Yet another missing child~Elizabeth Olten
October 23, 2009
This one is in Missouri. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of media coverage, and no amber alert yet. I’ve really had to dig for information. I’ll try to keep y’all updated.
Cole Co. Girl Still Missing Despite Search
Child Has Been Missing Since Wednesday NightPOSTED: 11:30 am CDT October 22, 2009
UPDATED: 9:35 am CDT October 23, 2009ST. MARTINS, Mo. — A group of searchers took the night off as they searched an area near Jefferson City for a 9-year-old girl who went missing after visiting a friend.
Cole County Sheriff Greg White said Thursday that Elizabeth Olten left a friend’s house just after 6 p.m. Wednesday and was supposed to walk a quarter-mile to her house in St. Martins, west of Jefferson City. Elizabeth was reported missing around 7 p.m.
“My niece is scared of the dark,” Elizabeth’s aunt Vicki Olten said. “I don’t understand.”
Elizabeth has long brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a pink sweater, T-shirt, blue jeans and white shoes.
Elizabeth’s aunt describes her niece as a “tough tomboy,” but only as tough as a 9-year-old can be.
“She’s just a baby,” Vicki Olten said.
White’s last briefing of the day Thursday left no more hope than what was at 7 a.m. when the search started.
“Daylight is our friend, darkness is not,” White said. “I’m a daddy and if my child was missing, I would be struggling.”
More than 400 people searched a half-mile radius and surrounding areas of Elizabeth’s home on Route D. Search crews battled rain and a ticking clock. Elizabeth’s family and White said there are no signs of a troubled runaway, foul play or any other clues that might shed light on where she could be.
“It’s been 24 hours, she’s 9 years old … being out there for two nights now,” Vicki Olten said.
Searchers planned to renew their search Friday once they had sunlight. There will be a 10 a.m. news conference to offer updates on the search.
Officials have set up a 24-hour hot line for any information on the case at 866-362-6422.
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October 28th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
They still keep on vanishing.
November 18th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Just want to send my deepest condolences to you…one mom to another. I cannot imagine what you are going through right now. The headline today is only the first I’ve even heard of your precious Elizabeth’s disappearance. I am praying for you to have the strength to deal with the news of your neighbor’s unspeakable action. The only thing I can think to say is I am sorry and that your angel now has wings to watch over YOU…I will continue to think of you and your little girl in Heaven.