Person of Interest in Jessica Lunsford Disappearance Sought

Tampa Bay Channel 10 ^ | 3/15/2005 | Citrus County Sheriff's Office

[Dutchgirl]

Thanks for the post...BTTT

[4everontheRight]

God forgive me for saying so, but of all the people I saw interviewed about this case...the grandmother I believed the least.

[tiredoflaundry]

hmmmmmmmmm.

[Bahbah]

the grandmother I believed the least.

Some people have an instinct for this sort of thing. I had a friend who watched Susan Smith's fist tv appearance and just blurted out that she was lying.

[UCANSEE2]

So, the thought would be that Grandma helped JL escape her parents, or helped her run away to chase her dreams, or helped her leave the state with a boyfriend the parent's objected to?

Just asking as I know nothing about this case.

[OldFriend]

This article is more than confusing.

[OldFriend]

Oh no....let's not go down that road.

Some of us, me in particular, had a good thrashing with my instinct about a certain other person in the news.

[Abathar]

I think it will be the grandfather, he was already looked at years ago for kidnapping, and when I saw him interviewed I got a real funny fealing about him. I believe somehow that both grandparents were involved, they were home at the time and its just a lot to swallow that they know nothing about the girl disappearing. IMHO

[knittnmom]

The girl in question is only 9 years old. I would hope there's no boyfriend involved.

That being said, I pray she's found safely, but she's been missing a long time with no sightings.

[Quilla]

I believe the little girl is nine years old.

[4everontheRight]

I am one of those people. I just have a "feeling" about things like that...don't know why. It has never failed me. When I saw Susan Smith my FIRST reaction was that she was lying. When I saw the dad of this little girl in FL, my first reaction was he didn't have anything to do with this. Just a feeling. The grandmother didn't give me a feeling that she didn't have anything to do with it. She has always been suspect to me and when I found out she was the last one to see her...something just ain't right there.

[RushCrush]

Thanks for posting. I hadn't heard what was going on with this case. BTTTT

[DustyMoment]

This whole case is bizarre. The fact that an Amber Alert has never been issued suggests that the police have known (or suspected) something from the get-go. There are shoes that have yet to drop in this case.

[FreedomHasACost]

Hmm, the grandparents have always been seemingly odd imho.
Where is everyone who was carping about the investigation ending too soon?

[mdmathis6]

That was my reaction to Smith when I first saw her! Then again I'd had far too many dealings with Borderline personality types when I worked as a psych nurse!

[Bahbah]

Oh no....let's not go down that road.

Actually, I'm not going down any road. I have not one ounce of instinct or expertise in any of this sort of thing. My friend's reaction to Susan Smith did surprise me, and of course he turned out to be right. He never struck me as a person with any kind of agenda or predisposition to react that way. It's all very sad about this little girl and I can't think it will turn out well, but I'll be darned if I have a clue.

[Bahbah]

but I thought that was because she was from the South.

Hush, ya'll, or I'll sic my southern friends on you ;)

[cyncooper]

Jessica's grandmother, Ruth Lunsford, 73, was the last family member to take a polygraph on Friday, March 4. Sheriff Dawsy said that at least two of her responses raised "red flags" for detectives, but declined to elaborate.

This is odd.

But the "person of interest" is a man who Shep Smith just said police do not believe is in Florida anymore.