BREEANN RODRIGUEZ - Aged 3 years - Senath, Missouri (USA)

**Twiglet** Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:02 am

BREEANN RODRIGUEZ

Case Type: Endangered Missing
DOB: Jan 8, 2008
Sex: Female
Missing Date: Aug 6, 2011
Age Now: 3
Missing City: SENATH
Missing State : MO
Missing Country: United States
Race: Hispanic
Height: 2'4" (71 cm)
Weight: 30 lbs (14 kg)
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown

Case Number: NCMC1177314

Circumstances: Breeann was last seen in front of her home on August 6, 2011. She was riding a pink bicycle with training wheels, similar to the one shown above. Breeann was last seen wearing a pink shirt and blue shorts.

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewChildDetail&LanguageCountry=en_US&searchLang=en_US&caseLang=en_US&orgPrefix=NCMC&caseNum=1177314&seqNum=1

**Twiglet** Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:04 am

Breeann Rodriguez

Missing since 6 August 2011.

**Twiglet** Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:05 am

Breeann's Bicycle

BREEANN RODRIGUEZ - Aged 3 years - Senath, Missouri (USA) Bike10

**Twiglet** Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:12 am

Daily Dunklin Democrat

6 August 2011

Person of interest being questioned in Senath youth disappearance

‎Authorities have located a "person of interest" in the disappearance of a 4-year-old Senath girl who went missing around 12 p.m., today, Saturday, Aug. 6.
According to Senath City Marshal Omar Karnes, a white van that was reported to be in the vicinity when Breann Rodriguez went missing has been located, and the driver is being questioned at the Dunklin County Justice Center.

Karnes reported that the van is also being inspected for any clues.

Rodriguez was reported missing by her family around noon today. She was last seen wearing pink and blue clothes, pigtails, and was riding a pink bicycle with training wheels.

According to the Dunklin County Sheriff's Offic, the information concerning the case has been turned over to the state.

http://www.dddnews.com/story/1751176.html

**Twiglet** Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:14 am

Greenfield Daily Reporter

8 August 2011

3-year-old girl and her bike missing since Saturday; FBI joins search
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The search continued Monday for a 3-year-old southeast Missouri girl has been missing for two days.

The FBI has joined investigators from the Missouri State Highway Patrol and several county sheriffs in the search for Breeann Rodriguez of Senath, according to The Kennett Daily Dunklin Democrat (http://bit.ly/neVRgX ). The 30-pound Hispanic girl was last seen wearing a pink shirt and pink pants, riding a pink bicycle with training wheels. Authorities say Breeann and her bicycle disappeared from in front of her home about noon Saturday.

Police Chief Omar Karnes said the girl lives on a dead-end street and that none of her neighbors saw any suspicious vehicles.

"She was there (then) she was gone," Karnes said. "There is nothing. No trace. We don't have any trail."

http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/34fb0d39dafb48cc90f251d4f40fd918/MO--Missing-Girl/

**Twiglet** Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:16 am

Daily Dunklin Democrat

8 August 2011

No new developments in case of missing Senath youth
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Authorities have had no new developments in the case of the missing Senath youth.
According to Senath Police Chief Omar Karnes, authorities are still working to develop leads in the case of Breeann Rodriguez, 3, who disappeared around 12-noon on Saturday, Aug. 6.

"We are going back over some [of the the information and] trying to develop persons of interest," Karnes said, adding that no one seems to know anything about the disappearance.

"That's what worries us," Karnes said. "There's no trail. It's a dead end."

Karnes said the most important thing the community can do to help is to call in any lead, no matter how small it may seem.

http://www.dddnews.com/story/1751306.html

**Twiglet** Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:17 am

Associated Content

8 August 2011

FBI Joins Search for Missing 3-Year-Old Missouri Girl ‎

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined the investigation and search for a 3-year-old girl who went missing Saturday in Missouri. According to a news report from local television station KFVS-12, Breann Rodriguez disappeared from her yard in Senath in Dunklin County Saturday afternoon.

Authorities told the media that the little girl's father reported her missing and told them she had been riding her bike in front of the family home. Authorities stated that both Breann and the pink bicycle she was riding were missing.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8295357/fbi_joins_search_for_missing_3yearold.html

**Twiglet** Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:19 am

KAIT

8 August 20011

Region 8 police searching for missing 3-year old ‎

Members of the Senath Police Department and Dunklin County Sheriff's Department have been searching for a missing three year old girl for the last two days.

According to police, Breeann Rodriguez went missing Saturday morning after she was playing in front of her home on a pink bicycle. A police spokesman told Region 8 News the girl was last seen wearing pigtails and a blue shirt.

http://www.kait8.com/story/15222180/region-8-police-searching-for-missing-3-year-old

**Twiglet** Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:59 am

Daily Dunklin Democrat

8 August 2011

Karnes: It will be a daily thing until we find her or find out what happened‎

Senath Police Chief Omar Karnes said the search for missing 3-year-old Breeann Rodriguez will be a daily priority until the child is found.
"It will be a daily thing until we find her or find out what happened," Karnes said. "It turns this community upside down.

Earlier this afternoon, Karnes was asked for an update on the case, to which he replied, "We've had a few new leads. There is nothing changed, still no evidence. Nothing other than a missing child."

Karnes was also asked why an Amber Alert has not been issued.

"It doesn't meet the criteria for an Amber Alert yet, " Karnes said. "There are no signs of foul play or an abduction. It is just a missing child [case] right now."

Karnes said authorities are out in full force looking for the little girl.

http://www.dddnews.com/story/1751388.html

**Twiglet** Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:01 am

KMOX

8 August 2011

Big Reward Offered in Missing Girl Case

A large reward is being offered tonight for information leading to the person or persons who are believed to have abducted a three year old Bootheel Missouri Girl.

Breeann Rodriguez has been missing since Saturday August 6. She was last seen riding her bike in Senath, Missouri.

The F.B.I. in St. Louis announced an award of $25,000 for the recovery of the girl and the prosecution of anyone responsible for her disappearance. An additional $20,000 is being offered by the Marshal’s Office in Senath Missouri, bringing the total reward to $45,000.

Both agencies are asking the public for help in locating a white cargo van seen in the area prior to Breeann’s disappearance. It has no side windows and a ladder mounted on the rear.
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http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2011/08/08/big-reward-offered-in-missing-girl-case/

**Twiglet** Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:05 am

Ozarks First

9 August 2011

Family of Missing Toddler Plea for Her Return
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The parents of a missing three-year old girl in southeast Missouri are pleading for her return.

The FBI has now joined state and local authorities in the search for Breeann Rodriguez, and is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to her safe recovery.

Breeann was last seen riding her bike in Senath on Saturday. Monday, Breeann's mother, Claudia Ramos, went before reporters to beg for her return.
"I really want to hold her and tell her she is my princess. Please, if somebody has her, bring her back to me."

http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=502017

**Twiglet** Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:18 am

Daily Dunklin Democrat

10 August 2011

New evidence found in missing Senath youth case
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Authorities are investigating a new piece of physical evidence in the case of the missing Senath youth.
According to Senath Police Chief Omar Karnes, the evidence has been secured, and authorities are out south of Senath searching.

"We're out south of Senath," Karnes said. "We've found one piece of physical evidence. It has been secured."

When asked if he could elaborate on the evidence, Karnes said, "Not at this time."
On Thursday, authorities said they were again looking for a white van.

According to Karnes, the van is an older model panel van with no windows, and a ladder on the back for roof access. Karnes said the make, model, and license plate are unknown.

Three-year-old Breeann Rodriguez went missing near her home on Ode Johnson Street at approximately 12-noon on Saturday, Aug. 6. She was last seen wearing pink clothes, pigtails, and was riding a pink bicycle with training wheels.

http://www.dddnews.com/story/1751871.html

**Twiglet** Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:20 am

Paragould Daily Press

10 August 2011

Police offer reward for info. on missing girl ‎

Authorities are continuing to search for a missing Missouri toddler who was last seen near her residence in Senath on Saturday, according to a press release. Senath police chief Omar Karnes said his agency along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Task Force, Dunklin County Sheriff’s Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Kennett Police Department and Bootheel Drug Task Force are investigating the disappearance of 3-year-old Breeann Rodriguez.

According to the Senath Police Department, Rodriguez was last seen at approximately noon on Saturday near the intersection of Ode Johnson Street and Caneer Street in Senath. Rodriguez is described as a Hispanic female, approximately 34 inches tall and weighing about 30 pounds and was last seen wearing a pink shirt, pink pants and riding a pink bicycle with training wheels, according to the release. A press release from the FBI said the agency is asking for information on a white van that was seen in the area “a few days prior” to Rodriguez’s disappearance. The release described the van as “a cargo-type van with no side windows and a ladder mounted on the rear.”

http://www.paragoulddailypress.com/articles/2011/08/10/local_news/doc4e42b52be54b3708363219.txt

**Twiglet** Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:23 am

Daily Dunklin Democrat

11 August 2011

2 training wheels found near empty lot ‎

Authorities have confirmed that two of the three items of interest found in the past two days in the case of Breeann Rodriguez, 3, are training wheels, however, they have not directly tied them to the case.

According to Senath Police Chief Omar Karnes, the training wheels were found on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning, and have been sent off to the crime lab.

"We aren't sure they are hers," Karnes said. "We can't rule them out."

When asked what lead to the items of interest, the police official said, "Some of our searches happened upon a piece of evidence and contacted me. We secured the area and found some more."

When asked about the evidence sent to the crime lab earlier this week, Karnes said it has come back, but hasn't provided any relevant clues. He also said he is hoping to get DNA off of the newer items.

http://www.dddnews.com/story/1752168.html

**Twiglet** Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:26 am

KSDK

11 August 2011

Training wheels found might belong to missing toddler Breeann Rodriguez

The FBI announced Thursday two bicycle training wheels believed to be from the bicycle that disappeared with pre-schooler Breeann Rodriguez were found Wednesday approximately two miles southeast of Breeann's home.

Breeann's father has seen the wheels and believes they belong to his daughter because of how he manipulated them to be the right height for her on her bike.

They were found in an area with heavy brush on County Highway 568 east of Buffalo Ditch in Dunklin County. Authorities are continuing to comb the area for additional clues.

http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/270864/3/Training-wheels-found-might-belong-to-missing-toddler-Breeann-Rodriguez

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**Twiglet** Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:29 am

Daily Dunklin Democrat

12 Auggust 2011

Father of missing Senath youth says training wheels are from his daughter's bike‎

Authorities have found no new clues in the case of the missing Senath youth, and according to Senath Police Chief Omar Karnes, officials gathered this morning to plan the future of the search.
Thus far in the case, the biggest lead had has been the training wheels, which were found on Tuesday and Wednesday.

"They were two white training wheels, similar to the ones that were on [Rodriguez'] bicycle," Karnes said. "They were found in a wood lot southeast of town, about two and half miles."

Karnes said one of the training wheels was found by a Senath Firefighter on Tuesday, and the other was found during a search of the area where the first one was found.

Karnes said he does not feel that the training wheels are from the child's bicycle, however, her father, Edgar Rodriguez, believes they are.

Rodriguez said he believes they are from his daughter's bike because of how he had manipulated the training wheels and bike to lower it for his daughter. He said the bend on one of the wheels matched what he did.

"I don't believe they are," Rodriguez said. "They are the training wheels. I know they are. I did something specific to them in order to make them workable with Breeann's bike. The way they were wore out on one side more than the other and the way they were bent in a particular place, there is no question in my mind."

"The dad said that," Karnes said. " There is no proof on that. No law enforcement has said that."

Karnes said the wheels are new, showing no signs of rust or age, and are currently at the state crime lab.

http://www.dddnews.com/story/1752744.html

**Twiglet** Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:32 am

Daily Mail

12 August 2011

Parents of three-year-old girl who disappeared while playing outside home fail polygraph tests as bike wheels are found‎

The parents of a three-year-old girl who vanished without a trace while she was playing outside her house with her brother have admitted they failed polygraph tests.
Edgar Rodriguez revealed that he and his wife Claudia Ramos failed lie detector tests taken as part of the search for their missing daughter Breeann Rodriguez in Senath, two hours north of Memphis.
Speaking as police revealed they had found training wheels believed to from the bicycle Breeann was last seen riding outside her Missouri house on Saturday, Mr Rodriguez said he did not know why they had not passed the tests.
'I don't know, honestly, honestly. When my wife went in there first to do the polygraph and she failed it, I mean, of course as a father when someone tells you they failed a polygraph, it automatically raises doubt,' he told Nancy Grace on HLN.
'I don't know. To be completely honest with you, I don't believe we really did fail it. It may be some kind of tool they use to squeeze every bit of information out of us...I don't really know. But they said we did fail it.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2025350/Breeann-Rodriguez-missing-Parents-3-year-old-fail-polygraph-tests.html

**Twiglet** Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:34 am

International Business Times

12 August 2011

Breeann's Parents Fail Lie Detector Test, Training Wheels Found
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A pair of training wheels similar to those that were on Breeann Rodriguez's bicycle were found two and a half miles from her house, Senath, Mo., police chief Omar Karnes said Friday. The wheels are "items of interest," he said.

Breeann's father, Edgar Rodriguez, told FBI investigators he was "100 percent" sure the wheels were from Breeann's bike. He explained to them that he had adjusted them for her in a distinct way to "manipulate the training wheels and bike to lower it for her height," CNN reported.

The bicycle has not yet been found.

In another twist to the case, Rodriguez and his wife, Claudia Ramos, both failed lie detector tests.

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/197104/20110812/breeann-wheels-lie-detector-test.htm

**Twiglet** Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:36 am

Daily Dunklin Democrat

12 August 2011

FBI to distribute CHILD ID Kits at Senath
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Volunteers with the FBI St. Louis Citizens' Academy Alumni Association (FBISTLCAAA) are spearheading an effort to help the FBI, the Senath Police Department, and the Dunklin County Sheriff's office to distribute free CHILD I.D. Kits in Senath, Missouri where 3-year-old Breeann Rodriguez recently disappeared.
The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the First Assembly Church gymnasium on August 13, 2011, located at 601 South State Street.

According to FBI spokesperson, Rebecca Wu, the kits use a clear inkless solution to produce the fingerprints without the messy black ink and allow parents to collect and store a saliva sample for DNA. Once the kit is completed, parents maintain it at home. Parents can carry a wallet card which has a spot for a fingerprint and a current photo of the child. The information WILL NOT go into any law enforcement database.

In a written release regarding the event, the FBI indicated that the hope is that parents will never need to bring the completed kit to law enforcement.

In the U.S., almost 800,000 children are reported missing every year. Twenty-five percent of those reported missing are abducted by family members. Seven percent are abducted by non-family members. Even more rare (0.01%) are victims of "stereotypical" kidnappings by a stranger or someone of slight acquaintance.

http://www.dddnews.com/story/1752864.html

**Twiglet** Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:39 am

Los Angeles Times

12 August 2011

Breeann Rodriquez, 3, missing in Missouri; parents deny wrongdoing
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Breeann Rodriquez -- remember that name. She's a 3-year-old girl from Senath, Mo., who disappeared Saturday while riding her pink bike and playing outside with her 5-year-old brother. The bike's training wheels have since been found in heavy brush several miles from her home, but there has been no other sign of her.

In a cycle that has become all-too familar, a search by state and federal law enforcement officials has been launched by land and by air, and with dogs. There have been prayers, vigils, scores of volunteers taking to the streets to search, and $45,000 in reward money. And CNN's Nancy Grace has taken up the case.

While officials are operating under the assumption that it is an abduction -- local station KFVS reports a search for an older model white cargo van in connection with the case -- the investigation has also focused on the parents, Edgar Rodriguez and his wife, Claudia Ramos. Both were administered lie detector tests. The father openly conceded to Nancy Grace that he and his wife were told that they failed the tests.

However, ABC news reports that he thinks it might have been a ploy: "I don't believe we really did fail it. It may be some kind of tool they use to squeeze every bit of information out of us....I don't really know. But they said we did fail it," Rodriguez said.

The girl was riding her bike near her home with her brother, but she was left alone when her brother went inside for a drink. By the time the boy went back outside, she was gone, the parents said.

In emotional pleas to the media, Ramos said: "I really want to hold her and tell her she's my princess," and added this message: "Bring her back to me." Breeann's father also offered a message: "I realize poeple make mistakes....I don't care where you drop her off at, just make sure somebody can get ahold of her and bring her home."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/08/breeann-rodriquez-3-missing-in-missouri-parents-deny-wrongdoing.html

**Twiglet** Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:23 am

KMOX

13 August 2011

Arrest Made in Missing Preschooler Case

Police are searching for the body of a missing three-year-old from Senath, Missouri.

The Saint Louis FBI office issued a statement early Saturday, reporting that a suspect has been arrested in connection with Breeann Rodriguez’s disappearance. They did not say what lead them to a suspect.

They say the suspect is not related to the Rodriguez family, but is from the Dunklin County area.

The Dunklin County Major Case Squad, State Highway Patrol and the Conservation Department are all assisting with the search for Breeann’s body and bicycle. The exact area was not disclosed.

Authorities say no additional information will be made public until the suspect is formally charged.

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2011/08/13/arrest-made-in-missing-preschooler-case/

**Twiglet** Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:26 am

Daily Dunklin Democrat

13 August 2011

Male neighbor charged in death of missing three-year-old
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The neighbor of three-year-old Breeann Rodriguez has been formally charged in the child's disappearance and death.
According to Prosecuting Attorney for Dunklin County, Stephen P. Sokoloff, who spoke at a press conference around 1 p.m., Saturday, Shawn Morgan, 43, of Senath has been charged with the felony counts of First Degree Murder, Armed Criminal Action and Tampering with Physical evidence in connection to the missing child case that has been covered by local and national media since Saturday, August 6, the day little Breeann was reported missing by her family.

http://www.dddnews.com/story/1753054.html

**pam supportfromireland** Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:30 am

oh this is very sad. I can't imagine the pain. The world is beyond cruel !!

**Twiglet** Wed Aug 17, 2011 5:58 am

WARNING - Distressing to read!!!

Daily Mail

16 August 2011

Man 'suffocated' missing 3-year-old and 'dumped her body in a ditch'
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A man suffocated a 3-year-old girl he found playing at his backyard swimming pool and then threw her body in a floodway ditch, court documents allege.

Shawn Morgan, 43, was charged over the weekend with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence in connection with the disappearance of Breeann Rodriguez in Missouri.

The child was last seen August 6 in front of her home near Senath, a town of about 1,500 residents located about 200 miles south of St. Louis in southeast Missouri. Her body has not been found.

Authorities said in a probable cause statement that Morgan admitted to an agent of the Bootheel Drug Task Force that he grabbed Breeann and took her inside his home after finding her standing on the ladder of his pool. Morgan said he suffocated her with a white plastic trash bag and that it 'felt like it took an hour for the girl to die,' according to the probable cause statement.

Morgan told police he then tossed the girl's body in the same trash bag he used to suffocate her and threw it over a railing along Missouri 164 and into a floodway ditch.

He said that when he got home, he dismantled the bicycle the girl had ridden earlier and tossed it in the same water system as the body. A bike found in the water system has been identified as belonging to the girl.

Morgan was being held without bond.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2026457/Breeann-Rodriguez-missing-Parents-3-year-old-fail-polygraph-tests.html

**Twiglet** Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:08 am

Kansas City Star

16 August 2011

Missouri man admits to suffocating 3-year-old girl

A southeast Missouri man told authorities he suffocated a 3-year-old neighbor girl he found playing at his backyard swimming pool and then threw her body in a floodway ditch.

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/08/15/3078638/missouri-man-admits-to-suffocating.html

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