Aliayah Lunsford, Age 3, Weston, WV - Missing 9/24/11

Ann - Tx wrote:

Official Poster for Aliayah Lunsford:


Endangered Missing



ALIAYAH LUNSFORD

DOB: Jul 29, 2008
Missing: Sep 24, 2011
Height: 3'0" (91 cm)
Eyes: Brown
Race: White
Age Now: 3
Sex: Female
Weight: 35 lbs (16 kg)
Hair: Brown

Missing From:
WESTON
WV
United States

Aliayah was last seen at home on September 24, 2011. Her ears are pierced and she is missing her top four front teeth. Aliayah was last seen wearing purple Dora pajama bottoms, a pink princess sweatshirt, and no shoes.

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)
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Lewis County Sheriff's Office (West Virginia) 1-304-269-8245
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Source:
http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewPoster&caseNum=1180362&orgPrefix=NCMC&searchLang=en_US
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - Poster - A. Lunsford

Bumping! Today has been one month since Aliayah Lunsford went missing.

Sadly, today there was no main stream media coverage from the West Virginia media sources!

Today, Saturday, 10-22-11, has been 4 weeks since Aliayah Lunsford was reported missing.

I have checked numerous West Virginia main stream media sites and not one have even a snippet of a story about today being one month since Aliayah "vanished", went missing, whatever.

It is my hope that LE are able to capture and/or enhance the security video from the various businesses, individual security, etc. as stated in the last Press Conference.

Law Enforcement (LE) have indicated they are narrowing the time line and that is encouraging.

Maybe next week LE will have another Press Conference and will be able to disclose some facts in this case.

It is unfortunate that there is not an aggressive investigative reporter with the West Virginia TV stations or newspaper(s) pursuing this case. Maybe they are not large enough to have a full time investigative reporter.

The Baby Lisa case reminded me of Aliayah Lunsford's case when I first heard about it, but coverage of that case has blown up while this case is barely a blip on the radar. Kansas City is a much bigger media market than Weston, WV, so that may have something to do with it. The media does look for sensationalism, so I wonder if the coverage would pick up if some hot shot bounty hunter, private investigator, or defense attorney showed up to represent Aliayah's mother.

Justice, without a doubt, it is about ratings with the national media and in so many cases, shows like Nancy Grace and JVM sensationalize the case!

Aliayah's case had local media coverage in spite of limited information to report. There were numerous opportunities for the national media to pick up Aliayah's story from the WV local media.

LE is keeping this case close to the vest and I understand why.

I am glad Lisa Irwin's case got national attention but shows like NG and JVM are at the point of rehashing over and over. That valuable air time could be used to focus on the many other missing children.

Maybe Leonard Padilla needs to blow into Bendale, Lewis County, WV.

We, in the greater Houston area, are so fortunate to have several TV stations with Investigative Reporters and our local paper, The Houston Chronicle, have several Investigative Reporters. I know two of them and they do an exceptional job regarding cases in the greater Houston area.

Perhaps the media in the area that covers the Bendale (Weston area) can not afford a full time investigative reporter as is the case in so many smaller markets.

Quote Terry1929 - How can that relate to a three year old baby?

It shows a cycle of abuse that likely Aliayah will have inherited.

One thing I don't understand is that despite that these parents lack parenting skills and obviously do not have the patience needed to raise a well adjusted child and are prone to hurting and harming them ... well why then do they have so many children?

Aliayah's mother is pregnant with twins as we speak and I think I read that Jahessye Shockley's mother is also pregnant. Both also have a whole troop of other children. Neither of these families has the financial means to cover the costs of having a large family and seeming as they lash out at them, obviously don't like children. So why would they continue to have more and more.

Surely birth control is free in the States? And surely they hand out free condoms at health clinics?

Oh Gia, Gia, Gia......I wish I had an easy answer to that question. But it comes down to maturity and responsibility, both missing in this equation. These kind of people breed without regard to consequences....like human puppy mills. It's a travesty and all too common in this country.

Gia wrote:One thing I don't understand is that despite that these parents lack parenting skills and obviously do not have the patience needed to raise a well adjusted child and are prone to hurting and harming them ... well why then do they have so many children?

The way the welfare and the tax laws are set up, there is a huge financial incentive for deadbeats to have children. These same laws also help people who are hard working and doing the best they can, but unfortunately are often taken advantage of by people who know how to play the system. In a typical scenario where somebody is abusing the system, a low-income mother with children will receive free medical, cash assistance, and food stamps, none of which count as taxable income. They also get WIC to pay for the formula when they have a new baby. The more children they have, the more benefits they get. They will often sell the food stamps for cash, and sometimes make money under the table. They often have a boyfriend who lives in the house and has a job, but they often hide the fact that he lives there so the welfare benefits don't go down.

Then come tax time, there are huge benefits if the mother is willing to work a part-time job for a few months. In 2010, if a mother claimed head of household with four children and made $4,000 at a part-time job without having any federal tax withheld, she would get a federal tax refund of $2,209. If she made $8,000, she would get a federal refund of $4,761. The scenario is even more outrageous when the money is spent on drugs and when the children are being abused. This is only one of many scenarios, and similar scenarios can also happen with single fathers or with married couples.

yeah that too, J4a...i was just too sweepy to type that much. thanks for expounding.

I wonder if they will ever find this little child's remains.
Bad people have learned some do's and don't's from all the years of media coverage of CMA.

Thanks for the feedback Justice and Kelli. We have a similar problem here in SA. Mothers from poverty areas have children so that they can claim the R140 child grant. Now bearing in mind that this amount of money doesn't even remotely cover the cost of baby formula for one month, never mind food or education costs when the child is older.

It really makes no sense to me that the very people who cannot afford children and/or who dislike them enough to hurt them ... end up with so many. One can only assume that they are living in the moment and believe that the financial benefits are worth more than the lives they are damaging.

The average cost here in the States to raise a child to age 18 is around $250,000. So if you have four kids, that's a cool million. These people should think about that before they make a baby.

I believe that some undesirable restrictions should be placed on these welfare benefits going to unemployed unattached mothers who keep having children by varied daddies. They are milking the system, and have no qualms about it. These children aren't loved for who they are but kept for what they bring ~ $$$$$$$$$$$$$. If mama gets to keep the twins, she gets double the money, and so "losing Aliayah has no impact on her lifestyle.

Cali, ITA

10/24/2011

Aliayah Lunsford Missing For One Month

Staff -West Virginia MetroNews
Charleston, WV

Weston

One-thousand purple balloons will be released into the evening sky in Weston Monday as the community gathers to mark the disappearance of three-year-old Aliayah Lunsford. She was last seen a month ago, Sept. 24.

"We're hoping filling the sky with purple, an act of God and a miracle that she'll come home," event organizer Teresa Hathaway told MetroNews Monday. "There are so many people here that are keeping her name out there, her face out there on Facebook, we're not letting anyone forget."

Read more:

http://www.wvmetronews.com/news.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=48717

Balloon Release Set for Aliayah Lunsford

Last Updated on Monday, 24 October 2011 18:25

Written by Katie Lusso
WDTV - Bridgeport, WV
Monday, 24 October 2011 17:07

Monday marked exactly one month since the disappearance of little Aliayah Lunsford.

Although three year-old Aliayah is nowhere to be found, community members say they're not giving up anytime soon.

Read more:

http://www.wdtv.com/index.php/home/local-news/9701-balloon-release-set-for-aliayah-lunsford

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lewis-County-Rumor-Room/130495657050779?sk=wall&filter=1

Vickie L Bowen
ok, lets see how this get messed up and way out of context, it was my understanding that the family was asked not to speak to the media. Today I personally spoke to an FBI agent that is working on the case (first time I have spoken to them, and FYI, I called him.) Obviously I cant tell you the entire conversation, but I can tell you we have been cleared to speak to the media, and we plan to do so very soon. This is NOT gossip or rumor or hear say, so please if you repeat my words do so as I have spoken (or written) them. Thank you.

The above quote is directly from Vickie Bowen who is related to Aliayah

Also on http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Sad-Truth-Is/254440741258004

She answers the question about the family being on a gag order of sorts.

Vickie L Bowen
ok, lets see how this get messed up and way out of context, it was my understanding that the family was asked not to speak to the media. Today I personally spoke to an FBI agent that is working on the case (first time I have spoken to them, and FYI, I called him.) Obviously I cant tell you the entire conversation, but I can tell you we have been cleared to speak to the media, and we plan to do so very soon. This is NOT gossip or rumor or hear say, so please if you repeat my words do so as I have spoken (or written) them. Thank you.
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Betty Jane That is good I hope to hear what the family has to say.Prayers send to all.
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Vickie L Bowen thank you Betty Jane
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Betty Jane Yore welcome ..at 3 Pm my time 6 your time I will look up into the sky and pray for you all.
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"The Sad Truth Is." Ok Vickie, for either lack of sleep or lack of coffee, I think this went right over my head..lol..The FBI is planning to speak to the media or the family?
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Vickie L Bowen again thank you , I hope a lot of folks are praying at that time
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Vickie L Bowen The family will be talking to the press soon
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"The Sad Truth Is." Good, I sure hope we get some kind of answers when that happens! I pray that Aliayah is found and the person responsible for her disappearance is punished properly and swiftly!
11 hours ago · Like · 3 people
Donna Matay It is about time the family speaks out for Aliayah!
10 hours ago · Like · 2 people
Alexis Cross so does this mean that initially the family wasn't allowed to talk to the media and has just now got the "all clear" to do so, or was the family able to speak all along and just didn't? Sorry, I guess I am just confused. Thank you.
7 hours ago · Like · 1 person
Tammy Cormier Vickie it was nice meeting you tonight at the balloon launch for Aliayah! :)
6 hours ago · Like
Ashley Wright Moore Isn't Vickie awesome?! lol (I'm not biased at all, right Vickie? heehee)
5 hours ago · Like
Vickie L Bowen Alexis, read my comment above, then tell me what part you do not understand ugh!!
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Ashley Wright Moore Vickie, I think she means has the family been cleared all along, or that just happened today? (not your conversation with the FBI, but the actual green light so that family could speak)
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Vickie L Bowen well, I believe I wrote that I spoke to the FBI TODAY, and was told we could speak to the media now and we plan to do that soon, how do I make it less confusing. As of the exact time they decided it was ok to speak to the media , I am not sure. As I stated in my original comment, I spoke to the FBI TODAY for the first time.
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Ashley Wright Moore ‎(keep in mind you are talking to me! lol)
Do you know if, in fact, the FBI ever told the family that they were not to talk to the media and share Aliayah's story? Will there be a family spokesperson, or just every/anyone will start sharing pictures and Aliayah's story?
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Vickie L Bowen yes maybe and not sure
5 hours ago · Like · 1 person
Ashley Wright Moore k, thanks again!!
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Ashley Wright Moore ‎(keep in mind you are talking to me! lol)
Do you know if, in fact, the FBI ever told the family that they were not to talk to the media and share Aliayah's story? Will there be a family spokesperson, or just every/anyone will start sharing pictures and Aliayah's story?
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Vickie L Bowen yes maybe and not sure