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crystaldawn · 01-14-2006, 09:47 PM

What do you guys think about this one? I never believed that the mother "gave her away" at a mall as that lady claimed. I'm sure her and Lauren's father already had animosity between them and he certainly jumped on the bandwagon blaming her. Anyway I came across a profile of her that kind of shocked me as it was age progressed to 22 years. Here's a look:

http://www.missingkids.com/missingki...archLang=en_US

Mystery Lover · 01-15-2006, 11:01 AM

What happened with her? I can't remember..

mistagee · 01-15-2006, 04:46 PM

Lauren was abducted from outside her apt complex when she was playing out side, if i remember correctly, it is probably a case of a male neighbor molesting her and murdereing her, just like the Mellissa Brannen case in Virginia

JimmyHendricks · 06-06-2006, 03:14 PM

Repeated on the 1pm episode today. Discuss.

UMfan77 · 06-07-2006, 01:38 PM

What was so shocking about her age progressed photo? I looked at the photo and it looked like Lauren, but older.

crystaldawn · 06-07-2006, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by UMfan77

What was so shocking about her age progressed photo? I looked at the photo and it looked like Lauren, but older.

The picture itself wasn't creepy I just remembered what Lauren looked like so well in my mind it took me by suprise to see her aged as an adult.

Stack · 06-07-2006, 04:11 PM

I also never bought into the "gave her away" theory, because that would be calling the neighbor who was playing with her and the mom a liar. I think she was just abducted and later killed. Sad that they still haven't solved this.

jeeps · 06-07-2006, 04:12 PM

I agree with you crystaldawn. I just don't think that her mother had anything to do with her abduction.

I have a student who bears a striking resemblence to Lauren - not so much the age-progression photo that crystaldawn posted - but frankly a look strikingly similar to the younger Lauren. It was something that always crossed my mind whenever my student laughed but what really gripped me was when my student mentioned that she was adopted. She's also the right age too. A fleeting thought ran through my head but I know that idea is just plain silly. Right?

jeeps

siamesemeg · 06-07-2006, 05:43 PM

Age progressions have come a long way. That "photo" is amazing. It looks just like a snapshot. Saw it yesterday - what a sad story.

mistagee · 06-07-2006, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jeeps

I agree with you crystaldawn. I just don't think that her mother had anything to do with her abduction.

I have a student who bears a striking resemblence to Lauren - not so much the age-progression photo that crystaldawn posted - but frankly a look strikingly similar to the younger Lauren. It was something that always crossed my mind whenever my student laughed but what really gripped me was when my student mentioned that she was adopted. She's also the right age too. A fleeting thought ran through my head but I know that idea is just plain silly. Right?

jeeps

ask your student if she has two small scars on her stomach

skunk ape · 06-09-2006, 04:00 AM

Why was this case featured as a Lost Loves case? Wouldn't it be a Missing Person case instead?

LooksLikeCRicci · 06-09-2006, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by skunk ape

Why was this case featured as a Lost Loves case? Wouldn't it be a Missing Person case instead?

They did the same thing with the Amy Bradley case. I didn't get it then, either...

wiseguy182 · 12-16-2006, 07:24 AM

I definitely lean towards the mother being innocent. The only "evidence" they have against her is this supposed "eyewitness" who claims to have seen the mother give away Lauren at a mall parking lot. However, at least one eyewitness places Lauren at her house (which is where her mother says she was at) at the time this supposedly took place. Plus, I think the last place anyone would give away their child would be a mall parking lot. I mean, this happened at 7 p.m., in a mall full of cars, in one of the most populated states in the country - Pennsylvannia. The mother would have had to have known there would be witnesses in that circumstance. Too unlikely.

Another supposed eyewitness just turned up in the Jodi Huisentruitt case, and it didn't pan out. I don't know what the deal is with so many people lying about being witnesses. I'm not sure if they just want to feel important or what, but not only do they not help the police, they actually hinder the investigation by providing false information.

The ex-husband says that he believes the mother could have done it, but if there was bad blood between the two, which is very possible if it was a bad divorce, he might be willing to say or do anything in order to trash her reputation. Or, he might have just wanted custody of their other daughter, and Lauren if she ever resurfaced, and figured that if the mother was found guilty she wouldn't get back custody.

Plus, if the mother did give Lauren away, she probably would have given her away to somebody she at least partially knew, so she would at least know where she's at as opposed to a complete stranger who could have just run off with her. The fact that no one has heard anything from Lauren or anyone leads me to believe that, unfortunately, some creep probably happened to be driving by and tagged Lauren as an easy target as she was outside playing alone and seized on it.

Interestingly, the doe network profile of her, which I found off another thread, classified it as a non-family abduction, so it seems the investigators are convinced the mother isn't involved. It also said that Lauren was playing with other children, but the segment only shows her with one boy, and when he went back to his home, that left Lauren alone by herself.

wiseguy182 · 05-02-2007, 06:14 AM

anyone else find it weird that they took the supposed "eyewitness" to Lauren's mother's house to "positively idenitfy" her? Wouldn't a lineup have been more suitable? Since I view this eyewitness as not really reliable, had she picked the wrong person out of the lineup, which would have been very likely, she probably would have been discredited.

FanfromES · 05-04-2007, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by wiseguy182

anyone else find it weird that they took the supposed "eyewitness" to Lauren's mother's house to "positively idenitfy" her? Wouldn't a lineup have been more suitable? Since I view this eyewitness as not really reliable, had she picked the wrong person out of the lineup, which would have been very likely, she probably would have been discredited.

I read somewhere (probably this forum) that the supposed witness was a friend of the police detective assigned to the case. THis make me think that probably the cops wanted to close the case and the easiest way was to put the blame on the mother.

01-14-2006, 09:47 PM	#1
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	Lauren Jackson What do you guys think about this one? I never believed that the mother "gave her away" at a mall as that lady claimed. I'm sure her and Lauren's father already had animosity between them and he certainly jumped on the bandwagon blaming her. Anyway I came across a profile of her that kind of shocked me as it was age progressed to 22 years. Here's a look: http://www.missingkids.com/missingki...archLang=en_US

06-09-2006, 04:00 AM	#11
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12-16-2006, 07:24 AM	#13
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	I definitely lean towards the mother being innocent. The only "evidence" they have against her is this supposed "eyewitness" who claims to have seen the mother give away Lauren at a mall parking lot. However, at least one eyewitness places Lauren at her house (which is where her mother says she was at) at the time this supposedly took place. Plus, I think the last place anyone would give away their child would be a mall parking lot. I mean, this happened at 7 p.m., in a mall full of cars, in one of the most populated states in the country - Pennsylvannia. The mother would have had to have known there would be witnesses in that circumstance. Too unlikely. Another supposed eyewitness just turned up in the Jodi Huisentruitt case, and it didn't pan out. I don't know what the deal is with so many people lying about being witnesses. I'm not sure if they just want to feel important or what, but not only do they not help the police, they actually hinder the investigation by providing false information. The ex-husband says that he believes the mother could have done it, but if there was bad blood between the two, which is very possible if it was a bad divorce, he might be willing to say or do anything in order to trash her reputation. Or, he might have just wanted custody of their other daughter, and Lauren if she ever resurfaced, and figured that if the mother was found guilty she wouldn't get back custody. Plus, if the mother did give Lauren away, she probably would have given her away to somebody she at least partially knew, so she would at least know where she's at as opposed to a complete stranger who could have just run off with her. The fact that no one has heard anything from Lauren or anyone leads me to believe that, unfortunately, some creep probably happened to be driving by and tagged Lauren as an easy target as she was outside playing alone and seized on it. Interestingly, the doe network profile of her, which I found off another thread, classified it as a non-family abduction, so it seems the investigators are convinced the mother isn't involved. It also said that Lauren was playing with other children, but the segment only shows her with one boy, and when he went back to his home, that left Lauren alone by herself.
	Last edited by wiseguy182; 12-16-2006 at 07:40 AM.

01-15-2006, 11:01 AM	#2
Mystery Lover Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 13, 2005 Posts: 175	What happened with her? I can't remember..

01-15-2006, 04:46 PM	#3
mistagee Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 02, 2005 Posts: 114	Lauren was abducted from outside her apt complex when she was playing out side, if i remember correctly, it is probably a case of a male neighbor molesting her and murdereing her, just like the Mellissa Brannen case in Virginia

06-06-2006, 03:14 PM	#4
JimmyHendricks Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 11, 2004 Posts: 112	Repeated on the 1pm episode today. Discuss.

06-07-2006, 01:38 PM	#5
UMfan77 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 28, 2003 Posts: 1,064	What was so shocking about her age progressed photo? I looked at the photo and it looked like Lauren, but older.

06-07-2006, 04:11 PM	#7
Stack Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 24, 2006 Location: MD Posts: 17	I also never bought into the "gave her away" theory, because that would be calling the neighbor who was playing with her and the mom a liar. I think she was just abducted and later killed. Sad that they still haven't solved this.

06-07-2006, 04:12 PM	#8
jeeps Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 28, 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 72	I agree with you crystaldawn. I just don't think that her mother had anything to do with her abduction. I have a student who bears a striking resemblence to Lauren - not so much the age-progression photo that crystaldawn posted - but frankly a look strikingly similar to the younger Lauren. It was something that always crossed my mind whenever my student laughed but what really gripped me was when my student mentioned that she was adopted. She's also the right age too. A fleeting thought ran through my head but I know that idea is just plain silly. Right? jeeps

06-07-2006, 05:43 PM	#9
siamesemeg incapable of thought or speech Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 02, 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 104	Age progressions have come a long way. That "photo" is amazing. It looks just like a snapshot. Saw it yesterday - what a sad story.

05-02-2007, 06:14 AM	#14
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	anyone else find it weird that they took the supposed "eyewitness" to Lauren's mother's house to "positively idenitfy" her? Wouldn't a lineup have been more suitable? Since I view this eyewitness as not really reliable, had she picked the wrong person out of the lineup, which would have been very likely, she probably would have been discredited.