BREEANN RODRIGUEZ - 3 yo (8/2011)- Dunklin County (AR/TN Border) MO

Breeann Rodriguez: Did parents really fail polygraph?

August 12, 2011

During the last 10 minutes of the Nancy Grace show, on Thursday night, Edgar Rodriguez, the father of missing Breeann Rodriguez, announced to the world that he had failed the polygraph test.

"I don't know, honestly, honestly. When my wife went in there first to do the polygraph and she failed it, I mean, of course as a father when someone tells you they failed a polygraph, it automatically raises doubt."

Suddenly the show cuts to a commercial and we wait impatiently to see if what we heard was true. It seemed as though Nancy, herself was surprised at what Edgar said, "Edgar, did you say that you failed the polygraph test?"

"I don't know. To be completely honest with you, I don't believe we really did fail it. It may be some kind of tool they use to squeeze every bit of information out of us. I don't really know. But they said we did fail it. "

It appears as though, Edgar is dumbfounded about failing the test, enough so, that he thinks that the police are lying to him.

Earlier on Thursday, the police announced they discovered training wheels in heavy brush about two miles from the home. Edgar said he was sure they were Breeann's training wheels to her missing bike. When Nancy asked him why he knew the training wheels were off the bicycle, he said, once he became angry about something his daughter was doing wrong with the bike. His words were, "I became angry," he went on to say they needed adjusting and he adjusted one side, and the wheels that were found were similarily adjusted.

On Friday, no new information has come out, and we are left with the burning question, did Breeann's parents really fail the polygraph test, or is Edgar right; they are trying to squeeze more information out of them?



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Breeann Rodriquez, 3, missing in Missouri; parents deny wrongdoing



Breeann
Rodriguez -- remember that name. She's a 3-year-old girl from Senath,
Mo., who disappeared Saturday while riding her pink bike and playing
outside with her 5-year-old brother. The bike's training wheels have
since been found in heavy brush several miles from her home, but there
has been no other sign of her.

In a cycle that has become all-too familar, a search by state and
federal law enforcement officials has been launched by land and by air,
and with dogs. There have been prayers, vigils, scores of volunteers
taking to the streets to search, and $45,000 in reward money. And CNN's Nancy Grace has taken up the case.

While officials are operating under the assumption that it is an abduction -- local station KFVS reports
a search for an older model white cargo van in connection with the case
-- the investigation has also focused on the parents, Edgar Rodriguez
and his wife, Claudia Ramos. Both were administered lie detector tests.
The father openly conceded to Nancy Grace that he and his wife were told that they failed the tests.

However, ABC news reports
that he thinks it might have been a ploy: "I don't believe we really
did fail it. It may be some kind of tool they use to squeeze every bit
of information out of us....I don't really know. But they said we did
fail it," Rodriguez said.

The girl was riding her bike near her home with her brother, but she
was left alone when her brother went inside for a drink. By the time the
boy went back outside, she was gone, the parents said.

In emotional pleas to the media, Ramos said: "I really want to hold
her and tell her she's my princess," and added this message: "Bring her
back to me." Breeann's father also offered a message: "I realize poeple
make mistakes....I don't care where you drop her off at, just make sure
somebody can get ahold of her and bring her home."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/08/breeann-rodriquez-3-missing-in-missouri-parents-deny-wrongdoing.html

http://www.kfvs12.com/story/15261337/suspect-in-custody-in-connection-with-missing-senath-girl


Suspect in custody, girl still missing, doesn't sound good. :(

mermaid55 wrote:

lovinourgrandkids wrote:http://www.kfvs12.com/story/15243164/physical-evidence-found-linking-to-missing-girl

Thank you for the link.

yw, I pray they find this little girl alive!

Suspect in custody, authorities searching for body

Saturday, August 13, 2011



Parents of the missing Senath girl, Edgar Rodriguez, left, and Claudia Ramos, right, search a wooded lot after two training wheels were found nearby.
(Staff photo by George Anderson)
A male suspect is presently in custody and being questioned in regard to the case of missing 3-year-old, Breeann Rodriguez of Senath.
Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder announced early Saturday morning that a person of interest was in custody and that he was being held at the Justice Center pending the filing of formal charges through the Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

Lead Prosecutor Stephen P. Sokoloff was contacted by the Daily Dunklin Democrat after the news broke and did confirm that the man is being questioned and that his office is working on determining the formal filing of charges. At approximately 9 a.m., Sokoloff added that the state should have more information within the hour in regard to the case and what advancements have been made, including any charges that would be filed.

Holder indicated in a written release regarding the suspect that investigators are no longer interested in the white cargo van that was seen days before the little girl disappeared. He and Senath Police Chief Omar Karnes also added that a team of law enforcement specialists are currently searching for the girl's body and her bicycle in an undisclosed area, that is located in Dunklin County.

That team of searchers includes the Dunklin County Major Case Squad, Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Missouri Department of Conservation.

Holder said that although the Sheriff's Office and other investigating agencies received hundreds of tips from the public regarding the case, it was a thorough investigation that led to the suspect, who is from the local area and is not related to the family.

Rodriguez was last seen riding her pink and purple bicycle in front of her home on Ode Johnson Street in Senath on Saturday, August 6, 2011.

According to FBI spokesperson Rebecca Wu, the agency has transitioned the case fully to the hands of local prosecutors and all future information released on the case will come from that office.

http://www.dddnews.com/story/1753034.html

A suspect in the disappearance of a 3-year-old Missouri girl last
seen riding her bicycle was in custody Saturday, authorities announced. Authorities
were searching for Breeann Rodriguez' body and bicycle in an
undisclosed area in Dunklin County, the Senath Police Department and
Dunklin County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
The unnamed suspect is from the area and is not related to the family, according to
the statement. He was being held at the Dunklin County Justice Center, pending formal charges.
"There have been hundreds of tips from the public but it was a thorough
investigation that led to the suspect," officials said.
They would not comment further Saturday morning.
Police said Thursday that they'd found two training wheels similar to those on
a pink bike ridden by Breeann before she went missing.
Senath police Chief Omar Karnes described the training wheels as "items of interest."
The girl was last seen riding Aug. 6 with her brother in front of their home in Senath.
The city, which has about 1,800 residents according to the U.S. Census
Bureau, is in southeast Missouri's "bootheel" about 40 miles northeast
of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and 90 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee.
A $45,000 reward -- $25,000 from the FBI and $20,000 from the Senath
Marshal's office -- was offered for information leading to Breeann's
recovery and the prosecution of those responsible.
Authorities said they were no longer interested in tracking down a white cargo van
that had been seen in the area days ahead of Breeann's disappearance.
Digital billboards with the girl's picture have been displayed in Jonesboro and
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, about 100 miles north of where she went missing.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/13/missouri.missing.girl/

Authorities were searching for Breeann Rodriguez' body

---They are no longer looking for a live victim

Press conference set about suspect in missing Senath girl case

SENATH, MO (KAIT) - Police in Dunklin County have a suspect in custody in the case of missing 3-year-old Breeann Rodriguez, and are set to hold a press conference at Noon in Kennett.

Police say the suspect is from the Senath or surrounding area and is not related to the family. The suspect is being held at the Dunklin County Justice Center pending formal charges. There is no more information on the identity of the suspect available. The man's name is being withheld pending formal charges.

Police say even though a suspect is in custody, Breeann is still missing.

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http://www.wmctv.com/story/15227946/press-conference-set-about-suspect-in-missing-senath-girl-case?redirected=true

Senath man charged with murder of Breeann Rodriguez

SENATH, MO (KAIT) - According to Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Stephen Sokoloff, 43-year-old Shawn Morgan has been charged with first degree murder of 3-year-old Breeann Rodriguez. Morgan has also been charged with armed criminal action, tampering with physical evidence.

Police say Morgan is from the Senath and is not related to the family.

The Dunklin County Major Case Squad, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the Missouri Department of Conservation are currently searching for the girl's body and her bicycle in an undisclosed area in Dunklin County.

Breeann was last seen Saturday the 6th, while riding bikes with her 5-year-old brother outside their home on Ode Johnson Road. Her brother went inside for a few minutes and came back out to find no trace of Breeann, or her pink bike with training wheels.

Region 8 News has a crew on the way to Senath and will have more updates as soon as they become available.

http://www.kait8.com/story/15227946/senath-man-charged-with-murder-of-breeann-rodriguez

A southeast Missouri man was charged late today in the recent disappearance of a 3-year-old girl.
Shawn
Morgan, 43, is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action
and tampering with evidence in connection with the disappearance of
Breeann Rodriguez.
The child was last seen Aug. 6 in front of her home near Senath, about 200 miles south of St. Louis.
Dunklin
County Prosecutor Stephen Sokoloff announced the charges at a news
conference and said Morgan was a neighbor of the child’s family and is
being held without bond. Morgan is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.
Sheriff Bod Holder said the search for the child’s body continued Saturday and included area waterways

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/08/13/3074654/man-charged-in-girls-disappearance.html#ixzz1Ux16KGmY

A southeast Missouri man is charged in the recent disappearance of a three-year-old girl.



The Daily Dunklin Democrat reported Saturday that 43-year-old Shawn
Morgan is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and
tampering with evidence in connection with the disappearance of Breeann Rodriguez.

The child was last seen Aug. 6 in front of her home near Senath, about 200 miles south of St. Louis.

Dunklin County Prosecutor Stephen Sokoloff announced the charges at a
news conference Saturday and said Morgan was a neighbor of the child’s
family and is being held without bond. Morgan is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.

It was unclear if Morgan had a lawyer, and a phone listed under his name was disconnected.

Sheriff Bob Holder said the search for the child’s body continued Saturday, and included area waterways.

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2011/08/13/suspect-charged-in-missing-girls-murder/

OMG. I knew it but I'm still stunned.

God bless you Breeann. May He give your family the strength to cope with this horrendous loss.

The neighbor of three-year-old Breeann Rodriguez has been formally charged
in the child's disappearance and death.
According to Prosecuting Attorney for Dunklin County, Stephen P.
Sokoloff, who spoke at a press conference around 1 p.m., Saturday, Shawn
Morgan, 43, of Senath has been charged with the felony counts of First
Degree Murder, Armed Criminal Action and Tampering with Physical
evidence in connection to the missing child
case that has been covered by local and national media since Saturday,
August 6, the day little Breeann was reported missing by her family.

Sokoloff, joined by Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder, and Senath Chief
of Police Omar Karnes, met with members of the press at the Dunklin
County Justice Center on Saturday after word got out that a suspect had
been taken into custody, earlier that morning. Sokoloff said that it is
charged that Morgan caused the death of Rodriguez by suffocating, but
was unable to provide any further details. He was also unable to comment
on whether or not Morgan had prior convictions or was a registered sex
offender. The prosecutor did confirm that he was a neighbor of the young
girl and her family who lives on Ode Johnson Street in Senath. The
child was reported missing by her parents who said the preschooler was
outside near the front yard of the residence riding bikes with her older
brother, age 5. The sibling reportedly went into the residence for a
drink and it was later discovered that Breeann was no longer on her pink
and purple bicycle. The mother and father began searching for their
daughter for around 30 minutes, before calling police. Since that time, a
group of local volunteers and law enforcement officials, have teamed
with the FBI and other specialty search groups in an attempt to locate
the missing girl.




Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder, left,
Prosecuting Attorney Stephen P. Sokoloff, center, and City of Senath
Police Chief Omar Karnes, right, hold a press conference at the Dunklin
County Justice Center in Kennett on Saturday afternoon relating to the
missing child case.

"Officers from the Senath Police Department, Dunklin County Sheriff's
Department, Dunklin County Major Case Squad, Missouri State Highway
Patrol and the FBI, have worked around the clock to attempt to locate
the girl," Sokoloff said at the press conference.
The prosecutor, as well as the sheriff and police chief, commented on
the outpour of support from the local community, recognizing the efforts
of neighbors and friends throughout Dunklin County who tirelessly
dedicated themselves to spreading the word about the case, physically
scouring the area for the missing child, and aiding the needs of law enforcement involved in the search.

Sokoloff said that Morgan is being held at the Dunklin County Justice
Center awaiting a court date that has been set for Tuesday, August 16.
Dunklin County Circuit Judge John C. Spielman issued a no bond order in
the case against Morgan who will appear in court at approximately 9 a.m., on the charges against him.

The prosecuting attorney did say that at this time in the investigation
it is unlikely that anyone else will be charged in connection to the
case and that the family has been notified of recent developments. He
also added that as search teams conduct their investigation into
locating the body of the young girl, any new developments will be
released as they become available.

Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder said that members of his agency and
the Dunklin County Major Case Squad, in addition to the state's
Department of Conservation, are presently dragging waters in areas of
interest that exist in Dunklin County and searching other territories
where Rodriguez's body might be found. He did not elaborate on where the
searches are specifically taking place and asked for the community's
cooperation so as to not compromise the integrity of the investigation.

http://www.dddnews.com/story/1753054.html

This innocent little girl, wandered into her neighbors yard, climbed his pool ladder and he said "it seemed like it took about an hour for her to die". This is so sad, what is wrong with people?? We live in a world where you can't even trust your neighbors anymore. I remember the days when neighbors looked out for each other.

http://www.kfvs12.com/story/15268426/more-details-emerge-about-3-year-olds-death

Police have released more details in the death of missing 3-year-old Breeann Rodriguez.
Shawn Morgan, 43, from Senath is charged with 1st degree murder, according to Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Stephen Sokoloff.
Morgan has also been charged with armed criminal action and tampering with physical evidence.
According to the probable cause statement, Morgan admitted to grabbing Breeann and carrying her inside his house as she stood on the ladder at the pool in his backyard on August 6, the day she went missing.
Morgan lives on the same street as the Rodriguez family.
According to the probable cause statement, Morgan suffocated the girl using a white plastic trash bag. He told police "he felt like it took an hour for the girl to die."
Morgan told police he put the her body in the same trash bag, drove to the floodway ditches of Hwy. 164 and threw her over the railing.
When he came back to his house, he took apart her bicycle and threw it in the same river system, according to court documents.
Crews are searching for Breeann's body Monday. Officials from across Missouri searched the water by boat and divers for the missing toddler on Sunday.

http://www.kfvs12.com/story/15268426/more-details-emerge-about-3-year-olds-death

Probable Cause Statement: http://ftpcontent.worldnow.com/kfvs12/news/Senath_probable_cause.PDF

A 43-year-old Missouri man told police that he suffocated his
3-year-old neighbor with a plastic bag, then stuffed her body in the
same bag and tossed her from a highway, according to a court document. Shawn Morgan of Senath has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Breeann Rodriguez.
The
girl was last seen on August 6, riding her pink bicycle with her
brother outside their home in Senath, a town of about 1,800 residents in
southeast Missouri's "bootheel," about 90 miles north of Memphis,
Tennessee. Her body has not yet been found, though authorities have
found the bike.
According to a probable cause affidavit dated
Saturday, police interviewed Morgan last Friday at the police department
in Kennett, a larger community about 10 miles northeast of Senath.
The
suspect said that he spotted the girl standing on a ladder by the pool
in his backyard, in Breeann's neighborhood. He told police that he
grabbed the girl and carried her inside his house.
There,
according to the affidavit, the man "suffocated the girl with a white
plastic trash bag, by holding it over her face and mouth.
"Morgan states that he felt like it took an hour for the girl to die," the document adds.
It
says Morgan told police he put the girl's body into the same trash bag,
and then drove to Missouri's Highway 164 and got rid of the body by
throwing it over a railing into a floodway ditch.
After returning
home, Morgan said, he then dismantled the girl's bike and dumped it
into another, related waterway, the document says.
A bicycle was
recovered there and identified by Edgar Rodriguez as belonging to
Breeann, his daughter. Police said last Thursday they'd found two
training wheels similar to those on the girl's bike.
A call to
the Dunklin County court to determine if Morgan has an attorney who
could comment on his behalf was not immediately returned.
In
addition to murder, Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Stephen Sokoloff
said in a statement Saturday that Morgan is charged with armed criminal
action and tampering with physical evidence.
The suspect is being held at the Dunklin County Justice Center.



http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/15/missouri.missing.girl/

So now, since Missouri has no death penalty, he will sit in prison with air conditioning, cable TV, 3 meals a day, medical care, and will have access to educational opportunities all at the tax payers expense.

That will be his punishment.

And thats Justice?

Our legal system just makes me sick!

lovinourgrandkids wrote:So now, since Missouri has no death penalty, he will sit in prison with air conditioning, cable TV, 3 meals a day, medical care, and will have access to educational opportunities all at the tax payers expense.

That will be his punishment.

And thats Justice?

Our legal system just makes me sick!

check out states with and without death penalty:

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/states-and-without-death-penalty

Missouri DOES in fact have the death penalty. Hope that eases your mind somewhat

So_Cal wrote:

lovinourgrandkids wrote:So now, since Missouri has no death penalty, he will sit in prison with air conditioning, cable TV, 3 meals a day, medical care, and will have access to educational opportunities all at the tax payers expense.

That will be his punishment.

And thats Justice?

Our legal system just makes me sick!

check out states with and without death penalty:

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/states-and-without-death-penalty

Missouri DOES in fact have the death penalty. Hope that eases your mind somewhat

Thank you for the link, someone gave me the wrong info.

This evil man deserves the death penalty. Although he deserves a slow death just like the one he caused that precious little girl to have! White plastic bag!!

Man 'suffocated' missing 3-year-old and 'dumped her body in a ditch'


By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 2:01 AM on 16th August 2011

A man suffocated a 3-year-old girl he found playing at his backyard swimming pool and then threw her body in a floodway ditch, court documents allege.

Shawn Morgan, 43, was charged over the weekend with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence in connection with the
disappearance of Breeann Rodriguez in Missouri.

The child was last seen August 6 in front of her home near Senath, a town of about 1,500 residents located about 200 miles south of St. Louis in southeast Missouri. Her body has not been found.


Breeann Rodriguez, shown with her father Edgar,
has been missing for a week. She disappeared from outside their house
where she was riding her bike with her older brother

Authorities said in a probable cause statement that Morgan admitted to an agent of the Bootheel Drug Task Force that he grabbed Breeann and took her inside his home after finding her standing on the ladder of his pool. Morgan said he suffocated her with a white plastic trash bag and that it 'felt like it took an hour for the girl to die,' according to the probable cause statement.

Morgan told police he then tossed the girl's body in the same trash bag he used to suffocate her and threw it over a railing along Missouri 164 and into a floodway ditch.



Charged: Neighbour Shawn Morgan, 43, is accused of first degree murder

He said that when he got home, he dismantled the bicycle the girl had
ridden earlier and tossed it in the same water system as the body. A
bike found in the water system has been identified as belonging to the
girl.

Morgan was being held without bond.

No attorney was listed for him in online court records, and a phone
listed under his name was disconnected. A jailer said he couldn't get a
message to Morgan.

His arraignment was scheduled for Tuesday in Dunklin County Circuit Court in Kennett.

The small town of Senath is about 90 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee.

Morgan's arrest came after the girl's parents Edgar Rodriguez revealed that he and his wife Claudia Ramos failed lie detector tests taken as part of the search.

Speaking as police revealed they had found training wheels believed to from the bicycle Breeann was last seen riding outside her Missouri house on Saturday, Mr Rodriguez said he did
not know why they had not passed the tests.

'I don't know, honestly, honestly.

When my wife went in there first to do the polygraph and she failed it, I mean, of course as a father when someone tells you they failed a polygraph, it automatically raises doubt,' he told Nancy Grace on HLN.

'I don't know. To be completely honest with you, I don't believe we really did fail it. It may be some kind of tool they use to squeeze every bit of information out of us...I don't really know. But they said we did fail it.'

Police said yesterday that they had found two training wheels similar to those on the pink bike ridden by Breeann before she went missing.

Chief Omar Karnes said the training wheels are 'items of interest'. The bike itself has not been found.


She was last seen in a pink top and pink shorts. $45,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to her whereabouts

The wheels were found in a wooded lot about 2.5 miles south-east of Senath.

The FBI said that Mr Rodriguez believes they were from his daughter's bike because of the way he had adjusted them for his daughters height.

'I one hundred per cent know [the wheels came from Breeann's bike],' Mr Rodriguez told HLN. '[There isn't] even a hint of a doubt.'

Breeann Rodriguez was left alone for just moments while the five-year-old boy
went inside to get a drink on Saturday at around 12pm.

When he returned, she was gone, sparking a frantic search of the area.

Her parents Claudia Ramos and Edgar Rodriguez have made a desperate appeal for her safe return.

'I just want to hold her and tell her she's my princess,' Ms Ramos said.
'My daughter never hurt anybody- anything that would help us get to her would mean the world to us,' her father told KFVS.

'She's friendly. She'd go with anybody. I really do appreciate everybody that's helping,' he said. 'I just want my little girl back.'

Both the police and the FBI are working to find her. They have put forward a joint reward of $45,000.

'For the FBI, there's a presumption for us that there's been an abduction as far as how we go about the investigation,' said Special Agent in Charge, Dennis Baker. '



Disappearance: Parents Edgar Rodriguez and Claudia Ramos, left, appeal for their daughter's return




Outside the family's house in Senath where Breeann went missing a week ago

We don't have evidence of that but we want to get out in front of the case.'

'We're working 24 hours a day until we find her,' said Matt Brummund, Acting Assistant Special FBI Agent with the St. Louis Division.

Police are scouring farmland, going door-to-door and using a Highway Patrol in their search. But there is not much to go on.

'To me the worst part is there's no trail,' said Chief of Police, Omar Karnes.


Police and FBI are still looking for the body of the missing child

'It's hard to believe no one saw anything, but so far no one's come forward.'
Senath, a small town, two hours north of Memphis is not considered dangerous.

As neighbour Estelle Floyd said: 'I would think this is one of the safest
place there was because everyone knows everybody on this street nearly'
'Senath is about the safest place in the world.'

The little girl is Hispanic and is described as 34 inches tall and weighs around 30lbs with black hair and brown eyes.

She was wearing a pink top with pink and purple pants and was riding a small bike with stabilisers when she vanished.

'She was there [then] she was gone,' Mr Karnes said Saturday. 'There is nothing. No trace. We don't have any trail.'

'We're working 24 hours a day until we find her,' FBI agent Matt Brummund told KFVS-TV.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2026457/Breeann-Rodriguez-missing-Parents-3-year-old-fail-polygraph-tests.html#ixzz1VAdgV4Xk

This is so sad. Such a tragedy.

I think they failed the polygraph because they felt guilty for letting a little 3 year old girl play outside with no adult supervision. Thank God her brother was not also murdered.

The horrible thing to ponder is: what did this POS monster do to precious little Breeann that he murdered her to keep her from telling?

http://www.kfvs12.com/story/15279876/police-find-the-body-of-breeann-rodriguez
Late Breaking news out of Dunklin county tonight. Police tell us they have found human remains believed to be those of Breeann Rodriguez.

The remains were found around 6:30p.m. this evening by a member of the Missouri Highway Patrol Water patrol searching by boat. The remains were near what police call the number four floodway ditches.

That's the body of water near Hornersville, where divers were searching for her just days ago. It's about eight miles from her Senath, Missouri home, It's also the same area where they found Breeann's bike.

Officials tell us her parents were notified shortly after she was located.

"We appreciate all the help and support from the community in what has been a difficult time for all" said Sheriff Bob Holder.

"We are saddened to confirm our fears but glad we have been able to recover her for her parents," He added.

Breeann Rodriguez has been missing since August 6th.

On Saturday police arrested a neighbor, 43 year-old Shawn Morgan. He made his first court appearance today.

Members of the community gathered outside the courthouse Tuesday morning carrying signs saying "Justice for Breeann."

Morgan did not enter a plea and will be back in court on August 30th.

Copyright 2011 KFVS. All rights reserved.

Body of missing 3-year-old found near Hornersville

Tuesday, August 16, 2011
GEORGE ANDERSON Daily Dunklin Democrat


BreeAnn Rodriguez


Updated: 10:10 p.m., Aug. 16
DUNKLIN COUNTY, Mo. -- In a release from the Dunklin County Prosecuting
Attorney's Office, Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder, Senath Police
Chief Omar Karnes, and Dunklin County Prosecuting Attoreny Stephen P.
Sokoloff have confirmed that law enforcement officers working the
investigation of the disappearance of 3-year-old BreeAnn Rodriguez have
located what are believed to be the child's remains near the floodway
ditches northeast of Hornersville, Mo., approximately eight miles
southeast of her home in Senath, Mo.

According to the officials, her remains were located by an officer of
the Missouri State Highway Patrol Water Patrol, who was searching by
boat.

Shortly after the discovery, authorities notified the child's parents,
Edgar Rodriguez and Claudia Ramos, that her body was found.

"We appreciate all the help and support from the community in what has
been a difficult time for all," Holder said. "We are saddened to confirm
our fears, but glad we have been able to recover her for her parents."

Rodriguez and her bicycle disappeared near her home on Ode Johnson Street just over a week ago.

On Saturday, Aug. 13, authorities announced Shawn Morgan, 43, of Ode
Johnson Street in Senath, had been arrested in connection to the
disappearance and death of the child.

On Monday, Aug. 15, a probable cause of death affidavit was released relating to the young child's death.

According to the affidavit, on Friday, Aug. 12, authorities conducted an
interview with Shawn Morgan, 43, of Senath, who stated on the day the
child went missing, he discovered her standing on the ladder at the pool
in his backyard. Morgan said he went to the girl, grabbed her, and
carried her inside his house, where he used a white plastic trash bag to
suffocate her, by holding it over her face and mouth.

Shawn Morgan

The affidavit continues, adding Morgan then stated he placed the child's
body in the same trash bag, drove to the floodway ditches at Highway
164, and disposed of her by throwing her over the railing. Morgan added
that upon returning to his residence, he dismantled the bicycle that
Rodriguez had been riding, and disposed of it in the same river system.
Morgan has been charged with the felony counts of First Degree Murder,
Armed Criminal Action and Tampering with Physical Evidence. He made his
first court appearance earlier today (Tuesday).

During his arraignment, Judge John Spielman read the charges against
Morgan, and inquired about counsel. Morgan said he had not yet acquired
an attorney.

A hearing was scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, to allow Morgan time to acquire an attorney.

Morgan is currently being held at the Dunklin County Justice Center with no bond.


http://www.dddnews.com/story/1753709.html

Funeral Saturday for Breeann Rodriguez

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 ~ Updated 10:03 AM
The Associated Press

SENATH, Mo. (AP) -- Funeral arrangements are now set for Breeann Rodriguez, the 3-year-old Missouri girl allegedly suffocated by her neighbor.

Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Senath Church of Christ Church with a funeral to follow at 4 p.m. at the church. Burial is at Senath Cemetery.

The girl was reported missing on Aug. 6. A man who lives on the same street in Senath, Shawn Morgan, was arrested Saturday and charged with first-degree murder. He allegedly confessed to suffocating Breeann with a plastic bag after finding her near his backyard swimming pool.

A spokeswoman for the Dunklin County Sheriff's Department says Morgan did not say why he killed the girl. Her body was found Tuesday near a series of drainage ditches a few miles outside of Senath.

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