Posted on 09/15/2006 2:34:14 PM PDT by Clintons Are White Trash
Edited on 09/19/2006 4:26:01 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
A 7-day-old baby was kidnapped in Franklin County this afternoon by a woman with a gun who forced her way into the infant's home in Lonedell and cut the mother's throat, police said. The child remained missing and the mother was reported to be in stable condition in a St. Louis hospital.
The victim said she did not know her assailant, said Franklin County sheriff's Capt. Don Jones.
UPDATE:
(KSDK)
BREAKING NEWS: Family Says Abby Woods Found Alive, Woman Arrested
- The family of Abigale Lynn "Abby" Woods said she has been found safe and a woman has been arrested in connection with her disappearance.
Tuesday marked day five of the search for the missing Lonedell baby. Eleven-day-old Abby was abducted last Friday from her mother's home in a heavily wooded area just south of Highway 30.
Investigators once again searched the home for evidence, and road blocks were set up along several roads leading to the home in order to protect the integrity of the investigation.
Divers from the Missouri Water Patrol searched a manmade lake near the home. FBI Special Agent in Charge Roland Corvington said investigators were interested in searching two other nearby bodies of water.
Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke said the searches were not prompted by any new information, but were simply a continuation of the investigation.
Toelke also said the baby's father James Woods took and passed a polygraph exam. He said Abby's mother Stephanie Oschenbine, 21, will undergo a test once she recovers from injuries she sustained during the kidnapping.
Tolke said there is no evidence that the parents staged her abduction or were involved in the crime.
Stephanie told investigators a woman entered the home, cut her neck and took Abby. Stephanie is recovering from her injuries at a relative's home.
Investigators said they've received more than 500 tips from several states relating to Abby's abduction. Corvington said the many of the tips have come from people who saw the composite sketch released Monday.
"The phones have been ringing off the wall, which is good. We've been getting a lot of good tips, so that's really been beneficial to us," said Toelke on Monday night.
Stephanie worked with investigators for days creating a composite sketch of the woman she said took her baby.
"It got to the point of where she felt she couldn't improve on it any more," said Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke.
It's not perfect, said Stephanie, but it does give a better idea of what the suspect looks like.
The abductor is described as a Caucasian female in her late thirties or early forties. She is between 5 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs about 200 lbs. Investigators said the abductor may have a cut on her leg, sustained during a struggle with Stephanie.
Investigators also released a photograph of a fringed, black winter scarf they hope someone will recognize. The Missouri National Guard found it along with a knife Saturday near the family's home.
"In the description given by the mother, she described the unknown subject as having a scarf around (her) neck," said Corvington.
"We feel it's pretty significant and we'd like for the public to take a look and see if anybody recognizes it," said Toelke.
The family said they've never seen the scarf or the woman before.
"My daughter did not know (the abductor). As far as her knowing my daughter, she could have done anything," said Stephanie's mother, Raylene Ochsenbine.
With each passing day, they're becoming more frantic and more fearful that Abby won't be found. Authorities said the suspect may have targeted the home because of a sign in the lawn announcing Abby's arrival.
"We're getting concerned about her long Abby's been gone. It's really become a major concern," said Abby's grandfather and Stephanie's father Kenny Ochsenbine.
This past weekend, Abby's pediatrician, Dr. Andy Zupan, said it is important for her to be seen in his office. She was discharged from the hospital over a week ago, and due for a follow-up appointment a few days later.
Zupan said Abby is dependent on breast milk, and any time a baby's nutritional source is changed, there can be concern.
Abby is Caucasian with black hair and blue eyes, 19 inches long and weighs six lbs. When Abby was taken, she was wearing a pink dress with a flowered collar. She also has a birth mark between her eyes.
Investigators have sent the scarf and the knife to the St. Louis County Crime Lab for testing. Investigators are awaiting the results of those tests.
At the time of the abduction, the woman was wearing a baseball cap with a worn bill, with dark hair tucked under the hat along with a grey or brown T-shirt and denim shorts.
"We don't have ill will... we just want her to come home... just give her back," said the baby's grandmother Raylene Ochsenbine. She added the whole family is torn apart.
The family of Shawn Hornbeck is also aiding in the search for Abby. Shawn, who was 11 at the time, disappeared nearly four years ago while riding his bicycle near his home in Richwoods.
Shawn's father Craig Akers started The Shawn Hornbeck Foundation to help other missing kids and their families. The group has been distributing flyers containing Abby's picture.
Ironically, one of Abby's relatives used to babysit Shawn.
Probably because people don't think very clearly when they've just had their neck slashed and their week=old baby snatched away and have a terrified one year old on their hands. She had been unconcious from some combination of blood loss and probably head trauma (maybe just hitting her head on the floor hard when she collapsed or was pushed down). And if she relies on a cell phone (i.e. doesn't have a landline), remembering where the phone was might have been an obstacle.
I'm guessing that she was in need of really fast help and her house is way out in the boonies. She had another small child. She went to her closest neighbors' house. I know that I don't know my neighbors phone numbers or even all of their names.
I live in Union, MO and we have a fantastic sheriff dept. If anybody can figure out what happened they can.
This is a sketch of the kidnapper. This woman is supposed to be around 200 pounds. This sketch makes the person look like a he-she. Looks like a 5 o'clock shadow growing there to me. Very confusing.
My nightmare the first few months of motherhood....still my nightmare 10 years later. Once you have children, the world changes drastically.
I read several news stories on this, and the father was at work. The child has his name. They had signs in the front yard announcing the birth of the child. The perp probably picked them out because of the signs in the yard.
I think the father was living with the mother, but they didn't have the same surname. He was interviewed in the MSM as well.
BABY HAS BEEN FOUND - SHE IS ALIVE - JUST BREAKING ON LOCAL NEWS
Source????
Local News KSDK in St. Louis
Could you change the title to this thread? - BABY FOUND ALIVE
the baby has been found and is alive - this just broke on our local news - will post a source link as soon as one comes up.
Confirmed on FOX
http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=103767
BREAKING NEWS: Family Says Abby Woods Found Alive, Woman Arrested
created: 9/15/2006 3:11:47 PM
updated: 9/19/2006 6:13:43 PM
(KSDK) - The family of Abigale Lynn "Abby" Woods said she has been found safe and a woman has been arrested in connection with her disappearance.
Tuesday marked day five of the search for the missing Lonedell baby. Eleven-day-old Abby was abducted last Friday from her mother's home in a heavily wooded area just south of Highway 30.
~SNIP~
And as usual Fox goofed the story up just by saying the baby was found. No condiditon no details. Gotta love it.
Thank you - link is in post 92
All I have is that she was found inside a home in rural area - there was 3 homes in the area and 2 were vacant - The 3rd one had the woman and the baby in it.
Baby has been taken to the hospital for observation and to be checked out.
The mother had her wind pipe slit and she was stabbed in the back with a filet knife. Mother is out of the hospital.
The gal on the news on KSDK almost started crying due to the courage of this mother and the joy of finding this baby.
(I can't blame her - so glad they found her and caught the perp)
Hyper-Shep: "A 10 year old baby...."
NO DOUBT! Very happy news for the family!
Thank you Lord!
Wow, fantastic!! Prayers of thanks going UP!
GOOD NEWS BUMP!!!
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