Missing and Murdered Children

Original Post: August 18, 2009Last Updated: August 19: 12:15 a.m. PSTView Sources

An AMBER Alert has been issued by the New Hartford, New York police department after two children were abducted from their New Hartford home earlier this evening. The alleged abductor is their biological mother, Christin Brown, 24. Brown was accompanied by an unknown male when she allegedly forcibly took the two children from the home of their biological father and fled in a silver sedan.

The target areas for the New York AMBER Alert are the following: Allegany, Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Yates. If you have information about this case please call the New Hartford Police Department at 866-NYS-AMBER or 911.

Victim 1: Timothy Scott Brown

Timothy is a 5-year-old white male with brown hair and hazel eyes. He is 4’3″ tall and weighs 40lbs.

Victim 2: Carmella Joy Brown

Carmella is a 3-year-old white female with brown hair and blue eyes. She is 2′ tall and weighs 35lbs. When last seen Carmella was wearing a white sundress with red and blue print.

Suspect 1: Christin Joy Brown

Christin Brown is a 24-year-old white female with blonde hair and hazel eyes. She is 5′ tall and weights 130LBS. When last seen Christin Brown was wearing blue jeans and an orange shirt. She has a tattoo of a cross on her back and her left ankle.

Christin Brown has a history of violent behavior, mental illness and drug problems. Police believe she may be armed.

Suspect Vehicle

Silver sedan with unknown Texas plates. Police believe the suspect may be en-route to Texas.

Updates 

August 19, 2009: 12:15 a.m. PST

The AMBER Alert issued last night at around 10 p.m. was canceled by New Hartford police at around 2 a.m. No reason was given for the cancellation and there is no information about recovery of the children.

Sources 

NCMEC AMBER Alert: Brown Siblings: Timothy & Carmella, NCMEC, Last Accessed: August 18, 2009.

Douglass Dowty / The Post Standard, Amber Alert: Woman Sought After Abducting Two Young Children in New Hartford, Syracuse.com, Last Accessed: August 18, 2009.

Original Post: July 27, 2009Updated: July 28, 2009View Sources

A Missouri AMBER Alert was issued today for two Poplar Bluff children. Their father beat their mother, who is also his wife, and fled with the children. He has threatened to harm the children or any police who attempts to approach them. The suspect, Edgar Daniel Langley, 31, was last seen on Highway 53 at approximately 7 p.m. this evening driving a dark blue Chevrolet.

Anyone having information about this case is asked to call 9-11 or New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department, 1-573-748-2516.

Victim 1: Crystal Jolene Langley

Crystal is a 6-year-old white female with blonde hair and blue eyes. She is 3’6″ tall and weighs 40lbs. There is no clothing information.¹

Victim 2: Edgar Daniel Langley Jr.

Edgar is a 5-year-old white male with brown hair and blue eyes. He is 3’4″ tall and weighs 37lbs. When last seen Edgar, Jr. was wearing a blue shirt and tan shorts.

Suspect: Edgar Daniel Langley

Edgar Sr. is a 31-year-old white male with brown hair and blue eyes. He is 5’9″ tall and weighs 180lbs. When last seen Edgar Sr. was wearing blue and white checked pajama pants and no shirt. He has a tattoo of a rose on his upper left arm.

Suspect Vehicle

Dark blue Chevrolet. No model or license number available at this time.

Updates

July 28, 2009: 1 p.m. PST

The AMBER Alert was canceled after the children were found unharmed. The suspect was taken into custody. Charges are pending.²

Sources

1. AMBER Alert: Langley Siblings, NCMEC, Last Accessed: July 27, 2009. [↩]
2. UPDATED: AMBER Alert Canceled for Children in New Madrid, KSDK.com, Last Accessed: July 28, 2009. [↩]

Original Post: Tuesday July 21, 2009Last Updated: July 24, 2009View Sources

This AMBER Alert sounds very serious. Diana, 14, was outside in her front yard Monday evening when two masked men came out from behind some trees, grabbed her and dragged her into a black car. Officers came quickly to the home off Carver in the town of Primera, Texas. It has been determined that one of the suspects is Victor Garcia, an old boyfriend of Diana’s sister. When she broke up with him he began making threats that he would ‘do something bad’ to the family. It appears he is making good on his threat.¹

Victim: Diana Izaguirre

Diana is a 14-year-old Hispanic female with black hair and brown eyes. She is 5FT tall and weighs 120LBS. When last seen Diana was wearing a white sleeveless shirt and gray shorts. She has a tattoo on her right ankle.²

Suspect 1: Victor Garcia

Victor Garcia is a 27-year-old Hispanic male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 5’5″ tall and weighs 170LBS. At the time of the abduction Garcia was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants. He has a tattoo on his neck. Garcia is considered armed and dangerous.³

Suspect Vehicle

Black Mercury Grand Marquis. There is no information about year or license number at this time.⁴

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Primera Police Department at 1-956-544-0860. If you see Diana or the suspect do not approach. Call 9-1-1.

Updates

July 24, 2009: 10 p.m. PST

Now I am confused about what really happened with this case. What is confusing me is the following quote from Sgt. Jimmy Manrrique of Brownsville Police:

“It’ll be a very difficult case to defend against when you’re 27 years old and you’re having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old.”⁵

Garcia has not only been charged with kidnapping, he is now charged with sexual assault of a child. From the comment above it sounds as if there was an ongoing relationship between the victim and the suspect. Of course that does not excuse the behavior on Garcia’s part. Diana is still under the age of consent.

Maybe that is why he was denying the kidnapping allegations when he appeared in court. Although authorities have evidence in the form of text messages allegedly sent by Garcia stating he was going to kidnap Diana. There is also evidence indicating Garcia planned to go to Mexico after the kidnapping. The article does not mention whether he planned to flee with Diana.

July 21, 2009: 4:40 p.m. PST

Diana was located safe earlier today after someone phoned in a tip to CrimeStoppers. Diana was located in a motel room at the Plaza Square Motel off Central Boulevard and Price Road in the city of Brownsville. Police say Diana appeared to be unharmed. Initially the abductor, Victor Garcia, was taken into custody by the FBI. However, later custody was transferred to Primera and Brownsville Police so Garcia can faces state kidnapping charges.⁶

Sources

1. Search Under Way for Girl, CBS11TV.com, Last Accessed: July 21, 2009. [↩]
2. AMBER Alert: Diana Izaguirre, NCMEC, Last Accessed: July 21, 2009. [↩]
3. Ibid. [↩]
4. Ibid. [↩]
5. Katie Lopez, Kidnapper Faces Another Charge, Valley Central.com, Last Accessed: July 24, 2009. [↩]
6. Kidnapped Primera Girl Found in Brownsville, ValleyCentral.com, Last Accessed: July 21, 2009. [↩]