<BR> KARLA RODRIGUEZ has been missing since Wednesday, October 20, 1999. Karla was last seen<BR> walking to school. Anyone with information on Karla's whereabouts is asked to call 229-LOST or<BR> contact Detective Sayre at Las Vegas, NV 229-2907.<BR> <P> 1 . "Search ...Let's Move !"<BR> Posted by LadyBug on Oct-26-99 at 04:33 AM (EST)<BR> October 25,1999 <BR> Search for girl, 7, may be expanded<P> By Jace Radke <BR> jace@lasvegassun.com<BR> LAS VEGAS SUN <P> Sunday night Ramon Rodriguez sat in his living room surrounded by family and friends as he watched<BR> home videos of his 7-year-old daughter, Karla, who has been missing since Wednesday. <BR> The tears rolled down Rodriguez's face as he watched his smiling <BR> 7-year-old daughter ride her bike in a video from July.<P> "It breaks my heart to see this," Rodriguez said. "I want to see my daughter here. I just need my<BR> daughter back."<P> The search for Karla Rodriguez may be widened this week after crews of volunteers and Metro<BR> Police officers searched unsuccessfully for her through the weekend.<P> Karla was last seen playing with friends about 7 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of Bonita<BR> Avenue, northeast of the intersection of Sixth Street and St. Louis Avenue, police said after<BR> interviewing neighbors.<P> "We have no new leads at this point," Metro Police Detective Gary Sayre said Sunday evening. "We're<BR> doing a lot of office interviews and trying to update what we know. <P> Police know that Karla's mother walked her daughter about halfway to John S. Park Elementary<BR> School, 931 Franklin Ave., about 7 a.m. Wednesday from their home in the 700 block of St. Louis near<BR> Bonita.<P> Park Elementary School officials said that Karla did not report to school Wednesday morning. Police<BR> say that when Karla did not return home Wednesday night her parents thought she was staying at a<BR> friend's house. She was not reported missing until Thursday morning. "We have waited 96 hours<BR> for her," Ramon Rodriguez said Sunday as he watched yet another home video.<P> About 30 family members and friends gathered Sunday night at the Rodriguez home, which lies east<BR> of Las Vegas Boulevard in the shadow of the Stratosphere tower.<P> Candles with the likeness of Jesus Christ on them are lit on a small table in the living room that is also<BR> crowded with pictures of Karla.<P> Rodriguez said the table and the pictures help his heart, as he sat a few feet away, splitting his gaze<BR> between his daughter playing on the television screen and the glowing candles.<P> "We are praying every hour that she comes home," Rodriguez said. "I can't sleep at night. I wait in<BR> the door hoping she comes walking home."<P> As many as 20 volunteers and about 30 Metro officers and detectives have been working on finding<BR> Karla.<P> "In the next few days we may expand our search area by at least a map grid in each direction around<BR> the area of St. Louis and Maryland Parkway," Sayre said.<P> Karla was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue and white shirt, and red pants. She is 3 feet 6<BR> inches tall, 50 pounds with wavy, shoulder-length black hair and brown eyes.<P> Anyone with information on Karla's whereabouts is asked to call police at 229-LOST or<BR> contact Sayre at 229-2907. <P> <a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-crime/1999/oct/25/509465923.html";>http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-crime/1999/oct/25/509465923.html<;/a> <P> ............<BR> NOTE:Early reports that Karla was walking to school when last seen. That has been updated by<BR> neighbors to 7 p.m. Wed 10/20/99. <BR> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 2 . "Kyle Bell in Las Vegas?"<BR> Posted by Bluefire on Oct-29-99 at 04:52 PM (EST)<BR> Police turn attention to escaped killer in case of missing girl<BR> By Glenn Puit <BR> Review-Journal <P> Las Vegas police say they have contacted New Mexico authorities to see whether a convicted child<BR> killer who escaped from prison there on Oct. 13 could have anything to do with the disappearance of<BR> Karla Rodriguez. <P> They are also looking at a Monday incident in the 2500 block of North Rainbow Boulevard in which a<BR> man enticed an 11-year-old girl into his vehicle then held her against her will. <P> Karla, a 7-year-old Las Vegas girl, disappeared without a trace from her neighborhood near Sahara<BR> Avenue and Maryland Parkway on Oct. 20. Despite an extensive search, she has not been found, and<BR> police are at a loss to explain what happened. <P> Police Lt. Tom Monahan said detectives contacted New Mexico authorities this week about the<BR> escape of Kyle Bell, 32, who escaped from a prison transport bus in Santa Rosa, N.M. According to<BR> the Albuquerque Journal, Bell was sentenced in September to life in prison for the murder of Jeanna<BR> North, 11, who disappeared in Fargo, N.D., in June 1993 while skating near her home. <P> Authorities said Bell molested the child, killed her, then tied her body to a cinder block and dumped<BR> her in a river. He was also previously convicted of molesting two other young girls. <P> Monahan cautioned that so far there is no evidence to indicate Bell has even been in Las Vegas, but<BR> the timing of the escape combined with Karla's disappearance has caught the attention of<BR> detectives. <P> "None of these facts have slipped our minds," Monahan said. "We have no reason to believe he has<BR> been here, but the circumstances certainly raise a red flag. We know sex offenders are need-driven<BR> and are prolific offenders, so it would be foolish for us not to consider it." <P> The man in the North Rainbow incident, who was driving a mid-'80s tan Cadillac with a sun roof,<BR> forced the girl to expose herself and took photographs, Monahan said. The girl was then released. <P> "These are some of the hundreds of possibilities we are considering, but in both cases, so far we<BR> can't rule them out," Monahan said. <P> Police have distributed a composite sketch of the suspect in the attack on North Rainbow in the hope<BR> someone might recognize him. <P> They have also been questioning known sex offenders who live in or near Karla's neighborhood. <P> This weekend, police will conduct an extensive search of Karla's neighborhood for a third time. <P> On Wednesday, police announced a $25,000 reward has been offered for information on the girl's<BR> whereabouts.<P><BR> North Rainbow Suspect<BR> <P><BR> Sorry the picture is so big, but this is urgent, I'll try and get a smaller one up later. Can<BR> anyone please find a photo of Kyle Bell to post???<BR> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 3 . "Kyle in Wisconsin Oct. 15."<BR> Posted by Bluefire on Oct-29-99 at 05:04 PM (EST)<BR> Associated Press<BR> FOND DU LAC - A convicted child killer from North Dakota who escaped from a prison transport bus in<BR> the Southwest two weeks ago was seen in Fond du Lac with a woman companion two days later,<BR> police said Wednesday. <P> Kyle Bell, 32, who escaped Oct. 13 at Santa Rosa, N.M., had been sentenced to life in prison in<BR> September and was being taken to a super-maximum prison in Oregon at the time. <P> Fond du Lac police said FBI officials contacted the department about Bell, and it was determined he<BR> had been in the city Oct. 15, but he had not been seen again since then. As of Wednesday night,<BR> police reported no new leads on his whereabouts. <P> Bell was sentenced in September to life in prison for the murder of Jeanna North, 11, a neighbor in<BR> Fargo, N.D., who disappeared in June 1993 while skating near her home. Authorities said he molested<BR> the child and killed her when she threatened to tell her parents. <P> In a 1996 statement prosecutors were not allowed to use at trial, Bell told investigators he tied the<BR> girl's body to a cinderblock and dumped her in a river. <P> At the time he was charged in her disappearance, he was serving a 40-year prison term for molesting<BR> two young girls. <P> Bell escaped in New Mexico when the bus stopped at a truck stop next to Interstate 40. Guards<BR> didn't realize he was gone until they got to St. Johns, Ariz., some nine hours later. <BR> Bell apparently used a handcuff key hidden in his shoe to unlock his shackles and handcuffs, then<BR> escaped through a ventilation hatch onto the bus roof and slipped away as the bus pulled off,<BR> officials said. <P> The state of North Dakota and TransCor America Inc., the inmate transportation company, put up a<BR> $50,000 reward for his capture. <P> He is described as 5-foot-11 with blond hair and green eyes, although his hair had been colored<BR> brown. He has several tattoos, including a black panther on the left biceps and a grim reaper on the<BR> right biceps. <P> The woman is described as about 5-foot-9, about 30 years old , with blond hair and a chain tattoo<BR> on her wrist. <P> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 4 . "Another photo"<BR> Posted by Bluefire on Nov-09-99 at 12:15 PM (EST)<BR> Another photo of Karla. It has been days since there has been any news. Anyone know what is going<BR> on in Las Vegas???<P> <P> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 5 . "Kyle Bell Photos_Links "<BR> Posted by LadyBug on Nov-13-99 at 01:37 AM (EST)<BR> See Kyle Bell, listen to Kyle Bell, see Kyle Bell's tatoos. Excellent info links on site. Sorry I couldn't find<BR> a small photo.<BR> <a href="http://www.health.state.nd.us/gov/kylebell.htm";>http://www.health.state.nd.us/gov/kylebell.htm<;/a> <P><BR> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 6 . "Mexico-California Search Now "<BR> Posted by LadyBug on Nov-15-99 at 05:57 AM (EST)<BR> Search for missing girl expanded to Mexico<P> By Jace Radke <BR> November 05, 1999 <P> Las Vegas, NV With 7-year-old Karla Rodriguez now missing for more than two weeks, Metro Police<BR> are expanding the investigation into California and Mexico.<P> "The ground search portion of the investigation is pretty much completed," said Sgt. Al Salinas of<BR> Metro's Missing Persons Detail. "The investigation is continuing with her extended family members in<BR> California and Mexico."<P> Salinas said detectives are trying to make contact with all of Rodriguez's family members in an effort<BR> to find new leads.<P> Rodriguez was last seen playing with friends about 7 p.m. on Oct. 20 in the 700 block of Bonita<BR> Avenue, northeast of the intersection of Sixth Street and St. Louis Avenue.<P> Police know that Rodriguez's mother walked her daughter about halfway to John S. Park Elementary<BR> School, 931 Franklin Ave., around 7 a.m. on the morning of Oct. 20 from their home in the 700 block<BR> of St. Louis.<P> The missing girl has many relatives in Mexico and it is a long process trying to locate them all, Salinas<BR> said.<P> "Some of her relatives are deep into Mexico, and although we've had no problems with Mexican<BR> authorities things move a little slower down there," Salinas said. "The FBI is also helping us in our<BR> search and efforts to contact her family."<P> Investigators are not giving up hope and are still confident Rodriguez can be found, Salinas said.<P> "Of course, if she continues to go unfound and we exhaust all leads, the investigation will slow down,<BR> but I don't see that happening in the near future," Salinas said.<P> LAS VEGAS SUN<BR> <a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories";>http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories<;/a>/<BR> archives/1999/nov/05/509510448.html<P> NOTE:Please see thread 'Special Report Kids Missing'. Thanks <P><BR> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 7 . "update by FreeWilly"<BR> Posted by jameson on Mar-10-00 at 04:58 PM (EST)<BR> for this year (2000). This is the latest update I could find, and I found it on the Las Vegas Journal<BR> website. Will try to keep updates posted if I see them.<P> January 17, 2000<BR> Search for 7-year-old LV girl continues, but takes bleak turn<P> Nearly four months after the disappearance of 7-year-old Karla Rodriguez, police continue to dutifully<BR> maintain that the girl might somehow be OK. <P> "We are still hoping she is alive and well someplace," said Las Vegas police Lt. Tom Monahan. But<BR> police actions in the case would appear to tell a different story. Monahan acknowledged that the<BR> investigation into the girl's disappearance has focused recently on trying to determine whether any<BR> unidentified dead children across the country could be Karla.<P> "It is a morbid and unfortunate circumstance, but now we have to look at the unidentified dead<BR> bodies nationwide," Monahan said. <P> Karla disappeared without a trace from her neighborhood near Sahara Avenue and Maryland Parkway<BR> on Oct. 20. Police said the last sighting was by her mother as she walked the girl halfway to Park<BR> Elementary School, 931 Franklin Ave., at 7 a.m. A young boy has said he saw Karla playing later that<BR> evening, but police have said they cannot confirm that account. An extensive hunt for Karla in Las<BR> Vegas turned up nothing. <P> Child safety experts say the likelihood increases that foul play is involved with each day that passes.<BR> Police have scrolled over lists of convicted sex offenders and interviewed several who live in Karla's<BR> neighborhood. <BR> Police have tried to match the case facts with other child disappearances throughout the Western<BR> United States, but no new leads have developed. Police have contacted every known family member<BR> and relative of the girl. They provided no valuable information to detectives. <P> A $25,000 reward has not helped develop any meaningful tips, Monahan said. Two detectives are<BR> working the case, but they are working on others as well. "Hundreds of other people are reported<BR> missing in this valley every year, and we can't ignore those cases," Monahan said. <P> Anyone with information on Karla's whereabouts can call police at 229-LOST or Secret Witness at<BR> 385-5555. <BR> --Glenn Puit <P> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 11 . "Kyle Bell captured"<BR> Posted by Bluefire on Mar-25-00 at 12:32 PM (EST)<BR> Got him Jan 10, 2000 in Dallas, living with a woman with kids. <P> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 8 . "For Karla's Parents , All Parents "<BR> Posted by LadyBug on Mar-25-00 at 05:33 AM (EST)<BR> Living on hope <BR> Slain teen's parents reach out to Rodriguez family<P> October 29, 1999<BR> By Kim Smith <BR> kimberly@lasvegassun.com<BR> LAS VEGAS SUN<P> Hang in there. That's the message Ken and Susan Rainey want to give the parents of missing<BR> 7-year-old Karla Rodriguez.<P> The Raineys know only too well the agony the Rodriguez family is going through. They themselves<BR> wondered for three years what happened to their son, Mike Rainey, 14, who disappeared in 1996.<P> They hope the Rodriguez story ends on a happier note. Mike Rainey's remains were positively<BR> identified in August. He died of a gunshot wound to the head and his case remains unsolved.<P> "I would tell the Rodriguez family to keep praying and to keep looking, those are the only things that<BR> are going to keep them sane," Ken Rainey said.<P> Karla Rodriguez was last seen Oct. 20 while she was playing with friends in the 700 block of Bonita<BR> Avenue, northeast of the intersection of Sixth Street and St. Louis Avenue.<P> Police know Karla's mother walked her daughter about halfway to John S. Park Elementary School,<BR> 931 Franklin Ave., about 7 a.m. Wednesday, but school officials say she did not attend school that<BR> day.<P> When Karla didn't return home Wednesday night her parents assumed she was staying at a friend's<BR> house. She was reported missing Thursday night.<P> A massive search has been ongoing ever since, and the Raineys have been watching the TV news<BR> with a lump in their throats.<P> The Raineys were two of six guests who spoke Thursday about missing children on the Sun's TV news<BR> show, "POV Vegas." Joining them were Metro Police Lt. Brad Simpson, FBI Special Agent Henry<BR> Schlumpf, Nevada Attorney General's Office Investigator Maria Emeterio and Clark County Deputy<BR> District Attorney Doug Herndon.<P> Emeterio said approximately 9,000 children were reported missing in Nevada last year. More than<BR> 8,500 of them ran away from home, 500 were kidnapped by family members and three were abducted<BR> by strangers.<P> All of the children who were taken by strangers were found and 390 of those taken by family<BR> members were returned to their parents, Emeterio said.<P> Nationally, more than 1.2 million children were reported missing last year, Emeterio said.<P> Simpson and Herndon said there are a number of things parents can do to not only lessen the risks<BR> for their children, but to help the authorities should the unthinkable happen.<P> Parents need to develop a trusting and communicative relationship with their children so they are<BR> fully aware of what is going on in their lives, Simpson said.<P> "Parents need to parent," Simpson said. "They need to know where they are and who they are<BR> associating with. Parents also need to have the addresses and phone numbers of their friends."<P> Children should also not only be taught to avoid strangers, but to avoid situations that appear<BR> suspicious, Herndon said. Teaching your child how to call collect is also a good idea in the event they<BR> find themselves in an uncomfortable situation with no way home.<P> Parents should have current photos of their children to aid the police in the event their child<BR> disappears and they should also be aware of what their children wear on a daily basis, Herndon said.<P> While authorities enacted their Tracer and Track Systems the instant Karla was reported missing, the<BR> delay in reporting may have resulted in lost eyewitnesses and evidence, authorities said.<P> The Tracer system alerts those people who are generally out and about in the community via pager<BR> about missing children. Bus drivers, cabbies and utility company workers are among those alerted,<BR> Simpson said.<P> The Track system immediately sends color computer images of missing children to law enforcement<BR> agencies and casinos throughout the state, Simpson said.<P> Simpson said his office is now going back and looking at everything they have done to make sure<BR> they haven't missed any clues. They are hoping a $25,000 reward will provide them with the crucial<BR> information they need.<P> "We're also doing another massive push Saturday," Simpson said. "We're going to re-cover all of the<BR> areas around the house (she was last seen at)."<P> As for the Raineys, they are going to keep praying for the Rodriguez family as they continue their<BR> search for Mike's killer.<P> Every day the Raineys hit the streets, talking to friends and acquaintances of Mike's and handing out<BR> his picture. On the back is a plea for anyone with information about his disappearance and death to<BR> call the authorities.<P> "Michael can either comfort or accuse in that picture," Ken Rainey said. <BR> -----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR> All contents copyright 1999 and 2000 <BR> Las Vegas SUN, Inc.<BR> Nevada's largest website<BR> -----------------<BR> Archived Search 3-24-00: Karla Rodriguez <P> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 9 . "March 8_NCMEC Mails Flier ( To Whom and When ?)"<BR> Posted by LadyBug on Mar-25-00 at 05:46 AM (EST)<BR> March 08, 2000 <P> News briefs<BR> LAS VEGAS SUN<P> Rodriguez featured by national group<P> A flier with the picture of missing 7-year-old Karla Rodriguez has been mailed out by a national<BR> missing children group.<P> Karla has been missing since Oct. 20, when she was last seen in the 700 block of Bonita Avenue<BR> near Sixth Street and St. Louis Avenue playing with friends. Massive door-to-door manhunts and<BR> national media attention focused on her disappearance.<P> Anyone who has information on the whereabouts of Karla can call the Metro Police missing<BR> person unit at 229-LOST, Secret Witness at 385-5555 or the National Center for Missing and<BR> Exploited Children at (800) THE-LOST (800 843-5678).<BR> ---------------------------------<BR> LAS VEGAS SUN<BR> Search Karla Rodriguez<BR> Archives<P> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 10 . "Las Vegas Abductor"<BR> Posted by Bluefire on Mar-25-00 at 11:56 AM (EST)<BR> December 17, 1999 <P> Man sought in six attempted abductions<BR> By Keith Paul <P> LAS VEGAS SUN<P> Metro Police are looking for a man who is apparently trying to prey on young girls in the southwest<BR> Las Vegas Valley.<P> There have been six apparently related attempted abductions in the past month, including three on<BR> Wednesday.<P> After three failed abductions on Wednesday within two hours of each other, Metro Police reviewed<BR> some cases from the past month and found two other attempted abductions and one kidnapping that<BR> appear connected to the recent cases. In one of those older cases the girl was sexually assaulted.<P> On Thursday an attempted kidnapping occurred in the area of Rainbow Boulevard and Spring Valley<BR> Parkway. A 9-year-old girl told police a man tried to nab her, but she was able to run away. The<BR> suspect in that case may be the same as in the other six, police said.<P> Starting Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. a man showed a 13-year-old girl a gun and told her to come with<BR> him. The girl refused and ran away unharmed, police said. Then in the next two hours in the same<BR> area, two other 13-year-old girls at separate times were approached by a man. Each time the girl<BR> was able to run away from the man, police said.<P> In all the cases, the girls were walking alone. In six of the cases, the man approached the girls in the<BR> afternoon to early evening hours. All of the attempts were in the southwest part of town.<P> The suspect was described as a Hispanic or Asian man, about 5 feet 6 inches tall with a medium build<BR> and black hair with a bowl-cut style. Police are in the process of creating a sketch of the suspect.<P> Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Metro Police at 795-3111 and ask for Sgt. Chris<BR> Carroll of the Sexual Assault Detail or call Secret Witness at 385-5555.<P> These attempted abductions come about two months after the disappearance of 7-year-old Karla<BR> Rodriguez. There has been no sign of Rodriquez since she was last seen playing with friends on Oct.<BR> 20 in the 700 block of Bonita Avenue near Sixth Street and St. Louis Avenue.<P> Monday night police thought they had a break in Karla's case. Officers spent about two hours<BR> searching rooms at the Glass Pool Inn on the south end of the Strip.<P> Police said they received a phone call from a reliable source saying someone staying at the motel had<BR> information about Karla. Police questioned guests, checked all around the motel and even looked on<BR> the roof, but they found no clue that could help lead them to the missing girl. <P><BR> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 12 . "Possible Connection Information "<BR> Posted by LadyBug on Aug-16-00 at 02:58 PM (EST)<BR> View URL below, post #7 by Mikie <P> "West said police are still unsure exactly when Anderson was in and out of prison. She said they<BR> believe he was released from prison in May 1999 on a kidnapping conviction, and released from parole<BR> on Nov. 21. West said he could of been in and out of jail from May through November, but police<BR> have no records of that. <BR> "<BR> Post #7 Vallejo Times Herald<BR> <a href="http://161.58.21.56/dcf/missingchildren/53.html#6";>http://161.58.21.56/dcf/missingchildren/53.html#6<;/a><P> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 13 . "vallejo PD press release"<BR> Posted by pinky5 on Aug-17-00 at 05:44 AM (EST)<BR> re: Anderson<P> <a href="http://www.vallejopd.com";>http://www.vallejopd.com<;/a>/ <P> then select press releases<BR> then select Anderson <P> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 14 . "Want To Know "<BR> Posted by LadyBug on Jan-26-01 at 07:07 PM (EST)<BR> Where was Anderson on October 20, 1999 when Karla disappeared...she was only 7 years old. <P> Need updated facts of Anderson prison release date. Where is Karla and why doesn't Karla have<BR> same media attention as the others...WHY ????<P> P.S. As recently revealed in Xiana Fairchild (Vallejo, CA)case, Anderson, according to Xiana's Aunt<BR> made a confession to her that he kidnapped Xiana and later released her to others...Is this his usual<BR> sick game and what about Karla ( Las Vegas)? <BR>

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Friday, July 19, 2002 - Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas disappearance unsolved
By J.M. KALIL REVIEW-JOURNAL

Las Vegas police continue to investigate the disappearance of Karla Rodriguez, a 7-year-old girl who vanished from her southeast valley neighborhood nearly three years ago. The Metropolitan Police Department's missing persons unit recently has circulated a computer-enhanced photograph of Karla to show what she would look like now. The girl's photo also has been publicized in home mailers and on bottled water.

"We still get sightings every once in awhile," said Detective Roberto Juarez, who is assigned to the case. "We follow up on them, but they never pan out." Juarez said the most recent tip was about seven months ago, when a girl sighted in a small New Mexico town was thought to be Karla. "We checked it out and there was a real striking resemblance," Juarez said. But the girl was not Karla. Karla was last seen on Oct. 20, 1999, walking to Park Elementary School, 931 Franklin Ave., near Maryland Parkway and Sahara Avenue.

Last year, the Virginia-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children audited Las Vegas police's investigation and found every avenue of inquiry has been explored. Though the center has said that cases involving minority children garner less media coverage than those involving white children, Karla's disappearance dominated local news for months. "Locally, this was huge in the media," Juarez said.
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