My 14yr old niece is missing….
I was really hoping I would never have to write this here…..
– My niece Jennifer has been missing since Saturday night. She left here at 3pm to go to a friend’s house and was to be home by 8. None of her friends have talked to her since 7pm that night and there is no sign that she ran away. No clothes.. no cell phone charger.. nothing to suggest that she had any intention of being away that long. She has never been more than an hour or so late and this is beyond her character. There was no trouble here and she was in a good mood when she left.
It took us a few days to get the police to take this seriously since the responding officer on Saturday night had her pigeon holed as a runaway from the start. Thanks to that moron we have lost precious time. Now we have the Colorado Bureau of Investigations involved and they are trying to get phone records quicker than I seem to be able to get them. We would have had them already but CBI needed the Arapahoe County Sheriff to upgrade from runaway to missing. The next step is to get her picture on the local news stations.
I cannot describe the torment we are all going through. My worst nightmare has come true…. The idea of seeing her picture on the news is something I don’t think I could ever be prepared for. I am going to want to include a reward for any information leading to her safe return. If she is hiding out… it is going to be hard for some 14-15 yr old friend of hers to keep quiet should there be money involved. I have $500 that I can start it with… Thanks to my ongoing medical bills, it is every penny I have to my name right now. If anyone would like to donate the cause, please send via paypal to frankybones@comcast.net – (* should no reward be issued…. monies will be returned.) If I get some of this other cash I waiting on, it will be added.
I have never needed the help of our readers more than now. Please take her pictures and info posted here and send out to your social networks.
She is 14 years old (5/5/94) and is approx 5 foot 5, 120/130 pounds. Brown hair / Brown eyes.
For those of you who know me… know these kids are my life. I am the legal guardian of both my neice and nephew. I consider them my children and have dedicated my life to their happiness. I have always been there to make sure they had a father figure and someone to count on. I am living pure hell and each day that passes is killing my soul. I have been through too much to be burdened with more heartache. This has gotta be resolved soon… I would give my life to bring her home.
One thing that is getting harder to do is handle all the phone calls from concerned friends and family…. The constant updates are wearing me down so I will be posting here any major updates we have. You can also follow my twitter account.
That’s all I have for right now…
Jennifer… if you are reading this… I love you more than you will ever know and you are my best friend in the world… nobody is mad at you… mom is here too.. come home…
- Frank Frisina
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April 15th, 2009 at 10:18 am
[...] anyone knows anything or can help in any way, contact frankybones@comcast.net. The post on Life’s a Bluff reads as follows: April 15th, 2009 My 14yr old niece is [...]
April 15th, 2009 at 10:55 am
I know you don’t so I’ll pray for you bud. Best of luck and call me with whatever you need.
April 15th, 2009 at 11:46 am
If you need anything, let me know. I’m going to pass this info along to as many people as possible.
April 15th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
I’m getting the word out best I can. Please if you can put last seen location (City, State, Street, general area, etc.) and pertinent info at top of blog post (the height, weight, etc.) Hopefully people in the area might catch wind of this and can keep an eye out.
April 15th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Just read this on Pauly’s site. I’m in Boulder, so I will send it out to everyone I know. All prayers and blessings for her safe return.
April 15th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
I have people retweeting this like mad and an alternate website because this one is 500 Server erroring, please post a representative contact number or email me for my cell #.
http://www.examiner.com/x-3569-Denver-Internet-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Missing-Denver-Child-Alert
April 15th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Tears are welting in my eyes because my family when through this so many years ago. No help from police because the same “pigeon holed” thinking. No help from missing and exploited children because the cops would not change from runaway to missing. I am praying for everyone. I am retweeting for you.
April 15th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Frank- I tried calling a number provided to me by Dino Andrade at 5pm today and spoke with Jennifer’s grandmother about the alert. Please call me or respond to the email I sent you if you have any updates or requests.
I am not regular media per se but I do have thousands of Denver Area page viewers to help spread the word.
@MariKurisato on Twitter as well.
April 15th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
my prayers are with you
send a picture and i will pass it around the new york area
April 15th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
I’ve been retweeting this over and over again:
@GeekMommy @zaibatsu @joelcomm @RobMcNealy: MISSING in Colorado: 14 y/o girl: » link to My 14yr old niece is missing…. | Lifes a Bluff – The Poker Comic – Created by Frank Frisina & Ryan Estrada PLZ RT!!
April 15th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
RT’d this, i sincerely hope she is found. you have my utmost sympathy.
April 15th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
I have nieces and nephews (a brand new neice a week old today) but I can’t imagine what you are going through. I saw this notice on Twitter and I will be re-tweeting.
Best wishes!
Jill R.
April 15th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
My prayers are with you and your family and I pray for Jennifers safe return. I will get something into paypal to you tomorrow. It won’t be much I’m afraid but I’ll send what I can.
Sending out prayers,
Mem
April 15th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
I wanted to suggest that you contact the Kristen Foundation. They are helping another family I know whose son is missing in Colorado Springs. I hope you find her very very soon.
April 16th, 2009 at 4:48 am
You and your niece will definitely be in my thoughts. I have a niece and two nephews whom I love as if they were my own, so I can’t even begin to imagine what you must be going through. Hoping that she will come home safe very soon.
I will as well, RT this on twitter.
April 16th, 2009 at 7:43 am
We hope you will come and post your profile with us. Were reaching out for the missing.
April 16th, 2009 at 8:06 am
[...] Fisinia, creator/writer of the comic Life’s a Bluff, posted on his blog today that his niece, Jennifer, has been reported missing. She is 14 years old (5/5/94), 5 foot 5, [...]
April 16th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Jennifer and your family will be in my prayers. I pray for her safe return and I pray for your peace of mind. Everything is going to be okay.
April 16th, 2009 at 9:17 am
I sent this informatin to the Nancy Grace CNN show. Hopefully this will be aired. You may want to contact the show.
April 16th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Frank, I’m sure you’ve thought of this already, but just in case you haven’t, try scouring those social networking sites. She may have friends on there you’ve never met or heard of.
Also, if you have any friends who know computers, I bet they can figure out some of her passwords and you can check her email. It could be she’s stuck somewhere and doesn’t want to call because she’s afraid you’ll be angry about where she is. I think I was about 14 or 15 when I started going on clandestine road trips with friends. If you can gain access to her email account or her account on one of these social networks like MySpace or Facebook, there might be something on there that tells you exactly where she is.
April 16th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Hey take this on digg and every social forum, its the web cmon people ya know what you do. Repost on every site possible, do a search on sites that are run out of this person state and do all you can to get the word out!
April 16th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
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April 16th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
I’m praying for you
April 16th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Melanie’s suggestions are good ones, Frank.
Also, contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and get their help; if she was abducted, it’s possible that she is far away from Colorado (which would get the FBI involved, with their national jurisdiction).
I’ve captured Jennifer’s picture from your site and posted it to my blog. http://www.ipattorneyfirm.com/blog .
My heart goes out to you all. I have a daughter; if this happened to her, it would kill me.
April 16th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Frank:
Just want to let you know, I’ve been re-tweeting this alert, and have posted it to both my LiveJournal ( http://gdwessel.livejournal.com/ ) as well as mentioned on MillarWorld.
We’re spreading the word, brother.
— Geoffrey D. Wessel
April 16th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Best wishes for a happy return, and may your tears of fear turn to tears of joy and relief.
April 17th, 2009 at 5:45 am
[...] Saturday night, the niece of Life’s a Bluff co-creator Frank Frisina went missing in Colorado, leaving him frantic in his efforts to find [...]
April 17th, 2009 at 10:51 am
[...] Update to add: She’s safe. Frank Frisina, partner with Ryan Estrada’s on Life’s a Bluff, is having a nightmare right now. His 14 year old niece (that’s her above) is missing since Saturday night from her home in Colorado. Details here. [...]
April 21st, 2009 at 4:34 pm
it’s hard to be a parent. great that she’s back
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