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KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
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KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:44 pm
KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS
Case Type: Endangered Missing
DOB: Feb 12, 2011
Sex: Female
Missing Date: Jun 29, 2011
Age Now: 4 Month(s)
Missing City: LUDINGTON
Missing State : MI
Missing Country: United States
Race: White
Height: 2'0" (61 cm)
Weight: 12 lbs (5 kg)
Hair Color: Lt. Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Case Number: NCMC1174834
Circumstances: Katherine was last seen traveling with an adult male in the silver Oldsmobile with Michigan license plates BUY0298 shown above. The vehicle has since been recovered. She was last seen wearing pink shorts and a pink tank top with black and pink flowers.
http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewChildDetail&LanguageCountry=en_US&searchLang=en_US&caseLang=en_US&orgPrefix=NCMC&caseNum=1174834&seqNum=1
Case Type: Endangered Missing
DOB: Feb 12, 2011
Sex: Female
Missing Date: Jun 29, 2011
Age Now: 4 Month(s)
Missing City: LUDINGTON
Missing State : MI
Missing Country: United States
Race: White
Height: 2'0" (61 cm)
Weight: 12 lbs (5 kg)
Hair Color: Lt. Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Case Number: NCMC1174834
Circumstances: Katherine was last seen traveling with an adult male in the silver Oldsmobile with Michigan license plates BUY0298 shown above. The vehicle has since been recovered. She was last seen wearing pink shorts and a pink tank top with black and pink flowers.
http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewChildDetail&LanguageCountry=en_US&searchLang=en_US&caseLang=en_US&orgPrefix=NCMC&caseNum=1174834&seqNum=1
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:46 pm
Katherine Shelbie Elizabeth Phillips
Missing since 29 June 2011.
Missing since 29 June 2011.
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:51 pm
WWMT
29 June 2011
Amber Alert issued for missing infant
An Amber Alert has been issued as the Ludington Police Department searches for a missing child believed to be in extreme danger.
On Thursday Luding Police announced they are looking for potential witnesses who were seen launching a blue and white boat at the Hackert Lake/Crystal Lake public boat launch on Wednesday afternoon.
The U.S. Coast Guard and FBI have joined the search for a missing 4½-month-old western Michigan girl.
Police say the child, named Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips, was last seen in the 900 block of E. Tinkham in Ludington around 1:15 pm Wednesday. The child is described as four and a half months old, two feet tall weighing twelve pounds with blue eyes and no hair.
The child was last seen wearing pink shorts, and a matching pink tank top with black and pink flowers.
Ludington Police believe the child was abducted by 21-year-old Sean Michael Phillips. Police say they have found Phillips, but Katherine is still missing.
Police say they first responded to the mother's apartment on Wednesday afternoon for a civil disturbance call, but quickly realized that something more serious was underway as the mother said her daughter had been abducted by Sean Michael Phillips.
Phillips was arraigned Thursday on a single charge of kidnapping. He is due in court for a preliminary hearing on July 13th.
Police say they found Phillips late Wednesday afternoon at a home near Millerton Road and US-31, but Phillips would not say where the infant was, or if he knew where she was.
http://www.wwmt.com/articles/alert-1392795-amber-infant.html
29 June 2011
Amber Alert issued for missing infant
An Amber Alert has been issued as the Ludington Police Department searches for a missing child believed to be in extreme danger.
On Thursday Luding Police announced they are looking for potential witnesses who were seen launching a blue and white boat at the Hackert Lake/Crystal Lake public boat launch on Wednesday afternoon.
The U.S. Coast Guard and FBI have joined the search for a missing 4½-month-old western Michigan girl.
Police say the child, named Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips, was last seen in the 900 block of E. Tinkham in Ludington around 1:15 pm Wednesday. The child is described as four and a half months old, two feet tall weighing twelve pounds with blue eyes and no hair.
The child was last seen wearing pink shorts, and a matching pink tank top with black and pink flowers.
Ludington Police believe the child was abducted by 21-year-old Sean Michael Phillips. Police say they have found Phillips, but Katherine is still missing.
Police say they first responded to the mother's apartment on Wednesday afternoon for a civil disturbance call, but quickly realized that something more serious was underway as the mother said her daughter had been abducted by Sean Michael Phillips.
Phillips was arraigned Thursday on a single charge of kidnapping. He is due in court for a preliminary hearing on July 13th.
Police say they found Phillips late Wednesday afternoon at a home near Millerton Road and US-31, but Phillips would not say where the infant was, or if he knew where she was.
http://www.wwmt.com/articles/alert-1392795-amber-infant.html
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:53 pm
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive
30 June 2011
Mother of missing Ludington infant, Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips, remains hopeful as she searches
Ludington infant Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips has been missing for 24 hours, but her mother is hopeful she will be found alive.
Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips, 4 months
Ariel Courtland, 19, appealed to anyone who finds her 4-month-old daughter to feed her. She said "Baby Kate" is teething, and has been a little fussy, but is otherwise a "happy-go-lucky" baby.
"I can't eat or sleep," she said. "I want to know where my daughter's at and that she's safe."
She said she doesn't believe Sean Michael Phillips, the baby's father and her alleged abducter, gave their daughter to anyone else.
"I think if anything, he just left her somewhere," she said. "Nobody's getting anything out of him now."
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/06/mother_of_missing_ludington_in.html
30 June 2011
Mother of missing Ludington infant, Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips, remains hopeful as she searches
Ludington infant Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips has been missing for 24 hours, but her mother is hopeful she will be found alive.
Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips, 4 months
Ariel Courtland, 19, appealed to anyone who finds her 4-month-old daughter to feed her. She said "Baby Kate" is teething, and has been a little fussy, but is otherwise a "happy-go-lucky" baby.
"I can't eat or sleep," she said. "I want to know where my daughter's at and that she's safe."
She said she doesn't believe Sean Michael Phillips, the baby's father and her alleged abducter, gave their daughter to anyone else.
"I think if anything, he just left her somewhere," she said. "Nobody's getting anything out of him now."
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/06/mother_of_missing_ludington_in.html
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:57 pm
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive
30 June 2011
Missing Ludington baby's grandmother on the suspect and her daughter: 'They've had their issues'
Sean Michael Phillips
Just days earlier, April Lange was marveling at how well "Katerbugger" was rolling over, for a 4-month-old.
On Thursday, she sat at a police press conference, crying quietly as Mason County Prosecutor Paul Spaniola said the man accused of kidnapping her granddaughter wasn't giving any clues to the baby's whereabouts.
Katherine Shelbe-Elizabeth Phillips was kidnapped at about 1 p.m. Wednesday by Sean Michael Phillips, according to police. Phillips, 21, was arrested at his parents' home in Scottville a few hours later, but the baby wasn't with him. Police have searched the area around the Phillips' home and followed a tip at Crystal Lake, but have yet to find Kate.
Lange said her 19-year-old daughter, Ariel Courtland, and Phillips had had their disagreements, particularly after Courtland got pregnant with Kate. The two have a 3-year-old daughter together, she said, but Phillips' parents didn't approve of the relationship. Phillips has not been established as Kate's father in court.
“They’ve both had their issues, because of age and stuff,” she said. “They’re both young and childish.”
The two had argued before Phillips took Kate, Lange said.
30 June 2011
Missing Ludington baby's grandmother on the suspect and her daughter: 'They've had their issues'
Sean Michael Phillips
Just days earlier, April Lange was marveling at how well "Katerbugger" was rolling over, for a 4-month-old.
On Thursday, she sat at a police press conference, crying quietly as Mason County Prosecutor Paul Spaniola said the man accused of kidnapping her granddaughter wasn't giving any clues to the baby's whereabouts.
Katherine Shelbe-Elizabeth Phillips was kidnapped at about 1 p.m. Wednesday by Sean Michael Phillips, according to police. Phillips, 21, was arrested at his parents' home in Scottville a few hours later, but the baby wasn't with him. Police have searched the area around the Phillips' home and followed a tip at Crystal Lake, but have yet to find Kate.
Lange said her 19-year-old daughter, Ariel Courtland, and Phillips had had their disagreements, particularly after Courtland got pregnant with Kate. The two have a 3-year-old daughter together, she said, but Phillips' parents didn't approve of the relationship. Phillips has not been established as Kate's father in court.
“They’ve both had their issues, because of age and stuff,” she said. “They’re both young and childish.”
The two had argued before Phillips took Kate, Lange said.
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:59 pm
13abc
2 July 2011
Authorities continue search for missing baby
The mother of a missing 4 1/2-month-old west Michigan girl says the child's father has indicated the infant is still alive.
Ariel Courtland told the Ludington Daily News that she spoke with 21-year-old Sean Phillips on Friday evening.
Police scoured the area between the Ludington apartment where Katherine Phillips lives with her mother and the Scottville home of Sean Phillips.
Katherine Phillips last was seen Wednesday wearing pink shorts and a matching pink tank top with black and pink flowers.
Courtland says her daughter was in the car when Phillips drove off Wednesday afternoon from her apartment, 80 miles northwest of Grand Rapids.
The baby was not with Phillips when he was arrested. He faces kidnapping and child enticement charges.
Phillips was arraigned Thursday and remains held on $500,000 bond.
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=8227722
2 July 2011
Authorities continue search for missing baby
The mother of a missing 4 1/2-month-old west Michigan girl says the child's father has indicated the infant is still alive.
Ariel Courtland told the Ludington Daily News that she spoke with 21-year-old Sean Phillips on Friday evening.
Police scoured the area between the Ludington apartment where Katherine Phillips lives with her mother and the Scottville home of Sean Phillips.
Katherine Phillips last was seen Wednesday wearing pink shorts and a matching pink tank top with black and pink flowers.
Courtland says her daughter was in the car when Phillips drove off Wednesday afternoon from her apartment, 80 miles northwest of Grand Rapids.
The baby was not with Phillips when he was arrested. He faces kidnapping and child enticement charges.
Phillips was arraigned Thursday and remains held on $500,000 bond.
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=8227722
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:02 pm
MLive
2 July 2011
Ludington Police say they have found clothing worn by the missing 4-month-old girl
Ludington Police said Saturday they have found articles of clothing that 4-month-old Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips was wearing when she was abducted from her Ludington apartment Wednesday.
Police did not disclose during a Saturday news conference where the clothing was found, the Ludington Daily News reported.
The infant was last seen wearing a one-piece outfit — white with black polka dots, pink straps and black and pink flowers when she was abducted from the Ludington apartment where she lives with her mother, Ariel Courtland.
Police have been searching the area between Birch Lake Apartments, 922 E. Tinkham, where Courtland lived with her two daughters, and the Scottville home of Sean Michael Phillips, who Courtland says is the baby’s father.
Phillips was charged Thursday with kidnapping the infant. He was being held in the Mason County Jail, in lieu of $500,000 bond.
Law enforcement teams were searching the area of Mason County bounded by U.S. 31, Fountain Road, Amber Road and Dewey Road Friday. Phillips' parents' home, at 280 W. Millerton, Scottville, is within that area.
Courtland, who visited Phillips in jail, said he told her Friday that Katherine is alive.
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/07/ludington_police_say_they_have.html
2 July 2011
Ludington Police say they have found clothing worn by the missing 4-month-old girl
Ludington Police said Saturday they have found articles of clothing that 4-month-old Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips was wearing when she was abducted from her Ludington apartment Wednesday.
Police did not disclose during a Saturday news conference where the clothing was found, the Ludington Daily News reported.
The infant was last seen wearing a one-piece outfit — white with black polka dots, pink straps and black and pink flowers when she was abducted from the Ludington apartment where she lives with her mother, Ariel Courtland.
Police have been searching the area between Birch Lake Apartments, 922 E. Tinkham, where Courtland lived with her two daughters, and the Scottville home of Sean Michael Phillips, who Courtland says is the baby’s father.
Phillips was charged Thursday with kidnapping the infant. He was being held in the Mason County Jail, in lieu of $500,000 bond.
Law enforcement teams were searching the area of Mason County bounded by U.S. 31, Fountain Road, Amber Road and Dewey Road Friday. Phillips' parents' home, at 280 W. Millerton, Scottville, is within that area.
Courtland, who visited Phillips in jail, said he told her Friday that Katherine is alive.
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/07/ludington_police_say_they_have.html
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:03 pm
Ludington Daily News
2 July 2011
Many attend prayer vigil for baby Kate
A prayer vigil for baby Kate was held Saturday night at Ludington's Copeyon Park.
Pink ribbons and candles were passed out at the vigil for missing 4-month-old Katherine “Kate” Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips of Ludington, who was last seen Wednesday afternoon.
During the prayer vigil the large group of people in attendance prayed for baby Kate to be found.
http://www.ludingtondailynews.com/news/59008-many-attend-prayer-vigil-for-baby-kate?newsgroup_id=
2 July 2011
Many attend prayer vigil for baby Kate
A prayer vigil for baby Kate was held Saturday night at Ludington's Copeyon Park.
Pink ribbons and candles were passed out at the vigil for missing 4-month-old Katherine “Kate” Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips of Ludington, who was last seen Wednesday afternoon.
During the prayer vigil the large group of people in attendance prayed for baby Kate to be found.
http://www.ludingtondailynews.com/news/59008-many-attend-prayer-vigil-for-baby-kate?newsgroup_id=
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:05 pm
United Press International
3 July 2011
Police ask for help finding missing baby
Authorities in Ludington, Mich., are asking for volunteers to help search for a missing 4-month-old girl.
Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips was taken from her mother Ariel Courtland's car between 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday by the baby's father, The Muskegon Chronicle reported.
Courtland stepped out of her car only for a minute to talk with Sean Michael Phillips in front the Birch Lake Apartments, when she lived. The two were having an argument about parenting techniques when Courtland, 19, said Phillips, 21, abruptly took off with his daughter, and when police caught up with him hours late, he did not have the child.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/07/03/Police-ask-for-help-finding-missing-baby/UPI-22841309672848/
3 July 2011
Police ask for help finding missing baby
Authorities in Ludington, Mich., are asking for volunteers to help search for a missing 4-month-old girl.
Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips was taken from her mother Ariel Courtland's car between 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday by the baby's father, The Muskegon Chronicle reported.
Courtland stepped out of her car only for a minute to talk with Sean Michael Phillips in front the Birch Lake Apartments, when she lived. The two were having an argument about parenting techniques when Courtland, 19, said Phillips, 21, abruptly took off with his daughter, and when police caught up with him hours late, he did not have the child.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/07/03/Police-ask-for-help-finding-missing-baby/UPI-22841309672848/
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:07 pm
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive
5 July 2011
Search continues for Ludington baby; police refuse comment on reports of blood found
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/07/search_continues_for_ludington.html
5 July 2011
Search continues for Ludington baby; police refuse comment on reports of blood found
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/07/search_continues_for_ludington.html
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:09 pm
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive
6 July 2011
Blue Lake fire chief: Blood, footprint found near kidnapping suspect Sean Michael Phillips' parents' home
The Blue Lake Township Search and Rescue Team found blood on a tree and a footprint near the Scottville-area home where kidnapping suspect Sean Michael Phillips was arrested, according to the Blue Lake Township fire chief.
Blue Lake Fire Chief Larry Radtke said the rescue team had been called up Tuesday to assist Ludington police in searching a swath of woods about a half-mile long and 250 yards wide about six miles north of Scottville, near Phillips' parents home, 280 Millerton.
"They needed more resources yesterday," Radtke said Wednesday morning. "We were just searching for any evidence of the baby."
Phillips has been charged with kidnapping 4-month-old Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips and is lodged at the Mason County Jail. He is not cooperating with the investigation, police said.
State police are analyzing the blood to determine if it is human and attempting to extract DNA, Radtke said.
"We have no idea whether it was the baby's blood or not," he said, adding that the sample would likely have to be analyzed at the state police crime lab in Lansing. "Depending on their case load, this could take weeks, but I imagine this is a high priority."
Evidence specialists also are comparing the footprint with the shoes Phillips was wearing when he was arrested, Radtke said.
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/07/ready_to_edit_blood_footprint.html
6 July 2011
Blue Lake fire chief: Blood, footprint found near kidnapping suspect Sean Michael Phillips' parents' home
The Blue Lake Township Search and Rescue Team found blood on a tree and a footprint near the Scottville-area home where kidnapping suspect Sean Michael Phillips was arrested, according to the Blue Lake Township fire chief.
Blue Lake Fire Chief Larry Radtke said the rescue team had been called up Tuesday to assist Ludington police in searching a swath of woods about a half-mile long and 250 yards wide about six miles north of Scottville, near Phillips' parents home, 280 Millerton.
"They needed more resources yesterday," Radtke said Wednesday morning. "We were just searching for any evidence of the baby."
Phillips has been charged with kidnapping 4-month-old Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips and is lodged at the Mason County Jail. He is not cooperating with the investigation, police said.
State police are analyzing the blood to determine if it is human and attempting to extract DNA, Radtke said.
"We have no idea whether it was the baby's blood or not," he said, adding that the sample would likely have to be analyzed at the state police crime lab in Lansing. "Depending on their case load, this could take weeks, but I imagine this is a high priority."
Evidence specialists also are comparing the footprint with the shoes Phillips was wearing when he was arrested, Radtke said.
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/07/ready_to_edit_blood_footprint.html
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:13 pm
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.
7 July 2011
Authorities say blood was not found during search for missing 'Baby Kate' from Ludington; Land search continues
As authorities continue an extensive search for a missing 4-month-old Ludington girl, investigators have said that blood was not found near Scottville, contrary to what searchers had told reporters.
Ludington Police, in a press release, say that reports that blood had been found and that investigators were trying to determine if it belonged to missing Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips are “not accurate.”
A substance was located that turned out to be “bird feces” after it was tested at the Michigan State Police lab, Ludington Police said.
The baby, known as “Baby Kate,” has been missing since June 29 after her mother, Ariel Samantha Courtland, 19, said Sean Michael Phillips, 21, took her around 1 p.m. that day outside Courtland’s home in Birch Lake Apartments, 922 E. Tinkham, and fled.
Courtland and Phillips have a 3-year-old daughter together. Phillips has denied being Kate's biological father, but Courtland claims he fathered the child.
Phillips remained lodged in the Mason County Jail Thursday, charged with kidnapping. Authorities say he's been uncooperative since he was arrested at his parents’ house, 280 Millerton, in Scottville, the same day he allegedly took the baby.
His vehicle was confiscated and searched, but the child was not found and an Amber Alert was issued later.
Attorney Annette Smedley, of Muskegon, is representing Phillips, according to a Mason County District Court official.
Smedley couldn't be reached for comment.
Since Phillips has retained an attorney, authorities can no longer interrogate him, police said.
The case has made headlines across the nation, bringing volunteers from several states out to help find her. Authorities and volunteers searching for the baby have covered miles of woods in the Ludington and Scottville areas.
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/07/authorities_say_blood_was_not.html
7 July 2011
Authorities say blood was not found during search for missing 'Baby Kate' from Ludington; Land search continues
As authorities continue an extensive search for a missing 4-month-old Ludington girl, investigators have said that blood was not found near Scottville, contrary to what searchers had told reporters.
Ludington Police, in a press release, say that reports that blood had been found and that investigators were trying to determine if it belonged to missing Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips are “not accurate.”
A substance was located that turned out to be “bird feces” after it was tested at the Michigan State Police lab, Ludington Police said.
The baby, known as “Baby Kate,” has been missing since June 29 after her mother, Ariel Samantha Courtland, 19, said Sean Michael Phillips, 21, took her around 1 p.m. that day outside Courtland’s home in Birch Lake Apartments, 922 E. Tinkham, and fled.
Courtland and Phillips have a 3-year-old daughter together. Phillips has denied being Kate's biological father, but Courtland claims he fathered the child.
Phillips remained lodged in the Mason County Jail Thursday, charged with kidnapping. Authorities say he's been uncooperative since he was arrested at his parents’ house, 280 Millerton, in Scottville, the same day he allegedly took the baby.
His vehicle was confiscated and searched, but the child was not found and an Amber Alert was issued later.
Attorney Annette Smedley, of Muskegon, is representing Phillips, according to a Mason County District Court official.
Smedley couldn't be reached for comment.
Since Phillips has retained an attorney, authorities can no longer interrogate him, police said.
The case has made headlines across the nation, bringing volunteers from several states out to help find her. Authorities and volunteers searching for the baby have covered miles of woods in the Ludington and Scottville areas.
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/07/authorities_say_blood_was_not.html
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:45 am
Examiner
9 July 2011
Search continues for Baby Kate; Sean Michael Phillips remains silent
On Friday, the search continued for 4-month-old baby Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips, who was abducted on June 29. Police have accused Sean Micheal Phillips of the kidnapping, however, he is not cooperating with authorities.
Volunteers joined the Ludington Police Department, the Mason County Sheriff's Office, Michigan State Police and the FBI to search for the infant girl.
Despite the exhaustive search, no new information was garnered about Baby Kate's whereabouts.
http://www.examiner.com/crime-in-national/search-continues-for-baby-kate-sean-michael-phillips-remains-silent
9 July 2011
Search continues for Baby Kate; Sean Michael Phillips remains silent
On Friday, the search continued for 4-month-old baby Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips, who was abducted on June 29. Police have accused Sean Micheal Phillips of the kidnapping, however, he is not cooperating with authorities.
Volunteers joined the Ludington Police Department, the Mason County Sheriff's Office, Michigan State Police and the FBI to search for the infant girl.
Despite the exhaustive search, no new information was garnered about Baby Kate's whereabouts.
http://www.examiner.com/crime-in-national/search-continues-for-baby-kate-sean-michael-phillips-remains-silent
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:47 am
Examiner
9 July 2011
Amber Alert remains active for missing 'Baby Kate' Katherine Phillips
On July 9, 2011, an Amber Alert for missing four-month-old “Baby Kate” Katherine Shelbie Elizabeth Phillips remains in effect as searchers continue to scour wooded areas looking for the missing child. Baby Kate has been missing since June 29, 2011 and is believed to be in extreme danger. She was last seen with Sean Michael Phillips who has since been apprehended and taken into custody. Though many fear the sweet four month old child is dead, Sean Michael Phillips, 21, has told his daughter’s mother, Ariel Courtland, 19, that she is alive.
Katherine Phillips “Baby Kate” was last seen at Birch Lake Apartments at approximately 1:00 pm., on June 29, 2011 with the man believed to be her father, Sean Phillips.
http://www.examiner.com/amber-alerts-in-national/amber-alert-remains-active-for-missing-baby-kate-katherine-phillips
9 July 2011
Amber Alert remains active for missing 'Baby Kate' Katherine Phillips
On July 9, 2011, an Amber Alert for missing four-month-old “Baby Kate” Katherine Shelbie Elizabeth Phillips remains in effect as searchers continue to scour wooded areas looking for the missing child. Baby Kate has been missing since June 29, 2011 and is believed to be in extreme danger. She was last seen with Sean Michael Phillips who has since been apprehended and taken into custody. Though many fear the sweet four month old child is dead, Sean Michael Phillips, 21, has told his daughter’s mother, Ariel Courtland, 19, that she is alive.
Katherine Phillips “Baby Kate” was last seen at Birch Lake Apartments at approximately 1:00 pm., on June 29, 2011 with the man believed to be her father, Sean Phillips.
http://www.examiner.com/amber-alerts-in-national/amber-alert-remains-active-for-missing-baby-kate-katherine-phillips
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Re: KATHERINE SHELBIE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS 4 months - Ludington, Michigan (USA) - 29/06/11
Twiglet on Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:49 pm
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive
11 July 2011
Ludington's Baby Kate remains missing; Preliminary examination for accused kidnapper, Sean Michael Phillips, scheduled for Wednesday
The search for missing Ludington baby Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips will continue this week as authorities regroup and continue to field tips from the public about the child's whereabouts.
Authorities spent all weekend looking for the missing 4-month-old girl, most recently in the Millerton Road area in Mason County's Victory Township where the parents of her accused abductor, Sean Michael Phillips, 21, live.
The eight-day search of that swampy, heavily wooded area ended Sunday, producing no new information that would help authorities solve the case. No new volunteer search was planned Monday.
An official said Monday that new searches will be planned for later this week.
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/07/post_132.html
11 July 2011
Ludington's Baby Kate remains missing; Preliminary examination for accused kidnapper, Sean Michael Phillips, scheduled for Wednesday
The search for missing Ludington baby Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips will continue this week as authorities regroup and continue to field tips from the public about the child's whereabouts.
Authorities spent all weekend looking for the missing 4-month-old girl, most recently in the Millerton Road area in Mason County's Victory Township where the parents of her accused abductor, Sean Michael Phillips, 21, live.
The eight-day search of that swampy, heavily wooded area ended Sunday, producing no new information that would help authorities solve the case. No new volunteer search was planned Monday.
An official said Monday that new searches will be planned for later this week.
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/07/post_132.html
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