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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Brad Hensley
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It has taken me quite a bit of time to post what and how I feel about the finding of Brad Hensley.
In meeting Kristin, Cathy ,Missy, John, Keith, Becky and all of Brad's family & Friends, the
one person whom I never met was Brad.
I felt I grew to know Brad in the almost 2 years since meeting Kristin and Keith, then Cathy
and Missy and john soon after.
I heard the stories, I saw their pain, I felt their pain, then I shared the anguish with them during
the searching and on the day the call came in that Brad's jeep had been found!
At the Celebration of Brad's life I heard many stories of who Brad was in Life. I saw the pictures
and the joy that He showed in his growing up. I saw the love in his eyes for Kristin in every picture of the 2 of them
together. I saw the Love he had for Cathy. I knew from when I was around Kristin how much she loved and still loves
Brad. I felt the love that Keith & Becky had for Brad, just like he was their own son, not just their Son In Law.
This was a Family who was not going to quit until they brought Brad home. Going all lengths just
to bring attention to his Missing! Searching anywhere and everywhere for him. To find him so close to where he was
last seen was extra painful. How I admire their ability to Survive and overcome this tragedy.
It has taught Me and IN Hope yet another valuable lesson. Even though the LE tell us an area
has been searched, We will search again with IN Hope's tools. Thank God, Literally for the New Detective and his New
eyes on Brad's case, as he did this investigation the way any Missing should be done, and that it to investigate as a Missing
FIRST, then rule out the person may have ran off. Now, I am not knocking the Plainfield PD, but too many LE state they
just ran off when an Adult Missing Report first comes in.
It is the LAW in Indiana, effective last July 2007, The Molly Dattilo Law in Indiana states that
the LE MUST rule out a Missing as a Missing before they can move on to "they just ran off"!
So, Brad, although I never knew you on this Earth, may we meet in Heaven so I can give you a Big Hug
for letting Your Wife, Mother, In Law's, Family & Friends to be able to quit the search that too many other of us are
continuing in our quest to find our Missing Loved Ones! |
IN Hope, Heart & Faith,
Patti Bishop
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Scott Javins, Friends perspective
I have been trying to come up with words to express how I felt during this time of locating Scott Javins, Merv and
Doreena's Son. This story tells us who Scott Javins was to his friends. This story touched my heart so much
I wanted to share it here with everyone to see. - Patti
written by Emily Hendricks, 25, a Terre Haute native and former Tribune-Star reporter who currently resides in New
York City. She was a close friend of Scott Javins, who disappeared in 2002 and whose remains were recovered a week ago. The
police investigation into his death continues.
I’m part of Scott’s close circle of friends, mainly from Terre
Haute North’s class of 2000. I’d like to tell you about Scott as a person — not just as a news story. He was not — as some
people may have said, heard or thought — a delinquent. He was a sweet, fun, happy guy who cared about his friends and family.
He certainly wasn’t someone who deserved to die in such a senseless manner, not that anyone does.
When I think of Scott,
I remember a loyal friend. A good-looking guy. A stylish dresser. A big Dave Matthews Band fan. A guy who loved to go fishing
with his dad and who liked to hang out in his backyard pool with his mom. He was a fun-loving college kid. More importantly,
he was a thoughtful person. Once, I mentioned how much I loved the Dave Matthews Band CD that was playing in his car — we
were listening to a great live version of a song called “#41.” A few days later, Scott gave me a copy of the CD. I was touched
that he remembered my comment and went out of his way to get me the CD. I haven’t been able to listen to “#41” for five years
without crying, and I suspect I never will.
My friends have another vivid memory of Scott, one that I wasn’t there
for. The night before he died, a group of them were sitting around, joking about what kind of kids they might have some day.
They teased Scott about taking an hour to do his hair, and said that he’d probably end up with three girls who would fight
him for the bathroom. He smiled and said, “Yeah well, at least they’ll all be good-looking and drive nice cars.” Everybody
broke out laughing. That was Scott — always cracking a joke.
As you might imagine, this past weekend’s events brought
back painful memories for my friends and me — and to his family, too, I’m sure. When Scott didn’t contact any of us or show
up to work on May 25, 2002, we feared he was gone. It was so unlike him. Unfortunately, it was the beginning of Memorial Day
weekend, and many people didn’t take a 20-year-old college guy’s disappearance seriously. Precious hours were lost — as you
may know, experts say that the first 48 hours are crucial to solving missing persons cases. My friends and I took time off
from work and school and gathered at his parents’ house, hoping he would come home. We put up fliers with Scott’s picture
and information all over the city. Each weekend for the rest of the summer, we searched wooded areas for him and held car
washes to raise money for the reward fund.
Slowly, sadly, we began to go on without Scott. We eventually graduated
from college and landed our first jobs. Some of us got engaged or married. Some of us moved out of town. Of course, we wanted
nothing more than for him to come home safely, but over the years, we reluctantly accepted that he had probably passed away.
But we never forgot about him. He never stopped being a part of our lives — and never will. I’ve moved my framed picture
of Scott along with me to six different apartments — he’s always with me. We have to remind ourselves that although he’s not
here physically, he’s in our hearts, in our spirits, every day. But still, I’m sad for the things Scott will miss — he will
never get to fall in love again, never have a wedding, never have kids. That brings tears to my eyes, and I suspect that is
one of the things that hurts his parents the most. I’m so sad for Merv and Doreena. They are wonderful people, and despite
all their pain, even take time to volunteer for an organization dedicated to helping other families find their missing loved
ones.
I can’t speak for everyone, but I think my friends and I are relieved to now know where Scott is. We will attend
a memorial service and he will have a resting place, and we are thankful for that. But the search isn’t over — we still need
to know what happened to Scott. If you have any information, I urge you to call the Vigo County Sheriff’s Department. We’ve
been haunted by thoughts of what Scott must have gone through, what he might have felt before he died. But I’m going to try
to remember Scott as he was when he was alive — always smiling, laughing, making jokes, doing someone a favor, having a good
time.
We miss you and love you, Scotty J.
— Emily Hendricks
Saturday, May 12, 2007
The Tribune Star Terre Haute - IN By Laura Followell
Published: May 10, 2007 10:02 pm
Amazing Kreskin will appear at benefit to help aid in on-going search for Scott Javins
By Laura Followell
The Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE— A thought reader will try to elicit information from people’s
minds during a benefit performance Monday night to try to help find a missing Terre Haute man.
The Amazing Kreskin, a nationally-known
mentalist, will arrive in town from New Jersey for his first missing-persons, benefit show onstage at 8 p.m. in Terre Haute
North Vigo High School’s auditorium.
“It’s been a long time coming, I guess, doing a program for a group like [IN Hope,]
Indiana Missing,” Kreskin said.
IN Hope, Indiana Missing, a support organization for law enforcement and families who have
a missing-adult case, is hoping to bring national attention to the Scott Javins case.
Javins of Terre Haute has been missing
since May 24, 2002. He was last seen at his friends’ house near 22nd Street and First Avenue. Javins, an Indiana State University
student, lived at home with his parents and called his mother as he left his friends around 2 a.m. He never arrived home and
no trace of him has been found in nearly five years.
This type of show is overdue, Kreskin says, because he has helped
solve 84 criminal cases nationally but never during a performance.
Kreskin said, “Years ago, people misunderstood me and
thought well I’m some kind of psychic who’s going to be given objects found at the scene of the crime. … And I can’t read
the thoughts of inanimate objects, I’m a thought reader. I deal with people’s thinking and concentration and what have you
and that’s how I can perceive what’s on their mind.”
The two-hour, audience-participation performance will bring entertainment
to the stage. Kreskin will teach audience members a few meditation techniques, and might even hypnotize someone.
“Most
people don’t know how the hell to stop the world and [stop thinking],” he said.
Kreskin teaches people to get things off
their mind and relax, get away from the congestion and stresses in life.
“When they come home they should instruct their
husband or wife not to ask them a damn thing about the day,” he said. “And then they should sit down and not turn on the TV
because you’ve got 34 hours a day of news, but turn on a stereo or turn on a radio and listen to music and stare at a blank
wall and just relax and chill out for 20 minutes.”
Though he’s had contact with psychics, Javins’ father, Merv Javins,
said this is the first time a mentalist will try to assist in getting answers for his son’s disappearance.
“Hopefully we
can get some answers to where Scott could possibly be,” he said. “… Hopefully this is a source that may work, who knows?”
Javins
and his wife, Doreena, are planning to meet with Kreskin before the show to discuss the case.
“I really don’t know what
kind of questions he’s going to throw at us,” Javins said. “We’re anxious to find out.”
The money from ticket sales Monday
night will help fund IN Hope, Indiana Missing, in setting up support groups for families like the Javinses, and for search
and rescue equipment.
“ … Hopefully somebody is going to see this and is going to know what happened. Or it’s going to
trigger something that says ‘hey, we’ve heard this’ and hopefully they’ll call the authorities and help us solve this case
and get this over with,” Merv Javins said.
“We’d like to encourage everybody to come out and view the show and help support
the families of missing persons here in Indiana and help support IN Hope organization,” he said.
Chief Deputy Jake Compton
of the Vigo County Sheriff’s Department said the department will not be involved with the show, but hopes the Javins family
finds some answers.
“Anything helpful would be fine. We would be open-minded to anything that would help the Javins family,”
he said. “There’s nothing more that we would want at the Sheriff’s Department than give the Javins family closure.”
There
have been no recent leads and the case has gone cold, Compton said.
Kreskin has appeared on “The Late Show with Conan O’Brien,”
Comedy Central, MTV, ESPN, “Last Call With Carson Daly,” PBS, “Larry King Live,” “Jimmy Kimmel LIVE,” “Late, Late Show with
Craig Kilborn,” “The Today Show” and “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.”
Laura Followell can be reached at (812) 231-4253
or laura.followell@tribstar.com.
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