R : 1 Recovery Services : Physical
(79)
A-Team – “The Best Defence for the Wrongly Accused,” (cited
2003)
“The
A-team is made up of: Trial Consultants, Lawyers, Psychologists, Medical
Doctors, Private Investigators and others assembled for each individual case as
needed to help those wrongly accused of child abuse, domestic violence, date
rape, sexual harassment and other crimes that are gender or family related. And
we also help on complex child custody cases, and those involving issues of
interstate and international jurisdiction questions.”
On International PK, The A-Team warns that the US
“State Department will do everything they can within their power to make
certain you lose your children forever.”
ACA Associates Inc – PIs Specializing in PK –
Miami, Manuel Lora (pres.)
Florida
Dept. of Law Enforcement accused agency of wiretapping & burglary on PK
case.
Carolyn Mooney, “Firm Aids in Custody Disputes:
Agency Takes the ‘Risks,’” Miami Herald, Mar. 4, 1984, p. 1-BR (Parker
case)
Altima Investigations – (website 2002)
“Domestic cases involving
custody, fidelity, financial and property. Our Special Response Group is highly
capable of recovering kidnapped children.”
American Association for Lost
Children – Mark Miller, director, Houston, Texas (active 1980s- present)
A Christian organization
Associates: Bob Gale, Houston Detective
agency, former Vt. Police Chief
American Association
for Lost Children PO
Box 41154, Houston TX 77241.(713)466-1852.
Aschenbrenner, Sandra K. Essay, For Competion on the
Topic: White Hats: People Who Are
Trying To Make A
Difference, 1994
"In 1987,
Mark Miller, a middle income businessman, read a missing child leaflet; his curiosity led him to call The
American Association for Lost Children. [He] found that they were a non-profit organization committed to
finding lost children for no fee. He began studying for his private investigator's license so he could help
the association. Since then he has helped locate thirty-three missing children. When he was asked why he gave
up his comfortable career to find missing
children, Miller stated that he just wanted to help people."(Colby High School, Colby, Kansas) [1993-1994 Harry Singer Foundation National Essay Contest, White Hats: People Who Are Trying To Make A Difference,
Colby High School, Colby, Kansas, Teacher: Carlene Stueve]
http://www.singerfoundation.org/main/essays/1993-1994/White%20Hats%201993- 94/colbyks199394.htm
“Left-behind
parents will often turn to "child-finders" like Mark Miller, who is
the director of the
American Association for Lost Children, a Houston-based non-profit group.
Miller has returned more
than sixty missing children to parents with custody since 1987. In this case, Miller tracked down two boys whose
mother had said had beenn kidnapped by their father in Michigan - but the journey had an unexpected ending:
Sherry Merritt had signed over custody to her
ex-husband a year before, but she failed
to tell Miller this. He checked the court records at the last minute and found out the truth,
before he snatched the kids back.”
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:
AP, “Lost
Children: Man Locates Youths Abducted By Parenbts,” San Antonio
Enterprize-News (Texas), May 25,
1992, p. 20-A
Bingham,
Larry, “Praise the Lord!Millers Says…,” Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), Aug.
30, 1998, p. 43
[Luke case]
Brumley, Al,
“They Once Were Lost: Former Stock Broker Has Helped Locate 28 Missing Children,” Dallas
Morning News, Feb. 24, 1990, p. 33-A
Carpenter,
MacKenzie & Allan Detrich, Children of the Underground, Reprinted
from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Dec. 14-17,
1997, 74, pp., 72 illus. [Merritt case; Sherry & George,
M & 2 s; M had lied to Miller]
Chebium,
Raja, “Mother Snatchews Kids Back After 3-Year Separatyion,” Seattle Times
(Wash.), Feb.
2, 1997, p. A-17 (Abdo case)
Feldman,
Candia, “This Private Eye Gets His Kid,” Houston Chronicle, Feb. 3, 1991, p. 1 [Dollar/Rucher
“double abduction”; Dollar couple = K’ers; Patterson (LB)
Heaney, Joe,
“Daughter, Sons Reunited After Alleged Abduction,” Boston Herald, Nov.
9, 1994, p.
24 (Hurt case)
Kennedy, Erin
& Matthew Tully, “A Crime With No Punishment,” Post-Tribune (Merrilleville,
Indiana),
Jan. 3, 1993, p. 1 (Claypool case)
Mesiger, Maxine, “Limo Makes Stop for Love,” Jan. 6, 1992, p. 1
Nichols, Marina T., Thousands of Tears,
Apr. 2005, Authorhouse (S-P), 264 pp., 1420839829 (Abdo/Nabela case;
US/Germany)
Schaefer, Jim, “Sleuths Specialize in Bittersweet Family
Reunions,” Detroit Free Press, May 17, 1990,
p. 1
Scroeder, Lisa, “Not Without Her Children,”Sun-Sentinel
(Ft. Lauderdale, Florida), Jul. 23, 1998,
p. 1-E [Nabela Henry & Abdo case]
Sinclair, David, “Man’s Quest for
Soon, 3, in North Carolina,” Fayetteville Observor (Fayetteville,
NC), Oct. 8, 1992 (Kools case)
Sinclair, David, Father of 4-Year-Old Boy Charged With
Kidnapping,: Mother Once Faced child- Stealing
Accusation,” Fayetteville Observor (Fayetteville,
NC), Jul. 2, 1993
Tolley, Laura, “Houston Gr. Finds Abducted Children,” AP,
Austin-American Statesman (Texas), May
25, 1992, p. B-3
Waldrip , Cheryl, “Mother to
Hold Car Wash for Lost Children’s Group,” Tampa Tribune, Sep. 5, 1992, p. 1
Waldrip , Cheryl & Becky
Richards, “MotherDaughter Reunited After 2 Years,” Tampa Tribune, Aug, 21,
1992, p. 1 (Stepananski case)
Zuniga, JoAnn, “Child Snatching Organization Can Now Count
Success,” Houston Chronicle, Dec.
25, 1988, p. C-6
Apy, Patricia –
Lawyer Specializing in International PK
Margaret McHugh, “Custody Battles Across
Borders,” Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), Apr. 21, 2002, p. 1 [Misal case]
Argus Security
Investigations – Fed Fulz
One of 5 Naples,
Florida PIs who volunteers services to Tampa Butreau of Missing Children (also
Chris
Provenzano) [Donna Wares, “Private Eyes Pitch in to Find Missing Children,” Miami Herald, Sep. 30, 1984, p. 1-D
Austin, Eugene
“Mean” Gene, Vigilante, founder of Missouri Council on Family Law
(active 1960s-80s)
By
1977 (?) Austin had conducted over 200 counter-abductions; press coverage
extended from 1964 to 1978. Born
1922
A novel has been published with a character who
closely resembles Austin: Edna Buchanan, Love Kills: A Britt Montero Novel
hardcover, Jun. 2007.The treatment presents what might be considered a
feminist fantasy of Austin, a misogynist who assists only fathers and never
mothers. “Spencer York … known as the "Custody
Crusader," … who had been a publicity hound with an enormous ego. He was
also a misogynist, who considered all divorced mothers to be "greedy
sluts" and bad parents. York took it upon himself to balance the scales of
justice by snatching hundreds of children from their divorced mothers and
delivering the kids to their fathers.” [E. Bukowsky, Amazon customer]:
Led 2 organizations: Chairman, US Divorce Reform,
Lincoln, Nebraska (1965) & Missouri Council on Family Law, St.
Louis (1971), (see Fathers’ Rights org section)
Authored “Child Snatching,
Search and Recovery Techniques” (mimeographed), Tomorrow, before 1981 (ref. Gill, 1981); Sixty
Minutes, MacNeil/Lehrer Report,
(ref. Froncek, pp. 120-27); (Abrahms as “Bad Bill,” 1983, pp. 199-200);
(Lawrence, 1983)
“civil rights worker,”
“underground,” 15-20 case requests per week [Rosalie Reed, “Father ‘Wanted’ in
Tug-of-War Over Child,” Modesto Bee (Cal.), Jul. 1, 1977, p. B-2]
Austin
testified at the California hearings on PK held by Van De Camp in 1977: “One of these members of the ‘children’s
underground,’ Gene Austin testified about his trade and the nature of the
problem.” [Dave Lindorff, “Seek to Better Child Theft Prosecution,” Valley News (Van Nuys, Ca.), Mar. 27,
1977, p. 1]
Cases:
1972: Hoffner case: Mr. Hoffner
(F-LB), Susan Hoffner (d), Mrs. Hoffner “Marilyn Rose” (alias) (M-K’er), K from
Missouri to Wisconsin; “Men’s Rights Croup Aids Dad In ‘Snatching’ Girl, 8, At
Falls,” Sheboygen Press,
Jan. 15, 1972, p. 3
1975: Hill case: Gerald
Hill (F-LB), Benjamin Hill (3), Barbara Hill (M-K’er, “custodial”); Edna
Buchanan, “’Custody Vigilante’ in Custody,” Charleston Daily Mail (W.
Va.) (Knight Newspapers synd.), Mar. 20, 1975, p. 2
1976: Pek / Gerace case:
Stanley Pek (F-LB), Mary Ann Gerace (M-K’er), Lisa Pek (9), Michelle Pek (8);
John Huey, K from NY to Ariz.; “To The Man Whose Job is Child Snatching, End
Justifies Means,” Wall Street Journal, Mar. 24, 1976, p. 1; Peck was
hired by Austin as an understudy
1976 : Gann / Mendenhall case:
Austin as adviser only: Tonia Gann (7), Michael Gann (F-LB), Janice Mendenhall
(M-Ker); “7-year-old is victim of 2 ‘kidnappings,’” Salina Jourrnal
(Salina, Kansas), Apr. 22, 1976, p. 14
1976: Haskins case: Arlie Wayne Haskins (F-LB), Mrs.
Haskins (M-K’er), Eric (cv, 10, Shelly (cv, 8); Kay Bartlett, “Courts not
resolving custody battles: Divorced parents abducting their own children,”
syndicated, Post-Crescent (Appleton,
Wi.), Sep. 28, 1978, p. C-6, photo of Haskins and sons
1977: Horton case:
Forrest Horton, Leslie Horton (8), Ex-Mrs. Horton (M-K’er), Kansas / Idaho; Bob
Lynn, “Kidnaps His Daughter – Larned Man Pushes for Divorce Reform,” The Salina
Journal (Ka), Oct. 7, 1975
1977: Goodwin / McMasters
case: Goodwin, Dave (K), Chad (cv, 4), Donelle McMasters (LB); C-A ; K
= Feb. 1977 ; Mean Gene Austin counter-abduction; “Kidnap unites mother,
son,” Herald-Times-Reporter (Manitowac-Two Rivers, Wisconsin), May 14,
1977
PostCrescent (Appleton, Wisconsin), Sep. 28, 1976, p.
C-6 (w. photo) Bill Ralston (C-A),
recommended by Mean Gene Austin.
1977:
Stephens / Webb case: Stephens, Tracey (cv, 8) Kevin (cv, 7), Lawrence
Stephens (LB); C-A; 1977; Mean Gene Austin counter-abduction; “Custody Fight
Spurs Kidnaping, Court Battle,” Daily
Times News (Burlington, North Carolina), July 5, 1977 ;
1978: Walker
case: Patricia Walker (M-LB), Elizabeth Walker (18 mo), Taylor Wallker (F);
Michael Alexander, “A Career in Child Snatching,” Los Angeles Times,
Oct. 15, 1978, p. V-21
TV: Tomorrow
Show, Jul. 14, 1977; 60 Minutes, (need to confirm), McNeil /
Lehrer Newshour, 1977?.
3 articles,
general overviews, on Austin:
Long Article on Austin: John Huey, “To the
Man Whose Job is Child-Snatching, End Justifies Means: Legal Custody Disputes Are Eugene Austin’s Specialty;
His Goal: Reform of Laws,” Wall Street Journal, Mar.
27, 1976
George
Newman, “This ‘kidnaper’ hopes to lose his professional standing, Chicago Tribune, May 17, 1976, p. 3-6
Michael
Alexander (Newsday), “He Does It Legally : A Career In Child-Snatching,” Los
Angeles Times, Oct. 15, 1978, p.
V-21
Baz, Bazzel
(active 1990s-present)
See Recovery TV show in “TV Special Reports, True Crime & “Reality
TV” section above
“Bazzel Baz -a.k.a. "Baz"- is a former
Marine and CIA officer who has served as writer-technical advisor for the CBS
drama, The Agency. He was also featured on the USA Network program, Combat Missions
(now in syndication). After graduation from The Citadel, Baz served in the
United States Marine Corps with his final tour of duty as a counter-terrorism
officer before being recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency.” http://www.coasttocoastam.com/guests/640.html
Belforte, Hiram – Vigilante;
started in San Antonio & Vancouver (acitve 1970s-1980s)
25 counter-abductions conducted as of 1981. Belforte is one of the founders of the
fathers’ underground. Published a small
magazine for fathers’ rights in Texas. [Gill, 1981, 53-4; quoted by Lawrence,
1983, 163]
Brennan, Rich –
Missing Persons Cybercenter – (cited 1999)
Brennan, Rich, Consulting Criminologist, Missing
Persons Cybercenter (co-author: Psychic Criminology,
2002 (2nd edn.))
Agency reunites kids
with Mom; children missing for nearly 6 months,” Dec. 7, 1999, p. 1-B [Lorenzo
Pablo Samaniego (11), Irene Alvarez (LB), Guillerima Lucia Anita S (10)
http://www.childalert.org/article1.htm
Buckman, Patrick – PI, San
Francisco (active 1960s-1980s)
A recovery specialist, born 1937, formerly San Francisco Police (until
1965)
Buckman quoted in
1977: “’In years past, when women almost automatically got custody of children,
it was usually the father who stole the child, since men were most often the
breadwinners and thus had the necessary money and mobility to pull it off.
‘But now,’ says
Bruckman, ‘I’m mostly looking for women. They’re starting to take their
children more because they’re losing more custody battles than they used to.’”
“I don’t accept the
labels like child-snatching or child-stealing. I’m in the business of
child-locating and recovery.” [“Retrieving Stolen Children – For a Fee,” LA
Times, Sep. 28, 1977, p. IV-1]
Anderson/Cramlett
(Donohue law suit) case; senior investigator: Linda Cassell; average cost
$80,000
Ref. Doyle (personal
account), 125, 145, 266. 125
counter-abductions in 15 years, 100 of them successful
Author, “Parents Who
Kidnap Their Own Children,” Parenting Magazine, April 1990
Ref.: Ron Laytner,
“Mother Kidnaps Daughter and Starts International Manhunt,” Valley News
(Van Nuys, California), Mar. 13, 1977, Magazine, pp. 2-3
Jack Kellu, “The Man
Behind the Disquise,” USA Today, Aug. 30, 1993, p. 6 [100 recoveries
since 1969]
Bureau
of Missing Children – Tampa, Mike Holen PI – f. 1992
“Holden tracked the woman using
some of his tried-and-true investigative methods, which include shifting
through garbage where he often finds old telephone bills with numbers to places
where people might run to, he said.
Although Ahern paid for the service, many people without
the money to mount a search lose their children everyday, Holden said. So
Holden said he is starting a non-profit, privately owned missing children's
organization in Pasco County. Similar organizations exist in Tampa and
Clearwater, and they also look for missing Pasco children, said Bureau of
Missing Children's President Chipper Evans, a privately owned non-profit Tampa
group that started looking for missing children in 1983.” [Bill Harmon, “Child Hunter Creates Group For
Missing Kids,” Tampa Tribune, Jun.
15, 1992, p. 1 (Ahern case)]
See Argosy for
another article
Cantorique, Willie (or Kantoric;
Josef Melnick: nom de plume) –
Switzerland (active
1980s-2000s)
One of the major figuren in the PK-recovery
field.
See book, Passeur d’Enfants, 1986 (author: “Melnick” in “Adult Non-Fiction”
section above). Deceased in 2002?. Popular French series of Made-for-TV movies
based on the book.
Von Ruedi
Leuthold, „Der einsame Held: Er holte
Kinder zurück, die von ihren Vätern entführt worden
waren. Sein eigenes Kind durfte er am Ende nicht mehr sehen. Schließlich kam
„Willie Cantorique zu Tode -
so mysteriös, wie er gelebt hatte,“ Die Zeit, 42/2003
Carter, Thomas
Jr. – Strategic Security Group – Oregon (cited 1999)
“’These are Americans taken out of
America,’ said Thomas Carter Jr., a former Green Beret and co-founder of
Strategic Security Group Inc., an Oregon-based outfit that charges as much as
$100,000 to recover a child. ‘The longer (parents) wait, the harder it is for
us,’ said Carter, who recently helped parents recover children abducted in
Uruguay and South Africa but has not been hired for a similar mission in
Mexico.” [Dane Schiller, “Mexico haven for
abductors: Many on short end of custody fights fleeing south with kids,” San Antonio Express-News (Texas), Nov. 15, 1999, p. 1-A]
Chamberlain,
Paul International – PI (cited 1995)
“In August 1994, Preferred Contingency
Insurance Services (PCIS), a Beverly Hills insurance company, began to offer non-custodial
child abduction coverage, underwritten by Lloyds of London. The center, along
with Paul Chamberlain International, a team of former FBI agents recognized as
leaders in crisis negotiation and abduction investigation, worked closely with
Preferred Contingency to develop the policy. Through a special arrangement with
PCIS, the NCMEC receives 2.5 percent of the gross premiums collected. Coverage
up to $100,000 can be purchased, and the minimum premium is $5,000.” [Tadd Wilson, “Suffer the missing children?
Taxpayer dollars continue to disappear while children don't,” Reason, Nov. 1, 1995]
Child Tap – Charles Saunders, PI (Founded 1985)
Kimber Ray, wife/p, Daniel (cv), K = 1983
Former Alabama police officer,
licensed as PI in 1979
[Gordon Smith, “A Finder of Stoilen Children,” San
Diego Union (Calif.), Jul. 24, 1985, p. C-1]
Also
works for Calif. Center for Missing & Exploited Children in San Diego, Ed
Catano, founder & pres.
Ciriello, Ed – Boston, Global School of
Investigation – (active 1960s-present)
Formerly with Feeney’s Commandos (CTU) “He started Global School of Investigation as a hobby in 1973.” Born 1935
“Ciriello himself starting learning how to do
detective work through a correspondence course when he was 14. Before he turned
17, the Army caught him for enlisting at too young an age. … After being booted
from the Army, Ciriello legally enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was 17,
''figuring, 'hell, I'd already done the Army,'' he said. For the next three
years, he worked for the Office of Naval Intelligence, now called the Naval
Investigative Service. As a civilian he worked for Pinkerton's National
Detective Agency in Chicago in the 1950s, eventually becoming an assistant
manager. But even as he worked at Pinkerton's, he kept his hand in government
intelligence work and would be contracted to do assignments from them for the
rest of his career.” [“Private Eye
Make Public Show,” Hampshire Gazette, July 11th, 2005]
Ciriello,
Edmund R., The Reluctant Warrior, trade paper, May 2004, Xlibris Corporation, 325 pp.,
1413437699 (see Non-Fiction above)
Roush,
Patricia, At Any Price: How America Betrayed My Children for Saudi
Oil, 2003, pp. 75-6, 88-89, 105-119 (see Adult
Non-Fiction section)
CASE: Rebecca Hickman (LB), Mariam (cv), Hussein Zamani (K); A = 23 mos.; I
(US/Iran); .article, Woman’s World Weekly
(GSI Website, date not listed)
CASE: Wlayn Ahmed (LB), Adel Ahmed (K); I (US/Egypt); From the Boston Herald
- Sunday, Feb. 9th, 1986 (condensed from a feature article) Joe Heaney, “Hub Private Eye Restores Kidnapped Girl to Mother,”
(GSI Website, date not listed)
Citizen’s League on Custody
Kidnapping – (founded Oct. 1978)
F. Oct. 1978, Smithtown, NY (ref. Elliott,
1983); Andrew Yankwitt, lawyer for League
“While
Children's Rights, Inc. believes that only a small number of snatched children
are ever found, New York lawyer Andrew Yankwitt of the Citizens League on
Custody Kidnapping sharply disputes that pessimistic view. "I have
personally recovered 120 children, and the league has recovered at least
another 100 in the two and a half years we've been at it," says Yankwitt.”
Judy
Foreman, “Kidnapped! Parental Child-Snatching is World-Wide Problem,” Boston
Globe, Mar. 16, 1980
Cross-listed
in “Organizations” section
Clarke, Logan –
Detective/Retriever; Clarke International Investigations; Hong
Kong,
Beverly Hills
(acive 1970s-present)
Ref. Bowles, 2001, Chapter 3 “The Retrievers,”
pp. 39-48; Ch. 9: “The Million Dollar Baby – The Phillipines,” 126-134. See documentary, Missing – Presumed Alive, 1996, on this case (Sven, Dolores, Marco)
Gregg Patton, “Success is Elementary for
Real-Life Detective,” The Sun Newspaper
Living Section – Oct. 20, 1997
http://66.223.120.22/media.htm
Clarke, Logan & Darnell
Logan-Clarke, Last Night an Angel Stopped
By..., trade paper, Dec.
2000,
Tearabar Ltd, 90 pp. 097063630X
Book Description: “ Lying in the Extreme Care Room of a hospital, a man overhears a
conversation between a dying woman and an angel. It's an uplifting discussion
of religion versus spirituality, the nature of God and His relationship with
mankind, and the need to find one's own path to him. It is written in crisp,
expressive prose, presented in an accessible question-and-answer format. The
views on religion, faith and Man's purpose are articulated with a warm
authenticity that rings with the clarity of truth that will edify and solace
readers in search of greater meaning in their lives.
About the author : Mr. Clarke
has traveled the world since he was a young boy. At first, with his divorced
mom, who was an intimate night club singer and show room entertainer, and
rarely spent more than a few months at each "gig" in various cities;
then in his twenties, as an ex-pat bar owner in Asia and Micronesia. While
living in Asia, Logan wrote his first book titled "Just Passing Through",
which became a best seller.
Learning that
his mother had terminal cancer, Logan returned to America at age 27. After her
passing, he settled in California in 1977. Leaving behind his writing, Logan
began his career as a Private Investigator. A career which has spanned
twenty-plus years and brought Mr. Clarke considerable notoriety in books,
magazines and newspapers throughout the world. The BBC and A&E television
produced one hour documentaries on Logan and his agency. In 1994 Newsweek magazine
said of Mr. Clarke, "Sam Spade and Logan Clarke aside, most private
investigators really don't spend their days solving high profile murders."
In a letter to the publisher, Logan described
the reason for his recent return to his writing: "For the past twenty years I have
traveled the world as an International Detective and head of a Crisis
Intervention Team Task Force. We have chased bad guys and gone undercover in
countries as remote as Yemen and as majestic as Monaco. During these cases, and
over the years, agents have been thrown in jail in third world countries, been
wounded in the field and even a few have been killed. Without going into
detail, I can assure you that each member of my team ponders his or her fate on
a regular basis. Late at night in a foreign country, we will often contemplate
the good and evil in the world and reflect on the purpose or cause of it all.
Matters of the heart...
Over the past
four or five years, my wife and daughter have been asking me to "slow
down" and let the younger agents "go to the front line." Of
course, I never got around to slowing down. Then two years ago, I was home for
the Christmas holidays and involved in a freak, but serious accident. The
incident landed me in the hospital and put an abrupt halt to my globe trotting
for over a year, while I convalesced at home. What happened to me during my
short stay in the hospital dramatically affected not only my life, but that of
my family; not due to the physical damage to my body, but because of the
spiritual enlightenment that occured. The sheer magnitude of the experience
that night and the next morning, compelled my daughter and me to write this
book.
After traveling
the world for some forty years, in walks of life from the prince to the pauper,
I believe in all my heart that there are multitudes of souls out there who
yearn for the answers to the same questions that were asked in the hospital
room that night."
Clarke, Logan, Just Passing Through, trade paper,
1978, Nice Things Press, 128 pp., 0378016423
Logan Clarke (title?), 1990s, A&E
The BBC and A&E television produced
one hour documentaries on Logan and his agency.
Clarke, Logan, “PIs And Reality TV,” PI Magazine, Apr. 2004
The dos and don'ts that anyone who is offered a shot at
participating in a PI reality show should know.
Watching the
Detectives: Logan Clarke, BBC, 1991
“Logan Clarke and his wife run an international investigation
agency with a difference. Not only are they and the agents employed as
professional investigators, they are also seasoned actors and use their talents
to great effect, playing out character roles to con the conmen nor track down
what they are seeking. In the opening sequence Clarke appears to be rummaging
in all the local bins: in fact, 'garbology' is one of his specialties-- a means
of gleaning valuable information. Listing psychology, salesmanship and acting
as the three essentials in his work, he attracts "weird cases-- because
others turn them down", which suits his style. "I try not to break
the law, but I have to bend it in order to straighten out people's
problems," he muses. Last in the series.”
A rescue in Costa Rica of a kidnapped six-year-old boy received
international recognition, as did a dramatic
rescue in Sudan.” [Clarke website]
Phone:
852-332-2297
Rob
Messinger, “Logan Clarke: Private Eye Returns to Tinseltown,” The Business
Press (San Bernardino),
Sep. 30, 1996, p. 14
Leslie Holdencroft, “Woman Fights to
Retrieve Children From Yemen,” News Tribune (Tacoma, Wa), Dec.
1, 1993, p. B-1 [Abdul Aziz Norman (K’er), Omar (5), Sarah Norman (LB)]
“CLARKE INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS and Logan Clarke
have been featured on USA Network's Entertainment Tonight, Hard Copy, Maury
Povich, the cover of the Los Angeles Times Calendar section, TV Guide, Larry
King, Rick Dees, and was the cover story of American Way Magazine (American
Airlines) and PI Magazine, as well as countless articles in European and
American newspapers and other magazines. Channel Four Television in Britain
produced a one-hour documentary on Mr. Clarke and C.I.I.'s work. Canadian City
TV did a short documentary on Mr. Clarke for their "movie/tv"
syndicated worldwide show. An entire chapter was devoted to him in Watching the
Detectives, a definitive history of private investigation by British author
Graham Nown. A film on Logan Clarke by the University of Southern California
Film School was screened in 1991 at the Cannes Film Festival and received
critical acclaim.
Recently a 90-minute documentary entitled,
"Missing: Presumed Alive," being distributed worldwide by ITEL was
completed by Mr. Clarke and his Australian partner, Keith Schafferius. It
follows the detectives through five countries and was two years in the making.
A book released in Australia and New Zealand title "Taken in
Contempt" by Robin Bowles devotes several chapters to Logan Clarke and his
team.
Mr. Clarke's notoriety has become such that he is
regularly consulted by the producers and reporters of such television programs
as 48 Hours, 20/20, 60 Minutes, Inside Edition, A Current Affair, Newsweek and
many other television shows and magazines. A rescue in Costa Rica of a
kidnapped six-year-old boy received international recognition, as did a
dramatic rescue in Sudan.
Mr. Clarke is regarded as an international expert in
his field and appears regularly on KABC Talk Radio, KFI Radio and K-CAL
Television, both in Los Angeles, covering topical subjects such as child
abduction, white slavery, occult crimes, gun control, car jacking, reverse
stings, etc.” [LC website]
Cochran,
Judy – “tracks missing children” (cited 1997)
[Ref.: Carpenter, MacKenzie & Allan Detrich, Children of
the Underground, Reprinted from
the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Dec. 14-17, 1997, p. 63]
COGNOSCENTi
International – (founded 1996)
“A London-based private investigation company
with twenty years experience. Since 1996, they have specialised in finding
parentally abducted children.” P
O Box 73, Teddington, TW11 8YF, Middlesex, England, Tele: +44 (0) 208 614
4399 Fax: +44 (0) 208 614 5721 ;
Email: cognointl@aol.com [Steve’s Hangout :
http://personalwebs.myriad.net/steveb/abduct.html]
Commercial
Reports, Inc. – Hopkins, Minnesota, Ed Wunsch
“Commercial
Reports, Inc. is a private detective agency specializing in Child Custody and
Child Abduction Investigations. Ed Wunsch, the president, has been
actively involved in providing pro bono parental abduction investigations, with
many successes. He has been featured for his work in multiple newspapers
articles, television news stories and international media features.”
See also: Parental Abduction
Child Recovery Team PACRT (Ed Wunsch)
Corporate
Training Unlimited, CTU (aka “Feeny’s Commandos”) – (active 1980s- present)
Don
Feeney, Corporate Training Unlimited, 6527 Raeford, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
See three books in “Adult
Non-Fiction: Popular” section above: Livingstone (portrait of Feeny and team as
heroes); 2) Muhsen (portrait of Feeney and team as theives and con-artists;
Roush (critical of CTU in dealings with herself, Norman & Hill, p. 123 ff.,
150).
Feeney
and CTU has left U.S. and the group probably has several Federal criminal
warrants outstanding (including
tax evasion).
See also: 48 Hours (TV), Sep. 17,
1998 – Voulgarelis/Lamare case
ARTICLES:
Gray, Verne, “CBS’s Downbeat Stalwart Offers
More Dreary Tales,” Newsday (Mellville, NY), Sep. 17, 1998 [48 Hours; Cheryl Lamare (LB), Voulgrarelis
(K)]
Greve, Frank, “Family Commandos Pull Off Hair
Raising Rescue in Tunisia,” Lexington Herald- Ledger (Kentucky), Jan. 30, 1989 [Lauri Swint-Ghidaoui
(LB), Leila (2)]
Greve, Frank, “US Mother Pays Commandos to
Seize Daughter, 7, in Jordan,” Akron Beacon- Journal
(Georgia), [Lauren Mohammed Ali Baqyyan (cv), Kathy Mahooon (aka “Mahone”) (LB)]
Livingstone, Neil C. & David Halevy,
“Operation Lauren: The Missing, The Victim, The Primary Clue,” Dallas Morning News, Sep. 29, 1988
Leland, Elizabeth, “Rambo They’re Not:
Ex-Commandos Apply Finesse To Bold Rescues,” Charlotte
Observer (NC), Mar. 5, 1989
Reuters, “Rescue Mom Brings Boy, 2, Back From
Iraq,” Christian Science Monitor, Sep. 6, 1994 [Haitham Khalid Al-Nasseri (K), Michelle Al-Nasseri (LB), Laith
Adam (2)]
Stark, Karl, “’Rescue’ Leads to Kidnapping
Trial; A Mother Takes Her Daughters Away, Commandos
Are Hired to Get Them Back,” Philadelphia Inquirer, Mar 3, 1983 [Erna Eyjolfsdottir, Elizabeth (10), Anna
Nicole (5); 2 diff. Fs: James Brian Grayson, Sgt. Frederick A. Pittman]
Time, “Rent-a-Rescue Commandos: Ex-Delta Force Operatives
Hunt for Abducted Kids,” June?, 1991
(ref. Roush)
“The Search for Lauren” Date?, Publication?,
[ref. Doyle, 147; account of Feeney’s first counter- abduction mission]
*Counahan,
Patrick – see Parental Abduction Search Specialists
Cowan, William
“Bill” – (cited 2003)
Case: Anon.“Sara”; Syria, K=1993, s (3), d (6)
Mowbray, Joel, Dangerous Diplomacy:
How the State Department Threatens America's Security, Sep. 2003, pp. 47-49
Custody
Specialists Ltd. – Alan R. Tomkins (b. 1930) (active 1970s-1980s)
15 (mostly part-time) investigators; a division
of James N. Pennington Investigations, Ltd.
“Tomkins’
typical client is between 19 and 33 years old.
About half of his clients are fathers, and in 90% of the cases, the
child’s grandparents are at least You indirectly behind a request for
assistance.”
[John
Pashdag, “The Eyes Have It: Real-Life Investigators Will Get on Your Case, but
without TV-Type Glamour,” cover story, Magazine, LA Times, Feb. 27,
1979]
Dabbagh and
Associates – Maureen Dabbagh (active 2000s)
Founder of PARENT
International, author of handbook on International PK
Consulting services for cases involving issues of international child
abduction. Have assisted in over 300 cases involving international child
abduction.
P.O.
Box 134, Capron, VA 23829, 434-658-3050
MaureenDabbagh@aol.com
* Eisenberg, Dan
– see: Tracers
Fatman Investigative
Services – (website 2005) (see Grevers) – Grand Rapids, Michigan
“Of
special interest to The Fatman® are executive and parental kidnapping
assignments that have taken us to practically every continent in the world.
This type of investigation is usually emotionally charged and is classified
into two categories: 1) A discreet location, 2) A safe return of the subject or
persons.”
http://www.fatmanpi.com/
Father's Rights Investigations – (founded 1994)
“Father's
Rights Investigations was initiated in 1994, the year I sought custody of my
own son. After experiencing the disparity of parental rights for father's in
our court system, I saw the need for men to have a source to help guide them
through the plethora of injustice.
My
first client was a friend and fellow Christian who was being attacked and
unjustly accused of false behavior regarding his two sons. Although officially
I was not yet a Private Investigator, my 14 plus years of investigating at
Boeing coupled with my personal experience gave me the foundation to help and
consult with this man. Both he and his attorney became paying clients with FRI
in 2001, and his case is another success story.
For
many years, the business was just an idea. With encouragement, in January 2000,
I successfully completed the Professional Investigation certified training
course, and applied for an agency license. Shortly thereafter we received our
first referral from our church and Father's Rights Investigations was
officially born.
Through
referrals and contacts we began to make connections with various Fathers
organizations in the Seattle area, and our client list began to grow.
We
are a full service Private Investigative firm, but specialize in child custody
cases. Member, WALI, NAIS, NALI.”
3930
'A' Street SE Suite: 305, Auburn, WA 98002; Office: (253)804-0263;
CellPhone: 334-6783;
http://www.frinvestigations.com/history.html
Fernay, Anne-Marie – Paris,
France; (active late-1960s-1970s)
Professional
counter-abductor
“A
young woman who works on a sliding scale from pro bono to $25,000. She does an
average of four jobs a year in Africa, Latin America, US, Canada. Clients have
been: “famous French film actress, a diplomat, bankers, industrialists, just
plain people.”
Ironically, in this pre-Hague
era, Fernay predicted that an “international treaty [which she would support] …
would probably put me out of business.” Little did she realize that a traty
would not only fail to stop PK, but would actually make justifiable “last
resort” counter-abductions harder to pull off, and instead would support the
kidnappers in many cases.”
Barris,
Georce & John G., Rogers, "The Strange Case of Anne-Marie: She Kidnaps
Children," Oakland Tribune,
May 11, 1969. Large photo of Farnay with her neww baby.
Galloway,
Robert, & Associates – (website 2005)
“Our
private investigators have extensive experience in family law cases involving
child custody, parental child abductions, missing children, divorce,
annulments, grandparent rights, termination of convervatorship, physical and
sexual abuse, pre-martial relationships, and personal relationships.
Founder Robert Galloway has over 20 years
investigatory experience as a private investigator and bounty hunter. Licensed
in Texas, Robert A. Galloway and Associates is networked nationwide with other
professional investigative agencies. Founder Robert Galloway personally directs
all investigative services to ensure complete confidentiality and
professionalism.” Office Phone# 24/7 (210) 764-2932; Fax# Dedicated Line (210)
764-2936; Cell Phone# 24/7: (210) 602-0407; 18614 Rogers Lake, San Antonio, TX
78258
http://www.gallowayassociates.com/child_custody-divorce-texas.html
Gardner, Linda Shay – Attorney,
Bethlehem, Pa.? (cited 2001)
“About 30 percent of Gardner’s family-law practice involves
parental child-abduction cases. She
travels around the country handling legal issues for parents who want their
children returned.” See Keith Herbert, “Norton v Norton,” Oct. 16, 2001
Greene, Marilyn PI – New York
State (active 1970s – 1980s)
Description of her book, Finder: True Story Of A Private
Detective (1988): “In relating the story of how Greene came
to make a career of searching for missing persons, the authors also provide
commentary on the media hysteria that has evolved from a seemingly national
paranoia over abducted children. They maintain that most often missing young
persons are like Greene's own son at one time, runaways who "want us to
find them and bring them home." Chronicled are cases that have taken
Greene all over the country, noting successes in finding runaway minors,
children spirited away by a parent or relative and missing adults who regret
disappearing, cases often given low priority by police. A divorced mother of
two with family problems, Greene surmounted prejudices against her to gain
recognition in the male-dominated world of the private investigator. Altruism
and perseverance are ingredients of her career tale. First serial to Redbook;
film rights to Warner Brothers; author tour.” [Publishers Weekly]
Grevers,
Theodore R. “Fatman” – (active 1951-
after 2005) – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Born
ca 1931
“He handles divorce cases and ‘child-snatching’ –
restoring youngsters of divorced parents to the one with custody. But he also
gets people out of Mexican jails, smuggles jazz records and Bibles into
Communist countries and runs an all-out effort to obtain more information about
Americans in Soviet prison camps.” [Harry McCarthy, “Fatman Aids Yanks Lost in
Soviet Jails,” Oakland Tribune, Feb. 20, 1977, p. 16W, photo]
IFRS,
Inc. Investigation Services – (active 2000s)
“There are now several groups, primarily based in the
US, that aid the non-custodial parent or relative in crossing state lines,
leaving the country and concealing the children. In most cases, the aiding
"underground" person or group has never been in contact with the
custodial parent and have relied only on what the "kidnappers" have
told them. It is rarely the truth. When a kidnapping or an abduction takes
place, children are forced to adapt to the lifestyle of a fugitive; a process
that may scar them permanently.” [website, 2006]
InterGOV
International (also Lost Child & International Child Center) – Tracey
Cetrone
(fraudulent)
According to “Web
Police” this was a bogus organization operated by Peter Hampton.
http://web-police-warning.com/intergov-web-police-shut-down.php
International Center for the Search and
Recovery of Missing Children – Amy
Samsal
(listed 2005)
Listed by Committee for
Missing Children
6146 Clark Centre Ave., Sarasota, FL
34238, Amy Samsol
csrmc@aol.com
International Child Abduction
Information and Search Agency – (cited 1984)
“It’s harder when
parent-napped children go overseas,” AP,
Oct. 1, 1984
International
Child Rescue League – Paul Marinkovich & John LeBeau – Simi Valley,
California
(founded 1998)
Phillip W. Browne, “Activist says government is
trying to silence him - Speaking Out: Critic of international child abduction
to file formal complaint,” Ventura County Star (Ventura,
Ca), Oct. 22, 1998
International Program Group – (cited
1992-currently active in 2006)
17210 Beach Blvd, Huntington Beach, CA. 92647
“IPG is a leading specialist in international
business risk resolution and security training. We provide creative,
sophisticated and highly effective methods to identify and mitigate
extraordinary risks in difficult or hostile environments. Since IPG's
beginnings in 1983, our clients have included Fortune 100 companies, financial
institutions, government agencies, and private individuals. IPG has a worldwide
reputation for providing discreet, responsive, and cost effective services.”
Maidi case: “Maidi then borrowed money from her parents
to hire the International Program Group, a team of former CIA and FBI agents,
who abducted the children and brought them back in April 1992. Abdelhamid Maidi
returned to the United States in November 1992 to reestablish contact with his
children and face charges in Dakota County District Court.” [John
McIntyre,
“Man must reimburse ex-wife for the return of their two children: Court affirms
$147,000 payment,” Star Tribune (Minneapolis,
Minn.), Sep.
15, 1995, p. 5-B]
Miller, Jeff – Former Sergent US Army
Special Forces; Maidi case, Algeria [Kim Christiansen art., Orange County
Register (Ca.), Jun. 1, 1992]
See: Tort section
Kidnap
Finders Inc. – Los Angeles (founded 1967)
Founders: Joseph Sampson,
Investigator; Caryl Warner, Attorney, Los Angeles. The article desribing the organization treats
PK as a phenomenon perpetuatred solely by fathers.
Robert J. Allan, “Child Stealing Laws Full of
Discrepancies: Experts Tackling Issue of Custody Muddles,” Los Angeles Times,
Jun. 18, 1967, p. K-1
*Kidhunters
& Associates: see Llobera & Assoc.
Kroll, The Risk
Consulting Company – (cited 2001)
International Kidnapping Case: In August 2001, Cornelia Streeter called Kroll
seeking help in finding her ex-husband, Anwar Wissa Jr., who had kidnapped
their children and fled to Egypt. This began a two-year chase as Kroll’s
investigators tracked Wissa from Egypt to Spain to Panama, and finally, to
Cuba. Through Kroll’s on-the-ground intelligence and connections with the
Mexican government, Cuban authorities detained Wissa in June 2003 and the
children were at last reunited with their mother. (2001-2003)
http://www.krollworldwide.com/about/history/notable/
Llobera &
Associates – The Hague, Netherlands (active 1992-2005)
“Recovery of internationally
abducted children. It is our job to bring them back to you.” “Our associates conducted several successful
international parental child recoveries from Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, El
Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, Germany, Hungary, Denmark,
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, Philippines, the People's Republic of China,
Ecuador, Nigeria, Camaroon, Bangladesh, the United States and Greece from
1992-2005”
Locators International, Inc. – Florida (cited 1983)
Harney Morse
Ref.: Strickland, Margaret, How to Deal with a Parental Kidnapping,
1983, p. 20
Address in 1983:
1470 Greene St., Winter Park, Florida, 32789
LostSearch – Houston, David Chandler – (cited 1988)
Ref. Ward (1988), p. 123
LPI Services – Tacoma, Washington (listed 2006)
“Bonded/insured; Specialize in criminal, civil and personal
investigations. Experience in child abduction, missing persons, background
investigation, still & video surveilance, process server, child custody,
unfaithful spouse, interviews & statements, debugging.”
Lpi Services, 2421 So. Union
Ave. #188, Tacoma, Wa 98405; Office: (253)761-2574
http://www.edwardlewispi.com
Maxwell, Colin – Canada (active
1980s)
Active 1980s; see book, Child
Finder: Canada’s #1 Finder of Missing Children, 1989 (“Adult Non-Fiction”
section above).
Pauline
Johnson, “Dashing Detective Tracks Missing Children,” Toronto Star, Sep.
2, 1986, p. N-12
Don Dutton, “Overjoyed Mother Reunited
With Son Missing Since Abduction 3 Weeks Ago,” Toronto Star, May 20,
1987, p. A-29 [Darla Hughes (LB), Trevor (11), Al (K)]
Miller, Jeff – International
Program Group (cited 1992)
Former Sergent US Army Special Forces; Maidi case, Algeria
Kim Christiansen art., Orange County Register (Ca.), Jun.
1, 1992,
Missing Child Information Center,
Burbank, California – Doc Schloegel (fraudulent)
Organization
statement: “MCIC is a
non-profit (501c3) organization and our mission is to locate
and return missing, abducted and
runaway children as well as children involved in cults. MCIC is
a network of volunteer agents
and investigators.
Founded by Albert "Doc" Schloegel, MCIC is an investigation,
intelligence, research and rescue organization. Although MCIC is a small organization and
run primarily by "Doc" Schloegel, MCIC is constantly developing its
global
network of volunteers
and has maintained a steady success record of returned children both nationwide and
internationally.
Doc has extensive experience as an investigator, intelligence
agent and as a
senior officer in specialized military service. Since 1980 he has conducted numerous missing
and abducted child returns, both in and outside of the United States as well as
return from cults. “ http://mcic.hypermart.net/
Scholegel as
fraud: reported in June 2003 by P.O.W. Network, “Heroes or Villains?”
http://www.pownetwork.org/phonies/phonies1035.htm
Names:
Schloegel, Albert Joseph, aka, Schloegel Albert "Doc", aka Sehloegel,
Albert J.
Claims: 1) POW in Vietnam; 2) in
"intelligence"; 3) Was recently in Israel advising Sharon, had been in Afghanistan,
now in Iraq!; 4) Senior Intel Officer; 5) Lt General; 6) Combat Medic; 7) Special Forces; 8) Green
Beret; 9) 5 tours of duty; 10) SOC/Black Ops; 11) Psy Ops; 12) Extraction Officer; 13) Bronze, Silver,
Purple Heart, Medal of Honor among others; 14)
April 1975 in
Saigon, he assisted those scrambling into the final helicopter that departed
from the roof of the American Embassy
to safety. He was adamant that all those news video clips are of him. He was left behind and got out later.; 15) He
was in Indonesia in-charge of all operations during the quelling of the uprising in 1999 and was
so impressive that President Clinton personally called and spoke with him in the presence of the Ambassador at
the US Embassy, Jakarta 16) On
9/11 2001 Albert was OK but
trapped in the Pentagon rubble.
Actual: 1) Served Dec 30 68 to March 5 69; 2) 1999 Albert admitted himself to the psychiatric ward at the VA
Medical Center, Long Beach under an assumed name; 3) Albert has a criminal record - is a twice convicted
felon. Impersonating a police officer is one of the convictions.
Other
Listings of fraud:
1) Phonies: Phenomenal Lie: http://www.pownetwork.org/phonies/phonies19.htm
2) Combat Lie: http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:28q0j246qEEJ:www.senac.com/guestbooks/2
568/+Albert+Schloegel
%27&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
3) Combat Lie:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=nqTya.166694%24ja4.8287776%40bgtnsc05-n
ews.ops.worldnet.att.net&oe=UTF-8&output=gplain
4) Combat Lie:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%27albert+schloegel&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=
UTF- 8&selm=Xm9ya.163620%24ja4.8041540%40bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net&r
num=7
Doc Shloegel’s profile seems to be close to
that of fraudulent child finder “Derek Smith,” “former Navy SEAL”)
mentioned by Roush (p. 150).
Schloegel spoke at the PARENT
International Conference
Missing Children Investigation Center (same as Missing
Child Information Center?) –
(cited
2000)
Tara Budiman was conned into raising money
for this fraudulent org. [Tom Meagher, “Endora
Woman Searches for Children,” Lawrence
Journal-World (Kansas), Mar. 19, 2000, p. B-4]
MissingKIN –
(website 2002)
Jerry Strahan, founder. Site contains list of
“team members,” investigators.
“The MissingKIN
Investigative Network is comprised of volunteers from active and retired
Law Enforcement Personnel, Federal Agents, Licensed Private Investigators, and
those from the information technology field, all who have demonstrated
exceptional investigative skills, analytical abilities and experience in
locating missing, runaway or abducted children and teens.
We will do
our best to bring your child back home safely, whether your child is missing
from home, a runaway, parental abduction or an internet related abduction case.
We feel that all missing child cases
are important.” Cross-listed in Active Missing
Children Organizations
http://www.missingkin.com/index.htm
Morley & Trager (The International
Divorce Law Office at Morley and Trager, Attorneys
at Law, New York); Jeremy D. Morley (listed 2005)
“We handle international custody and abduction cases arising
under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abduction. There is an epidemic of child abduction by either a parent or close blood relative. The increase in
marriages between bi-national couples, as well as ease of air travel, demands of employment, broadening horizons and the
fragility of personal relationships lead to an ever-increasing movement of
children across international boundaries. Over 200 child
abduction cases a day are reported in America alone.”
http://www.seeq.com/popupwrapper.jsp?domain=childabduction.com&direct=true
http://www.international-divorce.com/
*Morse, Harney – see Locators International, Inc.
North American Consul for Justice
– (founded 2001)
Pamphlet, f by Ralph Stumbo (LB, K = Jul. 27, 2001) [“Personal
Woes lead to his effort to help other men,” AM Costa Rica, Jan. 7, 2002]
Pagoda Goup International –
(listed 2004)
“Parental Abduction: This
appears to be a growing problem. Once the child has been traced, we
can
provide the re-united parent with options for obtaining custody again.”
Parental Abduction Child Recovery Team (PACRT) – Minnesota,
Ed Wunsch (founded
2003)
The Parental Abduction Child Recovery Team is a non-profit
corporation, organized and chartered under the laws of the State of Minnesota.
Initially formed in 2003, it was awarded its corporate status in
2004. The organization was originally conceived by Ed Wunsch, who
operates a private investigative agency. After dealing with a number of
parental abduction cases, Ed realized that there is no single agency to which
distressed parents dealing with the trauma of having a child abducted could
turn or information and assistance in the many aspects of such cases. The
Parental Abduction Child Recovery Team was organized to provide just such a set
of resources.
The Parental
Abduction Child Recovery Team adopted the following Mission Statement which serves to guide its endeavors: The Parental
Abduction Child Recovery Team is dedicated to recovering minor children in
cases of parental abduction and providing integrated services and support to
parents.
See also: Commercial Reports, Inc. (Ed Wunsch)
Cross-listed in Active PK
Organizations section
ARTICLES:
Ruben Rosario, “Advocates
for Missing Kids Won’t Give Up,” St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minn.), ec. 12, 2005, p. B-1
Mara H. Gottfried, “Group
to Aid in Finding Children” St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minn.), Nov. 10, 2004, p. B-8
Parental
Abduction Search Specialists (PASS) – Patrick Counahan, Patrick Pampano Beach, Florida (Founded 1990)
“President
of a private investigation firm licensed by the state of Florida since Jan.
1990. Previous Experience: 1969 - 1990 Law Enforcement Officer &
Detective.”
“Patrick Counahan has spent twenty plus years in public
service as a Law Enforcement Officer specializing in locating and recovering
Parentally Abducted children. Today, he continues in that endeavor, free of the
constraints of working in a governmental capacity. In those situations where, experience counts,
Mr. Counahan can proudly claim that his record includes one of the highest
recovery rates (more than 81 percent) of any person in his field. Mr. Counahan
has worked through out the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, South
America, Africa and Europe.” http://www.parentalabduction.com/pages/1/page1.html?refresh=1098028549772 Custody Specialists Ltd. – Alan R. Tomkins, Los Angeles (active 1970s –
1980s)
Pelliciano, Anthony – PI
Casmiri case: K = F, K = Sep. 1971;
Roberta C (M-LB), Dewey (4), Kristin (3)
[AP,
“Two-Year Search Has Happy Ending: Mother, ‘Abducted’ Children Reunited,” Chronicle-Telegram
(Elyria, Ohio), Jun. 20, 1973, p. B-3]
Popp, Jim – PI, Texas (Active: Mar. 1979-)
MAD – 1
½ years
“The child recovery business is booming:
"There are thousands of them; they're coming out of the woodwork ,"
says Janette Demenkoff, a child location specialist. But few in the business
claim a success rate to match that of Popp and his two partners: more than
1,200 children recovered in the last 4 1/2 years , a 100 percent success rate.” [Lona
O’Connor, Commando AgainstKidnaps By Parents,” Detroit Free Press, Sep. 30,
1983, p. 1-B (VanFleet/Campbell case)]
Price, Richard &
Associates – (website 2005)
“Throughout his 30+ year career, Richard
Price has worked with national and international law enforcement agencies and
judicial systems to effectively and legally recover and return over 100
children, finding them in every corner of the world.Price is a specialist and
considered by most "the" expert in child recovery, unsolved
homicides, missing persons, runaways, and reuniting lost loved ones.
Utilizing the latest techniques, equipment,
computer, and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technologies available, Price
& Associates can identify, track, interpret, and communicate information,
providing our clients with accurate information and proven results, solutions,
and reunions.”
http://www.richardpricepi.com/legal_revue_2.htm
Quevedo, Sandy – (active 1974)
Bernadette de Paulian case
Patricia de
Luna, “Two-Year Trial Ends As Mother Finds Sons,” Press-Telegraph (Long
Beach, Cal.), Mar. 19, 1974, p. B-8
Raleigh, John (b. 1939) – “Custody Vigilante”
(active 1970s-1980s)
Karl
Rice (cv), Gary Rice (LB, b. 1943), K =
1977, 2x [ref. Gill, 1981, pp. 39-41]
Ralston, William “Bill” – (active 1970s) – Cuba, New
York
Ralston is founder of United Parents of
Absconded Children (founded 1974); As of Sep. 28, 1976, Ralston had conducted
15 counter-abduction operations. Ralston worked for free.
Bill
Ralston (C-A), recommended by Mean Gene Austin; case – Haskins, Arlie Wayne
(LB), Eric (cv, 10, Shelly (cv, 8) ; C-A ; 1976 [“Courts not resolving custody battles:
Divorced parents abducting their
own children,” PostCrescent
(Appleton, Wisconsin), Sep. 28, 1976, p. C-6 (w. photo)]
Bruce
W. Most, “Parent Against Parent: The Child-Stealing Epidemic,” The Nation,
May 7, 1977, p. 559
“[Ralston]
quit his job, spent $16,000 in cold cash and millions in heartbreak but has not
seen the two blue eyed blond children in three years.” [Kay Bartlett, “Divorced
Parents Abductimg Their Children,” syndicated, Post-Cresent (Appleton, Wi), Sep. 26, 1976, p. C-6]
Rapid
Detective Agency – (cited 1984)
Ref. Ralph Blumenthal,“Groups Offering to Seek Missing Children
Are Springing Up Across Nation,”
New York Times,
May 25, 1984. p. A14
RecoverKid
– Robert D. Jahnig (website 2005)
“Robert D. Jaehnig (pronounced
YAY-nig) is an attorney with 26 years of experience in domestic relations
enforcement. Recently retired as the domestic relations enforcement officer for
a Michigan circuit court, he now practices exclusively in the area of
interstate parental kidnaping recoveries.
The system which he has developed features
safeguards for the children involved, the most direct and expeditious
interstate recovery approach, and all of this at minimal cost.”
http://www.recoverkid.com/
Rizzo,
Ernest – PI (active 1970s)
“Rizzo has been hired to find a young
foster child abandoned three years earlier and then recently abducted by his
natural mother.” [Ken Vanderbeck, “Super sleuth goes it alone,” Daily Herald,
Mar. 6, 1978, p. 1, 9]
Lots
of press in Chicago
TV
appearance
Rogovin,
Mitchell – Lawyer, Special Counsel to the CIA
Successful recovery from Syria mentioned: ase
mentioned Collen Piper (M-LB, Jasmine (6), others not nemed.
Todd
Lewan, article on Maureen Dabbaugh (various titles), AP (numerous
newspapers), August 6-9, 2006
Rooney,
Mannicci & Gardner, Attorneys, Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania – (cited 1999)
Lawyers Frederick P. Rooney & Shay Gardner
Briggs,
Kenneth A., “Seeking the Lost Lambs,” Moravian
College Magazine,
Spring/Summer 1999,
cover & pp. 8-10
www.moravian.edu/news/
magazine/archive/pdfs/summer99.pdf
*Rutherford,
Paul – see Worldwide Tracers
Schafferius,
Keith – (nickname: “The Retriever”), International Detection Service,
Detective/Retriever, Australia
(active 1990s-present?)
Works closely with Logan Clarke; nickname id
“Mr. Valium”; Cases include Hamilton & Norman
Bowles, 2001, Chapter 3 “The Retrievers,” pp.
39-48; Ch. 9: “The Million Dollar Baby – The Phillipines,”
126-135. See documentary, Missing – Presumed Alive, 1996, on this
case (Sven, Dolores, Marco)
Dibben, Kay, “The Man Who Kidnaps Kids,” Sunday Mail (Brisbaine, Australia), Mar. 12, 2000, p. 64
Lawlor, Ali, “Parents Hire Drug Spies,” Herald Sun (Australia), Sep. 3 1998
Nolan,
Justine & Catronia Mathewson, “Pawns in a Bitter Game,” Mar. 12, 2000, p.
64, Courier Mail, Aug. 19,
2000, p. 30
Papps,
Nick, “Mother seeks paramilitary help to get kids,” The Herald Sun Newspaper
(Australia) Oct. 5, 2002
ABC Brisbane
(Australia), “Child retrieval detective Keith Schafferius”; Jul. 17, 2008
Short, James – PI, Houston (cited 1988)
Free services
for Find the Children; has located 50 chn since 1981 [Gerald Floyd, “Private
Eye Foots the Bill for Finding
Children Abducted by their Parents,” Houston Chronicle, Aug. 23, 1988, p. 12
Sir Snu-P-Eye – Ronald R Greren (cited 1984)
Ref. Ralph Blumenthal,“Groups Offering to Seek Missing Children
Are Springing Up Across Nation,”
New York Times,
May 25, 1984. p. A14
Smits, Dr. Jacques – Specialist Criminologist & Child
Tracker (cited 2002)
Guyana
Chronicle, Jan. 25, 2002
Stenzel, Richard – Allied Systems Investigators
(active 1980s-present)
“…head of California detective agency that
specializes in recovering ‘parent-napped’ children.” “It’s
harder when parent-napped children go overseas,” AP The News (Frederick,
Maryland), Oct. 1, 1984, B8
Money-back guarantee. (Abrahms,
1983, p. 195)
358
S. Main Street, Suite 101, Orange, CA 92868, Tel. 714-772-8887, Fax.
714-772-8611.
General
investigations, Member: WAD
alliedsys@worldnet.att.net
* Strategic
Services Group – See Carter, Thomas, J.
Taylor Research
& Investigations – Dallas (website 2005)
Does not specialize in
PK. Site reproduces press for one case.
http://www.dallasprivateeye.com/case4.htm
*Tomkins – Alan
R. – see Custody Specialists, Ltd.
Tracers Company
of America – Dan Eisenberg (founded 1924)
“From 1924
to 1959, Tracers Company successfully handled about 200 technical kidnapping
[PK] cases a year. Then in 1960 the total jumped to 1,000, a 500 percent
increase over the previous average. The trend is still going up.” [“Ransomless
Kidnapping: It’s the Child Who Suffers,” Independent Press Telegram (Long
Beach, Cal.), Apr. 28, 1963, p. W-8]
Ref. Browning, Norma Lee,
"Kidnapping Without Ransom: Its the Innocent Children Who Suffer From This Crime, Spawned By Broken
Homes," Chicago Tribune, Jan.
18, 1959, G-22
Tristar
Investigations – Bruce Robertson – Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu (website 2005)
Does not specialize in
PK
http://www.tristarpi.com/news.htm
Trojan
Securities – Child Recovery Unit – Arkansas (cited 2002)
Trojan’s webite had no mention of “Child Recovery
Unit”:
Cases: Stephen Mestalesz, Darren, Diane, Dick, Theo
(b. Feb. 1997); Kavouklis/Livingstone case (Australia/Greece)
http://www.trojansecurities.com/
Wayne Miller, “Custody Battle: How a
Military-Sytle Raid Reunited Mother and Son,” The
Age (Melbourne, Australia), Oct. 3, 2002, p. 8
Uhlman, Kristine
– Consultant on Middle Eastern International PK (active 1990s-present)
K = F c
= s (4), d (3) I
(US/Saudi Arabia) c:a
Jun. 1981
Ukayli/Uhlman
case: Mustafa Ukayli (F-K’er), Hani (cv), Maisoon (cv), Jristine Uhlman
(M-LB)
Case
is narrated in Mahmoody,
Betty & Arnold D. Dunchock, For the Love of a Child, hardcover, Sept. 1992, St.
Martin’s, x + 293 pp., 0312081944 (pp. 50-54)
“The risk of abduction cannot be
quantified, it can only be understood as a permanent act that cannot be undone.
Abduction of a minor American child to the Middle East is a frequent
occurrence; return of an abducted child, through the legal process, has never
been achieved. If you are fearful for your children's safety or if your
children have already been kidnapped to an Islamic country, we can network with
other parents in the same situation. I am Kristine Uhlman.”
Umhani.com
John Stebbins, “Mother in
Saudi tangle yearns for ‘stolen’ kids,” Chicago Sun-Times, Jan. 2, 1988,
p. 2
Jack Anderson, “Custody Battle
Reaches Unfiriendly Saudi Arabian Courts,” Daily Intelligencer (Doylestown,
Pa.), Nov. 18, 1987, p. 18
Umhani –
see Uhlman
Withers,
Ian – (cited 1983)
200 recoveries
[Sally
Abrahms & Joseph N. Bell, Children in the Crossfire, 1983]
Worldwide
Tracers – Paul Rutherford, Mansfield, Texas (founded 1980-present)
Founded 1980 by Paul Rutherford
CASE: Uptain, Stella (cv, 6 mo.); K = 1944: Judy Erickson, “A half-century later, father, daughter reunite,” Times Advocate
“Stints on most of the local TV shows,
plus national shows like "Oprah", "48 Hours," and Sally
Jesse Raphael's over the past five years or so have brought a lot of business
through the door.” [“He Found His Niche Finding Missing Persons”]
http://www.worldwidetracers.com/investigationandinformationbureau.html
Ryan, Randolph, “Custody Winm is Little Consolation: Woman’s Kidnapping of Son, 5, Has Father on Mission of Love,” Boston Globe, Sep. 3, 1994, p. 21
Lynch, James Q, “Dad Finds Son, But Reunion is $40,000 Away,” Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Oct. 18, 1997, p. 1 [Keith Angle (LB)]
Ron Jackson, “Private Eye Glows After Reuniting Alaskan Mother, Child,” Oklahoman (Okla. City), Aug. 6, 1999, p. 5 [Patty Carlisle (LB), Benedict Perrin (K), Brianna (cv)]
*Wunsch
Ed – see Commercial Reports, Inc., & Parental
Abduction Child Recovery Team
(PACRT)
Zamora & Associates – Gus Zamora – Augusta, Georgia (active 1990s-present)
Associated with PARENT International, KUKO Australia
A long article including discussion of
Zamora’s counter-abductions, Marc
Chase, “Police Didn’t Track Missing Children,” The Times of Northwest
Indiana, posted on Writing
Matters, Mar. 21, 2005
Joyner, Amy,
“Former Army Ranger Now Specializes in Child Snatch-Backs,” Augusta Chronicle, Mar. 10, 1997 (web)
http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:2HJlSAiAyWwJ:augustachronicle.com/stories/031097/met _child.html+gus+zamora+specializes&hl=en
Maier, Thomas,
“Far From Home,” Newsday.com, July
13, 2003
Maier, Thomas, “Parents Gamble
in Re-Abductioing a Child Abroad: Some Pay Mercenaries
Large Sums To Get Their
Snatched Kids Back,” Pittsburg Post-Gazette (Newsday source),
Sep. 21, 2003, p. A-5 [Naby case]
Organization Name Unknown – (cited 1977)
“One
men’s rights organization participates even more directly in marital disputes:
on occasion it flies members across state lines to “kidnap” their own children.
‘Don’t call it “child snatching,” call it “child rescue” says the pilot
involved in the operations.
“When a father has a valid
custody order from our state and the mother flees in a jurisdiction which
doesn’t recognize that order, we fly the father in to get his child. We don’t
like to do it but the courts are no help.”
[Daniel Molinoff, “Men’s Rights Groups Fight to Change Divorce Laws,” Parade
Magazine (syndicated), Lincoln Star (Nebr), Apr. 1, 1977, Mag. 14]
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