Lindsey Baum -- Missing 6/26/09

10 yr old Lindey Baum (now 11) missing from McCleary,Wa.since 6-26-09

http://abcnews.go.com./US/story?id=7966924&page=1

Some useful information about this case.
Lindsey's had spent the day swimming with friends,
she was seen on video around 8:30pm renting movies from a video store with a group of friends. Sometime between 9 and 9:15 her and her brother (josh, 12 years old) were walking to Lindseys friend Kayla's house. Lindsey and her brother were arguing over a bike and a nieghbor sent the brother home. Lindsey made it to her friends house but was told she could not stay the night and was sent home. Lindsey never made it, there was no screams, no evidence found, and dogs could not even pick up her sent. Her dad who lived in Tennesse who was suppose to go to Iraq, just last friday made it to Mcceary. The mother of Lindsey as well as the friends mothers boyfriend have taken polygraphs and passed. I do not know if other polys have been given but these are at least two that can be eliminated.
Lindsey's myspace had a status posted in May saying that she was having nightmares and afraid something bad was going to happen, and also she stated she was happy her brother was going to juvi. This has raised alot of questions, but investigators believe that this is an abduction.

I believe this was not only an abuduction......but that she was abducted by someone she knew........ possibly even before she ever started home ( basing this on no scent picked up by dogs and experts say human scent is usually found in any area a person has been for months, even where she would have walked ). This has me really worried about this little girl.

I believe this was an abduction too. It's really mind boggling to think about how quickly she appears to have just vanished into thin air! Why didn't the dogs pick up her scent? This is so very confusing, and I'm sure quite frustrating for the Investigators in this case. Let's all pray for Lindsey.

Maybe the dogs didn't pick up her scent after she got into someone's car.

Website for Lindsey

http://www.lindseybaum.com/

It just absolutely amazes me how someone can actually just disappear into thin air. I read somewhere that approx. 800 THOUSAND go missing every year. It truly boggles ones mind. Can you imagine 800 thousand? Every year.

The way things are today, you just cannot allow small children to go anywhere by themselves anymore. Not ever! It's the only way to keep them safe. They need a responsible adult to watch them. Too many little lives are being lost!!!

Michelle wrote:Maybe the dogs didn't pick up her scent after she got into someone's car.

Hi, Michelle! :flower: That's probably what happened. It's hard to believe that no one saw anything, isn't it?

McCleary doesn't seem to be a very large town...unless it has grown alot since the 2000 census.
In 2000 there were 1,454 people / 555 households.

I wish LE would have taken their dogs door to door early on,or walked them down each street.I know LE took dogs to several residences ( I believe I saw this on a AMW video)...but I hope that the dogs walked the whole town & not just the area she went missing.

I read in a Forensic Astrology Forum at 2 different sites that Lindsey was probably held in a house (possible Trailer house) when she first went missing...& that more than 1 person saw her there.
I know alot of people may not believe in Forensic Astrology, I don't know much about it myself....I just want Lindsey to be found.

Michelle.......

IMO "something " just doesn't add up in this case. I hope and pray that somebody finds this child alive, at least.

I'm like you, don't know anything really about Forensic Astrolgy.............but I do think there most likely had to be more than one person who was/is there and knew/knows what went on or is involved in some form or fashion.

This is another horrendous crime with so many unanswered questions. The dogs not picking up her scent is the biggist problem for me. If we started with the timeline of around 9 where it is alleged she was sent home at 9:15ish.... then we get a witness asying she spotted Lindsey 2/3's of the way home ..this is good information but on account that the dogs cudnt confirm her scent on the way home.. that changes everything. I realize we dont have the full report in the investigation, but I wud want to know if the dogs were able to pick up her scent IN THE friends home. They say the dogs should be able to pick up scents for about a month. I wonder if that is both inside and outside in the elements.
Another thing is the witness... it has been reported that she was spotted 2/3 of the way home with brought the time line to 9:15 - 9:30ish..Its hard to believe that no one on the entire rez street, except for 1 person saw her.. Its frustrating that this case hasnt had much media attention lately. I hope that MJ's investigation doesnt continue to consume HLN. Not that it isnt important, but we need these kids stories aired ASAP. There are many other shows that can cover MJ.

I didn't know that you were intrested in forensic astrology Michelle. I read birth charts. I am trying to learn horay astrology but it is very complictaed a little bit to much for my brain, but I am trying! I know alot of people think its crazy, but you would be shocked at how accurate it is, it is nothing like "psychics" I am interested to know where you read that she was held up in a trailor, or where you read these forensic astrology charts from?

Butter,
I don't know how to read the charts (yet).I read what the forensic astrologers write about the charts.It seems to be very accurate.The one I read about the trailer house is at:

http://forensicastrology.blogspot.com/

Also I read the one at WS (Iam not a member there).I noticed that you know how to read the charts.It all looks so complicated....but Iam very interested in it.

awaiting justice wrote:This is another horrendous crime with so many unanswered questions. The dogs not picking up her scent is the biggist problem for me. If we started with the timeline of around 9 where it is alleged she was sent home at 9:15ish.... then we get a witness asying she spotted Lindsey 2/3's of the way home ..this is good information but on account that the dogs cudnt confirm her scent on the way home.. that changes everything. I realize we dont have the full report in the investigation, but I wud want to know if the dogs were able to pick up her scent IN THE friends home. They say the dogs should be able to pick up scents for about a month. I wonder if that is both inside and outside in the elements.
Another thing is the witness... it has been reported that she was spotted 2/3 of the way home with brought the time line to 9:15 - 9:30ish..Its hard to believe that no one on the entire rez street, except for 1 person saw her.. Its frustrating that this case hasnt had much media attention lately. I hope that MJ's investigation doesnt continue to consume HLN. Not that it isnt important, but we need these kids stories aired ASAP. There are many other shows that can cover MJ.

I agree about the dogs part she eitehr never left that house by foot or she is still there

Investigators hope $6,000 reward will spur new information

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/07/22/local_news/doc4a675520b1d0c566910993.txt

Hopefully someone will come forward with info....even if it is just for the reward.Poor Lindsey & her family.

Search for missing girl continues, more publicity is needed
by BY PAM STEVENS | EDITOR

When a parent hears that a child is missing, heartbreak for the family instantaneously comes to the surface. The emotional rollercoaster that this family must be going through is something most of us, thankfully will never be able to understand.

Lindsey Baum, a 10-year-old girl from McCleary, Wash. went missing on June 26 while walking home from a friend’s house. She has never been seen since.

Having a daughter almost the same age as Baum, has made me even more empathetic and more cautious about her walking alone or being out of my sight. Our motto is “stay where I can see you”.

While we have all heard about the disappearance, it is disconcerting that more has not been seen or heard within the media over this young girl just vanishing.

When Elizabeth Smart disappeared from her home in Utah, state, national and even global attention was given to the case for months and months. Her family even appeared on Oprah and other national television shows in hopes of finding her.

Why is Baum’s disappearance any less important? There are bits and pieces seen here and there on nightly newscasts but the constant coverage and continual reminders of her disappearance have vanished right along with her.

There are hundreds of children who disappear in this country every year, many of them taken by someone outside of their family and friends, yet we only hear of a select few.

Now, the family has announced that there is a $6,000 reward for information given that will help find Baum and/or her abductor.

Is this one reason Baum’s disappearance hasn’t gotten the same media attention – money?
Searchers have been probing trails, rivers, roads, and every other place they can think of for this child, but to no avail.

Now her father may be deployed to Iraq soon and would like nothing more than to see his daughter and know she is safe before he leaves.

Every child deserves to be safe and when one of them goes missing, their disappearance should be a top story on the news each night. Race, religion, age, money, none of this should matter.

For now, thoughts and prayers go out to Lindsey Baum and her family, prayers that they will not only find her, but that they will find her alive. Hope that she will return home to the arms of all of those who have searched for her.
http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/editorial/article.exm/2009-07-28_search_for_missing_girl_continues__more_publicity_is_needed

Search & Rescue Team With Dogs Looking In McCleary For Missing 10 Year Old Girl
Q13 FOX News is learning that search crews with dogs are searching areas around McCleary where a ten year old girl disappeared last month.

Q13 FOX News Online Staff reporter

5:00 PM PDT, July 31, 2009
SEATTLE - Crews searched areas around McCleary Tuesday where a ten year old girl disappeared last month.

Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Richard Scott told Q13 FOX News that they recently received quite a few tips, so they checked them out on Tuesday with the help of several agencies including the FBI, Aberdeen Police, Crime Stoppers and Thurston, Mason and Pierce County Sheriff's Offices. Pierce County Search & Rescue dogs also helped in the search.

The search teams braved temperatures of more than a hundred degrees and searched several areas in McCleary including an abandoned house, but came up empty. Investigators also went door-to-door and handed-out flyers.

10-year-old Lindsey Baum disappeared on June 26 as she walked from a friend's house to her own home. Her mom called police when Lindsey failed to show the night she disappeared.

The FBI along with the National Center For Missing And Exploited children joined the search days after the little girl disappeared.

Undersheriff Scott has been trying to find out what happened to the little girl. He says so far in the investigation, they've received about 700 tips. He told Q13 FOX News, "This is a girl with no means, no money, and no true opportunity to leave. We have nothing specifically that is pointing us in any direction that is going to allow us to rule out any scenario.... this may be a worst case scenario criminal investigation involving a predator or predatory behavior."

Lindsey's mom Melissa Baum told Q13 FOX News that she knows the police will find her little girl and she prays it's sooner than later because of the extremely hot weather. Baum says, "It's hot and if she's in an old house, shed or basement somewhere she's probably burning-up and that's been bothering me the last couple days because it's been so hot. I just worry."

Lindsey also missed her 11th birthday. Melissa says they'll have a huge party for her when she comes home.


Lindsey is 4'9" tall and 80 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt with blue jeans and black shoes.

A $6,000 reward is being offered by Crime Stoppers and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Investigators hope it'll prompt someone to come forward with information about Lindsey's disappearance.

Melissa says a $4,000 reward is also being offered through a fund set-up at Sterling Savings Bank. To make a donation contact any Sterling Savings Bank. The account is called the "Lindsey Baum Reward Fund".

Melissa is in the process of setting-up a search center in McCleary. She says it'll help organize volunteers to look for her daughter. Melissa says if you're interested in volunteering or making a donation, go to www.findlindseybaum.com
http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-072809-mccleary,0,4668836.story

Searchers Brave Heat In Search For Missing McCleary Girl

http://www.kirotv.com/news/20204468/detail.html#

Police Receive New Tips, Continue Search for Missing Washington Girl


Search and rescue teams are combing areas around where a 10-year-old Washington girl disappeared last month after police received numerous tips, local FOX affiliate Q13 reports.

Lindsay Baum vanished June 26 as she walked from her friend's house to her own home. Her mother called police when she didn't return that evening.

Undersheriff Rick Scott says so far in the investigation they've received about 700 tips.

"This is a girl with no means, no money, and no true opportunity to leave. We have nothing specifically that is pointing us in any direction that is going to allow us to rule out any scenario ... this may be a worst case scenario criminal investigation involving a predator or predatory behavior," Scott told Q13.

Several agencies, including the FBI, Crime Stoppers and the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, are assisting in the search.

In June, Baum's mother said she believed her daughter is alive but has been kidnapped and taken out of the area.

"I don’t think she’s in McCleary. I don’t," Baum told The Daily World of Aberdeen, Wash. "Why would they keep her in McCleary? Whoever took her went on the freeway. There are three ways to get out of McCleary and all three ways there are freeways within five or 10 minutes."

Baum said she hasn't given up hope.

"I’m begging whoever had her will take her to a gas station or a grocery store or a restaurant where she can go to a pay phone and call 911 and say ‘I’m Lindsey Baum’ so we can trace her and find her," Baum said. "Just let her go. Give her a chance. Let her come home."

Lindsey is 4 foot-9, 80 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, last seen wearing a light blue hooded pullover shirt and blue jeans.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Grays Harbor Emergency 911 Center at (360) 533-8765.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535201,00.html?

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Fresh eyes join search for missing girl
MCCLEARY, Wash. -- It's been more than a month since Lindsey Baum disappeared while walking home from a friend's house, but investigators are not giving up.

On Tuesday, detectives from Pierce County joined the search, hoping to turn up new leads or tips in the case.

They searched homes, trash cans and crawl spaces near where Lindsey was last seen, and cadaver-sniffing dogs were also brought in to comb the area.

Everywhere you look in this small town there's a photo of Lindsey -- posted in store windows, hanging on the side of a truck parked on Main Street.

Everyone knows her name and everyone wants her to come home.

Spending time here you get the feeling the the girl's disappearance has changed the town. Instead of trading the usual neighborhood gossip, it seems all anyone talks about is what might have happened to Lindsey.

Kevin Pratt lives in McCleary and says he's always keeping his eyes open and thinking of the missing girl.

"Every time I go out in these wooded areas, any time I'm out anywhere I'm looking for anything for anything out of the ordinary."

The investigation into Lindsey's disappearance, which has involved multiple local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, has turned up nothing.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/51941307.html

Police chase leads on missing McCleary girl
Published July 30, 2009
http://www.theolympian.com/112/story/925075.html?
Searchers returned to the streets of McCleary under a brutal sun Tuesday to follow up on new leads in the hunt for 11-year-old Lindsey Baum, according to The Daily World of Aberdeen.
About 25 officers and searchers with dogs braved near-record temperatures to re-canvass areas of town, Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott said.

A recent $6,000 reward for information in the missing girl’s case has produced a new wave of tips, Scott said. Surrounding law enforcement agencies including the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office and the Aberdeen Police Department sent officers to help perform follow-up searches and interviews.

About six core investigators have been leading the effort to find Lindsey, who disappeared while walking a few blocks home June 26. The detectives have found no evidence explaining the 4-foot-9, brown-haired girl’s disappearance, but they continue sorting through thousands of tips.

Officers and volunteers knocked on doors throughout town Tuesday, asking new questions and trying to reach people missed in previous interviews, Scott said.

Two teams with cadaver search dogs also roamed the town, he said, but the hot conditions limited the available scents and quickly wore out the dogs.

Scott said detectives and extra officers expect to follow up on new tips in town for at least the rest of the week. He asked anyone with any potentially helpful information to call 866-915-8299.

Eleven Year Old Girl Still Missing Despite Hundreds Of Tips
Lindsey Baum vanished June 26th while walking home from a friend's house in McCleary.

July 31, 2009
SEATTLE - It's been a month and 700 tips later. An 11-year-old girl is still missing.
Authorities are still searching -- but hope you hold the clue that brings her back home.

Lindsey Baum vanished June 26th while walking home from a friend's house in McCleary.

Authorities renewed the search. Dogs from Pierce County Search and Rescue sniffed for clues but came up empty this past week.

Investigators from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office and Crime Stoppers also went door to door handing-out flyers.

Lindsey's mom believes someone took her daughter. She knows police will find her... and prays it's sooner than later especially because of the dangerously hot weather.

Despite the large number of tips.. there's still no sign of lindsey.

She just turned 11 earlier this month. She's four foot nine.. 85 pounds.. with brown hair and eyes.

Help crack the case and bring Lindsey back home to her family.

If you know anything about her disappearance, or have seen her anywhere -- call Crime Stoppers right now at 1-800-222-tips.
http://www.q13fox.com/community/wamostwanted/kcpq-073109-wmw-lindsaybaummissinggirl,0,4034913.story

Missing McCleary girl's mom heading to NY
http://www.nwcn.com/statenews/washington/stories/NW_081209WAB-lindsey-baum-mom-KS.d38b630d.html
06:20 PM PDT on Wednesday, August 12, 2009
By DREW MIKKELSEN / KING 5 News
McCLEARY, Wash. - The mother of a girl missing since June is going to New York City to raise awareness about missing children.

Melissa Baum will be part of the “Amber Ready Back to School Safety Weekend” starting Friday in Times Square. Amber Ready is a company that produces DNA and fingerprint kits for children.

Baum’s 10-year-old daughter Lindsey vanished June 26. Lindsey was last seen walking home from a friend’s house. Police have not found her or anyone who knows what happened to her.

“I know she’s alive,” said Melissa Baum, who refuses to give up hope her daughter will be found safe.

Melissa Baum just bought school supplies for Lindsey. She’s supposed to start school as a sixth grader later this summer.

A $10,000 reward is being offered to anyone who helps police locate Lindsey.

The reward started as a $6,000 offer, but an anonymous donor raised it to $10,000.

“There are people out there that really do care,” said Melissa Baum.

Volunteers won't give up on Lindsey Baum

By Joel Moreno
MCCLEARY, Wash. - Months of disappointments haven't sapped the strength of a search effort for a missing McCleary girl.

Lindsay Baum disappeared 11 weeks ago - and despite a lack of clues, volunteers won't stop looking.

It's slow going, poking through the brush - but volunteers say it's worth any effort to find a clue to Lindsey's disappearance.

"Well, we're looking for anything that's, well, perhaps out of the ordinary," says volunteer Dick Hall. That could be a scrap of clothing, a bit of trash - or anything - to show whether someone has been in a given area.

Read more: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/59141277.html

I'm glad volunteers aren't giving up in the search for clues about Lindsey's disappearance. It has to heartbreaking for the family that there have been no leads in this case.

Thanks for bringing Lindsay up again. I cant believe I had almost forgotten about that poor little angel. God Bless her and her family, as well as all the searchers who are spending their time looking for. I pray for answers and her safe return.