UPDATE!!! She escaped! (3:01 PM)
TEXHOMA, Okla. (AP) - A missing 10-year-old Texhoma girl has been found safe in Clovis, New Mexico, and her suspected abductor is in custody.
State Amber Alert coordinator Gene Thaxton says Marissa Marie Graham escaped from her abductor at a convenience store where the man apparently stopped for gas.
Thaxton says the girl ran from the car and into the store where she said she was the girl “everyone was looking for.”
The suspect was arrested by New Mexico state police and Clovis police. His name was not immediately released.
Date of birth 08-30-1996
Age:10
Girl has Reddish/Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes, White Female, Approx. four feet tall, weight: 60 pounds in weight.
Eyewitness that seen the girl at approx. 1830 hours advised that a white male possible driving a white in color car (possible cavalier) Witness advised that he saw the male reading a book with the girl near him.
The witness advised that he left the area and came back in about 10-15 minutes later and the little white car was driving off.
No make on the vehicle for sure or tag number.KVII
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This little girl is a part of my sister n law’s family. Please pray for her safe return. For more info visit our local news station KVII
photo from FoxNews
Friday, 19. January 2007
Thank you Lord! I’m so completely thrilled to hear that she is safe now! What a smart and brave little girl to escape that way. It’s important that we keep talking to our kids about what to do if we are abducted. I took my son to escape school where we learned lots of tricks about how to avoid abduction and how to get away if we are abducted.
A few ideas…
One little girl avoided abduction by wrapping her legs around the frame of her bicycle…the guy couldn’t get them both into the car.
A button can be inserted into the ignition if the perpetrator takes the keys out to go inside a public place. Believe it or not, this happens.
The tail lights can be disabled from inside the trunk. Sometimes (like this time maybe) the trunk can be opened from inside.
When sitting in traffic, you can punch the accelerator to make the driver ram another car. This will get someones attention.
You can go to http://www.escapeschool.com for more information/ideas.
Friday, 19. January 2007
Thanks Hollie for the comment, and the update. I didn’t know she had escaped till I read your comment!
Thursday, 25. January 2007
You have a nice blog. The suspect was not arrested however. The suspect is still at large. It was a miracle that the child was able to escape. A Lot of prayers were answered.
Scott