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Spokes and Spurs II for EquuSearch, January 21, 2012

smckinney — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:32:11 +0000

A Fundraiser is being held for Texas EquuSearch on January 21, 20120 at Marguerite’s, 3330 Avenue A, Santa Fe, Texas 77510 (downloadable flyer below). There will be a one-day trail ride, a motorcycle fun run, BBQ plates prepared by the cook team Honeys and Nuts, and Live & Silent Auctions. Please come out and support Texas EquuSearch at this event. We are in need of auction items — if you can donate to the auction, please contact Sherry McKinney at sherry.mckinney@txeq.org, and we will make arrangements to pick up the item(s). Thank you so much.

For a downloadable flyer, click here.

CBS 48 Hours — The Killing Fields (Part 2)

smckinney — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:41:19 +0000

Below is the second portion of the episode of CBS 48 Hours special on The Killing Fields. As noted in an earlier post, in anticipation of the upcoming movie about the Texas Killing Fields, CBS 48 Hours wanted the real story from the people who lived it. Tim Miller was interviewed by CBS’ Erin Moriarty at length. Tim Miller’s daughter, Laura, was one of the four girls found in the location known as The Killing Fields. Heide Fye, Jane Doe and Janet Doe are the other three girls found there. All four cases are unsolved, along with the murders of @ least 30 other girls along the I-45 Corridor. Additionally, 48 Hours interviewed Captain Brian T. Goetschius and Mike Land (Retired) of the Texas City Police Department, along with some of the victims’ family members. The show aired on October 22, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 p.m. EST on CBS.

URGENT REQUEST FOR DONATIONS

smckinney — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:53:00 +0000

We have been very extremely busy with searches this year. We recently recovered our 130th victim, and we have brought over 300 people home alive. Requests for our assistance have increased, but our donations are at an all-time low. In today’s economy, it is very difficult for people to pay their own bills, much less donate to charity. Nevertheless, we are in need of immediate cash flow/donations in order to sustain our operations. We want to be able to continue to help families find their loved ones, but it is becoming increasingly difficult with the current state of our funding. If everyone who reads this would donate $1.00, $5.00 or any other amount you can, it will help ensure that we will not have to tell a family we cannot help them because of our finances. Tim Miller made a promise to his daughter, Laura, that he would never leave a family alone. Therefore, we ask you to donate anything you can. Please pass this on to your friends and family. Remember –

“LOST IS NOT ALONE”

Texas EquuSearch’s State-of-the-Art Marine Sonic Sonar Unit

smckinney — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:38:04 +0000

11/03/11 — While working with law enforcement in an undisclosed location, Team Watters, our sonar experts, located a car with remains inside using the Texas EquuSearch Marine Sonic Sonar System. The remains have been identified, and the person has been missing since 2008. The location of the find will remain undisclosed to protect the investigation of the case that Team Watters were originally brought in to assist with. Additionally, while on this search, they located a drowning victim for the Texas Parks and Wild Life using the Marine Sonic unit.

On another search, Team Watters was brought in to locate a safe in an undisclosed location, and recovered the safe in 65 to 70 feet of water using the Marine Sonic unit (see photo below). The safe is a key piece of evidence, and will result in the suspect being charged in the crime. The investigator advised Team Watters that they just put the suspect in jail with the recovery.

Presentation of Proceeds from 2011 Fall Car Show and Slideshow

smckinney — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:00:34 +0000

10/18/11 — Above is a picture of Greg Pledger and Janice Hallisey from Space City Corvettes presenting Tim Miller with the proceeds of the recent Fall Car Show Fundraiser. Space City Corvettes and Las Rosas Mexican Restaurant were able to raise $6,001.86 for Texas EquuSearch. We are very appreciative for the continued support of Space City Corvettes as one of our valued Corporate Sponsors. We would like to express a special thank you to Greg Pledger, President of Space City Corvettes, Janice Hallisey, everyone at Space City Corvettes, the owners and staff of Las Rosas Mexican Restaurant, Parkway Chevrolet, and all of the volunteers who helped at the Space City Corvettes Fall Car Show. Below is a slideshow of the event — please enjoy!

CBS’ 48 Hours Interview of Tim Miller, Captain Brian Goetschius, Mike Land, and Two Victim’s Family Members — Air Date: 10/22/11, 9:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 p.m. EST

smckinney — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:34:44 +0000

10/17/11 — In anticipation of the upcoming movie about the Texas Killing Fields, CBS’ 48 Hours wanted the real story from the people who lived it. Tim Miller was interviewed by CBS’ Erin Moriarty at length. Tim Miller’s daughter, Laura, was one of the four girls found in the location known as The Killing Fields. Heide Fye, Jane Doe and Janet Doe are the other three girls found there. All four cases are unsolved, along with the murders of @ least 30 other girls along the I-45 Corridor. Additionally, 48 Hours interviewed Captain Brian T. Goetschius and Mike Land (Retired) of the Texas City Police Department, along with some of the victims’ family members. The show will air on October 22, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 p.m. EST on CBS. Please see the slideshow below of photographs taken during the interviews.

Sneak Peek:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7385273n&tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesArea.0

Message from Tim Miller

smckinney — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:44:40 +0000

Texas EquuSearch in no way supports any of the negative statements being put on any blogs, Facebook or any websites about any possible persons of interest, cell phone towers or any part of the investigation into Katelyn’s disappearance. This kind of behavior is doing nothing but hindering law enforcement’s investigation and distracting search efforts. This behavior will not be tolerated. Anyone involved in this activity will be banned from any future Texas EquuSearch searches or functions. We have one fact – Katelyn is missing.

Tim Miller

Slideshow No. 2 and Thank You — The Davenport Fundraiser

smckinney — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:50:11 +0000

We would like to extend a very special thank you to the following people: Paige Mann, Bryan Miller and The Outlaw Dave Show for spearheading the fundraiser at the Davenport Lounge, bringing many supporters and getting donations; Duane Bradley for hosting the event; Felipe Pulido, Jonathan Dilan and Alex Salazar for their incredible service and drink-making skills; music by Fear Fed Eyes, Alex Dame, Kelly Austin Curtis, Keith Rowe, Seven Candles Fall, Hit N’ Run and Extremesound Houston; Cup Cakes a GoGo and Bryan Shane. Additionally, we want to thank everyone who attended the fundraiser for their support, and to everyone who purchased auction items.

Below is the first slideshow of the Event. Please enjoy!

Slideshow: Katelyn Markham Search No. 1

smckinney — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:50:13 +0000

Below is a slideshow which depicts search preparations in our first search for Katelyn Markham. We will update with more photographs from the second search, which will begin on Thursday, September 8, 2011.

Videos: Katelyn Markham Search

smckinney — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:23:35 +0000

Below are a few videos in connection with the Katelyn Markham search.