Remember June

Benjamin Lund was last seen June 13, 2005 at the H-E-B grocery store in Harker Heights, Texas. His Nissan Sentra was found four days later, abandoned in Killeen.















Jasmine Haslag last contacted her family June 17, 2007. It is said she was last seen June 18, 2007. Her car was found abandoned in Callaway county on June 20, 2007








Donna Jou was last seen June 23, 2007 at 5:30pm she was getting on the back of Steve Burgess motorcycle to go to a party at his house at 3617 Farris Drive, Los Angeles California

Peace 4 The Missing July Tributes

August Peace4 The Missing Loved Ones

Another year has passed for the familys of these missing loved ones. The familys are still left without any answers as the where their loved ones are. They are somebodys daughters, mothers and son. They are sadly missed and the familys want to find them..











Cynthia Louise Day was last seen August 10, 1990. She packed up everything she owned and walked out of her life as a mother and grandmother, leaving no explanations or clues as to where she was going






Brandy Hall was last seen August 17, 2006 Leaving Malabar Fire Department at 10:45pm in Florida









Mystic Dawn Salazar was last seen August 17, 2008 with biological father Enrique Arreola Lopez on a scheduled visit






Mary Badaracco was last seen August 18, 1984 at her residence in the vicinity of the 20 block of Wakeman Road. Her husband stated that when he returned home from work, she was missing. Most of her belongings were also missing, although her vehicle was still at her residence with the windshield smashed in







William "Billy" Smolinski was last seen August 24, 2004 at his home on Holly Street in Waterbury connecticut around 3:30pm to 3:45pm

July's Peace 4 The Missing Loved Ones

As another year passes for the family members of these missing loved ones they are still left with out answers as to where they are. These men and woman are someones daugthers, mothers and son. They are sadly missed and the familys want them found...


Roxanne Paltauf was last seen July 7, 2006 with her boyfriend at a Budget Inn Hotel in the 8000 block of I-35 at 9pm


Brian Sullivan was last seen July 8, 2007 at Burger King resturant on chili Avenue in Gates, New York. His vehicle was recovered abandoned later that day.


Diana Lynn Harris was last seen July 15, 1981 it is not clear exactly what happened to Diana but it is believed that she may have been sold or traded into slavery in the Keys in Florida


Lisa Michelle Hatchell was last seen July 19, 2003 on her 37th birthday with her live in crack cocaine addict boyfriend Tyrone Henderson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Melanie Metheny was last seen July 19, 2006 dropping her children off at daycare. Her minivan was found parked on "the wrong side of town"



Haley Marie Dodd was last seen July 29, 1999 by a friend in Dongara at 08:30am. She left Dongara believed hitch hiking towards a friends property in Moora. Hayley was given a lift from Badgingarra Road House (north of Perth) to the intersection of Winjardie Road and Northwest Road on Thursday 29th July 1999. She was dropped off at 11.35am

'Charles' Karoly John HORVATH-ALLAN

In the fall of 1988 'Charles' Karoly John HORVATH-ALLAN had decided to go backpacking through British Columbia Canada to explore the place where he was born and to meet family members..Charles was a young man of twenty years old, full of life. Very nice man. Easy to talk to, easy to like, and a person who loved to joke around. He had a very close relationship with his mother Denise..

May 11 1989 Charles sent his final letter home to his Mom by fax from Kelowna BC Canada. During his time in Kelowna Charles was registered at local student job agencies and had accepted various jobs. May 11 1989 Charles registered and camped in one of the local Trailer Parks in Lakeshore Road.

May 26 1989 Charles collected his pay from Flinstones Adventure Park and cashed it at The Royal Bank Orchard Park, Kelowna British Columbia Canada..From there what happened to Charles is unknown..Many leads and stories have surfaced but the actual truth remains to be seen..Did Charles just vanish off the face of the earth? Did Charles meet with foulplay? Was Charles murdered and left somewhere in Canada? These answers have yet to be answered for his mother Denise who has struggled for twenty years looking for answers of her missing son..

What does a mother do or think when her child goes missing and vanishes off the face of the earth? How does a mother move on with her life without her child who was taken from her. A child that she gave birth to, a child who is an extention of herself, a child that she spent twenty years trying to protect and keep safe...I don't have any idea..I can't even begin to imagine what hell her life has and is going through to this day...
Charles has a memorial site ready for him. A place for his remains to spend eternity in peace..A proper place for Denise to go to visit her son..That is if someone would be so bold as to step up to the plate and truly tell the truth as to what happened to Charles and where he is! Twenty years of keeping a secret is just to long and I am sure that by now that secret has certainly eating away at that person who knows the truth of what happend to Charles in May 1989...

Alice Donovan, My mother who is sadly missed and deeply loved

On November 14th 2002 my family got up that morning and did their normal routine in life..We all got ready for work and my mom Alice Donovan had the day off and was looking forward to her day of relaxation and rest before she had to start a new work week..

At noon mom decided to go to walmart to start her christmas shopping. She pulled in the Walmart parking lot at 2:39pm, parked in a parking spot but never made it into the store.She was ambushed by to young men with guns who forced her to drive away in her car with them..She spent three hours begging and pleading for her life. All her attempts to have her captives let her free failed..After raping her repeatedly and recieving a large chunk of money from her bank accounts they murdered her and left her body in a wooded area in Horry County South Carolina..

Both men were caught several days later and were put in to prision where they surely belonged. But they never told nor brought any law officials to the place where they discarded my mother..

Our family suffered the loss of my mother in different ways..It split our family apart into many different dynamics and the family fell apart. We sat through the trials of both of these men and heard the accounts of what they did to mom and the others over and over. We had to relive the nightmare over again and it seemed that no matter what we did to try to get on with our lives without her, we couldn't..She was still missing..Her body was out there somewhere. We could not except that. We were not at peace with that. For many years I often wondered if my mothers soul was at rest. Later I had to bring myself to believe that it did not matter where a person was placed in death, If they were going to spend their eternity with the higher power then their souls are at peace.
January 17th 2009 almost seven years later one of my mothers murderers decided to come forward and explain where they left my mother all these years with a map and pictures..A search was conducted and skeletal remains were found in that area he said she was..The memory gate lifted and my soul was flooded with all memories of my mother, good and bad and of the events that lead to her death..I relized on that day in January of 2009 standing on that dirt road as CSI came out of the field with brown bags which hopefully hold my mother, that I had been running and hiding from the truth..Not wanting to face the memories of my mother. The pain of losing her was so great and so painful that I thought it would be easier to forget her..And all I did was prolong the innevitable.

Now as I sit and wait for DNA to confirm that it is my mother's remains, my mind is flooded with thoughts of my mother. A woman with integrity, a woman with passion for life, a woman who saw the beauty in all things, a woman who loved like no other, a woman who I am honored to say is my mother

Samantha Nicole Burns

On April 23rd most of us got out of bed and continued on with our daily routine in life..To most of us this day holds no real signifigance...To us it is just another day..But to the Burns family this is suppose to be a day of celebration of life to a young lady Samantha Burns who should have been turning 26 on this day..Two young men took this day of happiness away from from Samantha and her family forever and changed the lives of many people.

On November 11th 2002 Samantha was last seen by her aunt at 6:30pm at the Huntington Mall in WV. Samantha was carjacked by two escapee's Chadrick Fulks and Brandon Basham. she was raped and then murdered by these two evil spawns and discarded like she was a piece of trash. Basham and Fulks burned her car and headed south on a multi-crime spree..On November 12th Samantha's car was found in Wayne county burned..Many searches for samantha have been done and turned up empty..Still no Samantha even now after almost seven years.

Recent searches were done for Samantha back in March of this year 2009 by Monica Caison and her organization CUE but those searches to turned up fruitless.

A beautiful young lady of 19, a student at Marshall University, her whole life ahead of her tragically taken all because two evil men somehow managed to escape a detention center with sheets and blankets through an unfinished fence.

These two men Fulks and Basham were sentenced to life in prision for carjacking and the death of Samantha. But they remain on deathrow for the carjacking and death of another woman named Alice Donovan from Horry County South Carolina.

As I am sure that John and Kandi Burns have excepted the loss of their daughter Samantha. But to not be able to go to her grave site on her birthday and lay flowers in rememberance of their daughters birthday and know that she is layed to rest properly is probably something that they struggle with every year. I know I do.

Samantha Burns is sadly missed by many people that did not know her. And she has touched the lives of many strangers..

Happy Birthday Samantha and one day I hope that you are found and layed to rest the way you so rightfully deserve to be..

Travis Baker

No Where to Turn for Family of Missing Son

Travis Baker’s case joins the rising number of missing person cold cases


Wilmington, N.C. – the family of Travis Baker once again dread the upcoming date of April 16th,
As it remains a constant reminder of their son and him vanishing without a trace.
Travis Lee Baker was last seen in Catawba County in North Carolina on April 16, 2007; neither Travis nor his candy apple red 1998 camero, NC tag number WRP8627 has been recovered. Mr. Baker has three tattoos, his last name in capital letters across his back, the name “Hallie” on his chest and red & black tribal band on his upper left and right arm. Travis has a 2 inch scar on his left upper thigh from a sport injury.

Since his disappearance many rumors and speculation have invaded the small town community of Catawba County, one being Travis was involved in a drug deal gone bad which may have lead to his becoming a missing person; although the proof of this fact is nothing more than hearsay. “I do not think what a person was or was not doing should give anyone the right to hurt or murder a person”, said Dwayne Baker, the father of Travis. “All children will makes mistakes and are guilty of making bad decisions in life, Travis was nineteen years old and was still growing up”, he would have never fallen far from his roots and values instilled by his loved ones”, Mr. Baker added.

“Families of the missing are the victims of various crimes and should be treated as such; they have the right to be informed of their case progress and be treated with empathy”, said Monica Caison, CUE’s founder. Recently information surfaced of human remains that were found in Charlotte, N.C. last December; the family of Travis Baker has made inquiries to officials and the media to only be told when they find out, the family will be notified. After waiting four long months Dwayne Baker inquired himself and found out that his son was excluded in the first week of the discovery. “It’s frustrating that we, the families of the missing have to work on our own to get answers, we are the ones out here that cannot sleep and worry every minute of the day”, Mr. Baker said.

The family and friends of the missing youth have conducted public events in hope that a tip would be called in and have conducted searches in an effort to aid local authorities; in addition to keep focused they have attending conferences for the missing to be empowered in their journey and have took a leap further in obtaining training and attending searches for other missing persons, even traveling out of state.

Just this past January Dwayne Baker answered the call for a search conducted by the CUE Center for Missing Persons in collaboration with many levels of law officials in South Carolina for Alice Donovan, a woman who was car jacked and murdered in 2006 by two Kentucky escaped prisoners. Mr. Baker was involved in the search effort that discovered her remains. “To keep my sanity, I try to give back, it’s the right thing to do”, said Dwayne Baker. We all have the right as American citizens, my son and I both have rights and I will continue to exercise them and for the victims who have no voice.

Just this week, another set back for the Baker family as they learned that no entry was made for their son Travis into CODIS, a Texas lab that handles the nations DNA process for missing persons. Over a year ago the inquiry was made on this matter to officials and he was informed Travis was entered, but he is not, “I will move forward to make sure my son has every advantage for what is available to identify him and or locate him”, Mr. Baker said. Today’s technology such as CODIS is free to law officials across the country and set in place for the victims and should be utilized, said CUE’s founder, Monica Caison.

On April 16 the family and friends of Travis Baker marked two years since he vanished. We join them in remembering and offer our support and prayers that Travis will be found soon and put an end to their daily trials.

Missing Jason Scott Adkins and Dr Jarrett Burton

Due to the fact that we had so many occurances in April, we decided to combine two missing persons to honor this Monday. Jason Scott Adkins would have celebrated his birthday on April 1 and Dr. Jarrett Burton has been missing since April 4, 2007. We would like to pay tribute to both of these men in hopes that someone, somewhere will see their pictures and information and come forth to their families.


Jason Scott Adkins

Jason Scott Adkins was fishing on the Ohio River with his brother on Jan. 17, 1999 when the boat he was in had engine failure. Around this same time frame, a barge passing by caused a series of large waves in the river where the men were fishing, and caused the boat to capsize. Only one of the brothers inside the boat with Jason Scott Adkins made it out of the boat and went to call for help.

As search and rescue crews arrived, they reported it appeared as if someone had exited the water in a certain area that was different from where the sole survivor would've left the wreckage. Police asked the family was it a possibility that Jason Scott Adkins could've faked his death because he owed back child support. Both his estranged wife and family do not believe Jason Scott Adkins faked his death that fateful day because he only was $200 behind on child support. There has also never been any trace of Jason Scott Adkins' body if he did indeed perish in the boating accident.

His family is turning to the public for answers in helping solve this mystery surrounding Jason's disappearance.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts or disappearance of Jason Scott Adkins, you are asked to please contact the Huntington Police Department @
304-695-4420.

You may also contact the family directly by emailing them @ JasonScottAdkins@Yahoo.Com.

You may remain anonymous if needed. Please help us find out what happened to Jason Scott Adkins that fateful day.

Full Name: Jason Scott Adkins
Age: 23
Height: 5'9
Weight: 160-170 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Birthdate: April 1, 1975
Missing From: Huntington WV
Case #: 99-0614
NCIC# M-184143434
Date of Disappearance: Jan. 17, 1999
Last Seen Wearing: A brown leather jacket, coveralls, blue jeans and Nike tennis shoes



Dr Jarrett Burton

Missing Since: April 4, 2007 from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Classification: Endangered Missing

Date Of Birth: November 21, 1948

Age: 58

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 190 lbs

Hair Color: Gray (Salt and Pepper)

Eye Color: Brown

Race: Black

Gender: Male

Distinguishing Characteristics: Scar at base of throat,
scar on right pointer finger, freckle on nose,
previously fractured left arm. Glasses with wire frames

Medical Conditions: Bipolar and suffers from manic depression

Clothing: Light colored ripped dress shirt, beige dress
pants, black shoes.

Case Number: 20071412

NCIC Number: M-186444159 .

According to reports, Dr. Burton suffered from bi-polar disorder and had not been taking his medicine at the time of his disappearance. Dr. Burton has a son, a sister and an elderly father who would desparately like to have word about him.

If you know anything about the vanishing of Jason Adkins or Dr. Jarrett Burton, please come forward, give these families answers and peace of mind.

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Faye Aline Self

What better way to honor her missing mother than being a voice for not only Faye Aline Self, but for many other victims of crime in Louisiana as well. Please join daughter Karrie and all of us at Peace4 the Missing as we do our best to bring light to the darkness surrounding the case of Faye Aline Self and all the others.



Fight For The Victims, March 30!
written by daughter, Karrie

As you all know, My family has been begging the Red River Sheriff's Department for justice for nearly 26 years. March 30, 2009, will mark the 26th years I have been without my mother. I grew up in the shadow of a phantom mother and with the vivid imagination only a child can have. It took my child like mind six years to actual conjure up the thought, she might be dead. With this in mind, I still do not know where she is, or where her remains lay. I desperately want to bring Justice to Louisiana since finding my mother has never been a priority. If it were just her case, I would think it were an anomaly. But, it is apparently the standard by which most cases are handled in the state. Below is what I am using as a cover letter to send to every Federal and Louisiana Authority I can think of. Please join me in being a voice for the countless victims in the State of Louisiana. You may contact any agency directly, or send your notes: whokilledthem@yahoo.com.

I have also attached a list of victims from Louisiana, This in no way encompasses every unsolved case in the state, however, it is a sobering look at the daily reality a victims family lives through daily.

Thanks ahead of time for your compassion and help for the victims!


I am appealing to you to help those in your state that can no longer help themselves. I am referring to the staggering number of unsolved missing and murdered cases in the state of Louisiana. My mother, FAYE ALINE SELF, disappeared from Red River Parish March 30, 1983. As the letter that follows explains, we tried desperately to bring closure to her case, but have been met with resistance from the local Red River Sheriffs department to the Louisiana Attorney General's office. In the years I have spent researching my mom's case, I have come across countless cases that could very well be my own. Judy Gary, vanished in 1988, and her family was also denied the opportunity to file a missing persons report. This in itself is not a crime, though it certainly should be. I have been told many times that there is no one has jurisdiction over police. And, I must first prove that the local police committed a crime. The loss of evidence and other things listed in my letter are not illegal as of yet. It has been told to me, that it is a shame, but incompetence is not illegal and in the smaller parishes this sometimes happens! It was further explained to me that when the smaller parishes can not afford to hold a murder trial, it is easier to call a case a 'suicide' or 'self defense' to save Parish funding.

I kindly remind you that Jesus, Our Savior was moved to compassion for the masses. I am only asking that you and those of us with murdered and missing loved ones stand together to combat the air of corruption that has surrounded the state of Louisiana for so long.

I humbly ask that you look at the list of unsolved cases I have included here and pray for guidance in the laws and procedures that need to be changed for the betterment of the citizens of Louisiana. This list in no way encompasses all of the unsolved missing and murdered, but it is a sobering look at the reality that so many of us face daily.

I eagerly await your reply.

Respectfully,

VICTIM LIST


1956, Audrey Moate, St. John the Baptist Parish1996, Lurline H DeWitt, De Soto Parish1997, Syble Brumley, De Soto ParishConstance Anderson, De Soto ParishDeshanna Gray, De Soto ParishAlicia Strathers, Livingston Parish1992, Wilda Mae Benoit, Cameron Parish1987, Vicki Carriere, Jefferson Parish1991, James Cary Smith, Jefferson Parish1993, Walter Lee Brown, Jefferson ParishHeather Renee' SkarinaCory RubioLynn Chaisson, Jennings, LA.Ernestine Marien DAniel Patterson, Jennings, LA.Kristen Gary Lopez, Jennings, LA.Laconia Shontel Brown, Jennings, LA.Crystal Shay Benoit Zino, Jennings, LA.Hannah Griffith, Red River ParishBrittney Gary, Jefferson ParishMisty Lynn GuilloryBabette Alberti Philips, Jefferson Parish1988, Judy Ann Gary, 1986, St. Martin's Parish1988, Rebecca Pauline Gary,Baton Rouge, LA.1983, Faye Aline Self, Red River Parish1983, Wanda Faye Hudson, Red River Parish1980, Katherine Hays, Red River Parish1984, Perry Casen1984, Corey Gilbert, Jefferson Parish1995, Johnny Babino, Jefferson Parish1998, SAndra Yvonne Strickland, Jefferson Parish1986, Londa Young, Calcasieu Parish1996, Anthony J. Cavet, E Baton Rouge Parish1991, Flora Tobin, Jefferson Parish1993, Tina Ledet, Jefferson Parish1996, Virginia Hollingsworth, Jefferson Parish1991, Rolando Schweikert, Jefferson Parish1992, Clarence Ruffin, Jefferson Parish1982, Emino Nakamura Murray, Jefferson Parish1991, Kathleen Robinson, Jefferson Parish1992, Joyce Kennedy, Jefferson Parish1999, Yasuko Guillory, Jefferson Parish2208, Joseph Shelton Jacob, Marksville2007, Candice Phillips, Lafayette2006, Clint Devon Nelson, Bossier2004, Amber Michwich Loftin, Shreveport1994, Kayla Mayberry, Shreveport1992, Kelly Dae Wilson, Gilmer, TX (West of Shreveport)2001, Gina Green, Baton Rouge2002, Murray Pace, Baton Rouge2002, Pam Kinamore2002, Dena Colomb1990, Averie Evans,12 years old, Natchitioches (confession by Phillip DSalle) to my knowledge her body has not been found.1986, Bambi Luann Brantley, Leesville, LA1980, William D Newman, St. Tammany Parish1989, Angela Pitz Smith, East Baton Rouge Parish1995, Edna Hoffman Freeman, Madison Parish1993, Nelda Louise Hardwick Calcasieu Parish1988, Manuel Vargas, Jefferson Parish1987, Rodney Steward, Jefferson Parish1986, Shriram Lele, Jefferson Parish1998, Pearl A Allen, 83 years old, LaSalle

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Jessie Foster

Jessie's Mom, Glendene is a member of Peace4 the Missing, her precious daughter Jessie Foster will be missing for three years as of March 29th. Please take a very good look at her photo, read her story and please come forward with or look for any information that might help bring this much loved daughter, sister, aunt and friend home to her family who so desperately misses and needs her.

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Thank you for putting my beautiful daughter, Jessie Foster's birthday, May 27, 1984. If March 29, 2009 gets here without me finding my international endangered missing / human trafficking victim daughter, then it will be 3 years since she disappeared. I last saw her when she was 21, since then she turned 22, 23, 24 and will be 25 this year. JESSIE I WILL FIND YOU, MY DARLING DAUGHTER, OR DIE TRYING, Love Mom.

Jessica Edith Louise Foster Jessie disappeared from North Las Vegas, Nevada between March 28th and April 3rd, 2006. · She was last seen at 1009 Cornerstone Place with her “boyfriend”Peter Todd. Peter, a pimp, has a prior conviction for spousal assault. · Prior to her disappearance Jessie traveled to Nevada, New York and Florida with Donald Vaz. · She was recruited in Calgary by Yvonne Hubrechtsen to work in Las Vegas. · Jessie may have fallen victim to an international human trafficking ring. Letter to Jessie Jessie, remember…we will find you, love Mom. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox I have one more thing to say, but this is not to Jessie…this is to whoever took her, or has her, or knows where she is. PLEASE, you have to understand that Jessie is loved, wanted, missed and needed back by her family and friends. We NEED her. She is part of us and without her there is a huge, huge hole. It is unbelievable how big of a hole such a tiny girl can make when she is not there. When she is missing from her family, from her place in our lives where she belongs. GIVE HER BACK TO US. Give her back to me. I am her mommy and I need my baby back, PLEASE. Jessie is a wonderful person with a huge heart and you do not need her like we do. We promise that if someone contacts us with information about Jessie’s whereabouts we will keep it confidential and you will not be involved if you choose not to be. Contact us from our website: www.jessiefoster.ca or call Crime Stoppers or the North Las Vegas Police or even call your local police agency and they can get the information to us. Sincerely, Glendene Grant…mother of endangered missing JESSIE FOSTER.

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Email: Glendene Grant & Jim Hoflin Calgary, Alberta, Canada Email: Dwight Foster & Tracy Foulds

Jessie’s National Crime Identification Number: M-535642358

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Las Vegas Crimestoppers Detective Mike Hope Phone: (702) 385-5555 Toll Free: (800) 222-8477 Web: Nevada Crimestoppers

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Rachel Conger

March 13, 2008 was the first day of Spring Break for Amber Simmons, but when she awoke that morning things were different. Her mother, Rachel Conger, wasn't home and as Amber went about her day, her mother never returned. Family members gathered and went to the police that evening and reported her missing.
Rachel was estranged from her husband, Paul Conger, and by March 16 he would be found dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound. Sources say that the marriage between Rachel and Paul was stormy and they had planned on a divorce. According to investigators they think Rachel is the victim of a murder suicide at the hands of her husband, Paul.
According to family members Rachel married young, but always had a great sense of responsibility. She was young when she became a mother, but took the role quite seriously and raised her daughter, Amber to have that same sense. Rachel's first marriage broke up, but she was on great terms with her ex husband's family and they all mended their fences years ago. Rachel stayed close to the family, as did Amber.
Even though this year did not bring the answers Amber is looking for, it's not because she hasn't been in the forefront leading the way for searches to be conducted in several areas of interest. Amber coordinated car washes, bake sales, and concerts, any way she could she raised money to fund searches.
Last month, CUE Center for Missing Persons united with local law enforcement and search and recovery K9 teams from all over the country to conduct a massive search, trying to bring Rachel home before the one year anniversary of her vanishing. Although weather hampered their efforts, they will be back again to continue searching.
Amber Simmons has had a lot of love and support for her efforts this year, not only from her loving family, but from total strangers who were won over by her maturity and strength to carry on looking for her mother.

“My mom was the most amazing woman ever and the best friend I have ever had and that is what keeps me going everyday. I know that one day eventually she will be found because I will never give up looking for my mother, my best friend. I could tell her everything and she wouldn't judge me- only help me and be understanding.”

This beautiful poem is posted on the family site, Bring Rachel Home:
Rachel Lynn Younger Conger
Oct. 11, 1977-March 13, 2008

The Broken Chain
We little knew that morning,
that God was going to call your name.
In life we loved you dearly,
In death we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
you did not go alone;
for part of us went with you,
the day God called you home.

You left us peaceful memories,
your love is still our guide;
and though we cannot see you,
you are always at our side.
Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same;
but as GOD calls us one by one,
The Chain will link again.
~author unknown

Donations for further searches can be made at the family site or directly to CUE Center For Missing Persons.

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Amy Fitzpatrick

Amy Fitzpatrick, 15, has not been seen since the evening of New Years Day, when she left her friends home in the tourist resort of Riviera del Sol, on the Costa del Sol. She left her friends house to walk the 10 - minute walk to her house, at around 10pm on the 1st January 2008. Please help find Amy If anyone has any information no matter how small you may think it is please get in touch with the 24hr hotline

Contact info
The contact numbers for any information on Amy’s whereabouts are 112, 952 487 036, 062, 686 044 181 and 952 474 030. 0034686044181

Description
Amy has black hair, is 1.65m tall, and was wearing black track suit bottoms and a T-Shirt with the word ‘Diesel’ when she was last seen.

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Email: helpfinda@gmail.com

Amy's family are petitioning for an alert system in Europe similar to the Amber Alert in America so that information about missing children can be disseminated quickly.

We are campaigning in an appeal to the European Parliament for European Alert System to be put in place for Missing Children
We are asking all parents, Grand-parents, extended family, friends and there children to sign our petition it only takes a couple of seconds to sign

Support
Christopher Fitzpatrick (Amy Fitzpatrick Dad) Christine Kenny (Amy's Fitzpatrick Aunt), Billy Kenny, Christine’s family, Joe Power, Claudine Hope, Maura & Joe Martin, Sandra & Alan O'Brien www.miss.ie, are Backing the Campaign in an appeal to The European Parliament. We need your support too. Please sign our petition and Make the Politicians listen to us.
We are also looking for volunteer's in Ireland and in European countries to help assist in our on-going campaign to get signatures on the petition to get a European Alert System set into place. Please Email Us

HERE is the link to the petition itself.

Tina Stevens, Featured Member Of Peace 4 The Missing

I wrote this post for our featured members section on Peace 4 The Missing..Tina Stevens is a very dear and close friend of mine and I wanted to share her story with others..She is truly an inspiration for other people..She may not be missing, and does not have a missing loved one but her drive and desire to help people that do is an admiration to me and should be to others..She is a woman who has experienced loss and tragedy in life..


Tina Stevens was one of three sisters and one brother who were raised by a single father..She grew up in a home where a mother's absence was known. She was rebelious and hard headed and gave her father a run for his money.At the age of sixteen Tina left home and shacked up with a man named Charlie and she became a young mother..She had her first child, a daughter Camron at the age of eighteen and a son Anthony at the age of nineteen..She spent seven years with a man who was never home. His priorities were going out and getting drunk and having a good time while his family was at home and leaving Tina to raise the kids by herself..She finally left him to start a better life. One she thought that she and her two children righfully deserved..

And so she set out on the road to single motherhood..Raising them all by herself, supporting them financially by herself..A hard job to do all by oneself but she did the best that she knew how..

When she turned twentyseven she met a man who she thought was going to take care of her and her other two children..She fell in love and moved in with a man were she then had a third child named Ty..Quickly she saw that this man was bad news he was abusive and she new that she needed to get out of this relationship so once again she set out on that path that she new so well. But this time she was a single mother of three childeren..

The summer of 2003 Tina met two woman Jennifer Warner and Angie Gilchrist..She formed a very close relationship with both the woman..At the time Tina had no idea that these two woman would have an impact on the woman she would become in the future..For at that time the trio enjoyed parting together and having a good time..Forgetting there sorrows, frustrations and difficulties in life...As the years went by the woman matured and kind went down different paths in life but they remained friends and stayed in touch..

The events of memorial weekend (May 27) 2007 forever changed Tina's life..Split it into unfathomable dynamics..What started out to be a fun filled weekend of splashing in the pool and riding four wheelers and dunne buggies turned out to be a weekend of horror and tragedy..Tina and her youngest boy decided to chill in the pool for the afternoon while the oldest two children, Camron and Anthony set out to ride some four wheelers and dunn buggies for the afternoon.

As the brother and sister duo sped through a field with their hair blowing freely, having no cares in the world with their friends, enjoying their rides..The rear akle of the dunn buggie fourteen year old Anthony Morris drove became lose and broke do to the bouncing in the field..The rear akle came up and hit Anthony in the left temple..The force was so great that it crushed the left side of his skull..He died instantly..Anthonys oldest sister Camron witnessed his death..Tina layed her son to rest on May 31, 2007..He was only fourteen years old..

Tina like so many of us who suffer such tradegy was in disbelief..She felt like it was just a bad dream and wished that she could wake up from it but the reality began to set in for her and she knew that it was not a nightmare and that she had to keep in mind that she was not the only one suffering..Camron and Ty lost their brother to..

It has been two years since the loss of her son Anthony and Tina is now in a place in her life where she finally feels some sort of purpose and reason to live..She now thinks of consequences of her actions and thinks before she does...She has a desire to protect the two children she has left and keep them close..Has a greater awareness for quality time with her children...

She often wonders what her son Anthony would look like today and how he would sound and what he would be doing with his life..She tells me that even though the pain then was extreme she now reflects back on her memories of him and that gives her peace..Anthony is her inspiration, her light, her guide in who and what she wants to do with her future..

Tina became aware of missing persons through Jennifer and Angie..She had never known anyone personally and when she became friends with these two woman and the lose of her son she felt drawn to make a difference for other people..

In the month of January, Tina participated in the searches for Alice Donovan..She told me that she was nervous but very anxious at the same time...I would have to say I was very excited to have the chance to be a part of something so big for Ange and Jen...Helping to assist the both of them with some closure is very important to me...I know losing Anthony has been very tough on me but I had closure..I really cant imagine nor can I say I know what the two of them are feeling....What was going through my mind? Well I was trying to think like a criminal I will have to say that was tough because I am not... I wanted so badly to be able to keep up with everyone and learn all that I could ,because I know this is my calling...I also had sad feelings for your mother..That day November 14, 2002 kept going through my mind....And the tragic moment that took place in that wooded area...It made me cry and feel hollow....I couldnt understand how someone could be so cruel and evil... Out there searching for your their mother gave me some insight on myself as well and how short life can be and that I should not waste another moment of my life being stupid, careless, and selfish..And that right now I can help make a difference and thats what I want to do...Working with Monica Caison was such an inspiration, she is a wonderful person and I look forward to assisting her

Finding and searching for missing persons is the driving force of her future..Tina has never felt like she belonged anywhere or fit in..But she tells me that searching and rescuing missing persons is her true calling...She looks forward to becoming certified and going out in the "feild" and making other peoples dreams come true..She told me that life is full of evil and that it can knock on anyones door..But if we can look beyond the evil we will and can see the good.