Police have found what they believe could be the prosthetic leg that belonged to missing 10 year old Zahra Baker from North Carolina. CNN is reporting that it was found in a bushy area off Christie Road in Caldwell County according to Police Chief Tom Adkins of Hickory North Carolina but MSNBC is reporting that it was found at the family home where Zahra lived.
Adkins says the prosthetic leg is consistent with that of little Zahra, who lost her leg during her battle with bone cancer when she was only 5 years old and who later on developed lung cancer as well. Law enforcement are comparing the serial numbers on the prosthetic that was found to the one that Zahra got while she was still living in Australia, where both of her natural parents are from. Police have contacted her mother and they have requested to have her medical records sent to them.
Now the focus on their search for this precious angel has turned to the home that Zahra lived in with her father and stepmother in North Carolina. They have brought in a backhoe and other machinery to use for digging in the yard of the family home while investigators rake through the dug up dirt looking for evidence. Police dogs have been brought in as well to go over the yard where they are digging. So far it is being reported that at least one bag of evidence has been taken from the home as of this morning. Adkins says they have received new information which led them to start the search inside and outside the family’s home. Adkins said, “We’re looking for any piece of evidence that can help in that investigation.â€
Are they getting close to finding poor little Zahra? The chances of finding her alive look very slim to none but I do pray that at least she will be found. If she is dead then at least she will be able to be laid to rest properly if they can find her. She deserves that at least.
I will be watching for any new news on this case. Please keep praying for Zahra Baker.
Jan Barrett
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI am praying for this sweet little girl and for answers to my question of why. Why do so many of these sweet, innocent children face so much horrible evil in their short lives? We must change our laws to protect children in a way which Zarha was not. Society has to be more proactive when they see children in harms way. DCFS needs to revisit their policies and actively begin to protect these children. we need to say NO MORE !
All these missing children have touched my heart. But this child has moved me to tears because of her fight to live then be allegedly abused by her family.
I do have one thought. When no one saw her for long periods of time. Some didn’t even know she existed. Why would the father and stepmother even report her missing? They could’ve made up any story months or years later.
This is a sad case, and it looks like it is wrapping up in a hurry, now. Adam Baker has been released from jail. I wonder how long he will stay out?
Thank you so much Jan for the articles. I have been watching this story unfold. It is so tragic! I cannot help but to weep for this beautiful freckle faced little girl with the passion to live.The smile on her face as she got her hearing aides and was able to hear again.A prosthetic leg to be able to walk again. Zahra is a Miracle! I pray they find her and may JUSTICE be swift and harsh.jmo
What are the chances that other children living in the Caldwell County area had prosthetic legs? Changes are NONE.
This is definitely Zahra’s….but LE is going to await further information from Australia.
They CAN take fingerprints from this leg along with DNA evidence…..before hearing from abroad.
Since the EVIL Dad has been released from jail, he will be followed either by GPS and cell phone contacts.
He can run but he can’t hide…..he will be charged as an accomplice in Zahra’s murder, and that is certain.
Both SM & father are incredible SOCIOPATHS, with no feelings whatsoever for Zahra.
They are connected with the Anthony family in that regard.
I pray that Zahra is found soon. She deserves a proper burial so that she can REST IN PEACE.
I hope LE watches Mr. Baker closely and takes his passport away from him! I think he is a flight risk personally! I can’t believe he bonded out! Where is Zahra and what did these creeps do to her? God love her!
I don’t know if Mr. Baker is evil or just plain stupid but the fact that he moved his child halfway around the globe for some whacked out psycho chick, taking Zahra away from the Austrailian family she knew and loved and THEN allowed this miserable wretch of a stepmother to abuse his child is beyond reason. I am so sick of these mothers and fathers thinking about themselves and the kids paying the ultimate price for their selfishness. He doesn’t deserve to live! Like I said on another article, I think Mr. Baker was thinking with the wrong part of his anatomy instead of using his brain when he moved here for Elisa. He needs to be strung up by that particular piece of his anatomy and flogged with a prosthetic leg! He is a moron!
Just to give you all an update. Misty has a new case added to her dockett. It seems the ACLU maybe getting involved on her charges. There is a writ of Habeas Corpus filed. It goes in front of the Supreme court of Florida. I will have Tobias put the info over here so you all can see it. It was filed before her sentencing.
LFJ – what the heck does that mean?
So she thinks she’s being jailed unconstitutionally? And she thinks this AFTER she pleads guilty to the charges filed against her? Am I missing something?
The way they are using rakes and “gently” backhoe-ing makes me think she WAS sent through the woodchipper and her remains were scattered (as an unfortunate kind of “mulch”) or combined with the uppermost top layers of the earth. I noticed that they were particularly checking the soil around the bases of bushes. I do believe that they are searching for bone pieces. Does anyone else think that?
Jan: Thanks to you from NC for reporting on this! I have followed your reports on the Haleigh Cummings case and have always appreciated your dedication and concern for her.
I live 30 mins from Hickory and am horrified by what has happened to this little girl – who has captured everyone in this community’s hearts.
Sending prayers down from NC for Haleigh and hoping you guys further south will keep Zahra alive in your hearts and prayers as well.
This case with little Zahra makes me cry! When I look at her sweet little face in those photos my heart just breaks. I read NG update about how she tried to fit in and look pretty,she was a pretty little girl. She is just one year older than my son and when I think about how young that is, and how her step mother taunted her and beat her makes me furious! She had noone to help her, her dad let her down, both of them.I wish that I could do something to keep crap like this from happening to children, like maybe get a job with CPS or something. Something has to be done, more people need to be aware of what is going on. More people need to give a damn about these things!!!!
NC Girl – The fact that the dogs hit on the chipper and other equipment and the fact that LE is back digging, taking photos and has bagged some evidence I would say either Zahra went through the chipper (sorry, I know that sounds harsh and insensitive but I don’t know how else to say it) or her bedding, clothing or weapon went through the chipper. They are finding something because they’ve bagged up stuff from holes they dug. I can’t even IMAGINE putting a child through one of those things. I get nauseated just thinking of it. I just wonder what the stepwitch did to kill her? Hit her too hard? Maybe smacked her and she fell and hit her head? LE has been and still is going through the house with a fine-toothed comb. They are going to convict these creeps!!!!! So where is daddy-dearest hiding out now that he is free?
Iketa – I’d say that is a safe assumption. Not sure why they weren’t smart enough to hide the prosthetic leg a little better rather than throwing it is some shrubs. Surely they knew SOMEONE would eventually find it and it would be tracked back to Zahra! Why didn’t they put it through the chipper or bury it or something? They obviously have tried to cover their tracks (disposing of the mattress, dumping gasoline in the vehicle, using the chipper to destroy evidence, etc). Somehow tossing a leg in a bush doesn’t sound very thorough as compared to the extent they’ve gone to to destroy other evidence. They were probably cleaning up, covering their tracks and devising their “kidnapping” plan for a couple of weeks after they disposed of her and before they called 911. They probably thought they were being very thorough.
JB – reading iketa’s post above was exactly what I’ve feared but had been unable to bring myself to post in any forum. I truly think that’s what happened. The cadaver dogs have had too many hits for any of us to hold on to hope.
Just my theory, but I’m thinking the stepmom has confessed or is doing so in fragments through her attorney. The sudden cooperation and new attorney leads me to think that she realizes she’s in deep and maybe hoping for a plea deal since we are a death penatly state? The dad’s mother and brother have arrived from Australia (who he was retrieving from the airport) so I’m guessing he’s holed up in a hotel with them considering that they are actively searching his most recent home and have continued to search the others.
This sickens me beyond words. I’m a single mother of a special needs child and I cannot fathom what that child endured. I would have gladly taken her on a moments notice if they found she was more of a burden than worth keeping. How different her life would have been with a mother who loved her and embraced her disabilites as opposed to being abused.
Iketa, I believe they may have actually done that. It infuriates me! I agree with Michelle and NC Girl my heart goes out to your commnity. I will cotinue to pray for Zahra. May she rest in peace and may these monsters get the maximum sentence. My prayers are also going out to Zahras grandmother in Austrailia.
JB, I am not sure wht it means right at the moment, but I did ask Tobias to put the info on this thread for you and others to see since you cannot get into the forum..You all are BNN family and if something new arises we want you too know.
God Bless the missing! God please bring them home!
Florida Supreme Court Case Docket
Case Number: SC10-1989 – Active
MISTY JANETTE CROSLIN, ETC. vs. WALTER A. MCNEIL, ETC.
Lower Tribunal Case(s): 2009-10138CF, 2009-10139CF, 2009-10140CF, 2009-10141CF, 2009-10142CF, 2009-10251CF, 2009-10252CF, 2010-00141CF
10/27/2010 03:28
Date Docketed
Description
Filed By
Notes
10/07/2010 PETITION-HABEAS CORPUS Jack White BY: Jack White
10/12/2010 PETITION-AMENDMENT/SUPPLEMENT Jack White BY: Jack White FILED AS “LETTER DATED 10/06/2010” WITH PETITION-HABEAS CORPUS ATTACHED
10/15/2010 NOTICE-DISMISS (VOLUNTARY) Jack White BY: Jack White (10/15/2010: WITHDRAWN)
10/15/2010 NOTICE-WITHDRAWAL Jack White BY: Jack White OF “NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL” – FILED AS “LETTER DATED 10/14/2010”
10/18/2010 LETTER Jack White BY: Jack White DATED 10/15/2010 ADDRESSED TO JUSTICE R. FRED LEWIS WITH PETITION-HABEAS CORPUS ATTACHED
10/18/2010 PETITION-AMENDMENT/SUPPLEMENT Jack White BY: Jack White FILED AS “ADDENDUM AND CORRECTIONS TO PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS”
JB HEARD YOU WERE LOOKING FOR THIS NEW INFO ON MISTYS CASE. IF YOU LOOK UP THE JACK F. WHITE III HE IS A MEMBER WITH THE ACLU. JMO
Florida Supreme Court Case Docket
Case Number: SC10-1989 – Active
MISTY JANETTE CROSLIN, ETC. vs. WALTER A. MCNEIL, ETC.
Lower Tribunal Case(s): 2009-10138CF, 2009-10139CF, 2009-10140CF, 2009-10141CF, 2009-10142CF, 2009-10251CF, 2009-10252CF, 2010-00141CF
10/27/2010 03:28
Date Docketed
Description
Filed By
Notes
10/07/2010 PETITION-HABEAS CORPUS Jack White BY: Jack White
10/12/2010 PETITION-AMENDMENT/SUPPLEMENT Jack White BY: Jack White FILED AS “LETTER DATED 10/06/2010” WITH PETITION-HABEAS CORPUS ATTACHED
10/15/2010 NOTICE-DISMISS (VOLUNTARY) Jack White BY: Jack White (10/15/2010: WITHDRAWN)
10/15/2010 NOTICE-WITHDRAWAL Jack White BY: Jack White OF “NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL” – FILED AS “LETTER DATED 10/14/2010”
10/18/2010 LETTER Jack White BY: Jack White DATED 10/15/2010 ADDRESSED TO JUSTICE R. FRED LEWIS WITH PETITION-HABEAS CORPUS ATTACHED
10/18/2010 PETITION-AMENDMENT/SUPPLEMENT Jack White BY: Jack White FILED AS “ADDENDUM AND CORRECTIONS TO PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS”
hERE IS THE INFO YOU WANTED. HOPE THIS IS IT? ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT JUST ASK I WILL FIND IT.
Hey Tobias – So very good to see you! I’ve missed ya bunches! So what does all of this mean? How can she claim to be jailed unconstitutionally if she admitted and made a guilty plea/no contest plea to the charges? Am I missing something? And did we REALLY need another ring in this circus? We’re already up to a 3,429,102,198 ring circus as it is! Good Grief! 🙄
I dont know what it really is about. But the writ is on both dockets so it has to do with one sentenced case and one case yet to be sentenced. In my opinion that means it wasnt what happened during her sentence in St. Johns,but I could be wrong. jmo
It could be her constitutional rights were violated along the way some how. She was in a cell out of general pop. for 210 days or more. And after Ron was sentenced there was a report from AH that the interigation by LE had her in the infermary under suicide watch, but who can really believe eerything he states? Chelsea did add that also so maybe it was true somewhat? jmo
Iketa said,in October 28th, 2010 at 11:32 am The way they are using rakes and “gently” backhoe-ing makes me think she WAS sent through the woodchipper and her remains were scattered (as an unfortunate kind of “mulch”) or combined with the uppermost top layers of the earth. I noticed that they were particularly checking the soil around the bases of bushes. I do believe that they are searching for bone pieces. Does anyone else think that?
———————————————–To give everyone here some peace on this issue…That was the theory very early in this case. It was later decided and confirmed that if anyone attempted this it would be impossible to clean the chipper well enough to erase all evidence. It was said LE would have clearly discovered this immediately in the first few hours of the case. I was grateful to know this was not possible as it was beyond comprehension for me.
JB said,in October 28th, 2010 at 10:00 am So she thinks she’s being jailed unconstitutionally? And she thinks this AFTER she pleads guilty to the charges filed against her? Am I missing something?
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This could be a factor in the filing JMO
Amendment VIII
Bail, fines, punishment
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted
barbinOhio – I would HOPE they weren’t that deranged to put her through the chipper but why would the dogs hit on it? And what is it that LE is finding in the wood piles that they are putting in evidence bags? What could they have put through there that had decomp/blood on it? Dang, it is too early in the morning to be talking about this! UGH!
Tobias / barbinOhio – As far as I am concerned she was kept in “solitary” for her own safety. That isn’t excessive punishment…it is keeping her alive. If you don’t want to be interrogated by LE, don’t do crimes and tell the flippin’ truth! I have NO sympathy for Misty AT ALL! I wish the ACLU would stay out of it. This case is fugged up enough without them jumping in the middle of it!
Here is another story that will make you want to go postal:
“JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A north Florida mother has pleaded guilty to shaking her baby to death after the boy’s crying interrupted her game on Facebook.
Alexandra V. Tobias pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Wednesday and remains jailed.
The Florida Times-Union reports that she told investigators she was angered because the boy was crying while she was playing the game FarmVille.
The paper also reports that she told investigators she shook the boy, smoked a cigarette to compose herself and then shook him again.
She will be sentenced in December. State guidelines call for 25 to 50 years, but a prosecutor said it could be shorter than that.
A telephone message and an e-mail sent by The Associated Press to her attorney weren’t immediately returned.”
Has the entire planet lost its flippin’ mind? What is wrong with all these so called parents? HOW can they do these things? This baby lost its life because it cried while the mom was trying to play a game on Facebook? REALLY? Okie Dokie! I think I’m going home and lock my door and stay there until Monday when I’m forced to return to work. People are NUTS!
JB~
I agree with you. I don’t think some people understand it takes alot of patience and love to have and raise a child. it’s not like on t.v. next week they are grown up.
I have 4 children, my two oldests ones are now 22 years old and 24 years old.(both boys)
my two youngests ones are a 13 year old girl and a 26 month old baby boy. with my oldest ones I did not work, I started working when my daughter was 3 and I will admitt she was a easy child to handle. my 26 months old you have to have your eye on 24/7. he is a dare devil and is always trying to get into things. when he goes to bed at 8:00-8:30 I’m also ready for bed. but the point is you have to watch your children. you have to protect them and love them. I’m on babysitter # 3 because when I felt he wasn’t getting the care he needed it was time to find someone who could and would watch him.
how these parents can leave or trust their children with the people they did in insane, or kill their babies over a game or as like Casey A to party is beyound me. I figure I get my life back in about 16 years because I choose to have another child so I choose the fact he comes first.
JB said,in October 29th, 2010 at 7:57 am barbinOhio – I would HOPE they weren’t that deranged to put her through the chipper but why would the dogs hit on it? And what is it that LE is finding in the wood piles that they are putting in evidence bags? What could they have put through there that had decomp/blood on it? Dang, it is too early in the morning to be talking about this! UGH!
Tobias / barbinOhio – As far as I am concerned she was kept in “solitary” for her own safety. That isn’t excessive punishment…it is keeping her alive. If you don’t want to be interrogated by LE, don’t do crimes and tell the flippin’ truth! I have NO sympathy for Misty AT ALL! I wish the ACLU would stay out of it. This case is fugged up enough without them jumping in the middle of it!
———————————————–JB The Forensic specialist stated the wood chipper would have no way to be cleaned and the effects of such a practice would have left so much visible evidence that the dogs would not be needed. He stated there would be very visible signs all around the chipper as well as all though it There would be no way LE would miss it. It was also stated by the Rep of the maker of the chipper that the prosthetic leg would not go through the chipper.
As far a MC is concerned I do not feel the solitary confinement was cruel and unusual punishment. It was for her protection as you stated. IMO
I have been following this case since I heard about it and feel just heart broken for this little girl.
I have not seen any updates in a few days. It seems they are repeating what we already know.
I really think that these monsters did something to her long before they reported her missing. I listened to Adam Baker’s 911 call and it was a little too calm for me. I have to two little ones and would be a complete wreck if one of them were missing. I cannot even imagine! In the 911 call he said that ” someone” set a fire in his yard in the middle of the night….this seems odd to me. I believe the wood chipper is involved in some way. Maybe they did something to her body before putting her through the chipper. I also feel that the leg was thrown in a field to throw police off and to get it off their property/hands. I think these people are sick and unforgiveable. I pray that they figure all this morbid crap out and put Zahra to rest. In her photos she looks so beautiful and sweet. This is a shameful shameful crime.
I just have to wonder what kind of character Adam Baker is. You see when I think about how Zahra’s biomom is not around and left her at 8 months old or so, I wonder what kind of women would do that? Most often mentally disturbed, and/or drug addicted women would do something like that. So then he meets this next one, Elisa, and she supposedly beats the crap out of this little angel?! I feel drugs are involved on his behalf. I already read that SM dealt drugs as well. So why is he choosing these women who are not stable, probably b/c he is not likely stable either. JMO, so anyway, I just wonder if HE is the one who could have hurt Zahra as well as SM. According to NG, police think he knows more than he says, and I totally believe that is possible. The mattress,come on, he knew about that and was probably the one who picked it up and took the old one to the dump. Like most children “missing” with parents associated with drugs, the case is that they know and they are trying to cover up their negligence,abuse, hatred. It makes me sick. Like I said before, I really feel like I want to do more than just sit behind my computer and read about these cases with these little angels, now I feel like I am starting to want to do something about it. These are not just random accidents that happen once a year. Now, it seems like two to three a month. These babies did not ask to be born, they did not have a choice in who their parents were. They are so fragil, and thrown out like worthless garbage. These two recent deaths with the 2 day old getting mauled to death by the pittbull and then the three month old that got his precious like shaken out of him for Facebook??? Oh my goodness, it is unreal!!! I am just starting to pray for ALL of the children in this world and for their safety. I pray that if they are in abusive situations or families that the Good Lord will move them away before their lives are lost. I will continue to do so and I hope that someday I can be in a situation where I can extend not only my voice but my hand to help as well.
Michelle, I agree with your post! In Zahras and HaLeigh Cummings case there was drug use and drug dealing occurring. I pray for justice for these two little angels. I believe there will be resolve for Zahras case, but I do not see a resolve for HaLeigh right now.These cases are truely sad.
I watched the movie last night ‘The Lovely Bones’ It really touched my heart. In the movie where the little girl Susan is yelling ” What am I “The Dead girl”, “The missing” ” The Lost” tears began to run down my face and It makes you realize that we can never give up on finding who and what happened to them! They need peace and Justice! These crimes committed against these children are senseless and have to be untolerable!jmo
I was hoping LE would have some success over the weekend and Zahra would have been found but that appears not to be the case.
Nothing new on Haleigh.
I was glad to hear that Judge Perry did a good beat down on Bozo and Company Friday. Basically told them the records remain public including her phone calls, visits and purchases….and told them he wasn’t given them a blank check to fund the DUHfense. GO JUDGE PERRY! And can’t they find a shirt for Casey the Maggot to wear that isn’t about to pop buttons off? Does she really think that her boobs are going to save her from the DP? 🙄
LOL! JB. Right now nothing new on HaLeigh. I keep checking on info for Zahra.
Hello LFJ – just read that LE has confirmed the prosthetic leg did belong to Zahra….not that I had any doubts. I do hope LE can find this baby and hold the people responsible accountable! Prayers for Zahra.
Prayers for Haleigh who seems all but forgotten! 😥
Prayers for Caylee! Justice is coming our little angel!
Shaniya Davis Case Update: Not sure if everyone remembers this case – this is the little African American girl with a smile that could melt the hardest of hearts! She was absolutely adorable. Her druggie mom had recently taken custody of her while Shaniya’s dad worked out of state….the mom owed a drug debt so offered her daughter (5 years old I think) up as payment. The man took Shaniya to a hotel (seen on video) and raped and murdered her and dumped her with some garbage and deer carcases. The mother then called 911 and said her daughter was missing (knowing full well where she went).
Anyway, they’ve released the search warrants and other documents. It is confirmed that the mom owed the drug debt to McNeil and that Shaniya was meant as payment. LE also found pictures of another young female child (sexually explicit) on McNeil’s phone. The mom had been bonded out by her family but appears she may be back behind bars. Both are in jail awaiting trial. I pray that these two get the maximum for what they did to Shaniya! God rest her little soul! 😥 😥 😥
Hey JB, LE has confimed it is Zahras prothetic leg and the dna on the mattress belongs to Zahra. They are now back at Zahras home with power tools cutting through the paneling and dry wall. GRAND JURY INDICTED STEPMOM IN ZAHRAS DISAPPEARANCE! This is good news for Zahra. There will be more charges coming down the pike I am sure.I am waiting on the fathers charges as well.God Bless Zahra!
There will be a docment dump on Caseys case I believe tomorow. Justice for Caylee and Zahra. COME ON! PCSO where is the JUSTICE for HALEIGH ANNE MARIE CUMMINGS?????
Hey LFJ! Good Morning! I saw there was the Grand Jury indictment for Elisa but it is only for the obstruction of justice. What the heck? Why did they need a grand jury for that? She admitted writing the ransom note so that charge seemed pretty cut and dry. Maybe they tried for other charges and the grand jury wants more evidence first. Come on LE…find Zahra and find the evidence to convict!
So many of the docs in the last couple of doc dumps in Caylee’s case have been old news. I’m hoping to see something big one of these days. Something that is SHABAM….game over…lethal injection for Casey with no if’s, and’s or but’s! 🙂
Justice for Haleigh seems to be slipping away! 😥
JB,I think they want to find as much evidence as possible for a slam dunk case once they charge her for murder charges and that father of Zahras has to be charged for something in all of this imo. I know the wall they are cutting through is the one in Zahras bedroom.
I know HaLeighs case seems kind of bleak right now, but I keep praying we will see the wheels of Justice start turning for her real soon. I am not going to give up on Angel HaLeigh she needs our voices to heard.
I know they said on the news the documens were going to have some more letters and financal Docs. I love Judge Perry for making sure our tax dollars gives Casey an adequate defense that she cannot go back after a conviction and claim foul to get a new trial that would be extremely expensive. He is a good Judge.
LFJ – yes, Perry is dotting every “i” and crossing every “t”. I’m just so sick of Bozo whining I could vomit. I wish all these high-powered attys would quit and Casey would have the PD she deserves. Save the tax payers a little bit of money anyway!
I’m wondering why they are cutting out walls at Zahra’s home? Is there blood splatter or are they looking for Zahra in the walls? UGH!
They did not say last night. I am hoping we hear more on that today, but my guess is they think Zahra may be behind there, because I think they would have noticed the blood spatter before now on her wall.I think I heard them say a dog hit on the wall in her room. Do not quote me on that because at the time they were talking about that my telephone rang and I am not sure if I heard it correctly.
The police here have remained very tight-lipped and continue to refer to everything as “potential evidence” with no details divulged. They were seen removing drywall and according to witnesses (I’m guessing neighbors) they are concentrating on Zahra’s room. They are also removing evidence in large brown bags and from the photos it’s anyone’s guess as to what’s inside. I’m just wondering where they are getting their bits/pieces of information that has lead them to this type of search in the home? They also have been back to other areas as well that the family was known to have lived.
And where is Adam Baker? I wonder if he is still “cooperating” and if so, why hasn’t he been present at the search sites as he had been in the past?
On a different note, step-mom’s attorney is a real piece of work and has been quoted as having no conscience for taking on defendants – even those that confess their guilt to horrific crimes. She believes the death penalty is senseless and vows to provide the strongest defense for any defendant. She is currently playing games with my local county’s court by delaying hearings involving another death penalty case (fiancee murdered pregnant young mother of two) and is playing Zahra’s disappearence to her favor. I would love to see her go a round with Nancy Grace.
I just pray that LE is finding what they need to bring Zahra’s killer(s) to justice. Please Lord don’t let this become another Haleigh case!
LFJ – they’ve released another 1000 docs in the Casy Anthony case. Haven’t found anything too interesting yet but still digging. Cindy’s letters to Casey are pathetic. She states in one of her letters that after Casey’s trial she and Casey will go find Caylee together. Uh, might start by looking in the cemetary! UGH! She still is professing that Caylee is alive. Not sure who she thinks was deceased in Casey’s trunk, or who they found in a trash bag (from their house) and in a laundry bag (from their house) with duct tape over their mouth and nose (from their house) with clothes and a blanket belonging to Caylee and why the hair attached to the skull matched Caylee’s and the DNA (uh, junk science?) matched Caylee’s. 🙄 Does she REALLY think she and Casey are going to walk out of the courtroom hand in hand, skip down the street and be greeted by a live Caylee? I want whatever drugs SHE is taking! LOL 😆
LOL!! JB, whatever she is on is a major hollucinogentic!! Must be good! She best enjoy this trip while it last. REALITY is going to slap her straight! Perhaps Cindy is worried there will be some kind of charges filed against her before this is all over with so she is already setting up an insanity plea!
I haven’t got to read the release yet. I have had company all day.(((( HUGS ))))
NC girl thanks for the update there from your community. I am sure LE knows exactly where Adam Baker is. I am praying for you all. I know this has to be difficult for all of you there. It is so tragic and the details so far have been horrific. I strongly disagree with the lawyer.They deserve the DP. I am all for it in cases like this.jmo
OMG!!! Have you guys seen the letters that Elisa wrote to friends and family? She is WHACKED! She said stuff about some girls want to grow up to be princesses but she wants to grow up to be a vampire! Uh, she IS grown up and she’s WORSE than a vampire! She also said that Zahra isn’t missing and LE knows this and knows where Zahra is. She said “we didn’t kill her but what HE did afterwards is a little horrifying. Makes me afraid of him.” WTF? She said if she hadn’t admitted to the stupid note she wouldn’t be in jail. She is blaming Adam for everything. I just can’t figure out what “everything” is. She claims Zahra is alive and LE knows this. I think she is out of her ever-lovin’ mind! Google “Zahra Baker” and you’ll see articles on these letters. I haven’t found the entire letters but they have snippets. The friends and family members turned the letters over to LE and they say the handwriting is consistant with Elisa’s but they are having a handwriting expert verify. Why don’t they just verify it with Elisa? This case gets more bizarre with every passing day!
JB: the copies of the letters are on wbtv website. I dont believe she says Zahra is alive. She just says that LE knows where she is.
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JB, this just came out today. Excerpts from Elisa Bakers letters she wrote. It is chilling to the imagination of what she could mean. Thought you would enjoy this.
You can also find images of the letters here:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/11/02/1807174/images-of-letters-of-zahra-baker.html
I probably should not repost what is obviously a rumor (and highly doubtful that it would be confirmed even if true) but below is a comment listed on the Hickory Daily Record website:
Posted by missing_my_mom on Nov. 3, 2010 – 10:42 a.m.
I had a Burke County Deputy tell me that they were tearing down paneling & sheet rock at the Baker House because the luminal had been used in the house & it showed positive for blood all over the walls .Also he said Elisa Baker is trying to plea deal for a life sentence..She is telling detectives that Adam Baker beat little Zahra to death and then cut her up with a chainsaw then spread her remains throughout Burke & Caldwell County.Like I said a Burke County Deputy told me this but it would make since why they they are taking the walls down for evidence.I pray that little Zahra didn’t die this way.They need to lock both parents up & tell the other convicts what they have done to this precious child and let them have their way with these two.Both are guilty of killing this precious child & no punishment is good enough for them.
bamagirl….well, she said they didn’t kill Zahra and she wasn’t missing. I guess she is saying she died by accident and then Adam got rid of the body in a horrible way…but she says LE KNOWS where Zahra is and that she isn’t missing. Have they found her or this woman smoking crack?! She is pointing the finger at Adam, that much is for sure.
bamagirl – and thanks for pointing me to the letters! Greatly appreciated! All I had seen were snippets.
it is rumored they have found a bone belonging to her.
Tobias – HELLO! HUGS! Yes, it is on ABC, MSNBC, etc….they’ve found a bone close to where the prosthetic leg was found but they don’t have confirmation that it belongs to Zahra yet. It has been sent to the medical examiner’s office for confirmation.
Did you read the letters that whacked out freak of a stepmother wrote? “We didn’t kill her but what he did afterwards was pretty horrifying…oh, and Happy Halloween….it’s my favorite holiday…blah blah blah”. I mean, REALLY? Who talks about a child dying, the father doing something horrific after the child was dead and then in the next breath talks about Halloween? I’m having flashbacks to Casey Anthony! How many fruit loops are out there running around with kids in their care? How many more babies have to die and HOW and WHY did Zahra die if they didn’t kill her? If it was an accident, then why all the ransome notes and hiding body parts (gulp)? I’m not sure I believe anything this freak stepmother is saying! She’s pointing the finger at Adam (and maybe rightfully so) but I don’t believe for a SECOND that she is innocent in all of this and I believe her role to be much larger than she portrays in the letters!
Oh, and in an article at MSNBC a friend who received a letter from Elisa Monday said the letter claimed that Adam had NOTHING to do with what happened to Zahra. The friend stated that Elisa always made things up so she doesn’t know what to believe. I swear this is like Casey Anthony all over again. This people are WHACKED! And why is her atty allowing her to send out all these letters with details (conflicting details as the case may be) about the case when she COULD be facing the DP? Better rein the psycho freakazoid in before she sticks the needle in her own arm (which is fine by me)!
**these*** not “this”…. 😳
“We really didn’t kill her , but what he did afterwards was horrific” The word ‘We’ makes me believe they both are involvd with what happened to Zahra, God Bless her little soul.These folks are the pictue of pure evil! Poor Zahra was spread around to let nature take care of the evidence.
It should not be long before we find out if the bone found is Zahras.The news reports coming out of Hickory have been consistent thus far. Adam Baker has been evicted from the home as it is now unlivable. LE have torn out walls, ceilings and floors. I hope thy put these evil people in cell the size of the attc they made Zahra sleep in until they take them to the needle.jmo
I applaud the Hickory LE for the great investigatve work they are doing to bring Zahra Justice.
What NC Girl says (I know it is not officially confirmed) certainly seems like it could be consistent with what might have happened and why they are searching for her bones here, there, and everywhere.
I had the sad thought that poor Zahra was treated like a Mr. Potato Head.
My heart is broken with the latest breaking news. When I arrived home, I turned on the news to discover that a human bone had been discovered in the area that the prosthetic leg was recovered. From what has been reported, that stretch of road is only two miles long. The leg was recovered about halfway so the bone was less than a mile to a mile away (not a very vast distance). I am certain that the medical examiner’s office and state will expedite this request for processing and DNA testing. We all know the inevitable – that she is gone for good. But I guess there is a small part of my heart still rooting for her and wishing beyond all hope that she was still alive and in the care of someone else (not even possible but I hope).
On a different note, Adam Baker was evicted from his home yesterday. The landlord has publicly declared that the house is now uninhabitable (due to the crime scene processing) however he would not state the reason for eviction (gee, I wonder what due cause he could state?). Upon Adam’s return to the house to collect a suitcase (in the company of his mother, brother and attorney) he was met with a large crowd of onlookers/neighbors that shouted obscenities and threats throughout the duration of his visit. I’m truly surprised that’s all they did.
I’m sure I am reporting things that everyone has already discovered. But should anyone like local thinks to breaking news on this case, please let me know and I’d be happy to post the most up-to-date resources available in our area.
On a personal note, I guess I’m one of those people that thought “never in my community”. I have followed Caylee from day one (I wish I had the psychological credentials to analyize that bunch) and have checked the status of Haleigh on a regular basis (where does one begin with all the drug use/selling). I just never thought in my lifetime that such a case would ever occur here and so close to home. (I know that’s what everyone says.) I remember Susan Smith (in SC) and how I would have driven to get those two little boys in a heartbeat. And I guess the same goes for Zahra,Caylee, Haleigh and all the others. For God’s sake, if you don’t want the child leave them in a Wal-Mart if nothing else! You don’t have to kill them! There are plenty of parents around (myself included) that would take them in a moments notice!
Thanks to all for letting me vent. This story has just really struck too close to home.
**oops – I meant local “links” not “thinks”. Sorry!
NC Girl, your emotions are completely understandable. My prayers are with you and your community. You vent as much as you need too! Just know you are among family here at BNN and we all share your grief.
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