Marc Anthony Bookal disappeared from his family’s apartment in Newburgh, NY on December 14 when the front door was left open just before his mother’s boyfriend was going to take Marc to visit relatives. The live-in boyfriend Cory Byrd, 30, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child which is a misdemeanor but authorities say at this time they do not have him listed as a person of interest in this case but he is still being held for the endangering charge plus a parole violation charge, which he is due to appear in court for this next week.
Last week on January 4th after a ground search covering the entire southeast quadrant of the city and an extensive search of the Hudson River and finding nothing they decided to call off the ground search.
However this ground search has been resumed Friday but by the end of the day they still came up with nothing by was expected to start again this morning. According to city police spokesman Lt. Charles Broe they developed new information which is why they reopened the search but he wouldn’t say what the new information was.
A team with city and state police including one trooper with a K-9 partner took to the block where little Marc lives and where he was last seen. They searched in vacant buildings and backyards in the block bounded by Liberty, Renwick and South Lander Streets and Benkard Ave. They also searched the Liberty Street School which has been vacant for a long time now.
Broe says the new search is focusing on the blocks nearest where little Marc lives. I am really curious as to what this new information was though causing them to start the search again.
I sure wish they could find Marc. He should be home with his mother where he belongs. My prayers go to him and him family while they sit and wait for some good news about Marc. He is only 4 years old. He can do no harm to anyone so I pray if anyone has him to please return this child to his home. Give him a chance to grow and have a life.
This month is a bad month for me because it is the month I lost my babies. I lost them both, twins, in a miscarriage when I was almost 7 months pregnant. This was 28 years ago on January 29 and I STILL grieve for my two sons. At least I know where they are though. I also can go visit their grave and talk with them. The parents of these children that are gone have no idea where they are, so they can’t do that. They have to live with the fact that they don’t know where their child is. This is torture for a parent.
We have Adji Desir, Haleigh Cummings, Masaraha Ross, Hasanni Campbell and Marc Anthony Bookal all still missing along with probably hundreds of others that I can’t list. These children need to be brought home or at least someone needs to come up with some information about what has happened to these children. They are all way too young to be surviving on their own. If they are still alive someone has them and my plea is to that someone to PLEASE send them home. They need their family.
God Bless you all that care.
Jan Barrett
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14 users commented in " Marc Anthony Bookal – Still Missing – Ground Search Resumed "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI’m surprised that the boyfriend is not even a person of interest. Isn’t this a man who abused his own son? I do hope they find little Marc, it’s so sad! Thank you, Jan, for being a voice for our innocent lost and murdered children.
I’m sorry for your loss Jan.
Jan thank you for reporting this info as it gets out. and I am so sad for you today.I have also carried a child a boy to full term and mis carried, as a mother I feel as such to all children even if that child isn’t mine biologically. The harming of children and seniors must stop!!! Yes, even seniors are abused. This is something as a society that we who have lost someone or care that others are lost or abused are heartbroken over day in and day out. besides anything else in our lives Nothing else hurts me more than the lack of love and compassion for our fellow human being. I am so upset that we as mothers in particular will allow such a license to take place in our children lives by choosing someone who’s not suitable as our partner, let alone as parents or step parents to our children we are suppose to take care of them aren’t we? To the mother of Marc Bookal I pray you are not protecting a man who has abused you as well as your children and can possibly be your childs abductor. What happens when the boogie man are the parents? Who’s gonna protect the poor babies then? Please let them come home let them go so they can live to their full potential and you whoever you are will be blessed.
I know the hurt you have, my months are Jan. and Oct. my girls died hours after they were born, I did get to say goodbye to them.
You are doing a great job letting us know about all of the missing children and giving us a forum to talk to others. jmo
Jan,
I can understand I am so sorry for your losses. I loss a son seven years ago he was six months old to a heart defect. Even though I have found my peace but I still grieve it is something that you dont get over with you just learn how to either accept or adjust to it atleast I do.
My thoughts and prayers are with these parents who has no idea where these missing children are very sad, hopefully answers will be found some where and they are brought home.
thank you for the update jan. what an amazing smile marc has. i am praying that marc is found so he can be brought back home to his family and friends.
Thank you for the update Jan. I’m so very sorry for your loss.
Jan,
Thank you for the update on Mark Bookal and the other children.
I’m so, so sorry for your loss & I can truly sympathize with you. It’s a gut wrenching pain that stays with you forever. Bless you & thank you for everything you do for the children!
Jan,
Thank you for this article. My heart also goes out to you and any parent who has lost a child to death or abduction. Many here know my story of losing my 3rd child, Steven, at 3 1/2 months to SIDS. It forever changed me and my life. So many of us following these cases and who have such compassion for the parents/families have felt the pangs and devestation of loss ourselves. If not a child, then a loved one of another relation.
I pray that the poilce have information of a live Marc, but fear the worst.
Jan thank you for all of the updates on our babies. I like so many others have lost babies. Mine were twins as well. I went on to give birth to four babies. There are not many days that I don’t think of them. I can not fathom what it would be like to have a child solen. Can you imagine the pain.
I am so sorry for your lost and that of others. May God bless us all with our precious babies upon our arrival to his wonderful home when he is done with us here on earth.
There was a metion of elder abuse. Believe me when I say that our elderly are being abused in record numbers. It is heart breaking. I believe that God xpects us to take care of our children and elderly. Plase always be mindful of our elderly. They are so precious as well as our babis. Bless you all.
I have never lost a child but have come so close due to health issues. I cannot imagine the pain you are feeling – I will pray for you all.
Children are given to us by God! They are precious. They are our future. I get physically sick when I think of what these children and parents are going through. I pray that I can find something to do to make a difference.
I am sad to say this story is not gaining much coverage up here. I live within 40 minutes of where this little boy went missing and I only found out about because of this website. It is very sad story and I hope this little boy is found alive and well. Jan I to lost children in the same way you did and it’s very hard is not a year go by that I do not grieve and each time I hear a child go missing from a place they should have never lived in to begin with I cry and ache. So many beautiful children out there and so many of us who would gladly take and raise them if the parents do not wish too. For those tonight who we have in our hearts Haleigh, Marc, Adji and all the others so many to mention we pray that you are found and justice is done to those who have wronged you.
God Bless the children and keep them embraced in your arms.
I’m curious as to why Nancy Grace isn’t bringing more attention to this story. Is she aware of it? I think something is wrong with the boyfriend’s story.
MARC has been found ;(
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