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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.

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

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.

2011 Texas Citizen Police Academy

smckinney — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:14:51 +0000

08/24/11 — The 2011 Texas Citizen Police Academy was held on August 21st-22nd at Moody Gardens in Galveston, TX. Tim Miller gave a very moving presentation, and met many new friends. After his presentation, Tim noted that Jennifer Schuett and Detective Tim Cromie from the Dickinson Police Department were going to present her story. Afterwards, he met Jennifer and they posed for a picture together (above). He was so moved by her presentation and honored to meet her. Please go to her website at www.justiceforjennifer.com to read about this amazing young woman’s fight for her life and justice for herself and other victims of violent crimes. Be sure to read her statements at http://www.justiceforjennifer.com/statements.htm. It took many years for her attacker to be caught, but the Dickinson Police Department and the FBI never gave up. We are proud to have Jennifer as one of our new members of Texas EquuSearch, and look forward to working with her.

Slideshow: Search Coordinator Training, June 25-26, 2011

smckinney — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:57:43 +0000

The slideshow below depicts our Search Coordinators attending a two-day training. We would like to thank Frank Black, who put this training together. We would also like to thank everyone who participated in the training — the class was very informative.

New Member Orientation/Training, August 20, 2011

smckinney — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:25:57 +0000

Texas Equusearch Mounted Search and Recovery New Member Orientation and Training for new members and/or current members who have not attended an orientation class will be held Saturday, August 20, 2011, at the Knights of Columbus in Dickinson, TX, located at 4132 27th St., Dickinson, TX 77539 (see map below). The orientation and training will be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The afternoon portion will be a field exercise, so please wear appropriate search clothing and shoes. If you are going to be an ATV searcher, please do not bring it to training — you will be shown fundamentals only at training. PLEASE BRING A SACK LUNCH AND WATER IF YOU PLAN TO STAY FOR THE FIELD EXERCISE. Class sizes are limited — to register, contact Sherry McKinney at sherry.mckinney@texasequusearch.org.

Map to the Knights of Columbus Hall:
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Message to Volunteers — Kevin Gonterman Search

smckinney — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:32:22 +0000

Texas EquuSearch wants to let you know that the missing man from Monday morning’s search, Kevin Gonterman, is now on his very long road to recovery. However, we firmly believe that Kevin would not be alive today, had it not been for the dedicated, selfless volunteers – that dropped everything they were doing to go search for him. It is not uncommon for Texas EquuSearch to find endangered missing persons, but your ability to locate and get help for Kevin is what actually saved his life. Because of you, Kevin will eventually recover to leave the hospital and carry on with a normal life. It was your rapid response to the search … and your high degree of training – and sincere desire to find Kevin, that made his rescue possible. Thanks to all of you for your devoted service.

Technical Rescue experts from the Houston Fire Department prepare to lower one of their own specialists into the manhole to rescue Kevin