Somer Thompson Has Been Found, Body Located In Landfill
October 20, 2009 by Morbid
Orange Park, Florida – On Monday afternoon, Somer Thompson, 7, was walking home from Grove Park Elementary with a group of kids that included her twin brother and 10-year-old sister. After getting into an argument with some of the group, she began running home. She has not been seen since. An Amber Alert has since been issued. Thompson is white, 3 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 65 pounds. She has brown hair that was in a pony tail and was wearing a cranberry colored jumpsuit with pink stripes and a black T-shirt underneath. Her backpack is black with pink and white skulls and crossbones. “This is an all-out search,” Sgt. Dan Mahla, of the Clay County Sheriff’s Department said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. “We are going to keep trying and trying and trying. We have all these resources and we are maximizing them to the max. “She is an endangered missing child. We do suspect foul play.””
To make matters even worse, one week ago there was a failed abduction attempt in this area. A 5-year-old-girl was approached by a Hispanic woman driving a blue sedan with two Hispanic males. She told the little girl that her mother had instructed her to get in the car. The little girl refused and got upset, attracting the attention of a neighbor who intervened.
Here is a mini time-line from what I have gleaned from the online reports:
Monday 2:45 p.m – WalkingWalking reviews
the mile walk home ahead of other kids
Monday 3:05 p.m – Siblings arrive home to find sister not there. Somer’s mother’s boyfriend begins walking the neighborhood
Monday 4:00 p.m. – MotherMother reviews
calls home to check on kids, immediately calls authorities
Tuesday 9 a.m. – Amber Alert
Tuesday All Day- 100 Clay County deputies, law enforcement officers from neighboring counties, the FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement scoured a residential Orange Park neighborhood began scouring the area using helicopters, horses and dogs. 57 sex offenders have been interviewed within a 3-mile radius, and their homes and yards have been searched. The search was expanded Tuesday to a 5-mile radius, and officials say they will interview 30 more registered sex offenders.
Tuesday 7:30 p.m. – Candlelight Vigil held
Here is some heart-breaking video from showing Somer’s mother as she relays the last time she saw Somer – and laments on whether she told Somer she loved her or not.
Also, here is the walk they took. I took a Google Streets Stroll down that path and it is VERY residential with a lot of places for her to go off the path if she were mad at her sister. There is the possibility that she was never ahead of them for long, maybe even hiding and letting them get in front of her. She also had to walk past a ball park of some type where strangers to the neighborhood could go unnoticed.
Update
Like a lot of people had already been thinking, this missing person story will not end well. The body of a small child has been found in the Chesser Island Road Landfill in Flokstin, Ga. This particular landfill is the end of the route for trucks collecting trash in Somer’s hometown of Orange Park, FL. Police have not confirmed that the body is Somer’s, but what would be the odds of it being another child?
Update 10/22 – Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler states that investigators have identified the body of Somer Thompson. An autopsy, scheduled to be performed today at the Medical Examiner’s office in Savannah, should help determine a cause of death.
Update 10-22-09 – Guess where she was last seen? 1080 Gano, an abandoned house right across the street from the park. (Map)
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11:32 pm on October 20th, 2009
I’m hoping I’m wrong, but this doesn’t look good at all.
1:22 am on October 21st, 2009
No, it doesn’t.
Was the public made aware of the earlier abduction attempt, on the other child?
1:22 am on October 21st, 2009
17 hours for an amber alert O MY! I do hope she is just hiding out and gets hungry very soon
2:01 am on October 21st, 2009
This little girl is missing from my town. I lived in that neighborhood twice in my life (I went to Kindergarten at Grove Park Elementary many moons ago). This really doesn’t look good. I’m heartbroken over it. I’ve heard that this is the first missing child in Clay County in 22 years, but I don’t know for sure that it’s true. Apparently the public was not made aware of the previous attempted abduction. Many folks are mad about that.
7:46 am on October 21st, 2009
That seems like a very high concentration of sex offenders.
7:59 am on October 21st, 2009
That number actually went up.
8:20 am on October 21st, 2009
Looking at the time line, it stood out to me! “Boyfriend”, hmmmm, Mother working, why does this stand out. This just sounds so familiar, and being on this site for so long now, it is a possibility. I hope I’m wrong.
8:46 am on October 21st, 2009
The boyfriend just doesn’t seem plausible. The girl should have arrived at the home with her siblings, so if she did actually make it back to the house, the boyfriend would have known that her sister and brother were close behind. Just doesn’t make sense.
The hour gap between her siblings arriving home and finding her not there, and the 4 p.m. call from Mom that led to authorities being called is explainable to me. If she had a fight with the other kids and ran off, the first thing I would have thought was that she was hiding or something. NOT that she just got abducted. I imagine the boyfriend walked the full mile back-and-forth while knocking on doors and talking to neighbors during that time.
9:35 am on October 21st, 2009
You know, I thought she might be hiding too, but something with that mile does not make sense. I used to run a 13 min. mile (I know, slow), but a mile is a long way, and at what part of the mile did she run when they were walking? I don’t know, but it’s sure not looking good either way.
10:18 am on October 21st, 2009
Added some video of the mother, as well as a map of the walk they kids took from the school.
10:40 am on October 21st, 2009
Investigators baffled by missing Florida girl
Ok. I’m really trying to keep these stories updated with links. It’s the least I can do. Forgive any formatting mistakes.
It seems so flukey that she happened to have that fight and run off. It sounds like whomever took her has just been trolling that area looking for a child. Someone had to see something, if this fucker has been hanging around. It makes me so angry that kids can’t walk home or even enjoy their neighborhoods anymore. I hate to think that my son will never be able to enjoy the autonomy I did, growing up in FL, riding my bike all over.
Has the FBI been called in? I am off to find some more info on what’s happening today. My heart is in my throat for Somer. I cannot imagine how worried and horrified her mother and her twin must be. Let’s hope today brings some positive news.
10:52 am on October 21st, 2009
11:13 am on October 21st, 2009
Scary. Back in the 90’s we lived in FL and I almost always let my kids walk to and from elementary school, too. Most trouble we had was fights with other (bigger) kids around. I always wanted my kids to be independent (to a point) and not over shelter them. I’m not sure I’d be the same way today.
As for the timeline… all except for how long it took for an Amber Alert makes sense to me. Boyfriend looks for an hour – doesn’t find her – calls mom – mom knows Somer would NOT brood this long – calls cops. Cops FAIL. For God’s sake – she is 7 years old!! I’d say that would call for an immediate Amber Alert!
I hope and pray this child is found safe – but as others have stated – it’s not looking too good.
11:31 am on October 21st, 2009
Although I understand what you are saying, the Amber Alert is in place for recovering abducted children. It has guidelines in place to ensure that is not overused (and rendered ineffective) and unless the details surrounding a missing person meet the qualifiers put in place, it remains just that – a missing person.
I felt that the Amber Alert in Somer’s case was issued adequately, especially when there is not one shred of evidence that she was abducted at all.
11:43 am on October 21st, 2009
The 90s was the most dangerous decade on record for children and teens due to a spike in violent crime against them (associated by some with the spike in gang activity).
Unless you’ve moved or your specific neighborhood has declined in recent years (contrary to national averages) children are significantly safer today than in the 90s.
As far as the Amber Alert goes – There must be reasonable evidence or suspicion of abduction. “Mom knowing” simply isn’t good enough. That’s not the fault of the police.
Edit: It’ll display .png files but not .gif files? WTF? Morbid, did I do something wrong?
12:36 pm on October 21st, 2009
Thanks to whomever corrected my post. You’ll probably have to fix this one, too. :/
I would think if she was in a tree house they would have found her by now. Same goes with a swimming pool.
http://www.examiner.com/x-26504-Atlanta-Woman-to-Woman-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Update-on-missing-7-year-old-Florida-child-Somer-Thompson
1:10 pm on October 21st, 2009
Worst line ever. My heart sank, it just seemed so final. I really really hope they are wrong and she is found soon!
1:23 pm on October 21st, 2009
This is so sad and scary, and very close to home! I hope they find Somer, alive and well, very soon.
1:34 pm on October 21st, 2009
With a known history of defiance and the mother I guess being home… I think the mother should have made sure the kids were safe even if it meant riding her bike to the school and accompanying the girls home.
In today’s society it seems a child should never be left alone and anyone that the child is supervised by needs to be carefully checked out and supervised as well.
i pray for the best but expect the worst.
1:38 pm on October 21st, 2009
Really, the only indication they have of an abduction in this case is the earlier attempted one. When I think of some of the cases reported on here where the Amber Alert has not been used, I confess I am amazed that it was used in this case.
I do hope she’ll turn up safe and sound soon, having spent the night in someone’s tree-house with a stash of chocolate bisquits…….
2:09 pm on October 21st, 2009
Oh, God, PLEASE let her be found safe and sound! This kind of story breaks my heart into pieces
2:54 pm on October 21st, 2009
I don’t think the parents are to blame at all. You can’t put your children into a bubble, they need to mature and grow and the only way they can do that is by experiencing things on their own. Locking them up under constant guard because of the creeps society seems to be filled with lately isn’t going to protect them..especially since the majority of crimes against children are done by people they know and are close too.
Now don’t think I don’t have any compassion for this situation, I totally understand how her mother feels. A month ago my 2 year old son went missing. We were at my sister’s wedding rehearsal dinner, some how one of the 20+ kids there managed to leave a side gate open in the back yard and he took off out it. Took us all of 5 minutes to find him about a dozen houses down playing with some guy’s truck (he’s obsessed with cars and wheels). The scariest part is that there is a 6 lane street that’s really busy literally beside their house, luckily he went the other way down the alley. Scariest moments in my life that’s for sure.
I’m not sure how things work down in the states when it comes to Amber Alerts, but here in Canada we have no problem issuing Amber Alerts even for missing children (read children of this age or younger) with no signs of abduction even though our criteria requires abduction. If they fall under a certain age here they will issue one immediately because of the 24 hour rule. They even issued one for a college aged girl a bit ago, she didn’t meet any of the criteria but because she’s new to Canada and doesn’t speak very good english they put through a Amber Alert on her (they still haven’t found her).
Oh I found the criteria you have to meet to have a Amber Alert in the US, seems that every state has it’s own criteria to meet when it comes to issuing them. Some states don’t need proof of abduction where as others do, and most have varying age groups to qualify.
Florida’s criteria:
4:30 pm on October 21st, 2009
I heard earlier on the television, They have founded and cleared the person(s) mentioned in the possible abduction in the same neighborhood from earlier last week.
4:35 pm on October 21st, 2009
A body has been found.
4:35 pm on October 21st, 2009
landfill is 75 miles, north of … and where the trash from somer’s neighborhood goes.
headline news, says regardless this is someones child and what are the odds, the the attempted abduction from last week and somers disapearance would not be related.
4:36 pm on October 21st, 2009
Sorry. I’m trying to do this shit right. My thoughts are with Somer’s family.
4:42 pm on October 21st, 2009
this was the info I meant to post in the message I made before last
5:03 pm on October 21st, 2009
Damn. And just like that, she’s gone.
Is it Without a Trace that, in its intro, will show the subject going about their daily activities only to fade out “into thin air” at some random point? That’s always been a particularly striking way to get the point across, in my opinion. With such small windows of opportunity (how far in front of her peers could she really have run?), it’s hard to imagine how things like this can happen to begin with.
…and in the trash, too. That’s always bothered me. Not to say there’s any good way to dispose of a murder victim, but the trash? Heartbreaking.
5:28 pm on October 21st, 2009
Horrible..just tragic. That could be my child. That’s how I always feel when I read something like this. We need to seriously watch out for each others children, we need to take the time and pay attention. Predators are praying on their innocent souls. Who knows, next time it could be your son/daughter thrown away like fucking trash. Geez, that’s just so fucking sad. Gone…just like that and disposed of like waste. That’s just cold…shit now I’m crying.:(
6:17 pm on October 21st, 2009
Damn it!!
6:23 pm on October 21st, 2009
FUCK!
6:34 pm on October 21st, 2009
6:37 pm on October 21st, 2009
A tattoo on a 7 year old, really? Wonder why and what?
My heart breaks…..
Article
6:42 pm on October 21st, 2009
birth-mark? i don’t think a seven year old child would have a tattoo. (at least i hope not.) my heart is breaking.
6:48 pm on October 21st, 2009
Aw hell, I just saw on the news they think they found her body, so I had to come here to get the latest updates. Fuuuccckkkk!!!! I hate these cases more than anything in the world. I want to puke every time I hear about one.
I have to admit, I doubted they would find her alive, though I prayed for it. But something hit me wrong watching the mom on GMA this morning. She was all dressed up, make up on, hair done, jewelry on. Maybe it’s just me, but when a mom of a missing child is all done up for tv, it just nags at the back of my mind……..
God bless little one…
6:56 pm on October 21st, 2009
peeper–i saw her too. sadly my first thought was fake-cry. i guess we’ll see how this unfolds. RIP Somer. you were a beautiful gift to the world. too bad your stay was so short.
7:10 pm on October 21st, 2009
Probably a fake tattoo, the temporary kind you put on with a warm wash cloth would be my guess.
Poor baby girl
7:30 pm on October 21st, 2009
i have a feeling somebodys fingers are typing faster than their mind is working….
and given the fact that the police are more apt to deal with tattoos as identifing markers (adults) rather than birthmarks..
7:38 pm on October 21st, 2009
I agree, probably a fake tattoo.
This breaks my heart. I tried not to read because I knew what the outcome would be.
I hope justice is served.
Reading this explains about evidence and the difficulties in searching a landfill
http://jacksonville.com/news/2009-10-21/story/search_for_somer_experts_comment_on_difficulty_of_landfill_searches
7:43 pm on October 21st, 2009
http://jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2009-10-21/story/somer_renee_thompsons_father_birthmark_on_body_found_in_landfill_match
Poor boy. Missing his sister.
8:21 pm on October 21st, 2009
I am still hoping it’s not her. I have a twin sister and I would just be mortified at that age if my sister was a victim.
You know, I found this site because I have always been intrested in crimes people commit. I have wondered why someone would do such things to other people. Somtimes I just hate the reality this interest haunts me. Just to think that a beautifil girl would be lost in such a way, even if it IS her, come on, how can anyone eat dinner that night after doing such a thing to another.
I am happy that this story has affected so many people here on this site. It’s always nice to hear something funny, but sometimes it better when we all come togeather. Peace.
8:31 pm on October 21st, 2009
(shaking my head)…:(
more likely than not it is Somer. even if not its somebodys little girl.
8:34 pm on October 21st, 2009
8:35 pm on October 21st, 2009
8:39 pm on October 21st, 2009
Her father isn’t in the same town, so that would eliminate any temporary tattoo
8:47 pm on October 21st, 2009
She is just adorable. That poor little girl. R.I.P. Somer. Her twin brother arranging the flowers and candles by her tree waiting for her to come home broke my heart in two.
Just so senseless and horrible.
9:22 pm on October 21st, 2009
Dammit. How long has it been since one of these cases had a happy ending? Obviously a long time or I’d remember it.
Poor kid.
I read one of the articles (before y’all described mom on GMA) – all I could think of was – Nothing says “I blame you” more than a statement like this:
(If he’s talking about the twin boy and older girl)
RIP child – whether you are Somer or not.
PS – Athena – that is the show’s name. I always loved that show. For the reason you stated as well as how they show the timeline minute by minute, hour by hour. How easy it is for someone to be in front of you one minute and “poof” gone from sight forever the next. Eeery.
10:45 pm on October 21st, 2009
This just makes me sick…. poor child… alot of tears are being shed because of someone evil in this world. I truely hope they find the bastard that did this.
11:15 pm on October 21st, 2009
I guess I want to shelter children too damn much. I live in a small town where everyone knows everyone. Can not imagine letting my children walk home from schoo or to it. No I guess I would just have to be the “uncool” mom and drive them where they go at those ages. Bad things happen and I always try to tell my husband that he needs to be more weary. IF PEOPLE WOULD LIVE LIKE THERE MIGHT BE SOME DANGEROUS SHIT AROUND THE CORNER. A LOT MORE CHILDREN WILL MAKE IT THROUGH CHILDHOOD WITHOUT BEING ABDUCTED. Sorry it just scares me. DON’T LET YOUR BABIES WALK ON A ROAD ALONE OR IN A GROUP WITH OTHER BABIES. It’s always how the abduction starts out. “Well my 5yr old son was walking home with his 9yr old sister. When all of a sudden they seen some puppies to look at. My daughter said she turned and he was gone.” I knew that he wouldn’t stay out past 8:00pm so I called the police. Makes me mad.
7:19 am on October 22nd, 2009
The Clay County sheriff has confirmed the body found in a Georgia landfill is missing 7-year-old Somer Thompson.
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