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Missing Date: Monday 14th December 2009 Missing From: Newburgh New York Missing Country: USA Sex: Male DOB: 07/Oct/2005 Age Now: 4 |
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Marc Bookal update: Charges against Cory Byrd dropped
Four-year-old Marc Bookal went missing after his mother, Christina Bookal, left him in the care of her boyfriend, Cory Byrd, in mid-December. Byrd told police that Marc walked out the front door of the apartment as the two were getting ready to leave and meet with relatives.
Byrd was subsequently arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. On Tuesday, the prosecution in the case announced they were dropping the charge against Byrd. Nonetheless, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal, Byrd remains a person of interest in Marc’s disappearance.
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Marc Bookal - Prosecutors ordered to turn over evidence in case
CITY OF NEWBURGH - A City Court judge ordered prosecutors to let Cory Byrd and his attorney see certain evidence they’ve collected while investigating the disappearance of 4-year-old Marc Bookal.
Byrd’s attorney, Gary Greenwald, has argued his client had the right to know what prosecutors had so that he could defend himself against a charge of endangering the welfare of a child. Judge B. Harold Ramsey agreed, ordering the Orange County District Attorney to turn over the info by Feb. 9.
The order does not entitle Byrd to everything, however. Ramsey’s instructions are tailored directly to the misdemeanor endangering charge. That means evidence collected or search warrants that would pertain to more serious charges – should prosecutors ever file them – can remain confidential. Prosecutors had previously balked at turning over any of what Greenwald requested, saying the case was under consideration for Grand Jury.
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Mark Bookal
I think that guy did something to the baby the same day...hours before he was even reported missing. He may have killed him, hid his body (I hope they check in the woods area by South High School (its near Mark's house). Then he may have thrown his clothes in the river to hide evidence...maybe that's why police dogs picked up his scent by the Huson. Seems possible if suspect would've tried to throw off the police. I watched many crime shows and it just makes sense. I pray so much that they find him alive but if not...give whomever responsible the electric chair!
Defense demands evidence in Newburgh's missing-child case
Posted: January 16, 2010 - 2:00 AM
CITY OF NEWBURGH — Cory Byrd's lawyer pressed a demand to see the evidence against his client in City Court Friday morning.
But the Orange County District Attorney's Office is opposing that request. They're also considering whether to take the case to a grand jury.
Byrd was in charge of Marc Anthony Bookal when the 4-year-old boy disappeared from his Benkard Avenue home a month ago. Byrd is the boyfriend of Christina Bookal, Marc's mother.
Byrd has neither been charged nor named as a suspect in the disappearance, but he was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, and violation of parole. But those charges were not discussed in court Friday. Instead, the focus was on a document known as a "demand to produce" filed by Byrd's lawyer, Gary Greenwald.
The document lists more than 31 items, including search warrants, results of urine samples, even a copy of the arrest report.
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Search for missing Newburgh boy yields no additional clues
The search for 4-year-old Marc Bookal yielded no results on Saturday.
City police resumed their search for the missing boy Friday after they received new tips. That effort continued Saturday with help from state police and volunteer search dogs.
Source: Times Herald Record
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Police Resume Search for Boy, 4
CITY OF NEWBURGH — Police will hit the streets again Saturday as they continue pursuing a new lead in the disappearance of Marc Anthony Bookal.
The ground search for the missing 4-year-old boy resumed Friday, only four days after city police declared it was over. By day's end, the search had turned up nothing new.
City police spokesman Lt. Charles Broe said investigators "developed new information" that prompted the reopening of the search.
He wouldn't say what that new information was, but on Friday it led a team of city and state police, including one trooper with a K-9 partner, to the block where Bookal lives, and where he was last seen.
Police searched in vacant buildings and backyards in the block bounded by Liberty, Renwick and South Lander streets and Benkard Avenue.
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Newburgh police call off search for missing boy
Newburgh City police officials have called off the ground search for a 4-year-old Marc Bookal.
"The detectives from my agency and the investigators from the state police have been actively working the case from day one, and continue to do so,"
Lt. Charles Broe Sr said Sunday in an e-mail. "Once we covered the entire southeast area of the city, and the river on multiple days, we concluded the ground search part of the investigation. This is not anything new, or anything to do with the weather."
Police divers had searched a stretch of the Hudson River where a police dog caught the boy's scent soon after his disappearance. Foot searches were also conducted, but the child's whereabouts remain a mystery.
The child went missing while under the care of his mother's 30-year-old boyfriend, Cory Byrd. at their home on Benkard Avenue. Byrd has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the disappearance. He also was charged with violating parole. He was on parole for a prior conviction on felony counts of assault and criminal sale of a controlled substance, according to information from the state Department of Correctional Services.
Marc was last seen wearing a red long-sleeved shirt, white Nike sneakers and gray sweatpants. He has a medium-length Afro hairstyle and skin discolorations from a previous burn injury.
Source: Poughkeepsie Journal
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Two Weeks Later and No Clues to Missing Boy’s Whereabouts
Marc Bookal, age 4, disappeared sometime around December 14 after walking out of his mother’s home in Newburgh, New York. Two weeks later and authorities still have no idea where Marc is.
SCUBA diving in the Hudson River was suspended after two days, but detectives and State Police are are still investigating other areas of the case.
When asked to take polygraph tests, the boys natural parents agreed, but the mother’s boyfriend refused. Cory Byrd is charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Byrd was the last one seen with Marc.
There is $16,000 in rewards for anyone with information to the location of Marc Bookal.
More information to come when available.
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Dive teams to search Hudson, again, for signs of missing boy
NEWBURGH – Newburgh City and State Police divers are expected to spend the weekend searching the Hudson River for any signs of Marc Bookal, 4, the Newburgh youth who disappeared from his Benkard Avenue home on December 14.
Newburgh Police spokesman Lt. Charles Broe said searchers have completed an entire ground search of the southeast section of the city finding no clues as the whereabouts of the youth.
There had been a riverfront search by police K-9s as well as a river search with cadaver sniffing dogs.
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Reward offers total $26,000 in Bookal search
CITY OF NEWBURGH — New York State Crime Stoppers has offered a cash reward in the Marc Bookal case.
Marc is the 4-year-old Newburgh boy missing since Dec. 14. Crime Stoppers has offered as much as $2,500 for information that leads to solving the case and/or finding Marc.
The organization is the latest in a series of donors to put up money in hopes of finding the little boy. Together, they've offered $26,000 for his safe return and as much as $6,000 for his recovery under any circumstances.
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Mom’s boyfriend declines request to take polygraph
NEWBURGH – Cory Byrd, the boyfriend of Marc Bookal’s mother, has declined the Newburgh City Police Department’s request for him to take a polygraph test. The rejection came via Byrd’s attorney, Erik Indzonka, city police said Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the 4-yaer-old’s biological parents, Christina and Yul, both were found to be truthful in their responses when they took polygraph tests days before, said Police Sgt. Paul Weber.
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Reward grows for missing Newburgh boy
NEWBURGH — Mark Bookal has been missing for over a week. But despite a growing reward for his return, the four-year-old has yet to be found.
This week, several donors have offered rewards for the boy’s return. On Saturday, an “anonymous community member” offered $10,000 for his safe return, said city Sgt. Paul Weber.
Then, another anonymous donor contacted police and offered a reward of $5,000, also for his safe return, he said.
On Monday, Carlie’s Crusade, a Marlboro-based not-for-profit foundation focused on preventing the abduction of children offered an additional reward of $1,000 to “anyone who provides a tip leading to the return or recovery of Marc Anthony Bookal…regardless of the circumstances of his return,” Weber said.
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Child remains missing; police ask mom’s boyfriend to take polygr
As each day of searching for Marc Bookal goes on, law enforcement officials hold out less hope of finding the 4-year-old boy alive.
Friday, the fifth day of the search, Police said the situation looks grim .
Police are now using a special search and recovery canine provided through the National Center for Exploited Children. Agencies involved in the search are Newburgh and Beacon city police departments, State Police, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and K-9 teams from Ramapo Search and Rescue. At one point during the esearch Friday afternoon, police lifted a manhole cover at Benkard and Liberty, looking for clues.
Police from a number of jurisdictions have joined the search for the little boy.
His mother’s boyfriend, Cory Byrd, 30, was arrested earlier this week for endangering the welfare of a child and a parole violation. Cory requested an attorney during questioning on Monday, December 14. That ended the police ability to talk to him. The department has contacted his attorney and told him they would like to administer a polygraph test to Byrd. They are awaiting a reply.
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Banks of the Hudson River Searched
On Thursday, authorities continued their exhaustive search for Newburgh, NY 4-year-old, Marc Bookal. K-9 units were used, along with two SCUBA teams that searched the Hudson River for clues.
The Hudson search began on Wednesday, with the focus being on the area along the waterway.
Trooper Kevin Gardner of the Kingston barracks said “We came down with our boat to check the shoreline south of Gully’s in Newburgh with the cadaver dog to see if we could get a scent on anything. It proved negative… We went down river about a quarter mile.”
Bloodhounds from the Westchester Department of Public Safety were also used and have focused over the past few days on the home of the little boy.
http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crime-Examiner~y2009m12d17-Marc-Bookal-Banks-of-the-Hudson-River-searched-in-case-of-missing-4yearold
Search Continues for Missing NY Boy
Scuba teams are going into the Hudson River in Newburgh, New York today to search a two mile stretch for a missing 4-year-old boy.The family of Marc Anthony Bookal say they are losing hope that the 4-year-old boy will be found alive.They fear that the boy may have wandered off and fallen in the Hudson River.Authorities suspect foul play and Officers have arrested the mother's boyfriend, and charged him with endangering the welfare of a child. He has a prior criminal record.
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Police Continue Search for 4 Year Old Newburgh Boy
Police searching for a missing 4-year-old boy have charged a Hudson Valley man with allowing the child to wander off while in his care.
30-year-old Cory Byrd is charged Tuesday with endangering the welfare of the child.
Story: http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=11680881