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Baby Lisa’s Parents Deny Having Anything To Do With Disappearance, ‘Clinging To A Shred Of Sanity’


Posted on Feb 03, 2012 @ 07:30PM - 9 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

It’s been four months since baby Lisa Irwin vanished from her Kansas City, Missouri home and her devastated parents are still adamantly denying having anything to do with her disappearance -- and RadarOnline.com has video of their latest emotional interview.

Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin tearfully opened up to Dr. Phil McGraw on his talk show on Friday, where they finally broke three months of silence.

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Baby Lisa Lawyer Bust-Up: Cyndy Short Is Off The Case


Posted on Oct 30, 2011 @ 06:13PM - 15 comments

By Radar Staff

Add another mystery to the case of missing baby Lisa Irwin.

Cyndy Short, the Kansas City-based attorney working on behalf of Lisa's parents Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin, is no longer representing the pair and is holding a a press conference Monday to explain why.

Short was the couple's local rep. High profile defense attorney Joe Tacopina from New York is also representing them.

Add another mystery to the case of missing baby Lisa Irwin.

Cyndy Short, the Kansas City-based attorney working on behalf of Lisa's parents Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin, is no longer representing the pair and is holding a a press conference Monday to explain why.

Short was the couple's local rep. High profile defense attorney Joe Tacopina from New York is also representing them.

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As RadarOnline.com previously reported, the two attorneys had differing opinions on allowing Deborah's older children, who were in the house the night Lisa went missing, from being interviewed by the cops.

Short was opposed to it, while Tacopina wanted them to go forward. The scheduled interviews with the boys were canceled on Thursday.

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In an emailed statement sent out Sunday, Short said that while she is no longer working for Lisa's parents, she and her team will "continue in the search for baby Lisa as concerned citizens."

Come back to RadarOnline.com Monday for more on this developing story.

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Baby Lisa's Parents Cancel Police Interviews With Their Two Boys


Posted on Oct 28, 2011 @ 03:00AM - 18 comments

By Radar Staff

Friday's scheduled police interviews with missing baby Lisa Irwin’s 8-and 5-year-old brothers have been indefinitely postponed, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Parents Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley have decided not to let the boys talk with authorities Friday, as the investigation into their 10-month-old's October 4 disappearance continues.

Friday's scheduled police interviews with missing baby Lisa Irwin’s 8-and 5-year-old brothers have been indefinitely postponed, Radar Online.com has learned.

Parents Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley have decided not to let the boys talk with authorities Friday, as the investigation into their 10-month-old's October 4 disappearance continues.

The boys -- who last spoke to police the night their sister mysteriously disappeared -- would have likely submit a DNA sample as well, officials said.

There's other problems in their camp, as two attorneys hired by the family -- Kansas City-based Cyndy Short and high-profile criminal attorney Joe Tacopina -- have expressed different opinions on if and when the interviews should happen.

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Baby Lisa’s Brothers To Be Questioned By Police


Posted on Oct 26, 2011 @ 11:00AM - 15 comments

By Alexis Tereszcuk
Senior Radar Reporter

Authorities have been saying that they are not getting the full cooperation from Baby Lisa Irwin’s family since she has gone missing. but her parents have finally agreed to allow her older brothers to be interviewed by the police.

Authorities have been saying that they are not getting the full cooperation from Baby Lisa Irwin’s family since she has gone missing. but her parents have finally agreed to allow her older brothers to be interviewed by the police.

The two boys, ages 6 and 8, will be questioned Friday by police about the night she went missing from the home and DNA swabs will be taken, according to an exclusive report on Good Morning America on Wednesday.

11-month-old Baby Lisa  has been missing from her home since October 4 and police have said they are not receiving the level of cooperation they want from her parents, Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin. The parents counter through their attorney Joe Tacopina that they are willing to answer any questions from authorities, “As long as the investigators doing the questioning are ones who have not previously determined guilty before having a stitch of evidence. We want a fair investigation.”

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Cadaver Dog Detected The Scent Of A Dead Body In Baby Lisa Irwin's Home


Posted on Oct 21, 2011 @ 07:30PM - 32 comments

By Radar Staff

A FBI cadaver dog hunting for missing baby Lisa Irwin detected the scent of a dead body on the floor of her parent's bedroom, according to court documents filed on Friday, RadarOnline.com has learned.

The trained sniffer dog reported a "hit" on Monday inside the Kansas City, Missouri home where the 11-month-old baby was last seen in her crib on the evening of October 3, reported the Wichita Eagle.

The new development in the case that has captured the attention of the country was detailed in an affidavit that the police filed to support a request for a search warrant of the house, which resulted in an extensive search by police and federal investigators on Wednesday.

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Police Search Baby Lisa's Home; Family Barred From Property


Posted on Oct 19, 2011 @ 08:30AM - 13 comments

By Radar Staff

FBI, local police and crime dogs combed the home of missing baby Lisa Irwin Wednesday, after her parents Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, and the rest of her family, were barred from the property.

"We have a warrant for the house," Kansas City police spokesman Capt. Steve Young told the AP Wednesday as authorities proceeded with the latest phase of the investigation into the 10-month-old’s October 4 disappearance.

FBI, local police and crime dogs combed the home of missing baby Lisa Irwin Wednesday, after her parents Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, and the rest of her family, were barred from the property.

"We have a warrant for the house," Kansas City police spokesman Capt. Steve Young told the AP Wednesday as authorities proceeded with the latest phase of the investigation into the 10-month-old’s October 4 disappearance.

The entire area surrounding the home was blocked off with yellow tape, moving throngs of media at the house about a half-block back. FBI spokeswoman Bridget Patton said the media's restricted access was because officials did not want a procedure they're using (involving the dogs) filmed.

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Possible Baby Lisa Sighting In A Kansas Diner Sparks Police Hunt


Posted on Oct 18, 2011 @ 04:30PM - 10 comments

By Radar Staff

Police are investigating a possible sighting of baby Lisa Irwin after witnesses spotted two women with an infant that matched the missing 11-month-old's description, and RadarOnline.com has exclusive confirmation from the private investigator in the case.

"Two women were in a diner with a baby who fits the description about an hour-and-half away in Manhattan, Kansas," private eye Bill Stanton told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview.

"When they were approached they walked out and a police APB is out searching for their car," revealed the investigator, who is busy working the case.

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Lawyer: Baby Lisa's Mom Will ‘Absolutely Not’ Be Arrested


Posted on Oct 18, 2011 @ 09:30AM - 6 comments

By Radar Staff

Attorney Joe Tacopina, a top criminal attorney hired by the parents of missing Kansas City baby Lisa Irwin on Monday, told the Today Show Tuesday there's "absolutely not" a chance the baby's mother Deborah will be arrested in connection with the 10-month-old's October 4 disappearance.

Attorney Joe Tacopina, a top criminal attorney hired by the parents of missing Kansas City baby Lisa Irwin on Monday, told the Today Show Tuesday there's "absolutely not" a chance the baby's mother Deborah will be arrested in connection with the 10-month-old's October 4 disappearance.

Tacopina, who's also represented Dutch playboy Joran van der Sloot, said the family has fully cooperated with authorities, having consented to a search of their car, as well as permitting "sniff dogs" onto their property.

"They want to cooperate," Tacopina said, "but they want to make sure the investigation is being done in good faith ... these people are victims, they are grieving parents who are missing their 10-month-old baby."

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Missing Baby Lisa's Parents Hire Joran Van Der Sloot's Former Lawyer


Posted on Oct 17, 2011 @ 04:30PM - 10 comments

By Radar Staff

Missing baby Lisa Irwin now has yet another high profile name on her side after her parents hired suspected killer Joran van der Sloot's former attorney, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Prominent New York City defense lawyer Joe Tacopina announced in a press conference on Monday that he will join the team of people representing Kansas City, Missouri couple, Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, reported NBC Action News.

Tacopina is best known for representing van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the murder of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba, who is currently in prison in Lima, Peru awaiting trial for the murder of Stephany Flores.

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Michael Jackson's Attorney Not Defending Van Der Sloot


Posted on Jul 06, 2010 @ 08:32AM - 10 comments

Michael Jackson’s famed lawyer Joe Tacopina is NOT representing Joran van der Sloot once again, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Reports had surfaced that Tacopina - who represented van de Sloot in the Natalee Holloway disappearance case - was now part of his legal team challenging his murder charge of Peruvian student Stephany Flores Ramirez.

Michael Jackson’s famed lawyer Joe Tacopina is NOT representing Joran van der Sloot once again, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Reports had surfaced that Tacopina - who represented van de Sloot in the Natalee Holloway disappearance case - was now part of his legal team challenging his murder charge of Peruvian student Stephany Flores Ramirez.

But a spokesperson for the New York-based attorney told RadarOnline.com: “Joe Tacopina is not back on the Joran van der Sloot case - in fact he was never on it.”

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