Hi, I was so sorry to see and baffled when the hacker deleted the missing children section in the
forum. I just don't understand why people are so mean and uncaring.

Would it be possible to add my children and their abductor to your web site again?

Andrew, Nathan & Sydney Slinkard were abducted on 10/17/95, by their non-custodial mother
Trena Slinkard. I have sole custody of all three of my children. Trena was assisted by her mother
Maydell Joyce Basso, whom is still frequently traveling with them.

There aren't any warrants for Maydell, but Trena has a state felony warrant for "Violation of a
Custody Order" and an FBI warrant for "Unlawful Flight To Avoid Prosecution"

There is another person whom also assisted with their abduction and is now Trena's new husband
Miguel Karlin. Mr. Karlin, as of one year ago, was one of Indianapolis, Indiana's Top Ten Most Wanted.
Trena and her mother both knew this when they took off, because Maydell Basso told me that she
had given Miguel $3000 to leave the state because he was facing six years in prison.

It was much to my surprise, when I was informed about six months later that Miguel and Trena had
actually left together and that they were having an affair. The FBI later informed me that they were
married on Father's Day 1996.

Prior to their abduction Trena purchased complete new identities for my children, herself and I
assume Miguel. Miguel already has six alias identities and I'm unsure whether he is an American citizen
or Mexican National.

I don't know how to forward my children's photograph's to you, but they are listed with the National
Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the new age progressions are listed as well. Miguel Karlin's
photograph is listed on APB Online, but I'm not sure if you'd be able to use that or not. Karen Ireland
was my contact person there and writes the stories on Missing Children.

I know that you already had my story on your web site, but I thought that I would include it again. I
hope that you don't mind and I hope that it helps.

Thank you so very much for taking your valuable time to read my story and for all of the attention
that you give to your web site. It truly is appreciated by all the victim families and friends of the
missing.

Steven Slinkard
....................................................................................................ANYONE HAVING
INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT : Office of the Prosecutor (Hancock County, Indiana) -
1-317-462-1139
Or Your Local FBI

ANDREW THOMAS SLINKARD

AGE PROGRESSION TO 10 YEARS

DOB: 14-sep-1988
Missing: 17-oct-1995
Age Now: 10 years
Sex: M Height: 4'0" - 122 cm
Weight: 55 lbs - 25 kg
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Black
Missing From: GREENFIELD, INDIANA USA

NATHAN PHILLIP SLINKARD

AGE PROGRESSION TO 8 YEARS

DOB: 01-aug-1990
Missing: 17-oct-1995
Age Now: 9 years
Sex: M Height: 3'6" - 107 cm
Weight: 48 lbs - 22 kg
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Brown
Missing From: GREENFIELD, INDIANA USA

SYDNEY FAITH SLINKARD

AGE PROGRESSION TO 6 YEARS

DOB: 05-apr-1992
Missing: 17-oct-1995
Age Now: 7 years
Sex: F Height: 3'0" - 91 cm
Weight: 40 lbs - 18 kg
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Missing From: GREENFIELD, INDIANA USA

ABDUCTOR

TRENA SLINKARD ( ABDUCTOR )

DOB: 18-jan-1968
Sex: F , Hair: Brown, Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'6" - 168 cm
Weight: 100 lbs - 45 kg

Andrew's photo aged to 10 years, Nathan's to 8 years and Sydney's to 6 years. Children were
abducted by their non-custodial mother, Trena Slinkard.

A FBI UFAP warrant was issued for the abductor on March 26, 1996.

Sydney may have a birthmark on the left side of her neck and on her calf. Nathan has a surgical scar
on the right side of his abdomen and a scar on his inner, right wrist. Trena has a half-moon shaped
scar between her nose and upper lip and a mole on the right side of her jawline.She may use the alias
last names Mahurin or Scott.

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Case Number 812593
1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of the Prosecutor (Hancock County, Indiana) - 1-317-462-1139 Or Your Local FBI

Table of Contents

Thanks LadyBug, Afton, 08:56 AM, Oct-23-99
Daddy Sends His Love ..., LadyBug, 06:04 AM, Feb-26-00
Nathan Happy Birthday , LadyBug, 05:18 AM, Aug-01-00
This site, jams, 08:22 AM, Aug-04-00
Let's get you home, Steven_Slinkard, 09:27 AM, Jan-21-01

Messages in this discussion

1 . "Thanks LadyBug"
Posted by Afton on Oct-23-99 at 08:56 AM (EST)
What a difference you are making LadyBug!!!!!--Just getting these pictures on line and with the
contacts you have, you are doing a great service for these families.

I see that this father was equally dismayed at the callousness with which your Missing Children forum
was deleted, when he said:
*******
September 5,1999 Steven Slinkard:
"Hi, I was so sorry to see and baffled when the hacker deleted the missing children section in the
forum. I just don't understand why people are so mean and uncaring."

"Would it be possible to add my children and their abductor to your web site again?"
********
Revenge is inexcusable and that is what I think happened. I am heartened that he again found your
website and with the help of Watchdog's Organization and America's Most Wanted and other
groups--you will be successful in your effort.

I know that Blue can help (Blue has great research capabilites and has his own website) and with our
new member to our forum Vanessa, and Bobo that you will be able to rebuild your website for Missing
Children. And remember LadyBug, even though others are not commenting --they are reading and
anyone that is not registered here can send you email and have theirs posted.

2 . "Daddy Sends His Love ..."
Posted by LadyBug on Feb-26-00 at 06:04 AM (EST)
Feb 16, 2000
Andrew, Nathan and Sydney. I love you so much.
I have been looking for you everyday since you went missing on October 17, 1995.

It's as if you disappeared off the face of the earth. My heart has been so empty and aches for
your hugs and to hear your sweet voices telling me about your day.

I pray everyday that the Lord will keep you safe and give you my love. Please know that I am
waiting for you to come home and that I will never give up hope.

Miracles do happen, and soon those miracles will be ours and we'll be together again. Always
know that Daddy loves you.

I love you, Daddy

(click below for image)
http://www.egreetings.com/v/ep8VR57q7z

3 . "Nathan Happy Birthday "
Posted by LadyBug on Aug-01-00 at 05:18 AM (EST)

What could be more fun than celebrating your 10th birthday and to share your very own
gumball machine to see who could blow the biggest bubbles?

I bet 'ya I can blow bigger bubbles than you and pop them louder too!
Well, at least I bet I could have when I was 10 !

Nathan, we all wish you a fun birthday !

Your Daddy sends his love and hugs although he would rather hold you close
Someday he can and will
Miracles do happen...
Happy Birthday

4 . "This site"
Posted by jams on Aug-04-00 at 08:22 AM (EST)
This site is one of the saddest there is. I hope the children one day find these notes and realize that
their father loves them, has never stopped looking for them.

These children WILL be looking one day - I am glad they will be able to find this site. (LB, if they
search for their names, will they find us? I think phone numbers and email addresses need to be
posted so the kids know what to do if they DO find these posts.) I don't know that they would
necessarily know what to do.

5 . "Let's get you home"
Posted by Steven_Slinkard on Jan-21-01 at 09:27 AM (EST)
Thank you for that idea. I need to work on letting Andrew, Nathan & Sydney know how to find help
and how to find information that will let them know they really are "Missing Children".

Andrew, Nathan & Sydney, you are listed on several web sites as "Missing Children" and if you would
check out the following web sites, you will see for yourself, that you really are "Missing". Then you
can call either "911" or your local FBI Office and tell them that you are Missing Children, from
Greenfield, Indiana and that the Indianapolis, Indiana FBI Office and the Hancock County Sheriff's
Department are trying to
find you. Your last name is Slinkard, and your daddy's name is Steven. The investigator's will help you
to call me, and then we can be together again. I Love You, Daddy.

Check these web sites:
http://www.amw.com Look in the October 2000, Searchlight Archives, on America's Most Wanted

http://www.fugitivehunter.org Look in the Missing Children Section, Number 1-25

http://www.fbi.gov Soon to be listed on this web site, Most Wanted Section, Parental Abductions

Nathan Slinkard

Syndney Faith Slinkard
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I happened to select this thread at random. Steven, I'm soooooo sorry for you!!

I just had a little input. I think that the concentration should be placed on the mother. When you find her, you'll have some answers. The grandmother, also. Really. What kind of grandma puts her grandchildren in danger like that? Letting them even ASSOCIATE let alone travel with a known felon.

I've written down the names. I'll try to poke around a little. I assume that there is a law enforcement entity that is keeping tabs on these name and whether they show up in other states?

I say the kids are with their mother and/or granny.

How did a pretty lady like Trena get mixed up with the likes of this freak? yuck!!

http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/parent/slinkard.htm

What's the rest of the story here? Was there a huge custody battle? When did this Miguel creep come onto the scene? How did he meet Trena? Was Trena ever in trouble with the law?

Hello everyone,

I'm very excited to let you know that my oldest son, Andrew, will be on the ADVO mailing cards going out starting Monday, July 2nd. Please ask others to take a close look at the card and maybe Andrew is in a school in your area.
He will be 13 years old this fall, likes to swim and plays baseball. Andrew might be on a local Little League Team or in a swimming class. Unfortunately, it has been almost six years since I last saw him and I don't know what other interests he might have, and I can only pray that the age progression is as accurate as I hear they usually are.

Thank you for your support.
Steven Slinkard
..................................................
Note:Lilac, Steven and the authorities do have Trena's Social Security number, apparently it is not being used. Every lead runs dry and her family has never co-operated, even though they know the children are in a dangerous invironment.

As their Father Steven Slinkard has said, "Look close..." These children need all the help that their Father begs for. When a child is granted custody from the other there is valid reason. The judge knows the characters and for the safety and welfare of the children, custody is granted at times to one parent.

Steven Slinkard wont give up ! He needs our help. He wants his children home safe again !

I pray that you and your family are well.

Steven Slinkard

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DONNA KELLEY, CNN ANCHOR: And welcome back. The disappearance of former intern Chandra Levy has captured the nation's attention, but did you know that more than 300,000 children are reported missing each year? It is a parent's worst nightmare.

And joining us this morning, someone who knows the pain all too well, Steven Slinkard is the father of three missing children. He's with us from Indianapolis, Indiana. And joining us live from Washington is Ann Scofield of the National Center for Missing and Exploited children. Glad to have both of you join us. Thanks very much.

Ann, let me start with you. Those numbers seem so large, 300,000 children missing. What's the difference in children who are taken by parents and criminal abduction?

ANN SCOFIELD, NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN: The distinction primarily is that there are a great number of children abducted primarily by parents. That number is more than 350,000 annually of the more than 450,000 children reported missing. The good news is that the majority of those children are recovered and returned home safely.

KELLEY: When you say majority, how many are recovered?

SCOFIELD: I would say great number, at least 70 to 80 percent of those children are recovered safely and returned home.

KELLEY: So, that is hopeful at least. Steven, you believe that your wife has your three children? Is that right?

STEVEN SLINKARD, FATHER OF MISSING CHILDREN: Yes, ma'am.

KELLEY: And where do you think she's taken them?

SLINKARD: I have no idea. We're not sure if she is in United States or if she is taken the children to Mexico with the gentlemen that she had married about a year after she took off with the kids.

KELLEY: How long have they been gone?

SLINKARD: Since October 17, 1995. So about five years and nine months. KELLEY: Well, now we have some pictures of them. And that's another problem, but it's the new technology that may be of help. Can you tell us about the kids and as we look at them, we've done some of this new technology that actually ages the children?

SLINKARD: This is the third age progression that they've done on the kids. It's real surprising. I'm not sure that if they were standing in front of me that I'd even recognize them, but they do wonderful job. There have been several children located with the age progressions over the years. And it's a very impressive technique they have out there

KELLEY: And your little girl, you thought they have changed her appearance allegedly when your wife took her and took the kids?

SLINKARD: Evidently, they shaved her head and dressed her like a little boy for period of time to kind of change from two girls -- or a girl and two boys. So, into three boys

KELLEY: This has to be very, very painful as many of us as parents can only imagine what you go through. And the way you go through birthdays and holidays, it's got to be very painful.

SLINKARD: It is, and it doesn't get any easier. It seems to get harder as time goes on. You know, we don't who they've become or what they look like, and it's kind of hard to celebrate birthdays or when Little League season rolls around, going to toy stores, you know, just a variety of other things that will trigger your emotions. Everything gets to you when your child is missing.

KELLEY: Yes, harder for you emotionally as the years go on. And Ann, is it harder also the years going on to find them? Does that make it more difficult?

SCOFIELD: It certainly does. Time is of the essence in these cases. As you know, children, particularly at this age, change dramatically, day by day. And so, it's very difficult. The technology that we use today of imaging enhancement is -- has been a great, great technique to trigger the leads that have brought in some of the successes in returning some of these children.

KELLEY: Yes, that's fabulous technology. And as you say, they change so quickly. Ann, what do you recommend when parent thinks that a child missing? What should they do immediately?

SCOFIELD: Immediately, and I'm going to give you a few things and I want to emphasize, parents do these things simultaneously. Some of the red flags that you often hear are abducting parent quitting a job, closing bank accounts in preparation for flight.

Once a child has been abducted, report that child immediately to law enforcement and to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Ensure that the law enforcement agency places that child in the National Crime Information Center computer's missing persons file. This is a national network that allows law enforcement across the nation access to these kinds of reports. If you have not done so, get a legal custody order and ensure that that order is maintained and also available to the local law enforcement agencies.

Most importantly, though, I recommend that parents begin to search for the child themselves. Contact the local travel agencies, airlines, bus and train terminals for recent reservations, If you have access, also contact and check bank accounts to see if they have been closed recently. Check the schools for perhaps transfer of records that a child may have had done by the abducting parent. And also parents may also contact Bureau of Vital Records and flag the birth record of a child in the event that an abducting parent attempts to access another birth record for that child.

KELLEY: And we did, just when were you speaking too, we put up the web address, www.missing kids -- all one word -- .org. And we had the 800 number as well.

Steven, a little bit of time left. Tell us about Team Hope you work with? A lot of us have a great empathy for you, but we certainly have not -- a lot of been in your shoes. But Team Hope you work with, and what do they do?

SLINKARD: Well, Team Hope was established in November of 1998 to help out parents that have missing children to speak to someone who also has a missing child. It's quite different when you speak to someone who's actually been in what are you going through.

So, we're able to call these people, provide them with list of resources, see how they are doing, let them know they are talking with someone who actually is going through what they have gone through and try to identify with them. And then, share as many experiences as we can with them to help them through their period of time that they're waiting to get their child back.

KELLEY: And we hope only for the best there for you.

SLINKARD: Thank you.

KELLEY: Steven Slinkard and Ann Scofield with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, glad that you both could come on because we realize how important media attention is. Thank you.

SLINKARD: Yes, it is. Thank you.

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Steven You did very well as did Ann Scofield. She is amazing. ...and hey, if you were nervous you hid it and shook in your boots! You must have taken those 5 deep breaths.
If only viewers would recognize the photos of your children and make that important call!

National Center For Missing Exploited Children
1-800-THE-LOST

Maybe a little old fashioned police "scare" is in order for these people who aid and abet (sp?).

First off, let me day how very sorry I am.

I know you will find your children, it's just a matter of time. I pray that you will someday.

I've done a little digging and found an address for a Trena Scott in Indianpolis,In. The phone has been disconnected...I did call in at one of the numbers provided and reported it...that was a while ago, so I'm assuming it wasn't her.

Do you think the she has the children in public schools? If she does, how would she enroll them without their birth certificates?

Maybe there could be nationwide fax to all schools to check for their social security #'s.

I ran her name as Trena Scott thru an e-mail finder and only two came up with the same id #, so I think it is the same person.You could try them,anyway. It wouldn't hurt!

Good Luck, Steve...You'll find them

Wildfl@hotmail.com
TrenaScott@hotmail.com

Is there any evidence that maybe the mother and kids are disappeared for a "reason" such as FBI Witness Protection, etc?

Does the father have joint custody?

I'm just a little leary now that my questions from my last post have gone unanswered -- and they weren't that difficult.

But this occurs to me. If Trina is with her hoodlum boyfriend (the one with the police record) they would have been found by now. How could he live a life without the law enforcement getting "onto" him? He's got a record with prints. Why would she leave her whole family? Actually it doesn't sound like she did. It sounds like she only left her husband. Sounds like her mother knows where she is. If they are seriously missing the cops can check the old bat's phone records.

My posts have gone unanswered as well.

Maybe there is more to this story than meets the eye. How hard can it be to locate these people?

Also, if she left before the judge ruled how does she know who got custody? I also wonder what the mother might have done to lose custody?
So, she was a rotten mother but has managed to hide them for years??

Have they ever considered foul play in this case?

Maybe she isn't a kidnapper but a victim

I do apologize for having not answered your previous posts and I will answer the ones that I am able to.

In post #13: Lilac, you said that, "I don't mean to be crass", but these people want to find their children, but don't want to give out any information. In most cases, you're exactly right. On one hand, we want to do anything to find our children- we'll hang up flyers, place their pictures on the internet, travel across the world to track down possible leads and whatever else it takes to find them. On the other hand, if we give out information to whomever asks for it, we could inadvertantly say something that would jeapordize their recovery.

I have a problem with divulging information, especially on the internet for all to read. We had a private investigator that offered his services for free in an area of the USA, and after giving him all the information, known and unknown, that we had gathered on the family, and of the possible locations of my children- we couldn't understand why the information failed to gather any leads or find my children. It just so happened that a lawsuit came about in another case that he was investigating and during the investigation of his conduct from that case, the courts informed us that he was actually working for Trena's family, gathering all the information that we had on them, so that they would know how to proceed in their abducting affairs. The local detective and I learned a valuable and costly lesson concerning trust, and we have been as careful as humanly possible since that day.

Post #4: The authorities have placed the concentration on finding the abductors and grandmother. It was the grandmother that introduced Trena to the felon from Indiana that she eventially married on father's day 1996. The grandmother had even moved this man into her home, under the guise that he was helping take care of her 12 acre property, that she couldn't
do alone.
Their names and personal information were changed before they were even abducted. They purchased new identities from some individuals in Indianapolis that make fake ID's for a living. This has been one of the biggest obstacles, in my opinion, because we don't know who they have become.
The FBI and local Sheriff's Dept. have been very cooperative and hard working in my case, and do all they can to find my children. I have received wonderful publicity from the media audio/visual and print, and great support from the community. Unfortunately, all the leads have failed to locate my children and Trena's family and friends have been very uncooperative to authorities.

Post #5: My children are with their mother and it's well known that her family has constant contact with them. Their grandmother does visit them, but how they get this done, I have no clue.
Concerning photo's, from my understanding we could only use Trena's and her husbands, because they both have warrants for arrest. The grandmother and brother were indicted by the Grand Jury, but have no current warrants for them, so to avoid a law suit for myself or web site administrator's, I will have to avoid using the grandmother's photo. I don't know how to post Trena and Miguel's photo on this web site.

Post#6: They got mixed up in Feb. or March 1995, after Trena's mother introduced and helped them continue their affair until we finally seperated, then they began living together, with her blessings of course.
Yes, there was a custody battle; Trena wanted custody of the children, but live in Texas- mainly because the boyfriend was facing several years in prison here in Indiana. I told her that if she would live in Indianapolis, we could have joint custody, but if she wanted to live elsewhere then I wanted sole custody. At this point, we were heading to our first court hearing and I was still unaware of this man and Trena's relationship. Trena had never been in trouble with the law prior to all of this craziness.

Post#10: I believe that Trena's mother and maybe two or three others know Trena's whereabouts. The grandmother financed the whole abduction. It was also Trena's mother that had her set-up a bank account for herself, in our first year of marriage and we were married eight years, for "When" we divorced, not "If" we divorced. I found this out after my children were missing about six or eight months, and a relative told me about it at church one night. I was needless to say, stunned. Yes, that is interferring or obstructing an investigation, but they haven't cooperated at all and from my understanding, can't be forced to divulge info. if they don't want to. I wish they would be found in contempt of court for failing to provide info, but that has yet to happen. The authorities have tried to get them to cooperate, but all to no avail.

Post#12: Thank you again for your support and for calling in with this lead. The Trena Scott lead was given to the authorities, but it wasn't her.
I wish that I knew if she has put them in school, but I don't know the answer to that. Birth Certificates, I don't know if she had fake ones made up when they put together their other information. The nationwide fax to all schools, is actually a good idea and one that I will inquire about. If it's something that I can do, I will surely get that done. Although, when they had the ID's made, I understood that they changed all of their info., including the SSN's.
I did give the authorities the e-mail address' you provided.

Post#13: Part of this was answered in the beginning of my reply. Trena and my children disappeared on their own. The FBI wouldn't place their photo's and information on the FBI web site, if they were providing protection.
I was given a message the night before the final court hearing from Trena and her father relayed it to me; "You should have known better than to ever make me mad". I didn't give in to her request to live in Texas and keep the custody of my children and me visit them every other week. It was over 1000 miles away, one-way to visit them and by the time I got there after work, it would be time to leave again. I wanted my children near me, so I could watch them grow up and be a factor in their lives, not just some guy they see for a few minutes once in a while.
I have Sole Custody.

Post#14: This comment confuses me; If Trena is with her hoodlum boyfriend, they would have been found by now. This man has seven alias' that I'm aware of and yes, they do have his prints. But when someone is stopped for whatever, they don't automatically check fingerprints, unless he actually gets arrested and he could easily be out on bail or on his own recognizance before anyone is ever the wiser and leave town. Then you would have a lead of a town or city that he was once in, but unless something extaordinary happens he will be gone, right along with Trena and my children.
Another confusing comment: If they are seriously missing, the cop's can check her phone records.
They Are seriously missing and have been for almost six years, warrants wouldn't have been issued, nor would the FBI waste their valuable time and resources on a whim. Her phone records are almost impossible to retrieve, since her mother doesn't have a home of her own any longer and travels extensively, and lives with other family and friends, when she is not with Trena. They took off at the exact same time and except for once in a while, when her mother sneaks back to Indiana, she doesn't come to this state.

Post#15: The comment that, it doesn't seem like Help is really needed. To any parent of a missing child, whether that child is abducted by family, or a stranger or have a runaway; All of us victim parents deserve All of the Help that anyone can give. I work for Team Hope, a group of victim parents trained to help other familes of missing children, by the Dept. of Justice, and every parent that I work with has such a void in their lives because they each have a missing loved one and each deserve the very best of Help from everyone. The children missing have a right to know both parents, they have a right to be told the truth, they have a right to be happy. Sitting in judgement of any case is very touchy, because unless you are personally involved, you should never pass judgement. A comment just casually thrown out there because someone didn't answer your post immediately, could jeapordize the finding of a missing child and that is not what anyone needs to happen.
The comment; How hard can it be to locate these people? There are a great many cases that last for several years and sometimes you never find out where people are being hidden. If you're a child and you're told that your father is dead, and you believe it, you very well may never look for that parent when you get older. Solving these cases are not easy- when you are looking for a needle in a stack of needles, you could have quite a hard time finding that small item in such a big stack. This world is a big place and there are alot of places to hide. There are books at the mall called, "How to disappear and never be found" and classes are taught on the same topic. It is much easier than imagined.
The comment: So, she was a rotten mother, but has managed to hide them for years. How does being any certain type of person, have anything to do with being able to commit a crime and get away with it for several years. When you have the money or means to get away with something, it's alot easier than if you didn't have that money or the means do do it with. Trena left with alot of money and through her mother, has the financial means to continue.

No, they have never considered foul play in this case. Trena has never been a victim and she is a kidnapper.

I hope that this post has answered some of your requests or comments that you have provided. I hope that you will continue to help me find my children, as well as all of the other missing loved ones listed on Ladybug's web site. All that any of us can do, is to help one another to reunite all missing children with their familes and do what we can to support them until the day each of us are Blessed by their return. Thank you for your time and any attention you can give to find my missing children, Andrew, Nathan & Sydney.

I'm so sorry. I will definitely keep looking for your children. I can't even imagine your pain you must live with on a daily basis.

They're out there somewhere and they can and will be found. Don't give up.

I will send you an e-mail.

I know your time is valuable and to spend it helping others to locate their missing children is such a blessing, and says so much for who you are and what you stand for.

Again, I want to thank you for all your help, time and the attention that you give to my children's plight.

I can't even begin to imagine how you must feel.

Sorry if I got a little "suspicious" there for awhile, but I got to thinking that I hadn't read who had custody, etc. So, thanks a lot for explaining everything!

I have spent a lot of time on the JonBenet forum and it gets really frustrating to have (or see others with) ideas of how to do something within an investigation, but it seems that nothing ever happens.

In your case, personally, I would get a PI working the granny angle. Someone needs to track her to a relative's house, then shadow her for awhile. What money does she live on?

That woman knows where your kids are. She knows their names, where they attend school, etc. I'm sorry to bring it up, but most likely the kids were told you didn't want them -- or else they would try to get ahold of you.

Do you have flyers posted nationally? Any chance they left the country? Unlikely, I'd guess.

Did any of your kids ever participate in those "Kids Safety Day" fairs (or whatever they're called) at school -- where they have their fingerprints recorded incase of kidnapping?

If there's anything I can do in my nick of the woods, let me know -- Jameson knows my city.

Please review post #7, #8, #9
The Slinkard children are listed in the database of the National Center Missing Exploited Children, Polly Klaas Org., Childwatch of North America, Kidsearch at Delphi and many others, however those organizations and volunteers need help from people like you and I. It is up to us to print and post flyers...they can't do it alone and certainly Steven can't cover all territory.

Steven has listed his children in every search site he can locate.

As for 'left the country ?' Please note the alias' of Trena's husband on the FBI web site. It is possible they have been taken out of USA.

I contacted ADVO and it is not available in my area, however when I was recieving them in my mail they were small photos. So I would suggest the reason is the space available. Those photos are a special privilege, paid for by the advertisers and those merchants are selling a product! It's a courtesy they have extended and a privilege to missing children.

When I did receive ADVO in my mail, I cut the photos out, placed them on my fridge wall and included them in my photo albums along with our other family pictures. My family photo albums were huge and often shown to family and friends. I wanted to implant the missing children into their minds. It seemed the only way I could help at the time and at that time I didn't own a computer.

P.S. Lilac Find one Slinkard child= bring all three home to their Father where they will be loved and safe again.

I was told that my children had been informed that I had, "Died". Maybe that is why they haven't tried to look for me. I wish I knew what they had been told and how I could let them know the truth, and how to find me.

Trena's mother had a considerable amount of money when she left. There was death insurance from her husband, the sale of her home and money in the bank. Those finances won't last forever, esp. when you are helping people on the run, but I don't know what prospects she has for the future.

Yes, it is very possible that they left the country. I do have their flyers up around nationally from the various organizations that my children are listed with and they have been on the ADVO mailing cards a few times, and Nathan is pictured on a Texaco calling card. I hope that everyone will make copies of their flyers and post them in their communities. I try to do all I can to get their photograph's seen by as many people as is possible. We can't do it alone and we have to believe that this world is full of caring people that know that children have rights, and deserve to be happy, safe and loved by their entire family. Nobody has the right to mistreat, manipulate and lie to a child, for his/her own selfish reasons.

When Trena left she took the fingerprint cards that we had done for them.

Concerning the children being on the mailing cards; they can only put two photo's on each card, otherwise the pictures would be too small. At least that's what I was told, and it makes sense.

Thanks for your continued support and all the help that you can give to missing children. I know your time is valuable and the attention you give to our plight is so wonderful. When your child is missing, it seems that we are always so drained, but the support and love shown by so many, gives each of us more strength to carry on, and is appreciated more than you will ever know.

Thank you. Steven

Thanks for your response.

I can't EVEN imagine what you are going through...

I'm willing to bet that she told them you were dead also. I can't think of a word harsh enough to describe what she's done to you. She's robbed not only you and your family, but also her own children!!

I want to tell you that several years ago I lived in Lompoc, CA. While I was there, this lady who worked at the Post Office started going to my church. I recognized her from the P.O. Well, a short time later we found out that her husband had stolen her kids from her (like you) and she had, at the time we knew her, reunited with both daughters! I'll tell you that even though she was prevented from watching her kids grow up, when she WAS reunited with them, those daughters never left her side.

When your kids find out that they've been robbed, then it will be YOUR turn to have all their love and respect. They will hate what your ex has done to them.

Best wishes.

Even though you've been missing for the past six years, I am still proud of my little boy. I miss you and love you so so much, and I will never give up trying to find you, Nathan & Sydney- no matter how long it takes, nor how far away you are, I'll find you one day and we'll be back together.

Do you remember the last time that we were together and you asked me for a picture of myself, so that you would never forget me? I wish that I hadn't been out of camera film or that I would have had a picture of me to give to you.

I wish that I would have known what you meant, by the way you phrased that question. It must have been so hard on you knowing that you, Nathan & Sydney were going to be taken far away from me, not to see me again.

I wish that we would have never been kept apart, I know that our love for each other was so strong and it hurts me to think of all the important days of your lives that I have missed.

Please believe me when I tell you that I have never stopped looking for you, and I have never stopped loving you, Nathan & Sydney.

I pray that the Lord will give you comfort, strength & peace, and that He will protect you always and keep you safe, and that He will fill your hearts with all my love, and help you to believe deep in your soul that I love you, miss you and want you back in my life here at home with me- right where I lived when you last saw me.

I'm sorry that I am going to miss your birthday today, but I will be thinking of you, and you will be with me, in my heart and soul. Andrew, Nathan & Sydney, I am so proud of all of you and my love for you is endless and everlasting.

When you finally read all of my posts on this web site, and read all of the cards that I have for you- I hope that you will see that you are always on my mind and my heart has always been filled with love for each of you.

Have a Happy & Blessed Birthday, Andrew.
I love each of you and I pray to be with you soon.
I Love you,
Daddy, Steven Slinkard

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