WATERVILLE, Maine — A day after police declared a 20-month-old girl’s disappearance a crime, her grandfather pleaded Saturday for her return, urging anyone with information to come forward.
“We’re all out here begging and pleading for the return of our baby girl, safe and sound. Call the state police,” Ronald Reynolds, grandfather of Ayla Reynolds, said outside his home.
“What did they do to my little girl? What did they do to Ayla? What did they do to a helpless, defenseless child?” asked Reynolds, who wore a green ribbon, the symbol for missing children. “Every day I get up and wait and wonder. Yesterday I kept looking out the window, waiting for someone to come by and tell me something.”
Saturday marked two weeks since Ayla’s father reported her missing from his home in Waterville, 75 miles north of Portland. Justin DiPietro told police he saw her the night before when he put her to bed. He said she was missing from her bed on the morning of Dec. 17.
A massive search began, with wardens and volunteers combing through the woods and neighborhoods and searching streams. Police and FBI agents went door to door.
A $30,000 reward, the largest in state history for a missing person case, has been offered for information leading authorities to the child.
On Friday, Massachusetts state police brought special equipment to DePietro’s home, and crime scene technicians were seen taking measurements. Investigators concluded that a crime had taken place and the State Police Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation, Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey said. State police reported no new developments Saturday.
Of the 500 tips submitted to investigators, Waterville police say 75 have been from psychics. Deputy Waterville Police Chief Charles Rumsey told the Morning Sentinel of Waterville that each tip, no matter who it’s from, is assigned to an investigator.
Ayla was placed in her father’s care while her mother, Trista Reynolds, was in a substance abuse rehabilitation program, which she completed. Ronald Reynolds said he was proud of his daughter for seeking help. “I know what my daughter did. She did the right thing,” Reynolds said.
During Ayla’s stay with her father, she broke her arm in what police described as an accident. The Reynolds family said they were concerned about Ayla’s care, and they’ve also criticized DiPietro for not pleading publicly for his daughter’s safe return.
DiPietro, who has issued a statement denying he had anything to do with her disappearance, couldn’t be reached for comment Saturday.
Reynolds said the family is trying to maintain hope that Ayla is safe and will be found. He said he wakes up every morning and kisses a photo of Ayla, praying that she’s OK.
Reynolds said he sometimes spends his day looking out the window, hoping someone will drop by with new information, something positive for the family to latch onto.
“Someone took her. Somebody took her out the home. Who is what I’d like to know,” he said.
“I beg of these people: Bring her home safe. Bring her home safe and sound.”
Special equipment was brought into the home from MA. state police. Sounds like equipment to pick up trace evidence.
I just heard that , ty
OldWench how do you know equipment is from MA?
It’s in the article. ”
On Friday, Massachusetts state police brought special equipment to DePietro’s home…”
OLDWENCH “Special equipment was brought into the home from MA. state police. Sounds like equipment to pick up trace evidence.” How do you know from MA.? Please, you sound off on anything except empathy for the family and friends,
OldWench.
Special equipment was brought into the home from MA. state police. Sounds like equipment to pick up trace evidence.
How would you know MA. or ME. just curious.
OldWench.
Special equipment was brought into the home from MA. state police. Sounds like equipment to pick up trace evidence. How do you know MA. or ME.
Neither the mother or the father seem capable of caring for a child.
Cut the mother some slack for crying out loud. She is 23 years old. For only 2 years has she been able to legally buy alcohol. She decided, on her own, that she needed help to stop drinking. She’s barely old enough to have even developed a drinking problem, so it’s most like a new issue that she has acknowledged and made an effort to address. No one is born knowing they are prone to a drinking problem. Aside from the one admitted problem she made an effort to overcome what did she do to justify you saying she isn’t capable of caring for a child? Ayla’s arm wasn’t broken while with her mother. She didn’t vanish while she was with her mother, either. In all those photos Ayla looks clean, healthy and happy. Why isn’t there a single photo of Ayla with her father, or even a recent photo of her while in his care?
It mentions a “substance abuse” rehab which could mean many substances besides alcohol. Even if it was alcohol, nobody develops a substance abuse problem if they didn’t start drinking until they were 21. Most likely she’s been drinking since middle school.
As far as wondering who took the child, you need look no further than the child’s supposed mother or father.
The mother has stated that she worried about the father having the child, why didn’t she give the child to the grandfather???????
Rehab facilities are for all substances unless they are specifically designated for one family of substances like opiates or stimulants. In light of the recent developments I don’t think anyone kidnapped Ayla from the house. I think something horrible happened to her inside the house.
I think you are overly obsessed with this case. Seriously, you need help!
lol, My point above is now made.
“I think you are overly obsessed with this case. Seriously, you need help!”
No, she has the right to voice her opinions and to correct that which is incorrect. Apparently, OldWench is one of the FEW voices of reason on this board and others want her to be quiet. I, for one, am glad she speaks up. You keep right on speaking up, OldWench.
Namaste!
Thanks…some folks just don’t like it when people counter their emotional hyperbole with actual facts and logic.
I think you are overly ignorant about this case. Seriously, you need help!
She has been raging on this from the start. It’s the same sickness the Caylee Anthony crowd had. They have some kind of sick fascination with horrible cases like this. She needs to step away from the keyboard and let the police do their job.
Apparently you and the truth are strangers. I didn’t start commenting on this story until December 29th on this article:
http://bangor-launch.newspackstaging.com/2011/12/29/news/waterville/mother-of-missing-20-month-old-ayla-wants-father-to-talk-to-her/?ref=relatedSidebar
This story has been in the news for just over two weeks and I have been commenting for 3 days.
I must remind you that this story is NOT about me and my comments. It’s about a little girl who vanished from her father’s home in such a way that involved foul play. I am a grandmother and an aunt and the fact that the father’s mother and sister were also in that house and have not said ONE word about Ayla’s disappearance leads me to be suspicious of that entire family. If they really believed he isn’t involved they would be doing the same thing the mother’s father has been doing.
Take a breath and step away from the keyboard. It’s not about you, let the PD do their job.
I’m not the one attempting to make it about me…that would be you.
Not true. Substance abuse problems don’t take years to develop. You can be addicted to a drug or alcohol within weeks. Most people don’t seek HELP until years pass, however, the earlier the better. And i think it’s pretty safe to assume that your ignorant of the subject and have NO IDEA how long the mother was addicted to anything. Her addiction doesn’t mean she’s a bad parent. If anything, her seeking help on her own shows the complete opposite.
Amen! You said it!
” nobody develops a substance abuse problem if they didn’t start drinking until they were 21″. Really? According to who?
Dude, think again. ANYone who has the genetic makeup to become addicted to alcohol, drugs, gambling, smoking cigarettes or other substances CAN become addicted to any or all of the listed in ANY amount of time. It does not matter how much or how often an individual drinks, drugs, gambles, smokes, etc it is what HAPPENS when they do. Get some education, please.
Seems to me the girl got sick of being sick and tired. NO ONE except the individual can make the decision that enough is enough… doesn’t matter how long or short the time since onset.
What is it about people here on these boards, such sweeping generalizations made and they are gospel truth because the person making them says/ thinks so even in the face of other facts. Maine is one of the few places I’ve lived that this is an everyday common occurrence. ” It is true because I decided it was true and I am going to repeat it ad nauseum even though it makes me look like an uneducated hick …” This kind of insanity makes me ashamed to say I am from Maine at times…Maine the way life should be? Um, I don’t think so….
From what I saw this mother acts like she’s more concerned about talking / getting back together with the father than finding out where / what happened to her daughter.
YUP!! I agree. He has moved on and she can’t.
Ayla was 18 months old before he had anything to do with her…I guess he moved on way before a few weeks ago. HELLO she’s demanding to talk with him because HE lost her child while he was responsible for her. My god what do you think she should be doing. Oh thats right maybe she should be Hiding like dad. This lady is dammed if she talks and dammed if she doesn’t. I’m thinking she isn’t pinning away for this winner — she wants answers, wouldn’t you if your ex lost your child?
Moved on from what? They never were in a relationship.
You are lying. He does not want to say anything because his lawyer told him to shush it
Getting back together with the father she was never together with in the first place? That sure sounds plausible…not. Sounds to me like she wants to talk to him to get answers to what happened to her child.
Amen, OldWench. And the wheels of ignorance keep grinding on….
I agree with you 100%. That little girl dissapeared while with her father, not the mother… That woman reached out for help, and all these people can do is tell her shes a bad mother for it. It’s bull. As for who did what, i guess we may never know. As the mother of a 4 year old myself, and i’m also in substance abuse recovery, I feel for this woman. I feel for anyone in this situation, even the father until they prove that he had something to do with it. I think it’s silly to point fingers before we know for sure what happened. Do i think he’s innocent? Absolutely not. I think he obviously wasn’t doing his job as a parent, however, did he have anything to do with it? I have no idea, and neither does anyone else.
Ashleigh, CONGRATULATIONS for taking care of yourself and your child! Keep going back, it works if you work it. I am longtime AlAnon. You are to be commended for being so self responsible. Thank you for your input here!
Congrats on the treatment, but I do have to ask why it’s considered “bashing” the mother to say that substance abuse issues shouldn’t be considered “as normal” as it seems to be by many people on here.
That’s kinda the tone, that it’s almost normal to have a substance abuse issue around here, and that doesnt seem “right”. Why does it seem so dismissible/not a fair issue to talk about in regards to parental fitness?
Look at Bangor. I dont have kids yet, but were I to smoke in a car (even with the window open) with them in it, I’d be some “evil bas*ard” who deserves to be fined for not worrying about his kid’s welfare/safety. Yet how many parents out there do have serious alcohol, opiate, prescription issues, and they’re almost portrayed as “victims” in a way.
What exactly is the standard/expectation in regards to substance abuse issues and parenting?
I’ve been looking through all the articles…not one has made reference to Trista neglecting or abusing her child while she was in her care. No mention that DHHS was involved — nothing. Have you seen anything that would steer you to believe she was unfit? She may have known she was beginning to lose control of her drinking and decided to get help — in doing so did make sure the child was in the care of Ayla’s grandmother. I attended a conference awhile back where the speaker stated that you can be an alcholoic if you HAVE to have even a couple drinks every night when you get home from work, if you can’t go without having those drinks or become upset when those drinks aren’t available. You don’t need to be a raging drunk to have trouble with drinking. Maybe she began to feel she was losing control and did the right thing. I think as soon as people heard she had been in rehab they assumed that she was an out of control drunk or druggie. To go into rehab it doesn’t require that you are a zombie — if you feel that your losing control and need to seek help in gaining the tools necessary to take control back, its the place for you. Good for her if she did this.
Becaiuse it doesn’t have anything to do with her “parental fitness” if she left her child with someone that was supposed to put that childs interest above all others while she went to go get help for herself! Whether it’s accepted by society or not is a moot point in this case.
pretty naive to assume she probably started drinking only when it was legal. Roughly half of high school aged kids in Maine have drank alcohol. My guess would be she started drinking before she was 21, knew it was an issue, and still got pregnant twice by different guys. Several factors that point to poor decision making and a lack of maturity.
As for the pictures, I haven’t seen any with the mother either. And they certainly wouldn’t circulate a picture of her if she was dirty of crying. All babies get dirty, sick and cry. As I said before, neither parent appears capable.
say hi to your friend or relative.
Here we go again…this is actually getting sort of comical. Yeah, I’m totally related to the mother. In fact, I’m her long lost brother’s aunt’s cousin’s twin’s sister in law’s grandmother.
Thank God you tools are NOT responsible for investigating in this case…it would never be solved.
wow, my comment was removed. All i said was she probably began drinking before age 23, just like most people in Maine. BDN doesn’t like the truth I guess.
Sorry gang, The child wont be coming back.
If you know this, have you gone to the police and told them how you know?
Reports that i have heard is that they have enough evidence to prove she is dead, but are not saying it yet. We should hear more soon. Its all state police waiting time
How credible would you say that the source is?
Not very at this moment, but i keep watching news and just hoping they find her alive. I just have a gut feeling she is not
It’s still really bugging me that none of the neighbors ever saw Ayla at her father’s house. I think she’s been gone for a long time.
I’m guessing your saying is BDN and tv. I’m also guessing your referring to the term “foul play”?
I’m leaning towards what the maternal grandfather is saying, which to me implies, the baby might be ok.
I’d like to know where the paternal grandmother has been, has that been mentioned?
Not sure i have not heard about a grandma, she could have passed away recently, but i do not know. Police have said Foul play is involved. Everyone has said the dad is cleared and no charged will be pending against him. I have not heard that. I do not believe the mom would do something like this, possible but i doubt it. Alot of commenters are mad at me because i will not divulge why he hired a lawyer. The child mother said on msnbc he hi red a lawyere the day she went missing, does not make sense to hire a lawyer if your not guuilty
I thought I heard that the father was living in his mothers house. I took that to mean his mother is living and owns it and lives there or rents it to him. If she passed away, that could possibly mean it’s now his house or a family members and probably would have been stated as so.
When was the last time someone saw the baby thats not related to the family?
I can not confirm or deny that. I do know he was living with his daughter, whos house i do not know. I do know that the house, or at least last point of check its still locked up and secured for evidence. I just wish someone would say something if he did do it, most people like to not rat, but right now its the right thing to do A little girl is missing here
So all of your statements that DiPietro has hired an attorney are based on “The child [sic] mother said on msnbc”? If the mother hasn’t talked to him since Ayla went missing, how would she know this? Also, you said DiPietro was interviewed. By whom? When? Would like to read/hear that interview. Thanks.
I am kind of sick of telling you where the interviews have happened. He was interviewed by Bangor daily also he was interviewed by Wabi and also wlbz. He states himself he has retained a lawyer. Please quit defending him. What are you gonna do if he goes to jail for murder, go testify for him that he was insane.
Actually, this is the first time you have provided sources. I’ve searched the wabi and wlbz sites for interviews with DiPietro and come up with nothing. The BDN doesn’t have any interviews with him either, just reprints of his statements and nothing about an attorney. I’m not defending him. I’m just trying to sort fact from unsubstantiated rumor. Give it a try sometime.
Your starting to act like most commenters on here, just being dumb. He has stated himself he has retained a lawyer. Do not worry, your buddy will be going to jail Soon. You obviously have to be some relation to him, your defending him way too much
You keep saying DiPietro has stated that he has a lawyer but there is nothing in the media to substantiate your claim. Do you have inside information? I do not know any of the people involved in this. I’m just looking for the truth and you seem to be dealing in gossip. I have made no statement defending or condemning any of the people involved in this case. I have perhaps made statements condemning posters who perpetuate lies. You can call me dumb all you want; just keep in mind that I don’t think you are nearly as smart as you think you are.
Dude (or Dudette), there’s no point… The guy’s talking out of his butt and as he cant back it up, refuses to give straight answers. Apparently he pretends to be all “mysterious” and “in the know”, but when he gets called on it, he just accuses the other person of being stupid or related to the father and goes on a tangent about how “your relative is going to go to jail for murder” and so on.
OldWench seems more reasonable, but doesnt seem to get that just because she believes something/the mother said something, it doesnt make it “fact”. Other than that, she seems a decent person.
Justbeing seems the most reasonable, but he seems to have his mind set as well..
At this point, it’s less about trying to use the facts to figure out what happened, and more twisting the facts (and a lot of rumors) to fit whichever side people are supporting.
Amen brother, amen.
That’s part of why the people in that house look so bad. I’m a grandmother and you can bet your bootie that if this were my grandchild I would be all over the tv begging for her return, keeping her face fresh in the minds of the public and asking for them to help. And you can guaran-dang-tee that I’d insist that my son communicate with the mother. If he wouldn’t then I would myself. No a peep from his family at all tells me that they already know what happened and are too ashamed to show their faces or open their mouths. I know one thing…I would NOT be protecting my kid if he had done wrong and I knew it. I’d go straight to the police with every bit of information I had. If he’d done something and I didn’t know I’d be all over the tv asking for help. They know something and need to do the right thing.
I feel bad for Ayla’s grandfather…he’s the Only one who has consistently and continuously pleaded for her safe return. His love and concern for Ayla seems to exceed that of all the rest of the family together.
I’m not sure anyone in this event is completely innocent…there certainly seems to be enough blame to go around. Very sad situation.
The grandfather certainly seems grief stricken. I feel for all of those who truly loved Ayla and who truly want her to return to their lives. Anyone who doesn’t care about her whereabouts……you won’t live forever and your day of reckoning will come.
So sad about this little baby girl. Chances are slim now that she will be returned unharmed, unfortunately.
Lady, I have the same feelings, especially if they are bringing in equipment from Mass.. Is not a good sign.
They Bring in Caylee’s Law, and the father lied about the day she went missing, he is going to lock up for quite a while..
Caylee’s law applies only to Florida I think.
I feel so bad for this Grandfather that is pleading to all to find her and bring her safely home. This grandfathers heart is aching to know where his granddaughter is .. I am a grandparent too and I feel his pain..
Sorry,but grandfather ( IMO ) is acting. Way too emotional.
Ah, so the mother isn’t emotional enough and the grandfather is too emotional. What are you going to do when the arrest we all know is coming happens? What will your story be then?
He has every right to be upset by the disappearance of his granddaughter. You are illogical and appear biased in favor of the innocence of the father when all information we have been given is overwhelmingly against the father. The father seems quite calm about his child disappearance and his statements are crafted to protect himself. What possesses you to vilify the mother and grandfather? Too emotional, not emotional enough?? The father was in possession of the baby when she was hurt and when she disappeared. Shouldn’t your focus be in him?
OMG…the mother is acting and is a media hound and her father doesn’t act right either. But…lets not say anything about Ayla’s father! No way your not related to the father or that family. Must be such a gift to be able to just look at someone on t.v. and decided guilt or innocence. Very judgemental of you.
Seriously M_M22, is there some sort of script they should be following to satisfy you? None of us know how we would react if this was our child. Not emotional enough, too emotional? Who are you to judge? Get a life and be quiet!
Careful…if you speak up about how badly these people are bashing the mother and her family you will be accused of being them.
if dad killed his daughter and did not report her missing till 13 hours later-then he could of very well took her out of town to bury her body( kinda like the nut from texas) one thing for sure mom did not shed a tear drop when she cried on the talk show.
That bothered me that mom doesn’t show the kind of emotion we would expect. What bothered me more was when she said Ayla’s father was the last one to see her…alive.
First…in a traumatic situation it’s really not that uncommon for there not to be constant sobbing. Some things are just too much for a person to cope with at the time and they get sort of numb and their emotions just shot down as a form of self protection. It’s actually really common. That is especially the case when there isn’t closure and there are still questions that haven’t been answered.
The mother is probably getting a lot more information about what is going on with the investigation than the rest of us are. None of the evidence points to the mother having anything to do with Ayla’s disappearance.
Makes no sense you say she did shed tear drops and now you say she didnt
OLD WENCH do you or do you not have a life besides this case??? I am sorry if I offend you or others,but you have been commenting around the clock and have been defending the mom constantly. It sounds like you are the mom or are related to this case somehow??? Hoping this baby is brought home soon!
Once again…no, I am NOT the mother. I am not a relative of the mother. I am not a friend of the mother. I don’t know anyone related to this case in any way, shape or form. I have to be at the computer a lot since I’m a full time college student in a distance program. I break up my school work a variety of ways. When there is a story on BDN that I’m interested in I comment a lot…not really that it’s any of your business. Now, how many times are you going to accuse me of being the mother? And you wonder why your comments keep getting deleted.
TMI
Yeah, I know. It’s probably pointless answering their questions. They’ve been accusing me of being the mother or associated with her for going on 3 days now. Doubt that will change.
U shouldnt have to explain yourself to all these tards and as far as all your comments on the ayla case I agree with
Yeah, I know. The most ironic thing of all is that I hadn’t planned on commenting on this case or the articles UNTIL I read their incessant, vile, disgusting and baseless attacks on the mother. Now they have their undies all in a bunch because I happen to be very determined to counter all of their attacks on the mother and use logical arguments to show how full of poo they are.
Same here…When I made my first comment in defense of the mother because of the mean posts that I was reading and it was deleted I got peeved off. I’d read at least 75 posts where the mother was bashed hard, and I write one in defense of her and its deleted. There after I wrote several more in questioning the stupidity of the bashing comments — all were deleted. Now that BDN has decided to allow the comments people are getting all uptight because not everyone is going down the bash mommy path. Keep up the good work OldWench, I’m right behind ya — I just can’t see how she could have gotten into that house with all those people in it or if she did, where she’d take the child. I respect her getting help for her addition and making sure that her child/children were in safe hands while doing so. She didn’t expect daddy from know where to come and claim his stake, I’m sure. I hope Ayla is fine and that Trista continues to stand in front of every camera that will have her in order to get Ayla’s picture out there. I don’t give a crap about what she is or isn’t getting out of it, she’s doing the right thing by getting and keeping the story out there!
Completely agree…
please do not use words that are derogatory in nature to people with intellectual disabilities.
You are obsessed! It is clear to everyone but to you! Get help, NOW!
LOL, what a farce this post is.
WoW! Someone’s losing it ^
Perhaps if BDN would delete some of the demeaning comments being made about the mother than she wouldn’t feel the need to defend her. Even in this blog you have made several comments to take stabs at the mother — who I assume you have never met, therefore have no idea what she’s like or who she is. I can’t believe the way people are attacking her — so she doesn’t know how to act in a very unbelievable situation, it doesn’t equal guilt or being a bad mother. Look through pictures of the girl in different stories and on facebook — the child has been well cared for and looks very happy. Let the mother do what she feels she needs to — your certainly not finding fault with the father (who had the child in his care) can’t wait to hear his story and all his faults. Waiting patiently for that story to be told. By then you’ll all be tired of bashing mom.
Not to mention the fact that M-M22 has repeatedly accused me of being the mother. And yes, this person has made nasty comments about the mother and defended the father. The only reason I even started commenting on these articles is because of all the nasty comments bashing and accusing the mother.
the old wench complains on EVERY article including the lapage article!!!
I don’t read or comment on every article. I do comment on LePage articles as well because I think he’s a complete tool. That being said…you’re off topic.
Yanno, YOU sound like Dad or his family or one of his misguided friends.
And once again I ask the BDN to remove comments that accuse the father. Thank u very much!!! Thinking people are on vacation or don’t work on the weekend??
You must be a parent of the dad, may i ask why are you defending him so much. Please tell me because he is just as guilty for not checking on her. I would not be suprised if in three days or less we hear him being charged with murder. Come on, why would he hire a lawyer if he is not guilty, its not common
M_M22
I’ve asked a couple of times with no answer, but as you keep making accusations against the father including claims of inside knowledge of his attorney situation (bringing up the fact he is paying 20k for it, but not mentioning a name), her substance abuse status since rehab, and so on.
Not trying to “start problems”, but you’re acting as if you’re an authority with inside knowledge of specifics, but aren’t explaining how you would know these things for sure, or if it’s just another set of rumors.
*What’s the fathers supposed attorneys name?
*How do you know her sobriety status?
*Are you related to the mother?
If you’re willing to put out there the father is going to some “high priced attorney who wanted 30 thousand, but is defending him for 20k”, then back it up with fact/names instead of just potentially spreading more baseless rumor.
I’m not siding with the father here, but you’re putting out information to create a certain perception of what’s going on as if it’s undeniable fact because of your “sources”, and people seem willing to run with it without any vetting at all.
You must not be that bright because its on the news, its been on the talk shows, his ex wife has talked about it. (Her mother) Its nationwide, by the way i have said it several times on this thread and others. I do not know who his lawyer is and i would not elaborate on it if i knew, i am saying he is guilty(facts will come out soon) just watch the news. Someone is obviously speaking more now that the reward is gonna get hire. I hope this little angel is alive and if he did do it, i wish Maine would bring the death penatly. We obviouslsy need it
Uh, by calling Trista his “ex wife”, you’re demonstrating you really have no clue. Just wanted to be sure you were talking out of the wrong orifice, and it seems to have been confirmed.
What you’re basically saying is, you have no real idea if the lawyer thing is true, but have no problem trying to smear the guy without fact to look as if you have some “insider knowledge”. That you really have no idea if Trista has maintained her sobriety, but are willing to claim you know for sure she is because it’s what you’d like to believe, and not based in fact.
I dont know who’s behind it, and can admit that. You’re out spreading rumor and possibly false information that other people are taking as fact and reposting like a virus. Have some integrity and dont pretend you have insider knowledge when you’re just spreading what could be total B.S. that’s riling people up because they think it’s fact.
Whatever relation you are to Justin you might want to stop defending him because you have from day one, i said i will not elaborate who is lawyer is even if i know. Watch tv once in a while and listen closely you will hear these things. I am sorry if this is your son but he will go to jail soon once all the evidence is proven. If he is not your son, whatever relation he is too you then im so sorry he will be going to jail, unless of course his lawyer gets him off for insanity, which could happen. Tell me this if he did not do it, why did he hire a lawyer the day she went missing. Hmmm put your thinking cap on sunshine and tell me that, other than that just shut up, because you do not know what your talking about either, your just running your mouth right now like most people on here defending him
I’m no relation to the guy and haven’t discounted the possibility he may be the one behind Ayla missing, nor have I discounted the mother could also be behind it. I have been reading for updates as to what happened to the girl, and keep running across people essentially making stuff up for attention/”cyber props”, and find it pathetic. People want to know facts, not biased rumors under the guise of “inside knowledge”.
You can portray it however you want that I’m “on Justins side” or “a relative of his” or whatever you want, but I think both of them are bad parents and BOTH at fault. The mother has been the only one putting herself out to be “read”, and there’s been dishonesty/contradiction coming from her that I commented on. If the father was making all the TV rounds and contradicting himself, I’d call him on that as well. I already said the guy was a bad parent and shouldnt have custody, but if you need to try and cover your own butt after getting called for talking out of it, have at it.
Stop spreading misinformation like you have real knowledge of it. Claiming you know he has a lawyer and how much he’s paying isnt simply an opinion, it’s basically a lie. Claiming you “know the mother hasnt relapsed” is another, when you don’t even know they were never married, but pretend like you’re some close friend she shares her substance abuse issues with is just pretty weak.
You dont believe she did it and that he did, fine. Use the facts that exist to make a case, dont make em up and pretend to be an insider to get E-Cred.
Where exactly did you get the information that he hired a lawyer the day Ayla went missing? I’ve checked all print media and watched news and cannot find anything to support this claim. Please tell us your source for this info.
I hadn’t heard any rumors until this one but I knew he had a lawyer. His statements were released by the police, not the media. Lawyers help prepare and release statements for clients in that way. They do it through the police in order to lead people to believe that their client and the police are on the same team. It was done in this way to try to discredit the mother by making it appear as though the police support the father by releasing his statements. It’s 100% lawyer tactics AND the statements were full of lawyer speak.
I hadn’t heard anything about him having a lawyer until you started posting that he did. Do you have any real evidence that he has an attorney? Or are you just stating that as fact because in YOUR OPINION no one but an attorney could’ve written his statements and in YOUR OPINION releasing a statement through the police instead of through the media is “100% lawyer tactics”? If you do have real evidence that Justin DiPietro has an attorney, I will gladly apologize for calling you out. However, if you have no real evidence and are simply stating YOUR OPINION as fact, perhaps you should apologize for spreading rumors.
It’s obvious that he has a lawyer. The released statements use the exact same language always used in statements that are released and prepared by lawyers. It doesn’t take rocket science to figure that out.
In YOUR OPINION. You have absolutely no verifiable source for this other than what you determine is obvious. It’s not fact, it’s a rumor you are perpetuating. It doesn’t take rocket science to figure that out either.
Think what you will…but we’ll all find out the name of his lawyer soon enough, I’m sure.
You can’t even admit that you are spreading idle gossip? You state over and over that he has an attorney yet you cannot come up with one iota of credible evidence to prove that. That kind of makes all your other “facts” suspect. Guess that makes you no better than those you’ve chastised for claiming you’re related to Reynolds.
Looks like someone’s going after OldWench…wonder if guest709 is an alias….oh just wondering.
What else is new. But hey…they have slowed down their attacks on the mother since they are so busy attacking me. Whatever works…
No more an alias than “justbeing.” I have no dog in this hunt other than seeking the truth. OldWench has made numerous statements claiming that DiPietro has hired an attorney. She does not know this for a fact. She is spreading rumors. Rumors only muddy the water for those who are trying to have an informed opinion about the facts of the case. Given OldWench’s rabid defense of the mother against rumors and supposition that are being posted, one would think OldWench would refrain from rumor mongering.
No matter how much you harp on this it’s not going to change the fact that the fathers statements are filled with lawyer speak and sound like they were prepared by an attorney.
In your opinion.
Okay….let’s try this.
Okay everyone reading this:
If you are convinced that Justin DiPietro’s official statements were prepared by a lawyer please like this comment so this person I’m responding to will realize that I am just saying what the majority of those reading this are thinking. Thanks!
Seriously? Are you kidding? Check out the mother bashing going on here. Why wouldn’t the father be accused — Ayla was counting on him to keep her safe, she is a child. He was the last one to see her in his house.
Yep. Genetics are involved.
So because she has two children that makes it her fault that her child’s arm was broken and her child disappeared from her fathers home where evidence of foul play was found? Would you care to explain how you came to that conclusion? What actual evidence points to the mother? Because she is too shell shocked to cry on tv in the way you think she should or because she is a single mother with tow children? Sorry but you’ll have to come up with something better than that.
What i want to know is who broke her arm. Hmm dad was watching her, but no one can say who did it. Just curious. I still say he is the suspect in the case, but i know im wrong as everyone says the dad is a saint
Here we go again…how many times are you going to accuse me of being the mother or someone related to or friends with her? The only reason I’m posting so often to defend the mother is because of fools like you who keep attacking her when all the facts and evidence point away from her and directly towards the people inside that house.
We know you are not her, she is too busy traveling the world telling her story for the all mighty dollar or fame when she should be in Waterville looking for her baby girl non-stop.
How is she supposed to know where to look when the person who knows where she is refuses to speak to her and answer her questions?
True but there’s probably more answers here in Waterville than New York City. I’m sure the PD or State police here could give her more info than the Morning Show. She made her plea, it’s time to get up here. I’m amazed that as a parent she isn’t here. If my daughter disappeared, I’d be as close to information sources(ie – investigators) and the scene as possible. That way if something turns up, I’d be right there. I’m sure NBC could have run a satellite feed up here if she really wanted to get her message out.
I’m not saying she had anything to do with the disappearance but I am saying as a caring parent she should be here combing the woods herself if need be. I would.
If it were me in her situation and I went up there I would go find the father and do whatever I had to do to get him to talk. The mother and her family are not only heartbroken Ayla is missing…they are FURIOUS with the father. Personally, I genuinely believe that if they went to Waterville it would end up taking officers away from the investigation. I know it would for me because it would probably take at least a half dozen officers to pull me off the person who lost my child and refused to tell me what happened.
What makes you people say things like this? NONE of you have ANY idea of what you would ACTUALLY do or say or feel if the shoe were on the other foot. Pretty easy to sit in judgement and cry foul when YOU are not the one experiencing this situation. Give it a rest.
WHAT part of your life is actually impacted by the fact that this girl is doing interviews? Oh, wait, I bet it is fuel for the tear the girl up fire.
You’re right – I don’t know what I would do. But, I do know with about 99.9% certainty that I would be as close to the scene as possible in case something broke or Ayla was found. I wouldn’t be down in NYC. Again, if she wanted to get her plea out there, head up to the Bangor tv station and say her peace or do her interviews from the station up there via satellite. Sorry, you can’t convince me that heading the NYC is the right thing to do. There’s plenty of ways to get her message out and still remain close by.
On the off chance that Ayla was taken by a stranger and taken across state lines it’s better for the mother to appear on NATIONAL media. That way if Ayla were to show up with someone in another state people there would recognize her.
Also, with how angry she and her family are with the father right now it’s probably not a good idea for them to be near where he is. The police would have to take time away from the investigation to deal with the firworks. This became obvious to me when I listened to the maternal grandfather in a phone interview. He is furious and came right out and said that it wasn’t a good idea for him to be anywhere near Ayla’s father right now.
Why not do these shows via satellite, why travel to NYC when she doesn’t have to? I think Good Morning America would understand her need to be here. And if being in Waterville is too stressful for her and her family, stay in Lewiston or Portland – both within an hours drive of the scene if something turns up. Sorry, you still haven’t convinced me.
Facts:
The father pursued taking Ayla from the grandmother and aunt when the mother went into a 10 day alcohol rehab program. DHHS did NOT take Ayla away from her mother.
While in the care of the father Ayla’s arm was broken.
While in the care of the father and in the father’s home Ayla vanished.
When the father claims Ayla disappeared he put her to bed at 8:30pm and didn’t check on her until almost 13 hours later…that is over half a day.
The father, in one of his statements, made it clear that he did NOT want the media involved despite the fact that we ALL know that the only way the authorities get tips and find missing children is through the media getting the word out.
Okay…those are the facts related to Ayla’s disappearance. Now tell me, please, exactly WHAT has the mother done to warrant people bashing her and accusing her of being involved in Ayla’s disappearance?
Let’s face it…people are bashing and blaming her ONLY because she is a single mother who sought help for a drinking problem and because she’s not reacting in the way people THINK they would react in this situation. That’s it. There isn’t one iota of evidence that points to her…zero, zip, none. So what if the mother gives interviews and isn’t always crying. The times she’s not crying she is righteously miffed at the father because she is insisting he refuses to talk to her and answer her questions. Are you claiming you wouldn’t be just as angry if the last person known to see your child refused to even talk to you, let alone tell you what they know? I call BS on that.
People need to leave this mother alone and stop bashing her simply because they don’t understand what it does to someone to be in her shoes.
It’s actually quicker to fly to NYC from Portland than it is to drive to Waterville from Portland. She could fly there in under an hour and a half, do the interview and fly back all in the same day, in as little as 5 or 6 hours, actually.
Or you could grab a cab intown, do your interview at the Portland affiliate via satellite(or they might even come to you) and be done in under an hour and a half. Now you’re just being foolish and this situation is too serious to go there. I still don’t think she should be jetting around but more importantly I hope for a quick resolution for everyone’s sake. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular
It’s not like she begged them to bring her to New York. THEY asked her to go and she accepted because she wants to find her baby. You people are ridiculous…would you like to examine the mother’s fecal matter and pick that apart too? You guys need to give it a rest.
WHY is it so important that Trista be interviewed in Portland or even Maine itself to YOU?
No one cares what delusional thoughts you have about this girl or anyone else you do not know and then decide you DO know what is best for them or how it should be done.
My point is made constantly on this board. Uneducated, ignorant people “deicde”
what the facts are, how they are presented and how it “should” be done, said, felt, expressed, not done, etc.
One of the many reasons I left the Penobscot county areas was people like the ones who post here and hold to lies even in the face of other facts because THEY decided it is true and therefore everyone else is wrong including the facts.
Yanno, there are two Maines…
I’m well educated and was born, raised and left We’re better than the rest of Maine, Southern Maine by choice. Call me names and act all high and mighty because my opinion doesn’t align with yours – just shows more of what you’re really all about. For someone who says no one cares what I have to say, you certainly have taken a lot of time to comment on it. Why is someone so intelligent and worldly as to live in the Other Maine like yourself so concerned with my opinion? I’m certaintly not stressing over yours. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular
Very common tactic to divert. You did not address what I asked you.
Namaste.
Another common tactic is to degrade so that the person who disagrees with your opinion seems less valid. I’m sure if you read my comments, you would find your answer regarding why I think she should stick around. Ja ne.
The point is you simply hold that belief. It does not make it true.
I have not degraded you. ” I am only responsible for what I say, not what you understand.
HOW does this impact you? How does Trista going to national media truly impact you? If seeing and hearing her story disturbs you or anyone else, turn off the t.v.
Let’s hope you nor anyone else judging this girl ever come under scrutiny for anything. Why? Because something you do may be judged as “bad” by others even when it is something totally innocent, however, deemed by pious, self righteous individuals as “bad, wrong, not the way it should be done.”
I’m not saying she had anything to do with the disappearance but I am saying as a caring parent she should be here combing the woods herself if need be. I would.
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The police told her she couldn’t do anything to help in Waterville. They told her to go back to Portland.
She is not paid for her appearances.
she is too busy traveling the world telling her story for the all mighty dollar or fame when she should be in Waterville looking for her baby girl non-stop.
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She WAS in Waterville—the police told her there was nothing she could do in Waterville to HELP find her—the police told her to go back to Portland.
The dad has asked her not to be there to help
Preach it sistah!
Probably no pictures of her with her daddy because he was an absentee father for the first 18 months of Ayla’s life. That gives what about 2 months that he’s had her — you tell why theres no pictures? Maybe because he didn’t really want her, but didn’t want her mother to have her either. They would have had Thanksgiving together (that is if she wasn’t gone before that even) most families take photos during the holiday — haven’t seen any with him or his mother or Ayla’s aunt who also shared the house. Wonder why?
They would have had Thanksgiving together (that is if she wasn’t gone before that even) most families take photos during the holiday — haven’t seen any with him or his mother or Ayla’s aunt who also shared the house. Wonder why?
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good point! the only thing I can come up with is that they were ordered out of the house before they could get any photos out of the computer—but they’d still have their cell phones, I’m sure…
The photo posted on the BDN shows a girl of about 13 months…she’s still teething (you can see the saliva spots on her shirt)…I remember other photos appearing in the BDN, so I know they have more recent ones—the MOST recent photos should be publicized.
So they are saying a crime took place within the home? Surprise.
You’re bashing people for suggesting the mother in a fit of desperation to get her child back MAY have been behind the abduction of Ayla, but it’s “perfectly fine” to say the father likely murdered his own daughter?
Seriously, you’re kinda going overboard.
Well, seeing as these same people have been accusing me of being the mother or someone associated with her for a couple of days now I just decided to just repeat their mantra and apply it to them instead.
Sadly, in light of the new evidence it’s highly unlikely Ayla was abducted. Foul play is police speak for a violent crime occurred here. To warrant coming out and saying there was foul play it means they found evidence of a violent crime. That usually means blood evidence.
I’m still holding out hope the kid is alive and is with a relative of one of the parents or a friend. I’m not going to read too much into the “foul play” comment, as it could range anywhere from abduction to death, and ultimately just means ” a crime was committed” versus the previous “missing child” (the kid is just not where they’re supposed to be).
My view is, the kid’s not dead until they find a body or someone admits to it.
Two things indicate Ayla is no longer alive. First, the official statement clearly said that this is no longer a missing person case. If they believed she were still alive they would not have said that. Foul Play in sports means unfair play. Foul Play in business can mean unfair play or crime. Foul Play in a disappearance means evidence of death. I’ve never heard it used in any other way…ever. When you combine the evidence of foul play with it shifting from a missing persons case to a criminal investigation it means they believe the person who was missing is dead and that death was caused by something harmful done by another person.
Missing person just means there is not yet enough evidence that a crime was committed. That Indian (or Pakistani, cant remember exactly) college student who ran off for a few days around the same time Ayla vanished was also considered a missing person because they didnt have any proof she was abducted despite those rumors of the workers and so on.
They had to make sure (as dumb as it sounds) that Ayla didnt manage to get out of the house, and cover a certain distance that they thought a kid her age could have made it to. Once they verified it couldnt be accidental, then they could pursue a criminal case and remove the “missing person” label. That’s pretty much all that means. It could ultimately turn into that, but for now, all it means is that a crime was committed, not necessarily homicide/manslaughter/death type ones.
There are people with law enforcement backgrounds posting on the local Waterville paper comments who are saying that the term “foul play” used by the police always means death. The definition from Websters dictionary implies the same. Take that for what you will.
Whether or not he did anything to or with the child is yet to be determined…however, you act like he was a ‘father’. How much of a father was he really? He didn’t have anything to do with her until she was 18 months old. Then he ‘loses her’ while she is under his care. That is a fact — he lost her while he was responsible for her. People on here have not just said that she might have abducted Ayla in a fit of desperation to get her child back…they are putting her down as a person and a mother — they are completely bashing her. It will be interesting when information about he father comes out, I’m talking about his personal vices, i.e. whether or not he uses drugs, whether or not he has ever paid support for his child etc. we’ve only been told of the mothers problems — his turns coming, it won’t take long for the press to dig up his dirt.
That’s the problem, there is no real information to read into on him. She has Myspace/facebook, and has done all these interviews, so you can kinda get some insight to her life. He’s pretty much a mystery with nothing really out there to be read. I even asked some friends from the waterville area if they knew the guy, and no one really seemed to.
I cant really bash him on the arm thing, as the doctors and cops are all saying it was an accident, and kids do have them. The supposed bruises were tacked onto the broken arm thing by the mother, but no one else mentioned them outside her family, which to be honest, I dont trust after that “Dhhs stole away our granddaughter” thing.
I said it’s hard to believe that someone got into his house and snatched the kid away without him noticing, as well as how strange it is he didnt check on his daughter for half a day, but that’s really all there is “absolutely” to mention objectively. Well, and the being more concerned with the house guests than his kid.
If he had immediate (though not official) custody, and she documented substance abuse issues and no fixed address, I dont get why he’d need to kidnap the kid instead of just going through the courts with a pretty solid case for custody. Like I said, he had the opportunity, she had more of a motive. Plus, if he was that indifferent to the kid where he’d just neglect it, why would he bother taking custody to begin with? Without the parental rights form, I dont think he could even get TANF/SNAP/Whatever, and he would have had 2 months to file before the mother did (if that’s what it was about).
It’s a screwed up situation all around,none of it really seems to make sense.
I read an article earlier from another paper that explained how the father ended up with Ayla. DHHS never took Ayla from the mother or her family. The father found out the mother was in rehab and went to the police and asked them to go with him to take Ayla. The police called DHHS to make sure it was okay. Basically, the police just checked to make sure he wasn’t on any of their lists. Since he is the father and Ayla wasn’t in her mother’s care he was legally able to get away with doing this. The mother’s family is mad at DHHS because they told the police the father could take the baby AND because when they reported their concerns DHHS never checked up on Ayla to make sure she was safe.
The mother has claimed all along that after she questioned the father about bruises and then the broken arm that he wouldn’t let her see or even talk to Ayla on the phone. No, the bruises haven’t been substantiated, but the info about the custody situation was discovered by looking at police logs.
I was trying to find the article with the specific reference/quote in it, but the paraphrase was “DHHS just doesn’t like us” line that sent up a red flag. Justin had more of a “right” (as the biological father) then they did as extended relatives, so making it a “personal” issue with DHHS instead of just acknowledge (albeit justifiably unhappily) his parental claim seemed like they were just mudslinging.
How do you know that DHHS didn’t check on the situation at Justin’s house, or that she ever actually even reported it if it did happen? If the mother was concerned enough to call DHHS on him a month plus ago, why not hop a bus downtown and file paperwork much earlier? If she was serious about the concerns, why not file the day she got out of rehab? If they’ve been fighting about custody for a “while now”, why wouldnt he have filed? The problem with both their stories is nothing “fits” based on what’s being said now.
I saw a photo in an article of the motion she filed in court. It was for custody, paternity and child support. Since they weren’t in a relationship, let alone married I highly doubt there was any official custody arrangement. Paternity would have been established as part of that process. That’s a pretty good indicator that no previous court actions for custody had occurred.
You should read some of the comments from the local Waterville newspaper. The same people who are on here accusing me of being the mother or family/friend of the mother are obviously also posting on that site and are friends of the father and his family. They are posting the same exact comments almost word for word. At least now I know why they are making the accusations. They’re family friends and assume that no one would defend the mother unless they weren’t also friends of the family. Most locals seem to think the father is involved and keep talking about him supposedly having a big party the night Ayla supposedly disappeared.
“Since he is the father and Ayla wasn’t in her mother’s care he was legally able to get away with doing this.”
So if your child is not with his father you could get away with taking custody and care of him/her. Do you know what you sound like?
And your not protecting the daddy, your a great dad Justin. Your some relation to him or you are him i dont care what you say
I personally have no idea or theories about what has happened to Ayla; however, as a mother myself, I can honestly say that if I thought it would help in ANY WAY for my face (along with my missing child’s) to be plastered all over the media and putting her face and picture out to the public and keeping the case and the child’s likeness fresh in the public’s mind….I would not hesitate to do so, even if I were publicly bashed and criticized. All that would matter to me would be to give my child the best possible chance at a safe return, no matter the cost to me personally. I am quite put off by all the mother-bashing going on here in the forums. Don’t be so quick to judge based on her substance abuse history – at least she sought help; none of us are perfect.
That is exactly how I felt when I read all the rotten comments towards the mother. It’s also why I have been so vocal in defending her.
The mom went to rehab, to make herself better for her child. I applaud her. I think folks need to back off her. Her life has got to be filled with guilt and regret. I could not imagine. That being said…if it turns out that she has done something to her child, do and say anything at that point. Folks need to stop judging her based on the fact that she had her parents watched her baby while she got treatment for a disease.
I agree with you no matter the mothers situation she still loves her children and sought help. Just because she had problems doesn’t mean she doesn’t love her children. It really is sad that people feel the need to degrade this woman at a time when she should be getting support.
I’m with you. I’d never rest if my daughter went missing. I wouldn’t care what people thought of me as long as I did everything i could to get my girl back.
Does anyone have information about the alleged text that Justin sent to Trista predicting that Ayla would be kidnapped?
No official verification that I’m aware of. I would guess that since she was geared up to seek custody that she would have saved it to show the court, though, so if it exists I’m guessing that she still has it on her phone.
IF the father really sent that text I have to ask…what father refers to his daughter as “the child?”
I tend to think its a case of if she is alive she is either with a friend of the father or a relative of the father. The house is now a crime scene so the police know the father is involved. Now its a matter of finding out where the child went. If the child is not alive (God bless her soul) it is still a matter of where she went.
I tend to think its a case of if she is alive she is either with a friend of the father or a relative of the father. The house is now a crime scene so the police know the father is involved. Now its a matter of finding out where the child went. If the child is not alive (God bless her soul) it is still a matter of where she went.
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for the first week I thought she was with someone on the sperm donor’s side of the family….or ‘sold’ for repayment of a debt he incurred. There would have been plenty of time for the person keeping her to obtain a free lawyer to make a deal to get out of criminal charges for custodial interference. It’s been over two weeks now…unfortunately, I think something happened to that precious little girl inside that house and her body was removed and discarded like an old rag doll.
Morning Sentinel says that the investigation at the house is complete and the home has been turned back over to the family.
Does anyone know when the grand jury for the Waterville area meets next?
I just read that, so its just wait and see time to see whos gets arrested. Hope his lawyer is as great as they say he is
I feel that the reason we now tend to first look at the parents is because as of late, way too many cases have been in the news where the parents were responsible for the death or suffering of their children. It’s become the norm in these times whereas maybe 40 years ago one would never suspect the parents in the first place, just goes to show how society has evolved. Very sad indeed. No matter what, I strongly feel that a very close relative or friend was responsible for whatever has happened to this little angel and I for one hope that they get what they have coming to them in triplicate because I have no tolerance for any crimes that are committed towards children in any way shape or form.
The only relationship the parents ever had was the no-pants dance horizontal bop. Which produced that lovely little girl. Imo, they are both typical American 20 somethings of this generation. Not ready to be responsible for anything more than partying and xbox -certainly not an innocent young child that demands time, attention and…responsibility in spades.
Waiting….to hear dad’s story. Gonna be interesting to pull all his demons out of the closet and blog all about them in the same manner that the mother has been bashed the past few weeks — Yup….Waiting.
I give it a week maybe a little over a week and then we will see who goes to Jail, wanna make a bet on who it is. Ill spell the word backwards for you DAD. Figure it out Thanks fpr posting by the way,
This is why I asked when the grand jury there meets again. You can bet that the authorities are making sure all their ducks are in a row for this case. They’ll present the evidence to the grand jury before making any arrests to make sure they’ll have an indictment.
I asked earlier and you didn’t reply so I’ll try again. You have stated numerous times that DiPietro hired an attorney the day Ayla went missing. I’ve searched print and broadcast media to confirm that statement but cannot find any support for it. Please let us know from where you got that information. Thanks.
Your not looking far enough, keep looking. Its in the news statewide and he mentioned it himself on the news when he got interviewed that he has retained a attorney until investigatiion is done. Just adimit Justin is a killer
I’ve done a pretty thorough search. I can’t find an interview with DiPietro. Who interviewed him? You say he has an attorney and that I’m not looking hard enough to prove your statements. I’m not saying anyone is guilty of anything because I don’t know all the facts. However, if you could provide the name of the paper or reporter who interviewed DiPietro and any specific news agencies who have confirmed he has an attorney, that would give me more FACTS. So, how about it, can you back up your statements with verifiable facts or are you just rumor mongering?
It’s comforting to see the BDN leveraging this tragedy into a daily story; I thought we’d miss a day there. It’s the perfect bait for their audience of comment posters.
Hopefully she is a surviver like her namesake in the books by Jean Auel.
“Someone took her. Somebody took her out the home. Who is what I’d like to know,” he said.
“I beg of these people: Bring her home safe. Bring her home safe and sound.”
I just have this gut feeling that the grandfather knows something….when he says “I beg these people”. I also have a gut feeling it has something to do with something the mother has done. We’ll see what happens.
And what, exactly, do you base that on?
Maybe the same thing on which you base your claim that DiPietro has an attorney?
The mother is making her own statements, face to face. She’s not hiding away from public scrutiny like the father is, only releasing carefully prepared lawyer speak statements through the police.
We might see an arrest tomorrow.
Perhaps that is how DiPietro reacts to a traumatic situation. If the mother’s seeming lack of emotion is an acceptable response (according to you), why can’t DiPietro’s “hiding away” be an acceptable response? Devonshire11 said he/she had a gut feeling about that the grandfather knows something. Isn’t that what most of your posts are based on – your gut feeling?
No, my posts are based on the FACT that:
Ayla vanished from her father’s home.
Ayla vanished on her father’s watch.
Ayla’s father said he put her to bed at 8:30 pm and didn’t check on her again until almost 13 hours later.
Ayla’s arm was broken while she was with her father.
Investigators found evidence of FOUL PLAY (defined as violence, especially murder) in Ayla’s father’s home.
Again…what evidence is there against Ayla’s mother that she was in any way involved in what happened to Ayla? None.
How am I not looking at the facts?
The ones ignoring the facts are those who keep trying to concoct crazy scenarios to blame the mother.
What you are doing is convicting someone based on circumstantial evidence. I’m not defending or convicting anyone. Neither am I basing anything on my perception; but it seems that you base some of your “evidence” on your gut feeling – that Reynolds is reacting as any reasonable person might in these circumstances, that DiPietro hired an attorney because you believe his statements were prepared by one. There is no “fact” in either of those – just supposition. Yet when Devonshire11 makes a comment on gut feeling, you react like he’s “concocting a crazy scenario.” You you are convicting DiPietro without knowing all the facts and on purely circumstantial evidence. You’d make an awesome jury member.
FACTS:
Ayla vanished from her father’s home.
Ayla vanished on her father’s watch.
Ayla’s father said he put her to bed at 8:30 pm and didn’t check on her again until almost 13 hours later.
Ayla’s arm was broken while she was with her father.
Investigators found evidence of FOUL PLAY (defined as violence, especially murder) in Ayla’s father’s home.
The father has stated several times he has attorney, but now he is hiding from the news, Quite odd,want to find your kid come out
pants on fire.
It’s actually a question…why would the grandfather say “I beg these people”
and why would he say “Someone took her. Somebody took her out the home. Who is what I’d like to know,” he said.
This is a possible reason why…not a fact, just a possibility if in fact the mother or father was involved in this type of activity.
“However, there have been some troubling incidents that warrant concern. These have been limited primarily to attacks against members of human smuggling organizations and their families, and those connected to the drug trade. U.S. Attorneys are seeing drug- and non-drug-related kidnappings tied to transnational organized crime.”
“I beg these people”…I’d be begging too if my daughter or granddaughter was taken
“Someone took her. Somebody took her out the home. Who is what I’d like to know”…Well, someone did take her out of the house, the police have determined that she didn’t walk out by herself. Also wouldn’t you be asking who would have done something like that.
Another person picking apart what someone who is distraught and putting themselves out there to beg for the return of their loved one is saying. Too bad that this man and his daughter didn’t have the knowledge that something this tragic was going to happen in their lives…they could have taken lessons on how to act, respond, talk, etc.
It’s not about picking apart the family, it’s about the tragedy of a little 2 year old girl disappearing and it could have been anyone who took her, from family an acquaintance of family or an out and out kidnapping. Something seems funny here. If it were my kid that went missing I would be searching high and low as many hours as I could, every day, not looking out the window hoping somebody will drop by with information or sitting in some studio in New York for the media. If you cared enough about your kid what would you be doing…that is the question here.
I would have ripped Justin apart along with anyone else in that house. If I wasn’t allowed to help with the search (something that has been reported, that the police weren’t allowing untrained people to be involved in the search) I would probably be talking to anyone who would listen to me — yelling, accusing and screamining to get that dad’s attention. I don’t know really what I’d do actually besides go after everyone that was in the house — they would have to medicate me and put me in a cell to keep me away from him. I think I feel this way because he never called her to let her know her daughter had been taken. He shut down communication before it even started. Now he along with his mother and others that were in the house that night are hiding out, and she’s being ripped apart for any attempt to be heard. I didn’t see anyone of them out looking for Ayla either —
What are they supposed to do, exactly? Where are they supposed to go and search? Who are they supposed to talk to? The father and his family REFUSE to talk to the mother and her family. Not only are they heartbroken and devastated…they are ANGRY.
http://www.hlntv.com/video/2011/12/29/baby-ayla-grandfather-ron-reynolds-talks-investigation
There are volunteer organizations that help families do searches. One notable one in Texas will go anywhere in the country they help make posters, distribute flyers, get out in the community, speak with everyone possible, gather information, post information all across the internet, work with the center for missing and exploited children, assist the family in every way possible to help them maintain, keep them involved and focused, get church groups and other volunteers on board, until all options have been explored. If you look at the story of Adam Walsh, John Walsh just didn’t give up. He made it his life’s mission.
There must be a very good reason why the father and his family will not talk to the mother and her family. They speak with the police and for all anyone knows they may have been advised to keep their own counsel. But no one knows and if you base your assumptions on just what the mother says you may be heading down the wrong road.
Because there isn’t a lot of crime in Maine and the Maine Warden Service has very skilled Search and Rescue capabilities specific to Maine they didn’t need volunteer searchers. There were over 75 law enforcement personnel devoted to working this case and following up on tips. They even added more people to the case at one point. This was probably one of the most thorough searches I’ve ever seen. They drained a stream and pond nearby for crying out loud. I’ve never heard of searchers draining a stream before. Maybe you don’t live in Maine, but aside from searching in the vicinity and any places family or friends have connections to, going beyond that is pretty pointless. I don’t care how many volunteer searchers you have…they can’t cover all the wooded areas in Maine. And if they tried then the Warden Service would have to go rescue searchers.
Obviously you did not read my post. I wasn’t referring to the woods or ponds, I was referring to gathering information and distributing information to assist in the search.
The more information that can be gathered and the more people who are aware of the disappearance the greater the chances of a child being found.
Poor baby. I hope she is with someone and is safe. I hope someone has her that knows her so that she is not scared. I can’t say what I would or would not do if either of my children went missing. All I can do is pray that she is found soon. My ex-husband and I didn’t have a great marriage, this is why we divorced, but…we are both parents to our children. We talk all the time. I can’t imagine one of my children going missing and him and I not talking…praying…crying….looking together.
I found out more information about the specialized equipment borrowed from Mass. It’s not surveying equipment it is a 360 degree laser camera that preserves a crime scene forever. It is mostly used in fires, car accidents, shootings, disasters and homicides. It does take measurements but also detailed images that shows blood splatter, finger prints, gun powder residue, etc. It can be used to re-enact a crime, validate witness testimony, view paths of bullets, examine different scenarios and theories, etc. It’s called Leica ScanStation.
“Of the 500 tips submitted to investigators, Waterville police say 75 have been from psychics.”
Someone please tell the Waterville Police, the Associated Press, and an editor that psychics don’t exist…
I don’t see any harm in using psychics when investigators are stuck and the offer is for free. If you have someone promising to be able to solve a crime and they ask for a bunch of money then I’d be suspicious. However, there are people who get visions about crimes where they see things that might offer clues. Obviously you follow the more solid and tangible stuff first. But hey, if an investigation has stalled and is stuck it’s certainly not going to hurt to use any means possible to try to get it moving again. If a psychic is offering tips and aren’t asking for anything in return then they mean well, whether they are helpful or not.
The thing is, people don’t get “visions.” Psychics don’t exist.
You mean that you don’t get visions and you aren’t psychic. You can only speak for yourself. It’s the same thing with people who see ghosts. If you aren’t someone who has or does see them then you’re not likely to believe in it. However, if you are someone who has or does see them you don’t forget it and you definitely believe.
I speak for science.
There is zero evidence that psychic phenomena exists. Not one person in all of history has ever been able to demonstrate such an ability.
There’s also zero evidence God exists but lots of people still believe.
I pray every night before I go to bed that Ayla will be reunited with her family, and I wake every morning hoping to see some good news. I am a mother of 4 and can only begin to imagine what this family is going through. My heart breaks a little more each day that she is still not at home where she belongs. I hope she will be brought home very soon safe and sound, and I will pray everyday for this family.
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As a mum myself of a two year old (and also pregnant) I have been following this case constantly, maybe its hormones or maybe its being stationed across country where my husband and I can’t help (if there was anything to be helped with) I get more upset with every article. Some things in this case sounds totally crazy but in the end this poor girl needs to be found. The longer time goes by the more likely something terrible happened to this poor girl. I hope she is found soon. I hope that those parents (and I hope they are not involved) get their daughter back. I wouldn’t ever rest if my daughter disappeared. I would be searching the country and I would be talking and speaking wherever I would need to. I would never stop searching. And when the day came where I found the person who ever did anything to my daughter I would not be able to hold back from totaling them. I know the PD and FBI and everyone is doing everything they can, and I am thankful for that, I am happy to know that if anything god forbid happened in my family there are amazing people out there to help. I hope this poor girl is found soon and can just be home with people who clearly care about her so much. I pray for her to return safely. I hope she is found soon. God be with her.
Dad has decided to speak out in a plea to have his child returned. Lets see where the comments to that story goes once BDN posts the interview.
When I see all the comments out here by all the “experts” – I just wonder why you all are sitting at home behind a keyboard and just not out there arresting the person you think is responsible or finding this little girl or taking out your CSI kits and getting it done – these type of comments are not helpful and will not fix anything. But go ahead and keep judging those you don’t know… and hopefully you are never in a situation where those will be able to return the favor.