clues, but
almost no evidence. Thousands of tips have been called or sent in, but
they lead in a thousand different directions, few any more likely than
the others.
Investigators considered all possibilities from lost
to run-away to abducted at first. As the days passed, they quickly
began to fear Lindsey had been taken. They worked longer hours and
re-canvased areas of town.
“You can’t work, eat and sleep one situation like this and not become obsessed about it,” Scott said.
Sheriff Mike Whelan agreed that the detectives have given everything they can to the investigation.
“Our detectives are going out there and talking to the family over and over
again,” he said. “They do this so much that they get an idea of what
this child is like. ... It’s almost like they knew the child even
though they have never seen her before.”
Whelan said he has authorized long hours of overtime and extra resources for the case
despite the department’s current budget issues.
“I don’t know what it’s cost us,” he said. “It’s cost us an awful lot, but we’re going to spend whatever it takes.”
Scott said it has been difficult to balance staff levels dedicated to the
case while making sure other everyday crimes and previous cases are not
neglected. He said no other cases will be ignored, but they will have
to be prioritized.
“There isn’t a single detective on this case
that was sitting around with nothing to do,” he said. “They all had big
case loads, so we’ve had to dole that out.”
Scott said the detectives now practice a “routine” of collecting and prioritizing new
tips and assigning investigators to check them out daily. The
methodical approach is meant to single out valuable information, but it
often ends in false leads and little reward at first.
“Every time you think you’re onto something that’s going to be viable, you hit
a brick wall,” he said. “It fizzles out. Then you have to regroup and
take the next task you’ve been assigned, the next tip and hope that
it’s the one. And you have to go at it with the same energy.”
Davin said she is responsible for coordinating incoming information and
helping sort through the daily assignments. She feels encouraged by the
support from other law enforcement agencies and the investigative
experience many have brought to the case.
The core investigators— Davin, Keith Peterson and Ed McGowan — have a good balance of
temperaments and perspectives. They will often sit over meals and try
to sort through different aspects of the case as a group.
“We talk,” she said. “We sit as a team and we talk.”
Having worked more than 10 days straight at the beginning of the search, Davin
said the case has definitely taken a toll on some of the detectives.
They are trying to make sure each other get enough time off so they can
recharge and come back with fresh insights.
“It’s probably hard to focus at home,” she admitted.
The lost leads and dead-ends also weigh on the investigators, she said, but
they know one small piece of information could turn things around
quickly.
“We haven’t given up,” she said.
Despite the setbacks, Scott said the case remains the office’s highest priority.
Investigators will do whatever is necessary to bring Lindsey back to
her family.
“The hell that we’re going through can’t compare to theirs.”
WAITING
Melissa Baum said the anxiety hits her at night when the air quiets and she runs out of tasks to keep herself distracted.
“I cry myself to sleep begging and praying for the Lord to lead me to my
daughter,” she said. “Every night I lay down with the hope that it will
be tonight that they come pounding on my door at 3 a.m. and hand her to
me, but every night it gets harder and harder.”
She sleeps with a copy of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” next to her on the
nightstand. The book hasn’t moved since Lindsey disappeared.
“Lindsey and I were sort of taking turns reading aloud to each other,” she said.
“I haven’t touched the book. It’s still on my nightstand. I haven’t
touched it.”
Baum said she and her 12-year-old son, Josh, will sit down at night to watch a movie and feel overwhelmed by Lindsey’s absence.
During the first two weeks, she almost never left home for fear she would miss
a phone call. She now tries to stay busy throughout the day by posting
fliers, often replacing old black-and-white versions with color
posters. She talks to investigators and tries to make sure Josh has
things to keep his mind occupied.
“He’s having a difficult time,” Baum said. “He’s angry. He misses his sister a lot. He’s wanting
to go out and find whoever has her.”
When Baum runs out of things to do, sometimes she just gets in the car, which is plastered with fliers, and drives.
“I’ll just drive around for hours,” she said, “just drive around, hoping something will pull me toward her.”
Baum said the community support has been great. Her friends and family have
collected donations to help her pay bills until she can return to work.
But she says she still can’t focus on anything else.
She struggles with wondering how the investigation is going. She calls daily for updates on the case.
“I’m just at that point where I’m having a really difficult time sitting
back and trusting them to do it,” she said. “I have tried really hard
from the beginning to just stay out of their way.
“It’s getting hard.”
Baum said the worst part is knowing somebody holds the answer. Somebody, if
they wanted to, could bring her daughter home at any moment.
“I can’t believe that nobody knows anything,” she said. “They just need to
come forward. They need to re-evaluate their morality and put my little
girl first.”
She said she knows Lindsey is alive and soon
somebody will have the courage to lead investigators to her. She asked
anyone with information to call the tip line at 1-866-915-8299.
“I just want her back,” she said. “You can stay anonymous, even calling a tip in. You don’t have to give your name or anything.”
After five weeks, yellow police tape still hangs over Lindsey’s door.
Hand-written signs of support still hang in the windows of the house.
Log trucks still slowly roll past Maple Street.
“She’s an 11-year-old little girl with her whole life ahead of her,” Baum said.
“I will find her because I won’t stop. I’ll never stop. I will find my
daughter.”
She lit a second cigarette and glanced eastward.
http://findlindseybaum.com/
Power lines hang low over the narrow, gravel-lined stretch of asphalt in McCleary called Maple Street.
Cars roll past rows of small houses. Sprinklers spin in the front yards.
Shrubs and street lights stand on either side of the road.
From the front step of her nearby home, Melissa Baum can almost see its
intersection with Fifth Street where her 11-year-old daughter took her
last known steps into oblivion.
“I feel like she’s right under my nose and I can’t find her,” she said.
Baum sat on her front step earlier this week, staring eastward toward Maple
Street with the faint plinking of wind chimes behind her. She lit a
cigarette.
“It’s really frustrating,” she said.
The family dog, Cadence, curled up on the concrete at her feet. Signs of
support hung in the windows. Empty Diet Coke cans and fountain drinks
sat stacked beside her chair after hours of waiting and watching the
end of the road.
“It was all a fluke that whole night,” Baum
explained quietly. “It’s like everything fell into place. The one time
she left the house without her cell phone. The one time she started
walking home alone.”
A prayer candle with an image of the Virgin Mary rested among the cups and cigarette butts.
“That wasn’t a usual night,” she said. “It was a very unusual night and very unusual circumstances.”
DISAPPEARANCE
Lindsey Baum, an outgoing 4-foot-9 Girl Scout with shoulder-length brown hair,
started walking home from her friend’s house shortly after 9 p.m. on
June 26. She was 10 years old, just 11 days shy of her birthday.
Lindsey set out alone after an argument with her brother. Her cell phone
battery had died earlier in the day and she left it behind. She wore a
light-blue, hooded pullover shirt and blue jeans. The sun still burned
low on the horizon as she started the short walk home.
A couple neighbors spotted her approaching 5th Street, but she never made it to her front door.
In the first frantic days of searching, hundreds of detectives,
volunteers, search dogs, reporters and neighbors descended upon the
rural crossroads. Thousands of new footprints scattered Lindsey’s last
known steps.
They flooded the streets of the small East County
town of about 1,500. They knocked on doors. They stomped through bushes
and flew search planes over the nearby woods. Their dogs hunted for
Lindsey’s scent. Television news vans transmitted her picture to
screens across the country.
For weeks, volunteers in orange vests passed out fliers with Lindsey’s photo. Officers from nearby law
enforcement agencies came into town to help. Neighbors held candlelight
vigils in the city’s park to comfort each other and hold off despair.
Cable news programs, Nancy Grace from CNN and other shows, picked up on the
mystery. Lindsey’s father flew in from Tennessee to help investigators.
Lindsey’s photo turned up on bulletin boards from Ocean Shores to
Olympia.
For all of the hoping and searching, investigators could not find any evidence explaining what happened to Lindsey.
Local detectives and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents eventually moved
from leading search teams through bushes to establishing a “war room”
in Montesano for a long-term search. They assigned a task force of core
detectives to the case full-time and worked through weekends and
holidays.
Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott said at times he
forced investigators to go home as their determination to find Lindsey
battled with their mounting frustration.
“They’ve put in a solid month on this case,” he said recently, “and they’re working as hard as they were when we first started.”
But as the weeks have stretched, many of the search teams went home, taking
their planes, dogs and orange vests. Lindsey’s 11th birthday passed
without word of her fate. Lindsey’s father returned to Tennessee.
McCleary businesses who changed their reader boards to signs of support
have changed them back to the daily specials.
The shadow of the unknown remains, filling the streets like the droning hum of the Simpson mill.
“It’s affected all of us,” Baum said. “It’s affected the whole community.”
With one hand reaching down to pet Cadence, she scanned the empty afternoon
streets. Lindsey’s disappearance has shaken the small town. She said
the groups of playing children vanished with her daughter.
“The streets are quiet,” she said, “almost deserted now compared to what they were a month ago.”
INVESTIGATION
Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Detective Polly Davin now spends most of her time
about 16 miles away in a small Montesano office, filled with files,
in-boxes and phones. A couple computers hum on the desktop.
The office has served as the “war room” for the investigation since the
Sheriff Office’s mobile command center pulled out of McCleary.
“It’s not anything special,” she said, “but it does the job.”
Davin shares the office with a handful of sheriff’s detectives and FBI agents
still dedicated to the case full-time. Other investigators come and go
as necessary.
“This is my world,” she said. “I am assigned exclusively to this case.”
In the past five weeks, the investigators have questioned hundreds of
people, collected thousands of tips and built a computer database of
information that they hope will point them to Lindsey.
Short summary paragraphs of every tip are catalogued in 5-inch-thick binders. Davin said they just started their fifth binder.
“You get so much information on a daily basis,” she said.
Undersheriff Scott said the investigation has produced an abundance of clues, but
almost no evidence. Thousands of tips have been called or sent in, but
they lead in a thousand different directions, few any more likely than
the others.
Investigators considered all possibilities from lost
to run-away to abducted at first. As the days passed, they quickly
began to fear Lindsey had been taken. They worked longer hours and
re-canvased areas of town.
“You can’t work, eat and sleep one situation like this and not become obsessed about it,” Scott said.
Sheriff Mike Whelan agreed that the detectives have given everything they can to the investigation.
“Our detectives are going out there and talking to the family over and over
again,” he said. “They do this so much that they get an idea of what
this child is like. ... It’s almost like they knew the child even
though they have never seen her before.”
Whelan said he has authorized long hours of overtime and extra resources for the case
despite the department’s current budget issues.
“I don’t know what it’s cost us,” he said. “It’s cost us an awful lot, but we’re going to spend whatever it takes.”
Scott said it has been difficult to balance staff levels dedicated to the
case while making sure other everyday crimes and previous cases are not
neglected. He said no other cases will be ignored, but they will have
to be prioritized.
“There isn’t a single detective on this case
that was sitting around with nothing to do,” he said. “They all had big
case loads, so we’ve had to dole that out.”
Scott said the detectives now practice a “routine” of collecting and prioritizing new
tips and assigning investigators to check them out daily. The
methodical approach is meant to single out valuable information, but it
often ends in false leads and little reward at first.
“Every time you think you’re onto something that’s going to be viable, you hit
a brick wall,” he said. “It fizzles out. Then you have to regroup and
take the next task you’ve been assigned, the next tip and hope that
it’s the one. And you have to go at it with the same energy.”
Davin said she is responsible for coordinating incoming information and
helping sort through the daily assignments. She feels encouraged by the
support from other law enforcement agencies and the investigative
experience many have brought to the case.
The core investigators— Davin, Keith Peterson and Ed McGowan — have a good balance of
temperaments and perspectives. They will often sit over meals and try
to sort through different aspects of the case as a group.
“We talk,” she said. “We sit as a team and we talk.”
Having worked more than 10 days straight at the beginning of the search, Davin
said the case has definitely taken a toll on some of the detectives.
They are trying to make sure each other get enough time off so they can
recharge and come back with fresh insights.
“It’s probably hard to focus at home,” she admitted.
The lost leads and dead-ends also weigh on the investigators, she said, but
they know one small piece of information could turn things around
quickly.
“We haven’t given up,” she said.
Despite the setbacks, Scott said the case remains the office’s highest priority.
Investigators will do whatever is necessary to bring Lindsey back to
her family.
“The hell that we’re going through can’t compare to theirs.”
WAITING
Melissa Baum said the anxiety hits her at night when the air quiets and she runs out of tasks to keep herself distracted.
“I cry myself to sleep begging and praying for the Lord to lead me to my
daughter,” she said. “Every night I lay down with the hope that it will
be tonight that they come pounding on my door at 3 a.m. and hand her to
me, but every night it gets harder and harder.”
She sleeps with a copy of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” next to her on the
nightstand. The book hasn’t moved since Lindsey disappeared.
“Lindsey and I were sort of taking turns reading aloud to each other,” she said.
“I haven’t touched the book. It’s still on my nightstand. I haven’t
touched it.”
Baum said she and her 12-year-old son, Josh, will sit down at night to watch a movie and feel overwhelmed by Lindsey’s absence.
During the first two weeks, she almost never left home for fear she would miss
a phone call. She now tries to stay busy throughout the day by posting
fliers, often replacing old black-and-white versions with color
posters. She talks to investigators and tries to make sure Josh has
things to keep his mind occupied.
“He’s having a difficult time,” Baum said. “He’s angry. He misses his sister a lot. He’s wanting
to go out and find whoever has her.”
When Baum runs out of things to do, sometimes she just gets in the car, which is plastered with fliers, and drives.
“I’ll just drive around for hours,” she said, “just drive around, hoping something will pull me toward her.”
Baum said the community support has been great. Her friends and family have
collected donations to help her pay bills until she can return to work.
But she says she still can’t focus on anything else.
She struggles with wondering how the investigation is going. She calls daily for updates on the case.
“I’m just at that point where I’m having a really difficult time sitting
back and trusting them to do it,” she said. “I have tried really hard
from the beginning to just stay out of their way.
“It’s getting hard.”
Baum said the worst part is knowing somebody holds the answer. Somebody, if
they wanted to, could bring her daughter home at any moment.
“I can’t believe that nobody knows anything,” she said. “They just need to
come forward. They need to re-evaluate their morality and put my little
girl first.”
She said she knows Lindsey is alive and soon
somebody will have the courage to lead investigators to her. She asked
anyone with information to call the tip line at 1-866-915-8299.
“I just want her back,” she said. “You can stay anonymous, even calling a tip in. You don’t have to give your name or anything.”
After five weeks, yellow police tape still hangs over Lindsey’s door.
Hand-written signs of support still hang in the windows of the house.
Log trucks still slowly roll past Maple Street.
“She’s an 11-year-old little girl with her whole life ahead of her,” Baum said.
“I will find her because I won’t stop. I’ll never stop. I will find my
daughter.”
She lit a second cigarette and glanced eastward.
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Re: ^LINDSEY J BAUM - 10 yo - McCleary WA
TomTerrific0420 on Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:36 pm
The mother of a girl missing since June is going to New York City to raise awareness about missing children. Melissa Baum will be part of the “Amber Ready Back to School Safety
Weekend” starting Friday in Times Square. Amber Ready is a company that
produces DNA and fingerprint kits for children. Baum’s
10-year-old daughter Lindsey vanished June 26. Lindsey was last seen
walking home from a friend’s house. Police have not found her or anyone
who knows what happened to her. “I know she’s alive,” said Melissa Baum, who refuses to give up hope her daughter will be found safe. Melissa Baum just bought school supplies for Lindsey. She’s supposed to
start school as a sixth grader later this summer. A $10,000 reward is being offered to anyone who helps police locate Lindsey. The reward started as a $6,000 offer, but an anonymous donor raised it to $10,000. “There are people out there that really do care,” said Melissa Baum.
Weekend” starting Friday in Times Square. Amber Ready is a company that
produces DNA and fingerprint kits for children. Baum’s
10-year-old daughter Lindsey vanished June 26. Lindsey was last seen
walking home from a friend’s house. Police have not found her or anyone
who knows what happened to her. “I know she’s alive,” said Melissa Baum, who refuses to give up hope her daughter will be found safe. Melissa Baum just bought school supplies for Lindsey. She’s supposed to
start school as a sixth grader later this summer. A $10,000 reward is being offered to anyone who helps police locate Lindsey. The reward started as a $6,000 offer, but an anonymous donor raised it to $10,000. “There are people out there that really do care,” said Melissa Baum.
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Re: ^LINDSEY J BAUM - 10 yo - McCleary WA
tears4caylee on Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:36 am
Desparate search for missing girl, Lindsey Baum
McCleary, WA. Lindsey Baum was walking home from a friend's house in the small town of McCleary, Washington on June 26, 2009 when she disappeared. “It's like she literally vanished,” said Melissa Baum, Lindsey's mother.
Despite extensive, well coordinated searches by law enforcement, Lindsey is still missing. Lindsey's mother has called on two national non-profit organizations, the KlaasKIDS Foundation and Laura Recovery Center (LRC), to organize a community volunteer search.
Brad Dennis, Director of Search Operations for the KlaasKIDS Foundation said they will be holding a community meeting at 7pm Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the McCleary Community Center. Community members are encouraged to attend and learn about the two organizations and plans for the weekend search. The McCleary Community Center is located at 726 W. Simpson Ave, McCleary, Washington 98577.
Individuals who would like to participate in the search for Lindsey should check in at the McCleary Community Center between the hours of 9 am and 4:30 pm on Friday, August 28th. Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older and bring photo identification. “Dress appropriately for the weather, wear long pants and sturdy, covered toe shoes. We need people who can do foot searches as well as individuals who are willing to work in the search center explained Dennis. Volunteers are not required to attend the community meeting. In addition, we are looking for donations of bottled water, office supplies and the use of a copier.”
For more information about the search or information on how you can donate supplies, volunteers can call the LRC toll free number 866-898-5723.
The KlaasKIDS Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization determined to stop crimes against children and assists families of missing children. Please visit www.klaaskids.org for more information
McCleary, WA. Lindsey Baum was walking home from a friend's house in the small town of McCleary, Washington on June 26, 2009 when she disappeared. “It's like she literally vanished,” said Melissa Baum, Lindsey's mother.
Despite extensive, well coordinated searches by law enforcement, Lindsey is still missing. Lindsey's mother has called on two national non-profit organizations, the KlaasKIDS Foundation and Laura Recovery Center (LRC), to organize a community volunteer search.
Brad Dennis, Director of Search Operations for the KlaasKIDS Foundation said they will be holding a community meeting at 7pm Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the McCleary Community Center. Community members are encouraged to attend and learn about the two organizations and plans for the weekend search. The McCleary Community Center is located at 726 W. Simpson Ave, McCleary, Washington 98577.
Individuals who would like to participate in the search for Lindsey should check in at the McCleary Community Center between the hours of 9 am and 4:30 pm on Friday, August 28th. Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older and bring photo identification. “Dress appropriately for the weather, wear long pants and sturdy, covered toe shoes. We need people who can do foot searches as well as individuals who are willing to work in the search center explained Dennis. Volunteers are not required to attend the community meeting. In addition, we are looking for donations of bottled water, office supplies and the use of a copier.”
For more information about the search or information on how you can donate supplies, volunteers can call the LRC toll free number 866-898-5723.
The KlaasKIDS Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization determined to stop crimes against children and assists families of missing children. Please visit www.klaaskids.org for more information
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National group organizing effort for Lindsey Baum
tears4caylee on Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:17 pm
National missing child assistance organizations plan to host a community meeting and coordinate new search efforts next week for 11-year-old Lindsey Baum, who disappeared from McCleary in late June.
The KlaasKIDS Foundation and the Laura Recovery Center plan to hold a community meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 27, at the McCleary Community Center on Simpson Avenue to launch the new effort.
Weekend search
The meeting will address resources available through the organizations and plans for a new search of the McCleary area over the weekend.
A KlaasKIDS news release said all search volunteers must be at least 18 years old with photo identification. Volunteers for the weekend search should dress for the weather, including long pants and sturdy shoes.
Baum disappeared on June 26 while walking a short distance home from her friend’s house late in the evening. The 4-foot-9, brown-haired girl was wearing a light blue hooded shirt and jeans at the time.
Despite a massive search from multiple law enforcement agencies, investigators have found no evidence explaining her disappearance.The organizations stated they hope local businesses or families can donate bottled water, office supplies or copying facilities. For information on making donations, call the Laura Recovery Center at 1-866-898-5723.
Law enforcement officials are asking anyone who might have any information about the whereabouts of Lindsey Baum to come forward with tips. Tips can be made by phone at 1-866-915-8299 or via e-mail at soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us.
The KlaasKIDS Foundation and the Laura Recovery Center plan to hold a community meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 27, at the McCleary Community Center on Simpson Avenue to launch the new effort.
Weekend search
The meeting will address resources available through the organizations and plans for a new search of the McCleary area over the weekend.
A KlaasKIDS news release said all search volunteers must be at least 18 years old with photo identification. Volunteers for the weekend search should dress for the weather, including long pants and sturdy shoes.
Baum disappeared on June 26 while walking a short distance home from her friend’s house late in the evening. The 4-foot-9, brown-haired girl was wearing a light blue hooded shirt and jeans at the time.
Despite a massive search from multiple law enforcement agencies, investigators have found no evidence explaining her disappearance.The organizations stated they hope local businesses or families can donate bottled water, office supplies or copying facilities. For information on making donations, call the Laura Recovery Center at 1-866-898-5723.
Law enforcement officials are asking anyone who might have any information about the whereabouts of Lindsey Baum to come forward with tips. Tips can be made by phone at 1-866-915-8299 or via e-mail at soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us.
tears4caylee- Supreme Commander of the Universe With Cape AND Tights AND Fancy Headgear
Re: ^LINDSEY J BAUM - 10 yo - McCleary WA
tears4caylee on Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:15 am
Published: 08/22/09 12:00 am | Updated: 08/22/09 7:00 am
The KlaasKids Foundation is organizing a search in McCleary for Lindsey Baum, who has been missing for two months.
Lindsey, 11, last was seen in McCleary after 9 p.m. June 26, after she left a friend’s home on Maple Street by herself to walk about a half-mile to her home on Mommsen Road.
Despite a massive search, police have been unable to find Lindsey or say definitively whether she was abducted.
KlaasKids Foundation representatives will hold a community meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in McCleary at the McCleary Community Center.
The McCleary Community Center is at 726 W. Simpson Ave.
KlaasKids spokeswoman Tricia Griffith said the search will start at 9 a.m. Friday. People who want to help should check in at the McCleary Community Center between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. that day. Volunteers must be 18 or older and must bring photo identification.
Volunteers are advised to dress appropriately for the weather, wear long pants and wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes.
The KlaasKids Foundation was established by Marc Klaas in 1994 to stop crimes against children after the kidnapping and murder of his 12-year-old daughter, Polly Hannah Klaas. She was taken from her home in Petaluma, Calif.
The KlaasKids Foundation is organizing a search in McCleary for Lindsey Baum, who has been missing for two months.
Lindsey, 11, last was seen in McCleary after 9 p.m. June 26, after she left a friend’s home on Maple Street by herself to walk about a half-mile to her home on Mommsen Road.
Despite a massive search, police have been unable to find Lindsey or say definitively whether she was abducted.
KlaasKids Foundation representatives will hold a community meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in McCleary at the McCleary Community Center.
The McCleary Community Center is at 726 W. Simpson Ave.
KlaasKids spokeswoman Tricia Griffith said the search will start at 9 a.m. Friday. People who want to help should check in at the McCleary Community Center between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. that day. Volunteers must be 18 or older and must bring photo identification.
Volunteers are advised to dress appropriately for the weather, wear long pants and wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes.
The KlaasKids Foundation was established by Marc Klaas in 1994 to stop crimes against children after the kidnapping and murder of his 12-year-old daughter, Polly Hannah Klaas. She was taken from her home in Petaluma, Calif.
tears4caylee- Supreme Commander of the Universe With Cape AND Tights AND Fancy Headgear
Re: ^LINDSEY J BAUM - 10 yo - McCleary WA
MysticOne on Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:21 pm
Thank you so much for the updates - TeamTerrific! *T&T*
You are doing an awesome job of keeping the attention on these vicitms.
Two Thumbs Up
And much deserved credit!
You are doing an awesome job of keeping the attention on these vicitms.
Two Thumbs Up
And much deserved credit!
MysticOne- Admin
Re: ^LINDSEY J BAUM - 10 yo - McCleary WA
TomTerrific0420 on Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:13 pm
MysticOne wrote:Thank you so much for the updates - TeamTerrific! *T&T*
You are doing an awesome job of keeping the attention on these vicitms.
Two Thumbs Up
---Don't forget kygirl09...She's helping out as well! So that would be "T, T and K"!
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Free E-Book download available; dedicated to Lindsey
tears4caylee on Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:03 am
A Missing Child is Everyone's Child
Help find a missing child. Free eBook.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Help find a missing child. Free eBook.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Click Here to Get Free eBook
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This free ebook is dedicated to Lindsey Baum. We hope you will use the tips presented here as part of your family's plan to stay safe. Feel free to print out as many copies as you want and hand them out to parents, teachers, babysitters and everyone else who works with children.
"There are days (most) when I don’t think I could miss Lindsey
more, or hurt any worse, and then tomorrow comes and I see
that I was wrong – If only I had known that my daughter wasn’t
safe and if only I could have taught her more ways to protect
herself I’d have my baby, my movie buddy, home with me
tonight" … Melissa Baum
Life changed for us on 6-26-2009 here in the little town of McCleary, WA, my daughters’ 10 year old best friend – a much loved regular in our home, went missing. Her name is Lindsey Baum and the tragedy that surrounds her story is also what has united many of the authors that have contributed to this book.
Lindsey’s short walk home should have taken her 7 minutes but that 7 minutes has turned in to an excruciatingly long 4 weeks as of the compilation of this book. The fear, anxiety, flagging hopes and sadness are intensified each day that passes with no news and no new developments. The not knowing haunts us daily and we are left with little more than our hope, sleepless nights, what if's and a hard lesson learned – one we pray we get a second chance at.
On 07-07-2009, my family spent the day with Lindsey’s family as we held an emotional
gathering to acknowledge Lindsey’s 11th birthday that she was not with us to celebrate. We think back on things now and had we only known and talked with our kids about a lot of what you will find in this book – we may not be where we are today and Lindsey could be home with us right now.
When this took place I turned for help and support from my fellow eHow writers and what I got was exactly what I had asked for, but it did not stop there – their love and support spilled over and together they united and created a way to not only support me and Lindsey, but to also educate you. This book will help guide and educate you, and your children, about child abduction and what child(ren) might be able to do should they ever be kidnapped and try to get
away from their attacker.
Read this book, talk to your children, educate them and then hug them extra tight each night. Do whatever you must to make sure you never, ever understand how we feel.
Kara Kampen
10 year old Lindsey Baum disappeared from her hometown of McCleary, WA on June 26th, 2009 as she was walking home from a friends house a few blocks away.**Please note Lindsey turned 11 on July 7th 2009.
Description:
Height: 4 feet 9 inches tall
Weight: 85 pounds
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Personality: Outgoing
Area Last Seen:
Heading East down Maple Street
Wearing: Blue Jeans with Rips in the Knees
Blue Long Sleeve Hooded Shirt
Black Slip on Cloth Tennis Shoes
Contact:
Grays Harbor Police operations center at 800-281-6944
Grays Harbor County Information Hot-line (Tip line) (866) 915-8299
Grays Harbor County E911 Dispatch Center (360) 533-8765 (out of county)
McCleary Police (360) 495-3107 or EMAIL soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us
Mail Information to:
Police Department
P.O. Box 305
McCleary, WA 98557
We extend our heartfelt appreciation to everyone who contributed to this project.
or click HERE
This free ebook is dedicated to Lindsey Baum. We hope you will use the tips presented here as part of your family's plan to stay safe. Feel free to print out as many copies as you want and hand them out to parents, teachers, babysitters and everyone else who works with children.
"There are days (most) when I don’t think I could miss Lindsey
more, or hurt any worse, and then tomorrow comes and I see
that I was wrong – If only I had known that my daughter wasn’t
safe and if only I could have taught her more ways to protect
herself I’d have my baby, my movie buddy, home with me
tonight" … Melissa Baum
Life changed for us on 6-26-2009 here in the little town of McCleary, WA, my daughters’ 10 year old best friend – a much loved regular in our home, went missing. Her name is Lindsey Baum and the tragedy that surrounds her story is also what has united many of the authors that have contributed to this book.
Lindsey’s short walk home should have taken her 7 minutes but that 7 minutes has turned in to an excruciatingly long 4 weeks as of the compilation of this book. The fear, anxiety, flagging hopes and sadness are intensified each day that passes with no news and no new developments. The not knowing haunts us daily and we are left with little more than our hope, sleepless nights, what if's and a hard lesson learned – one we pray we get a second chance at.
On 07-07-2009, my family spent the day with Lindsey’s family as we held an emotional
gathering to acknowledge Lindsey’s 11th birthday that she was not with us to celebrate. We think back on things now and had we only known and talked with our kids about a lot of what you will find in this book – we may not be where we are today and Lindsey could be home with us right now.
When this took place I turned for help and support from my fellow eHow writers and what I got was exactly what I had asked for, but it did not stop there – their love and support spilled over and together they united and created a way to not only support me and Lindsey, but to also educate you. This book will help guide and educate you, and your children, about child abduction and what child(ren) might be able to do should they ever be kidnapped and try to get
away from their attacker.
Read this book, talk to your children, educate them and then hug them extra tight each night. Do whatever you must to make sure you never, ever understand how we feel.
Kara Kampen
10 year old Lindsey Baum disappeared from her hometown of McCleary, WA on June 26th, 2009 as she was walking home from a friends house a few blocks away.**Please note Lindsey turned 11 on July 7th 2009.
Description:
Height: 4 feet 9 inches tall
Weight: 85 pounds
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Personality: Outgoing
Area Last Seen:
Heading East down Maple Street
Wearing: Blue Jeans with Rips in the Knees
Blue Long Sleeve Hooded Shirt
Black Slip on Cloth Tennis Shoes
Contact:
Grays Harbor Police operations center at 800-281-6944
Grays Harbor County Information Hot-line (Tip line) (866) 915-8299
Grays Harbor County E911 Dispatch Center (360) 533-8765 (out of county)
McCleary Police (360) 495-3107 or EMAIL soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us
Mail Information to:
Police Department
P.O. Box 305
McCleary, WA 98557
We extend our heartfelt appreciation to everyone who contributed to this project.
tears4caylee- Supreme Commander of the Universe With Cape AND Tights AND Fancy Headgear
Re: ^LINDSEY J BAUM - 10 yo - McCleary WA
TomTerrific0420 on Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:06 pm
Two months ago today, 11-year-old Lindsey Baum headed out the door of her friend’s house in
McCleary and never made it the few short blocks to her own home.
After weeks of endless searching, family members and investigators have found
no trace of the outgoing brown-haired Girl Scout. But they continue to
rally support and pursue clues as the days drag on.
“We’re continuing to follow up on leads,” Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott
said Tuesday. “Things are a long way from a dead end.”
National missing child assistance organizations, KlaasKIDS Foundation and the
Laura Recovery Center, also plan to host a community meeting at 7 p.m.
Thursday in McCleary to coordinate renewed search efforts.
Baum disappeared June 26 while walking a short distance along Maple Street
late in the evening. The 4-foot-9 girl was wearing a light blue hooded
shirt and jeans at the time.
Two neighbors spotted her about halfway home, but never saw anything
suspicious. Despite a massive search involving multiple law enforcement
agencies, investigators have found no evidence explaining her
disappearance.
A KlaasKIDS Foundation news release said new
searchers and volunteers will gather Thursday night at the McCleary
Community Center on Simpson Avenue to learn more about the
organizations and sign up for weekend search parties.
The organization said volunteers will also be able to sign up between 9:30
a.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday for search area assignments. All volunteers
must be at least 18 years old with photo identification.
The organizations stated they hope local businesses or families can donate
bottled water, office supplies or copying facilities. For information
on making donations, call the Laura Recovery Center at 1-866-898-5723.
Scott said investigators from the Sheriff’s Office, the McCleary Police
Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation met Tuesday to
compare notes and discuss available resources.
“The case shows progress,” he said, stating detectives at a minimum have ruled out many possibilities.
Scott said the planned weekend searches are separate from law enforcement
efforts, but he hopes they may be able to find something new.
Viable leads still trickle in on the disappearance, he said. Several
detectives remain dedicated to the case full-time, but obviously worry
about lost clues and fading memories as the weeks pass.
The public has continued to offer as much cooperation as possible, Scott
said, and detectives still work the case as hard as they did two months
ago.
Law enforcement officials are asking anyone who might have
any information about the whereabouts of Lindsey Baum to come forward
with tips. Tips can be made by phone at 1-866-915-8299 or via e-mail at
soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us.
McCleary and never made it the few short blocks to her own home.
After weeks of endless searching, family members and investigators have found
no trace of the outgoing brown-haired Girl Scout. But they continue to
rally support and pursue clues as the days drag on.
“We’re continuing to follow up on leads,” Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott
said Tuesday. “Things are a long way from a dead end.”
National missing child assistance organizations, KlaasKIDS Foundation and the
Laura Recovery Center, also plan to host a community meeting at 7 p.m.
Thursday in McCleary to coordinate renewed search efforts.
Baum disappeared June 26 while walking a short distance along Maple Street
late in the evening. The 4-foot-9 girl was wearing a light blue hooded
shirt and jeans at the time.
Two neighbors spotted her about halfway home, but never saw anything
suspicious. Despite a massive search involving multiple law enforcement
agencies, investigators have found no evidence explaining her
disappearance.
A KlaasKIDS Foundation news release said new
searchers and volunteers will gather Thursday night at the McCleary
Community Center on Simpson Avenue to learn more about the
organizations and sign up for weekend search parties.
The organization said volunteers will also be able to sign up between 9:30
a.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday for search area assignments. All volunteers
must be at least 18 years old with photo identification.
The organizations stated they hope local businesses or families can donate
bottled water, office supplies or copying facilities. For information
on making donations, call the Laura Recovery Center at 1-866-898-5723.
Scott said investigators from the Sheriff’s Office, the McCleary Police
Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation met Tuesday to
compare notes and discuss available resources.
“The case shows progress,” he said, stating detectives at a minimum have ruled out many possibilities.
Scott said the planned weekend searches are separate from law enforcement
efforts, but he hopes they may be able to find something new.
Viable leads still trickle in on the disappearance, he said. Several
detectives remain dedicated to the case full-time, but obviously worry
about lost clues and fading memories as the weeks pass.
The public has continued to offer as much cooperation as possible, Scott
said, and detectives still work the case as hard as they did two months
ago.
Law enforcement officials are asking anyone who might have
any information about the whereabouts of Lindsey Baum to come forward
with tips. Tips can be made by phone at 1-866-915-8299 or via e-mail at
soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us.
TomTerrific0420- Supreme Commander of the Universe With Cape AND Tights AND Fancy Headgear
Father of murdered California girl helping McCleary family
tears4caylee on Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:27 am
McCLEARY, Wash. - The kidnapping and murder of Polly Klaas, a California 12-year-old girl, became national news in 1993.
Klaas’ father hopes to bring renewed attention to the disappearance of 11-year-old Lindsey Baum.
Mark Klaas’ foundation, Klaas Kids, is organizing volunteer searches around McCleary this weekend.
Klaas has been in touch with the Baum family all summer.
“We’re a fraternity of survivors,” said Klaas. “It becomes very therapeutic for people like me to be able to go out and help others.”
Baum was 11 when she was last seen walking home from a friend’s house June 26.
Baum’s mother is still waiting to celebrate her daughter’s 12th birthday, which passed in July.
“I don’t care who has her, I don’t care where she is, I just want her back, “ Melissa Baum said.
Melissa Baum appreciates the help from Klaas Kids because she feels anything that keeps her daughter’s story in the public could help locate her.
Lindsey Baum, 10, disappeared from the small town of McCleary.
“I really and truly have a very strong faith I’m going to get her back,” said Baum.
Anyone who is interested in searching this weekend needs to check in at the McCleary Community Center between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Friday, August 28. Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older and bring photo identification.
Anyone with information about Lindsey is asked to call Grays Harbor 911 Center at 360-533-8765 or McCleary Police at 360-495-3107.
The Baum family has set up two Web sites to help in the search, Lindseybaum.com and Findlindseybaum.com
Klaas’ father hopes to bring renewed attention to the disappearance of 11-year-old Lindsey Baum.
Mark Klaas’ foundation, Klaas Kids, is organizing volunteer searches around McCleary this weekend.
Klaas has been in touch with the Baum family all summer.
“We’re a fraternity of survivors,” said Klaas. “It becomes very therapeutic for people like me to be able to go out and help others.”
Baum was 11 when she was last seen walking home from a friend’s house June 26.
Baum’s mother is still waiting to celebrate her daughter’s 12th birthday, which passed in July.
“I don’t care who has her, I don’t care where she is, I just want her back, “ Melissa Baum said.
Melissa Baum appreciates the help from Klaas Kids because she feels anything that keeps her daughter’s story in the public could help locate her.
Lindsey Baum, 10, disappeared from the small town of McCleary.
“I really and truly have a very strong faith I’m going to get her back,” said Baum.
Anyone who is interested in searching this weekend needs to check in at the McCleary Community Center between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Friday, August 28. Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older and bring photo identification.
Anyone with information about Lindsey is asked to call Grays Harbor 911 Center at 360-533-8765 or McCleary Police at 360-495-3107.
The Baum family has set up two Web sites to help in the search, Lindseybaum.com and Findlindseybaum.com
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Re: ^LINDSEY J BAUM - 10 yo - McCleary WA
TomTerrific0420 on Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:58 pm
Crews are organizing a search for 11-year-old Lindsey Baum who
disappeared while walking in her hometown of McCleary on June 26th.
Volunteers have set up a search center with the help of two national
missing child assistance groups, The KlaasKIDS Foundation and the Laura
Recovery Center. Lindsey's mother Melissa Baum says she's confident they're going to
find Lindsey. "I absolutely believe she's alive and we're going to find
her. We're going to do it, I'm not going to stop until we do."
The group searches began Friday morning at 9 a.m. and will continue
through the weekend. Volunteers must be 18 years or older and present a
valid ID at the sign up station at the McCleary Community Center.
disappeared while walking in her hometown of McCleary on June 26th.
Volunteers have set up a search center with the help of two national
missing child assistance groups, The KlaasKIDS Foundation and the Laura
Recovery Center. Lindsey's mother Melissa Baum says she's confident they're going to
find Lindsey. "I absolutely believe she's alive and we're going to find
her. We're going to do it, I'm not going to stop until we do."
The group searches began Friday morning at 9 a.m. and will continue
through the weekend. Volunteers must be 18 years or older and present a
valid ID at the sign up station at the McCleary Community Center.
TomTerrific0420- Supreme Commander of the Universe With Cape AND Tights AND Fancy Headgear
Searchers renew their efforts
tears4caylee on Sat Aug 29, 2009 6:55 am
Melissa Baum struggled to describe her missing 11-year-old daughter to more than 40 potential search volunteers gathered Thursday night at the McCleary Community Center.
Lindsey loved to read, breezing through the “Twilight” books, Baum said. The 4-foot-9, brown-haired girl also spent much of her time writing, even working to write a play shortly before she disappeared from a McCleary street two months ago.
“She’s just an outgoing, bright little girl,” Baum said, a large photo of Lindsey smiling on the wall behind her.
Several volunteers teared up alongside Baum as she spoke at the community meeting to launch new search efforts today and throughout the weekend with support from national missing child organizations.
Coordinators from the Laura Recovery Center and the KlaasKIDS Foundation came to McCleary this weekend to rally new resources and volunteers around finding Lindsey.
“I’m thrilled,” Baum said. “I’m really excited about it.”
The organizations set up shop in the Community Center on Simpson Street, hanging maps, photos of Lindsey and setting up a copy machine for duplicating fliers.
Lindsey disappeared on June 26 while walking home from her friend’s house just down the street. Though two neighbors spotted her within blocks of home, investigators have found no evidence explaining her disappearance.
Dawn Davis, with the Laura Recovery Center, said finding lost children takes cooperation between law enforcement, the community and the family.
“There is hope,” she said. “Kids come home every day.”
Volunteers were scheduled to start registering this morning. The organizations would be leading teams through the streets passing out fliers and hanging red, white and blue ribbons in Lindsey’s honor.
Davis said teams will also comb nearby neighborhoods and wooded areas, re-searching areas scoured during the first days after Lindsey went missing.
Volunteers must all be at least 18 years old, she said. They should dress appropriately with sturdy shoes. Dogs, children and weapons are prohibited.
Anyone who cannot search or walk the streets can help coordinate at the center, documenting search efforts and organizing food or equipment.
“There is something for everyone,” Davis said. “There’s always something you can do in the search.”
Mark Klaas, whose daughter was kidnapped and killed in 1993, said the work of the KlaasKIDS Foundation and Laura Recovery Center has helped many families in recent years.
“Children have been found as a result of our efforts,” he said.
Organizers said the search will go on as long as possible, starting today and stretching to Sunday if needed. Klaas encouraged the volunteers at the center to contact friends, neighbors, coworkers — anyone who could join the effort and help expand the search area.
“If we get 300 people,” he said, “we’ll go a lot farther than if we get 30 people.”
Baum also asked anyone with private property that included large forested areas, abandoned buildings or abandoned vehicles to check their property for any sign of Lindsey.
If the owner cannot check, they can call local police or the center to have someone search the property, she said. Searchers hope to check every corner they can.
Law enforcement officials are asking anyone who might have any information about the whereabouts of Lindsey Baum to come forward with tips. Tips can be made by phone at 1-866-915-8299 or via e-mail at soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us.
The community meeting ended with a prayer, asking for a miracle. Friends moved forward to offer Baum hugs and support as Lindsey smiled down from several missing child posters.
Lindsey loved to read, breezing through the “Twilight” books, Baum said. The 4-foot-9, brown-haired girl also spent much of her time writing, even working to write a play shortly before she disappeared from a McCleary street two months ago.
“She’s just an outgoing, bright little girl,” Baum said, a large photo of Lindsey smiling on the wall behind her.
Several volunteers teared up alongside Baum as she spoke at the community meeting to launch new search efforts today and throughout the weekend with support from national missing child organizations.
Coordinators from the Laura Recovery Center and the KlaasKIDS Foundation came to McCleary this weekend to rally new resources and volunteers around finding Lindsey.
“I’m thrilled,” Baum said. “I’m really excited about it.”
The organizations set up shop in the Community Center on Simpson Street, hanging maps, photos of Lindsey and setting up a copy machine for duplicating fliers.
Lindsey disappeared on June 26 while walking home from her friend’s house just down the street. Though two neighbors spotted her within blocks of home, investigators have found no evidence explaining her disappearance.
Dawn Davis, with the Laura Recovery Center, said finding lost children takes cooperation between law enforcement, the community and the family.
“There is hope,” she said. “Kids come home every day.”
Volunteers were scheduled to start registering this morning. The organizations would be leading teams through the streets passing out fliers and hanging red, white and blue ribbons in Lindsey’s honor.
Davis said teams will also comb nearby neighborhoods and wooded areas, re-searching areas scoured during the first days after Lindsey went missing.
Volunteers must all be at least 18 years old, she said. They should dress appropriately with sturdy shoes. Dogs, children and weapons are prohibited.
Anyone who cannot search or walk the streets can help coordinate at the center, documenting search efforts and organizing food or equipment.
“There is something for everyone,” Davis said. “There’s always something you can do in the search.”
Mark Klaas, whose daughter was kidnapped and killed in 1993, said the work of the KlaasKIDS Foundation and Laura Recovery Center has helped many families in recent years.
“Children have been found as a result of our efforts,” he said.
Organizers said the search will go on as long as possible, starting today and stretching to Sunday if needed. Klaas encouraged the volunteers at the center to contact friends, neighbors, coworkers — anyone who could join the effort and help expand the search area.
“If we get 300 people,” he said, “we’ll go a lot farther than if we get 30 people.”
Baum also asked anyone with private property that included large forested areas, abandoned buildings or abandoned vehicles to check their property for any sign of Lindsey.
If the owner cannot check, they can call local police or the center to have someone search the property, she said. Searchers hope to check every corner they can.
Law enforcement officials are asking anyone who might have any information about the whereabouts of Lindsey Baum to come forward with tips. Tips can be made by phone at 1-866-915-8299 or via e-mail at soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us.
The community meeting ended with a prayer, asking for a miracle. Friends moved forward to offer Baum hugs and support as Lindsey smiled down from several missing child posters.
tears4caylee- Supreme Commander of the Universe With Cape AND Tights AND Fancy Headgear
Volunteers search for clues in case of missing McCleary girl
tears4caylee on Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:23 am
McCLEARY --
Teams of volunteers inspected roadsides, wooded areas and creeks Saturday as part of the ongoing effort to find Lindsey Baum, the 11-year-old McCleary girl who disappeared the evening of June 26.
Saturday was the second consecutive day in which volunteers fanned out into outlying areas and neighboring towns, hoping to find clues. The search continues today.
At the request of Lindsey’s mother, Melissa, two nonprofit groups – the Laura Recovery Center of Friends­wood, Texas, and Klaaskids Foundation of Sausalito, Calif. – organized the search. Both groups have been involved in high-profile missing-­child cases before, including the disappearances of Elizabeth Smart of Utah and Elaine Sepulveda of Oak Harbor.
About 120 people searched Friday, and about 40 people had taken part before noon Saturday, said Brad Dennis, director of search operations for the Klaaskids Foundation. The search is being staged from the McCleary Community Center, and although organizers have enough volunteers to handle administrative duties, they need more searchers, Dennis said.
“We need people to come out and be a part of this,” he said.
Baum disappeared about 9:15 p.m. June 26 as she embarked alone on about a half-mile walk from a friend’s house on Maple Street to her home on Mommsen Road. Her mother, who moved to McCleary from Lacey about two years ago, said Saturday that she is doing all she can so her daughter won’t be forgotten, such as putting up flyers and making buttons with Lindsey’s picture. She thinks her daughter is alive, although “getting through the nights” is the hardest part, she said.
“My main focus is just finding her and then we can deal with the rest,” Melissa Baum said.
Volunteers who showed up Saturday were separated into groups. Team leaders were selected and groups were given directions on how and where to search. The team leaders also were provided with global positioning systems to note the locations of their searches, as well as clipboards with paper so they could jot down possible clues.
Patty Thorsen and Judy Enz of Olympia, plus team leader Mike Davis of Gig Harbor, spent about an hour exploring Niels Lane, a rock-covered road that overlooks state Route 8 about 4 miles west of McCleary. All three decided to volunteer because they are parents, but Thorsen and Davis also were moved by Melissa Baum’s story after hearing her interviewed on a Seattle radio station. Mike said the combination of listening to Melissa Baum and hearing news about Jaycee Dugard, the California woman recently discovered after she was missing for 18 years, prompted him to act.
“I said, ‘Well, I can give up a Saturday,’ ” he said. Davis, too, has five children, including three girls. All three got into his truck, drove to the end of the road and then worked their way back, stopping frequently to look down hillsides, peer into the woods and inspect roadside debris. The three also discovered a black garbage bag filled with clothes, including a pair of denim jeans, the same kind of clothes Lindsey last was seen wearing. After that discovery, it was determined that the clothes and trash likely belonged to a transient and not Lindsey, although Dennis praised the group’s efforts in finding the bag.
Davis marked the site with orange fabric so investigators could inspect the site. Once volunteers return to the community center, they are debriefed and their information is shared with law enforcement, Dennis said.
Teams of volunteers inspected roadsides, wooded areas and creeks Saturday as part of the ongoing effort to find Lindsey Baum, the 11-year-old McCleary girl who disappeared the evening of June 26.
Saturday was the second consecutive day in which volunteers fanned out into outlying areas and neighboring towns, hoping to find clues. The search continues today.
At the request of Lindsey’s mother, Melissa, two nonprofit groups – the Laura Recovery Center of Friends­wood, Texas, and Klaaskids Foundation of Sausalito, Calif. – organized the search. Both groups have been involved in high-profile missing-­child cases before, including the disappearances of Elizabeth Smart of Utah and Elaine Sepulveda of Oak Harbor.
About 120 people searched Friday, and about 40 people had taken part before noon Saturday, said Brad Dennis, director of search operations for the Klaaskids Foundation. The search is being staged from the McCleary Community Center, and although organizers have enough volunteers to handle administrative duties, they need more searchers, Dennis said.
“We need people to come out and be a part of this,” he said.
Baum disappeared about 9:15 p.m. June 26 as she embarked alone on about a half-mile walk from a friend’s house on Maple Street to her home on Mommsen Road. Her mother, who moved to McCleary from Lacey about two years ago, said Saturday that she is doing all she can so her daughter won’t be forgotten, such as putting up flyers and making buttons with Lindsey’s picture. She thinks her daughter is alive, although “getting through the nights” is the hardest part, she said.
“My main focus is just finding her and then we can deal with the rest,” Melissa Baum said.
Volunteers who showed up Saturday were separated into groups. Team leaders were selected and groups were given directions on how and where to search. The team leaders also were provided with global positioning systems to note the locations of their searches, as well as clipboards with paper so they could jot down possible clues.
Patty Thorsen and Judy Enz of Olympia, plus team leader Mike Davis of Gig Harbor, spent about an hour exploring Niels Lane, a rock-covered road that overlooks state Route 8 about 4 miles west of McCleary. All three decided to volunteer because they are parents, but Thorsen and Davis also were moved by Melissa Baum’s story after hearing her interviewed on a Seattle radio station. Mike said the combination of listening to Melissa Baum and hearing news about Jaycee Dugard, the California woman recently discovered after she was missing for 18 years, prompted him to act.
“I said, ‘Well, I can give up a Saturday,’ ” he said. Davis, too, has five children, including three girls. All three got into his truck, drove to the end of the road and then worked their way back, stopping frequently to look down hillsides, peer into the woods and inspect roadside debris. The three also discovered a black garbage bag filled with clothes, including a pair of denim jeans, the same kind of clothes Lindsey last was seen wearing. After that discovery, it was determined that the clothes and trash likely belonged to a transient and not Lindsey, although Dennis praised the group’s efforts in finding the bag.
Davis marked the site with orange fabric so investigators could inspect the site. Once volunteers return to the community center, they are debriefed and their information is shared with law enforcement, Dennis said.
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Re: ^LINDSEY J BAUM - 10 yo - McCleary WA
mom_from_STL on Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:51 am
Search for Lindsey Baum
When: Friday Sept. 11 thru Sunday Sept. 13.
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Where: Beerbower Park
Downtown McCleary Next to City Hall
Dress: Dress for the weather and wear comfortable
shoes. Long sleeves and pants suggested.
Bring: If you have; flash light, cell phone, walkie talkies,
garmen or gps devices, backpack to carry water
and snacks.
We will also need a few people to work at the center, so if you
aren’t able to search, we can still use your help.
For more information or any questions contact us on our
website: www.findlindseybaum.com
donations can be made for the search at any Sterling Savings bank.. be sure and tell them it's for the LINDSEY BAUM SEARCH FUND
When: Friday Sept. 11 thru Sunday Sept. 13.
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Where: Beerbower Park
Downtown McCleary Next to City Hall
Dress: Dress for the weather and wear comfortable
shoes. Long sleeves and pants suggested.
Bring: If you have; flash light, cell phone, walkie talkies,
garmen or gps devices, backpack to carry water
and snacks.
We will also need a few people to work at the center, so if you
aren’t able to search, we can still use your help.
For more information or any questions contact us on our
website: www.findlindseybaum.com
donations can be made for the search at any Sterling Savings bank.. be sure and tell them it's for the LINDSEY BAUM SEARCH FUND
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