Somer Thompson -- Found Deceased 10/21/09

Piper, it is odd that HANDS/FEET/TEETH were listed under Weapons/Tools. This report was filed before they knew Somer had been murdered, so maybe HANDS/FEET/TEETH is the default for Weapons/Tools in a kidnapping case.

Here is a copy of the police report.

Somer Thompson Police Report

On the original incident report, number 11 is Clayton William Graham.

I know that George Vinson was the sex offender on the construction site at the house, I believe they have ruled him out. But, Clayton William Graham is also a registered sex offender, and he's the last name on the incident report. There is no mention of him being questioned by LE in the report, although I'm sure he's been investigated.
Here's his file:
http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/offenderSearchNav.do

There was an offender alert issued from the sheriff's office on 10/21. Clayton William Graham is on this alert:

36 year old Clayton William Graham is wanted for not registering his whereabouts with authorities. He's a sex offender from Texas who moved here to Florida. Graham has been known to live in both Clay and Duval County. Dominick Pape says now, they don't know where he's hiding, "did he run from that state, is he trying to conseal his location in this state, all those things give us concern."

Here is the link:

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/actionlocal/story/Offender-Alert-October-21-2009/W0nLgboHake_aekvaIaZkA.cspx

There are two other men, along with Graham, on the offender alert release from 10/21.
Richard Meeks and Homer Spires, but their names are not listed on the original incident report. Same report as posted above:
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/actionlocal/story/Offender-Alert-October-21-2009/W0nLgboHake_aekvaIaZkA.cspx

Somer's mother talks to America's Most Wanted

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- It's quiet outside Somer Thompson's home. There are no longer cars filling her yard or police standing guard, just the sound of the wind blowing purple ribbons all around. Now, a mother is forced to face reality.

"I knew she was gone. I had a feeling something bad had happened to her," Diena Thompson told America's Most Wanted. She was calm and collected. "I can't sleep or eat. I begged someone to please give her back."

Read more: http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/topstories/story/Somers-mother-talks-to-Americas-Most-Wanted/Be6pn4F3ukWYfdxfAobS6Q.cspx

Somer's case will be featured on this coming Saturday's episode of America's Most Wanted.

Sketches Of Somer's Items Released



JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Artist sketches of two items that belonged to Somer Thompson have been released.

Witnesses said Somer had the tote bag and a round lunch box with her when she was last seen walking on Gano Avenue on Oct. 19.

Officials hope that if they can find one or both of the items they can find the killer.

The items were featured on a segment Saturday on the TV show "America's Most Wanted."

The pink tote bag was used by Somer to carry books. It is pink with black straps and had a white skull and cross bones design. The round lunch box with zipper was also pink with a pig design.

Read more: http://www.news4jax.com/news/21554288/detail.html

WTH? Is the sicko who murdered her collecting souvenirs from his victims?

Wow, and you know they didn't find them in the landfill so the perp would still have them.......that is sick.

Somer’s mother pained, angry three weeks after killing

ORANGE PARK — Diena Thompson woke Monday morning with no one to turn to for the first time since her daughter, Somer, vanished three weeks ago.

No family. No friends. No strangers.

There was just an eerie silence and the bitter memories of a nightmare that continues to consume a once-cheerful mother with grief and anger.

“It’s hard being alone with your thoughts,” Thompson, 35, cried during a mid-morning interview.

There are still no answers in the slaying of Somer, 7, who was abducted walking home from school on Oct. 19. Her mother has come up with several names for the killer: It. Thing. Monster.

Thompson said her anger burns bright.

“I’m mad that he, it, has three weeks more of life than what my 7-year-old got,” she said.
Thompson said she talks to Somer daily, sometimes out loud and sometimes silently.

“I wish I could just smell her, see her or touch her,” she said. “I tell her every day that I love her, how much I miss her and how sorry I am that somebody did this.”

Thompson said she has been worn down by the daily grind of giving local and national media interviews, though she knows it’s necessary to help generate leads and bring attention to the plight of abused and slain children.

“You’re going to hear me,” she said, “and you’re going to hear me loud.”

She also said she greatly appreciates the outpouring of community support, though at times she has grown weary from the attention.

“I don’t like to go outside because people just stare at me,” she said. “I feel like I’m a circus act.”

Thompson has retraced the route on Gano Avenue where Somer vanished just once, while being driven to Grove Park Elementary last week to pick up Somer’s twin brother and older sister. The agony of imagining what her daughter went through caused her to vomit when she got home.

“It’s heart-wrenching,” Thompson said.

Somer’s siblings have returned to school and are undergoing counseling. They have spent time living with her and their grandparents. Thompson said the twin, Sam, cries himself to sleep at night.

“I don’t even think he comprehends [that] she’s not going to come back,” Thompson said. “He starts saying, 'I just wish that man would let her go.’ ”

She said investigators have told her little about the slaying and their pursuit of suspects. While she understands they have to limit their information, she is frustrated that she doesn’t know more.

“Our hearts are ripped open,” Thompson said, “and the stitches we need are the answers that they have.”

Thompson said she dies inside a little more each day the case remains unsolved. But if she ever gets to confront the Thing, the Monster, It, she said she has an idea of what she’d do:

“You couldn’t print that.”

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/crime/2009-11-09/story/somer%E2%80%99s_mother_pained_angry_three_weeks_after_killing

I can't imagine the pain that Diena and Somer's siblings are going through. It makes me sick that the monster who did this is still out there.

So, what happened to all the family & friends? How can they so quickly disappear after such a heartbreaking tragedy? Don't these people realize that Diena Thompson still needs support & comfort? She is NOT going to get over it. It just does not happen that way, & how can people so quickly forget? I just do not understand it. Most of all, I just do not understand how her friends could do this to her!

First Coast News Interview with Diena Thompson.

Watching Somer's mother, Diena, speak of this makes me cry. She says people tell her they wish they could take away the pain for her, she cries and says "I would never give this pain away to anyone, I would not wish this on anyone." She feels she failed her daughter, she's in agony. I hope they find her killer soon so her mother can get the answers she needs. She doesn't even know yet what caused Somer's death. She hasn't received her lock of hair yet, either.

I heard on Jane Velez Mitchell the other night that Diena is receiving death threats. She said that these people are blaming her for what happened to Somer. It's shocking how cruel & heartless some people can be, and frightening too! This poor woman is suffering beyond what most of us can possibly understand. I wish all these nuts would leave her alone.

Somer Thompson's mom receiving hate mail

ORANGE CITY, Fla. (WAWS FOX 30) - Diena Thompson's lawyer said the family does not think Somer knew the person who kidnapped and killed her. Investigators said the 7-year-old Somer disappeared on her way home from school in Orange Park, Fla. The search came to a tearful conclusion when her body was discovered in a Georgia landfill days later.

Diena's been doing a lot of interviews on national morning shows, including Dr. Phil and America's Most Wanted . Now she's getting criticized by some people for it.

"Now I have other people opening my mail for me because I didn't do this and I didn't have any idea that something like this could happen to me," said Diena.

She's getting hate mail and calls. It's all tough for Diena Thompson to take. They started after her daughter's story hit the national spotlight. She just wants to find her daughter's killer.

Read more: http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/state_news/111209-Somer-Thompsons-mom-receiving-hate-mail

I agree Book. I wish these nuts would crawl back into the hole they came from. It is disgusting that people are threatening Diena and sending her hate mail. There's no way she could have known that Somer would run ahead of her siblings, and then get snatched and murdered by some pervert. Since we follow a lot of these cases and have seen the tragic results of letting children walk by themselves, I agree that it's a bad idea to let your children walk to and from school, but I don't think it warrants being charged with abuse and neglect.

I saw her on Dr. Phil saying she was receiving this hate mail. I can't even imagine what kind of scumbag does that. I hope she can ignore it and will not let it get to her. I am in awe of her strength and courage. I just don't believe I would ever be able to be that brave.

I pray they will find Somer's killer very soon. I can't imagine not even knowing how my baby died. THAT I don't understand AT ALL!

God Bless their family. She said the siblings are having a hard time too. Unimaginable pain.

I hope they find the killer soon. Screw those people who are sending her hate mail. They can go to hell.

Oh yeah, Carly. I think she feels guilty enough, even though she couldn't have known what would happen and it is in no way her fault, in my opinion. Forward the hate mail to the Orange County Jail House, attention Ms. Killer Anthony.

Justice4all wrote:I agree Book. I wish these nuts would crawl back into the hole they came from. It is disgusting that people are threatening Diena and sending her hate mail. There's no way she could have known that Somer would run ahead of her siblings, and then get snatched and murdered by some pervert. Since we follow a lot of these cases and have seen the tragic results of letting children walk by themselves, I agree that it's a bad idea to let your children walk to and from school, but I don't think it warrants being charged with abuse and neglect.

Hi, J4A! I would imagine that these high profile cases attract a lot of nuts, as well as good people. It takes all kinds, I guess.

What a freaky kind of hell to have to deal with in the midst of her daughter's murder. This is so very, very cruel.

Our world is forever changing. It seems like there's a new breed of maniacs that are ever increasing. Sadly, I don't think there's any limit to their evil.