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Mom: Missing Girl Sending Text Messages
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Posted on 03/08/2006 1:52:18 PM PST by Lunatic Fringe

JERSEY CITY, N.J.

Since her 13-year-old daughter vanished Monday, Stella Browne says she has been getting text messages from the girl saying that someone followed her and that she woke up in a dark basement.

"Help. I'm scared. I don't know where I am," one of the text messages that Natasha Browne sent her mother said, Stella Browne told The Jersey Journal of Jersey City for Wednesday's newspapers.

The message went on to say: "Someone was following me and I just don't remember what happened. I just woke up in a basement. I'm scared."

Jersey City police have classified Browne's disappearance as suspicious. They planned to hold a 3 p.m. news conference to discuss their investigation.

Browne went missing Monday morning after leaving home for school. Her mother said she's only received text messages from her daughter, and that she has not called nor is she answering her cell phone.

"At this point, because of the circumstances surrounding this case, we are strongly and actively pursuing all means to find this young lady," said police Lt. Joseph Connors.


TOPICS: US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: missing
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Is it just my cynicism, or does this not pass the sniff test?
1 posted on 03/08/2006 1:52:20 PM PST by Lunatic Fringe
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To: Lunatic Fringe

If true, this should not be in the news, that's for sure.


2 posted on 03/08/2006 1:53:05 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: Lunatic Fringe

Smells to high heaven.


3 posted on 03/08/2006 1:53:09 PM PST by JustRight
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Why can't they trace the cell phone?


4 posted on 03/08/2006 1:53:28 PM PST by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))
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To: Lunatic Fringe

*sniff* *sniff*

I don't think it's just you.


5 posted on 03/08/2006 1:53:30 PM PST by null and void (I nominate Sept 11th: "National Moderate Muslim Day of Tacit Approval". - Mr. Rational, paraphrased)
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To: Lunatic Fringe

I saw the movie. She ends up getting this lifeguard to help her and save her from some dirty cops that wanted to find out where a videotape was located.


6 posted on 03/08/2006 1:54:04 PM PST by Paloma_55 (Which part of "Common Sense" do you not understand???)
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To: Lunatic Fringe

Well, one thing's for sure - If it's real, the kidnappers now know to take away her cell phone.


7 posted on 03/08/2006 1:54:10 PM PST by HeadOn (I'll be gone when it happens.)
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My thoughts too - why leave her the phone if she was abducted and why not use it to talk if she has it? The kid is trying to scam her Mom to stay out of trouble for being bad.

At least that's what I pray for.

8 posted on 03/08/2006 1:54:12 PM PST by trebb ("I am the way... no one comes to the Father, but by me..." - Jesus in John 14:6 (RSV))
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Homeland security can trace this cell with its gps in 5 mins.


9 posted on 03/08/2006 1:54:35 PM PST by Walkingfeather (u)
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To: bnelson44

triangulate the phone call....it seems wierd to me...


10 posted on 03/08/2006 1:55:33 PM PST by Youngman442002
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To: bnelson44

triangulate the phone call....it seems wierd to me...


11 posted on 03/08/2006 1:55:34 PM PST by Youngman442002
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To: Lunatic Fringe

My thoughts exactly. I guess time will tell.


12 posted on 03/08/2006 1:55:41 PM PST by mlc9852
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To: Lunatic Fringe
Yes, it really smells!
IF true, whoever published it should be charged with accessory to however it ends....
13 posted on 03/08/2006 1:56:30 PM PST by GrandEagle
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Is it just my cynicism, or does this not pass the sniff test?

I also don't like ANY of the implications it brings - a hoax, but by who? The runaway girl? The deceiving kidnapper? A random stranger who found the phone? The complicit parents? NONE of it smells good.
14 posted on 03/08/2006 1:56:38 PM PST by beezdotcom
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To: Walkingfeather

A text message is a pretty short call... not sure anyone could trace it without a conversation.


15 posted on 03/08/2006 1:56:54 PM PST by Righter-than-Rush
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To: Lunatic Fringe
Sounds like a runaway to me.

Shades of Wilbanks.

16 posted on 03/08/2006 1:57:30 PM PST by Cboldt
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At least that's what I pray for.
I didn't think of that. Hopefully so!
17 posted on 03/08/2006 1:57:46 PM PST by GrandEagle
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To: Lunatic Fringe

Sniffy indeed, but there's just as an outside chance that a perp has taken the daughter's phone and is using it to play mind games on the mother -- hence text instead of voice.


19 posted on 03/08/2006 1:58:45 PM PST by Grut
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To: Lunatic Fringe

I agree, something about this is peculiar.


20 posted on 03/08/2006 1:58:50 PM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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