Baby Lisa's Mother: I Was Drunk The Night My Daughter Disappeared
Posted on Oct 17, 2011 @ 07:00AM
Deborah Bradley, the mother of missing 10-month-old Lisa Irwin, admitted she'd drank "enough [alcohol] to be drunk’’ on the night of October 4 when her 10-month-old vanished -- and expects to be arrested because of it.
Bradley, a Kansas City, Missouri native, told The Today Show Monday she expects to be taken into custody because she "was the last one with [the baby,] and judging on how the questioning went, that’s kind of the fear that I have.
"The main fear,” Bradley said, “is that if they arrest me, people are going to stop looking, and I’ll never see her again, and I’ll never know what happened.’’
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A surveillance tape from a nearby grocery store shows Bradley and her brother buying baby supplies and a box of wine. Asked if she might have done something to the child while under the influence, Bradley was adamant in her denial.
“No, no, no,’’ she said. “If I thought there was a chance, I’d say it. I don’t think that alcohol changes a person enough to do something like that.’’
In another bizarre twist, Bradley has changed part of her story in regards to the timeline of the child's vanishing: while she originally told police she put Lisa to bed at 10:30 p.m. but is now saying it was 6:40 p.m.
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The baby's father Jeremy Irwin stood by his child’s mother when asked if he thinks she could have harmed little Lisa.
“No, there’s no question to be had there,” he said. “I know the kind of mother she is, and I know what kind of person she is in general.’’
Bradley, who has admittedly failed a lie detector test conducted by authorities, said she’s getting an attorney with the new developments in the affair.
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“The last thing I want to have to worry about is something like that,’’ Bradley said. “I shouldn’t have to put any energy, any time or effort into anything but finding her.’’
The baby has blue eyes and blonde hair, is 30 inches tall and weighs about 28 pounds. The outfit she was last seen wearing consisted of purple shorts and a purple shirt with images of white kittens on it. If you have information on Lisa's disappearance, call the Kansas City Police Department hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
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How many times did she get drunk while the only one home watching that baby? Was someone aware she was drunk and had been watching for an opportune time to take the baby? Did she do something while drunk to the baby?
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 1:04pm
People under the influence of a substance can do lots of things they normally would not do, alcohol impairs judgment, alters behavior. Example: she could have given the baby a bath while drunk and the baby drowned or she dropped her.
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 12:24pm
She drinks wine from a BOX.....that says it all right there
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 12:19pm
OK! This lady little by little is starting to seem odd to me. First they decided not to "cooperate" with police. Second, she did not pass a lie detector and now this? is it just me or is this chick GUILTY?
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 12:11pm
Now she says she it was just ONE question in the lie detector test that she didn't pass!- Yah okay! What did she do to that poor baby??
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 1:07pm
If she did do something to the baby, I wish she'd own up to it. There are a lot of people investing their time into searching for this baby, I sure hope she is being brutally honest with law enforcement. They had to find out about the drinking.
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 1:02pm
She was drunk and got pizzed at the poor baby fussing with a cold & cough so shook her or beat her to death. And she remembers exactly what happened, they need to arrest that fat lying cow who calls herself a mother asap.
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 12:09pm
OK chubs, your 15 mins of fame is up. Where's the baby?
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 11:59am
so what was she doing between 640pm and 1030pm? Sorry but who doesnt check on their kids every few hours? 4 hours goes by and this "mother" didnt check on the baby? I call BS. She knows EXACTLY what happened (CA all over again)
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 11:58am
Now, she changes the story to the baby being missing at 6:40...she said before that was the time she put her to bed at 6:40 & checked on her after that once...wtf! Anyone else getting a sick feeling this baby is not gonna be found alive?
Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 11:48am