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Missing Date: Monday 25th May 2009 Missing From: Monroe Michigan Missing Country: USA Sex: Female DOB: Currently unknown |
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The State of Michigan issued the Amber Alert early Monday morning (05-25) after the girl was apparently abducted while playing in front of her apartment complex in Monroe Sunday evening (05-24). The girl was last seen at about 8:15 PM playing with ther scooter. The scooter was later found in the parking lot of the apartment complex. Due to the nature of her disappearance the child is considered to be in extreme danger. Neviaeh Amyah Buchanan a 5 year old white female, 3'8", 45 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. She was last seen wearing a red, white and blue striped shirt, knee length blue jeans. There is no suspect information available at this time. There is no suspect vehicle information available at this time. Anyone with information is asked to call the Monroe County Sheriff at 734-243-7070 or dial 911. |
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Nevaeh Amyah Buchanan Investigation and Trial
Nevaeh's family still seeking answers in her death
Friends and family of the slain girl gathered Sunday at the Romanowski Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Westland to remember Nevaeh. They hoped to raise enough money to erect a memorial park bench and to start an annual scholarship fund for needy preschoolers in her hometown of Monroe.
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$20,000 reward offered for information, arrest in Nevaeh murder
ID card found in creek not seen as relevant to Nevaeh investigat
MONROE - An expired state of Michigan identification card that was found Wednesday in a small creek along Telegraph Road does not appear to have any relevance to the ongoing investigation surrounding the slaying of 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan, according to a statement issued by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
The document belonged to George Kennedy, 39, a registered sex offender who has been described by authorities as a boyfriend of the child's mother, Jennifer Buchanan, and a "person of interest" in the case
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Nevaeh Autopsy Report
A month after she was found... Navaeh Buchanan's autopsy results are released...
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Things seem to be getting worse for Diana Lawson and her family. Her niece, Navaeh Buchanan vanished from her Monroe home May 24th. Authorities found the body of the five year old 11 days later. Navaeh was murdered.
Diana Lawson/Navaeh's Great Aunt
"They're traumatized, they're very upset."
Fishermen discovered Navaeh's body buried under concret along a rural section of the River Raisin. Preliminary autopsy results indicate Navaeh may have been buried alive.
Monroe Sheriff's invetigators tell us the killer pressed her face into the dirt. Navaeh died after she inhaled dirt.
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http://www.tv20detroit.com/news/50958562.html
Nevaeh's relative says investigators looking at carpet sample
Monroe investigators are looking at a carpet sample taken from Nevaeh Buchanan's apartment after her autopsy showed carpet fibers were found under her fingernails. "The police told us they found carpet fibers," Nevaeh's second cousin told The Detroit news, confirming that investigators took carpet samples.
Nevaeh's autopsy also revealed the 5-year-old died from inhaling dirt, indicating she may have been buried alive. Two fisherman found Nevaeh's body -- covered in cement -- floating in the River Raisin 35 miles south of Detroit in June. She had been missing 10 days
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/07/nevaehs_relative_say...
Nevaeh Buchanan's murder will haunt community
Oakland County Sheriff and gubernatorial candidate Michael Bouchard says Nevaeh Buchanan's murder will likely haunt the Monroe community, family, and officers for the rest of their lives.
"It's something that will stick with you because it's just not something that's human to be able to do that to a young child," Bouchard told Paul W. Smith this morning on WJR AM-760.
Autopsy details released yesterday indicate that Navaeh died from inhaling dirt, meaning she may have been buried alive.
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http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/07/sheriff_bouchard_on_...
5-year-old Nevaeh may have been buried alive, autopsy results re
Nevaeh Buchanan — the 5-year-old Monroe girl who was kidnapped, killed, then buried on the banks of the River Raisin under a layer of concrete — might have been buried alive, results from an autopsy indicate.
The girl’s cause of death has been ruled asphyxiation; the manner, homicide, a source told the Free Press.
Nevaeh’s aunt, Diana Lawson, confirmed that the family had been told by police that the little girl might have been alive when she was placed in a shallow grave along the River Raisin in Raisinville Township.
“It’s the worst nightmare,” Lawson told the Free Press. “All we can do is take it one step at a time.”
Testing on the girl’s body, including her lungs, show that she died after inhaling dirt. Authorities previously reported that she had no outward signs of trauma — such as broken bones or other wounds — that illuminated how she died.
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http://www.freep.com/article/20090714/NEWS05/90714063/1007/5-year-old-Ne...
Nevaeh's family waits for justice, hopes for healing
Five weeks later, and Sherry Buchanan still doesn't know what to do with her hands during the time of night when her granddaughter, Nevaeh Buchanan, would be going to bed if she were still alive.
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http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090712/NEWS16/907120310
Nevaeh Buchanan memorial fundraiser
Today, at area Olga's Kitchens, you can benefit a memorial fund for Nevaeh Buchanan, who was killed last month near Monroe, MI.
Four stores are offering to donate 15% of your bill to the fund if you present a flyer found on a Facebook page.
Three restaurants are located in Michigan and one at Toledo's Westfield Franklin Park. All are open until 9 p.m.
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=6904446
Nevaeh Buchanan case
George Kennedy, 39, a convicted sex offender, has been named a person of interest in the slaying of 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan.
Kennedy’s parole officer had asked corrections officials three times in the past to send him back to prison for violating his parole, but each time was overruled by supervisors.
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Nothing new in the murder investigation
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Mom: Nevaeh's funeral 'touched my heart'
Nevaeh's mom disputes rumors
Monroe -- Jennifer Buchanan has felt love and support from relatives and neighbors after her daughter's murder -- but she admitted Thursday she senses the suspicion and has heard whispers from those who speculate she knows more than she's telling. And, she said, it's starting to get to her.
"I realize some people think I had something to do with it," Buchanan said Thursday, referring to the slaying of her 5-year-old daughter, Nevaeh, who disappeared May 24 from her apartment complex. That set off a massive, weeks-long manhunt until the girl's body was discovered in early June by two fishermen in a shallow grave beneath a slab of concrete on the bank of the River Raisin.
"I hear the rumors," Buchanan said. "I hear what people are saying. But none of it's true."
Police on Thursday announced no new leads in the case. Buchanan said the lack of progress in the investigation is wearying.
"It's just very frustrating; I've got all these emotions running through me," she said. "They could still be out there, whoever did this. I could have shook their hand; they could have showed up at the vigil. That keeps me up at night, not knowing who did this.
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Task force investigators seek tips in Nevaeh case
Monroe County sheriff's investigators are still pushing for area anglers to step forward with information about anyone or anything they've spotted along the River Raisin that might prove linked to the death of 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan.
In a news release this morning, the abduction task force formed in the wake of the girl's disappearance implored that anyone who has fished in the area where the body was located, or has seen any vehicles or persons at that location, call the tip line.
Task force investigators are sifting through some 1,100 tips. The cause of the girl's death is still pending.
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People with information are asked to call 734-243-7070.
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Visitation continues for 5-year-old Monroe girl
MONROE, Mich. (AP) - Visitation continues for the 5-year-old Monroe girl whose body was found last week along the River Raisin.
The second day of visitation Friday at Merkle Funeral Service in Monroe precedes a funeral service Saturday at Stewart Road Church of God for Nevaeh Buchanan.
She was reported missing May 24. No arrests have been made and the cause of death has not been determined.
The Rev. Sam Luke expects an overflow crowd in his church's 2,000-seat sanctuary, given the outpouring of community support. Hundreds have participated in searches and vigils for the girl.
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http://www.fox28.com/Global/story.asp?S=10522320
Hundreds pay respects to Navaeh Buchanan
"The whole community's pulling together," said Brian Merkle, manager of the Merkle Funeral Service in Monroe, Mich., which is donating its services.
Most expenses, including the small, white casket in which Nevaeh Buchanan's body rested, were paid for by donations, Merkle told the Detroit Free Press.
"There's been a lot of outpouring," said Sherry Buchanan, Nevaeh's grandmother.
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http://tinyurl.com/nzubq6
Such sad news
Another young life cut short. My thoughts are with Nevaeh's family and friends. Rest in Peace Nevaeh
So sorry to hear this sad news
Article published June 09,
Article published June 09, 2009
Body of child found on riverbank is Nevaeh Buchanan, authorities confirm
Nevaeh Buchanan
BLADE STAFF
MONROE ─ The body found last week along the Raisin River is 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday afternoon.
DNA testing conducted by the Michigan State Police crime lab in Northville confirmed the body was that of Nevaeh, who went missing May 24 outside her apartment on North Macomb Street in Monroe.
Family members, some of whom spoke Tuesday outside the Charlotte Arms apartment complex where Nevaeh lived with her mother and grandmother, said they were saddened by the news.
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090609/NEWS02/906099946
Family of Missing Michigan Girl Wait for Autopsy Results
MONROE, Mich. — The family of missing 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan is waiting for the results of an autopsy to determine if the body found by a southeastern Michigan river last week is that of the little girl.
Authorities said Monday the identification hinges on DNA results, the Detroit Free Press reported.
The child's remains were discovered Thursday next to the River Raisin. Clothes found on the body matched those Buchanan was wearing when she was reported missing on May 24.
On Friday, authorities said the body found encased in cement by a fishermen belongs to a child the same size, gender and age of the missing girl and they had "reasonable suspicion" it is her.
A pathologist told the Free Press Monday that determining the cause of death may be difficult, especially if reports saying there were no gunshots, stab wounds or broken bones are true.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525434,00.html
Latest Developments in Nevaeh case
http://tinyurl.com/krk2l2
Nevaeh's mom says she has not given up hope
MONROE (WTOL) - 5 year-old Nevaeh Buchanan disappeared from the Charlotte Arms apartments in Monroe two weeks ago.
Investigators say they are almost certain the body recovered Thursday is Nevaeh. Family members expect to find out for sure Monday or Tuesday.
An autopsy was done Friday but the results have not been released.
Nevaeh's mother Jennifer Buchanan, who no longer wants her face shown on TV, told a Detroit TV station she is still hoping its not her daughter. "I still have hope. There is no indefinite, like, confirmation, as to if it is her or not. Some one could have took her. Somebody... I'm completely clueless, I don't know as to who, I don't want to point fingers at anyone."
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=10493350
Mom says she's 'innocent' in girl's disappearance
MONROE, Mich. (AP) — As investigators await test results on a child's body found by a southeastern Michigan river, the mother of a missing 5-year-old girl says she's "completely innocent."
Monroe County authorities said Sunday they're pursuing leads as they wait for DNA evidence to confirm the body is that of Nevaeh (nuh-VAY'-uh) Buchanan, reported missing May 24.
The body was discovered Thursday next to the River Raisin.
Jennifer Buchanan tells the Detroit Free Press she "didn't have anything to do with" her daughter's disappearance and doesn't know who'd want to harm her child.
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http://www.wsbt.com/news/regional/47144432.html
Burial site, vigil draw mourners to pay tribute to Neveah
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A memorial of flowers and stuffed animals to Nevaeh, whose body appears to have been found Thursday after an 11-day search, sprang up along the guard rail that protects vehicles from going into the river.
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The tributes continued to grow as the day got warmer. Cars and trucks stopped and parked along Dixon Road's edge and their occupants went to the ridge to peer down the bank.
A bouquet of roses, daisies, carnations, and baby's breath adorned the hole that been excavated by criminal-evidence specialists.
"We are really sad because she got kidnapped and died," said Jessica, Mrs. Patterson's 7-year-old daughter.
Saturday night, scores of people turned out for a prayer vigil for Nevaeh at the conclusion of the Gathering Praise Festival at St. Mary's Park in Monroe.
Organizers said participants prayed that the person responsible for the tragedy would be found.
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'Person of interest' becomes scarlet letter
George Kennedy has not been charged in connection in the disappearance or slaying of Nevaeh Buchanan.
Neither has James Easter. Nor Roy Lee Smith.
Although none faces charges related to the crime, each was labeled a "person of interest" and suspicions of guilt have been firmly attached.
Two weeks after the 5-year-old girl was last seen outside her Monroe apartment building, an extensive search concluded Thursday, when fishermen discovered a body believed to be that of the Monroe girl in a shallow grave near the River Raisin.
The search included the questioning of witnesses and checks of various apartments and quarries.
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The key events in search for Nevaeh
A day by day breakdown of events can be found by clicking the below link:
http://tinyurl.com/oytvqd
Amid suspicion and public scorn, Jennifer Buchanan denies killin
In a cramped apartment, a portrait of a little girl is propped up on an old TV set, framed by candles.
It is a darling picture, taken at preschool.
Jennifer Buchanan faces the makeshift memorial, saying she can't imagine why anyone would have taken Nevaeh Buchanan, her 5-year-old daughter.
She begins to tell the story of the final moments when, she says, she thought Nevaeh went off to play with a friend.
And then was gone.
It's a story Buchanan has not told in so much detail before. And it's a story investigators are still scrutinizing.
Nevaeh's disappearance, for now, remains a mystery -- two weeks after she was last seen outside her Monroe apartment, just three days after a body, whose identity still is unconfirmed, was found encased in a concrete grave along a riverbank.
The search continues for the person who could have done this to a pretty girl who loved trucks and motorcycles, crayons and macaroni and cheese.
A girl whose life may have ended three days after she raced across a stage and -- all smiles -- grabbed her preschool certificate.
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'Reasonable suspicion' body is Nevaeh
MONROE, Mich. - Authorities have a "reasonable suspicion" that a child's body buried on the banks of the River Raisin is that of Nevaeh Buchanan, who disappeared May 24 from her apartment complex in Monroe, Mich.
Monroe County Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield held a news conference Friday morning on the status of the body found near the banks for the river in Raisinville Township at around 3 p.m. Thursday (WATCH the news conference in full) .
Sheriff Crutchfield stated that there is "reasonable suspicion" that the body is that of the missing 5-year-old, who was last seen nearly two weeks ago playing in the parking lot of the Charlotte Arms Apartments. The body recovered matches the age, size, and sex of her description.
A shirt was also discovered that matches the one that Nevaeh was wearing the day she disappeared. The sheriff said the body didn't appear to be injured.
The body was found by two fisherman, a father and son. Ryan Bickley, 15, told The Associated Press that his father, Guy Bickley, 51, discovered the body encased in cement Thursday morning while fishing the River Raisin.
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Don"t Give Up
Everyone who is working this case can not give up on finding the person who did this. Who can harm a child someone who can not defend themselves I know who Monsters, People who harm children should get the death sentence flat out. I send my best wishes and regards to the family of this little girl.
Nevaeh memorial signs reflect anger
The makeshift memorial outside 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan's apartment has grown since the discovery of a little girl's body Thursday -- and the message has turned political.
"Capital punishment," read signs taped to the tent that protects dozens of stuffed animals, cards, balloons and candles near Nevaeh's front door.
"Majority of this country has it, Michigan needs to have it and they should start with the person(s) responsible for this tragic loss.
"Why should this person be allowed to live?" the flyers conclude.
While the body found along the River Raisin has yet to be positively identified as Nevaeh, word that it's likely the girl who's been missing since May 24 has stirred anger and anguish throughout the rural communities that surround Monroe.
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I'm very very sorry.
I'm very very sorry. Unconfirmed reports are coming out that Neveah's body was found buried alongside a Michigan river. God rest her soul.
ETA: The body has not been confirmed to be Neveah Buchanan's though inbestigators say they believe it is. Heartbreaking.
There has been no arrest for her murder as yet. The body was found encased in cement alongside a river basin. Perhaps George Kennedy is involved as he has said he was "fishing" at the time Neveah disappeared.
Nevaeh Buchanan Murder
Nevaeh Buchanan Murder Update
Nevaeh Buchanan Murder Update: Neveah Buchanan's body was found a just days ago and two men have already been arrested in an ongoing investigation of the greusom crime against a child. George Kennedy appears to be the prime suspect in the case, but no evidence has directly implicated him in the crime at this time.
"George had a good relationship upon my daughter as a father figure, always there for her.
If he came around she'd see him she'd run up to him and hug him," Jennifer Buchanan told MyFOXDetroit during an interview this morning.
Jennifer had dated George for some time, before cutting off the relationship but remaining friends and neighbors.
Jennifer seems convinced that neither of the men arrested had anything to do with her daughter’s demise, and believes that her daughter is alive somewhere.
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I'm very sorry to read this. It's the saddest news if true.
Thinking of you Nevaeh
I Believe
I will pray for the safe return of this child we all should. If the body found near River Raisin happens to be of that little girl the Monster held responsible should be found,jailed, then sent to death row.
3rd man probed over missing Monroe girl
Monroe -- Investigators continue to hunt for clues in the disappearance of 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan, as the search for the girl enters its second week.
On Sunday, police sought to question two young boys, who were seen on the playground at Hollywood School not far from the apartment complex where Nevaeh went missing on May 24. Authorities want to determine if they witnessed anything related to the girl's disappearance.
Two men, both sex offenders, already have been named as persons of interest: George Kennedy and Roy Lee Smith.
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http://www.detnews.com/article/20090601/METRO01/906010331/1409/METRO
Sunday, May 31,
Authorities seek two boys for questioning in Nevaeh Buchanan case
Shawn D. Lewis / The Detroit News
Monroe --The investigative team of a joint task force between the Monroe Police Department and Monroe County Sheriff's Department is searching for two young boys as potential witnesses in the disappearance of 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan.
The boys were seen playing in the Hollywood School playground last Sunday before Nevaeh disappeared, authorities said at a press conference Sunday. They are believed to be between 7 and 10 years old, named Ryan and Dillon. Police are continuing to canvass in the vicinity of the Charlotte Arms apartment complex where Nevaeh lived.
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http://www.detnews.com/article/20090531/METRO/905310320/Authorities-seek...
Lots of ways to follow Nevaeh case on Internet
If you’d like to connect or talk with people on the Internet who are interested in the Nevaeh Buchanan case, here are some social networking sites where you can do that:
MonroeTalks
Amber Alert thread
http://monroetalks.com/forum/index.php?topic=13727.0
Help Find Nevaeh Amyah Buchanan - MISSING! page on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=83164522508
This page is hosted by Facebook member Melissa Pepper and as of 5 p.m. Friday had 717 followers.
Twitter@HelpFindNevaeh
http://twitter.com/helpfindnevaeh
The @HelpFindNevaeh tweet was launched Friday and had 12 followers by 5 p.m. This Twitter account is linked to the Help Find Nevaeh Amyah Buchanan Facebook page.
Twitter hashtag #nevaeh
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23nevaeh
http://www.monroenews.com/article/20090530/NEWS01/705309935/-1/NEWS
thankfully. DNA of blood
thankfully.
DNA of blood on tool does not match girl
http://www.monroenews.com/article/20090530/NEWS01/705309998/-1/NEWS
FBI: Child Spotted At
Friday, May 29, 2009 4:16 PM
Updated: Friday, May 29, 2009 4:25 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The FBI said on Friday that a young girl who was seen at Easton Town Center on Monday was ruled out as being missing Michigan girl, Nevaeh Buchanan.
Investigators said that they were contacted on Friday by a woman who said that she, her daughter and granddaughter, who is also named Nevaeh, were shopping at Easton on Monday afternoon.
At about 5 p.m. that day, the grandmother and granddaughter made several purchases at a store. While waiting in line, the FBI said that the grandmother acknowledged that she had a conversation with a customer and the store clerk where she mentioned her granddaughter's name as being Nevaeh.
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http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2009/05/29/story_missing_girl.html?sid=102
Thinking of You
2nd sex offender linked to search for 5-year-old Nevaeh
Investigators in Monroe have another person of interest in the case of missing 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan, the owner of the van driven by her mother's boyfriend -- and a convicted sex offender himself.
Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan said today that Roy Smith, 48, of Monroe, another friend of Nevaeh’s mother, has been sitting in the Monroe County Jail since Monday while the agency decides whether he violated his parole.
Smith was convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct after a woman claimed he raped her twice on May 12, 1991, in his car at Sterling State Park and along a lane near Colf and Timbers roads in Monroe County’s Exeter Township, according to court records.
Sentenced as a habitual offender, Smith was ordered to serve 15 to 50 years in prison. Let out of prison in February 2008 after serving time for third-degree criminal sexual conduct, Smith apparently owned the van driven by George Kennedy, a registered sex offender and boyfriend of Nevaeh’s mother. Marlan today would not discuss the allegations that led Smith back to a cell.
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Thinking about Nevaeh
I'm subscribed to received amber alerts and though I am often far from helping, I pray for them all. My thoughts are with this family and I am also keeping up with this story. I keep hope alive and hopefully she will be okay.
Should she not be, no mercy for this man, none at all. Poor baby.
In My Thoughts
Police name new person of interest in Monroe case
Police name new person of interest in Monroe case
Tanveer Ali / The Detroit News
Monroe -- Police believe a 5-year-old girl missing since Sunday still could be alive and have identified a second person of interest in her disappearance.
Ten more FBI agents are canvassing Nevaeh Buchanan's 180-unit apartment complex in Monroe for clues to what happened to the girl, police said today at a late morning press conference.
"We are hopeful she is still alive," Monroe County Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield said. "We have no indication that she is not still alive."
Crutchfield said Roy Smith, a convicted sex offender, is the second person of interest investigators have identified. Smith, who is not in police custody, is an associate of Nevaeh's 24-year-old mother Jennifer Buchanan, police said.
George Kennedy, who Buchanan's relatives and police said is her boyfriend, is also a person of interest, Crutchfield said. State Department of Corrections online records list Kennedy as a convicted sex offender. Police are holding Kennedy on an unspecified parole violation.
But Crutchfield warned against jumping to conclusions about Kennedy's involvement after children told authorities they saw Nevaeh go into a wooded area with Kennedy and was stabbed, according to a search warrant obtained by The Detroit News.
"We should not be focusing entirely on George Kennedy," Crutchfield said. "He is strictly that ... a person of interest. We continue to stress the focus is not on persons of interest. We don't want the public to become myopic with George Kennedy."
Edward Hanko, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's Detroit office, also said people should not assume Kennedy had something to do with Nevaeh's disappearance.
"It is always easy to rush to judgment," he said.
Police have searched a 1993 GMC van owned by Smith and sent a silver multi-tool found in the van's unlocked glove box for lab testing. The tool had human blood on it, according to preliminary tests performed by the Michigan State Police, according to the search warrant's affidavit.
Investigators also searched Kennedy's hotel room, armed with a search warrant obtained after two young children said they saw Nevaeh go into the woods, where she "was kidnapped by a bad man" and was stabbed in the stomach, according to the warrant.
One of the children who said she witnessed the incident said she "tried to help" but could not after seeing Nevaeh going "into the woods ... to meet 'Daddy George.' "
According to the documents, police who searched the hotel room found blood stains on the wall above the sink and bathroom, shorts and a towel with blood stains, hairs on the toilet and bathroom floor and photos of a white female similar to Nevaeh.
Investigators also took sheets, pillowcases, a mattress pad and a comforter from the room as evidence.
A 100-person task force has been formed and has searched the area around the Buchanans' apartment complex, quarries and other areas for the girl. Crutchfield said the search is costly, but needed.
"It is expensive, but you can't put a price on human life," he said.
tali@detnews.com (734) 462-2094
Amber Alert: News 11 obtains disturbing search warrant
MONROE, Mich (WTOL) - WTOL has obtained a search warrant in the case of missing 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan.
Motel room
This is the search warrant for the room at the Motel 7 where George Kennedy was staying for the past month. According to the mother of Nevaeh, Kennedy is her ex-boyfriend. News 11 uncovered earlier this week that Kennedy is a registered sex offender.
According to the search warrant, shorts and a towel were found with blood on them. In addition, there was blood staining on the wall above the bathroom sink in the hotel room. Property was searched and some was seized from the room. The Monroe County sheriff has named Kennedy a person of interest.
Vehicle search
The warrant also covered a search of a vehicle believed to be driven by Kennedy. In the center console of the van, a JVC radio face case was found to have "contained a silver multi-tool, which appeared to have blood on the exterior." A preliminary examination confirmed the blood found to be human.
Playmate interviews
Two children, a boy and a girl, believed to be playing with Nevaeh on Sunday were questioned. Below are just a couple details of that interview.
According to details in the search warrant, the girl reported seeing Neveah go into the woods to meet "Daddy George."
The boy said Nevaeh was kidnapped by a "bad man" and that the bad man stabbed her in the stomach. A forensic interviewer said the boy was unable to convey that he actually witnessed the events. It is possible this could be due to trauma.
Polygraph test
One last detail we learned today is that George Kennedy failed a polygraph test.
Kennedy has been named a person of interest by the Monroe County sheriff. He remains in custody on a parole violation
neveah
I feel like George took her and then hurt her and didnt know what to do except for hide her. They found blood stained clothing and hair and those tiny motorcycles in his apt. The detectives checked the quarry but I think if he was going to hide her, he wouldnt do this across the street, he'd drive somewhere unpopulated. Rasin River is close and also there are fields by bridge overpasses down past clamdiggers and by visteon. for all we know he could of put her in an abandon house or if she is deceased in a sewer. I hate to think this way but if this guy is psycho then maybe we need to think like him. Another question is why would he cut her hair, unless he did it to disquise her or just to torment. If she was last seen in the woods I hope they looked for his tire tracks nearby. I hope they check every area of Monroe out and dig deeper into Georges phone contacts and financial doings and also besides dna, FINGERPRINTS should be somewhere by the sink where the blood was and you would think they could match them up from something of hers at the mothers apt. If it is George this should not take days to figure out. I think I may try to help tomorrow searching for her.
Neveah
I think the mother knows what happend she should be in jail why would you have a sex offender around your little girl. The mother is just as sick as the sex offenders the cops need to get off there ass and figure out something. I have helped for neveah in the carlton area and monroe area. The cops could ask more questions in the lie detector test and get answers because no one knows if neveah is alive or died and if she alive no one knows if she has food or even if she safe i feel really bad for neveahs family the only one that i dont feel sorry for is the mother the mother needs to go to jail for life
Nevaeh
I feel the same way about the mother of this sweet child, how can a mother not watch over her own baby.
Why would any mother want to put her child in danger like that, I just don't understand. That poor child. I agree the mother is just as sick as the person or persons that hurt that little girl. How sick is our world when a child can't even count on a mother to take care and love them.
Press conference
Here is a link to the live press conference, that was held this morning http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/Search_Continues_for_Neviah_B