Zachary D. Pittman -- Deceased 6/25/09

This article was posted by Simon Barrett on BNN on July 3, 2010. Christy Ragas, Zachary's mother, took Simon Barrett and another individual to the area where Zachary went missing.

Simon took numerous pictures and posted a few with the article.

As you will see, this is a remote, rural area. There is a picture of the home where Zach's girlfriend, the last person to see Zach, told LE that Zach walked out of the patio doors and disappeared!

Per Christy Ragas, Zach supposedly vanished without taking his driver's license, wallet, no transportation, no food or water, etc. Zach has a three year old daughter who he loves and would never, ever leave per Christy.

Christy also said that she had a very close relationship with her son and talked to him frequently. She said there is nothing that he would not tell her because of their close, trusting relationship.

Christy said Zach was not only supporting his 3-year-old child but also supporting the child of his girlfriend. Per Christy, Zach was (yes, she said was), a loving son and a wonderful, loving father.

Just want to give you some background info, because I can not post all of the Links to over 20 articles and I doubt you would be interested in reading all of them.

Here is the article that has the pictures of the area where Zach went missing:

Zachary Pittman – An Interesting Day…

Posted on July 3rd, 2010 by Simon Barrett .

It is all too easy to pontificate from far away on crime cases. It is a very different world when you put your feet on the ground, or in this case swamp. BNN does not have a large travel budget, in fact the last time I checked it was exactly $zero! So when the opportunity to actually spend some time not only in the area, but with some of the family involved, I jumped on it.

I learned a great deal today, much I cannot share yet, but some I can.

It was rumored less than an hour after we left the area that two Sheriffs vehicles were cruising the area that we had been seen in. This might have been coincidental, but it seems unlikely. I suspect we ruffled some feathers today. We did take a spin though down town Pearl River, alas we missed the photo op of snapping a picture of the Police Headquarters and the Town Hall. They share the same fairly frugal building.

My mission was not to rile up either the Sheriffs or the Pearl River police. But I have received an email with a cell phone number to call!

Few people have a real understanding of just how difficult it is to search for a missing person when swamps are involved. Our first port of call was a pond. But I use that term loosely. It is hard to believe that this is actually 20 feet deep. Could Zach’s backpack be in here?



After the grand tour of Pearl River we headed for the house that Zach was last seen at. The patio doors, are the doors that he supposedly left though.



This is an area that is hardly on any regular bus route. It is a bit of a hike to anywhere. There are lots of fine examples of real estate, one wonders why they have not been snapped up.



We also encountered some people possibly connected with the case, I’ll save that photo for the future! We did the only sensible thing, and booked it out of Dodge!

Our next stop was an to two area’s that everyone seems to agree might be the where Zachary Pittman might be. It has not been searched, and for that reason I will not reveal the locations. One I feel is doubtful, it is too much work to get to. It took us at least 10 minutes to hike into it in broad daylight! Snakes, spiders, gators, a regular Disney World!

The second location holds a great deal more promise. It is accessible by car, and it would be a perfect location.

If nothing else, enjoy the photo’s, they are best viewed from the comfort of your computer. The real deal is not nearly so enchanting!













This is not an area that you would want to go camping in.

Simon and Jan Barrett

http://www.bloggernews.net/124838

I just received an e-mail from Christy Ragas, Zachary's mother.

She asked that I post this beautiful poem here. She gave Zach an angel to carry in his pocket. He carried it in his pocket all of the time.

A close friend of Christy's was aware of the aforementioned. She sent this poem to Christy this morning and Christy would like to share this with us:

Angel In My Pocket

http://www.sandysworldonline.com/gb_angel_pocket.html
Ginny Bryant
© 2004 used with permission
Journey of Love2

Ann - Tx wrote:This article was posted by Simon Barrett on BNN on July 3, 2010. Christy Ragas, Zachary's mother, took Simon Barrett and another individual to the area where Zachary went missing.

Simon took numerous pictures and posted a few with the article.

As you will see, this is a remote, rural area. There is a picture of the home where Zach's girlfriend, the last person to see Zach, told LE that Zach walked out of the patio doors and disappeared!

Per Christy Ragas, Zach supposedly vanished without taking his driver's license, wallet, no transportation, no food or water, etc. Zach has a three year old daughter who he loves and would never, ever leave per Christy.

Christy also said that she had a very close relationship with her son and talked to him frequently. She said there is nothing that he would not tell her because of their close, trusting relationship.

Christy said Zach was not only supporting his 3-year-old child but also supporting the child of his girlfriend. Per Christy, Zach was (yes, she said was), a loving son and a wonderful, loving father.

Just want to give you some background info, because I can not post all of the Links to over 20 articles and I doubt you would be interested in reading all of them.

Here is the article that has the pictures of the area where Zach went missing:

Zachary Pittman – An Interesting Day…

Posted on July 3rd, 2010 by Simon Barrett .

It is all too easy to pontificate from far away on crime cases. It is a very different world when you put your feet on the ground, or in this case swamp. BNN does not have a large travel budget, in fact the last time I checked it was exactly $zero! So when the opportunity to actually spend some time not only in the area, but with some of the family involved, I jumped on it.

I learned a great deal today, much I cannot share yet, but some I can.

It was rumored less than an hour after we left the area that two Sheriffs vehicles were cruising the area that we had been seen in. This might have been coincidental, but it seems unlikely. I suspect we ruffled some feathers today. We did take a spin though down town Pearl River, alas we missed the photo op of snapping a picture of the Police Headquarters and the Town Hall. They share the same fairly frugal building.

My mission was not to rile up either the Sheriffs or the Pearl River police. But I have received an email with a cell phone number to call!

Few people have a real understanding of just how difficult it is to search for a missing person when swamps are involved. Our first port of call was a pond. But I use that term loosely. It is hard to believe that this is actually 20 feet deep. Could Zach’s backpack be in here?



After the grand tour of Pearl River we headed for the house that Zach was last seen at. The patio doors, are the doors that he supposedly left though.



This is an area that is hardly on any regular bus route. It is a bit of a hike to anywhere. There are lots of fine examples of real estate, one wonders why they have not been snapped up.



We also encountered some people possibly connected with the case, I’ll save that photo for the future! We did the only sensible thing, and booked it out of Dodge!

Our next stop was an to two area’s that everyone seems to agree might be the where Zachary Pittman might be. It has not been searched, and for that reason I will not reveal the locations. One I feel is doubtful, it is too much work to get to. It took us at least 10 minutes to hike into it in broad daylight! Snakes, spiders, gators, a regular Disney World!

The second location holds a great deal more promise. It is accessible by car, and it would be a perfect location.

If nothing else, enjoy the photo’s, they are best viewed from the comfort of your computer. The real deal is not nearly so enchanting!













This is not an area that you would want to go camping in.

Simon and Jan Barrett

http://www.bloggernews.net/124838

Snaz, I'm assuming you posted the pictures with the article. Thank you so much! I appreciate it and I know Christy Ragas will. I am getting ready to send Christy the Link to this thread so she can see the "updates" I did on Zach's thread. I spoke to her via phone earlier and she said to thank all of you at Reality Chatter for allowing a thread for Zach on your site! She really wanted to share the poem, with all of us, that her close friend sent her.

Ann, you are very welcome.

And the poem was lovely. My heart goes out to Christy. I hope all that you and Christy are doing will encourage the media to cover Zachary's story.

Christy, I just can't imagine what you must be going through, but you and Zachary are in my prayers.

Snaz wrote:Ann, you are very welcome.

And the poem was lovely. My heart goes out to Christy. I hope all that you and Christy are doing will encourage the media to cover Zachary's story.

Christy, I just can't imagine what you must be going through, but you and Zachary are in my prayers.

What a beautiful picture, Snaz!

This has not been a good day for Christy. I could not say this earlier this morning but I see Jan and Simon Barrett made mention of it briefly in an article they posted not too long ago.

Law Enforcement did a search Saturday and there was no evidence found relating to Zachary. Christy was hoping LE would find something if not Zachary.

This is an article, dated 6-29-10, that was written about missing persons and closure. Zachary Pittman was mentioned in this article.

Also, there is a picture of Zachary and his 3-year-old daughter.
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The mental anguish of missing loved ones

June 29th, 2010 11:40 pm CT.
Susan Hillman
New Orleans Mental Health Examiner


Zachary Pittman, who has been missing for over a year. (Photo Credit: Christy Ragas, 2009)

Zachary Pittman, who has been missing for over a year. (Photo Credit: Christy Ragas, 2009)There are times when people just go missing, whether it happens during a disaster or just happens. This is the hardest to deal with because there can be no closure of what has happened to the missing person, such as in the case of Zachary Pittman.

Zachary Pittman just disappeared out of the blue from Pearl River, Louisiana and has been missing for over a year now. Zachary was a family man with a 3-year-old daughter and family man, who just disappeared how of the blue. His family and friends have no closure, so this is the hardest type of loss to deal with.

Read more: http://www.examiner.com/mental-health-in-new-orleans/the-mental-anguish-of-missing-loved-ones

Ann - Tx wrote:This is an article, dated 6-29-10, that was written about missing persons and closure. Zachary Pittman was mentioned in this article.

Also, there is a picture of Zachary and his 3-year-old daughter.
~~~~~~~

The mental anguish of missing loved ones

June 29th, 2010 11:40 pm CT.
Susan Hillman
New Orleans Mental Health Examiner


Zachary Pittman, who has been missing for over a year. (Photo Credit: Christy Ragas, 2009)

Zachary Pittman, who has been missing for over a year. (Photo Credit: Christy Ragas, 2009)There are times when people just go missing, whether it happens during a disaster or just happens. This is the hardest to deal with because there can be no closure of what has happened to the missing person, such as in the case of Zachary Pittman.

Zachary Pittman just disappeared out of the blue from Pearl River, Louisiana and has been missing for over a year now. Zachary was a family man with a 3-year-old daughter and family man, who just disappeared how of the blue. His family and friends have no closure, so this is the hardest type of loss to deal with.

Read more: http://www.examiner.com/mental-health-in-new-orleans/the-mental-anguish-of-missing-loved-ones

Thank you, Snaz, for putting the picture in the comment box. You are awesome!

Christy Ragas, Zachary Pittman's mother, asked me to post this on Zachary's thread at Reality Chatter. This is so very beautiful!

"When Tomorrow Starts Without Me"
http://www.cuttyhunkroseinspirations.com/tomorrow.html

To Zach from Mom:

OMG, Ann.... that was absolutely beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes.... for several reasons. I hope it gives Christy some peace to know that if her son is gone from this earth, he will spend eternity with God above.

Snaz wrote:OMG, Ann.... that was absolutely beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes.... for several reasons. I hope it gives Christy some peace to know that if her son is gone from this earth, he will spend eternity with God above.

Yes, Snaz, it made me cry too. Absolutely beautiful! This is a beautiful picture you posted, Snaz.

I e-mailed Christy and provided her the Link so she can see that you added more pictures. Snaz, I assure you Christy is very appreciative and grateful to how nice you made Zach's thread look. With the pictures, you made this thread "come alive."

Christy is having a real difficult time now since the search by LE on Saturday did not yield any evidence. I don't see how it would . . . . it's been over a year!

Christy will come on board one day and thank everyone personally for the support of her efforts in trying to find Zach and bring him home so she can give him a final farewell and proper burial.

In the mean time . . . I guess I am the messenger!!

Wow! I clicked on the Home Page to see what was going on and guess what . . . . Zach's picture is in the streamer (banner)!

Thank you, whoever put it up. I will guess . . . Snaz or Justice4All!

I'm going to go and e-mail the Link to Christy.

Thank you, Ann-TX for doing this for Christy. The first I heard of Zach being a missing person was through Blog Talk Radio just recently. I hope more and more exposure will occur and that the medias, big and small, will do more.

My prayers for you, Christy, that your son will soon return to you.

Sherry wrote:Thank you, Ann-TX for doing this for Christy. The first I heard of Zach being a missing person was through Blog Talk Radio just recently. I hope more and more exposure will occur and that the medias, big and small, will do more.

My prayers for you, Christy, that your son will soon return to you.

You welcome, Sherry. I'm glad to help Christy any small way I can.

I know Christy will appreciate your support and your interest in her son's (Zach) case.

I'm just now getting a chance to post this comment.

This morning, Christy Ragas, Zach's mom, called me to let me know she is in an isolated area and has limited use of her cell phone and laptop computer. She had to drive 15 miles to be able to call me as well as others she needed to contact.

Christy is hoping by next week she will have access to Internet service. She said she will register to become a member of Reality Chatter so she can comment on Zach's thread.

She will personally come on Zach's thread and thank everyone . . . .the owners of this site for allowing a thread of Zach, the picture of Zach in the streamer on RC's Homepage, the awesome job by Snaz regarding the pictures of Zach on this thread including the area where Zach went missing and the support of those interested in Zach's case.

For now, Christy asked me to please tell all of you thank you for everything. She appreciates your support and your interest in her beloved son's (Zach) case.

Christy appreciates the comments you made to her. She said it means a lot to her and it is a comfort to her during this difficult time. She appreciates the beautiful pictures from Snaz with the verses.

Christy said she feels so bad that she can't personally come on at this time and has to rely on me to convey a message. I assured Christy that under the circumstances, no one is expecting her to come on this comment board and comment. She said she is able to read Zach's thread sometimes but can not comment. Hopefully, next week she will have that capability.

Christy is a very appreciative and grateful person. She's doing the best she can to stay strong so she can focus on finding Zach. All she wants is to find her son, Zach, and bring him home for a proper burial and final resting place. Then she will be seeking justice for Zach's death.

So . . . . if you have a special verse, poem, picture, comment, etc., you would like to "send" or share with Christy, please do so on Zach's thread.

Christy is reading here on a regular basis. She has a strong faith in God to see her through this tragic situation and give her strength and determination.

Any words of encouragement, support and interest in Zach's case are greatly appreciated by Christy.

Christy,

To my dear friend, Christy:

Our lives have touched as a result of Zach's tragedy. Over a period of time, we have gotten to know one another.

I do not know how you feel or what you are going through in your incredible efforts to find your beloved son, Zach. Only you know. I do understand though.

When you get discouraged or frustrated, please play this song by Josh Groban. Let it be an inspiration for you when there seems to be no light at the end of the dark tunnel. For one day, hopefully soon, there will be light!

I think this is a beautiful rendition of this song by Josh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quZTdeUgiV8
YouTube Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up

Regarding the video, thanks Snaz! Very much appreciated!

Beautiful video! Every time I hear him sing I wonder if I'm too old to have a crush....he's sooo dreamy...

Thanks for posting that for Christy-I'm praying for a soon end to her heartbreak~

Christy, I wish you great strength and courage.

Christy, I can't even begin to imagine your pain, but Ann has spoken to me some about you - about your courage and your strength and your resolve to never give up until you bring your beloved son home.

There's so little I can say that can really give you comfort, but please know you are in my prayers daily. I pray God will continue to give you courage and strength and great resolve.





Love,
Snaz