tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766322694484209381.post7169501642602380272..comments2024-03-01T02:28:15.472-06:00Comments on Footprints at The River's Edge: 12/09/12: John Edwards, 36, Westminister, COLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11452662850165426833noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766322694484209381.post-40784792350617847452013-02-27T13:19:30.288-06:002013-02-27T13:19:30.288-06:00thought you might want to see this.
Former federa...thought you might want to see this.<br /><br />Former federal drug enforcement agent Jerry Snyder is the founder of a non-for-profit victim-search group called "Find Me" composed of active and retired law enforcement officials and consultants.<br /><br />Together they've studied more than 200 of these drowning cases across the country.<br /><br />"It was time after time, Caucasian male, 18 to 26 years old, good looking, athletic, very intelligent," Snyder said. "Every one of these kids were ending up in a river, pond, lake or stream and that just really caught our attention."<br /><br />There have been 20 known cases in Illinois, including Maddula and Brian Welzein.<br /><br />"Look at all the names here and we think we've only scratched the surface that's what's really scary to me," Snyder said.<br /><br />Snyder is disappointed in the lack of interest by local police.<br /><br />"They are surmising the kid drown because he was drunk so there is no investigation," he said.<br /><br /><br /><br />"Even though 50-percent of these cases are likely accidents or suicides we truly believe we have at least 50-percent being homicides," Snyder said. "When we are talking numbers, there are 194 bodies, if half of those are homicides we have a problem here."<br /><br />Snyder gathered grieving family members on the East Coast in November 2012.<br /><br />"They all believe that their sons were murdered," Snyder said.<br /><br />For the first time, they met with federal agents who have agreed to look into the cases.<br /><br />"The reason that is significant is because federal authorities can go anywhere jurisdictionally in the country," Snyder said.<br />- See more at: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/special_segments&id=9006940#sthash.MpLJde0e.dpuf<br />- See more at: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/special_segments&id=9006940#sthash.MpLJde0e.dpuftennessee111https://www.blogger.com/profile/01015106893353163177noreply@blogger.com