Lindsey Diana Ryan

15 Yrs. 5' 115 lbs. with blond hair and braces missing from Jones MI, USA. Possibly wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt.

She is believed to be with Terry Drakewhite, 56 yrs., 6' 4", balding, of Middlebury, IN. he has a large dragon shaped tattoo on his neck and is considered armed and dangerous. Police are looking for a white, 1995 Dodge Dakota pickup with Indiana tag 406211A.

Several police agencies in Michigan report that Drake has a history of kidnapping and murder in Knox County, Ind. Drake was convicted of murder in August of 1978 in Knox County, according to Knox County police. Drake served prison time for the conviction in Michigan City

The direction the pair may travel is not known, but police sources indicate that Drake told a neighbor that he was going to California, but may be en route to New York. A note found in Lindsey's room indicated New York.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Cass Cnty. PD at
269-445-2481 or dial 911

Lindsey With Black Hair

Terry Drake ~ Abductor

Birthdate : February -21-1947
Sex: M Hair: Grey Eyes: Hazel
Height: 6'2" - 188 cm Weight: 190 lbs - 86 kg
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The middle photo shows what Lindsey would look like if her hair was dyed black. She was last seen at her home on March 1, 2003.

She is believed to be in the company of Terry Drake. A felony warrant was issued for Terry Drake on March 2, 2003.

They may be traveling in a 1995 white Dodge Dakota pickup truck with Indiana license plates 406211A or 229929A.

The abductor may or may not wear glasses and he has multiple tattoos on his neck and forearms. He may also use the alias name Alfonzo Devette and may use an alias DOB of 2/22/1947.
CAUTION ADVISED: The abductor may be armed and dangerous

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)
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Cass County Sheriff's Office (Michigan) --
1-269-445-1205
or Your Local FBI

Sacramento, California-AP -- A 14-year-old girl from Michigan who's been missing for a week has apparently been spotted in California near Lake Tahoe -- traveling with a 56-year-old convicted murderer.

A gas station attendant believes she saw the pair. But she didn't realize the significance of it until she heard a description of the man and the missing girl.

Investigators then looked at a surveillance tape -- and said they believe the two were 14-year-old
Lindsey Ryan and her companion, Terry Drake.

An F-B-I spokesman says the teen-ager didn't seem to be "under duress." But he says the girl may have been manipulated by the 56-year-old killer.

The girl's mother says her daughter met Drake at a small church that the family attended --
and that they then began communicating over the Internet.

Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Cass County Sheriff's Office (Michigan) --
1-269-445-1205
or Your Local FBI

Sighting of missing girl confirmed

Staff and Wire Reports
RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
3/19/2003 10:43 pm

An “America’s Most Wanted” viewer spotted a 14-year-old Michigan girl in Susanville after the television program repeated a profile of the missing girl.

Three days after “America’s Most Wanted” aired Saturday on the Fox network, a viewer saw a man and a girl in a white pickup truck around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday at a Jack in the Box restaurant Susanville.

The witness jotted down the license number of the Indiana license, and authorities said it was registered to Terry Drake, the 56-year-old convicted murderer suspected of abducting 14-year-old Lindsey Ryan.

The truck was heading south on U.S. 395.

Reno police have watched for the pair to arrive in Reno but have not spotted them, Lt. Ron Holladay said.

The previous sighting of Lindsey and Drake was March 9 near Gila Bend, Ariz. A truck driver helped the pair with a problem with the pickup’s radiator.

The trucker said he also noticed a rifle in the pickup. Drake told him that they were headed to San Diego to hunt wild boar.

Lindsey and Drake also were seen March 5 at a motel in Grass Valley, Calif., about 60 miles northeast of Sacramento, authorities said.

The FBI described Drake as white, 6 feet 2 inches, 190 pounds, with gray hair and hazel eyes. He may be wearing glasses and has multiple tattoos on his neck and forearms.

Drake may be using the alias, Alfonso Devette. He should be considered armed and dangerous.

His vehicle is a white Dodge Dakota extended cab pickup, Indiana license plate 406211A, with octagon fog lamps on a camper shell and a bumper sticker reading, “Too many cats, too few recipes.”

Lindsey was described as white, 5 feet, 105 pounds, with dark hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information on Drake or Lindsey’s whereabouts is asked to call local law enforcement or the FBI’s 24-hour number,
(702) 385-1281

http://www.rgj.com//news/stories/html/2003/03/19/37241.php
Copyright © 2002 The Reno Gazette-Journal

This is the news we wanted ...thanks to Judith and Brie for this wonderful update !

Missing Michigan teen recovered near Susanville

Published 11:20 a.m. PST Monday, March 24, 2003

A 14-year-old Michigan girl was recovered safely and her convicted murderer companion arrested without incident Monday northwest of Reno, the California Highway Patrol said.
A CHP trooper spotted a "suspicious looking vehicle" near Susanville, about 9:50 a.m. and stopped it, said CHP spokesman Tom Marshall.

Lindsey Diane Ryan was inside, along with the driver, Terry Drake, 56, Marshall said.

"She's safe and he's in custody up in Susanville," Marshall said.

Drake's white 1995 Dodge Dakota pickup truck had been painted black, but "something about the truck caught (the trooper's) attention and the license plate matched up," Marshall said. "He got her out of the vehicle," then arrested Drake without incident.

"She appears to be in good condition," said CHP Commissioner D.O. "Spike" Helmick. She was taken to the CHP's Susanville post.

Drake, a convicted murderer, had been considered to be heavily armed in part with weapons taken from Ryan's residence.

Ryan left her home near Jones, Mich., a small town near the Indiana state line, early on March 1 to meet a short distance away with Drake, police said.

Drake, who is married, spent 16 years in prison after being convicted of murdering a woman from the Evansville, Ind., area, in 1977. He and Lindsey met at church and, without her parents' knowledge, corresponded over the Internet.

The pair had been spotted three times in remote, mountainous regions of the Sierra Nevada, most recently nearly a week ago near Susanville.

That sighting came after the pair was featured in on the "America's Most Wanted" television program. The viewer reported that pair was still in a white pickup truck when he saw them at a Susanville Jack-in-the-Box restaurant, about 75 miles northwest of Reno, Nev.

The pair previously was seen March 9 near Gila Bend, Ariz., where a truck driver helped them with a radiator problem. The trucker said he also noticed a rifle in the pickup. Drake told him that they were headed to San Diego to hunt wild boar.

They had previously been seen in Grass Valley and South Lake Tahoe, where they appeared to be heading east in Nevada, the FBI said.

-- Associated Press

http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/6333484p-7286746c.html