Adam Herrman -- Missing 1/99
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Adam Herrman -- Missing 1/99
by FystyAngel Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:14 am
Searchers Look for Child Skeletal Remains in Adam Herrman Case
January 14, 2009
One of the cases we have been following here recently is the unexplained disappearance of Adam Herrman, an 11-year-old boy who went missing from Butler County, Kansas, roughly 10 years ago. The case first came to light three weeks ago, when a tipster contacted the Exploited and Missing Children's Unit.
In my last article, I covered law enforcement’s search of a mobile home that was once owned by Adam's adoptive parents, Doug and Valerie Herrman. Since that time, investigators have conducted a search of a wooded area along the Whitewater River in southern Kansas.
During the search, the sheriff's department, along with assistance from a team of anthropologists, looked for areas where there were indentations in the ground. They also examined bones in the area to determine if they were animal or human. Nothing of interest was found; however they were able to rule the area out as a place of interest.
The most recent search in this case occurred today, when authorities again returned to the Towanda trailer park where the Herrman's mobile home once sat. According to the Butler County Sheriff, his department decided to return to the park after they received a tip from someone who reported seeing unusual activity at the Herrman home in 1999. The tip was of interest to investigators because that is the same year Adam was last seen. It is also the year that the Herrmans constructed a shed on the property.
During today's search, the sheriff's office cordoned off the area with crime scene tape and used a backhoe to move the shed from the foundation it had sat on for the last ten years. Afterwards, they began digging into the earth, searching for skeletal remains and any other potential evidence related to the case.
"We'd like to find remains, but we're talking 9-10 years here," Butler County Sheriff Craig Murphy said. "It's a long shot."
No remains were found during today's search; however investigators did find some "trash," which peaked their interest. The sheriff's office will not comment on what the trash consisted of, but they have said it is connected to something they found during the first search. They have also said that it is not something they would normally expect to find buried in the ground.
Investigators are now going to reexamine the case to determine their next move.
"It is not cold," Murphy said. "It's very active. It's going to stay active, and it's going to come to a conclusion sooner or later."
In related news, Kendall Stanley, managing editor of Petoskeynews.com, published a Caylee Anthony article on Monday, which mentioned the Adam Herrman case. Within the article, titled "Enough with the Caylee Anthony story," Stanley complained about the ongoing coverage of Caylee's case. The article regurgitated similar complaints that have been expressed on the Web in recent weeks; however it also went on to complain about Adam's case.
"And now we’re going to have to contend with Adam Herrman, the Kansas 11-year-old who hasn’t been seen since 1999 and who’d now be 21 if still alive," Stanley wrote.
While the argument that the media should back off the Anthony case is something some people might be able to relate to, the suggestion that the public will now be burdened with the coverage of another missing child - who has not yet been found - is something that many others might find offensive. Click here to read the article.
Anyone with information about Adam's case is asked to call the Butler County sheriff's office at 800-794-0190.
http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2009/01/searchers-look.html
January 14, 2009
One of the cases we have been following here recently is the unexplained disappearance of Adam Herrman, an 11-year-old boy who went missing from Butler County, Kansas, roughly 10 years ago. The case first came to light three weeks ago, when a tipster contacted the Exploited and Missing Children's Unit.
In my last article, I covered law enforcement’s search of a mobile home that was once owned by Adam's adoptive parents, Doug and Valerie Herrman. Since that time, investigators have conducted a search of a wooded area along the Whitewater River in southern Kansas.
During the search, the sheriff's department, along with assistance from a team of anthropologists, looked for areas where there were indentations in the ground. They also examined bones in the area to determine if they were animal or human. Nothing of interest was found; however they were able to rule the area out as a place of interest.
The most recent search in this case occurred today, when authorities again returned to the Towanda trailer park where the Herrman's mobile home once sat. According to the Butler County Sheriff, his department decided to return to the park after they received a tip from someone who reported seeing unusual activity at the Herrman home in 1999. The tip was of interest to investigators because that is the same year Adam was last seen. It is also the year that the Herrmans constructed a shed on the property.
During today's search, the sheriff's office cordoned off the area with crime scene tape and used a backhoe to move the shed from the foundation it had sat on for the last ten years. Afterwards, they began digging into the earth, searching for skeletal remains and any other potential evidence related to the case.
"We'd like to find remains, but we're talking 9-10 years here," Butler County Sheriff Craig Murphy said. "It's a long shot."
No remains were found during today's search; however investigators did find some "trash," which peaked their interest. The sheriff's office will not comment on what the trash consisted of, but they have said it is connected to something they found during the first search. They have also said that it is not something they would normally expect to find buried in the ground.
Investigators are now going to reexamine the case to determine their next move.
"It is not cold," Murphy said. "It's very active. It's going to stay active, and it's going to come to a conclusion sooner or later."
In related news, Kendall Stanley, managing editor of Petoskeynews.com, published a Caylee Anthony article on Monday, which mentioned the Adam Herrman case. Within the article, titled "Enough with the Caylee Anthony story," Stanley complained about the ongoing coverage of Caylee's case. The article regurgitated similar complaints that have been expressed on the Web in recent weeks; however it also went on to complain about Adam's case.
"And now we’re going to have to contend with Adam Herrman, the Kansas 11-year-old who hasn’t been seen since 1999 and who’d now be 21 if still alive," Stanley wrote.
While the argument that the media should back off the Anthony case is something some people might be able to relate to, the suggestion that the public will now be burdened with the coverage of another missing child - who has not yet been found - is something that many others might find offensive. Click here to read the article.
Anyone with information about Adam's case is asked to call the Butler County sheriff's office at 800-794-0190.
http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2009/01/searchers-look.html
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Re: Adam Herrman -- Missing 1/99
by FystyAngel Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:15 am
Boy Missing 10 Years Focus of Bizarre Missing Child Case
January 05, 2009
Police in Butler County, Kansas, are trying to determine what happened to 11-year-old Adam Herrman, a young boy who disappeared roughly 10 years ago. Investigators were unaware Adam was missing until three weeks ago, when a tipster contacted the Exploited and Missing Children's Unit. Officials won't disclose the nature of the tip; however it did cause them to put together a full scale search for the missing boy.
"We don't know what happened to Adam Herrman past 1999, when he was last seen," Butler County Sheriff Craig Murphy said at today's press conference in El Dorado. "Is he alive, is he dead? That one I can't answer because we don't know."
According to the sheriff's office, Adam and his siblings were taken away from their biological parents in 1989. Adam was roughly two years old at the time. Each of the siblings were placed into foster care and later adopted by different families.
"I had been a little bit not exactly a good parent," Adam's biological mother, Gerri George, told Kansas.com, adding "I still cry, because I miss them."
Adam's adoptive parents have told investigators that he ran away roughly nine years ago and that they did not report him missing. The couple said that Adam had a history of running away and that they had assumed he would come back. When he did not, they allegedly decided not to file a missing child report because they feared getting into trouble with the authorities.
Investigators have been unable to substantiate claims that Adam was a frequent runaway. A relative of his adoptive family allegedly told authorities that they were under the impression that the state had given him back to his biological family.
Last week, authorities searched a Towanda trailer park where Adam had once lived with his adoptive parents. According to residents of the park, investigators used backhoes to search the vacant lot where the family's mobile home once sat. Officers were also seen guiding dogs around the area.
According to Sheriff Murphy, the search did answer one of the investigators' questions; however he failed to elaborate further other than to say that no human remains were found.
On Friday, authorities asked Adam's biological family for DNA samples, so that investigators could have them on hand in the event they would need to make a future comparison.
Both of Adam's adoptive parents have been named "people of interest" in the case; however the sheriff's office has declined to release their names.
Meanwhile, the search for Adam Herrman continues.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Butler County sheriff's office at 800-794-0190.
http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2009/01/boy-missing-10.html
January 05, 2009
Police in Butler County, Kansas, are trying to determine what happened to 11-year-old Adam Herrman, a young boy who disappeared roughly 10 years ago. Investigators were unaware Adam was missing until three weeks ago, when a tipster contacted the Exploited and Missing Children's Unit. Officials won't disclose the nature of the tip; however it did cause them to put together a full scale search for the missing boy.
"We don't know what happened to Adam Herrman past 1999, when he was last seen," Butler County Sheriff Craig Murphy said at today's press conference in El Dorado. "Is he alive, is he dead? That one I can't answer because we don't know."
According to the sheriff's office, Adam and his siblings were taken away from their biological parents in 1989. Adam was roughly two years old at the time. Each of the siblings were placed into foster care and later adopted by different families.
"I had been a little bit not exactly a good parent," Adam's biological mother, Gerri George, told Kansas.com, adding "I still cry, because I miss them."
Adam's adoptive parents have told investigators that he ran away roughly nine years ago and that they did not report him missing. The couple said that Adam had a history of running away and that they had assumed he would come back. When he did not, they allegedly decided not to file a missing child report because they feared getting into trouble with the authorities.
Investigators have been unable to substantiate claims that Adam was a frequent runaway. A relative of his adoptive family allegedly told authorities that they were under the impression that the state had given him back to his biological family.
Last week, authorities searched a Towanda trailer park where Adam had once lived with his adoptive parents. According to residents of the park, investigators used backhoes to search the vacant lot where the family's mobile home once sat. Officers were also seen guiding dogs around the area.
According to Sheriff Murphy, the search did answer one of the investigators' questions; however he failed to elaborate further other than to say that no human remains were found.
On Friday, authorities asked Adam's biological family for DNA samples, so that investigators could have them on hand in the event they would need to make a future comparison.
Both of Adam's adoptive parents have been named "people of interest" in the case; however the sheriff's office has declined to release their names.
Meanwhile, the search for Adam Herrman continues.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Butler County sheriff's office at 800-794-0190.
http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2009/01/boy-missing-10.html
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