Amber Alert for Calgary boy, 5, who was last seen with grandparents

[Locutus]

who knows...could have locked them in a bunker somewhere but it's pretty strange...

Unforgivable apathy shown by those who could help crack disappearance of Calgary boy

Those actually living under a rock are excused.

But the 100-odd Calgarians who are just too lazy, too busy or too self-absorbed and shy to comply with one simple police request in the midst of an Amber Alert - what you're doing is unforgivable.

Lives may be at stake, and you can't be bothered to step forward as asked, having attended a couple's estate sale hours before they and their grandchild disappeared.

The abduction of five-year-old Nathan O'Brien and his grandparents may be the most widely-publicized missing persons case in Calgary history - and yet the response to a vital police request for help has so far been appalling.

"We estimated about 200 people initially went to that estate sale, and so far 88 people have come forward," said police spokesman Kevin Brookwell.

"So we still would like to have folks who were part of the estate sale to come forward."

The witnesses so far account for less than half of the people who attended the moving sale at 123 38A Ave. S.W. on June 28 and 29 - a pathetic total, considering what's on the line.


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[Twila]

not that this is a valid excuse but I wouldn't be surprised is many haven't come forward because they don't want to deal with potential court time. Or they're all a bunch of criminals...potentially before but definatley now

 

[SLM]

who knows...could have locked them in a bunker somewhere but it's pretty strange...

Unforgivable apathy shown by those who could help crack disappearance of Calgary boy

Those actually living under a rock are excused.

But the 100-odd Calgarians who are just too lazy, too busy or too self-absorbed and shy to comply with one simple police request in the midst of an Amber Alert - what you're doing is unforgivable.

Lives may be at stake, and you can't be bothered to step forward as asked, having attended a couple's estate sale hours before they and their grandchild disappeared.

The abduction of five-year-old Nathan O'Brien and his grandparents may be the most widely-publicized missing persons case in Calgary history - and yet the response to a vital police request for help has so far been appalling.

"We estimated about 200 people initially went to that estate sale, and so far 88 people have come forward," said police spokesman Kevin Brookwell.

"So we still would like to have folks who were part of the estate sale to come forward."

The witnesses so far account for less than half of the people who attended the moving sale at 123 38A Ave. S.W. on June 28 and 29 - a pathetic total, considering what's on the line.


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Sun News : Unforgivable apathy shown by those who could help crack disappearance of Calgary boy

That's absolutely disgusting that in a week and a half, so many people couldn't spare even a few minutes to contact police particularly when lives are at stake.

 

[JLM]

who knows...could have locked them in a bunker somewhere but it's pretty strange...

Unforgivable apathy shown by those who could help crack disappearance of Calgary boy

Those actually living under a rock are excused.

But the 100-odd Calgarians who are just too lazy, too busy or too self-absorbed and shy to comply with one simple police request in the midst of an Amber Alert - what you're doing is unforgivable.

Sun News : Unforgivable apathy shown by those who could help crack disappearance of Calgary boy

Whoa! Hold on! From what I read the number of people attending the estate sale was an estimate. We shouldn't be jumping to conclusions in this thing.

I thought the worst as soon as the search began last week at the farm...I would so dearly love to be wrong on this one...

check out this comment though:

Police spokesperson Kevin Brookwell didn’t divulge details, but he told reporters Tuesday that investigators are optimistic that Nathan O’Brien and his grandparents, Kathy and Alvin Liknes, will be found alive.

that's a pretty bold statement...so keep hoping Twila

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Well, until bodies are found you have to act on the assumption they are still alive. Did anyone think those three women who went missing in Cleveland for 10 years were still alive? How about Abby Drover in Abbotsford or the Smart girl in Utah?

 

[Locutus]

Whoa! Hold on! From what I read the number of people attending the estate sale was an estimate. We shouldn't be jumping to conclusions in this thing.

"We estimated about 200 people initially went to that estate sale, and so far 88 people have come forward," said police spokesman Kevin Brookwell.

duh

 

[petros]

With nobody caught would you step forward?

 

[Sal]

With nobody caught would you step forward?

i would because it would appear as though something of import is missing and it could help crack the case...so yeah you have to

but I do understand what you are saying

 

[Sal]

nothing they have given us nothing more

it's been days

 

[SLM]

nothing they have given us nothing more

it's been days

This is all there is.

Douglas Garland released on bail, Calgary police search for clues in Amber Alert case | CTV News

 

[Sal]

This is all there is.

Douglas Garland released on bail, Calgary police search for clues in Amber Alert case | CTV News

Some of those restrictions include that Garland must stay in Alberta, surrender his passport (even though he said he doesn't have one) and has to stay at his temporary home between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.

they really think he did it eh, and they have nada...

this one may not get solved...

we had one here recently...he offed his girlfriend...he loaded her and the loveseat he wacked her on, into his pick up and dropped her "somewhere" at the dump...there was some trace evidence at the apartment but not enough to convict

they knew exactly how much she weighed and the couch....how much his truck weighed going in and how much lighter it was coming out...

they ripped that place apart for days...nothing...no body...she is gone baby gone...

sometimes even with all of the sophistication of our systems...we just can't prove it
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[JLM]

nothing they have given us nothing more

it's been days

Patience, girls, patience. They know a lot they're not telling us at the moment (because at times it's important that only the perpetrator know the details) They obviously know if the blood at the home belonged to the victims or not, so I'm guessing it didn't as they've been expressing confidence the victims will be found alive. I think one thing they should be doing is implanting a homing device in Garland's liver in case he decides to become difficult to find. One other positive thing is old rounder that he is, he doesn't appear to have a history of violence.

 

[Locutus]

Nathan O'Brien Amber Alert: Final search of Liknes home ends - Calgary - CBC News





Ross McLean ‏@RossMcleanSec

Calgary Sun makes Front Page Plea 4 Info to end the Calgary Amber Alert Search - Somebody Knows

https://www.facebook.com/crimepowerpolitics/photos/a.247592698676984.35780.247330092036578/461270160642569/?type=1 …

 

[SLM]

It has to be asked of course but I don't know what a plea for compassion will do to someone who could participate in something like this.

 

[JLM]

It has to be asked of course but I don't know what a plea for compassion will do to someone who could participate in something like this.

That's why there are times when I like the idea of the death penalty! There's no further use for these degenerates on the planet!

 

[Sal]

It has to be asked of course but I don't know what a plea for compassion will do to someone who could participate in something like this.

yes it has crossed my mind repeatedly because maybe it all began as an accident...and there is some humanity left...but who would come forward without something to gain and say yeah I did it and here's where I dumped them...not likely

we may never find them...

 

[Durry]

It seems incredible that three people can go missing from a populated community and the police can't find what happened to these people.

I'm beginning to wonder about the performance of the Calgary Police force????

 

[Sal]

It seems incredible that three people can go missing from a populated community and the police can't find what happened to these people.

I'm beginning to wonder about the performance of the Calgary Police force????

don't, sometimes Durry, there just isn't enough to go on...sometimes "sh*t happens" and it's nobodies fault

when we pressure the police too hard to always have an answer, innocent people go to prison

rather that the killer go free than that...rather they be honest and say...."we don't know", or we suspect but there just isn't enough solid proof

gone baby gone

it actually happens frequently, it's just we don't hear about it the way we did here because there are 3 and one is mostly still a baby

 

[Durry]

Yes I agree, but three people??? I mean I'm sure it hard enough to hide one one person, but three?? Sure is a strange case??

 

[petros]

They are up against a very intelligent criminal that is very capable of challenging the best minds the cops have to offer.

 

[Sal]

Yes I agree, but three people??? I mean I'm sure it hard enough to hide one one person, but three?? Sure is a strange case??

yes, it is so baffling because there are three...they've disposed of the bodies well...

it amazes me too that he controlled the three of them, but he did and they are gone and we will only find them by accident now but accidents happen and the dead have a way of showing up unannounced