Elizabeth Ennen, 15, Missing From Lubbock *deceased*

[Dakota Valkyrie]

It seems to be a local Texas bank. Not sure how that would work for anyone outside of Tx.

I guess that rules out anyone that can't figure out how to use the postal service or how to contact their own bank about money transfers.
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[Mare]

I guess that rules out anyone that can't figure out how to use the postal service or how to contact their own bank about money transfers.
<----- "just being a smartass" smiley

Other than the bank name, no other information is posted (that I found).

I have transferred money in the US and internationally but having just the bank name does nothing. An account number, routing number and bank code is needed to make a transfer (or...maybe that's just my bank)

[Dakota Valkyrie]

The bank is the first one that comes up in my Google search. A quick call to them would probably get you all the numbers you need. Or at least an address. Maybe it's because I used our smaller local bank account that they've been more than helpful. I didn't try our "big bank" (Wells Fargo).

[impqueen]

The fund account is being set up today. Virginia Ennen is going to message me with the info, although if it's being made public we may get it that way faster, considering Virginia is mourning her daughter.

I will say, to Virginia's credit, she was messaging me at 11:00 last night to thank everyone who has offered to help. She had the worst day of her life, but she made time to say thank you for the offers, and to let everyone know that she will get me account and donation info as soon as she can. She's had a lot of expenses, and burying Beth is one I don't want her to worry about. I am hopeful that a funeral home in Lubbock will donate services, but haven't heard back yet.

[Rockin Ma]

Police would not confirm or deny if sexual assault was part of her murder, but they did talk about the possibility that their suspect, Humberto Salinas Jr., might face a capital murder charge at some point which would indicate that a sexual assault occurred. In a Wednesday morning news conference, Captain Greg Stevens was asked if there was sexual assault indicated and he said, "I'll leave that to the District Attorney." In that same news conference, Chief Medical Examiner Sridhar Natarajan was asked a similar question. Natarajan said, "I wouldn't comment on the sexual assault."

Also taking questions was District Attorney Matt Powell. When asked about a possible death penalty he said, "we're a long way from that." Powell says before any decision is made, his office will do a background check on Salinas that will go back to his elementary school day. Rhetorically, Powell asked, "is this a good guy who made a mistake or is this a bad guy?"

Under Texas law, murder alone is not sufficient enough to seek the death penalty. Capital murder requires a second felony as part of the murder, for example, robbery and murder or sexual assault and murder.

Powell was very clear that he is in no hurry to upgrade charges against Salinas, who was arrested last week for kidnapping Elizabeth. Police were able to present the kidnapping charges based on surveillance video from the Carriage House Motel, which showed Elizabeth being taken against her will on January 5th.

"Because he's in jail, he's not going anywhere," Powell said, "we can look under every rock."

"Being a daddy my first instinct is let's go get him. But I have to take the emotion out of it," Powell added.

http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=13912399

[Dakota Valkyrie]

"Because he's in jail, he's not going anywhere," Powell said, "we can look under every rock."

I'm glad this is happening in Texas. If he DP qualifies, they will bury him under those rocks.

[Rockin Ma]

Under Texas law, murder alone is not sufficient enough to seek the death penalty. Capital murder requires a second felony as part of the murder, for example, robbery and murder or sexual assault and murder.

Kidnapping First sounds pretty felonious to me

[Obsolete]

I just spoke with the bank. The asked that all donations be mailed to American State Bank PO Box 1401 Lubbock Tx 79408 in the name of Elizabeth Ennen, no acct # is needed.

[walkingeagle]

I just spoke with the bank. The asked that all donations be mailed to American State Bank PO Box 1401 Lubbock Tx 79408 in the name of Elizabeth Ennen, no acct # is needed.

I did not intend to dislike that post! Please disregard that!

[Obsolete]

I did not intend to dislike that post! Please disregard that!

Bastard!!

[walkingeagle]

Bastard!!

Only on days that end in Y! lol

[badfish76]

Nevermind. Bank info was posted while I was reading.

RIP Elizabeth.

[impqueen]

I just spoke with the bank. The asked that all donations be mailed to American State Bank PO Box 1401 Lubbock Tx 79408 in the name of Elizabeth Ennen, no acct # is needed.

Thank you! I was just coming to post that address, glad you beat me to it!

I haven't heard from Virginia or Lily Huckabee (Beth's aunt) today. I imagine they have more than enough to be concerned with right now. I will be front paging Beth's case with the donation info as soon as I get the okay from Virginia. Normally I'd just do it, being the imp that I am, but in this case I feel that Virginia Ennen has been through enough and I don't want to do anything that would make things worse for her.

I'm writing my donation check right now.

[Rockin Ma]

I think it's nice that you are in communication with them. Lily had friend requested me from that FB page that banned her (i think they did). I give Elizabeth's family so much credit. They were on there "liking" posts and commenting (now, being the internet, you don't know if people are as close as they claim), which I think goes above and beyond the strength that I would have to even read those comments. Not that they were attacking at the family (however apparently it got that way briefly) but just discussing the case in general and theories etc., it takes courage for them to have read all that stuff because it was mixed in with comments of prayer, help and hope.

[impqueen]

Oh yeah, they banned her ass quite rudely. It didn't go over well.

I have to say that Virginia is about as far from, say, Billie Dunn as one could imagine. Lily and I have only messaged a couple of times but this family is transparent, they have nothing to hide, they just wanted Beth back. It's so nice to see a family who loves their child and wants justice - we see too many here that don't. I also think that some days there wasn't much to do but try to get Elizabeth's story out there. But I saw one comment from Virginia where she said that her child was missing too, and whenever she prayed for her daughter she prayed for Hailey Dunn as well, because they were both gone. That broke my heart. I'm a big Virginia Ennen fan.

[Rockin Ma]

The Lubbock, Texas, police department has come under criticism for what some community members say was a misguided investigation in the murder of Elizabeth Ennen. While some defend the police handling of the case, there are others like Heather Prough-Brown, who posted her complaint on an Elizabeth Ennen Facebook missing persons page.
"I really wish that ya'll would not have assumed this girl was a runaway. Perhaps, she could have come out of this alive," read one posting.
Wishful thinking, perhaps, because Lubbock Police believe Elizabeth Ennen was already dead when the victim's mother accompanied the suspect to the Lubbock Police Department to report the girl's disappearance.
Moreover, there were plenty of reasons to list the case of 15-year-old murder victim Elizabeth Ennen as a missing persons case. Fifteen-year-old runaways are common enough. Limited resources mean that police must be judicious in choosing where and to what extent to deploy their forces.
An even better reason was that Virginia Ennen, the mother of the victim, trusted 45-year-old Humberto Salinas, the man arrested in the murder of her daughter. Forty-five-year-old Salinas was described as a good friend of the victim's mother.
CNN's "Nancy Grace" reported Elizabeth Ennen was last seen in a video surveillance camera at the motel where she was babysitting children for Salinas. The abduction was caught on a security camera at the Carriage House Motel and shows the 15-year-old trying unsuccessfully to escape Humberto Salinas.
Virginia Ennen repeatedly told police she never had any reason to be suspicious of Salinas. For his part, Salinas speculated that his troubled teenage son had run away with Elizabeth.
Even if they had doubts, police had no indications that a crime had been committed. On several previous occasions, Salinas had brought the young babysitter home safely. On the night of Elizabeth Ennen's murder, Salinas began a pattern of evasion which misled police for 16 days.
From the surveillance camera data, police believe that Salinas left his own children at the motel where he'd been living while he took Elizabeth Ennen off in his car. She was not ever again seen alive.
During the 16 days, Elizabeth Ennen was missing, police did not issue an Amber Alert, nor did they release photos of the victim. While such actions would not have prevented the murder, the failure to sooner obtain and review the motel security camera data has been much criticized.
Police have not yet revealed the results of an autopsy on the body of 15-year-old Elizabeth Ennen . Salinas has already been charged with kidnapping. Should forensic tests reveal that the teen victim was raped, additional charges of murder and rape could be filed against the suspect.
Police have said they feel confident that the method of Elizabeth's death was asphyxia caused by strangulation. The teen victim was dumped near an abandoned shed in a rural area outside of Lubbock, Texas.
When police began to suspect Salinas, he succumbed to questioning and allegedly led police to the 15-year-old's body.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110130/...n_child_murder

[wishfulsinful]

Unconscionable. Every time I read stories like these, I realize how hard being a parent must be, and how damn near impossible it is to keep the proverbial leash on a child. I realize this isn't a case of "rebellious teen vs fate" but still.. My heart goes out to both the victim's and the alleged perp's families.