Joshua Davis, Age 1, Missing 2/4/2011

Missing toddler's parents plea for information

Reported by: Lauren Lea
WOAI - San Antonio, TX

Print Story Published: 1/11 10:30 pm
Updated: 12:34 pm

NEW BRAUNFELS - Nearly a year after a New Braunfels toddler disappeared from his home, his parents still have no information about where the boy could be.

Joshua Davis, Jr. was last seen February 4th of 2011. Police searched several miles around his home but found no sign of him. His father, Josh Davis, said police are "starting fresh" with the case.

Read more:

http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Missing-toddlers-parents-plea-for-information/-ZMTcb3Oy0qGwpkkfvIrzg.cspx

Police Re-Interviewing Parents, Others as 1-Year Mark in Joshua Davis Jr. Case Approaches

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

KGNB - New Braunfels, Tx


(New Braunfels, TX) -- It’s been nearly a year since the disappearance of Joshua Davis Jr., a New Braunfels toddler that made national headlines when he apparently vanished one cold night in early February of last year.

Read more and click on Audio Clip at bottom of article to hear comments from New Braunfels Police Captain John McDonald:

http://kgnb.am/news/police-re-interviewing-parents-others-1-year-mark-joshua-davis-jr-case-approaches



Joshua Davis, Jr.

New Braunfels baby now missing for 1 year

Author: Stephanie Serna, Reporter
KSAT - San Antonio, Tx

Published On: Feb 01 2012 06:37:02 PM CST
Updated On: Feb 01 2012 07:19:06 PM CST

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas -

It's been almost one year since the disappearance of "Baby Joshua" and on Wednesday night, the family's fellow congregations members are holding a special vigil for them.

Saturday marks a year when 18-month-old Joshua Davis Jr. disappeared from the family's home in New Braunfels.

Read more & view video:

http://www.ksat.com/news/New-Braunfels-baby-now-missing-for-1-year/-/478452/8581114/-/53wn8n/-/

A year later, New Braunfels police say search for missing toddler, truth continues

ByCiara O'Rourke
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Austin, Tx

February 1, 2012


Photo by: Ralph Barrera/ AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Joshua Davis Jr. went missing from his New Braunfels home in February 2011, when he was 18 months old. His mother, Sabrina Benitez, says she is keeping the faith that Joshua will be found safe.


Seven adults were present around the time Joshua Davis Jr. went missing from his New Braunfels home last year. A New Braunfels police official said Wednesday that detectives now believe that some of them haven't told the truth about what happened that night.

The 18-month-old vanished the night of Feb. 4. Texas Rangers, FBI and hundreds of volunteers scoured adjacent fields and pockets of dense thickets near the subdivision where Joshua lived. It had snowed that morning and there were fears that Joshua, who has asthma, was lost in the dark. Neighbors' homes were searched.

But no body was found.

"There were seven adults in the house that night, and several of them have been less than truthful with investigators," New Braunfels police Capt. John McDonald said.

McDonald would not say how many and which family members police suspect didn't tell the truth and would not say why detectives believe so.

He said that the department isn't ready to solve the case but that new information, which he did not disclose, suggests that Joshua may be dead.

Read more:

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/a-year-later-new-braunfels-police-say-search-2142100.html

I posted the following on The Hinky Meter by Valhall - Developing Stories:
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RE: Joshua Davis, Jr. - Missing - New Braunfels, Tx

Saturday will be one year that Joshua Davis, Jr. went missing from his home in New Braunfels, Tx. I remember it as if it were yesterday.

Joshua's disappearance was a breaking news story in my area as well as New Braunfels, San Antonio and Austin, Tx areas (per friends living in those areas).

It was memorable because we had a real hard freeze and icy conditions. In fact, the porch and steps at the home where Joshua went missing were still iced. Initially, the parents said Joshua just disappeared with 7 adults in the small home! The mother said Joshua could not reach the door knob to open the door.

A very extensive search ensued by the New Braunfels Police Dept (NBPD), Comal County Sheriff's Office, Texas Rangers and the FBI. They searched for several days by foot and air. They used search dogs, helicopters, drones, etc.

As time went on, the parents were guests on a Blog Talk Radio Show, Bring Them Home. On that show, they indicated that a friend of theirs from Houston (I think he was 19 or 20) was at their home earlier that evening and was drinking. They felt that maybe he took Joshua when he left.

In articles by local media, the New Braunfels Police Dept. officer spokesman said they interviewed the guy and he is not a suspect in the case.

Joshua's father, Joshua Davis, Sr., took a polygraph but Joshua's mother, Sabrina Benitez, was pregnant and within a few weeks of delivery. Law enforcement declined to polygraph her, at the time, because of her pregnancy.

In an article published by a newspaper in Austin, Tx yesterday, a Captain with NBPD said there were 7 adults in the home when Joshua went missing and several of them have been less than truthful with the investigators.
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http://www.statesman.com/news/local/a-year-later-new-braunfels-police-say-search-2142100.html
American-Statesman Austin, Tx 2-1-12

A year later, New Braunfels police say search for missing toddler, truth continues

Snipped:

"There were seven adults in the house that night, and several of them have been less than truthful with investigators," New Braunfels police Capt. John McDonald said.

McDonald would not say how many and which family members police suspect didn't tell the truth and would not say why detectives believe so.

He said that the department isn't ready to solve the case but that new information, which he did not disclose, suggests that Joshua may be dead.
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http://www.ksat.com/news/New-Braunfels-baby-now-missing-for-1-year/-/478452/8581114/-/53wn8n/-/
KSAT San Antonio, Tx 2-1-12

'Baby Joshua' vanished nearly year ago

Saturday marks year since Josh Davis Jr. was last seen in New Braunfels
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The video includes a snippet of the interview with Joshua's mother, Sabrina Benitez.
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If you are interested in this case and not familiar with it, there is a thread set up for Joshua Davis, Jr. at Reality Chatter (RC). I have posted numerous mainstream media articles on his thread as this case unfolded and beyond. In other words, the thread is up to date! There are currently 6 pages.

You do not have to be a member to read in the Forum at RC. Here is a direct link to Page 1 of Joshua's thread:

http://www.realitychatter.com/t3041-joshua-davis-age-1-missing-2-4-2011
Reality Chatter Joshua Davis, Missing 2/4/2011
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Source:

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=230753#p230753
The Hinky Meter by Valhall - Developing Stories - Ann-Tx Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:48 am

Toddler Still Missing After 1 Year

Updated: Wednesday, 01 Feb 2012, 10:43 PM CST
Published : Wednesday, 01 Feb 2012, 10:43 PM CST

KTBC - Austin, Tx

Toddler Still Missing After 1 Year : MyFoxAUSTIN.com

It’s been almost one year since a toddler went missing in New Braunfels. Police now believe there was an accident within the family's home involving the child.

Sabrina Benitez and Joshua Davis are desperate for answers as they hold their 11-month-old son and show him pictures of his older brother. They can't help but wonder what happened to their son, Joshua Davis, Jr.


Read more:

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/video/Toddler-Still-Missing-After-1-Year20120201-ktbcw#ixzz1lP4Ye8z0



Joshua Davis, Jr.

Family of Josh Davis Holding Prayer Event In San Antonio Today

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

KGNB (AM Radio) - New Braunfels, Tx

(San Antonio, TX) -- Today marks the one year anniversary of toddler Joshua Davis Jr.’s disappearance, and as New Braunfels Police, the FBI and the Texas Rangers continue their investigation into his whereabouts, the Davis family and friends are hosting an event in San Antonio this afternoon in order to reinforce the message that they are still praying and searching for the little boy. The Josh Davis event is being held from 1 PM until 2:30 this afternoon at the Heidi Search Center in the 4100 block of Naco Perrin Blvd in San Antonio.

Source:

http://kgnb.am/news/family-josh-davis-holding-prayer-event-san-antonio-today
KGNB/AM - New Braunfels, Tx 2-4-12

Joshua Davis Jr. missing since 2-4-2011



Click to play video


by James Muñoz / KENS 5
San Antonio, Tx

Posted on February 1, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Updated Wednesday, Feb 1 at 4:53 PM


NEW BRAUNFELS -- Joshua Davis Jr. went missing from his grandfather's mobile home in south New Braunfels last February.

Read more:

http://www.kens5.com/news/local/Joshua-Davis-Jr-missing-since-2-4-2011-138514474.html

A year later, no sign of Joshua

By Zeke MacCormack
San Antonio Express - San Antonio, Tx

Updated 11:13 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012


metro - Sabrina Benitez, the mother of Joshua Davis Jr., sits next to a photograph of her mother, Natalie Vargas, with Vargas' daughter and grandchildren including Davis, far left in photograph, just two weeks before he disappeared, during a event marking the one-year anniversary of his disappearance in New Braunfels at the Heidi Search Center in San Antonio on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express News
Photo: Lisa Krantz, San Antonio Express-News / @2012 SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS


NEW BRAUNFELS — A year after Joshua Davis Jr. vanished from his family's rural home, investigators say inconsistent and misleading statements by some of those present the night he disappeared are impeding efforts to determine the fate of the missing boy.

“There were seven people in the house, and some of them have been truthful and some have not,” said Capt. John McDonald of the New Braunfels police, who are being assisted by the FBI and Texas Rangers.

Read more:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/A-year-later-no-sign-of-Joshua-3041473.php#ixzz1lU7aOXsM

'Baby Joshua' vanished 1 year ago
Toddler remains missing

Author: Stephanie Serna, Reporter
KSAT - San Antonio, Tx

Published On: Feb 04 2012 06:58:53 PM CST
Updated On: Feb 04 2012 10:40:37 PM CST


NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas -
It's been one year since Joshua Davis, Jr. disappeared from his family's home in New Braunfels.

On Saturday, family members and close friends gathered at the Heidi Search Center to mark the anniversary and to pray for his safe return.

"We all need to have faith. I know right now it's a trying time. I know we are being tested, but you have to pull through," said Natalie Vargas, Joshua's grandmother.

Read more and view video:

http://www.ksat.com/news/-Baby-Joshua-vanished-1-year-ago/-/478452/8596752/-/esem16z/-/

RE: Investigation Discovery - Disappeared

Julie of Reality Chatter and the The Hinky Meter brought the following to my attention.

Erin Browne of NBC NEWS - Peacock Productions - Associate Producer is looking for families and close friends of people who have disappeared for possible inclusion in the Investigation Discovery show, Disappeared, in its 5th season.

If you know of any one that has some one missing or an unresolved case, please forward the Link to them. It is an avenue they might be interested in pursuing to bring attention to the case of their loved one.

Erin Browne details the required criteria in the e-mail. The e-mail address of Erwin Browne is included. Your submission would be direct to Erwin Browne.

The following is an e-mail Erin Browne sent to "Help Find the Missing.org".
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http://helpfindthemissing.org/forum/showthread.php?p=932091
Help Find the Missing.org - Investigation Discovery - 1-26-12

Subject: Investigation Discovery - Disappeared
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Also, Julie started a thread here at Reality Chatter in this regard. It can be found in the Forum - Missing.

http://www.realitychatter.com/t3733-investigation-discovery-disappeared-looking-for-cases-for-season-5
Reality Chatter - Investigation Discovery - Disappeared (Looking for cases for Season 5)


Special thanks to Julie for posting this info and alerting families of the missing or unresolved cases. ♥