Parents Of Missing Baby Lisa No Longer Talking To Cops
Posted on Oct 07, 2011 @ 12:30PM
Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, the Kansas City, Missouri-based parents of a missing infant named Lisa, will hold a news conference Friday, less than 24 hours after they decided to stop talking with police about the disappearance of their 10-month-old because they felt investigators were using rough tactics with them.
"From the start when they've questioned me, once I couldn't fill in gaps, it turned into 'You did it, you did it,'" Bradley told Good Morning America on Friday. "They took a picture down from the table and said 'Look at your baby! And do what's right for her!'
“I kept saying, ‘I don't know’ ... I just sat there. I didn't even ask to leave,” she said. “I just let them keep asking questions."
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Irwin echoed her sentiments about the perceived unfair treatment.
"We were in interrogated for a really long time Tuesday there again, answering questions….I just couldn't take it anymore," Irwin told GMA. "I told them I had to have a break -- no more questions today. I asked to be let go, and they let me go from police station.
“An hour later was when we saw the press conference from them."
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Kansas City police spokesman Steve Young said Thursday: "Tonight, they decided to stop talking to detectives, and I don't have to illustrate how that affects the investigation. That speaks for itself."
"The mother and father no longer want to talk to detectives," Young said. "From an investigative standpoint, we enjoyed their cooperation. So far, [it] has been very beneficial to the case. But yeah, you can imagine it doesn't help the case [that they’re not talking.]”
He continued, "Like I've said before, the cooperation of the parents is -- they live in the house. They intimately have information of what's been going on.
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“They know the child, they were maybe one of our best bets to help find this child,” he said. “This doesn't help the investigation."
On Thursday, police said Irwin and Bradley are not considered suspects in the disappearance at this time.
Irwin and Bradley, who claim Lisa disappeared from her crib late Monday or early Tuesday, responded to police in a statement Thursday.
"We've been cooperative from day one," they said. "And we continue to assist the police with the investigation."
On Friday’s GMA, Bradley reiterated the couple will “continue to ask [and] answer all the questions the best we can and do everything they tell us to do and so I mean, we've done everything we can do.”
After about 100 officers extensively searched nearby wooded and industrial areas Thursday, police said they have no suspects or leads; they did not clarify how they would continue working the case without the cooperation of the parents.
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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I can see why the police came down on them hard. They don't want another "Casey Anthony". I'm sure every
state when a child is missing all police officials will be agressive. If they're innocent why stop talking to them?
Posted Sat, 10/08/2011 - 4:58am
Just to repeat, I'm not saying they're innocent...I'm just saying that it's pretty dang scary when a stay-at-home mom gets accused of something because she's home all day without people around for an alibi. Really hope she didn't do it.
Posted Fri, 10/07/2011 - 8:13pm
A call was made at 2:30 a.m. from one of the cell phones. They could find out where the call was made to by accessing the acct records. Seems obvious so maybe it's just a rumor. But otherwise, could have been the kidnapper.
Posted Fri, 10/07/2011 - 8:11pm
watched one of the interviews. Dad says when he got home he saw a window open and the door was unlocked. Why would you go to the boys room first if your daughter's window was open? No cheap window alarms or door alarms? Wal-mart $10.00. They WORK!!
Posted Fri, 10/07/2011 - 4:43pm
Did she wait up for her husband till 4am? If so why not check on baby alot? No baby monitors to hear baby fussing around. I can hear mine's tiniest move. I don't believe the dad on this.
Posted Fri, 10/07/2011 - 4:38pm
I saw the father interviewed a day or two after the baby went missing. He was cold & emotionless and I didn't get a good vibe from him. I've thought he knew what happened to the baby since then.
Posted Fri, 10/07/2011 - 2:00pm
Book em Danno.
Posted Fri, 10/07/2011 - 1:31pm
I live in this area. The Mom failed the lie detector test, the Dad hasn't shed one tear, their story isn't adding up, and the cell phone story is BS. Trust me, they are guilty and the cops know it!
Posted Fri, 10/07/2011 - 1:12pm
The mother is lying, this is so sad. :(
Posted Fri, 10/07/2011 - 1:07pm
Hopefully it was taken for Casey Anthony!
Posted Fri, 10/07/2011 - 12:33pm