Little baby Shannon Dedrick has been found alive. She was found in a box under the bed at the babysitter’s home.
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/alive-22289-baby-chipley.html
Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock (my newest hero) stated: “I’ll never forget that time as long as I live” in reference to the moment he presented a living, breathing Shannon Dedrick in a press conference. He presented Shannon to the media by stating “We ARE the proud papas of a little girl. This IS Shannon Lea Dedrick.” Sheriff Haddock did not make it through the conference without showing his tears of relief and happiness. I didn’t either. Link to press conference video…
http://www.newsherald.com/video/?videoId=48303751001&lineupId=1171892348
Kudos to the awesome Washington County Sheriff’s department for bringing this little angel back to us alive.
Valhall.
P.S. Thank you Danna for sharing the good news!
Sheriff’s deputies have been reported to be at the home of Shannon Dedrick’s babysitter, Susan Baker. Susan Baker’s niece has confirmed that Susan is the same woman who was previously implicated in the disappearance of her own stepson in 1987. The boy has never been found.
Sheriff’s deputies were seen blocking the driveway into the home which sits a distance off the road and is not visible from the roadway.
http://www.newsherald.com/news/span-78790-baker-class.html
The babysitter of missing infant Shannon Dedrick is reported to be under investigation concerning a potential involvement in the child’s disappearance. The babysitter, Susan Baker, has given an interview to a local newspaper since the story broke. In that interview she claims she had warned the governor, in a letter she wrote this past August, that Shannon “could be in danger”. However, WHJG, channel 7 has revealed that the babysitter and her husband may be the same Susan and James Baker extradited back to South Carolina 9 years ago in connection with the 1987 disappearance of their then 3-year-old son. The child has never been found. The South Carolina Susan Baker was later convicted of abusing the couple’s 6 year old daughter. Police state they have become aware of the babysitter’s potential background and are investigating.
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/69090642.html
A missing child alert has been issued for a 7 month old little girl named Shannon Lea Dedrick. Shannon is believed to have disappeared from her bed sometime between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday morning. Shannon’s family lives in Chipley, FL in the Florida panhandle.
In a press conference Sunday Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock that nothing at the present makes them think the baby was abducted, but added that the infant “didn’t crawl or walk away.”
There are reports that the mother allegedly confessed to killing the baby and burying her in the woods near a landfill.
But authorities won’t confirm those stories. “We’re not going to go into specifics about what she may or may not have said or not said…”
http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/68434687.html
http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/68775902.html
Birth Date: 3/11/2009
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 2′ 00″
Weight: 11 lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
If you have any information that could lead to the whereabouts of little Shannon, please call or email:
FDLE MISSING ENDANGERED PERSONS
INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE
1-888-FL MISSING
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us
or
Washington County Sheriff’s Office at 850-638-6111
Previous statements from neighbors indicate that the neighbors were the first ones approached by Shannon’s mother. She asked if they had seen any vehicles pull into their drive way. The neighbors stated no and asked why she was asking. She rather nonchalantly stated “because my baby’s gone”. The neighbors state that while the father was terribly upset, the mother showed no emotion over the situation.
The latest news report includes statements from Shannon’s great aunt.
I think if Tina did something then she was definitely not in her right mind when she did it. I really can’t say that I think or don’t think that she’s capable of it…Not the father, I wouldn’t think the father, no, not at all. He’s too heartbroken and distraught. I wouldn’t know what to say about the mom but not the father.”
She went on to say she was not sure if the mother would hurt Shannon. Previous reports had stated the mother, Christina Mercer, had uncharacteristically taken Shannon for a walk at a rather late time in the evening the night before the baby came up missing. Rumors have been going around that the mother confessed to the police she had killed Shannon and buried her body in the nearby woods. The police have neither confirmed nor denied the veracity of the rumors.
http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/69002287.html
Valhall.
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