Posted on 04/29/2005 11:15:06 PM PDT by CHARLITE
SOUTH DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Volusia County investigators believe a woman is in danger and they have no idea where she is. What they do know is that she made a frantic call to 9-1-1 and, they believe, she's with a man who has a very dangerous past.
South Daytona Beach investigators say the man they are looking for just got out of prison in December. He's had a long history of violent crimes, including assaulting elderly people. Now police believe he may have kidnapped his girlfriend and she could be in danger.
"He could very well kill her," said Nan Wuest.
Wuest believes her friend Dawn Smith, 34, is in danger after police say Smith made a frantic 9-1-1 call to police on Sunday.
"She said she was tied up and bound," commented Det. Anthony Carfango, South Daytona Beach Police.
Police say Smith told police she was with her boyfriend, 31-year-old David Herskind, and she needed help. During the call, her boyfriend got on the phone with police and then started to beat her. Finally, the phone went dead.
That's when investigators started searching.
According to police, Herskind got out of prison in December for armed robbery. He met Smith and moved in with her in South Daytona Beach. Police went there and no one was home.
Smith's work supervisor told authorities she hadn't been to work for days and it was unusual for Smith to miss any work.
Smith's friends fear the worst. They say Herskind allegedly made death threats to several people.
"He began calling and leaving death threats on our phone. 'I am Satan, I am the taker of life, I am the giver of life.' He made threats of how he was going to dismember me," said Wuest.
Officers don't have any idea where Smith may be. They say Herskind is schizophrenic and could be linked to other violent crimes in Central Florida.
Smith's friends say they hope police find Herksind soon, because it may be the difference between life and death.
Police say Herskind is armed with a gun. Officers believe the two are in a four-door, light green 1999 Dodge Neon with the tag number V15 PKY. If you have seen Smith or Herskind, call Crimestoppers at 1-888-277-TIPS.
The Florida Department of Corrections database shows no such person having been released, or even existing.
Of course the perp could have been released from a prison outside the Sunshame State.
Blow... the point is this poor victim was in serious trouble and the only point any of you 'posters' have made is the fact that it has happened in Florida. Why don't you just put 'duh' in your tag line.
Hey moron, check out my posts before you accuse me of saying things I haven't said. I hate liars.
"Where is your concern for the victim? Your concern seems to be for the reputation of Florida. It's reputation is earned. Don't blame those of who just happened to notice."
- See you at 'Bike week' 2006?
Is that the only point you got out of post #13? You need to put "duh" in your own tagline. Are you keeping an eye out for the car?
And no, you won't be seeing me in Florida until the mess is cleaned up there. Looks like that's going to take years.
Good!
Getting back on track...
Thanks!
This is weird. Sounds like he made her call 911, to taunt them.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-locvbriefs30043005apr30,1,5160048.story?coll=orl-news-headlines
South Daytona Woman, 35, missing more than week
From Staff and Wire Reports
Posted April 30, 2005
A 35-year-old nutrition supervisor has been missing from her Ridgewood Avenue apartment for more than a week and is thought to be in danger, police said Friday.
Dawn R. Smith, who works at a home for handicapped children in Daytona Beach, was last seen by neighbors leaving her apartment in a green vehicle, possibly a Saturn, police said. At the time, Smith was with David E. Herskind, a man whom friends told police she has been dating since the beginning of the year.
Jacksonville police received a 911 call from a woman who identified herself as Smith on Sunday. The woman said a man named "Jade" tied her hands, abducted her and was holding her against her will in a Port Orange mobile-home park. Police are also looking for Herskind, 31, who has out-of-state warrants for his arrest.
During the 911 call, "Jade" took the phone from Smith and told the dispatcher that he would kill Smith if she told the dispatcher his name. He struck Smith while the dispatcher listened, police said, and bragged about having acted similarly with other women whom he met through his band. His band's name was "Hell" or "Southwest," police said.
Anyone with information about the case can call Detective Anthony Carfagno, South Daytona police, at 386-322-3047 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-277-8477.
why dont you just put duh in your tagline instead of just attacking people for noting that Florida has certainly had a rash of things going on down there....
I dont know how pointing out that florida has had quite a few cases in the past months is blasting it but alrighty then...
I have been home for nearly 4 months now...
Welcome home Sir. Thank you! May God bless you and return to you your brothers and sisters. Enjoy your family. Regards,
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