Aliayah Lunsford, 3 YR OLD, MISSING IN WEST VIRGINIA/ Lunsford home declared a "crime scene"/ Mother of Aliayah Lunsford Indicted for Federal Fraud Charges/Reward of $20K Offered by the FBI/Mother released after serving eight months for welfare fraud

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The Lewis County Sheriff's Department is looking for a 3-year-old girl missing from the Bendale area.

Authorities say Aliayah Lunsford was last seen at 6:30 a.m. at her home.

She has long brown hair, brown eyes, and weighs 35 pounds. Lunsford was last seen wearing purple pandora pajamas, a pink sweatshirt, and a ponytail.

Search crews are on the scene.

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Aliayah Lunsford disappearance: Massive search on to find 3-year-old
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Authorities in West Virginia have launched an extensive search to find the whereabouts of missing three-year-old West Virginia youngster Aliayah Lunsford.

Aliayah disappeared from her home in Bendale, West Virginia on Saturday morning (24th September) and hundreds of local people, as well as state and federal authorities, have been involved in a large-scale coordinated search effort.

FBI investigators have been making house-to-house enquiries about what people had seen during Saturday, while dive teams have searched a section of the West Fork River. As yet, there is still no sign of the youngster.

Ernie Allen, a member of The National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), was sent to the scene and revealed: “The level of response has been extraordinary. There have been massive resources devoted to this.

“There’s no doubt in our mind that the sheriff’s department, the State Police, the FBI and we are doing everything possible to find this child and bring her home,” he divulged.

Aliayah’s mother Lena explained to police that she had initially checked in on her daughter at around 06:30 on Saturday, but when she returned to check on her three hours later discovered that she was missing.

Authorities have described Aliayah as being around three feet tall and weighing approximately 35 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She is also missing her top four teeth and has her ears pierced. She is believed to have been wearing a pink sweatshirt and purple pyjama bottoms when she disappeared.

Although the NCMEC has listed Aliayah as “endangered missing” on its website, Allen feels it is too soon to give up hope of the child being found safe. He says children can often wander further than people think and some can be missing for several days but turn up safely.
Kentucky firefighters found a seven-year-old autistic boy on Monday (26th September) who had gone missing on the same day as Aliayah. Randall Leon Chesser was found three miles from his home in Willsburg, Kentucky but was discovered unharmed.

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My red flags are flying high!! Look at this baby..does she look happy to you? Why would the mother give LE this particular pic? Don't they have one of her smiling? And, it looks like she has a bruise on her forehead. Mom went to "check on her". Was she taking a nap? Something smells here.

The FBI has joined the search for a missing 3-year-old, Aaliyah Lunsford, who disappeared from her West Virginia home Saturday morning.

Police and FBI agents said today they are still operating under the belief that Lunsford could be alive somewhere. She was last seen when her mother checked on her around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, but was gone by 9:30 a.m., according to ABC affiliate WDTV.

Crews have searched the West Fork River near the child's home, while community volunteers and K-9s have combed the area around Bendale, W.Va., where the family lives.

Aaliyah was last seen wearing purple Dora the Explorer pajamas, the report said.

Lewis County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Mike Posey told WDTV that authorities are interviewing people about the girl's disappearance but have not declared it a crime or marked off a crime scene.

"Right now, there are no clues leading us anywhere," Posey said Monday. "No clues. It's like she's just disappeared."

At a press conference Wednesday, FBI Special Agent John Hambrick said progress has been made on the search, but declined to elaborate. He said that professional search teams were working alongside community volunteers to help find the girl.

An Amber Alert has not been issued because authorities have no suspect, car or license plate to alert motorists to look out for.

A call to the girl's home went unreturned.

Aliayah had been sick Friday night, according to her mom. She was last seen in a bedroom at 6 a.m. Saturday morning when her mother Lena and her 9-year-old sister checked on her. Lena says she returned to the room between 9 and 9:30 a.m. to take the girl's temperature. That's when she found her daughter missing.

Lena Lunsford sued the West Virginia prison system last year, claiming she'd been sexually assaulted while doing time in a workhouse
​Lena's husband had already left for work, so she set out to search for Aliayah in her car. She eventually ran out of gas, so she finally called the sheriff's department at 11:30 a.m. Before the day was over, 100 people were in on the search.

But so far that's turned up empty. The only real clue the cops have is a police dog discovered her scent at the edge of a nearby river. But all that means is that Aliayah could have been in the area within the last three to seven days.

Police have gone door-to-door, administered polygraphs to people they're not naming, and interviewed every sex offender in the county. All apparently have alibis and weren't in the vicinity of Aliayah's home that morning.

The house would have been easy for a toddler to leave. Detectives say one screen door doesn't have a handle and another door doesn't close very well. Surveillance cameras in the area show Lena searching for her daughter, but there's no sign of Aliayah. She simply disappeared from a busy home that includes four other kids, and Lena is pregnant with two more on the way.

Lena has past dealings with police of her own. In May of last year, she sued the West Virginia Division of Corrections, claiming she was sexually assaulted while serving time in a workhouse. We don't know what she was charged with, but she sued a guard and another unnamed person for anxiety, humiliation and emotional distress over the assault.

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Lena's husband had already left for work, so she set out to search for Aliayah in her car.

Unconfirmed reports state that there were at least 3 other children in the home and her step father, at the possible time of the disappearance. Nobody has been named a suspect. Aliayah’s biological father whereabouts have not yet been made public.

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WESTON, WV -- K-9 dogs and hundreds of volunteers have joined authorities in West Virginia to look for a missing 3-year-old girl, but a sheriff's department lieutenant said in the two days since she was last seen that "we haven't come up with anything."

Aliayah Lunsford's mother and 9-year-old sister told police they saw the girl around 6 a.m. Saturday in a bedroom in their home in Weston, West Virginia, located between Charleston and Morgantown. The mother said she returned about three hours later to see the girl -- who had been sick the night before -- and take her temperature, but Aliayah wasn't there, Lewis County Sheriff's Lt. David Parks said Monday.

By that time, the girl's stepfather had already been picked up and left for work. The mother got in her car and drove around looking for the child, at one point running out of gas, said Parks. She called police to report Aliayah missing around 11:30 a.m.

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A sheriff's deputy arrived within 10 minutes and a larger crew by noon, according to Parks. About 100 volunteers were on scene by the end of the day, alongside local, state and federal law enforcement agents.

The investigation so far has included search teams diving in nearby waters, interviews with relatives and neighbors, and a door-to-door search. That's in addition to searches conducted by volunteers. A bloodhound did detect Aliayah's scent in the vicinity of a nearby river, with a dog handler saying the girl likely had been in the area in the last three to seven days.

"We are still on it right now," said Parks of the search and investigation.

According to a poster from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Aliayah was last seen in pajama bottoms featuring the TV cartoon character Dora, a pink princess sweatshirt and no shoes. The girl is white, weighs about 35 pounds, stands 3 feet tall and has brown eyes and hair. She has pierced ears and is missing her top four front teeth.

The center characterized Aliayah as "endangered missing." But no Amber Alert has been issued for her, in part because authorities do not have a name or description of a suspect who might have taken her.

Parks said there were no signs of forced entry in the home, which the girl shared with four other children, her stepfather and her mother, who is pregnant with twins. There is a screen door, which does not have a handle, and a regular door, which doesn't shut very well, the lieutenant said.

He added that authorities have checked with "just about every sex offender in the county," getting alibis for them and not having indications that any were near the girl's residence at the time she went missing.

Surveillance video shows the missing girl's mother during her apparent morning search for Aliayah, but there has been no sign yet of the girl. Some people have been interviewed as many as six times, and polygraph tests have been administered, though Parks would not say to whom.

"We are interviewing everybody," he added, noting that no one has been identified even as a "person of interest." "Everybody is a suspect right now."

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Wrap, it was 6:30 am.
I too do not have a good feeling about this.

Who waits three hours to check on a sick child? She has too many children as it is - and she is pregnant with twins and she has a record. You are darn right Raine not to have a good feeling about this. Who goes out and searches with a car for a sick three year old?
The police need to get those parents in and do an intensive questioning because they know what happened to this little girl. Regarding the photo didnt they have one of her smiling? Poor little girl.

Today is Day 6 in the search for Aliyah Lunsford, 3 year old, who was reported missing on Saturday, September 24, 2011. Police have released little information regarding the investigation, other than to say that their search parameters have been limited and purposeful.
One local station reported that the Lunsford home has been declared a "crime scene" and that police searched the home, only in earnest on Wednesday, removing many items in evidence collection.
Statement Analysis has been limited since the mother has said very little, and the step father has not spoken to media. What follows is Question and Answer about the case, and what we know thus far.
Q. Is the mother a suspect?
A. Police have not said who is, or isn't a suspect, or "person of interest", other than to say that they have polygraphed and interviewed many, including known sex offenders in the area.
Q. What did the mother's video appearance indicate?
A. Media showed a short video clip of the mother sitting next to Aliyah's grandmother in which the mother said, "we want her to come home." While she said this, she looked away and shook her head 'no'. I am not an expert in body language, but this appeared contradictory.
Q. Has Statement Analysis made a conclusion?
A. No. The sample is too small for a conclusion, but the few statements by the mother and the aunt are concerning. Here is why:
The mother said "we want her home" using the plural, "we", as she sat next to her own mother. This is appropriate when someone speaks for another, but is weak (Dilingham) when we expect someone to speak for himself or herself.
In missing child cases, we sometimes see a mother and father appearing together on camera, with the father often using "we", speaking for both, but in the earliest days of a disappearance, we normally find the mother using the stronger, and more personal, "I", as her focus is solely upon the missing child. The husband may use the plural more often, indicating that he feels a sense of responsibility towards both child and spouse, but a maternal instinct often is so focused that the singular, "I" is more often heard.
In this case, the mother was not speaking for her husband, nor for the child's father. If the grandmother lives in the home and is co-caretaker for the child, the use of "we" is less concerning. If the grandmother does not live in the home, and is not co-raising the child, the use of "we" bothers me.
Q. What do you make of the picture of Aliyah?
A. I don't know what to make of it. Who submitted it to the press? Why would such a picture be submitted? The child appears sad, and there may be a bruise above her left eye. By itself, it may not say much, but when taken with other details, it bothers me.
Q. What other details?
A. Particularly bothersome is the missing teeth. Media reports that the 3 year old is missing her 4 front teeth. Too often I have seen this due to bottle rot, as a result of neglect. Aliyah could have fallen in an accident, but as pieces of the puzzle come together, it may prove to be from neglect. A neglected child, especially by a mother who is overwhelmed (She is 28 years old and shortly will give birth to her 7th child) and puts her child to bed, constantly, with a bottle, often with high sugars, including sodas, which rot out a child's mouth, and can even cause deformation. Her aunt said she is "pretty close" to the family. What does that mean? How does someone describe a 3 year old as "pretty close" since a 3 year old is vulnerable and dependent?
In neglected homes, outsiders will often describe the children as "highly independent" or "old for their age" because the children learn, early in life, to fend for themselves due to neglect, not maturity. Older children are often "parentified"; that is, they act like a parent to a younger child.
The expectations by neglectful parents often shock outsiders (as well as medical professionals and social workers new to their field) as the neglectful mother, for example, expects a child to take care of responsibilities that most parents believe are best carried out by adults, including supervision, hygiene, and dietary. The neglectful mother will go into rage when challenged, rather than remorse; often carrying on the way she herself was raised.
Other details include criminal history of the mother, including a law suit against the state's Dept of Corrections. Locals speak now of rumors of drug abuse, and that the child's father was not informed of his child.
The aunt is reported to live next door, and described the child in past tense language. She appeared to speak of Christmas (a past tense event) but continued and may have spoke of the child in general terms this way. This is an indication that the aunt may believe the child is deceased (or possess knowledge) of it. Have the police indicated to her that Aliyah is likely dead?
Q. Why hasn't the mother and step father spoken publicly?
A. I don't know.
I had expected the mother to make an appeal of some sort, but the lack is concerning.
In the short interview with local media, we do not hear media asking questions and it appears to be heavily edited. This is a shame.
In a missing child case, the more information we can glean from those of the household, the more we learn. Sometimes in a quest to land an interview, politeness gets in the way of investigative journalism. Aliyah is a citizen and deserves, in the least, strong questions asked to those who were the last to be with her.
Q. What do you make of the mother's searching?
A. The time line is unusual.
The child is only 3, and was said to be afraid to go outside alone. I can see a mother running to the houses next door, or across the street, then calling 911. This would take 10 or 15 minutes, not 2 hours. The fact that she drove around until she ran out of gas has an alibi-building feel to it.
As many of you know, the 911 call transcripts would be revelatory. Guilty callers and innocent callers are very different and the analysis of such is not complicated.
Q. Why did the mother's praise of law enforcement bother you?
A. It bothered me because I expected to hear impatience and anxiety, not what sounded to me like resignation. I am not a body language expert, but her body language bothered me. When she said that they were doing all they could, the words felt like they came from someone who knew the outcome already. Others feel she was sincere and they were not alarmed.
She could have come across as resigned due to exhaustion. I leave it to the experts and feel uncomfortable disagreeing with experts.
It is easy to explain away anything.
The mother was out of her mind with anxiety so she searched...the sad picture was something they found to be cute...the teeth fell out naturally...the mother's criminal history has nothing to do with anything....and on and on.
Yet, it is a stretch to ignore all of these things when taken together.
Q. Is Aliyah alive?
A. I don't know. The best indicator would be the mother. If a mother, who has a natural, God given denial, speaks of her missing child in the past tense, the mother is telling us the child is dead. If this is early in the investigation, and police have not told her so, it is an indicator of guilty knowledge. In this case, the mother has not spoken much to the public.
As time goes by, hope decreases for many. For others, Jaycee Dugard will always be the reminder of beating the odds. But in the cases where the odds were beaten, like Elizabeth Smart, we had families who cooperated fully with police and did not lie.
In this case, we don't know if the family is cooperating, as police have been tight lipped. I would be more comfortable if the parents appeared on television and pleaded for Aliyah's safe return.
As in other cases, drugs and children do not mix. We do not know that drugs were involved here, but the criminal history and local rumors point to it.
The mother has not been polygraphed as she is about to give birth to twins. If they are found with drugs in their systems (DAB: Drug Affected Baby), an automatic report to Child and Family Services is generated by the hospital.
Q. How will this end?
A. I don't know. Right now, it does not look good and police need to work from the inside out; that is, to clear the family first, and work the circle's outer rings. This begins with the parents and siblings, and then to family close by, neighbors, and on it goes until it reaches the theory of stranger abduction. There have been no signs of forced entry in the home.
John Walsh advises parents to polygraph and clear themselves immediately in order to speed up the investigation. When parents (or family members) hinder an investigation, like Josh Powell, for example, there is a reason to do so.
When a parent lies while a child is missing, the parent has a reason to lie. This then causes the investigation to be focused upon the liar, and no further, until the truth is known.
With some real concerns, along with suggestions of criminal history and possible substance abuse and neglect, the case of Aliyah Lunsford does not look good, and the focus remains on the family.
The public speculates on what happened, as is a natural response to any mystery at any time. We all wonder what happened and who is responsible. Was it a stranger abduction? Was it a sex offender? Was it the step father?
Q. What scenario are you thinking happened?
A. I don't know what happened. With cases with little sample of statements for analysis, my opinion often changes with each new bit of information released.
At this point, I am thinking that Aliyah may have died and the parents disposed of her body in fear of an investigation. Here is why:
We learned that the 3 year old was reported to be staying overnight at a friends, was sick, had messed herself, and had to be brought home.
3 is young for a sleepover, but children that are brought up in neglectful homes sometimes quickly attach themselves to others and act much older than their age. Who raised Aliyah? Was she raised by her mother, her grandmother, her aunt, or others?
She was reported to be still sleeping at 9 or 9:30 in the morning, which is unusual.
One scenario which police should look into is to learn if the child had become sick, and was given the wrong medicine (dosage, rx, etc) died, and the mother/step father panicked and disposed of the body. This is similar to shaken baby syndrome where a crying baby is shaken, without premeditation, becomes silent, and dies.
The police are searching water close by, which suggests a deliberate hiding of the body.
Was Aliyah given adult medication to make her sleep? The inadvertent death due to such would cause a parent with criminal history to panic, knowing that tests would show drugs in the child's system.
Reports are that there are no signs of a forced entry, and that registered (or known) sex offenders have been interviewed
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I have to give Seamusoriley props here!! I agree w/everything he said!!

I also agree - the picture of the child was worrisome and he also provides much information I didnt read elsewhere such as the Aunt saying the child was "pretty close" to the family. What he heck does that mean? Why was a sick child spending the night somewhere else and where? Why was she moved back to the house? Why wasnt a doctor called if she was sick? What the hell is the mother doing having more children, twins no less when it sounds like she isnt properly taking care of those she has? Why is the world full of cases like this ? why why why??

She was last seen in a bedroom at 6 a.m. Saturday morning when her mother Lena and her 9-year-old sister checked on her. Lena says she returned to the room between 9 and 9:30 a.m. to take the girl's temperature. That's when she found her daughter missing.

Speculation over on the Facebook page is that the child died perhaps from dehydration caused by the flu that has been going around in that area.

Mom called some family member who came and took care of the child.

Hummm I say. Hummm.

Nobody knows who Aliayia's father is..was? No baby daddy. Stepfather calls them "her kids".

This is a very strange case. Caught my eye the other evening on NG...our little dancing queen.

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We are now into day six of the search for a missing 3 year old girl from Lewis County. She has not been seen since Saturday. Crews are back out again Thursday trying to find her.

As of right now the FBI still has not released a lot of information. They say they will have some information at 2:00 p.m. The area outside Aliayah Lunsford's Dennison Street house is still being searched. Helicopters could be heard in the area for the first time today.

Right now there is no crime scene tape surrounding the house. Wednesday there was crime scene tape shown around the house, but investigators would not call the area an actual crime scene. Investigators say there is nothing to suggest Aliayah has been harmed and they are still looking at this as a missing persons case, and they vow to continue looking for her until she is brought home.

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Lunsford is the Step dad...with all the alias for assult.

oh god - Im scared just looking at him

artgal16 wrote:oh god - Im scared just looking at him

Yes me too artgal and can you imagine this man with all those assult charges being in a home with all of those young children and twins on the way. Have mercy!

WOMAN SUES CORRECTIONAL OFFICER, DOC FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
6/9/2010 2:25 PM BY KYLA ASBURY -KANAWHA BUREAU
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing the West Virginia Division of Corrections, a correctional officer and an unknown person after she claims she was sexually harassed, abused and assaulted while she was incarcerated.

Lena Lunsford was incarcerated in the Beckley Work Release Center and during her incarceration she was sexually assaulted, sexually harassed and sexually abused by C.O. Jarvis and an unknown person, according to a complaint filed May 14 in Kanawha Circuit Court.

Lunsford claims the defendants owed a duty to her to provide a reasonably safe confinement facility and a duty to properly hire, train, retain and supervise its correctional officers.

The West Virginia Division of Corrections knew or should have known that Jarvis and John Doe failed to comply with the law and standards required of a staff member in their positions, according to the suit.

Lunsford claims she has suffered anxiety; humiliation; annoyance and inconvenience; invasion of privacy; emotional distress; pain and suffering; mental anguish; loss of her ability to enjoy life; future medical and pharmaceutical expenses; and other damages.

Lunsford is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. She is being represented by Matthew J. Woelfel.

The case has been assigned to Circuit Judge Paul Zakaib Jr.

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We also heard from CNN that the biological father of Alilah has never been informed that he is her parent.

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Also are those twins Lunsford or are they from the assault? When was she assaulted - Lunsford calls those children "her kids" are the fathers (or father) of those children known?

I read on the FB page that the last name of her youngest child is COOK. Too many kids, too many dads. Just sayin'!
I don't know about the twins.

Does anyone know how many kids are left and how their ages - I know there is a 9 year old.

Bentley Michael Lunsford was the name chosen for the fifth child born to Lena Marie Lunsford of Walkersville.
The little boy was born January 12, 2011, at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital of Weston.
He weighed 7 pounds 9.5 ounces.
He has four siblings, Kiara Lunsford, Destiny Lunsford, Trenton Cook and Aliayah Lunsford.
His mother is the former Lena Marie Swiger.
Maternal grandmother is JoAnn Evans of Walkersville.

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The little boy was born January 12, 2011

Bentley Michael Lunsford is not quite 9 months old and now the mother is expecting twins! Why! Someone should give her a book on biology!

My goodness, she disgusts me..probably lives on medicaid. Doesn't give a crap about her kids. Has no clue how to keep her legs closed. I am pissed off reading this thread. Another poor child lost and I bet CPS has been out there before.

And, that last name. "Lunsford". Brings back horrible memories.

Tim Miller needs to get up there Stat!!

I bet this will not have a happy ending. What a little cherub but she looks so sad in that picture.

A noted Clarksburg defense attorney is making a plea to try and end the search for three-year-old Aaliyah Lunsford in Lewis County.

Defense attorney Tom Dyer says he will represent anyone who knows anything about the girl's disappearance free of charge.

"We will make arrangements to meet with you privately ahead of time," he said. "And then come in and turn yourself in and explain exactly what has happened."

Authorities handling the search have said from day one that they are not ruling out any possibilities in the girl's disappearance. The possibility remains that the girl was abducted and taken out of the area.

Dyer says if that's the case, whoever knows what happened may be in fear of the consequences. If anyone has taken the girl or knows where she is -- he is willing to help them.

"I will speak to you and handle this matter at no cost to bring a conclusion to this tragedy," he said.

Dyer says he hopes his offer will bring an end to the suffering for the family and community while saving tax payer dollars and man-hours being expended on the search.

Dyer can be reached at 304-677-0111.

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Absolutely disgusting.

I just scrolled up and looked at Aliayah's photo again. 3 years old. If a picture doesn't say a thousand words.

People that live in the area are complaining on FB that there have been NO updates on this case. LE is saying very little!

What a little cutie.

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Denzil McHenry's home sits directly across from the Lunsford home on Dennison Street. But he remembers it usually being a quiet home.
"It's weird if you have five kids and you never see them out playing," he said.

But that's not the only question McHenry has regarding the family. McHenry said he was out loading his truck all Saturday morning, but never saw anything strange, despite what Lena Lunsford told police.

"I was here until a little bit before 10 [a.m.]," he said. "I never heard anybody hollering or screaming, come outside looking for anybody. Nobody ever came out to ask me if I'd seen her or seen anything or nothing."

Aliayah's mother said she saw the girl in bed at 6:30 a.m. wearing purple Dora the Explorer pajamas. She told police she went missing between that time and 9:30 a.m., when she left to search for her.

McHenry was not the only one to question Lena Lunsford's timing and questions in the community stretch beyond that.

Both Lena and Ralph Lunsford, Aliayah's stepfather, have questionable criminal backgrounds, including an unlawful assault charge in 2009 against Ralph Lunsford. Weston Democrat reporter John Wolfe remembered covering the case.

"It was alleged that he took an ax and threatened his niece, and broke out some of the windows in her vehicle," Wolfe said.

"Now I kind of wonder," McHenry said.

Wolfe's court research revealed Ralph has 16 past charges and Lena Lunsford has several too. Her's are not violent, but they include lying to police, forgery and receiving stolen property.

"They would make you question her integrity," Wolfe said.

The FBI has remained tight-lipped about its investigation. Special Agent Jeff Killeen said investigators have received a lot of tips that they're checking. Thursday, agents searched the Comfort Inn room where the family moved yesterday, after its Dennison Street home became a crime scene.

But so far, nothing. And the lack of developments has made people wonder.

"They might be a little more forthcoming with information," Wolfe said.

"I think they should've made it a crime scene Saturday afternoon because it was obvious she wasn't in the neighborhood or anywhere in the vicinity. They should have checked out if there were fingerprints or anything out of place that looked like she might have been abducted," McHenry said.

Investigators are still concentrating their search in Lewis County because the majority of tips have led them there, Killeen said.

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Aliayah Lunsford, 3, has been missing since September 28, from her Weston, West Virginia home and the investigation has been very quiet.

News12 has found out some new information about the case and says they have talked to a neighbor that lives across the street and said Aliayah's mom never asked him about her.

The neighbor, Denzil McHenry says he was working on his yard all morning and she never came over and asked him if she had seen her or heard anything going on across the street.

The FBI is following up on tips, but are not saying much. The police have stated they have seen no indication that Aliayah has been harmed.

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Lena Lunsford has several too. Her's are not violent, but they include lying to police, forgery and receiving stolen property.

"They would make you question her integrity," Wolfe said.

Another murdering, lying slut???

Gone shes gone - and I dont mean away - shes dead
and one of those two did it - either the stepfather or the mother - and I bet it was the mother.

The FBI says the family of a missing 3-year-old Lewis County girl has been moved to an undisclosed location while the search for the toddler continues. They offered no new details on their investigation during a Thursday afternoon press briefing.

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Nothing about her parents attending the vigil.

Community and supporters had a candlelight vigil to show her the way back home.

"We were on Facebook Saturday, and about an hour after that we were up here. I just thought it would take, you know, a couple minutes to find her," said Margaret Blake.

"My sister and my family and I have searched the past couple of days, trying to help out as much as we could," Mary Good explains. "I just wish somebody had an answer. I have no idea. My heart aches. I'm a mother and would give anything to find her myself."

"We pray for her everyday, for her safety. And if she's not alive, we pray that someone finds her to give the community closure, let alone the family," explained Marsha Williston.

Folks all across the East Coast have joined in on the search, but since day one, it's evident members of the community came together.

"I have never seen so many people. So many different churches, businesses, organizations come together and deliver the stuff that we've needed at Bendale Church and the armory. Enough for everybody and it has just been remarkable," said Susie Kerns.

For the first time on Thursday, a helicopter was called in to assist in the search. FBI officials say there is no evidence to suggest that Aliayah was harmed.

"People, quit spreading rumors and stuff so the officers can actually find and be able to do their jobs," said Williston.

"We need her home. She's such a sweet precious little girl, and we want her back home," said Kerns.

Search crews wrapped up searching Thursday night, but it will begin again Friday morning.

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I'm a mother and would give anything to find her myself."

More shades of TMLS!!!!

I think this is the gal that is Lena's step sister. Some of her posts. She doesn't like Lena's mother who was married to her father. It seems Lena's mother placed an obituary in the paper saying all the children were his. The daughter..poster..is furious.

All rumors from Facebook pages.

Donna Evans McCue: I can tell you how it worked, at least as much as I can anyway. Lena was married to Keith Lunsford. One of the MANY times the 2 of them were in jail, at one point, she was released, he was still there. During that time, she hooked up with someone else. I believe that she & Keith got back together after one of his latest releases from jail. So, I believe that Lena just gave her the last name of Lunsford when she was born, b/c it was her own last name, as opposed to giving the baby the real father's last name... Unless, and God, who knows, he IS the real father...
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Donna Evans McCue: Keith is the one living with her. I'd guess she either didn't want the real father to know he had a child, or she didn't want to announce the real father & is likely why she gave the baby the same name she had. Lena's mother did the same thing...not with Lena, but with one of her other kids...She didn't want anyone knowing who the father was so she gave the baby the same last name she had at the time. That Keith is a real pig though. He was arrested for domestic a few times. Then there were many times he wasn't arrested for...
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Donna Evans McCue: I can also tell you that Lenas oldest daughter could demonstrate how to inject IV drugs when she was in kindergarten/1st grade... You can develop your own feelings about that. And THAT is NOT rumor.
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Jeanne, thanks for posting. What is the above FB link??

Why in the world would they let them keep her children if she was in jail and if she was a drug user
this is one messed up family!

Wrapitup wrote:Jeanne, thanks for posting. What is the above FB link??

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It seems to be where the locals gather and fuss and gossip about what is going on. Actually nobody knows much of anything.

They just sent some divers down into the water. The same place mommy ran out of gas. Per the above Facebook link. Hummm.

I hope the police there are investigating the family because this woman and her husband are a mess and I for one dont believe any of their BS about the child being missing. A sick little three year old who was afraid to go out alone? My god are they stupid or what?
What are they doing over there? I still am waiting for someone to give us a reason why Kerra Wilson was killed by her stepfather. I read since this recession has started that child abuse has gone up.