Aliayah Lunsford 3 Missing from Weston, West Virginia

**Hellsbells** · September 27th, 2011, 02:32 AM

K-9s, volunteers, police search in West Virginia for 3-year-old girl

Aliayah Lunsford's mother and 9-year-old sister told police they saw the girl around 6 a.m. Saturday in a bedroom in their home in Weston, West Virginia, located between Charleston and Morgantown. The mother said she returned about three hours later to see the girl -- who had been sick the night before -- and take her temperature, but Aliayah wasn't there, Lewis County Sheriff's Lt. David Parks said Monday.

A bloodhound did detect Aliayah's scent in the vicinity of a nearby river, with a dog handler saying the girl likely had been in the area in the last three to seven days.

By that time, the girl's stepfather had already been picked up and left for work. The mother got in her car and drove around looking for the child, at one point running out of gas, said Parks. She called police to report Aliayah missing around 11:30 a.m.

A sheriff's deputy arrived within 10 minutes and a larger crew by noon, according to Parks. About 100 volunteers were on scene by the end of the day, alongside local, state and federal law enforcement agents.

The center characterized Aliayah as "endangered missing." But no Amber Alert has been issued for her, in part because authorities do not have a name or description of a suspect who might have taken her.

Parks said there were no signs of forced entry in the home, which the girl shared with four other children, her stepfather and her mother, who is pregnant with twins. There is a screen door, which does not have a handle, and a regular door, which doesn't shut very well, the lieutenant said.

He added that authorities have checked with "just about every sex offender in the county," getting alibis for them and not having indications that any were near the girl's residence at the time she went missing.

Surveillance video shows the missing girl's mother during her apparent morning search for Aliayah, but there has been no sign yet of the girl. Some people have been interviewed as many as six times, and polygraph tests have been administered, though Parks would not say to whom.

"We are interviewing everybody," he added, noting that no one has been identified even as a "person of interest." "Everybody is a suspect

http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/26/justic...missing-child/

**Jerri Blank** · September 27th, 2011, 02:21 PM

The mother got in her car and drove around looking for the child, at one point running out of gas, said Parks. She called police to report Aliayah missing around 11:30 a.m.

I have a real problem with this. My daughter is 3 and half and if I couldn't find her in the home, yes I'd freak out and want to run around outside and look for her, but I certainly wouldn't do it until I got the police on the horn and got some help over here in case she actually was still home and I just can't find her hiding out.

Why not call?
Cops come here for some really dumb ass shit, like my car parked on the street after 2pm (that happened about 3 weeks ago despite a cement mixer as big as a house sitting in my drive way), so and I can guarantee they'd be here toot sweet and take something like this very seriously.

I get wanting to do that when you panic but I just can't believe someone actually did with out help. I hate to say I'm not buying moms story but I just can't

**Dakota Valkyrie** · September 27th, 2011, 03:09 PM

Mom sees daughter at 6am. Notices her missing 3 hours later, 9am. Doesn't call cops until 11:30.

I can't imagine it taking 2½ hours to figure out a 3yo isn't around. I would have checked the yard and area close (maybe a few neighbors if they had kids). I sure has heck wouldn't have driven anywhere or waited very long to call the cops. I'd rather be embarrassed to have the child discovered hiding under a bed than to delay a search for a truly missing kid.

**Bob Hein** · September 27th, 2011, 03:21 PM

We live in Weston and are appalled at some of the stories we are hearing about this case. The mother was seen on surveillance video during the time she said she was searching for her daughter. the problem is, she was seen miles from her home, a distance the child could not cover on her own. My wife is on one of the search teams, and she comes home every night with a heavy heart. We have grandchildren and shudder at this happening to one of them.

The one question I have is when was the child last seen by someone outside of the family?

Our prayers and thoughts go out to the family and fellow searchers.

**tmdgirl** · September 27th, 2011, 03:47 PM

mother and 9-year-old sister told police they saw the girl around 6 a.m. Saturday in a bedroom in their home in Weston, West Virginia, located between Charleston and Morgantown. The mother said she returned about three hours later to see the girl -- who had been sick the night before

This bothers me too...if the little girl was sick the previous night, why would she wait 3 hours to check on her. I usually check the kids at least once an hour, to give juice/take temp./give meds etc.

I just don't think I could go 3 hours without checking in on my sick child.

Side note: When my 14 year old son was 3, he took off for the park. He was gone less than 5 minutes when we noticed him missing, had the neighbours fan out to look for him, and had the cops at the house within 10 minutes of him being gone. He was found less than 3 blocks from home, and only got that far because 2 little girls (aged 8-10) saw him at the park and took him home with them.
Their call to the police came in right after mine did.

**Silvahalo** · September 27th, 2011, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Dakota Valkyrie

Mom sees daughter at 6am. Notices her missing 3 hours later, 9am. Doesn't call cops until 11:30.

I can't imagine it taking 2½ hours to figure out a 3yo isn't around. I would have checked the yard and area close (maybe a few neighbors if they had kids). I sure has heck wouldn't have driven anywhere or waited very long to call the cops. I'd rather be embarrassed to have the child discovered hiding under a bed than to delay a search for a truly missing kid.

On this VIDEO, they talk on that point exactly.

After I read back on the articles I see this as odd and highly suspicious, no way, no way. I can't find my kid after searching the home and immediate outside area you bet, i'd have the whole APD at my home asap.

poor baby. this is looking very bad.

**cubby** · September 27th, 2011, 06:24 PM

I don't understand the delay either, I would check the house, the yard and MAYBE the neighbors but then I'm calling!

I remember when my oldest (about 2) disappeared from his bedroom one morning, I could not figure out where he could have went or who could have taken him, to get into or out of his room someone would have had to come thru my bedroom and I sleep light, no window in his room (old, weird house), I checked all the doors, still locked, and had my hand on the phone to call police, before we had 911, and just happened to look behind his bedroom door, stuck up in the corner with his blankey, there he was. I don't think I ever felt that relieved about something ever again.

I was gonna call even when I knew logically and intelligently he had to still be in the house.

So, yes, these people weird me out for not calling immendiately.

**Rockin Ma** · September 27th, 2011, 09:28 PM

The mother said she returned about three hours later to see the girl -- who had been sick the night before -- and take her temperature, but Aliayah wasn't there, Lewis County Sheriff's Lt. David Parks said Monday. By that time, the girl's stepfather had already been picked up and left for work.

Why did they print this like this? Are they saying before she returned the baby was with the stepfather? The the baby and the stepfather were gone when she got home?

**Silvahalo** · September 27th, 2011, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by Rockin Ma

Why did they print this like this? Are they saying before she returned the baby was with the stepfather? The the baby and the stepfather were gone when she got home?

"The mother said she returned about three hours later to see the girl -- who had been sick the night before -- and take her temperature, but Aliayah wasn't there, Lewis County Sheriff's Lt. David Parks said Monday. By that time, the girl's stepfather had already been picked up and left for work."

@Rockin Ma
I had to read this a couple times too. She first saw baby girl at 6am, both her and the 9yo said they saw here on a bed, 3 hrs. later she goes back to check on Aliayah as she had been sick the night before. She wasn't there.
Referencing that the stepfather had already left for work explains why he wasn't part of the initial search with mom and why he didn't call 911 himself.
At least that's what I got from it.

**Jerri Blank** · September 27th, 2011, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by Rockin Ma

Why did they print this like this? Are they saying before she returned the baby was with the stepfather? The the baby and the stepfather were gone when she got home?

That sounds that way to me too. So we have step-dad gone and baby gone when mom finally checks on her after three hours then spends another 2-3 hours looking for her....miles away from home where a pre-schooler could never had reached on foot.

Everytime I read this it sounds more like bull shit that this child went missing on her own.

I just got home a little while ago and was very sad to see she hasn't been found yet. I used to live in W.Va. and I can't imagine her being found alive at this point even if she left on her own (which I really don't think she did).

**krissytan** · September 27th, 2011, 11:18 PM

I think the mom did it.. for starters, who drives around town looking for their child BEFORE calling police (or anyone, for that matter), and then runs out of gas?? What about her other kids? Did she leave them alone while she went hunting for Alaiyah or were they at school?

In the video, she seems pretty shifty eyed.. I think she is trying to hide something. She was barely weeping, too. If it were me, I would be a total mess and wouldn't be able to talk as plainly as she did.

**Jerri Blank** · September 28th, 2011, 02:45 AM

I am not sleeping over this case, it's breaking my heart and pissing me off all at once.

I just watched half of the NG show from the 26th and they said 6 people were in the home. So if that's true and no one called the police it gets even more fucked up. This is the only place I've heard that yet though... (it's okay to watch Jane Velezis hosting)

Aliayah Lunsford: Nancy 9/26/11 Part 1

Aliayah Lunsford: Nancy 9/26/11 Part 2

Even if that's not the case and mommy went to check on her daughter and then drove around town looking for her is such a load of horse shit. what about this case we are getting from news outlets? I feel theres such a huge plot hole being kept a secret, probably for a damn good reason too.

I would bet a arrest is looming

**Obsolete** · September 28th, 2011, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by krissytan

I think the mom did it.. for starters, who drives around town looking for their child BEFORE calling police (or anyone, for that matter), and then runs out of gas?? What about her other kids? Did she leave them alone while she went hunting for Alaiyah or were they at school?

In the video, she seems pretty shifty eyed.. I think she is trying to hide something. She was barely weeping, too. If it were me, I would be a total mess and wouldn't be able to talk as plainly as she did.

There were other adults in the house, they were probably watching the other kids while she searched for her daughter (if she actually was looking for her).

The fact that she drove around before calling the police doesn't scream guilty to me, it screams stupidity. There are many reasons she may have done that...maybe she was afraid she would lose her daughter if she called police and her fear won out over common sense.

I do think someone in the house did something to Aliayah, mostly because this story mirrors so many others on here that we've seen and they almost always result in a family member being guilty.

**Whisper** · September 28th, 2011, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by Obsolete

There were other adults in the house, they were probably watching the other kids while she searched for her daughter (if she actually was looking for her).

The fact that she drove around before calling the police doesn't scream guilty to me, it screams stupidity. There are many reasons she may have done that...maybe she was afraid she would lose her daughter if she called police and her fear won out over common sense.

I do think someone in the house did something to Aliayah, mostly because this story mirrors so many others on here that we've seen and they almost always result in a family member being guilty.

The trend in most of these cases I see on here like this seems to be ......
parents call police within an hour after checking neighborhood and few homes close to them,
police will have record of that call
and alot of the time kids are found safe

Parents who dont call for hours and make up some stupid casey anthony story of searching for herself/himself for hours
ALMOST always stinks to high heaven from the get go
and family or persons in the home are found to be responsible in the end

I dont think these people think through the fact cops are trained to tear apart everything the person reporting says,
they want to trip you up and back you into a corner
and when you start out with a timeline of almost 5\6 hours before you called the cops for a missing 3yo they are gonna jump on you

Heaven was 2 almost 3 when we moved into our new home(years ago) and as Im putting stuff away hubby was bringing stuff in
She meandered through a door we thought was locked (sil had taken the padlock off and we didnt know)
We noticed within minutes she wasnt around first thing we did was go to the immediate homes
Sure enough this old man had birds we had heard and he LET HER IN TO SEE THEM,
she had followed the chirping to his porch 2 homes over
I was livid she had snuck past us,but even more pissed this guy let a baby in his house and not wondering where the hell she came from

Basically no parent is going to waste 5/6 hours of important time looking by themselves

**Dakota Valkyrie** · September 28th, 2011, 12:26 PM

Yet another thread that I rush to see when I spot new postings... cringing the whole time.

**Jerri Blank** · September 28th, 2011, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by Obsolete

There were other adults in the house, they were probably watching the other kids while she searched for her daughter (if she actually was looking for her).

I have been trying to see if that's true because that's the only way to excuse mom for doing what she did and I've been reading mixed things.

Some sources say there were 6 'people' in the home and not clarifying anything, then others said it was just step-dad and mom and a bunch of kids were the other people in the home. then yet others just say 6 people were 'living' there but don't actually say they were home at the time all this went down.

And if the new poster in this thread is correct (and I did read it else where too) that mom was spotted miles away from where no preschooler could have managed on foot then moms story makes no-sense what so ever. If she is smart enough to drive or count change then she has to be a little smarter than this story is making her out to be.

I still think the lack of info is deliberate and this is more of a criminal investigation than a rescue mission at this point. So I have agree with krissytan. Either mom did something to this child or she is covering for someone who did. I don't think my opinion will change even after we find out exactly who was in the home at the time the child went missing.

**Obsolete** · September 28th, 2011, 12:32 PM

Heaven was 2 almost 3 when we moved into our new home(years ago) and as Im putting stuff away hubby was bringing stuff in
She meandered through a door we thought was locked (sil had taken the padlock off and we didnt know)
We noticed within minutes she wasnt around first thing we did was go to the immediate homes
Sure enough this old man had birds we had heard and he LET HER IN TO SEE THEM,
she had followed the chirping to his porch 2 homes over
I was livid she had snuck past us,but even more pissed this guy let a baby in his house and not wondering where the hell she came from

Basically no parent is going to waste 5/6 hours of important time looking by themselves

That's because you're a responsible parent, not all parents are...then again some are, they just don't think things out clearly during an emergency.

When I was in grade school my sister babysat for 3 boys. One day the younger boy (4 yrs old I think) disappeared. My sister called his parents and they rushed home to look for him. For hours they scoured the neighborhood, knocking on doors, driving around the neighborhood, searching the nearby woods. It wasn't until much later, and at the suggestion of a neighbor, that they called the police. The kid was eventually found sleeping under his brothers bed with the kitty.

In this case, I'm willing to place a hefty wager that someone in the house hurt her and mom is involved somehow.

**Jerri Blank** · September 28th, 2011, 02:53 PM

Aliayah Lunsford Press Conference 9/28

The search for a missing 3 year old Lewis County girl has been underway since Saturday. Investigators and volunteers are continuing to search for Aliayah Lunsford as if she is still alive.

In the fifth day of the investigation officials say they have spent the past 24 hours regrouping and looking at where they have been and where they need to go. They are looking into potential gaps that need filled in and have brought in more resources.

Posters with Aliayah's picture are freshly printed and have been distributed in the community. Aliayah is about 3 feet tall and weighs about 30 pounds. She has long brown hair with curls on the end and brown eyes. She is missing her four front teeth. She was last seen wearing purple Dora pajama bottoms and a pink princess sweatshirt.

http://www.wdtv.com/index.php/home/local-news/9168-aliayah-lunsford-press-conference-928

Theres a video at link, the police isn't giving anything away and so there is nothing new that I caught.

5 NEWS UPDATE: Search for Aliayah, Day 5

The search continues for a missing 3 year old child in Lewis County. Aliayah Lunsford hasn't been seen since Saturday morning. Wednesday we learned new details on the search.

It is now five days into the search and investigators say they have made some progress since Saturday. However, they wouldn't specify how. FBI Agent John Hambrick says multiple interviews have been conducted, but won't confirm with who.

Investigators say they're following multiple leads, but they won't call the disappearance of little Aliayah a crime. There's currently no specific crime scene, but areas are marked off where people shouldn't go.

An Amber Alert was not issued in her disappearance because there is no information, such as a license plate number, to give. The situation is still being looked at as a missing person case.

Tuesday night, professional volunteer search groups came in and are searching along side area volunteers and local state and federal agencies to find Aliayah. Investigators aren't giving specifics as to what they'll be doing Wednesday. They will be coordinating with the volunteer groups to look in what they call a 3 year old's radius.

http://www.wdtv.com/index.php/home/l...-aliayah-day-5

**krissytan** · September 28th, 2011, 04:56 PM

"Running out of gas" just bought her extra time to do something with the little girl. I just can't buy that story... not after 1.) not calling the cops and 2.) leaving to begin with.

I just can't see her being innocent. I could be wrong, of course, but that is my personal opinion. From 90% of the fuckasses featured on this site, I've learned that anything is possible.

This is the reason why I am almost too scared to let my 9 and 5 year old boys play outside without supervision.. sure, lots of parents let kids that age do it, but I can't handle thinking about what COULD happen (and I live in an alright neighborhood, too).

**Jerri Blank** · September 29th, 2011, 03:01 PM

5 NEWS UPDATE: Search for Aliayah, Day 6

5 NEWS Update 2:35pm

A press conference was held at 2:00 pm in regards to the search for missing Aliayah. No new information has been made available at this time. Tune into First at 5:00 for the latest details.

Original Story 9/29 noon

We are now into day six of the search for a missing 3 year old girl from Lewis County. She has not been seen since Saturday. Crews are back out again Thursday trying to find her.

As of right now the FBI still has not released a lot of information. They say they will have some information at 2:00 p.m. The area outside Aliayah Lunsford's Dennison Street house is still being searched. Helicopters could be heard in the area for the first time today.

Right now there is no crime scene tape surrounding the house. Wednesday there was crime scene tape shown around the house, but investigators would not call the area an actual crime scene. Investigators say there is nothing to suggest Aliayah has been harmed and they are still looking at this as a missing persons case, and they vow to continue looking for her until she is brought home.

http://www.wdtv.com/index.php/home/l...-aliayah-day-6

Sorry this isn't really anything to new except the crime scene tape but that has been removed..

**Jerri Blank** · September 29th, 2011, 10:38 PM

Aliayah Lunsford: Neighbor says mom never asked about missing daughter

Aliayah Lunsford, 3, has been missing since September 28, from her Weston, West Virginia home and the investigation has been very quiet.

News12 has found out some new information about the case and says they have talked to a neighbor that lives across the street and said Aliayah's mom never asked him about her.

The neighbor, Denzil McHenry says he was working on his yard all morning and she never came over and asked him if she had seen her or heard anything going on across the street.

It has also bee found that both Lena and her husband Ralph have criminals records. John Wolfe, a Weston Democrat Reporter said he investigated the case and said Ralph was arrested for threatening his niece with an axe, and he also broke out the windows in her vehicle. Lena has been arrested for minor infractions, like lying to police.

The FBI is following up on tips, but are not saying much. The police have stated they have seen no indication that Aliayah has been harmed.

I think the FBI probably knows more than what they are saying and more will come out in the next few days.

Many have criticized the tempo of the investigation and believe the authorities should be more agressive in locating missing Aliayah.

http://www.examiner.com/missing-pers...ssing-daughter

**Silvahalo** · September 29th, 2011, 10:56 PM

Can we say, oh shit!

The neighbor, Denzil McHenry says he was working on his yard all morning and she never came over and asked him if she had seen her or heard anything going on across the street.

He was outside when she was looking for her child but didn't ask. This is not only bad but incredibly stupid.
I wonder if the neighbor saw something suspicious that morning, anything odd.
I agree, the FBI knows more just not saying. yet.

**Jerri Blank** · September 30th, 2011, 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by silvahalo68

He was outside when she was looking for her child but didn't ask. This is not only bad but incredibly stupid.
I wonder if the neighbor saw something suspicious that morning, anything odd.
I agree, the FBI knows more just not saying. yet.

By the sounds of it I don't think he heard mom looking either cause he said he didn't hear anything going on across the street. So he didn't hear any yelling for a missing child as well as not being approached.

we all have said we would check our immediate area before calling the cops and she didn't even "say have did you see my daughter?". I can bet he would have also dropped everything and helped her look.

I'm not tight with my neighbors but I willing to bet they would come running as soon as they heard (they are a bunch of gladys kravitz's anyway it wouldn't take long).

Mom's story is starting to unravel so maybe we'll find out what the hell happened soon.

**Rockin Ma** · September 30th, 2011, 06:52 AM

And if the new poster in this thread is correct (and I did read it else where too) that mom was spotted miles away from where no preschooler could have managed on foot then moms story makes no-sense what so ever. If she is smart enough to drive or count change then she has to be a little smarter than this story is making her out to be.

agreed

**princessgrandma** · September 30th, 2011, 11:21 AM

OK, the neighbor didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. No one came out of the house in a panic or at all looking for a kid or asking if anyone had seen her. This doesn't sound right. What is it with people waiting hours or days to report a child missing? Pretty soon they'll have name for that disorder..... the Casey Anthony Syndrome.

I wonder when the last time that anyone outside that home saw her. She could have been gone "missing" or dead for much longer.

I think they're starting to put things together, and it's not adding up. The home has been specified as a crime scene. It goes from there. Something will break soon, or SOMEONE will break soon. With their criminal histories, I'd put money on the mother and the man.

**ETA: Tight or not, I'd be asking neighbors or anyone else if they'd seen my child. There's something hinky here.

**Whisper** · September 30th, 2011, 01:05 PM

I know theres nothing yet to prove mom did it and its all hinky feelings we are having
But by moms grasping and creating more time(ran out of gas,looked for her but didnt ask neighbor outside)
To me this says it happened unexpectedly
Either she was disciplined to harshly and something happened and mom drove all over with her body in car(kinda like casey anthony)
Or an accident couldve happened at home(im not defending mom but who knows maybe she left drugs out or something,we've seen it before)
But she didnt have a plan on what happened,moms grasping at straws and just adding her lie on top of lie and eventually she will crack (hopefully)
But thats JMHO

**Whisper** · September 30th, 2011, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by princessgrandma

the Casey Anthony Syndrome.
[..]
I think they're starting to put things together, and it's not adding up. The home has been specified as a crime scene. It goes from there. Something will break soon, or SOMEONE will break soon. With their criminal histories, I'd put money on the mother and the man.

**ETA: Tight or not, I'd be asking neighbors or anyone else if they'd seen my child. There's something hinky here.

LOL I didnt see this until I posted mine

**Dakota Valkyrie** · September 30th, 2011, 01:19 PM

Denzil McHenry's home sits directly across from the Lunsford home on Dennison Street. But he remembers it usually being a quiet home.

"It's weird if you have five kids and you never see them out playing," he said.

But that's not the only question McHenry has regarding the family. McHenry said he was out loading his truck all Saturday morning, but never saw anything strange, despite what Lena Lunsford told police.

"I was here until a little bit before 10 [a.m.]," he said. "I never heard anybody hollering or screaming, come outside looking for anybody. Nobody ever came out to ask me if I'd seen her or seen anything or nothing."
[...]

McHenry was not the only one to question Lena Lunsford's timing and questions in the community stretch beyond that.

Both Lena and Ralph Lunsford, Aliayah's stepfather, have questionable criminal backgrounds, including an unlawful assault charge in 2009 against Ralph Lunsford. Weston Democrat reporter John Wolfe remembered covering the case.

"It was alleged that he took an ax and threatened his niece, and broke out some of the windows in her vehicle," Wolfe said.

"Now I kind of wonder," McHenry said.

Wolfe's court research revealed Ralph has 16 past charges and Lena Lunsford has several too. Her's are not violent, but they include lying to police, forgery and receiving stolen property.

"They would make you question her integrity," Wolfe said.

The FBI has remained tight-lipped about its investigation. Special Agent Jeff Killeen said investigators have received a lot of tips that they're checking. Thursday, agents searched the Comfort Inn room where the family moved yesterday, after its Dennison Street home became a crime scene.

But so far, nothing. And the lack of developments has made people wonder.

"They might be a little more forthcoming with information," Wolfe said.

"I think they should've made it a crime scene Saturday afternoon because it was obvious she wasn't in the neighborhood or anywhere in the vicinity. They should have checked out if there were fingerprints or anything out of place that looked like she might have been abducted," McHenry said.

http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=v...storyid=109014

Mom sued the WV DOC - June 2010

A woman is suing the West Virginia Division of Corrections, a correctional officer and an unknown person after she claims she was sexually harassed, abused and assaulted while she was incarcerated.

Lena Lunsford was incarcerated in the Beckley Work Release Center and during her incarceration she was sexually assaulted, sexually harassed and sexually abused by C.O. Jarvis and an unknown person, according to a complaint filed May 14 in Kanawha Circuit Court.
[...]

Lunsford claims she has suffered anxiety; humiliation; annoyance and inconvenience; invasion of privacy; emotional distress; pain and suffering; mental anguish; loss of her ability to enjoy life; future medical and pharmaceutical expenses; and other damages.

Lunsford is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.

http://www.wvrecord.com/news/227420-...ual-misconduct

**Dakota Valkyrie** · September 30th, 2011, 08:12 PM

Seven days have gone by without locating Aliayah Lunsford, 3. And with the Friday weather cool-down, the search is turning desperate.

"That's a long time for a child to survive in this kind of environment without food, water and shelter and exposed to the elements," FBI Special Agent Jeff Killeen said.

Volunteer search and rescue crews and K-9 units re-combed the West Fork River and its banks Friday. The FBI said law enforcement is surveying the area separately, looking for any clues or evidence.

But the question of what happened to Aliayah remains and the possibility of eventual charges is becoming more probable.

"There's going to be some type of consequence. In all likelihood it's going to be a criminal consequence," Defense Attorney Tom Dyer said. Law enforcement sought legal advice from Lewis County Prosecutor Gary Morris Friday and briefed him on the case.

Defense Attorney Tom Dyer has offered his services for free to anyone who comes forward with information on Aliayah's whereabouts. He said coming forward is in the best interest of a potential perpetrator.

"If you come in now, you are certainly going to be treated more favorably than if this thing continues to drag on and on," Dyer said.

"Surely someone must know something. A person doesn't just vanish out of thin air like this," Killeen said.

Still, the community and all the volunteers, wait and hope that she will be brought home safely.

The FBI said its volunteers are "exhausted," and new volunteers are welcome this weekend.

http://www.statejournal.com/story.cf...storyid=109093

**Silvahalo** · September 30th, 2011, 08:47 PM

So the home is now a crime scene. What did they find there? and they searched the hotel room too. damn.

Mother's behavior is highly suspicious but the stepfather has a violent past. Wonder what she served time for?
I said originally the stepfather did something, for no reason 'cause he's a stepdad but now there is more reason to add to it.
She could be covering for him as we've seen happen time and again. That would explain why she wasn't all frantic
looking for baby girl but just going through the motions. IF that is the case, she's terrible in acting in a panic.

This is VERY odd. I can hardly keep my 2 boys inside.

It's weird if you have five kids and you never see them out playing," he said.