View Full Version : Wal-Mart Cashier Abducted From Parking Lot


Janice
01-21-2005, 10:45 AM
http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2837702&nav=1TjDVROy

Wal-Mart Cashier Abducted From Parking Lot

Megan Holden, 19, was last seen in surveillance video captured in the Wal-Mart parking lot at about 11:45 last night.
In it, you can see Megan, wearing light-colored pants, running across the parking lot. Seconds later, a man dressed in black chases Megan and shoves her and himself into her truck. Moments later, they speed off.

An hour-and-a-half earlier last night, at about 10:11 p.m., Megan's suspected abductor was caught on camera loitering outside the front door, coming out of the bathroom, and walking around inside the store.

Investigators have questioned Wal-Mart employees and customers who think they saw the man.

"It's a black male, 5'6" to 5'8", approximately 140-145 lbs., 20-25 years old. He had on a black ball cap; black, short, zip-up type jacket; red, long shirt; white t-shirt; and carrying a blue duffel bag," Officer Don Martin, Public Information Officer for the Tyler Police Department, said.

Surveillance cameras and warning signs are posted throughout the Wal-Mart parking lot. But none of that seemed to deter Megan's abductor.

This evening, officers canvassed the parking lot looking for clues, after nearby helicopter searches turned up no leads.

Police need your help to find Megan Leann Holden, a white female, about 5'4" and 120 lbs. Police say she was last seen wearing a lime green, fitted T-shirt with dark, horizontal, thin stripes, and white or khaki pants.

Megan's abductor took her away in her 2002 red, Ford F-150 sport truck with license plate number 6VTV84.

Anyone with information leading to Megan or her abductor could receive an reward of up to $10,000 from Crimestoppers. Please call 903-597-CUFF if you have any information.

Janice
01-21-2005, 10:59 AM
The video of the poor girl's abduction is on the link I posted with the story.

Lucylover22
01-21-2005, 12:23 PM
:( What a sad story. I hope the find this girl. It broke my heart to see her running from her abductor. How horrible> :(

Seinatra
01-21-2005, 01:38 PM
Update
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=4&u=/ap/20050121/ap_on_re_us/clerk_abducted


TYLER, Texas - The body of a woman whose abduction from an East Texas Wal-Mart was captured on videotape was found Friday, police said. Her truck turned up at an Arizona hospital — driven by a man needing treatment for a gunshot wound, authorities said.



Tyler Police Chief Gary Swindle said the body of Megan Leann Holden, a 19-year-old college student from Henderson, has been found. He declined to give details but said she had been shot.


Holden was reported missing Thursday morning when she did not return home from her shift the night before. Surveillance video appeared to show her being shoved into her truck, which then drove away.


Authorities in Willcox, Ariz., were holding Johnny Lee Williams, 24, for investigation in the missing woman's case, said Carol Capas, a spokeswoman for the Cochise County Sheriff's Department.

Superstar
01-21-2005, 02:22 PM
Update
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=4&u=/ap/20050121/ap_on_re_us/clerk_abducted


TYLER, Texas - The body of a woman whose abduction from an East Texas Wal-Mart was captured on videotape was found Friday, police said. Her truck turned up at an Arizona hospital — driven by a man needing treatment for a gunshot wound, authorities said.



Tyler Police Chief Gary Swindle said the body of Megan Leann Holden, a 19-year-old college student from Henderson, has been found. He declined to give details but said she had been shot.


Holden was reported missing Thursday morning when she did not return home from her shift the night before. Surveillance video appeared to show her being shoved into her truck, which then drove away.


Authorities in Willcox, Ariz., were holding Johnny Lee Williams, 24, for investigation in the missing woman's case, said Carol Capas, a spokeswoman for the Cochise County Sheriff's Department.
How sad

Mijada
01-21-2005, 03:00 PM
Such a scary world out there. Especially for young women. I'm glad I don't have a daughter because I'd probably never let her leave the house.

SBTB Geek
01-21-2005, 03:14 PM
That is crazy, hopefully she returns home safely.

Seinatra
01-21-2005, 03:18 PM
Unfortunately that is not possible SBTB Geek as she is dead. :(

Chocoholic
01-21-2005, 03:57 PM
How awful! :crying: I hope this miserable excuse for a human being gets the death penalty.

*MIBabe03*
01-21-2005, 04:04 PM
How awful! :crying: I hope this miserable excuse for a human being gets the death penalty.

Considering she was abducted in Texas, that's very possible.

*Pleasant Tomorrow*
01-21-2005, 04:17 PM
God :(

phoebe7165
01-21-2005, 05:29 PM
So senseless. What a pathetic human being.

MissZero
01-21-2005, 06:48 PM
thats terrible :(

x3 Taylor x3
01-21-2005, 07:34 PM
I just saw this on the news..it's messed up.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤
01-21-2005, 07:35 PM
ohno: Ugh. This is one of the reasons why I changed my availablity to mornings/early afternoons.

Janice
01-21-2005, 09:04 PM
Such a terrible ending to this story. That poor girl.

I really think that people who work in retail, restaurants or anywhere with a night shift should be walked to their car at night.

MissZero
01-21-2005, 09:32 PM
Such a terrible ending to this story. That poor girl.

I really think that people who work in retail, restaurants or anywhere with a night shift should be walked to their car at night.


I feel the same way...kind of like how colleges have escort services.

dawsongirl
01-21-2005, 10:46 PM
ohno: Ugh. This is one of the reasons why I changed my availablity to mornings/early afternoons.

I'm glad I only work until 5:30. And even then I get nervous walking the few hundred feet to my car.

dawsongirl
01-21-2005, 10:47 PM
My motto is guilty until proven innocent. Good thing I don't run the legal system I suppose.

crystals
01-22-2005, 02:30 AM
I heard about that on the news. That is such a sad story. :(

*MIBabe03*
01-22-2005, 12:45 PM
We don't know yet whether or not Johnny Lee Williams killed Megan Holden
and we should not pass judgement until it is official. I have no doubt that he
was probably involved in her death, but another person may have actually
commited the murder. Let Arizona authorities decide this matter. And let final
justice be up to our legal system and god.

Why can't you ever leave God out of a thread? Anyway it's pretty obvious that he did it. He pushed her in the truck and later on killed her. They may have found them in Arizona, but chances are they will try him in Texas. The kidnapping took place in Texas. If that's the case, chances are high he could get the death penalty. If that happens, I say bring it on.

dawsongirl
01-22-2005, 04:21 PM
If that happens, I say bring it on.

Me too.