Message received in early of October 1999: "I am asking you all, begging you to
please forward this email on to anyone and everyone. As most all of you know, I
have a 5 year old daughter named Kelsey Brooke Jones. We are from Southern
Minnesota. She has been missing since 4pm Oct.11, 1999. The police were notified
shortly after.
If anyone anywhere knows anything, sees anything, pleeeeaaaase contact me if you
have my number. The police don't recommend I put my number online, but you can
contact the Police, a missing persons report has been filed. I am including a
picture of her. All prayers are appreciated!! Thank you" Amy dame@webtv.net
Answer send on October 12th:
"I am taking this time to say first THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!! For your concern,
all your prayers, and forwarding the message about Kelsey onto everyone. I have
received unbelievable amounts of email from people all over. There are truly
many wonderful and caring people out there!
Let me tell you the wonderful news, today the police brought me my baby back! In
truth, God brought her back safely to me. I believe in the power of prayer and I
appreciate the hundreds of prayers that all of you said for Kelsey.
She was taken from the public library yesterday while her preschool class was
visiting it. She is unharmed and as happy to be home as we are to have her. The
man who took her was a stranger and I feel extremely fortunate to have her back
as we all know the outcome of many of these situations, for those of you who are
parents I'm sure you can imagine all the different thoughts that ran through my
head during her absence. I know it had to be the worst night I have ever
experienced in my life. I pray for all those parents out there that are still
missing their children and I ask you to do the same.
The man that took her was mentally handicapped and living on his own. He
apparently meant her no harm and did not understand the seriousness of his
actions, he is currently being held and evaluated. It is a tough situation to
deal with.
I have tried to answer as many individual emails as I could, especially from
those of you who are friends or acquaintances of mine. I apologize if I miss
anyone. The vast amount of mail makes it nearly impossible. I am attaching a
site and form that one wonderful stranger passed onto me. It is for missing
children. I hope you will pass it onto anyone you know with a missing child and
even just save the page somewhere for future use. I hope no one needs it, but it
is a wonderful site for those who do.
So please pass this GREAT news and MY MANY MANY THANKS onto everyone you
forwarded my message to. Thank you all so much once again! God Bless!!
Sincerely"
Amy
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