Not again~Somer Thompson
The very last thing I want to be doing is blogging about yet another missing little girl from Florida…but it seems we have another one. Somer Thompson is 7 years old, and is from Orange Park, FL (up towards Jacksonville). She was walking home from school yesterday when she disappeared. I’ll be honest, I saw this story this morning, and waited on blogging it, hoping that it was a parental thing or something….but that isn’t how it’s being reported so far.
I’m going to post the poster from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, along with a news article. Again, I ask you….keep your eyes open. She might be out there (for those who say no way, think about Elizabeth Smart). You just never know.
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Florida Authorities Search for Girl, 7, Who Vanished After School
Florida officials expanded their search for a 7-year-old girl who vanished while walking home from school Monday afternoon.
Somer Thompson was released from Grove Park Elementary School in Grove Park, in northern Florida at 2:50 p.m. She was with her twin brother, her 10-year-old sister and friends when she reportedly ran ahead of them after getting into a fight. Her brother and sister said she was not at home when they arrived at 3:05 p.m.
Somer’s mother’s boyfriend searched up and down the block for her when she didn’t come home; her mother called home at 4 p.m. to check on the kids and immediately called authorities.
Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said officers are investigating whether Somer’s disappearance is connected to an event that happened in the area on Oct. 10, when three people unsuccessfully tried to lure a 5-year-old girl into a car.
“We want to emphasize while we’re taking this into consideration, we are not focusing just on this … we’re exploring other areas and angles,” Beseler said.
He said 57 sex offenders have been interviewed within a 3-mile radius, and their homes and yards have been searched. The search was expanded Tuesday to a 5-mile radius, and officials say they will interview 30 more registered sex offenders.
“This is an all-out search,” Sgt. Dan Mahla, of the Clay County Sheriff’s Department said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. “We are going to keep trying and trying and trying. We have all these resources and we are maximizing them to the max.”
He said they’ve received 150 leads in the case, but no person of interest.
“She is an endangered, missing child.” Mahla said. “It would be very tough for her to survive [given her age, location and conditions outside], so we suspect foul play.”
More than 100 Clay County deputies were searching for the second-grader on Tuesday. Beseler said the area where Somer disappeared is wooded and swampy, and they want to search the woods thoroughly before moving search units out farther. Dogs and helicopters are being used.
Thompson is white, 3 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 65 pounds. She has brown hair that was in a pony tail and was wearing a cranberry colored jumpsuit with pink stripes and a black T-shirt underneath. Her backpack is black with pink and white skulls and crossbones.
People are encouraged to call the tip line at (877) 227-6911 with any additional information on the child’s whereabouts.
I hope this little girl comes home safe and sound and that she is just hiding somewhere because she is scared to go home because she figures she will be in trouble. Alot of times when you see stories like this, you get that sneaking feeling that the parents had something to do with it, but in this case you can tell how devastated her mom is. I hope that if some sick individual has her that somehow by the grace of God she is found before it is too late. And I hope that whoever did it is punished in the worst way possible. there are a lot of sick people out there, lets just pray that Somer is safe and comes home soon!
The news is reporting there has been a little girl’s body found in a Georgia landfill, which is the same landfill used by the refuse company which picks up garbage in Somer Thompson’s neighborhood.
What is wrong with Florida? Why does it seem that so many of the crimes commited against children occur in our state? Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
There are no words to describe the deep sadness I feel for this beautiful child’s family. May the good Lord look over them all and keep them close in His arms.
I CAN’T BELIEVE SOMEONE WOULD DO THAT TO A 7 YEAR OLD CHILD. I HOPE WHOEVER DID THIS TO SOMER THAT THEY WILL GET THE DEATH PENTALTY.
SOMER’S MOTHER IS GOING THRU A HARD TIME. AND I AM ONLY 11.AND I WISH THAT SOMER WAS STILL OUT THERE. AND WE WERE NOT TO LATE. BUT SOMER IS IN A GOOD PLACE NOW.AND SOMER IS WATCHING OVER YOU. PLEASE NOW THAT SOMER IS IN YOUR HEART AND IN EVERYONES HEART TO. I HOPE THAT WHO EVER DID THIS TO THIS AMAZING BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRL IS FOUND. I CAN’T BELIEVE SOME ONE WOULD DO THIS TO THIS SMART TALENTED YOUNG GIRL. GOD BLESS YOU ! I REALLY HOPE THEY FIND THE PERSON THAT DID THIS HORRIBLE THING1
JUST WANT TO SAY, GOD BLESS SOMERS FAMILY, AND ESPECIALLY THE PARENTS. NEVER HAVE I SEEN SUCH RAW EMOTION AND HURT ON A HUMAN FACE AS WHEN I WATCHED THE MOTHER ON THE INTERVIEW.IT BROKE MY HEART AND I JUST WANT TO SEND HER A HUG AND MY PRAYERS FOR HER TO FIND PEACE. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN ( GROWN NOW) BUT I TOO WORRY ABOUT MY GRANDKIDS.I TALKED TO MY 7 YEAR OLD GRANDSON LAST NIGHT ABOUT BEING CAREFUL. IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT FOR A TRAGEDY TO STRIKE. I HATE TO PUT FEAR INTO A CHILD BUT IF IT SAVES A LIFE, ITS WORTH IT. I PRAY THE OTHER CHILDREN IN THE FAMILY ARE COPING WELL ALSO. STAY STRONG FAMILY.!!
GOD BLESS AND COMFORT YOU,