Paige Bergfeld,34, Colorado,msg 6-28-07

[starling]

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5611853,00.html

...details & photo at link

[snoopyone]

"7/2/07 morning update 5:05 a.m.

Breaking news over night, the search for the missing woman, Paige Birgfeld takes a turn, as her car is found in flames last night.

Her car was reported engulfed in flames last night at around 10 p-m in an industrial parking lot.

The Grand Junction Fire Department and Grand Junction police responded to the scene at 727 23 road.


We are also told that investigators with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation will be at the location this morning to process the scene."

They did not mention yet if she has been found




KJCT8 (http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=6735762&nav=menu580_1_1)

[txfemale45]

Is this the same area that the air force nurse from texas dissapeared nonnie dotson?

[obi]

Originally posted by txfemale45
Is this the same area that the air force nurse from texas dissapeared nonnie dotson? No, tx. Nonnie went missing in Jefferson county (a county between Denver and the mountains). Paige's car was found in Grand Junction (a city in western Colorado near Utah border).

[txfemale45]

obi

Thanks for the information..

carol

[starling]

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=73067

Search continues for missing mother
7/3/2007 2:57
The search continued Tuesday for a missing 34-year-old woman after her car was found burned just south of I-70.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation collected clues from her car and the area around it as Mesa County Search and Rescue teams have searched the area for any signs of Paige Birgfeld.
Birgfeld was reported missing by family members last Thursday and her car was found on fire Sunday night south of I-70 on Road 23, about two miles from her home.......
Investigators are now looking into whether Web site postings by Birgfeld may be connected to her disappearance. She reportedly posted messages on ChefSucess.com indicating she was worried about the return of her ex-husband, Rob Dixon.
She wrote in March that her children asked if their dad was going to kill her.
Birgfeld's father, Frank Birgfeld of Denver, says it does not appear Dixon has been in the Grand Junction area recently.
Authorities in Mesa County say they have not ruled out the car fire as a random act of vandalism.....

[starling]

I found the thread the article is talking about..
http://www.chefsuccess.com/showthread.php?t=21815&highlight=paige+dixon

[starling]

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/07/04/7_4_1a_Birgfeld_folo.html

snip from article today~
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Paige Birgfeld said in her Web postings at www.chefsucess.com she had several businesses, including one as a consultant with The Pampered Chef, as well as providing dance lessons for children and selling baby gear. Her main source of income was from a modeling agency, she said in a post.

Frank Birgfeld found a business card in her car that suggested she also was working as an escort, according to The Rocky Mountain News.

Court records show that Dixon in October 2005 accused Birgfeld of giving topless massages and slapped her on the shoulder and punched her in the throat as she held their baby.

Dixon pleaded guilty to a charge of harassment after he was arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault and misdemeanor child abuse. The case was dismissed after he complied with a year-long deferred sentence.

Paige Birgfeld’s background, Robinson said, “should not be an issue. We all hope she is found safe.”

Paige Birgfeld used the Ford Focus that was found burned out only occasionally, her father said. She generally drove her children around in a van.
____________________________

[starling]

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5614726,00.html

[emmeblu]

:rose: Hope this mother is found safe.

Does not sound too hopeful with her car being found burned out.
OMG, 3 children that will be left with no mommy. Just breaks your heart!


:rose: For the children and family

[huskiki]

Hi all! I just caught wind of this story on foxnews.com (something to distract me from Jessie Davis and Chris Benoit). The time line is a bit strange. She was last seen on June 28th, not reported missing until the 30th? Is this because you have to wait 24 hours before a person is technically missing? Then her car is found in flames on July 1st. There's a couple days between the 28th and the 1st where a lot could have happened. Fox eluded that perhaps she staged her disappearance. I'm not sure that I'm on board with that considering her line of work. Any thoughts?

[txfemale45]

If the husbands and boyfriends were not filled with so much hate they might give some thought to the children left without a mother...

[huskiki]

Originally posted by txfemale45
If the husbands and boyfriends were not filled with so much hate they might give some thought to the children left without a mother...

Hi tx! I agree with your statement but I'm not entirely convinced the ex had something to do with her disappearance. Right now I'm leaning more towards her line of work as a model/escort BUT I have to do more reading on the story.

[huskiki]

Originally posted by Sundown
Yes, her background is an issue. She is a glorified hooker, under the guise of "Escort Service". What I mean is that Paige is no doubt in contact with all men from all walks of life, including men with shady pasts. Then maybe one of her ex husbands could be behind her disapparance. Maybe one of them was enraged becaise of her "profession". No caring mom would walk out on her children like that.

I agree Sundown. I think the list of possible suspects could be lenghty on this one. As a parent I cannot think of one good reason to walk out on your own children.

[starling]

Jul 5, 2007
Missing Mother's Family Leans Towards New Theory
http://keyetv.com/topstories/topstories_story_186081851.html

video of her home
photos & interview with her Dad




:rose:

[starling]

When her father, Frank Birgfeld, was called Saturday about her disappearance, an investigator took him aback when he said Paige’s occupation was in the “adult-entertainment area,” Frank Birgfeld said.
Paige Birgfeld was no stranger to that business, having worked in Denver as an exotic dancer before her second marriage, according to a friend who asked not to be identified.
Frank Birgfeld said he’s learning much about his daughter that he never knew.

https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/userreg/ursignup/signup.jsp?UrUsecase=800100&SendBackURL=%2Fnews%2Fcontent%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F2 007%2F07%2F06%2F7_6_1a_Birgfeld_follo.html

[Ella's Mom]

Greta just covered this on her show tonight. Doesn't sound like anything new, probably just trying to keep it in the spotlight.

It sounds like the ex-husband has the kids right now. Wonder if her Dad thinks he's behind it? I am not sure what to think until I hear more facts.

[luna24]

Originally posted by Ella's Mom
Greta just covered this on her show tonight. Doesn't sound like anything new, probably just trying to keep it in the spotlight.

It sounds like the ex-husband has the kids right now. Wonder if her Dad thinks he's behind it? I am not sure what to think until I hear more facts.

Ella's mom -- I saw that and was wondering that too -- she was in Eagle with the first ex-husband shortly before her disappearance..I thought I had read they were about to reconcile?

The thing I can't get over is her dad -- seems like a really nice man, he's of course distraught and is finding out so many things about his daughter that he had no idea about...I'm not a parent like you yet, but I can't imagine what that would feel like to a parent -- not only reconciling that my child is missing, their car is found on fire and they may not be alive -- and the fact that she was living a different part of her life that I knew nothing about. :( He's handling everything with such grace....

[starling]

Originally posted by luna24


Ella's mom -- I saw that and was wondering that too -- she was in Eagle with the first ex-husband shortly before her disappearance..I thought I had read they were about to reconcile?

The thing I can't get over is her dad -- seems like a really nice man, he's of course distraught and is finding out so many things about his daughter that he had no idea about...I'm not a parent like you yet, but I can't imagine what that would feel like to a parent -- not only reconciling that my child is missing, their car is found on fire and they may not be alive -- and the fact that she was living a different part of her life that I knew nothing about. :( He's handling everything with such grace....

I agree on handling it with such grace.
IMO from listening to the Dad on Greta that he greatly admired his daughter for
keeping her house & caring for her kids...said she had many things going to bring in money so their life style would not change after this second divorce.
No matter what she was doing...no one deserves what (it looks like) happened to her. Hope they find the perp and bring her home. Sounds like LE has the phone records down to the wire...GodBless the cell phone trail as it has helped finger many a perp. My hinky is up on the jealous ex..JMO though...

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by starling


I agree on handling it with such grace.
IMO from listening to the Dad on Greta that he greatly admired his daughter for
keeping her house & caring for her kids...said she had many things going to bring in money so their life style would not change after this second divorce.
No matter what she was doing...no one deserves what (it looks like) happened to her. Hope they find the perp and bring her home. Sounds like LE has the phone records down to the wire...GodBless the cell phone trail as it has helped finger many a perp. My hinky is up on the jealous ex..JMO though...
does not seem to be much interest in this case which is a shame as everyone missing should be equally important but we all know that never seems to be the case.moo

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by nutterbutter

does not seem to be much interest in this case which is a shame as everyone missing should be equally important but we all know that never seems to be the case.moo
bump:seeya:

[obi]

Sheriff Stan Hilkey: items..have been found
July 15, 2007 10:32 PM CDT

Items belonging to Paige Birgfeld were found near Lands End

By KJCT8.COM

Personal items of Paige Birgfeld have been found near Lands End Road on Highway 50. According to the Sheriff's Department, "Items specific to this investigation have been found in the area".

Mesa County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Teams have search the Lands End area for the past two weeks. Several items that appear to belong to Birgfeld have continually been found in the Lands End area as searchers cover and recover the ground.

During a morning briefing Sheriff Stan Hilkey told volunteers, "We need your help to determine if the items we discovered already are limited to this area or if there are more items closer to or farther away from Grand Junction that we haven't been found yet."

Organized by the Abby and Jennifer Recovery Foundation, the group began searching Saturday at about 7am, at the end of day the search teams canvassed 11 of the 55 targeted areas. Volunteers were split into groups, debriefed and sent out to search the five mile radius near Birgfeld's home.

The volunteer search teams cleared 11 target search areas out of a total 55 planned searches on Saturday.

The Abby and Jennifer Recovery Foundation may sound familiar, as they were involved in the search and recovery of John Atchley. However this search will be very different, since foul play is suspected in Paige Birgfeld's disappearance.

The volunteers were briefed in case they find something of interest, not disturbing evidence or a possible crime scene. All volunteers must be documented and whereabouts kept during the search.

The mission of the foundation is to ban together with law enforcement and community members to help in the search for any missing child. The organization was started in memory of the famous Jennifer Blagg murder case in 2001.

Paige Birgfeld, a Grand Junction mother of three was reported missing on June 30th. The car she was driving was found fully engulfed in a parking lot just miles away from her home. For more information about joining the search you can call the Jennifer And Abby Foundation at 254-1567.

http://www.kjct8.com/global/story.asp?s=6777951

[obi]

Search for mom resumes

Friends, family search miles of highway for clues

By David Montero, Rosa Ramirez and Ellen Miller, Rocky Mountain News
July 16, 2007

WHITEWATER — Volunteers are scheduled to comb a stretch of U.S. 50 this morning for clues that may lead to the whereabouts of a missing Grand Junction mom.
Checks, a check register and some undisclosed personal items were found yesterday along the highway southeast of Grand Junction.

Heather Gierhart, a spokeswoman for the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, said this morning that investigators have found personal items along the highway for the past two weeks.

"We're not commenting on any of the items. They are personal items that belonged to Paige," Gierhart said.

About 40 volunteers and searchers canvassed a 15-mile stretch of U.S. 50 yesterday looking for clues to the 34-year-old woman's disappearance from Grand Junction more than two weeks ago. Authorities still don't know what happened to the mother of three.

"We're still fairly certain she didn't walk away and that there was foul play involved," Gierhart said yesterday.

Gierhart also said the search area is expanding rather than shrinking because Birgfeld's items have been found scattered along the highway.

Frank Birgfeld, Paige's father, said the fact that some items have been found is encouraging.

"Is this the proverbial trail of bread crumbs left by Paige," he said. "You kind of like the sound of that as a dad."

His daughter has been missing since the night of June 28. Her car was found burning in a gravel parking lot of an auto parts distribution warehouse July 1. The investigation into her disappearance has revealed much about her life — including that she juggled several jobs, ranging from Pampered Chef salesperson to running an independent escort service.

Her first husband, Ron Biegler, said Birgfeld was an "extremely trusting" person who could have found herself in over her head.

"She always saw the good in people," Biegler said. "But she could be a little naive to the dark side of what some men are capable of."

Described as a very caring person and devoted mother, Birgfeld held a series of jobs to make ends meet. She sold Pampered Chef merchandise, ran a dance class for preschoolers and was always looking for other business opportunities. Her mother said at one point she was looking into breeding dogs.

"I knew she wouldn't be able to do that," Suzanne Birgfeld said. "Not all of them make it, and she would have a hard time with that."

The devotion people in Grand Junction feel for Birgfeld was reflected by those who went out looking for her.

Riina Stockemer said she has known Birgfeld for six years. Both women have children about the same age. Stockemer, 34, had a colorful bruise on one knee, the result of trying to jump over a ditch, and said she will "stay until they tell us to go. Paige is my friend. It's hot, but we have a breeze today, so it's better than yesterday."

Paige Birgfeld's older brother, Craig, continued looking for his sister all day. Frank Birgfeld said "he didn't miss a shift."

Anyone with information about Paige Birgfeld can call 970-244-3500.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5630929,00.html

[nutterbutter]

bump for this lovely missing mom.moo

[aubrey04]

Grand Junction, Colorado:

Authorities are saying Paige Birgfeld, a 34 year old mother, was leading a double life. Splitting her time between her kids and the community and being an escort.

Authorities say her ex-husbands have not be ruled out as suspects but are not persons of interest.. Another theory, she might have hooked up with the wrong man through the escort service. On msnbc, a FBI profiler even went a step further and said maybe she wanted to leave these two identities behind and build a third (I find that highly doubtful)..

Searchers found the missing woman's items along a highway. Among them were Birgfeld's Blockbuster movie-rental card and her checkbook.

This seems like a very interesting case..hopefully, she will be found alive.
Here is the interesting story:


link (http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6383828?source=rss)

[jace]

aubrey04, I think there's a thread already started on this in the Missing forum.

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by nutterbutter
bump for this lovely missing mom.moo
bump......I do not want this mother of three forgotton.

[jewel6]

Originally posted by nutterbutter

bump......I do not want this mother of three forgotton.

Me either. Ive been following this on the news. they need to get more out there. I felt sorry for her father. I saw where her first husband was also concerned about her.

[hinman]

Hope her family gets some answers soon. Thanks for keeping us aware nutterbutter.

[txfemale45]

I hope there is a end for her family.......... I pray for her safe return

[omsk99]

I just learned about this today. What a sad story, and a total mystery. I do hope that the personal items they found were her way of showing where she was taking, since it sounds like they were scattered along the highway.

:rose:

[starling]

Clint Van Zandt article....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19791840/

[Lynn2006]

Interesting article, Starling...I wonder who her "client" might have been that evening...perhaps she used her cell phone 5 miles from her home to confirm the 'date', then parked her car another 5 miles away in that parking lot. I also wonder if Models, Inc made the dates for her and have a record of her clients...The article also stated that her cell was 'turned off' after that call...but it would still send pings out, wouldn't it?

As for a "trail of breadcrumbs", I highly doubt any kidnapper would allow a victim to go through her purse and toss things out of the window. I'm more inclined to believe someone else had her purse in a car and was going through it, tossing evidence out of the window instead of having it in their car.

I just hope she's found....her poor children....:rose:

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by Lynn2006
Interesting article, Starling...I wonder who her "client" might have been that evening...perhaps she used her cell phone 5 miles from her home to confirm the 'date', then parked her car another 5 miles away in that parking lot. I also wonder if Models, Inc made the dates for her and have a record of her clients...The article also stated that her cell was 'turned off' after that call...but it would still send pings out, wouldn't it?

As for a "trail of breadcrumbs", I highly doubt any kidnapper would allow a victim to go through her purse and toss things out of the window. I'm more inclined to believe someone else had her purse in a car and was going through it, tossing evidence out of the window instead of having it in their car.

I just hope she's found....her poor children....:rose:
Once her phone is shut off it would not ping anymore,it must be turned on to send out pings.I hope the body found is not her but I do think her outlook is grim.I do not know this lady but feel she still needs our prayers and hope we remember she has three small children.I am so sad hearing about all these cases like this but esp. ones that do not get any media attention.I have a odd feeling about her ex hubby's.moo I also think you are right about someone else tossing things from her purse and do not think it would be her so I agree with you.

[Justins Mom]

Originally posted by obi
Sheriff Stan Hilkey: items..have been found
July 15, 2007 10:32 PM CDT

Items belonging to Paige Birgfeld were found near Lands End

By KJCT8.COM

Personal items of Paige Birgfeld have been found near Lands End Road on Highway 50. According to the Sheriff's Department, "Items specific to this investigation have been found in the area".

Mesa County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Teams have search the Lands End area for the past two weeks. Several items that appear to belong to Birgfeld have continually been found in the Lands End area as searchers cover and recover the ground.

During a morning briefing Sheriff Stan Hilkey told volunteers, "We need your help to determine if the items we discovered already are limited to this area or if there are more items closer to or farther away from Grand Junction that we haven't been found yet."

Organized by the Abby and Jennifer Recovery Foundation, the group began searching Saturday at about 7am, at the end of day the search teams canvassed 11 of the 55 targeted areas. Volunteers were split into groups, debriefed and sent out to search the five mile radius near Birgfeld's home.

The volunteer search teams cleared 11 target search areas out of a total 55 planned searches on Saturday.

The Abby and Jennifer Recovery Foundation may sound familiar, as they were involved in the search and recovery of John Atchley. However this search will be very different, since foul play is suspected in Paige Birgfeld's disappearance.

The volunteers were briefed in case they find something of interest, not disturbing evidence or a possible crime scene. All volunteers must be documented and whereabouts kept during the search.

The mission of the foundation is to ban together with law enforcement and community members to help in the search for any missing child. The organization was started in memory of the famous Jennifer Blagg murder case in 2001.

Paige Birgfeld, a Grand Junction mother of three was reported missing on June 30th. The car she was driving was found fully engulfed in a parking lot just miles away from her home. For more information about joining the search you can call the Jennifer And Abby Foundation at 254-1567.

http://www.kjct8.com/global/story.asp?s=6777951

Abby and Jennifer being the Blagg's - I know Jennnifer was found, was Abby?

[Justins Mom]

did you say body found?:eek:

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by Justins Mom
did you say body found?:eek:
I read it on one of the above links but it did not say it was her but a body found in the area where she is missing (body found in creek or water something like that.I am going to add moo as I do not remember which link but it was just today I read it.

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by nutterbutter

I read it on one of the above links but it did not say it was her but a body found in the area where she is missing (body found in creek or water something like that.I am going to add moo as I do not remember which link but it was just today I read it.
So sorry but I just found the link I will list below.I did not know I had put it in favorites or book marks or whatever.Below is info about body found in grand Juction.


http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=73830

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by Justins Mom


Abby and Jennifer being the Blagg's - I know Jennnifer was found, was Abby?
The little girl was never found.I just went and looked up old records to make sure.The husband is in prison for the murders.moo:cuss:

[Destini]

This is weird. I think this is the same article but looks like the article itself has been pulled. In the comments section is this:

"Just to be clear, there has been no body found ... only reported. Authorities responded to a vague report of an object-like torso, but did not find anything. The canal "traps" were set up just in case, but nothing has been discovered.
Stan Hilkey
Mesa County Sheriff"

http://www.topix.net/forum/source/kusa/TOHDLIS1TSBMP8TN4

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by Destini
This is weird. I think this is the same article but looks like the article itself has been pulled. In the comments section is this:

"Just to be clear, there has been no body found ... only reported. Authorities responded to a vague report of an object-like torso, but did not find anything. The canal "traps" were set up just in case, but nothing has been discovered.
Stan Hilkey
Mesa County Sheriff"

http://www.topix.net/forum/source/kusa/TOHDLIS1TSBMP8TN4
thank you for correction.

[Destini]

Originally posted by nutterbutter

thank you for correction.

I don't know if that is true or not, just what somebody posted on the forum there. I guess we should know more soon.

[starling]

re: the personal items found.............


Searchers Find Missing Woman's Checkbook Along Highway

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/13684900/detail.html
Searchers found 34-year-old Paige Birgfeld's checkbook and a series of checks along a two-mile stretch of a highway.

[taterbugs05]

Almost like she left bread crumbs. Hmm, not looking good. Still praying she will be found safe.



:rose:

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by taterbugs05
Almost like she left bread crumbs. Hmm, not looking good. Still praying she will be found safe.



:rose:
they covered this on Greta tonight also.moo

[obi]

Originally posted by Justins Mom


Abby and Jennifer being the Blagg's - I know Jennnifer was found, was Abby? I don't think so. :(

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by obi
I don't think so. :(
The little girl was not found.moo

[starling]

Originally posted by swc
Linked news article about body found.



MESA COUNTY – 9NEWS' sister station KKCO says there is a report of an unidentified body in a canal.

KKCO says a woman reported seeing what she thought was a body in the canal at 26 1/2 Road and Patterson, also known as F Road.

Authorities say traps had been placed in the canal to catch any body that may have been there, and officers say they are dragging the canal.

Police say they plan to make a statement regarding the discovery, however, there has been no determination whether the body is that of Paige Birgfeld, a woman who has been missing for more than two weeks.

9NEWS and 9NEWS.com will update this story as more information becomes available.

update.....so far (Tuesday) no body found in canal
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/07/17/7_17_07_1a_Birgfeld_search.html
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Authorities searched the Grand Valley Canal around 26 and F 1/2 roads Monday afternoon after a woman reported seeing a part of a body in the water.

Law enforcement personnel did not immediately find any visual evidence of a body, but raced to the scene quickly as the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department enters the third week of searching for missing Grand Junction woman Paige Birgfeld.

Mesa County Sheriff’s Department deputies placed traps to catch a body within two miles downstream of the sighting, which occurred between Seventh Street and 12th Street on the canal. Birgfeld’s home at 2512 Oleaster Court is about two miles downstream from the sighting.

“The reporting person saw something floating,” Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Heather Gierhart said. “Of course, you never know what you could be seeing.”

No evidence was found Monday confirming there was a body in the canal or that another object had been sighted, Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Norma Mestas said........

[nutterbutter]

bumping for this pretty lady and her children.

[Destini]

Information from accident could help in Birgfeld case

Click-2-Listen
By AMY HAMILTON The Daily Sentinel

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Information surrounding a traffic accident could help authorities piece together clues in the case of a missing Grand Junction woman.

Mesa County Sheriff’s investigators want information from motorists who were diverted around an accident the evening of June 28 at 23 and G roads. Paige Birgfeld’s Ford Focus was found burned out at about 10:30 that night at 727 Road 23 near the location of the crash.

“We can’t say why we’re looking but we’re interested in the detour routes that people took,” said spokeswoman Heather Gierhart of the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department. “I think there were many detour routes. There are so many people who could have information or could have seen something.”

Gierhart said investigators aren’t interested in the accident itself, but in things people may have seen while rerouted around the accident. People with information should call Mesa County Sheriff’s investigator Peter Burg at 244-3263.


More: http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/07/18/7_18_6a_Birgfeld_sidebar.html

[aubrey04]

Originally posted by jace
aubrey04, I think there's a thread already started on this in the Missing forum.

Oops, I hate when I do that!!! (repeat a post). Luckily coldwater caught it and moved me over to the right place. (I didn't even know there was a "missing" forum" LOL..I guess I haven't been trolling this website as much as I thought).

I guess this case was a few days old when I caught it on yahoo news.

Interesting story... I am surprised more publicity isn't happening over it?

[starling]

Originally posted by grande
http://i12.tinypic.com/6gn7fbb.jpg

http://i8.tinypic.com/52xqiap.jpg

Thanks Grande for the photo maps of canal related to accident re-route...

and Destini, thanks for the article...it says Birgfeld is the only reported missing person & they are dredging the canal...could take a week.

[Pinetree]

Did anyone watch Greta, tonight? Something about a home being searched?

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6406051

[legaldiva007]

Greta had a law enforcement officer on tonight who confirmed a house was searched for the 2nd time. Said the man living there was married and employed as a mechanic. This sounds like they are on to something....hopefully.

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by legaldiva007
Greta had a law enforcement officer on tonight who confirmed a house was searched for the 2nd time. Said the man living there was married and employed as a mechanic. This sounds like they are on to something....hopefully.
bumping as this case needs as much attention as any others.Thanks to all who are keeping up with this and saying prayers for her and her family.moo

[luna24]

Originally posted by Pinetree
Did anyone watch Greta, tonight? Something about a home being searched?

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6406051

This is not sounding good at all for Paige:

According to the CBI, Lester Ralph Jones, who friends say goes by his middle name, has served at least five years in prison for convictions of first-degree assault and second-degree attempted kidnapping in 1999 in Delta County.

According to Elaine Jones' ex-husband, Richard Chinn, a retired teacher from Hotchkiss, the 1999 criminal charges against Lester Ralph Jones stemmed from an domestic disturbance with Jones' previous wife.



Seems like this Lester Ralph Jones guy has a bit of a bad history...

I thought they may have found his fingerprints on some of Paige's items they found like her checkbook...but they did the first search of this guy's house two weeks ago...they said they were checking the people she was supposed to call that day related to the escort service..I wonder if this guy was on that list...

[starling]

Originally posted by nutterbutter

bumping as this case needs as much attention as any others.Thanks to all who are keeping up with this and saying prayers for her and her family.moo

I agree.
*Paige's father will appear on Good Morning America today,Thursday, to talk about her disappearance.


http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_6406051

[jagstar58]

This story is so sad. He was asked if he thought her side occupation had anything to do with her disappearance. All he could say was something about nobody seeking the Pampered Chef lady. :(

He is concerned about the kids of course and trying to remain hopeful for an Elizabeth Smart kind of ending. I don't think we are going to see that.

The female who appeared with him spoke of the gentle manner of Paige and what a great mother she is as well.

:rose: Prayers for a resolution to this mystery.

[jtazzy]

:rose: For Paige

[huskiki]

I saw Greta last night and was a little confused as to the importance of the car accident that happened that night. At first I thought they were going to imply that she was involved in the accident but the story didn't really go that route.

It was late and I was tired. Does anybody know what the car accident had to do with this story? I know her car was found near by and that they found some of her belonging along the road. I'm lost after that.

[jtazzy]

JMO... Her car was found abandon and on fire. I believe they think that who ever took her set her car on fire to cover evidence.

[huskiki]

Originally posted by jtazzy
JMO... Her car was found abandon and on fire. I believe they think that who ever took her set her car on fire to cover evidence.

Yes, I would say that is why the car was set on fire. I'm just wondering why they are talking about this accident that happened near by.

This one is a real mystery. If the car was set on fire to destroy evidence the didn't do a good job since some of her checks were found and a video card. Makes me wonder if she was abducted and she left them behind or if someone was just careless after setting the car on fire.

[USACQ]

Bump for this thread, hoping to keep focus on it...

[jtazzy]

Originally posted by huskiki


Yes, I would say that is why the car was set on fire. I'm just wondering why they are talking about this accident that happened near by.

This one is a real mystery. If the car was set on fire to destroy evidence the didn't do a good job since some of her checks were found and a video card. Makes me wonder if she was abducted and she left them behind or if someone was just careless after setting the car on fire.


That is what some people on here have been saying that they wondered if she was trying to leave clues behind.

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by jtazzy



That is what some people on here have been saying that they wondered if she was trying to leave clues behind.
bump

[huskiki]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289958,00.html

[Breazy]

Originally posted by huskiki


Yes, I would say that is why the car was set on fire. I'm just wondering why they are talking about this accident that happened near by.

This one is a real mystery. If the car was set on fire to destroy evidence the didn't do a good job since some of her checks were found and a video card. Makes me wonder if she was abducted and she left them behind or if someone was just careless after setting the car on fire.


They were seeking possible witnesses whose route had been diverted because of this accident. Very possible someone (or many) who was/were rerouted because of accident went right by location car was found burned a few hours later. LE hoping someone saw something not even realizing they saw it.

[huskiki]

Originally posted by Breazy



They were seeking possible witnesses whose route had been diverted because of this accident. Very possible someone (or many) who was/were rerouted because of accident went right by location car was found burned a few hours later. LE hoping someone saw something not even realizing they saw it.

Thank You Breazy! That makes sense. Hopefully someone will think of something to help the investigation out.

[Breazy]

Regarding search of house . . . possibly client of escort service? I bet the wife is none too happy!

[omsk99]

Originally posted by grande
http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/8578917.html
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_6406051

http://i8.tinypic.com/6chwrbp.jpg

I found it strange that they mentioned the woman's profession and not her husband's in the video. If anything, they would be more interested in him, as a possible client or Paige. Maybe because the house is in her name :shrug:

[Pinetree]

Fox doing a report....Paige was supposed to meet 2 clients that night.....Paige was from a wealthy family and she lived in a million dollar house.

"Carrie" left her clients "more than satisfied"

Naughty Nights .com....

Brother Craig is a plastic surgeon

Ran an acupuncture business as a front for the escort business...

Fox 31 Denver has the scoop....

2nd hubby had to file for bankruptcy and fled town to Az. Paige married him for money....wanted to keep her house....

[Pinetree]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289958,00.html

This has some of the same info as the live Fox report.

[Pinetree]

Originally posted by swc
It is naughtynightlife.

I just went to that site, you can search Grand Junction, but that brings you to an adult web site away from the naughty site.


I guess she had a lot of money according to FOX, so escorting was for kicks and giggles.

Amazing...her ex says she had a knack for getting money from wealthy men.....

Did you see the report on Fox News? About the acupuncture business and the scruffy looking men?

[omsk99]

Originally posted by swc
It is naughtynightlife.

I just went to that site, you can search Grand Junction, but that brings you to an adult web site away from the naughty site.


I guess she had a lot of money according to FOX, so escorting was for kicks and giggles.

I read that she was struggling to make payments on the house because she wanted to keep that house. Since her 2nd husband filed for bankruptcy, I can't imagine he left her a lot of money. JMO

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by huskiki
I saw Greta last night and was a little confused as to the importance of the car accident that happened that night. At first I thought they were going to imply that she was involved in the accident but the story didn't really go that route.

It was late and I was tired. Does anybody know what the car accident had to do with this story? I know her car was found near by and that they found some of her belonging along the road. I'm lost after that.
The accident had nothing to do with missing lady but since her car was found burning in the area about the same time they are seeking persons that may have saw something that wee in the area at the time as they had them detoured around the accident scene and was close to where the car was set on fire.Someone may hold info and not know it is of importance.mo

[starling]

http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=6812516
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Sheriff's officials say they may have gathered information they hope will be a key piece of evidence in determining the whereabouts of a missing Grand Junction woman.

[Pinetree]

In one of the links here, it says the nanny reported her missing....after she'd been gone for 2 days. The nanny or maid called LE because Paiges' 8 year old daughter asked her to.

I know from reports that Paige has a father and brother. And the kids all have the same daddy. I wonder if the nanny or daughter talked to any of these people during those 2 days?

Seems sad that 2 days went by before anyone looked for her...:(

[emmeblu]

Originally posted by Pinetree
In one of the links here, it says the nanny reported her missing....after she'd been gone for 2 days. The nanny or maid called LE because Paiges' 8 year old daughter asked her to.

I know from reports that Paige has a father and brother. And the kids all have the same daddy. I wonder if the nanny or daughter talked to any of these people during those 2 days?

Seems sad that 2 days went by before anyone looked for her...:(

:eek: And, that the nanny reported her missing. Wonder if Paige had a habit of being gone for 2 - 3 days at a time. Just cannot imagine an 8 year old having to ask someone to call the police because my mommy has not come home. :cuss:

Bumping for Paige

[Pinetree]

Can we link reports from Crime Library, here?

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by Pinetree
Can we link reports from Crime Library, here?
I think you can link as long as it works and it is known where the info comes from.mo

[justasnoop]

Wow! Just stumbled upon this story. Sounds like Paige was playing with fire and got burned.

Interesting video.

Missing woman's ex speaks out (http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=3815860&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1)

I doubt that her ex-husbands did the deed. The married, mechanic "client" appears to be the prime suspect.

[nutterbutter]

Hoping we here something about them finding Paige Bergfeld
as her children need to know what happen to their momma.mo

[LoLo321]

Investigators name Lester Ralph Jones a POI.

www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290220,00.html (http://)

[Cury-us Coyote]

Report: Police Name 'Person of Interest' in Disappearance of Mom Who Led Double Life as Escort

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290220,00.html

[concernedmom]

I kind of figured it would be someone that she had an appointment with that night.

[muffy]

Originally posted by Cury-us Coyote
Report: Police Name 'Person of Interest' in Disappearance of Mom Who Led Double Life as Escort

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290220,00.html
LESTER 'RALPH' JONES NAMED PERSON OF INTEREST

LESTER 'RALPH' JONES ARREST RECORD - POI IN PAIGE BIRGFELD CASE

BIRGFELD PROBE CASTS LIGHT ON MAN WITH VIOLENT PAST
By LE ROY STANDISH The Daily Sentinel
Friday, July 20, 2007
Jones’ CBI record shows 12 separate charges stemming from a Jan. 1, 1999, arrest by the Delta County Sheriff’s Department. The charges included two counts of harassment or false imprisonment; two counts of assault or menacing and second-degree kidnapping; a weapons offense; two misdemeanor traffic offenses; reckless endangerment; and false imprisonment.

SOURCE HERE


Sounds bad IMO--Those poor children and her dad looks so nice too.
Lets hope this is the man who will lead LE to find her!
:rose:

[huskiki]

Originally posted by herlock h.


It doesn't appear to be working. Do you have another URL? Thanks.

Herlock

You can just go to foxnews.com, it's one of the lead stories.

[huskiki]

Maybe they will come up with some new leads now that they have a POI. I'm counting on Nancy or Greta giving us some news tonight.

[starling]

http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=3834503&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

'Person of Interest' Named in Missing Woman Case
_
Investigators in Mesa County have, for the first time, named a person of interest in the disappearance of 34-year-old Paige Birgfeld.
Investigators have twice searched the home of Lester Ralph Jones in connection with the disappearance, and Friday named him a person of interest in the case.
Mesa County Sheriff Stan Hikley has said their investigation was focusing on the escort service Birgfeld was running at the time of her disappearance. Sources tell Fox 31 that Jones was a client of the escort service, Models, Inc.
Fox 31 has also obtained the criminal history of Lester Ralph Jones, including a 1999 guilty plea in a kidnapping and assault case involving a former wife.
The police report obtained by Fox 31 says Jones tailed his then wife in a car at speeds over 100 miles per hour, allegedly side swiped her car off the road, rammed her, and put her in his car at gun point, according to witness statements in the Police Report.
The report also says Jones fired two shots at the male passenger in his then-wife's car.
Police have not named Lesper Ralph Jones' wife, Elaine Jones, as a person of interest. A person who has spoken to her since the case broke says she is innocent and was attending a family funeral at the time of Birgfeld's disappearances...............

[starling]

picture of the POI ,Lester Ralph Jones
http://www.9news.com/imageenlarge.aspx?storyid=74025

[Pinetree]

This doesn't sound good for Paige, at all. How sad that she wanted money so bad that she'd put herself in this kind of situation....her ex said she wanted to keep living the expensive lifestyle....big house, cars, whatever....I just don't get it.

[huskiki]

Originally posted by Pinetree
This doesn't sound good for Paige, at all. How sad that she wanted money so bad that she'd put herself in this kind of situation....her ex said she wanted to keep living the expensive lifestyle....big house, cars, whatever....I just don't get it.

I totally agree! I've been holding back, trying not to judge the victim but it's not easy to overlook the fact that she placed herself in harms way. It would be one thing if she was struggling and needed to put food on the table, I could almost understand that (not agree with it but understand). For her it was all money and status. And she was also putting her kids in a bad situation too. IMO Ok, I think I'll stop there.

[VenusFlyTrap]

Originally posted by nutterbutter

bumping for this lady and her children.They need answers.

Thank you. I saw her father being interviewed and he seemed totally lost trying to figure it all out.

I don't think we will be hearing she is found safe at this point. My sentiments are with her children and family right now.

[hinman]

Reading the article above makes me lean toward him being involved. I guess it could be a coincidence but I doubt it. I hope that this man does one good thing in his life and lead LE to her so that her family can have some closure. I wonder what the wife thinks about this. She has to know that he is a suspect her house has been searched twice.

I always feel bad for the wives unless of course they know something and are helping.

[starling]

Greta 7-19 transcript with LE~
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290182,00.html

[starling]

ON the FOX lineup...

Paige's Dad said the place where her burned out car was found is right by the RV repair place where the POI , Jones, works. Not good IMO.

[starling]

more on FOX lineup....

The first ex husband says they "were back together" and that Paige had mentioned a mechanic that was going to help her with her battery problems. He doesn't know if this is the same mechanic as Jones...but he said Paige would of trusted a mechanic. On the escort business, the ex husband said that anyone that knew Paige knew she was no prostitute.

[Leanne Weich]

Originally posted by hinman
Reading the article above makes me lean toward him being involved. I guess it could be a coincidence but I doubt it. I hope that this man does one good thing in his life and lead LE to her so that her family can have some closure. I wonder what the wife thinks about this. She has to know that he is a suspect her house has been searched twice.

I always feel bad for the wives unless of course they know something and are helping.

I heard on one of the programs on Fox in the last couple of days that neither the POI or his wife were home for either of the searches. Also, the POI's name has been removed from the letter box and only the wife's name remain. JMO

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by Leanne Weich


I heard on one of the programs on Fox in the last couple of days that neither the POI or his wife were home for either of the searches. Also, the POI's name has been removed from the letter box and only the wife's name remain. JMO
sad all the way around........I think they will have enough evidence to prove a crime against this person of interest.I hope he will crack under pressure and give up where he put her body........moo

[starling]

Map shows Lester Ralph Jones' work, RV repair shop.. right by where Paige's car was found burning.

MAP:
http://i10.tinypic.com/5xs1si1.jpg

Paige's Dad said he was interviewed at the car sight and could PLAINLY SEE the RV repair place over the shoulder of the interviewer




Chilling IMO

[starling]

http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_201153112.html
scroll down to video..it
shows Lester Ralph Jones' house
Paige's father being interviewed
and plays a message greeting of Paige's voice

[Destini]

Originally posted by Leanne Weich


I heard on one of the programs on Fox in the last couple of days that neither the POI or his wife were home for either of the searches. Also, the POI's name has been removed from the letter box and only the wife's name remain. JMO

Sounds ominous to me they would just desert the house ... with all the media attention they have to know about the search of their home. I can't understand the wife, especially, not coming forward. She's obviously been there at some point recently if his name is off the box, a clear sign IMO she is distancing herself from him if true.

If it were my DH, I'd be kicking his you-know-what to the curb, too .... he went that-away, go get him!! If for no other reason than the fact he decided to have a little extra entertainment while I was out of town. With his criminal background, I'm worried he may have done something to her, too.

Praying for answers soon ....

[VenusFlyTrap]

Originally posted by starling
more on FOX lineup....

The first ex husband says they "were back together" and that Paige had mentioned a mechanic that was going to help her with her battery problems. He doesn't know if this is the same mechanic as Jones...but he said Paige would of trusted a mechanic. On the escort business, the ex husband said that anyone that knew Paige knew she was no prostitute.

He sounds like he wants to restore the damage done by the allegations of double life imho.

[Leanne Weich]

Originally posted by huskiki


I totally agree! I've been holding back, trying not to judge the victim but it's not easy to overlook the fact that she placed herself in harms way. It would be one thing if she was struggling and needed to put food on the table, I could almost understand that (not agree with it but understand). For her it was all money and status. And she was also putting her kids in a bad situation too. IMO Ok, I think I'll stop there.

According to Paige's first ex-husband, she was doing this to keep her children in the home they had always known. I don't think this was a wise decision but I am not going to judge her because I honestly don't know what her motivations really were.

[Leanne Weich]

Originally posted by Destini


Sounds ominous to me they would just desert the house ... with all the media attention they have to know about the search of their home. I can't understand the wife, especially, not coming forward. She's obviously been there at some point recently if his name is off the box, a clear sign IMO she is distancing herself from him if true.

If it were my DH, I'd be kicking his you-know-what to the curb, too .... he went that-away, go get him!! If for no other reason than the fact he decided to have a little extra entertainment while I was out of town. With his criminal background, I'm worried he may have done something to her, too.

Praying for answers soon ....

I agree with most of what you said. As for his wife not coming forward, we don't know if she has been in contact with LE. I do, however, think in her situation, I'd avoid the media too. It would be too embarrassing for me to have my photo splashed all over the internet and in newspapers. I don't fault her unless she is not cooperating with LE. JMO

[huskiki]

Originally posted by Leanne Weich


According to Paige's first ex-husband, she was doing this to keep her children in the home they had always known. I don't think this was a wise decision but I am not going to judge her because I honestly don't know what her motivations really were.

Like I said, I'm trying not to judge. I guess I just don't see the need for anyone to live in a million dollar house when there are people who don't have a roof over their heads. Maybe that's why I feel the way I do.

[huskiki]

Originally posted by Leanne Weich


I agree with most of what you said. As for his wife not coming forward, we don't know if she has been in contact with LE. I do, however, think in her situation, I'd avoid the media too. It would be too embarrassing for me to have my photo splashed all over the internet and in newspapers. I don't fault her unless she is not cooperating with LE. JMO

Does anyone know if they are together? Last I knew he was MIA, is she with him? That could be a reason she's not talking, maybe he's holding her hostage. If I was her, I wouldn't be offering myself up for an interview, not with the media at least. IMO

[starling]

July 26, 2007
The search for Paige Birgfeld is going south and into the rugged country of Grand Mesa.
The Abby and Jennifer Recovery Center, which has coordinated the month-long search for the missing mother of three and escort-service owner, will fire up the search in Delta County this weekend, Director Connie Flukey said.
“We’re going real high and real low,” Flukey said.
The 10,000-foot mesa is the predominant geographical landmark between Grand Junction and Delta, and searchers with the center two weeks ago found Birgfeld’s checkbook and other items near the intersection of a remote route to the top of the mesa and U.S. Highway 50, which connects the two communities.
The find was the first indicator of Birgfeld’s presence in the Grand Valley since she disappeared June 28 after a meeting in Eagle with her first husband, Howard Beigler, with whom she was hoping to reunite.
Finding Birgfeld’s belongings fired up the searchers, who Flukey said have eliminated what the center considers the high-priority areas in the Grand Junction area.
The imposing mesa, then, is the next most likely area that needs investigation.
“In our minds, we would feel better if that area was eliminated” as a place where Birgfeld might be, she said.
The mesa also towers over the Gunnison River, which cuts through high desert below as it travels from Delta to its junction with the Colorado River in Grand Junction.
Most searchers will comb the areas on foot, but people who can search on horseback or all-terrain vehicle also are encouraged to join the effort.
“We’re darned excited,” Flukey said. “We’re going to find Paige.”...........

post will be set up in Delta in the parking lot east of the Bill Heddles Recreation Center, 530 Gunnison River Drive.
Registration will be held from 2 p.m. to dark Friday, and the search will commence Saturday morning. Searchers also can register Saturday...............
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/userreg/ursignup/signup.jsp?UrUsecase=800100&SendBackURL=%2Fnews%2Fcontent%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F2 007%2F07%2F26%2F7_26_07_Birgfeld_follo.html

[starling]

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5645930,00.html

After weeks of grueling, fruitless searches, Flukey said volunteers remain inspired by Birgfeld's family members.

Her surviving children — ages 8, 6 and 3 — occasionally visit the search center to give volunteers high-fives and crayon-decorated thank you cards.
"Her 8-year-old daughter gave me a note saying, 'Thank you for looking for my mommy,'" Flukey recounted. "I'll tell you what, everybody's got motivation."

(Volunteers also can call (970) 260-1821)


for the children :rose: :rose: :rose:

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by starling
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5645930,00.html

After weeks of grueling, fruitless searches, Flukey said volunteers remain inspired by Birgfeld's family members.

Her surviving children — ages 8, 6 and 3 — occasionally visit the search center to give volunteers high-fives and crayon-decorated thank you cards.
"Her 8-year-old daughter gave me a note saying, 'Thank you for looking for my mommy,'" Flukey recounted. "I'll tell you what, everybody's got motivation."

(Volunteers also can call (970) 260-1821)


for the children :rose: :rose: :rose:
I wonder who is keeping her children right now?This is a sad case for her children.moo

[murdershewrote]

her ex says she never had intercourse with her "clients", just massages and somebody to talk to. Gee, don't they all say that. Is he serious? I just about fell off my chair when he tried to feed us that line of boloney.

[VenusFlyTrap]

Originally posted by grande


By all accounts her ex-husbands alibi has checked out. IMO, the focus should be on Lester Ralph Jones. Her car was found in flames in the parking lot of HIS place of employment. It has also been said, "Ralph" is a 'client' of Paige's. In the early 90's Ralph was charged with Kidnapping and attempted murder and later plead to lesser charges and was sentenced to 10 years in Colorado D.O.C..

Here is the archived article detailing his conviction and sentence;

Man gets10-year termfor shooting,kidnapping
By AARON PORTER

DELTA — A Crawford man who shot at his estranged wife's boyfriend early this year and later kidnapped her was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

While driving through Hotchkiss on Jan. 6, Ralph Jones, 48, encountered his 31-year-old wife, Lisa Jones, in a vehicle with her boyfriend, Joe Bear, according to court documents. Jones tried to force his wife to stop several times during an ensuing high-speed chase on Colorado Highway 133.

The chase ended abruptly after Jones sideswiped the couple's vehicle on a county road near Paonia. After firing two shots at Bear, who was fleeing down a nearby railroad track, Jones pulled his wife from the car and threatened to kill her, court documents state.

Shortly after his release from jail, Jones violated his bond conditions by kidnapped his estranged wife on Jan. 30, according to an arrest warrant. She escaped in Jones' vehicle when he entered a Delta hotel to obtain a room for the night.

Authorities captured Jones the next day, after he flew to Oklahoma in search of his wife.

Jones pleaded guilty Aug. 18 to six felony charges stemming from the original assault and violence charges, as well as violating conditions of the bond from the shooting incident.

http://web.archive.org/web/200001161...5712.0484.html

Yes, I think I would be looking very closely at Lester. I believed the husband when I heard him speak. JMO.

[nutterbutter]

Bumping for her children.........:rose: :rose:

[baybays_kid]

:rose:

[starling]

http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=6865065

Monday_evening crews responded to a report of a body in the Colorado River, just Southeast of the Redlands Parkway bridge.

The Grand Junction Fire Department and Mesa County Sheriff's deputies searched about a quarter mile area of the river.
According to the Sheriff's Department, four people were rafting when one of them spotted what she said was an elbow.
The Sheriff's_Department said they take those claims very seriously, especially during the search for Paige Birgfeld.
After about an hour on the water, search crews determined the report was unfound and they cleared the scene.

Meanwhile the Abby and Jennifer Recovery Foundation is leaving Delta after searching there this weekend for Paige Birgfeld.
They will return to Grand Junction to begin another search using private searchers.
The foundation does need some supplies including food and water as well as a trailer that could serve as a mobile command unit........

[jace]

Could her body have floated somewhere else. I read on one of the threads about some fisherman that spotted a body but by the time LE got there it had floated away to another location.

I really wish they would find her for her dad and her children.

[txfemale45]

LE only searched about a hour? I take that long in my house to find me keys etc......

[Leanne Weich]

Originally posted by grande
http://www.mesacounty.us/assessor_lookup/Assessor_Parcel_Report.aspx?Value=2943-161-35-017

Grande, can you check this link please. Thanks.

[luna24]

Some law enforcement personnel investigating the disappearance of Paige Birgfeld are being reassigned back to their regular duties as the missing person case enters its fifth week.

Birgfeld, a 34-year-old mother of three and escort service owner, was last seen on June 28.

While the number of law enforcement personnel assigned to the case is decreasing, the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department insists the case remains its No. 1 priority. The Sheriff’s Department, the Grand Junction Police Department and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation have all scaled back the resources they had invested in the case.

“It remains the No. 1 focus in investigations, and day by day the number of staff dedicated to that fluctuates,” Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Heather Gierhart said.



Search area moved (from same article):

Searchers with the Abby and Jennifer Recovery Foundation have ceased their search in Delta and turned west to the expanse between Grand Junction and the Utah state line, said Connie Flukey, director of the foundation.

“We are actually going northwest of Grand Junction, and we are going to continue to go until we find her,” Flukey said.

The Sheriff’s Department is not saying how many “persons of interest” it has, nor has anyone been removed from the department’s “handful” of persons of interest, according to Gierhart.

But they all have a common denominator: “They wanted to have contact with Paige on Thursday evening when she went missing,” Gierhart said.

That does not necessarily mean they were clients of Birgfeld’s escort service.

“It could have been somebody trying to schedule a Pampered Chef party (one of Birgfeld’s other businesses). It is not necessarily connected to the escort service,” Gierhart said.



http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/08/01/8_1_1B__Birgfeld.html


I agree with Grande on this Lester Ralph Jones..maybe LE feels they know he did it but are just trying to get more evidence to support the theory..maybe that's why they don't need as many people on the case?

or maybe they are saying they are pulling resources when they are really watching this Jones full time to see if he'll reveal something?

I feel really bad for her family.. :(

[starling]

Primetime did a short segment on Paige this past week..

Primetime write up & family photo~
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=3422819

[starling]

Handgun found~
http://i11.tinypic.com/52yonsl.jpg

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/police/stories/2007/08/02/8_2_Blotter.html
According to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department:
• A Ruger 9mm handgun was found near 23 and H Roads in the early morning hours Wednesday.

[starling]

Originally posted by tardis-ite


Maybe LE will get lucky and lift fingerprints of the gun. Hope that will lead them or IMO, confirm who the killer is.

Yes let's hope.

More on the gun...
http://www.kktv.com/news/headlines/8922927.html
A gun has been found less than a half-mile from where authorities found the burned out car of a missing Grand Junction woman.
A man reported finding an unloaded nine-millimeter handgun about six inches off the road.
The area is near where Paige Birgfeld's car was found July first......

Investigators say the gun was booked into evidence.
No record was found on an initial check of its serial number.
It's not know if there's any connection to the case.

[luna24]

Yesterday, search dogs released near where Birgfeld's car was found led investigators to a nearby RV dealership where Lester Ralph Jones works. Jones has been described as a "person of interest" in the case.



LE must be going crazy that they don't have enough evidence to arrest this Jones guy already..all roads seem to be leading back to him...

http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=6889556

[Leanne Weich]

Originally posted by luna24


LE must be going crazy that they don't have enough evidence to arrest this Jones guy already..all roads seem to be leading back to him...

http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=6889556

I agree. I honestly don't know why they didn't get the search dogs out the day her car was found. Doesn't make any sense imo.

[nutterbutter]

:rose:

[starling]

Originally posted by luna24


LE must be going crazy that they don't have enough evidence to arrest this Jones guy already..all roads seem to be leading back to him...

http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=6889556


I so agree Luna & Leanne!

A series of dogs brought in from Virginia to aid in the search for 34-year-old Paige Birgfeld led investigators to Bob Scott RV’s.....
The dogs, which included a German shorthair and a golden Labrador from the Volunteer K-9 Scent Specific Search and Recovery Unit, of Virginia, were released several times Saturday near 727 Road 23, where Birgfeld’s red 2005 Ford Focus was discovered last month.

*EACH TIME, the dogs led their handlers east across 23 Road, south along the road and to the DEALERSHIP'S FRONT DOOR....


According to a news release from the Sheriff’s Department, the dogs also were taken to Kannah Creek near U.S. Highway 50, where several of Birgfeld’s belongings were discovered last month.
The release states the dogs from the volunteer unit specialize in following “secondary scents, aged trails and car trails.”
Mestas declined to comment on what the dogs uncovered for investigators.
She said no search warrants or arrest warrants had been issued in the case over the past couple days....
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/userreg/ursignup/signup.jsp?UrUsecase=800100&SendBackURL=%2Fnews%2Fcontent%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F2 007%2F08%2F06%2F8_6_1a_Birgfeld_follow.html


JMO

[shortcake]

Paige's father was on GVS last night - said the gun was found to be unrelated to Paige's disappearance. (Apparently, someone had stolen a car and the gun was inside. They panicked and threw it out the window.)

Her father also made the observation that, in his opinion, if someone is being looked at as a person of interest but had no involvement, that person would come out and say - "Hey - no way! I'm innocent. This is my ablibi, etc., etc.", which this guy is not doing.

[starling]

Shortcake ~
I saw him on Greta also...a very good point IMO.

latest~
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_6573519
Investigators today are combing the Gunnison River and a nearby commercial sewage facility in the search for a Grand Junction woman who has been missing for weeks.
Highly-trained dogs brought in from out of state led investigators to the two locations over the weekend, according to a Mesa County sheriff's spokeswoman....
Divers from metro Denver and Mesa County are looking for any sign of Birgfeld along a stretch of the river south of Grand Junction.
"We're looking for anything," said sheriff's spokeswoman Norma Mestas. "But worst-case scenario, we're looking for Paige Birgfeld." .....
They were led to the river after finding a 15-mile trail of Birgfeld's personal belongings, scattered along U.S. 50 south of the city and ending at roads that cross the river, said her father, Frank Birgfeld.
Frank Birgfeld was among the volunteers who floated the river last week without finding her.
"What they're saying is, well, if Paige is in the river, she's hung up on the bottom," Frank Birgfeld said today. "I want to find her, but I'm not sure I want to find her there."
For the divers working today, searching the Gunnison means they have to fight strong currents.
The team is using a boat and a special type of technology called "side scan sonar," which is often used to find drowning victims and underwater objects, said Andy Lyon, a spokesman for South Metro Fire Rescue, which sent five divers to the search.
Earlier today, investigators were also searching inside a sewage facility near U.S. 50 and Bridgeport Road, but Mestas said that search was called off at about 11:30 a.m.
"I don't know if anything was found," Mestas said......

[starling]

more on the sonar
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5664291,00.html

[shortcake]

Originally posted by starling
more on the sonar
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5664291,00.html

Thanks starling!:seeya:

[jtazzy]

Praying they find her.

[starling]

Grande~
As always thanks for your great maps...interesting the location of Ralph Jones home.

http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=6904853
Scent Specific K-9 Teams were utilized in the investigation. Those dogs used in previous searches is how this specific search area was determined. The dive team is expect to besearching the Gunnison River until Friday.


:rose: Paige

[starling]

God Bless the search team
Hope she is found soon :rose:

[starling]

Originally posted by grande


By all accounts her ex-husbands alibi has checked out. IMO, the focus should be on Lester Ralph Jones. Her car was found in flames in the parking lot of HIS place of employment. It has also been said, "Ralph" is a 'client' of Paige's. In the early 90's Ralph was charged with Kidnapping and attempted murder and later plead to lesser charges and was sentenced to 10 years in Colorado D.O.C..

Here is the archived article detailing his conviction and sentence;

Man gets10-year termfor shooting,kidnapping
By AARON PORTER

DELTA — A Crawford man who shot at his estranged wife's boyfriend early this year and later kidnapped her was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
While driving through Hotchkiss on Jan. 6, Ralph Jones, 48, encountered his 31-year-old wife, Lisa Jones, in a vehicle with her boyfriend, Joe Bear, according to court documents. Jones tried to force his wife to stop several times during an ensuing high-speed chase on Colorado Highway 133.
The chase ended abruptly after Jones sideswiped the couple's vehicle on a county road near Paonia. After firing two shots at Bear, who was fleeing down a nearby railroad track, Jones pulled his wife from the car and threatened to kill her, court documents state.
Shortly after his release from jail, Jones violated his bond conditions by kidnapped his estranged wife on Jan. 30, according to an arrest warrant. She escaped in Jones' vehicle when he entered a Delta hotel to obtain a room for the night.
Authorities captured Jones the next day, after he flew to Oklahoma in search of his wife.
Jones pleaded guilty Aug. 18 to six felony charges stemming from the original assault and violence charges, as well as violating conditions of the bond from the shooting incident.

http://web.archive.org/web/200001161...5712.0484.html


JMO...could be that Lester Ralph Jones had "fallen" for Paige.. followed her that day..spying on Paige with her first ex husband on the romantic picnic. He must have followed her there (makes sense that this is where Ralph's rage came in)He prob called her/or left message/ while she was with her ex & set up a "date" that night for when she got back close to the area. (Guess ex husband is lucky Ralph didn't go after him too)
R & P must of 'met' at his work and he used her vechicle to transport her body to a body of water....throwing her personal belongings out on the way back. He must of been lazy though, as he brought her vechicle back to burn within walking distance of his vechicle.
The ex did say that Paige had mentioned a mechanic was going to work on her car for her. Whether he was a 'client' or not...somehow he got her to come by his work that evening.

...all guessing of course... JMO... MOO :rose:

[starling]

Puzzlement over 'person of interest' term....

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5677569,00.html

[starling]

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/08/22/8_22_1a_Birgfeld_children.html

Family seeks custody of missing GJ woman's kids

The parents of a missing Grand Junction woman want to be the guardians of her three children.
The children are in the custody of Robert Dixon, Paige Birgfeld’s second husband and the children’s father, according to Paige’s father, Frank Birgfeld.....
According to court records, Dixon filed a court motion Friday to get parental duties and wants decision-making power of Paige’s estate. Complete details on the motions and Dixon’s parental rights from the former couple’s 2006 divorce case were not immediately available. A phone number for Rob Dixon was disconnected and an attorney for Dixon in the case declined to comment.,,,,

Frank Birgfeld said he has powers of conservator, a court-appointed position to handle his daughter’s finances.
Birgfeld said Dixon packed the children’s belongings and left Paige’s home with them about two weeks ago, the same day Dixon learned the Birgfelds petitioned for guardianship.....
Frank Birgfeld and his wife, Suzanne, are staying at Paige’s north Grand Junction home.
Birgfeld said friends reported seeing the children and Dixon around town. Birgfeld said Dixon neither has a home nor a job in the area.
“I would assume he and the kids would be better off in familiar surroundings,” Birgfeld said. “It’s concerning to me. He has a violent temper that he’s not infrequently demonstrated. If Paige was aware of this, it would be enormously troubling for her. It’s the dead last thing that she would like to happen.” ,,,,,,

Frank Birgfeld said Dixon recently cut off electricity to Paige’s home and also attempted to turn off the water where they are staying, 2512 Oleaster Court.
Dixon reported to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department that Suzanne had kidnapped the children when she took them to a MOMS Club outing and out to Dairy Queen, Birgfeld said.
Spokeswoman Heather Gierhart of the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that deputies responded to the alleged kidnapping report July 31, but she said the incident was not worth a write-up......
A number of people, including Dixon, are considered “persons of interest” in the case, authorities said.
Dixon and Paige’s first husband, Howard Beigler of the Front Range, are on the list, but maintain a low status, Gierhart said.

:rose: poor kids :(

[jace]

From the times I've seen the grandfather on television he seems like a good man. I hope he gets guardianship of these kids. I agree they should be in familiar surroundings.

Is LE still actively searching for Paige?

[starling]

Jace~
:shrug:


http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=6972396
The Mesa County Sheriff's Department said the Birgfeld case is still active and remains their top priority. Meanwhile, Crews with the Abby and Jennifer Recovery Foundation have searched the Grand Junction, Whitewater, and Delta area's with no sign of the missing woman.

[starling]

update on the search & her kids

interview with Paige's Dad
scroll down videos & click on:
'Ryan Cook interviews Paige Birgfeld's dad, Frank'

http://www.kjct8.com/Global/category.asp?C=98377&nav=menu580_1

[starling]

YW fussbudget
Yes, I was surprized at that statement also...must be more close to the vest.


New article out today~

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5690113,00.html
Grandparents banned from seeing missing daughter's kids

[Leanne Weich]

I'm so sad that Paige's folks can't see the kids. She wouldn't be happy about that, I'm sure.

[jace]

Who paraded the kids in front of the media?

I think there's more to Dixon's reason then he's letting on as to why he doesn't want the kids to see their grandparents.

JMO

[starling]

Originally posted by starling

New article
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5690113,00.html
Grandparents banned from seeing missing daughter's kids


rocky mountain news correction out today...
( added it in a box at the top)
~This story about a custody dispute involving the children of missing Grand Junction woman Paige Birgfeld should have said that an order requiring Rob Dixon, the children's father, to keep them in Colorado was rescinded Aug. 10, nine days after it was issued.~

[starling]

Report of dead body in river proves unfounded
http://www.gjsentinel.com/

Thursday, September 13, 2007
Deputies with the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department determined a report of a body seen floating in the Gunnison River on Tuesday was unfounded.
Searchers used boats Tuesday night and Wednesday morning to scour the river near the roller dam south of the U.S. Department of Energy building in Orchard Mesa, in the area where someone reported seeing an arm and the back of someone’s head floating in the river, Mesa County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Heather Benjamin said.

The search was called off Wednesday afternoon. Benjamin said searchers continued the effort until they felt confident they’d done a thorough job.
She said the Sheriff’s Department investigates all reports of bodies. The Sheriff’s Department’s ONLY LISTED MISSING PERSON case is 34-year-old Paige Birgfeld, who was reported missing in late June.

[Sheltieluv]

No news on Paige Birgfeld. But theory's abound! IMO it comes down to the "usual" suspects... her ex-husbands. One has behaviors past and present that are suspect as well as an anger problem, the other one says they were talking about getting back together, and that he knew about her 'massage' business.

I also think that you can not rule out that a "trucker" picked her up and has transported her out of the area totally (dead or alive). The serial murderers that operate from big rig trucking is a known fact. Her car was found within walking distance of an Interstate highway (I70) and a truckstop known for it's entertainment services. She could have run away (Financial problems, ex-husband problems, and a profession that her family did not know about, but was about to become public knowledge.) Hitching a ride from a trucker... it's been done before. She could have simply run away.

As for POI's... any person that did business with her is suspect. That is a given. But to only name one person publically when all they have against him is a prison record is absurb. If they have her list of clients, then they are all suspects.

Lester Ralph Jones served his time after the incident with his former wife. What they don't tell you about is the ex-wifes behaviors that contributed to the incident, so it was an isolated event to which he plead guilty to and served his time. I don't believe for a minute that it is Jones. He only became the focus because he worked near where they found her car which was between her place and the "truckstop" and he had a record. People that know LRJ are not at all convinced that he's involved and, in fact, support him. I believe them over a list of rumor's and unfounded stories.

Saying that "Grand Junction" should be afraid because LRJ is free is irresponsible. They shouldn't fear him at all in comparison to the fact that hundreds of truckers make their way through that city every day and the potential for one of them to be a serial killer is big. I'd be more afraid of that aspect of trucking industry. I'd be more afraid for her children that are in the custody of a father that couldn't even get visitation rights because he was so bad to her and the kids! Now that's who is really scary!

IMHO

[Cury-us Coyote]

Suspect named in Birgfeld disappearance

http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=7158994

[Cury-us Coyote]

Suspect Named in Disappearance of Missing Mom Paige Birgfeld

The Mesa County Sheriff's Office named Lester Ralph Jones, 56, of Grand Junction, Colo., a suspect in Birgfeld's June 28 disappearance.

Jones had been named a person of interest in the case. He worked at an RV dealership near where Birgfeld's burned out car was found July 1. Foul play is suspected in Birgfeld's disappearance, police said.

Police did not release details of Jones' relationship with Birgfeld, nor whether he was in custody.
...
In August police found a gun less than a half-mile from her car. A man reported finding an unloaded Ruger 9mm handgun about 6 inches off the road.

Investigators said the gun was booked into evidence. No record was found on an initial check of its serial number.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,299027,00.html

[Cury-us Coyote]

Man named lone suspect in missing Junction mom case

Officials with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office today said that all other persons of interest have been cleared and that 56-year-old mechanic Lester Ralph Jones is the lone remaining suspect in a case authorities believe involves foul play.

Birgfeld's two ex-husbands, Rob Dixon and Ron Biegler, are no longer considered persons of interest in the case, and neither is anyone who had contact with her or wanted to have contact with her on the night she disappeared, authorities said.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5712850,00.html

[Cury-us Coyote]

Suspect Named in Birgfeld Disappearance

Fox 31 obtained the criminal history of Jones, including a 1999 guilty plea in a kidnapping and assault case involving a former wife.

The police report obtained by Fox 31 says Jones tailed his then wife in a car at speeds over 100 miles per hour, allegedly side swiped her car off the road, rammed her, and put her in his car at gun point, according to witness statements in the Police Report.

The report also says Jones fired two shots at the male passenger in his then-wife's car.

http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=4523642&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

[Cury-us Coyote]

Suspect named in missing mom case

Jones works as an RV mechanic across the street from the parking lot where Birgfeld's car was found.

Jones was arrested numerous times in Delta County in 1999 cqfor kidnapping and other charges related to altercations with his ex-wife. He was sentenced to five years in prison and completed his parole in 2005. cq

He has not been arrested in the Birgfeld case. He could not be reached for comment.

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_7063753

[Pinetree]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,299027,00.html

[starling]

A look inside the life of the missing mom ( photos)
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Primetime/popup?id=3433433&contentIndex=1&page=1

[starling]

page 4 of this article brings up that mystery gun found not far from the abandoned car
http://www.crimelibrary.com/news/original/1007/0401_paige_birgfeld4.html

One of the most recent breaks in the case came in August, when a man reported finding an unloaded Ruger 9mm handgun less than a half-mile from the location of Paige's abandoned car. The gun was found approximately 6 inches off the road. At this time, it is not clear if the gun is connected to the case. Investigators are still trying to trace the weapon to the owner; however, police find the location of the weapon highly suspicious.

[Cury-us Coyote]

Parents offer reward for missing daughter

Birgfeld urged anyone with information to call a cell phone number he set up for the purpose, at 303-886-5632. He said callers can remain anonymous, and he'll give them code words to identify themselves to claim the reward if Birgfeld is found.

Birgfeld said more than three months of investigation and numerous searches, both by authorities and community volunteers, have led him to conclude, "This was not a spontaneous hiding (of his daughter). Either someone did some planning, or she's alive."
...
Birgfeld also said he is trying to find an attorney in Denver who prepared a will at his daughter's request. He said he believes she made a will and later amended it, but he does not know which attorney in Denver did the work "and there are a lot of lawyers in Denver."

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5717449,00.html

[starling]

http://www.gjfreepress.com/article/20071011/COMMUNITY_NEWS/71010004

[starling]

reward expires today
http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=7215866

[Cury-us Coyote]

Father to suspect: Help clear your name

“I have gone to his shop,” Frank Birgfeld, Paige’s father, said. “I hand delivered to him a letter, a letter that I typed. I noted that he has denied having any involvement with her disappearance, yet clearly there are some links based on the sheriff’s investigation. ... I requested that he meet with me.”

The letter, in an envelope with Lester’s name on it, was handed to a clerk at the front counter of his place of work, Birgfeld said.

Nearly a month later, Birgfeld says: “I have not heard from him.”
...
Those searches, although greatly scaled down, continue.

“We don’t tell where we are going or where we have been,” Birgfeld said.

The places volunteers will go to search are often areas pointed out to Birgfeld by anonymous tipsters.

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/10/26/102607_1a_Birgfeld_folo.html

[starling]

Family, friends gather for remembrance of missing mom

Sunday, October 28, 2007
If they could, the intimate group of friends and family who gathered Saturday night to talk about Paige Birgfeld would have given anything to summon her back.
Almost four months after the doting mother of three young children vanished from their lives, those who knew her best remembered her as she would have liked: smiling; with a child on each hip; helping others.
Everyone laughed while watching a video, in happier times, of a MOMs Club party where Birgfeld and friends dressed up, danced and got silly. It was a scene Birgfeld’s father, Frank Birgfeld, had seen before, but he couldn’t bear to watch it again. The footage was the last video shot of his 34-year-old daughter before she disappeared.
“This is a duty I can’t do,” Frank said before exiting the room....
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/index.html

[Cury-us Coyote]

Birgfeld denied custody rights

He says the final decision wasn't a for or against him, instead it was a way for the Magestrate to clear the docket to make room for other cases. The Rubenstein sided with Rob Dixon the father of the three kids, saying Birgeld and his wife had no standing.

http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=7282556

[Leanne Weich]

Originally posted by Cury-us Coyote
Birgfeld denied custody rights

He says the final decision wasn't a for or against him, instead it was a way for the Magestrate to clear the docket to make room for other cases. The Rubenstein sided with Rob Dixon the father of the three kids, saying Birgeld and his wife had no standing.

http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=7282556 [/*]

I would prefer the kids to stay with Paige's folks but, unless there is evidence of Rob being an unfit father, he is the biologic father and, as such, the Judge probably ruled correctly, imo.

[Cury-us Coyote]

Missing mom's parents can't seek kids' custody

They can, however, seek grandparent visitation and Rubenstein ordered them to enter into mediation with Dixon to determine a visitation schedule.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5736046,00.html

[Rick777]

I worry that people will not keep Paige's case in the spotlight because there has been no info in a long while.

Anybody have anything new? Rumors?

[huskiki]

Originally posted by Rick777
I worry that people will not keep Paige's case in the spotlight because there has been no info in a long while.

Anybody have anything new? Rumors? [/*]

Hi Rick777,

I haven't heard anything on Paige. When I saw her link on the front page here I thought there was new news.

All of these cases are so sad. We hear about them when they first happen then they just fade away. We have to remember that these people are still missing and need our help keeping their names out there.

[Rick777]

Originally posted by huskiki


Hi Rick777,

I haven't heard anything on Paige. When I saw her link on the front page here I thought there was new news.

All of these cases are so sad. We hear about them when they first happen then they just fade away. We have to remember that these people are still missing and need our help keeping their names out there. [/*]

Hi Huskiki,

You are exactly right. Sometimes in the smaller area's....the cases are just dropped due to lack of interest.

[Rick777]

At least SOMETHING is happening...

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/03/12/031308_1A_Birgfeld_TV.html

[huskiki]

Originally posted by Rick777
At least SOMETHING is happening...

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/03/12/031308_1A_Birgfeld_TV.html [/*]

Hey Rick :seeya:

This is great news! The show will generate new interest in the case and hopefully will lead to finding Paige.

What's the deal with Lester Jones? Has he disappeared or is he back at his home?

[starling]

Originally posted by Rick777
At least SOMETHING is happening...

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/03/12/031308_1A_Birgfeld_TV.html [/*]

Suzanne Birgfeld said Wednesday she and her husband, Paige’s father, Frank, are trudging through the painful process of selling their daughter’s home and her belongings. Frank Birgfeld plans to resume searching for his daughter in the spring after the snow melts, Suzanne said.

how very sad :(

:rose: for bringing Paige home & for justice

[HarlettOhara]

Birgfeld case eyed for Mesa County grand jury

By Paul Shockley
Free Press Staff Writer
March 13, 2008

GRAND JUNCTION — District Attorney Pete Hautzinger on Wednesday said a Mesa County grand jury may be hearing evidence in the case of missing mother Paige Birgfeld by the summer.

http://www.gjfreepress.com/article/20080313/COMMUNITY_NEWS/566536380

[Cury-us Coyote]

Grand jury could hear Birgfeld case
(includes audio)

http://www.gjsentinel.com/search/content/news/stories/2008/03/13/031408_1*_Birgfeld.html
[url]

After clicking link replace asterisk with lower case first character of bee

[Cury-us Coyote]

http://www.kjct8.com/global/video/popup/pop_player.asp?ClipID1=2288204&h1=Grand%20Jury%20may%20look%20into%20Birgfeld%20c ase&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=81100&LaunchPageAdTag=Search Results&activePane=info&playerVersion=1&hostPageUrl=http%3A//www.kjct8.com/Global/SearchResults.asp%3Fvendor%3Dwss%26qu%3DPaige+Birg feld&rnd=56034915

[Cury-us Coyote]

http://www.krextv.com/videoplaylist.php?playid=1920

[Cury-us Coyote]

Paige Birgfeld's personal items sold in garage sale
http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=8022294

Slowly saying goodbye
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/03/15/031608_1*_Birgfeld_garage_sale.html

[starling]

Originally posted by Cury-us Coyote
Paige Birgfeld's personal items sold in garage sale
http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=8022294

Slowly saying goodbye
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/03/15/031608_1*_Birgfeld_garage_sale.html [/*]

TY Cury-us-coyote for all your updates. Much appreciated.
Dealing with the actual death of a beloved is hard enough but the unknown
& unreachable to bring that sweet soul home,how very sad.
My heartfelt prayers for all who keep the faith that she will be brought home
and justice finally served.
~S

:rose: for Paige
:rose: for all who love her

[Cury-us Coyote]

Search resumes for woman missing almost 1 year
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=91972

The Search Continues For Paige Birgfeld
(includes video)
http://www.krextv.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2588

Search for Paige Birgfeld resumes
http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=8341713

[huskiki]

I hope Paige is found during the upcoming search efforts. I found an article that states that "48 Hours" was putting together a story on Paige but there isn't anything on their site since 2007.

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977283387

Does anybody know what ever happend to the sole suspect in this case, Lester Ralph Jones. Is he still in the area?

[HarlettOhara]

A couple from my site have been working with 48hrs and CBS News will pre-empt this Saturday's edition of 48 Hours Mystery to broadcast the episode about Paige that has been under development for several weeks. (May 24, 2008.) The time is 10/9 Easter/Central. Check your local listings.

The announced episode is called Puppet Master but it is to be replaced with the Paige episode. (Your local listings will show Puppet Master since these listings are published weeks in advance.)

This is subject to change!

A story outline is on the HFTM Blog and in her own forum

[aubrey04]

Originally posted by HarlettOhara
A couple from my site have been working with 48hrs and CBS News will pre-empt this Saturday's edition of 48 Hours Mystery to broadcast the episode about Paige that has been under development for several weeks. (May 24, 2008.) The time is 10/9 Easter/Central. Check your local listings.

The announced episode is called Puppet Master but it is to be replaced with the Paige episode. (Your local listings will show Puppet Master since these listings are published weeks in advance.)

This is subject to change!

A story outline is on the HFTM Blog and in her own forum [/*]

It's hard to believe it's been almost a year. Thanks for the information, I will be keeping an eye out for the episode.

[starling]

Originally posted by HarlettOhara
A couple from my site have been working with 48hrs and CBS News will pre-empt this Saturday's edition of 48 Hours Mystery to broadcast the episode about Paige that has been under development for several weeks. (May 24, 2008.) The time is 10/9 Easter/Central. Check your local listings.

The announced episode is called Puppet Master but it is to be replaced with the Paige episode. (Your local listings will show Puppet Master since these listings are published weeks in advance.)

This is subject to change!

A story outline is on the HFTM Blog and in her own forum [/*]

Thanks!

[HarlettOhara]

Sheesh.. wish they would make up their mind.. We just received word that the Paige Birgfeld episode on 48 Hours has now been rescheduled to June 10, 2008. If there are any more changes I will make sure it gets updated here.

[starling]

Originally posted by HarlettOhara
Sheesh.. wish they would make up their mind.. We just received word that the Paige Birgfeld episode on 48 Hours has now been rescheduled to June 10, 2008. If there are any more changes I will make sure it gets updated here. [/*]

:seeya: this article out today says June 10th...thanks
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20080605/NEWS/761040800

[starling]

~~bumping~~

TONIGHT on
(June 10) ""48 HRS"" story is about Paige
check your local listing for time in your area

[Cury-us Coyote]

The Secret Life Of Paige Birgfeld
"48 Hours: Vanished" - The Search For A Young Mother Exposes Her Secret Life
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/08/48hours/main4162450.shtml

[Postergeist]

http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=8573969

Posted: June 28, 2008

Updated: June 30, 2008



<snip>

GRAND JUNCTION (KJCT)- A year ago Saturday, Grand Junction mother of three, Paige Birgfeld mysteriously vanished, leaving her kids behind and a complex case to solve.

Her former baby sitter describes Paige as a loving mother, while her family still hopes she's alive. Her good friend and children's baby sitter believes two men who knew each other are responsible for her disappearance.

...

"We don't know if Paige is in the state or not, who knows where she is. No one has a clue except for Rob Dixon and Lester Ralph Jones," Carol said.

Rob Dixon is Paige's ex-husband. Rob Dixon's lawyer, Scott Robinson, released this statement, "Rob Dixon does not and has never known Lester Jones, their paths have never crossed and anyone who says the two of them are aquatinted is not telling the truth".

On October 2nd of last year, deputies named Lester Ralph Jones the sole suspect.

[Cury-us Coyote]

Human Remains Found In Mesa County

Frank Birgfeld told the CBS television station in Grand Junction that he is notified each time any clue is uncovered in any missing persons case in the region.

The sheriff's department has been actively working on ten missing persons cases in Mesa County, including Birgfeld's case and the Abby Blagg case. Blagg is the daughter of convicted murderer Michael Blagg.

http://cbs4denver.com/local/birgfeld.paige.grand.2.782104.html

[Cury-us Coyote]

Cops mum on finding dead person

Asked about the condition of the remains, Benjamin said, “We recognize the difference between human remains and skeletal remains, and this is definitely human remains.”
...
She said she doesn’t know whether the remains are connected to any missing-persons cases.

One of those cases involves Paige Birgfeld, a 34-year-old Grand Junction mother of three and operator of an escort service who has been missing for more than a year.

http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/07/28/072908_1a_human_remains_found.html

[Postergeist]

http://www.gjfreepress.com/article/20080730/COMMUNITY_NEWS/879760738/1076&parentprofile=-1

....

The deputy described the bone as an apparent section of skull. According to Brewer, there’s no conclusive determination whether it’s human or animal.

That’s in contrast to a Mesa County Sheriff’s news release distributed Monday, which said investigators have been assigned to a human remains find in the region.

The bone has apparently crossed state lines at least once.

Brewer, who said he was unsure when the discovery happened, said a hiker came across the remains and brought it back to Grand Junction.

Officials involved in the investigation say it could take weeks to months to identify who it belonged to.

Brewer said Grand County has a single missing persons case: The 1995 disappearance of former Hayden, Colo., mayor Dick Roberts, 51.

...Mesa County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Heather Benjamin said the agency has 11 active missing person cases dating back to 1983, including the June 28, 2007, disappearance of 34-year-old Paige Birgfeld.

[huskiki]

If this is Paige, at least her family will have closure. :rose:

[nutterbutter]

:rose:

[starling]

video & article

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=3906176

:rose:

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by starling
video & article

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=3906176

:rose: [/*]
Thanks for the link.HOpe they know something soon.

[nutterbutter]

Originally posted by nutterbutter

Thanks for the link.HOpe they know something soon. [/*]


Guess I am only one that still follows this thread.:shrug:

[huskiki]

Originally posted by nutterbutter



Guess I am only one that still follows this thread.:shrug: [/*]

I still check in.

:rose:

[Justins Mom]

I do too. Guess we still are no closer to the answer.

[starling]

I read on the PC website that Paige's children spent the holidays with her parents
This will be the children's second Christmas without their Mom

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=Paige
:rose:

[starling]

The suspect Lester Ralph Jones' truck was RE-SEIZED just 3 months ago.
LE kept it for 24hrs, then returned it to Jones.
I bet they had a tracking devise on it. JMO


October 21, 2008
...An attorney for the lone suspect in Paige Birgfeld’s disappearance says Lester Ralph Jones’ pickup truck was seized by authorities earlier this month.Jones’ Dodge Ram 4x4 was curiously taken for several hours on Oct. 2(2008) by Mesa County Sheriff’s investigators armed with a search warrant, and returned within roughly a 24-hour period, according to local attorney Scissors.The seizure happened exactly one year to the day the sheriff’s office publicly named the 57-year-old ..mechanic as the only suspect...an explanation for the one-day seizure wasn’t provided....“All our search warrants in connection to the Birgfeld case are sealed and we have no further comment on them,” the sheriff’s office said..........Jones’ pickup, which was originally seized as evidence July 2007, was returned to Jones on July 17,2008...
neighbors described investigators taking sections of a pickup truck’s bed liner, among other items in 2007
http://www.projectjason.org/forums/index.php?topic=1095.75;topicseen

[i4doors]

prayers for paige to be found...
for paige:rose:

[Justins Mom]

Bumping as there """"" could be """ JMO a connection to remains in Casa Grande AZ????? as a poster posted a possibility.

[starling]

Bumping as there """"" could be """ JMO a connection to remains in Casa Grande AZ????? as a poster posted a possibility.

here it is...
http://www.azcentral.com/community/pinal/articles/2009/01/29/20090129pin-skeleton0130.html
Woman's skeletal remains found in shallow grave Casa Grande,AZ

http://abcnews.go.com/US/Story?id=3381752&page=2
Missing Colorado Mother Paige Birgfeld
...she described fearing her second husband and the father of her children, Ron Dixon.....The three children are currently living with Dixon in ARIZONA



:rose: Paige
JMO

[nutterbutter]

here it is...
http://www.azcentral.com/community/pinal/articles/2009/01/29/20090129pin-skeleton0130.html
Woman's skeletal remains found in shallow grave Casa Grande,AZ

http://abcnews.go.com/US/Story?id=3381752&page=2
Missing Colorado Mother Paige Birgfeld
...she described fearing her second husband and the father of her children, Ron Dixon.....The three children are currently living with Dixon in ARIZONA



:rose: Paige
JMO

Thanks for the links

[cteall]

oh, oh....I don't have a good feeling about this one. Looks like Paige's ex might possibly live in Apache Junction, AZ....is about 55 miles to Casa Grande.

[nutterbutter]

oh, oh....I don't have a good feeling about this one. Looks like Paige's ex might possibly live in Apache Junction, AZ....is about 55 miles to Casa Grande.

I hope they find her so her children and parents at least know where she is.:crying:

[cteall]

http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/02/02/20090202drumremains.html

A sheriff's office statement says the remains in one of the drums were those of James Emede, a 40-year-old Arizona City resident.

Emede and his 38-year-old girlfriend, Arizona City resident Sandra Starns Dickey, were reported missing last February.

Investigators believe the remains in the other drum are the those of Dickey.

Both victims had been shot, according to autopsies.

[starling]

http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/02/02/20090202drumremains.html

A sheriff's office statement says the remains in one of the drums were those of James Emede, a 40-year-old Arizona City resident.

Emede and his 38-year-old girlfriend, Arizona City resident Sandra Starns Dickey, were reported missing last February.

Investigators believe the remains in the other drum are the those of Dickey.

Both victims had been shot, according to autopsies.

Hi cteall..
If I understand it correctly..that's a different case.
The 2 drums with remains were discovered back in December and LE think they know who the woman is in one of the drums.
The shallow grave with the woman's skeletal remains was found recently, Jan 22 ,and they don't know who that is yet.
That said,what the heck is going on in Casa Grande - yikes!

JMO

[starling]

Grand Jury may have work in 2009 (well,let's HOPE)

http://www.gjfreepress.com/article/20090109/COMMUNITY_NEWS/901089966/1007/NONE&parentprofile=1059&title=DA:%20Grand%20jury%20to%20get%20work%20in%20 %9209%20
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Seated but given nothing to do for two years, District Attorney Pete Hautzinger Thursday said it’s “considerably more likely” Mesa County’s grand jury will get work in 2009. Grand jury proceedings are secret and closed to the public under state law. Hautzinger expects “ONE or more” matters will go before the panel....
The last panel, which looked into the finances of the Grand Junction Rural Fire Protection District, declined to charge anybody after months of service ending in February 2006.A focus of that investigation was former Fire District board member ROB DIXON.Dixon is the second ex-husband of 34-year-old Paige Birgfeld, who disappeared in June 2007.
While seating last year’s grand jury panel in March, Hautzinger peppered the selection pool of residents with questions about what they knew about the Birgfeld investigation.
Hautzinger at the time said the case may be presented by late 2008 if a Mesa County Sheriff’s investigation “hadn’t moved further along.”


(fingers crossed)
JMO

[Leanne Weich]

Thanks for the update Starling. Sounds like the DA is chomping at the bit to get this to the GJ if my reading of the article is correct. My understanding is that if the Mesa Sheriff doesn't move along he, the DA, will present his case to the GJ. Did I interpret that correctly?

[cteall]

WOW, I just assumed (my bad) it was the same case. What in the world is up in Casa Grande anyway?? I do happen to know a homicide detective in Casa Grande, I used to live in Arizona. Maybe I will send her a little e-mail, haven't chatted with her in a couple of years.

I am not sure if I am relieved or upset to know that it could still be Paige. Starling, thanks for clearing it up for me. Sorry for any confusion I may have caused.

[starling]

HI Leanne~
Yes it looks like they are going to present it and -surprize- Dixon's name is in this article/statement...come h or high water,he's going for it is how I read it.
My neck hurts looking from the ex back to the mechanic back to the ex again.
Someone's story does not add up, evidently.

HI Cteall~
No worries, I thought the exact same thing...until I saw the dates.
What is that area like? I hope your Det friend can shed some light.


JMO

[Leanne Weich]

HI Leanne~
Yes it looks like they are going to present it and -surprize- Dixon's name is in this article/statement...come h or high water,he's going for it is how I read it.
My neck hurts looking from the ex back to the mechanic back to the ex again.
Someone's story does not add up, evidently.

HI Cteall~
No worries, I thought the exact same thing...until I saw the dates.
What is that area like? I hope your Det friend can shed some light.


JMO

Thanks for the confirmation that you read it the way I did. I was so happy to see the article I wasn't sure if I'd put my wishful thinking into my interpretation.

Hopefully, if he is indicted, Paige's folks will get custody of the kids.

[BevAnn]

ok, I've followed this from the beginning, but I'm a little confused...

Do we think ex-hubby did it, or the mechanic did it?? Or I read where friends and family think they were in on it TOGETHER?

What's our concensus around here? (Cause I know what great sleuths we are here!!) :biggrin:

[Leanne Weich]

ok, I've followed this from the beginning, but I'm a little confused...

Do we think ex-hubby did it, or the mechanic did it?? Or I read where friends and family think they were in on it TOGETHER?

What's our concensus around here? (Cause I know what great sleuths we are here!!) :biggrin:

Speaking for myself only, i think Dixon - the x-husband did it.

[Rick777]

Wow...I have followed this since day one, and I was not aware that people are starting to wonder about Dixon. I have been waiting for LE to get that one piece of evidence to tie mechanic to her death. Interesting...

[ICE]

What ever happened to the bones that were found in Arizona? Were they identified?

[starling]

What ever happened to the bones that were found in Arizona? Were they identified?

TY for bumping this back up, Ice
I searched around...

This says it's a woman. Can't find anything else.
http://ride94news.blogspot.com/2009/01/gender-of-skeletal-remains-found-near.html

[starling]

48 Hours Mystery:The Secret Life of Paige Birgfeld
(orig aired on 6-10-08)
was rebroadcast this past week end according to the PC website




JMO

[starling]

http://cbs4denver.com/local/cold.cases.death.2.942324.html
DENVER -A House committee approved a plan Monday to eliminate the death penalty and use the money to focus on cold cases after victims' relatives asked for help finding closure....
...Frank Birgfeld, father of 2007 Mesa County victim Paige Birgfeld, told lawmakers his life has been in limbo ....said she is presumed dead by authorities, though her body has never been found. Birgfeld said an investigator promised to pursue the case but warned that he is pursuing 58 other cases, and missing person cases can take 20 years or more :sad:

[CrimePoster]

I thought the general consensus with the investigator, etc. was not that her ex did it, but the mechanic guy who was her customer? Her car was found in a parking lot across from where he worked and dogs tracked a scent from his car to his place of work.

[starling]

Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons documented 1,434 unsolved slayings in Colorado since 1970, and a CBI database for law enforcement closely matches those numbers
''We have 1,400 murderers walking around. We don't feel threatened by it, but we should,'' said Frank Birgfeld, whose 34-year-old daughter Paige Birgfeld disappeared from Grand Junction in July 2007 and is presumed dead....
http://cbs4denver.com/coloradowire/22.0.html?type=local&state=CO&category=n&filename=CO--DeathPenalty-Colo.xml

[iluvmua]

Lester Ralph Jones is the only suspect in this case

[starling]

The father of a missing woman wants the FBI to investigate what happened to thousands of dollars in her home and whether Grand Junction authorities are responsible for taking it....
Frank Birgfeld said in letters to the Mesa County Sheriff's office and Colorado Attorney General John Suthers that the allegations about the missing money were revealed by the CBS television program "48 Hours," which aired a program about his daughter last year. During the show, sources told "48 hours" that investigators found tens of thousands of dollars at Paige Birgfeld's home, Frank Birgfeld said.....

http://cbs4denver.com/local/birgfeld.paige.grand.2.1011527.html

The entire issue, according to Frank, is large amounts of cash missing from Paige's home.
http://www.kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=10363617

[kelloggirl]

The father of a missing woman wants the FBI to investigate what happened to thousands of dollars in her home and whether Grand Junction authorities are responsible for taking it....
Frank Birgfeld said in letters to the Mesa County Sheriff's office and Colorado Attorney General John Suthers that the allegations about the missing money were revealed by the CBS television program "48 Hours," which aired a program about his daughter last year. During the show, sources told "48 hours" that investigators found tens of thousands of dollars at Paige Birgfeld's home, Frank Birgfeld said.....

http://cbs4denver.com/local/birgfeld.paige.grand.2.1011527.html

The entire issue, according to Frank, is large amounts of cash missing from Paige's home.
http://www.kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=10363617

That's really unfortunate and it's not right if someone from LE stole Paige's money. But personally, I would be more interested in having the FBI help bring the creep that killed Paige to justice myself. When is this going to happen? I'm despairing that it ever will.

[starling]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/08/48hours/main4162450_page5.shtml

Though the district attorney refuses to elaborate, sources close to the investigation tell 48 Hours there is something that ties Jones to Paige the night she disappeared. They say one of the last phone conversations Paige had was with someone using a throwaway phone. And although Jones denies buying such a phone, sources tell 48 Hours there is surveillance video from a local store showing Jones purchasing that phone.


(it seems coupled with the burning car right by his work it would all add up)

[trigger]

http://cbs4denver.com/local/cold.cases.death.2.942324.html
DENVER -A House committee approved a plan Monday to eliminate the death penalty and use the money to focus on cold cases after victims' relatives asked for help finding closure....
...Frank Birgfeld, father of 2007 Mesa County victim Paige Birgfeld, told lawmakers his life has been in limbo ....said she is presumed dead by authorities, though her body has never been found. Birgfeld said an investigator promised to pursue the case but warned that he is pursuing 58 other cases, and missing person cases can take 20 years or more :sad:

OMG...Yes very sad...Feel so sorry for all the families. Must be horrible.

[starling]

body found in Colorado orchard

http://cbs4denver.com/local/Authorities.launch.homicide.2.1045675.html
The sheriff's office says the victim hasn't been identified.
She was a Caucasian woman between 20 and 35 who had brown hair with blonde highlights, multiple tattoos and extensive dental work................
One person who is watching the investigation closely is Frank Birgfeld, father of Paige Birgfeld. She has been missing since July of 2007 outside of Grand Junction, which is just one county west of Garfield County.Frank Birgfeld says his daughter did not have lots of tattoos to his knowledge and had good teeth. He says he has not been contacted by officials with regard to this latest case.................

[Cury-us Coyote]

11 News Special Report: Where is Paige?

Hilkey says the investigation is extremely active and his office is focused on the sole suspect in the case, Lester Ralph Jones.

He says, “We believe there was a connection between the two, the type and specifics we haven't talked a lot about.”
...
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation just finished up a round of DNA testing on items relating to the case, Hikley says. “We are hopeful that these latest tests will show a link between our persons of interest and Paige Birgfeld.

http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/76404512.html

[digger]

A new show called Disappeared on ID channel will show Paige tonight. Its on now but does show repeats during the week.

[worried]

A new show called Disappeared on ID channel will show Paige tonight. Its on now but does show repeats during the week.


I watched the show tonight. Her poor father! He breaks my heart!

[Cury-us Coyote]

Missing Grand Junction mom's story to be told in TV program
Investigation Discovery to air piece about Paige Birgfeld on Monday
(includes audio)

The show’s executive producer, Elizabeth Fisher, said producers began looking into Birgfeld’s case more than a year ago. Fisher said the case was appealing because Birgfeld was known as a doting mother, but also apparently led a secret life working as an escort.

http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2010/01/06/010710_2a_Birgfeld_show.html