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http://urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/library/blmiss3.htm?terms
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Here's the basic content of that link:
archive of legends & netlore:
Missing Child: Kelsey Brooke Jones
Updated: 11/15/99
Subject: URGENT!!!
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 12:46:07 -0500 (CDT)
I am asking you all, begging you to please forward this email on to anyone
and everyone. As most all of you know, I have a 5 year old daughter named
Kelsey Brooke Jones. We are from Southern Minnesota. She has been missing
since 4pm Oct.11, 1999. The police were notified shortly after. If anyone
anywhere knows anything, sees anything, pleeeeaaaase contact me if you have
my number. The police don't recommend I put my number online, but you can
contact the Police, a missing persons report has been filed. I am including
a picture of her. All prayers are appreciated!! Thank you, Amy
Guide's note: This alert first appeared on Oct. 12, 1999 with a photo of a
blonde female child attached. Some recipients were immediately skeptical due
to the lack of specific information, such as the exact location of the
incident and a contact number for the local police who would have been
handling the case. Searches of Minnesota newspapers failed to turn up any
stories about a missing child named Kelsey Brooke Jones. Police and missing
persons databases showed no record of her disappearance and the alert was
initially labeled a hoax.
However, it now appears that Kelsey Brooke Jones does exist and went missing
for approximately two hours on October 11. She was recovered unharmed,
according to a statement from Missing Children Minnesota:
Thanks for checking with us about Kelsey Brooke Jones. The staff at Missing
Children Minnesota has carefully and diligently researched and investigated
this case only to discover that Kelsey was indeed missing - FOR LESS THAN
TWO HOURS! When the family noticed her missing they put out the e-mail you
received. What they did NOT do is send another message that Kelsey had been
FOUND!
We are asking that folks not continue to forward the e-mail, and to notify
their friends, family members, and e-mail buddies that there is NO CAUSE FOR
ALARM.
Thank your for your concern -- and for your caring.
On behalf of the children,
Taylor Wilcox, Case Manager
Missing Children Minnesota
The above information was confirmed by the Minnesota Crime Alert Network.
Whether the alert was a hoax or real, it now serves no useful purpose. If
you receive the "Kelsey Brooke Jones" email, please do not forward it
further.
More 'missing kids' who aren't
Krystava Patients Schmidt
Recovered unharmed within days of disappearance, but email alert still
circulates
Andrew Russell Steinmetz
Kidnapped by father, recovered unharmed 2 months later. Email alert is still
circulating.
-----Original Message-----
From: wdshel@uswest.net [mailto:wdshel@uswest.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 4:10 PM
To: Garrison.; Ana Acosta; 'ASA LISTSERV '; AugustynJ@aol.com; Bell
Candy; Bessie Childers; BillKnauss@compuserve.com;
candcaugustyn@uswest.net; Cannon Hassell; Clarence McGinnis; Clayton,
Betsy; Colin Martyn; Conley Chuck; connie jones; Cook, Cecil; Darnell
Marilyn; cpinerock@aol.com; Dave Doggett; David Susuras
Subject: [Fwd: Fw: Missing Child]
Roy Philemon wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > > > > Subject: Fw: Missing Child
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Fwd: Please look at picture, then forward
> on..
> > > > > > > > > > > I am asking you all, begging you to please forward
> this
> > > > email
> > > > > > > > > > > on to anyone and everyone. I have a 5 year old
> daughter
> > > > named
> > > > > > > > > > > Kelsey Brooke Jones.
> > > > > > > > > > > We are from Southern Minnesota. She has been
missing
> > > since
> > > > > > > > > > > 4pm Oct.11, 1999. The police were notified shortly
> > after.
> > > > If
> > > > > > > > > > > anyone anywhere knows anything, sees anything,
> please
> > > > > > contact
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > Police, a missing persons
> > > > > > > > > > > report has been filed.
> > > > > > > > > > > I am including a picture of her. All prayers are
> > > > > > > > > > > appreciated!! I hope I have covered enough East
Coast,
> > > > > > Midwest,
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > West
> > > > > > > > > > Coast people to spread
> > > > > > > > > > > out the search for this little girl.
> > > > > > > > > > > It only takes 2 seconds to "forward" this on, if
it
> > was
> > > > your
> > > > > > > child,
> > > > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > > > would want all the
> > > > > > > > > > > help you could get.
> > > > > > > > > > > Please.
> > > > > > > > > > > JAY & KAREN GILIO
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > ________________________________________________________________________
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> > http://www.hotmail.com
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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