Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Amber Alert Hoax

ok so the media, police and everyone else got PLAYED by this most recent amber alert here in North Alabama.
So aparently a child was left in the car at a gas station in Albertville while the mother and her other daughter paid for gas and went to the bathroom...aparently someone for a truck hopped into that running car and drove it off...we all thought/hoped that he didn't realize the kid was in there, that he just wanted a car and was now starting to have a VERY bad day.

Justin and I go to Albertville find out that the mother was visiting her boyfriend there from Rainbow City (Gadsden basically) and was on her way back. The family was all gathered together waiting for good news. When we got there the mother's boyfriend showed up and took her back to his place and the rest of the the family was upset that she would go rest at a time like this...we also got wind that the family didn't really like the boyfriend, but didn't think much of it.

So today I find out that they found the boy...dead...in the trunck of the car...in the boyfriends 2nd residence near Gadsden. He is charged with murder, she is charged with hindering an investigation. The rumor now is that "G" was beat to death by the boyfriend for having bad grades...HOW COULD YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS??? and then the mother..what are you thinking??? ..if this is indeed the case (which a judge and jury will have to decide, I suppose)....

Then today we go to Gadsdsen and find our way around found kids that knew him and played with him in his neighborhood. Found the Courthouse to get some updated info...and also one of the Atlanta stations and most of the Brimingham stations, we talked to the bereau guys from NBC 13, very cool..the photog has won 3 emeys!! wow!

a wild wekk so far with a very sad story

1 Comments:

At 12/06/2006 9:37 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This case was so very sad... Our newsroom was totally depressed about this. Yes, the media and police were "played," but it's hard not to in a case like this.

I hope the mother ends up charged with something a little harsher than hindering the investigation...

 

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