Aliayah Lunsford -- Missing 9/24/11

thankyou Sherry and Julie for the lovely welcome!

So, another unsolved mystery? Now that the mother has lawyered up, there will be no answers forthcoming. Our legal system guarantees that you can "lose a child" and not have to answer to it. Nowadays, they all hide behind defense attorneys.

Day Eight: Search fo Aliayah Continues; Investigators "Not Ruling Out Anything"

Last Updated on Monday, 03 October 2011 01:21

Written by Your News Team
Sunday, 02 October 2011 20:15

WDTV - Bridgeport, WV

Sunday marked day eight of the search for three year-old Aliayah Lunsford, and police say the search is still being considered a rescue mission.

Investigators say the cold weather and rain caused them to scale back their search efforts over the weekend, using mostly law enforcement based search teams. They say the search will resume on Monday in the same place that they left off at on Friday.

The Appalachian Search and Rescue Team is set to be back out as well.

Read more:

http://www.wdtv.com/index.php/home/local-news/9240-day-eight-search-continues-for-aliayah-lunsford

10/03/2011

UPDATE: Disappearance Considered Crime

WAJR-FM Radio News - Morgantown, WV

Weston, WV

The search for three-year-old Aliayah Lunsford in Lewis County is over from a volunteer perspective. Federal authorities say they now consider her Sept. 24 disappearance a crime.

FBI Special Agent Jeff Killeen said during a media briefing Monday afternoon they are no longer considering the possibility that the young girl walked away from her home.

Killeen says Lunsford was either a victim of a homicide, abduction or a possible concealment.

Killeen says investigators have a "small universe" of persons of interest.

Read more and click on Reuben Perdue Changes in Case audio:

http://www.wvmetronews.com/news.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=48080

This news does not surprise me at all. It is what I anticipated.

FBI Investigating Aliayah Lunsford Case as a Crime

Posted Monday, October 3, 2011 ; 06:03 PM
Updated Monday, October 3, 2011; 06:59 PM

Investigators consider homicide, abduction and concealment as the possible crimes.

By Stacy Jacobson
WVNS - Ghent, WV

WESTON -- The silence in the Bendale area said it all, as hope fades and thoughts turn grim, for missing Aliayah Lunsford, 3.
"It's taken a huge toll. This is not something that happens in our community," Weston resident Tammy Raines said.

"It's been an atrocious situation," Lewis County Sheriff Mike Gissy said.

Last week, the Bendale area was the site of a bustling search effort to find Aliayah. But Monday, the FBI announced it considered her disappearance a crime. It considers considering homicide, abduction and concealment as possibilities, Special Agent Jeff Killeen said.

Read more and view video:

http://www.cbs59.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=109288&catid=3

Disappearance of Lewis Co. Girl Now Being Called a 'Crime'
Last Updated on Monday, 03 October 2011 18:17

Written by Nicole Porter
Monday, 03 October 2011 17:51

WDTV - Bridgeport, WV

Investigators had been looking at the possibility that 3-year-old Aliayah Lunsford may have wandered away from her home last Saturday but that's no longer the case. After 10 days of searching, investigators don't believe she walked away from her Dennison Street home alone, and they say someone has to know where she is.

The disappearance of Aliayah is now being looked at as a a crime.

"We believe that there are three potential crimes here that may be committed. One's a homicide, the second is an abduction and a third may be a concealment," says FBI Special Agent Jeff Killeen.

A small group of persons of interest are being looked at by about 50 local, state and federal officers.

Read more and view video:

http://www.wdtv.com/index.php/home/local-news/9258-disappearance-of-lewis-co-girl-now-being-called-a-crime

Interesting article and mentions Aliayah Lunsford!
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October 3, 2011

Deputies practice tracking down fugitives

By Travis Crum
The Charleston Gazette - Charleston, WV

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Broken twigs, compressed grass, fresh footprints -- members of the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department analyzed them all on Monday during training exercises to track fugitives and missing persons.

Experts from the state Division of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service trained about 20 members of the Sheriff's Department's SWAT team and the Kanawha County Ambulance Authority. The men followed tracks along trails at Camp Virgil Tate, trying to locate two deputies posing as fugitives.

Read more:

http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/201110032759

Disappearance of 3-Year-Old West Virginia Girl Considered a Crime, FBI Says

Published October 04, 2011
Fox News

Federal investigators say the disappearance of a 3-year-old West Virginia girl is now considered a crime, the Charleston Daily Mail reports.

FBI Special Agent Jeff Killeen told media outlets Monday that investigators no longer believe Aliayah Lunsford just walked away from her Bendale, W.Va., home Sept 24. Lena Lunsford told police her daughter was in bed that morning at 6:30, but there's been no sign of the child since.

Read more:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/04/disappearance-3-year-old-west-virginia-girl-considered-crime-fbi-says/

Betcha that child wound up in that river/creek near the property...If the water is fast moving I doubt that a body will be found anytime soon...

911 Tapes Released in Case of Missing 3-Year-Old

Posted Tuesday, October 4, 2011 ; 05:45 PM
Updated Tuesday, October 4, 2011; 05:59 PM

Lena Lunsford made two 911 calls the morning her daughter disappeared.

By Stacy Jacobson
WBOY - Clarksburg, WV

WESTON -- Emergency officials have released the 911 tapes from the morning of Sept. 24, when Lena Lunsford reported her 3-year-old daughter, Aliayah missing.

Read more and click on video to hear 911 calls:

http://wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=109368

In case you don't see where to click for the full 911 calls:

http://wboy.com/videoplayer.cfm?id=1bff077536bd3b29f33a71a21e196d7d8827d293

Thanks for keeping us updated, Ann-Tx!~

She does sound upset. But something is off here if there was no indication of trouble noted by the neighbor who was outside at the time she left to look for her daughter. She didn't even ask him if he saw her.

Aliayah Lunsford Still Missing on 12th Day

Posted Wednesday, October 5, 2011 ; 05:34 PM
Updated Wednesday, October 5, 2011; 05:53 PM

Authorities and legal parties met Wednesday to discuss the case.

By Stacy Jacobson
The State Journal - Charleston, WV

WESTON -- After 12 days, Aliayah Lunsford, 3, is still missing. She disappeared from her Lewis County home September 24.

Legal representation and law enforcement including federal, state and county agencies met Wednesday to discuss the progress of the case.

Read more:

http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=109463

It is difficult to feel any optimism about this sad little toddler being found safe.

Cali, I agree with you. Things (background) are slowly coming out about Aliayah's mother, the stepfather and the guy that Lena mentioned in her 911 call as being Aliayah's father.

I think Lena knows what happened to Aliayah. I wonder why she would lawyer up! Oh, well. . . .

12 days is a long time to be missing.
I hope they find Aliayah soon.

No Named Suspects in Missing Girl Case

Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 October 2011 19:09

Written by Nicole Porter
Tuesday, 04 October 2011 17:26

WDTV - Bridgeport, WV

The criminal investigation of Aliayah Lunsford, 3, is still going strong 11 days after she was last seen.

Investigators said it could be a murder, an abduction or a concealment; however, they wouldn't name a suspect. There's supposedly a small list of persons of interest but investigators wouldn't release any names.

A lot of folks question parental involvement, but so far, investigators simply said they have been talking to the family and neighbors simply because they know Aliayah the best.

Both Aliayah's mother, Lena Lunsford, and stepfather, Ralph Lunsford, have a list of criminal charges in Gilmer, Lewis and Braxton counties.

Read more:

http://www.wdtv.com/index.php/home/local-news/9289-no-named-suspects-in-missing-girl-case

*Unconfirmed: MAY be babydaddy* Eric Harris is named as Aliayah's biological father (in the 9-1-1 call) but said he doesn't know Aliayah exists


Source:
https://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm166/crankycrankerson/Aliayah%20Lunsford%20%20-WV-/?action=view¤t=BioDad-EricHarris.jpg
crankycrankerson - Album - Aliayah Lunsford

Aliayah Lunsford Still Missing on 13th Day

Posted Thursday, October 6, 2011 ; 06:09 PM
Updated Thursday, October 6, 2011; 06:57 PM

The FBI said it's working hard with state and county law enforcement to track down Aliayah, 3.

By Stacy Jacobson
WBOY - Clarksbury, WV

WESTON -- It's been 13 days since Aliayah Lunsford, 3, went missing in Lewis County.

The FBI said Thursday it's still working hard with county and state law enforcement today to track down Aliayah.

Read more:

http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=109554
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Please read the third paragraph about Ralph Lunsford, Alilayah's stepfather. Interesting.

Could not copy past the 2nd paragraph. If I had, it would have put me in violation of the copyright laws.

You mean this paragraph, Ann-Tx?

We've learned Aliayah's stepfather Ralph Lunsford is related to two women who went missing from Lewis County in 1999. To this day, they still haven't been found

You are right, its odd. Scary. He doesn't seem to like women much.

This unhappy little toddler did not run away and jump in the river. Poor little child. Wonder if she will ever be found.

A Mother's Call: The 911 Record Reporting Aliayah Lunsford Missing

Last Updated on Thursday, 06 October 2011 17:22

Written by Nicole Porter
Thursday, 06 October 2011 17:06

WDTV - Bridgeport, WV

Following a Freedom of Information Act request, 5 News has received a copy of the first two phone calls that prompted a massive search to find a missing 3-year-old in Lewis County.

Thursday is the 13th day since Aliayah Lunsford was last seen by her family. What follows is an edited version of the first two calls made by Lena Lunsford, Aliayah's mother, that brought thousands to the Bendale area.

911: What's your emergency?

LENA: My baby's missing!

That's how the 911 call started the Saturday morning Lena Lunsford reported her daughter Aliayah missing. She explains the last time she saw the girl.

LENA: This morning, real early, I went in and checked on her because she's been sick with the flu.

Read more:

http://www.wdtv.com/index.php/home/local-news/9331-a-mothers-call-the-911-record-reporting-aliayah-lunsford-missing

Sherry, thank you!

It seems Alilayah did not have a chance living with that family with criminal backgrounds.

I thought Alaiyah's father didn't know she existed? Wasn't that what her mother told the 911 dispatcher?

On September 28, 2011, a friend, whom I consider a reputable source, e-mailed me several articles about the two women who went missing in Lewis County and have not been seen since 1999.

These two women are suppose to be Ralph Lunsford's grandmother and aunt.

My source could not verify the info on Sept. 28.

These articles are for info purposes only. I am making no implication that Ralph Lunsford has a thing to do with these ladies' disappearance.

Articles to follow.

Marcus Maxine Stalnaker and Mary Geneva Friend

On Wednesday night, December 1, 1999, Mary Geneva Friend and Marcus Maxine Stalnaker disappeared from their residence near Jane Lew, Lewis County, West Virginia. Friend’s vehicle was recovered abandoned in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, on Monday, December 6, 1999.

Read more from this source:

Missing Loved One
http://missingloved1.wordpress.com/missing-females/marcus-maxine-stalnaker-and-mary-geneva-friend/

Sherry wrote:You mean this paragraph, Ann-Tx?

We've learned Aliayah's stepfather Ralph Lunsford is related to two women who went missing from Lewis County in 1999. To this day, they still haven't been found

You are right, its odd. Scary. He doesn't seem to like women much.

Maybe I shouldn't imply he had anything to do with the women's disappearance. Sorry!

Regarding the two missing women, this article is from August, 2010.
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Monday August 23, 2010

Family of missing W.Va. women press investigators

by The Associated Press
The Associated Press

Charleston Daily Mail - Charleston, WV

ELKINS, W.Va. -- The family of two women who have been missing since leaving for a Christmas shopping trip more than a decade ago are demanding action from police investigators.

Read more:

http://www.dailymail.com/News/statenews/201008230247

This article, dated 12-30-09, regarding the two missing women from Lewis County explains the circumstances well.
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The unsolved mystery of the two missing Lewis County, West Virginia women

Clarksburg Conservative Examiner
by J. Maropoulakis Denney

December 30, 2009

It was just over ten years ago, on Wednesday, December 1, 1999 that 45 year old Mary Friend and her mother, 69 year old Maxine Stalnaker were last seen or heard from. Mary was scheduled to work the following morning at her job at an area dry cleaners, but she never showed up. Maxine, Mary and Mary's husband Kevin Friend lived together on Jesse's Run Road near the small rural town of Jane Lew in Lewis County, West Virginia at Maxine's residence.

Read more:

http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-clarksburg/the-unsolved-mystery-of-the-two-missing-lewis-county-west-virginia-women

Sherry, you did not imply that Ralph Lunsford had anything to do with the two missing women.

You merely pointed it out in an article by a West Virginia tv station.

Had I copied the third paragraph, I would have copied/pasted about 75% of the article which is in violation of copyright laws.

If it would have been a long article, I would have copied the third paragraph.

Oh, Ann-Tx, I meant my little side barb-that he must not like women much-that was my form of implicating him in the womens' disappearance. Yikes!

Lena Lunsford's 911 Call Released; Clarksburg Attorney Says Aliayah Could Be Alive

Reported by: Leslie Rubin
WCHS - Charleston, WV

Reported: Oct. 6, 2011 10:15 PM EDT
Updated: Oct. 6, 2011 10:37 PM EDT

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia

It's been 13 days since Aliayah Lunsford, 3, disappeared from her Bendale home in Lewis County. FBI Agents say the little girl is the victim of a crime. Now, a Clarksburg attorney claims he has information that suggests she could be still be alive.

Earlier this week, Tom Dyer offered his services for free to anyone who had information about Aliayah's disappearance.

He says that on Sunday, a woman he had represented in the past called him with what he calls "very credible information." The woman suggests that Aliayah has been taken and the man responsible has some sort of prior relationship with the Lunsford family.

Read more & view video:

http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/111006_6931.shtml

Sherry, you're okay. Ralph won't come after you!

I think the FBI are on top of this case and are keeping info and evidence close to the "vest."

Ann - Tx wrote:Sherry, you're okay. Ralph won't come after you!

I think the FBI are on top of this case and are keeping info and evidence close to the "vest."

...I'll...tr..tr...trust your...word on ...that~

WOW, Ann...that is something else...I wonder how well they scrutinized him and if they will take another look at those cases...

Nothing new in this case!

The FBI and other Law Enforcement continue to work this case.

Ann - Tx wrote:
*Unconfirmed: MAY be babydaddy* Eric Harris is named as Aliayah's biological father (in the 9-1-1 call) but said he doesn't know Aliayah exists


Source:
https://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm166/crankycrankerson/Aliayah%20Lunsford%20%20-WV-/?action=view¤t=BioDad-EricHarris.jpg
crankycrankerson - Album - Aliayah Lunsford

CrankyCrankerson removed the photo that was posted in the above comment. She has this one posted now:




Source:
https://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm166/crankycrankerson/Aliayah%20Lunsford%20%20-WV-/?action=view¤t=32311EricHarris-AliayahsBiodad.jpg

This article is from March 23, 2011.

In the 911 call, Lena Lunsford stated that Eric Harris is Aliayah's father.
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Fairmont Trio Arrested on Child Abuse, Neglect Charges

Posted Wednesday, March 23, 2011 ; 02:08 PM
Updated Wednesday, March 23, 2011; 07:00 PM

State Police are investigating.

By Lisa Robbins
The State Journal - Charleston, WV

FAIRMONT -- A Fairmont man, his wife, and his girlfriend are behind bars for child abuse and neglect charges.
The State Police arrested Eric Harris, 30, Katherine Harris, 29, and Jessica Swift, 27, after Harris' daughter showed up to school with a black eye.
Read more:

http://statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=96441

Special thanks to Piper for her interest in this case.

Piper, I sincerely appreciate your assistance in providing some of the links for me to post here on Aliayah's thread.

I really do miss you and your awesome contributions on the many Missing/Murdered threads you posted on in the past.

For you, my dear friend, Piper:

IT appears that this poor little child had nobody to protect her. No wonder she looked so sad on those missing posters. I don't believe she is "missing" and I don't believe she is alive. Poor innocent helpless little child.

I've been directly to the majority of the media sites in West Virginia (google & yahoo do not always list articles from all media sources).

No updates or new info on Aliayah.

I think Lena Lunsford knows what happened to Aliayah and is the key to solving this case.

It is so odd that a family member is not in front of the local media cameras begging for the safe return of Aliayah!

I made the rounds again at the WV media sites. No updates on Aliayah!

Hoping LE will break this case soon!
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Special thoughts and prayers for Aliayah!

Amen. ♥♥♥

More Than Two Weeks Later Aliayah Lunsford Still Missing

Last Updated on Monday, 10 October 2011 01:38

Written by Your News Team - WDTV
Bridgeport, WV
Sunday, 09 October 2011 22:24

It's been more than two weeks since the mysterious disappearance of three year-old Aliayah Lunsford, but there's still no word yet on where she may be.

Read more and view video:

http://www.wdtv.com/index.php/home/local-news/9389-more-than-two-weeks-later-aliayah-lunsford-still-missing
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No new info but at least WDTV is keeping Aliayah Lunsford's name in the news.

I don't fault the TV station. If LE is not releasing info then they simply have nothing new to report.

Little Aliayah Lunsford Missing for More than Two Weeks; FBI Not Releasing Information;
No Known Leads or Suspects

By John Clise
Editor - Central West Virginian - WV

October 10, 2011

It’s been more than two weeks since Aliayah Lunsford went missing form her family’s Dennison Street home in Weston in the early morning hours of September 24. In the passing two weeks the media has made every effort to cover this story to the best of our abilities. It has not been easy.

There has been limited cooperation from law enforcement. Actually, law enforcement officials have stonewalled at times, which seems very odd to me given they are looking for a missing three-year-old. There has been little or limited cooperation and communications from the family, which is, again, very strange for a missing child case. I am sure law enforcement encouraged the family not to speak with media. I also expect they had no desire to talk to the media either.

Read more:

http://www.centralwestvirginian.net/find-aliayah.html

It seems like LE would want to have all the info they could out there to generate leads......normally. In this case, I think they have a pretty good lead and are working to solidify it without fear of outside factors. Hence the stonewalling. At least i hope that is what's going on here.

Thanks for pointing that out. Neither LE nor the family is distributing photos, etc. Sadly, that speaks volumes and I can't help wondering if LE has something concrete to indicate that Aliayah is dead.

Does anyone know if the mother has had the twins yet? I read somewhere that they didn't do a LDT with her because she was pregnant so I'm wondering if they'll ask her to do one after she's given birth. I'm also wondering if CPS will remove the newborns from her care as well.

Hi, Gia!

There have been no mainstream media reports of Lena Lunsford giving birth to the twins yet.

I am not educated regarding the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources - CPS criteria for removing a child (in this case twins) at birth.

Being that the other children have been removed from the home, it is my opinion that the twins will be taken into custody by WVDHHR - CPS.

If this was in Texas, the child (twins) would be taken into the custody of CPS since other children in the home were removed from the custody of the mother. Obviously, criteria would be met already.

It is true that LE did not do a Polygraph on Lena Lunsford due to her pregnancy.

In a Texas case, it was several weeks after birth that LE would do a Polygraph on a mother after she gave birth.

I think it is very odd that the family or a spokesperson for the family is not speaking to the media and keeping Aliayah's name in the news. It speaks volumes.

There have been no recent pleas by the family or a spokesperson for the family for the safe return of Aliayah.

In the Skelton boys' case, the mother had a spokesperson, on behalf of the family, make pleas for the safe return of Andrew, Alexander and Tanner. To this day, the spokesperson still speaks on behalf of the family.

There is definitely something Hinky in this case. Lena's story does not add up.

Community Members Petition for "Aliayah's Law"

Last Updated on Monday, 10 October 2011 19:55
Written by Katie Lusso Monday, 10 October 2011 17:18

Aliayah Lunsford's disappearance has triggered folks across the state to team up and try to create a new law that would help missing children. It's called "Aliayah's Law".

When children go missing there are really only three things that can be done. 911 can be called, an Amber Alert can be issued, or Project Lifesaver can be used.

In Aliayah's case the Amber Alert couldn't be issued because there was no vehicle description or license plate number to share. Project Lifesaver is mainly used for Alzheimer's or memory loss patients.

The "Aliayah's Law" Facebook group was created in hopes to petition for a new law that would help protect and find missing children.

Read more:
http://www.wdtv.com/index.php/home/local-news/9404-community-members-petition-for-qaliayahs-lawq


Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=Aliayah's%20Law&init=quick&tas=0.13673057937341887&search_first_focus=1318298914356#!/groups/157086711052107/


"We are trying to get a petition started to change the way children are reported missing. The Amber Alert did not apply to Aliayah Lunsford who went missing from her home on September 24th. They did not have a vehicle description or license plate number so it could not be announced nationally. Please help us change this for OUR children! They are OUR future and if we don't step up and protect them who will?"