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FRONT PAGE Stranger Abducts 10yo Hailey Owens; Suspect In Custody, Still No Sign Of Hailey

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Springfield police are investigating an abduction of a girl in the 3200 block of West Lombard Street at 4:48 p.m. Tuesday. The girl is 10, 5-foot-2, about 90 pounds, skinny, with brown hair, brown eyes and pierced ears. She was wearing blue jean shorts. Her name is Hailey Owens and she was walking to a friend's house.

A neighbor who lives at 3247 W. Lombard says Hailey was walking along the street when a man in a truck called her over, talked to her, then grabbed her and pulled her into the truck and drove away. Hailey's mother told police that she has no idea who the man is.

Police are looking for a white man in his mid-40s with gray hair and an unshaven face who may be driving a gold 2008 Ford Ranger pickup that was last seen going south on Golden Avenue from Lombard. The truck has Missouri plates IYF 454.
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http://www.ky3.com/news/local/amber...ts-girl-in-west-springfield/21048998_24549602
Springfield police said at midnight Tuesday that they have a suspect in custody in the abduction of 10-year-old Hailey Owens, but the girl remains missing. The suspect's vehicle was found with the man inside at a residence in south Springfield, according to a police news release.

A command post has been set up at National Avenue and Bennett Street and around 30 to 40 officers have "begun an extensive search that will continue throughout the night, or until she is found," the news release said.

A couple of hours after Hailey's reported abduction, her mother said she is trying to stay strong — and positive.

"My nerves are shot," Stacey Owens said, about two hours after Hailey Owens was allegedly yanked into a pickup truck while walking near her home in west Springfield.
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A witness told the News-Leader he saw the man luring Hailey to his pickup and pulling her in.

Stacey Owens said her daughter, a student at Westport Elementary, has a friend who lives on Lombard Street, and she was headed home when she was taken.
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Shortly after 7 p.m., the Owenses accompanied police to the Springfield Police Department headquarters.

That's about the time a statewide Amber Alert was issued — at 7:07 p.m. — two hours after police were dispatched to the abduction call at 3247 W. Lombard.

Two additional alerts were issued for Kansas and Oklahoma around 9 p.m.

Late into Tuesday night, police were still searching for Hailey, following up on leads.

Hailey was pulled into a pickup about 5 p.m. by an unknown man, police said. A witness told the News-Leader the man lured her to the pickup by asking if she knew the location of "Springfield Street."
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Police were treating parts of Lombard as a crime scene by about 5:30 p.m., and a witness told the News-Leader he saw the girl taken.

Carlos Edwards told a News-Leader photographer he saw the girl grabbed as he and his wife sat in the garage of their home on West Lombard. He said the girl had been visiting with a friend on the street and lived nearby.

The suspect drove up and down the street several times before pulling up to the girl and asking her the question about Springfield to get her closer to the truck before grabbing her, Edwards said. He said the girl was pulled through the open driver's side door, over the driver and placed in the passenger seat.
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Describing his shock while recounting what he saw, Edwards said he tried to run after the truck as his wife got the license number and called 911.

He spoke with concern about the girl and surprise that the man had grabbed the girl right in front of him.

"I can't believe he didn't see us sitting here in the garage," he said, explaining he heard the man talk to the girl.
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http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/crime/2014/02/19/hailey-owens-missing-suspect-in-custody/5600503/
 
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Springfield police say there is evidence of foul play in the disappearance of 10-year old Hailey Owens.

A family friend, who was with in communication with the family to help organize a search for Hailey, told KOLR10's Brett Martin, the family said a search was no longer necessary because Hailey's body has been found. Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams would not confirm that or take questions.

Williams held a briefing for reporters at 6:30 this morning at the police command post at National and Bennett.

Williams says officers, acting on a tip, found the suspect's vehicle at a house in the 1500 block of E. Stanford. The man was taken to police headquarters for questioning.

Officers, searching the property on Stanford, found evidence of foul play, Williams said.

Williams identified the suspect in custody as Craig Michael Wood. Online jail records say Wood was booked into the jail on charges of 1st degree murder.

About 30 officers spent the night collecting evidence at the house on Stanford and the crime scene processing will continue today, Williams said.
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http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/...iley-owens-found/64872/DPK8GRZ7Z0i88UR7UXpADQ
 
Well, that's some fucked up shit. Even with a witness, she still got killed. Also, this happened pretty damn fast, and stranger abductions are so rare I have to wonder if he really was a stranger.
 
There is some confusion on the recovery of her body, and if it has really been found. Here's the creepy part- he worked at an elementary school as a coach, and a middle school as a paraprofessional supervising in-school suspension. SO. MUCH. CREEPY. News conference in 15 minutes.
Some links to ruin your day-
From KMOV in St. Louis (a little over 3 hours from Springfield) http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Suspect-in-custody-abducted-girl-still-missing-246104241.html
From the Springfield New Leader- http://www.news-leader.com/article/...wood-hailey-owens?nclick_check=1&sf22995622=1
 
And this from the News-Leader:
Amos Bridges, News-Leader Watchdog
Understandably, there's an incredible amount of interest in the Hailey Owens case today. There's also a lot of breathless tweeting and online posting that is getting ahead of the facts as we know them right now. For those interested in just the facts, here they are:

* Craig Michael Wood was arrested by police, who have identified him as the suspect in Owens' kidnapping. He was booked into jail on suspicion of first-degree murder. HE HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED. Police arrested him because they believe they have probable cause that he committed first-degree murder, according to jail logs. The jail logs don't specify a victim. Police have not submitted a report to prosecutors, who are the ones that will actually file charges. As of 9 a.m., anyone saying he's been charged is, at best, jumping to conclusions.

* Police have not said one way or another whether Owens has been found or if she is alive or dead. There are indications the news won't be good, but we just don't know. Some news outlets are quoting unnamed family members or (even better) unnamed family friends who say unnamed family members say she is dead. Others are retweeting/quoting those reports as fact, leading others quote those reports. The rumor mill is churning, but it doesn't change the fact that Springfield Police - the lead agency in the investigation - have not said one way or the other what happened to Hailey. So breathe. We will find out for sure, likely in a matter of hours. In the meantime, get a hold on your twitter-finger and stop spreading false or unconfirmed information as fact. It doesn't help anyone.
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From the SPD (news conference is at 11am central):
Suspect named in child abduction case, investigation continues
4:48 p.m.
Springfield Police responded to the 3200 block of West Lombard Street in reference to a reported child abduction.

Approximately 5 p.m.
Officers obtained preliminary information from witnesses regarding vehicle description, license plate and a suspect. Based on this information, SPD was able to develop information leading to a potential suspect.

Approximately 6 p.m.
SPD issued a news release and posted to social media information about the abduction, including suspect, victim and vehicle details.
Following the AMBER Alert protocol, information was provided to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Work continued throughout the night with partners in all area law enforcement at the City, County, State and Federal level.

Approximately 7 p.m.
A multi-state AMBER alert was issued and information was distributed to all area law enforcement agencies and media outlets, including the suspect description and a description of the suspect vehicle.

Approximately 8:30 p.m.
Following up on a lead, investigators located the suspect vehicle at a residence in the 1500 block east of Stanford Street in Springfield. A subject, Craig M. Wood, 45, of Springfield, accompanied the investigators to police headquarters for questioning at that time.

Police also made an initial sweep of the property on Stanford in search of the victim.

Approximately 11:30 p.m.
A group of about 30 investigators conducted a coordinated search of the area near the suspect's residence (1500 block of East Stanford). That search resulted in the discovery of evidence related to this case.

Wood was taken into custody and booked into the Greene County Jail.

Approximately 2:15 a.m.
Based on evidence found, SPD obtained a search warrant for the residence. The FBI evidence response team arrived and is assisting with the search of the residence.

The investigation is ongoing at this time, with efforts focused on the Stanford property.

Throughout the investigation, SPD has kept the family apprised of ongoing developments.

The next media briefing will be at 11 a.m. at the Springfield-Greene County Public Safety Center, 330 W. Scott Street in Springfield.
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Police press conference- Chief now says that while executing a search warrant they recovered a female body that they believe to be Hailey. It was found inside the home, and they are investigating other crime scenes, including a laundry mat. Suspect has been interviewed, but he refuses to cooperate. His criminal past includes a few drug charges and wildlife charges. No indication that Hailey knew her abductor. Several people witnessed the abduction and tried to stop it, including chasing the truck on foot and in a car, while calling 911, but they lost him.
From how they are so obtuse about the young girl's remains/identification, I am suspicious that he did something horrible to them. The Medical Examiner has her now. The guy left the house where the body was found, police waited for him and arrested him when he returned. They got the address from the registered owner of the vehicle he was driving. A cursory look around the house did not reveal a body, but then they got a search warrant, looked more carefully, and found it....
typing while I listen to the press conference....
 
Good lord. What a shame. I wonder if the outcome would have been the same if no one had seen him grab her? I'm guessing yes - which is so terribly sad. I could not even begin to imagine the pain her family is going through.

I hope he suffers.
 
Police in Springfield, Mo., believe they have found a girl’s body at the home of a school football coach who is suspected of abducting 10-year-old Hailey Owens.

“While she has not positively been identified, we have a high degree of confidence that it is our victim, Hailey Owens,” Police Chief Paul F. Williams said at a press conference late Wednesday morning.
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The body was inside Craig Michael Wood’s home in the 1500 block of East Stanford Street in Springfield.

Police arrested Wood and booked him into the Greene County jail about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday on suspicion of first-degree murder.

Police and FBI investigators are still working at the home and elsewhere to gather evidence for prosecutors, Williams said.

The Springfield School District said Wood is a seventh-grade football coach and teacher’s aide who supervises in-school suspensions at Pleasant View K-8 School. School spokesman Teresa Bledsoe said that Wood was initially hired as a temporary employee who worked as a substitute teacher before he was hired full time in 2006. He has coached football at Pleasant View since 1998 and was also an assistant boys’ basketball coach.
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Wood, the district said, has worked for the district since August 1998. He is a paraprofessional and athletic coach at Pleasant View K-8 School. He has been suspended until the investigation has been resolved, according to the release.

Hailey attended Westport Elementary this year and attended Bowerman Elementary School last year, the district said.

“There is no connection we have been able to determine at this time at all between our victim and the suspect,” Williams said.
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Police were able to track down Hailey’s alleged abductor and killer because of “very good witnesses” to the abduction.

“They provided information regarding a vehicle and license plate number,” Williams said. Police tracked that to the owner of the vehicle and from that they were led to their suspect.
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It took police about three and half to four hours to track the vehicle to Wood’s residence. Police were watching the house when he drove up in the truck.

Police had a brief discussion and he agreed to accompany them to police headquarters for questioning, Williams said. Once there, though, he refused to talk and asked for an attorney.

About 11:30 p.m., authorities searched the area around the home on Stanford Street.

“That resulted in evidence to this case and evidence of foul play,” Williams said.

Police got a warrant to search the house about 2:15 a.m. Wednesday and discovered the body about 2:40 a.m. Williams said the body was inside the house, but would not discuss details.

It wasn’t until about 10:45 a.m. that police were able to say “with a high degree of confidence” that the body was a young female, potentially Hailey.

Authorities have also searched the Dutch Maid Laundry on National Avenue in Springfield.

Attendant Tressa Brown arrived at work about 7 a.m. Wednesday and said agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation were inside combing for evidence. She said Wood is believed to have been using one washer and two dryers Tuesday evening.

“They took all of his laundry,” Brown said of authorities. “They took at least five bags of laundry.”

She said she didn’t recognize Wood or believe he was a regular customer. The laundry closes at 10 p.m. but doesn’t allow customers to begin washing their closes after 9, so Brown said Wood must have been in before then.
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http://www.kansascity.com/2014/02/19/4834066/man-arrested-in-springfield-abduction.html
 
Evidently, the bad guy was a 1986 graduate of Marshfield High School, and moved to Springfield after graduation (only about a 30 minute drive). I saw a year book pic of him... he looks so ordinary. Like every other midwestern teenager at the time, with a smile on his face.
 
Update- When police were at the bad guy's house (5 miles from where Hailey was abducted), he pulled up in his borrowed pick-up truck, got out carrying a roll of duct tape. When police identified themselves, he threw the tape back in the truck. Police asked to come in his house, he let them in. They went down the basement and saw that the floor had been washed with bleach. There were also two totes in the basement. One of them contained the girl's body, in trash bags. She had been shot in the head.
Sorry about the choppy writing- I'm typing while the news casters talk...
 
I am sad. Look at her picture. Her mom must be so upset. Broad daylight and her baby couldn't even walk home from her friends house.

I am glad they found her so early, for her families sake and mine. The minute I saw her I knew I was going to feel this one as hard as I felt Sandra Cantu's case.
 
This can not be the first time he did this. That was awfully brazen for a first offense...he was in a borrowed vehicle. The owner of the vehicle is who led investigator's to him...wonder what the relationship is there. Sounds like he was prowling the neighborhood from news accts on HLN tonite. Lots of questions. So few answers.
 
This man was on a mission. To abduct a young girl, do whatever he did to her, then kill her and stuff her body in garbage bags, bleach the floor, go to the laundry mat to wash away evidence, and return to his home where he was arrested all in less than 4 hours time. Damn
 
It was his parents who owned the truck and who provided police with his name and addy right away ...

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/19/justice/missouri-amber-alert-death/

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Both witnesses gave the same description of the man and his vehicle, and one of them was able to get the license plate number.

Police traced the plates back to Wood's parents, who told them that their son drove the car.

Police went to Wood's home on Tuesday night and, after he drove up to the residence, took him in for questioning. Officers who did an initial search of the house for Hailey could smell bleach in the basement, and the floor was wet. After getting a search warrant, investigators found Hailey's body in a storage bin. She had suffered what appeared to be a gunshot to her head, according to police.
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Good on them; I'm just saddened that it wasn't quite quick enough to make a difference in the outcome. Fucking slimeball.
 
A tad more info here, some of it about Hailey when she was alive:

http://www.kansascity.com/2014/02/19/4834066/coach-and-teachers-aide.html

The last image most of Hailey Owens’ classmates will have of her is of a smiling, laughing girl dancing at Friday’s Valentine party.

After the treats and the passing out of holiday cards, Hailey’s fourth-grade teacher put on some music. And the parent helpers — including Hailey’s mother — got to see the kids go at it.

“They got to shake their groove thing, and Hailey was in the midst of it all,” said Gary Tew, principal of Westport Elementary School in Springfield. “That’s what the kids are going to remember about her. And her mom got to see her in that light, too.”

Days after that party, and after news hit Tuesday night that 10-year-old Hailey had been abducted near her home, students learned that their outgoing friend — the girl known to help kindergartners hang up their coats in the morning — had been murdered.

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Early Wednesday morning, investigators discovered Hailey’s body in Wood’s house. According to court documents, she had been shot at the base of her skull, and there appeared to be ligature marks on her arms.

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Monday was a holiday and Hailey had been off sick on Tuesday, so her classmates had not seen her since the Valentine’s Day party. And though she had been at Westport for only a little more than a year, she had made a big impression on students and teachers.

“She was a really caring person,” Tew said. “If a new student came into the classroom, Hailey would be the one to say, ‘Hey, come over to my team.’ She would take care of others.”

News of Wood’s arrest shocked family and friends. He apparently never married and did not have children. A friend who met Wood at his parents’ home said he was nice and polite.

A co-worker at Pleasant View said Wood, in addition to coaching football, supervised students each day in the in-school suspension room. Nothing stood out as different about Wood except for his long hair, which contrasted with the appearance of other school employees, the co-worker said.

School spokeswoman Teresa Bledsoe said Wood was initially hired as a temporary employee who worked as a substitute teacher before he was hired full time in 2006. He has coached football since 1998 and was also an assistant boys’ basketball coach.

But Wood didn’t socialize with his neighbors, according to Dena Atchley, who lives five houses away from him.

Atchley saw him drive his truck to work every morning, passing her teenage daughter who was walking to her bus stop. Wood never approached her daughter or spoke to Atchley.

His arrest unsettled neighbors, Atchley said.

Missouri court records indicate Wood pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance in 1990. He was also convicted in 2001 for the illegal taking of wildlife.

Wood’s father, Jim Wood of Ash Grove, Mo., said he spoke with his son Tuesday night but would not say whether it was before the arrest or give details about their conversation.

“I can tell you it is just a tragedy,” Jim Wood said. “We’re stunned, for everybody who knows him.”
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Not for nothing, but to my knowledge it's pretty hard to get busted for poaching. You basically have to repeatedly do it and let everyone know about it, and/or try to sell illegally-taken animal parts to undercover Fish & Wildlife officers. I'm curious about what the circumstances of that arrest were.
 
Nell said:
Her mom must be so upset.
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I imagine that may be the biggest understatement of the year.

This one hurts me so bad. Her mom was a classroom volunteer, she was a loving girl, there were witnesses and yet she is dead.... I'm not saying that kids who are tortured and killed by their own parents is somehow less shocking, but they are less terrifying to me. When I read those stories, I have zero fear for my own child because I know, I am not a monster. I love my daughter with every bit of love a person can fit inside their heart. I am quite protective as well, if not OVER protective. This story, is what nearly all my nightmares are made of.

Although, the outcome is so very different, it reminds me of Jaycee Duggard a bit. She wa sold enough that mom thought she would be fine walking a short distance alone and sure enough a monster destroyed it all. It is stories like this that remind me of why I cannot fathom allowing my daughter to walk anywhere alone until she old enough to beat the fuck out of someone and carry mace and even then, I don't think i will ever stop worrying about her safety when she is anywhere except next to me and in my arms.

Rest in peace Hailey and may God help your mother to somehow not die of a broken heart.
 
Last night, Springfield residents all turned on their porch lights overnight to honor Hailey; Saturday evening on Commercial Street there will be a candle-light vigil for her. I don't know if I can talk my husband into a 3 hour drive for a family we don't know personally, but I am going to try.... I do know a couple people who are close to the case, mostly I want to comfort them. Cases like these are so hard on the people who must solve them, prosecute them, handle public information... if you are in the region, please come by.
 
From the Kansas City Star, about the Valentines party at her school:
After the treats and the passing out of holiday cards, Hailey’s fourth-grade teacher put on some music. And the parent helpers — including Hailey’s mother — got to see the kids go at it.

“They got to shake their groove thing, and Hailey was in the midst of it all,” said Gary Tew, principal of Westport Elementary School in Springfield. “That’s what the kids are going to remember about her. And her mom got to see her in that light, too.”


Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2014/02/19/4834066/coach-and-teachers-aide.html#storylink=cpy
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golanvern said:
It was his parents who owned the truck and who provided police with his name and addy right away ...

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/19/justice/missouri-amber-alert-death/



Good on them; I'm just saddened that it wasn't quite quick enough to make a difference in the outcome. Fucking slimeball.
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I can imagine those neighbors who tried to help her will be traumatized for life. Thank god for Carlos and Michelle edwards. They did everything right, I hope they don't blame themselves at all.
 
I just don't get it, did the fucker just snap and decide to kidnap & kill a child ? People are just fucking crazy........
 
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