Someone should "lose" them for 10 years...

Lucky3623 · 01-06-2009, 11:43 AM

Police start search for boy now missing 10 years...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28512579/

EL DORADO, Kan. - The Kansas parents who failed to report their 11-year-old adopted son missing nearly a decade ago are "people of interest" as authorities search for him nationwide, a sheriff said Monday.

Investigators only recently learned Adam Herrman was missing and are trying to find him, Butler County Sheriff Craig Murphy said. Adam was 11 when he disappeared in 1999 from a mobile-home park in Towanda where he lived.

Authorities would not say whether they believed Adam, who would now be 21, is alive. "We are working it as if it is a death — but we are not leaning one way or the other," Murphy said.

Doug and Valerie Herrman adopted Adam at 2 1/2 years old, and he had been in foster care before that. The parents have not been arrested or charged with any crime, and Murphy said no charges would be filed while investigators focused on the search.

The family's attorney, Warner Eisenbise, said his clients did not harm the child. He said the Herrmans are innocent of any wrongdoing other than not reporting their son missing, which is against Kansas law.

"He was a problem child. He ran away frequently to the point of exasperation," Eisenbise said. "My clients feel very guilty that the last time he left they didn't make an attempt to locate him. Every other time, the police were called or he wandered back. They assumed he found one of his siblings or went back to his biological parents."

Boy was homeschooled
Murphy said investigators have not confirmed whether Adam had a history of running away. The family has cooperated with investigators, he said.

The Herrmans now live in the Wichita suburb of Derby, in neighboring Sedgwick County.

Adam was homeschooled when he disappeared, Eisenbise said.

Murphy said a search of the empty lot where the family's mobile home once stood gave investigators one answer they sought, but he did not elaborate other than to say no human remains were found.

Murphy's office did not receive a missing persons report until contacted recently by Sedgwick County's exploited and missing children's unit. He declined to say who tipped them off. It was not clear exactly when they learned of the boy's disappearance.

Investigators have not found any confirmed data on Adam's whereabouts since 1999.

Murphy asked the public for help and issued a plea to the missing boy himself: "If Adam Herrman is alive out there — and he would see this — I would ask him to contact us immediately."

Particle Man · 01-06-2009, 02:52 PM

What
The
Fuck

Mr Lefty · 01-06-2009, 05:28 PM

ok... so I can kinda see how if the kid ran away alot that you wouldn't report it... RIGHT AWAY... but 10 years?! shit 10 months would be a bit long...

Particle Man · 01-06-2009, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebbs15

ok... so I can kinda see how if the kid ran away alot that you wouldn't report it... RIGHT AWAY... but 10 years?! shit 10 months would be a bit long...

10 hours would be too long.

Mr Lefty · 01-06-2009, 06:07 PM

ehh if the kid ran away constantly... and constantly returned on his own... you'd eventually get tired of "cry'n wolf"

njchopper87 · 01-06-2009, 10:05 PM

Fuck 'em all. I've seen worse.

01-06-2009, 11:43 AM	#1
Lucky3623 Official Thread Killer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 554	Someone should "lose" them for 10 years... Police start search for boy now missing 10 years... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28512579/ EL DORADO, Kan. - The Kansas parents who failed to report their 11-year-old adopted son missing nearly a decade ago are "people of interest" as authorities search for him nationwide, a sheriff said Monday. Investigators only recently learned Adam Herrman was missing and are trying to find him, Butler County Sheriff Craig Murphy said. Adam was 11 when he disappeared in 1999 from a mobile-home park in Towanda where he lived. Authorities would not say whether they believed Adam, who would now be 21, is alive. "We are working it as if it is a death — but we are not leaning one way or the other," Murphy said. Doug and Valerie Herrman adopted Adam at 2 1/2 years old, and he had been in foster care before that. The parents have not been arrested or charged with any crime, and Murphy said no charges would be filed while investigators focused on the search. The family's attorney, Warner Eisenbise, said his clients did not harm the child. He said the Herrmans are innocent of any wrongdoing other than not reporting their son missing, which is against Kansas law. "He was a problem child. He ran away frequently to the point of exasperation," Eisenbise said. "My clients feel very guilty that the last time he left they didn't make an attempt to locate him. Every other time, the police were called or he wandered back. They assumed he found one of his siblings or went back to his biological parents." Boy was homeschooled Murphy said investigators have not confirmed whether Adam had a history of running away. The family has cooperated with investigators, he said. The Herrmans now live in the Wichita suburb of Derby, in neighboring Sedgwick County. Adam was homeschooled when he disappeared, Eisenbise said. Murphy said a search of the empty lot where the family's mobile home once stood gave investigators one answer they sought, but he did not elaborate other than to say no human remains were found. Murphy's office did not receive a missing persons report until contacted recently by Sedgwick County's exploited and missing children's unit. He declined to say who tipped them off. It was not clear exactly when they learned of the boy's disappearance. Investigators have not found any confirmed data on Adam's whereabouts since 1999. Murphy asked the public for help and issued a plea to the missing boy himself: "If Adam Herrman is alive out there — and he would see this — I would ask him to contact us immediately."

01-06-2009, 02:52 PM	#2
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01-06-2009, 05:28 PM	#3
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	ok... so I can kinda see how if the kid ran away alot that you wouldn't report it... RIGHT AWAY... but 10 years?! shit 10 months would be a bit long...

01-06-2009, 06:07 PM	#5
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	ehh if the kid ran away constantly... and constantly returned on his own... you'd eventually get tired of "cry'n wolf"

01-06-2009, 10:05 PM	#6
njchopper87 Bored Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sumter, SC Moto: '01 Spirit 750 Posts: 1,535	Fuck 'em all. I've seen worse.