LINDSEY J BAUM - 10 yo (2009) - McCleary WA

Kiwi said that this is only 50 miles from Karli Gaston, and wondered if the two might be connected through a common pervert.

LE has been notified and we can only wait and see.

Stranger abductions are relatively rare, another reason for Kiwi's thoughts.

Would be good if we could see some closure on this case.

Reward increases for McCleary girl missing 2 years



Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:28 PM

McCLEARY, Wash. -- As the second anniversary of
the disappearance of Lindsey Baum approaches, authorities have increased
the reward in her case.
The reward was increased Friday from $30,000 to $35,000, according to the Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office.
Baum was 10-years-old when she was last seen walking towards her McCleary home June 26, 2009.
Investigators have put up a billboard in McCleary and along
Interstate 5 near Tacoma to raise awareness over the anniversary
weekend.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call (866) 915-8299
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Reward-increases-for-girl-missing-nearly-2-years-124503964.html

Missing girl's mom: 'Not giving up till we find her'
Published: Jun 26, 2011 at 7:45 PM PDT


Melissa Baum wipes away a tear as she talks
about her missing daughter, Lindsey.

McCLEARY, Wash. - The mother
of a young girl who vanished without a trace two years ago on Sunday
says she sometimes dreams about her daughter coming home.

"Different scenarios, but she's home, and I can hold her," says Melissa
Baum, mother of missing Lindsey Baum, through her heartache and tears.

"I look forward to her coming home," Melissa says.
"I still believe she's out there - not giving up till we find her."

Lindsey Baum vanished while walking home from a friend's house on June
26, 2009, in the small town of McCleary in Grays Harbor County. It was
only a 10-minute walk from one house to the other, but Lindsey was never seen again.

The search for her continues. In the 730 days since then, Lindsey's mom
has seen her life turned upside down. But she has not lost hope that her
daughter will one day return.

"Two years ago, I was a single mom, working mom, raising two kids and
that's not the case anymore," says Melissa. "The only thing that hasn't
changed is my determination to find Lindsey and the love that I have for her."

Lindsey Baum

Today, there's yet to be any trace of Lindsey. Melissa says it's not just her daughter who's missing, it's her best friend.

"We did everything together," she says.

Melissa doesn't live in McCleary anymore. But on Sunday she and some
friends and family members met at the town's lone park, marking the
somber day her daughter disappeared.

The visit brings mixed feelings, but it helped her to remind others to keep looking for Lindsey.

A donor recently added another $5,000 to the reward for finding Lindsey - making it $35,000 for anyone who knows where she is.

And in just a couple of weeks, her family and friends invite everyone to
come back to the park in McCleary - to celebrate what will be Lindsey's 13th birthday.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/124576104.html

July 9th


MCCLEARY, Wash. (AP) — There were balloons and cake in McCleary, but sadly the birthday girl remains missing.Members of the Lindsey Baum search task force met in McCleary Thursday with Lindsey's mother, Melissa Baum, to mark her 13th birthday.KXRO reports Melissa Baum released two balloons into the air in honor of her daughter.Lindsey was 10 years old when she went missing June 26, 2009, while walking home from a friend's house.___Information from: KXRO-AM, http://www.kxro.com

8th July
McCleary, WA - Today being the 13th Birthday of missing McCleary girl
Lindsey Baum, Grays Harbor County Sheriff Mike Wheelan tells us "We
still have full time people devoted to it, the FBI still has full time
people devoted to it. We have not given up, and this case has not gone
cold, and we're going to continue working it."
The reward for
information on Baum was increased to 35 thousand last month, two years
after Lindsey disappeared while walking home from a friend's house June
26th of 2009. Friends and family of Baum are getting together today at
the park in McCleary to plant a tree around 6:30.Who to Contact with Information:
Grays Harbor County Information Hot-line (Tip line) (866) 915-8299
or CUE Center For Missing Persons -24 Hour Tip Line ( 910) 232-1687
Submit Confidential Tip Here For more details visit http://www.findlindseybaum.com/

It's too long for nothing to have shown up. Like Brittanee Drexel, I have a feeling that when all is said and done we are going to find another case of the "Garrido" syndrome here.
She was spirited away by some less than stable pedo who has kept her prisoner and brainwashed her into some sort of servitude.
LE should concentrate on a 50-75 mile radius with those individuals who may already have had some brushes with arrest or investigation in the past. Has anyone from her school left employ with haste since this happened?
It's just mind-boggling that nothing has come of this investigation yet.
Another reason why we must, despite recent events, continue our quest for justice.

Police searching 2 locations in connection with Lindsey Baum case
kirotv.com Webstaff

Posted: 2:21 pm PDT October 18, 2011
Updated: 3:04 pm PDT October 18, 2011

McCLEARY, Washington -- Police are searching two locations in McCleary in connection with missing girl Lindsey Baum, KIRO 7 South Sound Bureau Chief Richard Thompson reports.

The Thurston County Sheriff's Office served warrants at a business and a residence. There have been no arrests, and police said they are just following leads and working their way through evidence.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.

http://www.kirotv.com/news/29521799/detail.html

Police search jewelry store, man's home in connection with Lindsey Baum case

Updated: 6:10 pm PDT October 18, 2011

McCLEARY, Washington -- Police and federal agents searched two locations in McClearly on Tuesday in connection with missing child Lindsey Baum.
KIRO 7 South Sound Bureau Chief Richard Thompson first reported the news of the searches on his Twitter feed.
Detectives from the Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office along with agents from the FBI, officers from the Washington State Patrol, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife and King County Sheriff's Office served search warrants at a jewelry store and the home of a man who lives in town.
The man spoke with Thompson and said he has no alibi for the time of Baum's disappearance, so police think he had something to do with it. The man said he didn't and his friends agree.
"I don't think he had anything to do with it," said David Belcher. "I think they are grasping at straws myself, but we'll see."
There were no arrests, and police said they were just following leads and working their way through evidence.
Baum disappeared while she was walking home in McCleary more than two years ago. She was 10 years old at the time.
"I hope they find something," said Haley Messenger. "It's been too long without answers."
"My hope is like everyone else's, that she would come home safe and sound, but two years? There's hope and there's reality," Jan Mullin said.

http://www.kirotv.com/news/29521799/detail.html

Posted: Friday, November 4, 2011 9:44 am
Lindsey Jo Baum went missing in McCleary in June 2009 at the age
of 10, and this weekend searchers in Oakville will look for any
traces of the girl.

On Saturday, the Search and Seek Association is conducting a
ground search for Baum. The searches begin at 9 a.m. and run until 5 p.m.
http://www.chronline.com/news/local/article_50dfd372-0704-11e1-bdc1-001cc4c03286.html

Still searching for missing McCleary girl

Tuesday, 15 November 2011 10:52


Searchers are looking in woods north of McCleary Tuesday and Wednesday in the
Lindsey Baum case. Steve Shumate with the Grays Harbor sheriff's office
tells KBKW the FBI and Washington State Patrol are assisting in the
search of an area cleared by state prison work crews. Shumate say
investigators have no new leads in the case, they are merely taking
advantage of the work crews to perform a more thorough search in the
area. Lindsey was 10 years old when she vanished June 26, 2009, while
walking home from a friend's house.
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/18268-still-searching-for-missing-mccleary-girl

LIndsey Baum: Video of person of interest released by police


Grays Harbor sheriff's office have located two women that were seen
talking to a person of interest in the case of missing Lindsay Baum.

Authorities did not release the video to the public before this, but decided to do so in order to find the women.

The man that is seen in the video says he was no where near McCleary,
and the video shows he was. In the video, I think he is saying something
like hello to the woman that walks up next to him, and then something
else, like possibly have a nice day, when he left. What do you think he
is saying? It also looks like he bought a bag of chips and maybe a
drink, but he seems to be carrying a police scanner, and he has fire on
the back of his shirt.

http://missingpersonsblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/lindsey-baum-video-of-person-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FUWRFR+%28Missing+Persons+of+America%29

Seems to me this video should have been released early on. Certainly before now.

Person of interest identified in Lindsey Baum disappearance

Feb 9, 2012 at 2:43 PM PST


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This image taken from security
camera video shows the two women investigators would like to speak with.
Tim Hartman is seen at the rear of the image near the door.

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MCCLEARY, Wash. -
Investigators identified a local jewelry store owner Thursday as a
person of interest in the June 2009 disappearance of Lindsey Baum - but
the store owner himself denies having anything to do with it.

Tim Hartman, owner of Hartman's Jewelry and Repair in McCleary, admits
he "unintentionally" gave false information to authorities about his
whereabouts on the night Lindsey vanished. But he maintains his
innocence, saying he knows nothing about what happened to the girl and
actually helped in the search for her.

The identification of Hartman as a person of interest in the case
coincided with the release Thursday of a video from a convenience store
in the area that was recorded the evening Lindsey vanished while walking
home from a friend's house.

The video shows Hartman making a purchase in the store at about the same
time Lindsey vanished, around 9:15 p.m. on June 26, 2009. Hartman had
previously told investigators he wasn't in McCleary at that time.

Also seen in the video are two women, one of whom can be seen speaking
briefly with Hartman. Investigators want to interview the women, and
asked for the public's help in identifying them.

Within hours of the video's release, the women were identified as two
sisters living in McCleary, and detectives said they were planning to
interview them.

Hartman's car, home and his shop were searched in October as part of the investigation into Lindsey's disappearance.

The shop, Hartman's Jewelry and Repair on Fourth Street, is on the route
that Lindsey would have taken to get back home on the night she disappeared.

Hartman earlier told police he was not in the McCleary area at the time
of Lindsey's disappearance - but the newly released video shows that he actually was there.

In an interview on Thursday, Hartman told KOMO News that he had nothing to do with Lindsey's disappearance.

He admitted he initially told police he was not at the convenience
store, but said he honestly doesn't remember being there at the time in question.

He says he showed investigators a "certificate" showing that he had been
in a class in Belfair until 9 p.m. on June 26 and couldn't have made it
to McCleary by 9:15 p.m. But he says FBI investigators then determined
that the class actually had ended at 8:15 p.m.

"I still don't remember being here the night Lindsey disappeared, but
they have me at Mike's (Market) at 21:15 on their camera, 'cause I
looked at the picture, and I said, 'Yeah, that is me.' But I still don't remember being here at that time."

Hartman tells KOMO News he made an ambulance run later in the evening of
June 26, and when he returned to McCleary, the search for Lindsey already was under way.

He says Chief George Crumb of the McCleary Police Department then asked
him to join in the search, which he did. But Chief Crumb now says he
doesn't remember asking him to take part, Hartman says.

After joining in the search for a while, Hartman says he returned home
but couldn't sleep, so he went out searching again. It was then, at
about 1 a.m., that he says he ran into Lindsey's mother, and says he
drove her to a local creek where Lindsey sometimes went to play, in hopes they would find her there.

He says he searched there, and he left some markers to show where he had searched, but they were gone the next day.

"I don't have a clue what's going on," he told KOMO News. "They got to
do what they got to do. ... They're wasting a lot of money investigating me."

Hartman says the search of his home and business has "done damage to my reputation."

"Don't accuse me of something I didn't do," he says. "All I can do is
tell them what I know, which is nothing about the little girl."

Hartman also says he was interrogated by police for about eight hours in January, and has taken two polygraph tests.

He says he initially was told that he passed the first test, but later
was told that he had failed it. So he took a second test, which investigators told him was "inconclusive."

Lindsey Baum was 10 years old when she disappeared. A $35,000 reward has been offered in the case.

At the time of her disappearance, Lindsey was 4-foot-9, 80 pounds, with
brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a light blue hooded pullover shirt and blue jeans.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Investigators-seek-2-women-in-Lindsey-Baum-case-139031194.html

I can't believe they didn't release this video in June of 2009. It would have been much easier to investigate his movements then that it will be now, going on 3 years later.

I found this 2009 post at WS. Interesting I thought!!!!





Right after snapping this photo i was approached by 'Mark the (apparent) local drunk. He was quite intoxicated & slurry.

He asked what i was doing and i told him.

He was a bit 'chatty' and slurred out a few things.

Mark portrayed 'Peter' (iirc) (the owner or worker of the Jewelry shop ^, on Maple) as not having a 'great opinion of Lindsey &/or the Baum family. "~That girl was up to 'things'" (Lindsey)

Mark also didn't have such a great opinion. Mark mentioned being aware
Lindsey was on the internet. He generally & repeatedly came off
disliking Lindsey &/or the family.

Mark added one other thing. Mark said he believes 'Eric' (who lives
(according to Marks pointing) in the North-Eastern part of town)
'probably did it' (as in abducting Lindsey) Mark said Eric had conversed
with him (@ an unknown time) about 'young girls.

The conversation was strange.. but you couldn't expect much else. At one
point he stopped talking almost like he'd just realized he's telling
all this to a stranger & briefly thought twice.

If nothing else i'd suggest an interview with persons from this ^ Jewelry shop.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?s=a66ef95280e320518a009c44c2841dd4&t=86066