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[n/t]

Ontario girl, 8, missing; person of interest sought

Police say they have obtained surveillance video from a nearby high school of a person believed to be Tori, CTV's David Imrie said Thursday evening. A girl matching her description was seen walking with someone police are calling "a person of interest".

Police say they are looking for a white woman, aged 19-25, about 120-125 pounds, with a black ponytail and who was wearing black jeans and a white puffy jacket.



Video at the link...

http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/abc/home/contentposting.aspx?isfa=1&feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V3&showbyline=True&date=true&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20090409%2fvictoria_missing_0 90409

[n/t]

Barb Murray, a local parent and former neighbour of Tori, said the girl was supposed to go to her uncle’s townhouse located in the Trillium Co-op after school.

More at the link..

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/CanadaWorld/2009/04/09/9072211-sun.html

[n/t]

Yikes, while I was looking for information on Tori, there is another missing girl in the area. 15 year old Alyssa Hartsink.

http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090409/090409_missinggirls/20090409/?hub=CP24Home

[n/t]

Woodstock only has a population of 36,000 (2006). I'm guessing most kids live close by and walk to and from school. I don't know if that's the case with Tori. She was apparently going to her uncle's house, maybe he lived close to the school?

Info on Woodstock and a map at the link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock,_Ontario

[Maelstrom5]

Hi n/t

TY for starting this thread. I just saw a news report about Tori and was going to start one.

Peter

Off topic but I could not find Chris Coan's old thread. He has finally been recovered.
Christopher Coan 18.. Recovered 4/10/09 Deceased.. R.I.P. Chris
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=143252708&albumID=2152182&imageID=10801233

[n/t]

The police have positively identified the girl in that video as being Tori. Also, her parents put up a $10,000 reward for Tori's safe return.

http://www.570news.com/news/local/more.jsp?content=20090410_064008_10068

[Maelstrom5]

Video: Possible sighting of Tori with a unknown stranger, as well as a photo of the purple and pink Bratz purse she had with her.

Page I created with Tori's picture YouTube Video and Vital Statistics:
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=143252708&albumID=1567940&imageID=33875818

I will be adding news articles to my link as they Emerge

[n/t]

Community searches for Victoria Stafford

http://www.oxfordreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1518884

Incredible community support. :rose:

[n/t]

So sad. :sad:

Father of missing Ont. girl refusing to sleep: family

Victoria Stafford’s father is vowing he won’t sleep until his missing eight-year-old daughter is found.


The family of Rodney Stafford said Friday the man has been working non-stop to find his little girl since her disappearance from Woodstock, Ont., on Wednesday.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Father+missing+girl+refusing+sleep+family/1485070/story.html


Praying for Tori. Please come home safe :rose:

[ginky41]

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/CityandRegion/2009/04/10/9079421.html

"Today, as the story grew in national scope, police came under harsh media glare about why they hadn’t issued an Amber Alert — an emergency appeal to police forces and the public for information — when the girl went missing.

Police said they hadn’t taken that step because they have no evidence of an abduction — one of the strict requirements for an alert. But today they were were calling their efforts a “criminal investigation.”

[n/t]

Where's little Tori?

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/04/11/9082816-sun.html

Some interesting comments from the locals. I haven't heard anything about the uncle except that Tori was supposed to go there after school.

Anybody else find it strange that he hasn't come forward? We don't know his name or anything about him. Did I miss it?

[n/t]

People are upset that there was no Amber Alert. I guess we're not the only ones.

Community rallies to find missing Ontario girl, but some question search methods

http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/canada/article/211599

[n/t]

Hundreds of tips pour in about missing Ontario girl
http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/abc/home/contentposting.aspx?isfa=1&feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V3&showbyline=True&date=true&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20090411%2fmissing_girl_09041 1

[n/t]

Everyone's a suspect in probe of missing Woodstock girl
http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/617486


I watched the video again of Tori walking with the unidentified woman. It's grainy so it's difficult to tell but is the woman holding Victoria's hand? At one point we even see this woman walking ahead of Victoria and Victoria is just following her. She doesn't look afraid or doesn't look back. She's continues to walk like she knows this woman. Very bizarre.

Video is at the link above.

[n/t]

Mother pleads for return

"I know in my heart she is OK and that it's just a matter of time before we find her," McDonald sobbed, clutching a teddy bear and candle.

more at the link..

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/04/13/9095391-sun.html

Tori :rose:

[n/t]

Search continues for missing Ontario girl

Volunteers and police were preparing Monday morning for another day of searching for Victoria Stafford, the eight-year-old girl who has been missing since Wednesday.

http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/abc/home/contentposting.aspx?isfa=1&feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V3&showbyline=True&date=true&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20090413%2fStafford_girl_0904 13

[n/t]

Victoria' dad and aunt were on CTV's Canada AM

video at link

http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090413/Stafford_girl_090413/20090413/?hub=MontrealHome

[happy2bme]

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/04/13/missing-girl.html

[n/t]

Hi Peter,

I've never been to Woodstock. What interesting and chilling things did you see?

I agree she can be anywhere by now that's why I don't understand why an Amber Alert wasn't issued immediately. They obviously knew this woman was a stranger. Nobody in the family recognize her. They have an abductor but yet they didn't feel the need to issue the Amber Alert. I'm dumbfounded and hope LE didn't drop the ball here.

A couple of youtube videos.

This one shows the school area.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtVkiC_qklk

This one is of the vigil.

http://tr.youtube.com/watch?v=TnXSWnf8M6Y&feature=PlayList&p=066CA05FBB60E129&index=0&playnext=1

[n/t]

An extensive ground search for a missing eight year old Woodstock girl has been completed. Oxford Community Police say during the searches through both residential and commercial properties, a variety of items were recovered but none of the items relate to the described clothing items Victoria Stafford was wearing on the date of her disappearance. Investigators will however determine the relevance of the items to the investigation. While the ground search has been concluded, police say they are continuing both actively and intensively investigating. More than 300 tips have come into police, but still there is no sign of the girl or the unidentified woman it appears Tori walked away with after school last Wednesday.

http://cd989.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=15993

[juliekan]

http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/617984

I was surprised by this:

Police say the woman walking across a Woodstock schoolyard with Victoria is someone she knows, but the missing girl's mother says she has provided names of possible suspects "but nothing has come up."

Does this mean the mom just provided names of people who look like the lady in the video? I just wonder how you come up with people to suggest to the police that might have taken your child!


I hope Victoria's aunt is right! Hope we find Tori soon.

[ginky41]

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090413/Stafford_girl_090414/20090414?hub=TopStories

I guess I don't understand..... Not an abduction? Clearly someone who is NOT her parents has taken and not returned her. I don't care if she's a cousin, isn't that still an abduction? And they don't suspect foul play? WTF? An unidentified person has taken her, they have not come forward and no other trace of Tori has been found. IMO that REEKS of foul play.

Tori is 8 years old....it's time LE gets with the program, declares this an abduction with foul play suspected...they need to mobilize QUICKLY!!!

[ginky41]

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/04/14/9108846-sun.html


(snipped) A national U.S. centre for missing children is questioning why police in Woodstock took up to 12 hours to publicly announce eight-year-old Victoria Stafford had disappeared.

Oxford Community Police yesterday called off the ground search for the girl, five days into her disappearance, and after a massive effort by police and volunteers, saying they're now treating the case as a missing persons investigation.

When a child goes missing in the U.S., law enforcement agencies are required to notify the FBI within two hours, Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Virginia, said yesterday.

That's because data shows that in the most serious cases, a missing child is murdered within three hours, he said.

"You cannot wait until tomorrow -- the greatest likelihood of finding a child alive occurs in the early moments," Allan said.

Stafford was first reported missing to police in Woodstock about 6 p.m. last Wednesday.

However, police didn't publicly report her gone until early the next morning.

The era when police waited until the next day to report a missing child was standard 20 years ago -- but not acceptable today, Allen said.

"The concern is that one should never assume there is an innocent explanation. You have to move very quickly."

In the U.S. a missing child report results in an immediate report filed into the FBI computer database, so law enforcement agencies can quickly begin investigating.

Oxford Community Police did have information filed to the Canadian Police Information Centre -- a computer system linking police nationwide -- before midnight Wednesday, Const. Laurie Ann Maitland said yesterday.

But Maitland was "not certain" why reports of the girl's disappearance went to a few local radio stations early the next morning and to a wider number of media at 6 a.m. -- 12 hours after police learned the Grade 3 girl was missing.

[ginky41]

(respectfully snipped)

Edited
BUT WAIT!!!!
I just found this link so it IS true. A relative reconizes the womans walk.
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_33711.aspx[/QUOTE]

From that article:

"CityNews reporter Tara Weber watched the cleaned-up video with a few of Victoria's relatives. One of them suggested that they may now recognize the unknown person.

"Well, we only know one woman who walks that way," the relative reportedly commented.

Police have refused to rule out that a family member is involved. However, foul play is not suspected."

That's very interesting....sounds like maybe there is something distinctive about her walk? Hopefully they will move quickly on that "tip" and find Tori TODAY!!!!

[n/t]

Canadian statistics and information on safety for children.

Experts say that stranger attacks on children are relatively rare.
In 2007, the RCMP reported that more than 60,000 children were reported missing.
Only 56 of those were kidnappings by strangers , compared to 285 parental abductions. More than 46,000 were classified as runaways.


more at the link....

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090414/child_safety_090414/20090414/?hub=TorontoNewHome

[n/t]

Well, I'm confused now. This article says Tori's parents have been separated for 6 years. In one of the interviews, her father said they were separated since December.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gIxZRWfBIjuy7LNijbPKr0t8dARw

Some sweet memories about Tori in the article :sad:

[n/t]

Tori Stafford's parents take lie detector tests
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/618600

[Maelstrom5]

Questions, suspicion as search for Tori reveals dark side of small town
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090415.wblatch15art2249/BNStory/National/home

Note from Peter: the banner is misleading; this story really just tells more about Woodstock and its citizens. What it reveals is no different then what happens in small towns everywhere when a child goes missing.

**Snipped**

WOODSTOCK, ONT. — It is one of those places where it seems no one could hide, where folks notice the unfamiliar car and the stranger in it and the streets are sufficiently un-traveled that rush hour is a lineup of a dozen cars at the light on Wilson Street narrowed to one lane by some construction.

As Constable Laurie-Anne Maitland, who in the past week has become nationally known as the spokeswoman for the Oxford Community Police Service, said yesterday with a rueful grin, "You can't be anonymous in a small community, in Woodstock. The person you cut off at the light will be your kid's fourth-grade teacher next year."….”


“…The pressure upon them all is enormous, and rising. Even Constable Maitland, naturally a sunny, full-glass sort of woman, has been cautioned not to appear as optimistic as she has been.

She knew that anyway. Her own little daughter, who at first told her to solve Tori's disappearance so she'd be back in time for Easter so her brother wouldn't eat all her chocolate, now just says, "Mummy! Concentrate!"

[n/t]

Mother of missing Woodstock girl denies drug-debt rumours
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/04/15/9123006.html

[Nen]

Here's one I found

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090412.wMissing13/BNStory/National/home

This is what it says about it: Victoria's older brother used to walk her home from school, Ms. Stafford said. But Wednesday just happened to be the day that 10-year-old Daryn Stafford escorted a disabled child home in a different direction.

“So he was trying to do something nice as a gesture, and ended up having this happen,” Ms. Stafford said.

[streeter]

Sorry for the double post. Adding link to that quote:

"I know in my heart she's okay." (http://www.lfpress.ca/newsstand/CityandRegion/2009/04/12/9094826.html)

[n/t]

Small-town gossip galls Tori's mother

Denies rumour tying drug debt to abduction

http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/619277


Interesting...in the article it mentions Tori's dad having another ex wife and she was also polygraphed.

[n/t]

Family Questions Police Search for Victoria
http://www.cfra.com/?cat=3&nid=64509

[n/t]

Wow this article says major update expected. I hope it's good news. :rose:


Major update expected in missing Ont. girl case
http://www.canada.com/news/national/Major+update+expected+missing+girl+case/1503104/story.html

[juliekan]

http://www.canada.com/news/Major+update+expected+missing+girl+case/1503104/story.html

Major update expected in missing Ont. girl case

"I would assume that we would have been informed if it were something of great significance or importance," Stafford said. "That's just my assumption. I don't know if I should be making that type of inference."

someone over-hyped with that headline.....

[n/t]

Police fall silent on Tori's disappearance

The scheduled news conference this morning was called off when a media relations officer for Oxford Community Police said police chief Ron Fraser will provide an update on the investigation tomorrow morning.

Victoria's mother, Tara McDonald, who was at her Frances St. home, did not talk to reporters. McDonald`s mother, Sharon, said the family didn't know what is going on. James Gories, McDonald's boyfriend, said he was aware of the press conference tomorrow but didn't know if there was any new information in the investigation.
http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/619518

I just want to know if she's ok. :sad:

[n/t]

Anticipation high as police chief to speak about missing Ontario girl
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/04/17/missing-girl-police017.html

[n/t]

Well....I guess some of it leaked. Looks like the announcement will be that the OPP is taking over the case. Hopefully, they'll tell us more than just that.

==
Ontario Provincial Police are expected to say today they're taking over the search for little Tori Stafford from local police.

Sources close to the investigation say the OPP will lead the search for the eight-year-old girl, broadening a Southwestern Ontario investigation into a provincewide focus.

http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1528176

[n/t]

Missing girls' relatives turn to psychics

http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1527535

[n/t]

Woodstock Chief of Police Ron Fraser will speak out about Victoria Stafford this morning (10:00AM). It's expected Fraser will announce Woodstock police are ready to turn the case over to OPP. Stafford went missing after leaving school on April 8th. The only lead police have talked about during the search has been a surveillance video that show's Tori walking willingly with a woman with long brown hair and a puffy white coat. Police are investigating the disappearance as a missing persons case and have not called it an abduction.


http://www.myfmradio.ca/1057/wire/news/00006_Stafford_Case_Expected_To_Be_Moved_To_OPP_07 1032.php

[Maelstrom5]

Every bit helps when a child goes missing
http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/westisland/story.html?id=e82e44a1-4882-47ea-8047-27e6eb9b8065

"Spring has sprung, Easter passed and Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep. And in the case of missing or abducted children, leaving them alone might not bring them home.

In this era of texting, ipodding, mobile phones and TVs, there is no doubt that we have lost a fundamental element to success in the form of accurate observation. Sure, everyone is looking, but few are seeing.

It's 10 years since Jolene Riendeau went missing, three for Cedrika Provencher and more for Julie Suprenant and countless other innocent children. For the masses, it seems like they have just evaporated. Not so for their families..."

[Pinetree]

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/04/15/9123006.html

This one he is in the background

[Pinetree]

http://www.globaltv.com/globaltv/ontario/video/index.html?releasePID=saK_lkHgsJeu_wi3qiAINXYHYty3 fevY

This is him with the mom

[n/t]

Video Gallery for those interested

Some I hadn't seen


http://video.lfpress.ca/video/_/_/5828787001/_/19778110001

[n/t]

Livestreaming

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/2009/04/17/9147216.html

[Maelstrom5]

Ont. police to scour waterways for missing girl
www.canada.com/police+scour+waterways+missing+girl/1506559/story.html


**Snipped**

“After examining the case over the previous two days, Renton said he determined that "the focus of the evidence is still in the City of Woodstock."

[n/t]

The feeling I get is there is some disaccord between the ex spouses (not surprising). Dad and family believe Tori is still in Woodstock and possibly abducted by someone she knows and then we have mom and her side believing this was a possible stranger abduction. Putting myself in mom's shoes and if I had no idea who that person in the video is, I would want LE to focus everywhere. That's why, in my opinion, mom is glad Tori's case is finally considered an abduction because the focus will be on a much wider scale.

I'm not sure where the aunt is headed with her belief she thinks she knows who this woman is. Let's just say for sake of discussion it's not Tori's mom, how and why would this aunt recognize this person? Is it someone from the dad's side? A family member or an ex girfriend of the dad?

FWIW....I'm glad the search for Tori has intesified and handed over to OPP. Local LE did not have the resources nor the manpower to handle the case. Victoria Stafford needs to be found.

http://www.570news.com/news/local/more.jsp?content=20090418_054256_720

[n/t]

If she was involved in her disappearance, why would she be glad OPP took over? It doesn't make any sense to me. I sense some sort of relief from mom that they're finally doing something to find her daughter.


Mother confident police will find missing Ont. girl


WOODSTOCK, Ont. - The mother of an eight-year-old Ontario girl missing for a week and a half says she believes police are making progress in their investigation to find her daughter.

``I feel that they are closer. I feel that a change has taken place between yesterday and today,'' said Tara McDonald, whose daughter Victoria (Tori) Stafford hasn't been seen since April 8.

Speaking to a throng of media in front of her home in Woodstock, about 145 kilometres southwest of Toronto, and appearing well-composed in a pair of dark sunglasses, McDonald said something inside her tells her her daughter is still alive.

``I'm her mother, I know her better than anyone else on the planet . . .'' she said.

http://www.canada.com/Mother+confident+police+will+find+missing+girl/1510623/story.html

[n/t]

Just saw this article now and backs up my post above......


At two modest houses, a five-minute drive apart, desperate hopefulness is shared equally. But in the crucial how and why of 8-year-old Victoria Stafford's abduction, those who love the child most fiercely diverge significantly.

http://www.thestar.com/GTA/Crime/article/620553

[n/t]

I just realized something when I was reading this article. Rebecca Stafford goes to University in Edmonton, ALBERTA. How in the world would she recognize the mystery woman by her walk? I believe the word she used was "stride". She doesn't even live in Woodstock. :confused:

===

"Given the way that Victoria was in the video, we all believe that she looked comfortable and content," said Rodney's younger sister Rebecca Stafford, who bolted from university in Edmonton in the middle of exams on Tuesday to be with her family. "So we do believe that it is someone that she knows."


http://www.thestar.com/GTA/Crime/article/620553

[n/t]

Police search Ontario pond for girl

http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/66272.html

[n/t]

Parents pleased by intensified search for missing Victoria Stafford

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jVA0oEzPkGRaxWK0XtzM4A-WqCrg

[n/t]

Wow....:sad:

As if a nearly two-week investigation into her daughter’s abduction wasn’t stressful enough, Tara McDonald was already facing personal pain.

Her stepfather died suddenly little more than a month ago and it’s been only about nine months since her brother, Scott McDonald, died. He would have turned 44 yesterday.

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/2009/04/18/9160491.html

[n/t]

As for the unidentified woman last seen with Victoria, officers have said they have a "substantial direction" as to who she is, but didn't release more details.

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_33834.aspx

[n/t]

WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Despite an “intensified” search for missing eight-year-old Victoria (Tori) Stafford, there have been no major breaks in the case, a police spokeswoman said Sunday.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090419.wtorisunday0419/BNStory/National/home

[n/t]

Frustration mounts for missing girl’s family
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/1117652.html

Fatigue a new foe in abduction
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2009/04/20/9170781-sun.html

No Trace of Victoria
http://www.cfra.com/?cat=3&nid=64590


Where are you now?

Video

http://www.nowpublic.com/world/have-you-seen-tori-stafford-where-are-you-now


:rose:

[n/t]

Missing girl's mother set to speak publicly today

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090420/Tori_missing_090420/20090420/?hub=TorontoNewHome

[n/t]

Mother asks abductor to return her daughter
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Tori Stafford's mother said yesterday she hopes a guilty conscience drives her daughter's abductor to let the eight-year-old girl go and had a direct message for whoever has hurt her family.

http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/newstoday/article/643135

[n/t]

Interesting. I wondered how they got such a detailed sketch considering the video was so grainy and then I came across this article. hmmm....

Also, Tori's case will be featured on America's Most Wanted this Saturday.

===
Police won't say how they were able to get such a detailed description of the suspect, but do say they had the assistance of Waterloo Regional Police.

http://www.570news.com/more.jsp?content=20090422_044216_8404

[n/t]

News video and a short snippet of mom talking to reporters. I'd like to see the entire interview but can't find it. Anyone know how or have a link? TIA

http://southwesternontario.ctv.ca/news.php?id=4446&PHPSESSID=4faaf49fd848791d9aee9387c5335e2f

[n/t]

Rogers Cable is also stepping in to help in the search for Victoria by presenting a 30-minute special edition of GTA's Most Wanted entirely dedicated to her disappearance. The program will feature enhanced video imaging of the wanted woman.

"The Oxford Community Police Service asks the viewers of GTA's Most Wanted to please call 1-877-537-6277 if they have information about this case," said Const. Laurie-Anne Maitland, Oxford Community Police Service.

That program will air Thursday, April 23 at 10:30pm and repeat at April 26th at 9pm on Rogers Cable 10.


http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_33913.aspx

[n/t]

At least we know the sketch stirred a flurry of leads according to this article.

http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/622949

Aunt angry....grandma angry....:unsure:

[n/t]

Not sure if this site was posted before...

http://toricomehome.com/videos.html

[n/t]

Mom of Tori Stafford angrily reacts to suggestion sketch of suspect looks like her

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5j8O4PYJFMpM16zLQeJJdl6WCtlNw


Oh oh......I missed the news conference but someone must've asked her.

I'll see if I can find anything else. :scared:

[n/t]

Tara McDonald reacts to the sketch. I don't get sound. :glare:

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090423/stafford_update_090423/20090423/?hub=TorontoNewHome

[Orleaner12]

not sure if someone has posted this article:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090423/stafford_update_090423/20090423?hub=TopStories

[father of2]

I found a global news story and in the interview the person who has abducted Tori seems to be sitting next to Tara on the couch during the interview. have a look for yourselfs.

Look at the clip around the 1:53 mark.... is that the abductor?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inoeIcrvqdY

[n/t]

No Clues In Stafford Case As Underwater Search Ends
Posted by Ashley DeGroote


No word from today on any new leads in the search for missing eight year old Victoria Stafford of Woodstock. Over 14 hundred tips have been phoned into police with a host of new tips coming after a composite sketch of the suspect was released yesterday. A vigil was held in Brantford last night with around 200 people attending. Tori's mother Tara McDonald said she was grateful and overwhelmed with the support shown at the vigil. The underwater search for the girl has been concluded with no evidence found. Officers are still going door to door in Woodstock and searching through landfills for clues.

http://cd989.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=16118

[n/t]

Ouch! :unsure:


===

The family of Victoria Stafford's mother is collecting money to help pay the family's bills. The father's family says it doesn't need any help and would rather people focus on finding the little girl.

http://southwesternontario.ctv.ca/news.php?id=4467

[n/t]

Hunters' assistance sought in finding missing child
Season opener Monday puts hunters in the field

Attention: Assignment Editor, City Editor, Environment Editor, News Editor, Sports Editor

ON, O.F.A.H. MEDIA RELEASE--(Marketwire - April 23, 2009) - The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.), the largest nonprofit conservation-based hunting and fishing organization in Ontario, is asking its members and all hunters in the field over the next few weeks to aid in the search for Victoria "Tori" Stafford. Tory went missing from the area of Oliver Stephens School in Woodstock on April 8, 2009.

For further information: Lezlie Goodwin
Communications Coordinator
705 748-6324 ext 270
705-760-5537
lezlie_goodwin@ofah.org/


http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Ontario-Federation-Of-Anglers-And-Hunters-979116.html

[n/t]

Family torn on Tori fundraising

Cracks are beginning to open between the two families of missing eight-year-old Victoria (Tori) Stafford over fundraising efforts in the little girl's name.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/04/24/9229091-sun.html

[Hope4Tori]

Good morning folks: I went to bed late last night (this am) so my brain is foggy, but truly I don't know what to make of this article posted online by The Oxford Review today. When I read the title I thought perhaps they were going to alter the woman's height and/or some other details about her, but this just leaves me baffled. Any thoughts?

http://www.oxfordreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1538678

Police issue sketch clarification
Posted By Bruce Urquhart, CRIME REPORTER
Posted 1 hour ago


"Investigators released a general clarification Thursday to explain the intent and methodology behind the composite police sketch of the unidentified woman shown walking in security camera footage with Victoria "Tori" Stafford.

Wanting to reinforce the role of the sketch in the ongoing investigation into Tori's April 8 abduction, the police described the composite drawing as simply an "investigative measure used to identify witnesses and suspects."

"They're just trying to map out what it is," said Const. Laurie-Anne Maitland, the spokesperson for this joint OPP-Oxford Community Police Service (OCPS) investigation. "It's a tool and nothing more. It's not the whole case.

"They're just trying to emphasize that fact (with the clarification)."

Released to the public Wednesday, the composite sketch was prepared by an artist with the Waterloo Regional Police Service, who worked with an "independent witness" to fashion the likeness. While saying the sketch was an important investigatory tool, Maitland said there were "many variables" that contributed to the evidentiary value of the drawing, citing such factors as:

* Eyewitness recollection of the event

* Interaction between the artist and the independent witness

* The circumstances of the sighting.

Maitland said that investigators also weighed other factors before releasing the sketch to the general public, saying ongoing investigative inquiries, risks of unintentional fabrication and the potential of inadvertently influencing other witnesses played roles in the decision.

"At the end of it all, these and other factors are all carefully considered before the release of a composite drawing," she said.

While Maitland wasn't sure of the exact number of tips that had been generated by the sketch's release, officers have received more than 1,400 since the beginning of the investigation.

"I'm sure some of them have to do with the composite," she said.

Along with investigating these tips, officers are continuing their search for the eight-year-old. While the OPP's underwater search and recovery unit completed its search of local waterways without discovering anything related to the case, the emergency response team continued to sift through the garbage at the Oxford County Landfill in a hunt for evidence about the disappearance.

"They have tasks to do and they're told where to go," Maitland said about the OPP units. "Once their task is finished, they're done."

OCPS officers also continued their door-to-door canvassing of city neighbourhoods."

[n/t]

If I have time this weekend, I will submit Tori's case and the videos of the pressers to "Eyes for Lies" . I'd love to get her opinion of Tara.

http://www.eyesforlies.blogspot.com/

[father of2]

Today's conference with Tara...


http://watch.ctv.ca/news/#clip165161

[father of2]

Today's conference with Tara...


http://watch.ctv.ca/news/#clip165161

[BeetlebrowII]

http://watch.ctv.ca/news/#clip165161

Well....IMO this is the most honest interview she has given so far. Here are some observations:

Hair is messy, no make up, clothes are not tight fitting. I think she has been taking to heart peoples reactions to her recent appearances.

To me she seems to be honest when talking about having nothing to do with the financial arrangements. She seems to be saying that she doesn't want to take the time or have the hassle of watching over donations and I believe her. This seems to fit with her personality...(not sure I agree with this decision but can understand).

I truly believe she does not want to get in a catfight with her inlaws and what she said about Rodney not being always there for the children is something Rodney himself admitted in the beginning.


NOW......what bothers me is that although we finally see her break down and show sadness, she only does so when she is talking about how SHE has been affected by two things.

She crys when talking about how worn down and tired she is along with all the "negativity" she has to deal with on the internet.

Again she breaks down when talking about Tori's up coming appearance on AMW. Speaking about HERSELF she says "imagine having to sit back and watch your child go missing on Americas Most Wanted".

After this interview I am not sure what to think. I believe Tara is very self centered but somehow protective of her children. However I still wonder why she isn't begging people to look for Tori, put up posters, call in any tips....etc. There was also no plea to the kidnapper. She seems very sensitive when it comes to her son.....but I still feel like she has put distance between herself and Tori.

This is all IMO of course. :wink:

[Brynn2009]

Hi
I wonder if anyone else saw Tori's new years resolutions brought out on Thurs or Fri for the media to see. I think it is inappropriate to relay it publicly but it is on the Sentinel Review Website under the pictures of Victoria Stafford Abduction...4th picture.
www.woodstocksentinelreview.com
It's pretty private and I don't know who would show their child's private thoughts publicly like this.

[Hope4Tori]

Here is the update from the O.P.P. website: http://www.missing-u.ca/qryUI_Intro/Feature.aspx

Victoria "Tori" Stafford is 8 years old and resides in Woodstock with her mother and 10 year old brother. 8 April 2009 was the first day that Victoria had to walk home from Oliver Stephens Public School on Fyfe Street to her residence. Victoria had recently moved to Frances Street, but she knew how to get from school to home as she had ridden her bike there frequently.

Victoria woke at 8:00 AM. She was to be at school by 8:55 AM. Victoria was wearing black and white running shoes, black leotards, a black velvet pleated skirt, an army-green "Hanna Montana" T-Shirt with purple stitching and a hood, a black "Hanna Montana" winter coat with a hood trimmed with white fur with a brown colour at the edge of the fur, a black head bans, and butterfly earrings. She was carrying a purple-coloured "Bratz" bag.

Friends saw Victoria leaving the school building shortly after school was dismissed at 3:25 PM.

Video footage has been obtained from a secondary school located to the north of Oliver Stephens Public School that shows Victoria walking north bound on Fyfe Avenue with a female. The time on the video footage is 3:32 PM. Victoria appears to willingly accompany the female. The female is wearing a white waist-length winter coat and may be carrying a black bag. The female has dark coloured hair, is of medium build and is 5'2" to 5'7" tall.
Victoria and the female cross to the other side of the street and are last seen walking east bound at the intersection of Walter Street.

Victoria has not been seen since.

[days of yore]

Forgive me if this has been posted and discussed before, but I just watched the first press conference done with Tara, standing with her son and the boyfriend.

Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bovi1U9nm9M

I'm sorry, but I really don't believe a word that is coming out of her mouth. It seems like the boyfriend is trying to hide his face because he is a worse actor, and the son (who I believe is 11 and should understand the gravity of the situation since she had obviously made him aware of what is happening), is acting like he just saw Tori an hour ago. She sheds not one tear, and too composed for my liking. Whatever minute possibility of my thinking that perhaps a stranger had something to do with this is gone. I am totally convinced that she and the boyfriend are hiding something. I feel sick....

[n/t]

'Every dream I have is about Victoria,' says dad of missing girl
http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/canada/article/219214---every-dream-i-have-is-about-victoria-says-dad-of-missing-girl

[n/t]

Police went to former co op residence and took out evidence and other link is another camera caught them entering a building.

Thanks to nova for the links.

http://www.cfrb.com/shows/912002

http://www.ecanadanow.com/news/canada/police-release-sketch-of-victoria-stafford-abductor-20090422.html

[n/t]

McDonald promised to continue holding news conferences outside her Woodstock home every day.

She also addressed tension between the two families, saying despite what's been reported the two sides are united.

"We are one family, not two," she said.

http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1540965

[n/t]

Anonymous donor offers reward for safe return of missing Tori Stafford
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gLpdxMN6fBgpXOkhFVmU7C0gONsQ

[n/t]

04-27-2009, 07:24 PM
Orleaner12
Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 6

http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/

not sure if this is from today.

[n/t]

Anonymous donor and incomplete polygraph by mom, Tara McDonald

http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090427/090427_stafford/20090427/?hub=CP24Home

[nova1998]

Kinetic,

I have revised my theory since yesterday. Here is my new one:


If I went with the premise that the girl died due to an accident (and I include lose of temper/fits of rage here), then it is possible that this scenario/theory could be put forth:

The mother, or sister, or friend close to the mother is walking with the girl as they might normally would. If it was the mother, she may have met the girl so she could help her carry stuff, or was just heading back from her old co-op and met up with her. If it were a sister or friend, they may have arranged to meet the mother at the new home after school and are walking back with the girl. This may not an abuction attempt at all. They are walking towards the new home but turn off east bound. It is possible that they continue to walk eastbound to Norwich Ave, and go to J & P Variety on 232 Norwich to pick up some new things for the home and possible some food. They are walking briskly, possibly to get to the store then head back home on time.

There were rumors of additional footage of a woman entering a building with a girl - it may have been this location, at the J&P, and when I checked the google map, I thought this might the logical place to stop off to buy stuff.

Following this, they do get back home where something happens. I didn't consider any timelines starting at 4:15 p.m., because this is coming from the mother, so it might not be reliable.

[n/t]

Ransom ready, mom says

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/04/28/9272886-sun.html

[n/t]

Generous offer in search for missing girl

News video
http://southwesternontario.ctv.ca/news.php?id=4494

[paddy01]

Missing girl's mom hedges about polygraph. 'I ended up breaking and I ended up leaving,' she says, adding that she would redo the test if asked.

April 28, 2009

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...mment/Ontario/

[n/t]

Tori's mom assumed limo would take her to psychic
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090428/stafford_update_090428/20090428/?hub=TorontoNewHome

[n/t]

Tori Stafford's mother says stranger offered to help if ransom demanded
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/04/28/stafford-missing.html

The link also has Tori's school photo taken the day before she disappeared.

[n/t]

Police offer $50,000 in Tori Stafford case

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090428/stafford_update_090428/20090428?hub=Canada

[n/t]

Mom spins 'crazy' tale of ransom, limo ride
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/04/29/9284576-sun.html

[n/t]

Tara McDonald recounts tale of mysterious offer

Video
http://video.lfpress.ca/video/_/_/5828787001/_/21409253001

[paddy01]

$50,000 reward in Tori Stafford case

Composit sketch of suspect at link.

http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/626101

[paddy01]

"Missing Girl's Mom Denies Sketch Looks Like Her"

http://news.aol.ca/article/missing-girls-mom-denies-sketch-looks-like-her/606602/

[n/t]

Tori's mom says police confirmed stranger's story
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090429/Stafford_missing_090429/20090429/?hub=TorontoNewHome

[n/t]

Police 'not concerned' about mysterious benefactor

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090429/Stafford_missing_090429/20090429/?hub=TorontoNewHome

[n/t]

Father promises Tori she will be found

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/01/9317861.html

[n/t]

Let's bring the focus back to what counts: little Tori Stafford

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090502.BLATCH02ART2154/TPStory/TPComment/Ontario/

[streeter]

A rather scathing report from the London Free Press editor's desk (http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/CanadaWorld/2009/05/02/9322271-sun.html).

[streeter]

LFP's article about the bike ride, where Tara hopes the cameras caught her crying:

Biker ride ends, Tori mystery endures. (http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/2009/05/02/9328011.html)

[n/t]

Father rips Tori's captors online

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/04/9337806-sun.html

[n/t]

Police release new video and photos in Tori Stafford disappearance — press conference video later today
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/04/9345966.html




Photo

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/04/VOI_3.jpg

[n/t]

OPP Update

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2009/04/c8267.html

[PolyGraph]

Forgive me if this has been posted and discussed before, but I just watched the first press conference done with Tara, standing with her son and the boyfriend.

Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bovi1U9nm9M

I'm sorry, but I really don't believe a word that is coming out of her mouth. It seems like the boyfriend is trying to hide his face because he is a worse actor, and the son (who I believe is 11 and should understand the gravity of the situation since she had obviously made him aware of what is happening), is acting like he just saw Tori an hour ago. She sheds not one tear, and too composed for my liking. Whatever minute possibility of my thinking that perhaps a stranger had something to do with this is gone. I am totally convinced that she and the boyfriend are hiding something. I feel sick.... This may be presumptious of me to say, but I too agree, Im not liking how this interview was looking...like she is totally detached. She is able to speak without showing any emotion, and seems to revolve everything around the money conversation, im starting to wonder if this was not done by her and someone she knows for the 'MONEY'. This is def a quick rush to judgement on my part ive only started reading about this case today so please folks dont kill me, but this is my FIRST impression, and first only.

[n/t]

TORI STAFFORD CASE: A mid-sized, dark-coloured station wagon was in the neighbourhood when the child was abducted
Mystery driver a clue?

Video

http://lfpress.ca/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=264207&x=articles&s=societe

[n/t]

Police step up door-to-door canvassing in area

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/06/9364876-sun.html

[n/t]

Fear turns to anger in Tori's hometown
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/630325

[n/t]

Pop culture and Tori Stafford

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Today/Columnists/Brown_Dan/2009/05/07/9380821.html

[n/t]

Police Seize Computer Belonging To Tori Stafford's Mom, Report Suggests
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_34359.aspx

[tarabull1]

http://woodstocksentinelreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1558372

[tarabull1]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090507.wblatch0507/BNStory/National/home/

[n/t]

'It's not me'

Fri, May 8, 2009

Mom's friend reacts to assertions she bears a strong resemblance to girl's abductor

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/08/9391431-sun.html

[n/t]

Tension builds between Tori's parents

Video

http://video.lfpress.ca/video/featured/london-and-region/5828787001/tension-builds-between-toris-parents/22591416001

[streeter]

Info on the search of the homes in Alberta.

CTV Calgary (http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090508/CGY_Tori_StaffordSearch_090508/20090508/?hub=CalgaryHome)

[n/t]

Police watching Tori's mom
http://www.thespec.com/News/CanadaWorld/article/563133

[tarabull1]

For Tori's schoolmates, the tension only rises

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090509.BLATCH09ART2115/TPStory/TPComment/

[n/t]

Rodney Stafford faces media alone

http://video.lfpress.ca/video/_/_/5828787001/_/22789635001

[tarabull1]

http://www.canada.com/news/national/Facebook+forum+comments+daily+missing+girl/1585932/story.html

[streeter]

Tori's Dog at Vet Waiting to Come Home

Brantford Animal Hospital Cares for Tori's Dog (http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1564177)

[tarabull1]

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/05/12/9428476-sun.html

[tarabull1]

Tara McDonald said Mother's Day was emotionally devastating for her

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/05/13/9442016-sun.html

[north-eh]

Oxford County : McDonald Speaking With Lawyer Over Facebook Accusations

http://cd989.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=16339

N

[n/t]

Mom's no-show at press conference irks father

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/14/9452961-sun.html

[n/t]

Tori's mother picks up family dog from city vet
http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1567251

[tarabull1]

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/2009/05/14/9462446.html

[Hope4Tori]

http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/617197

[tarabull1]

Victoria Stafford - 3D Model "Woman of Interest": GTA's Most Wanted - Season 3 - Episode 27 - April 23rd 2009

http://www.rogerstv.com/option.asp?lid=121&rid=51&pag=1&search=Search&arid=51&oth=3ne&gid=53712

(good animation)

[justmy2cents]

http://www.570news.com/shows/jeff-allan-show/media.jsp?content=20090515_102611_844

[n/t]

100 officers on Tori case
http://woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1570148

[n/t]

Links posted by Hope4Tori on the daily thread

Tori's parents lash out at each other
Posted By BRUCE URQUHART, Sentinel-Review
http://www.oxfordreview.com/ArticleD...aspx?e=1570706

Parents of missing Ont. girl argue publicly By Jordana Hub
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Par...836/story.html

New Suspicions, Few Leads in Search for Tori Stafford -Toronto (ECN)
http://www.ecanadanow.com/news/canad...-20090515.html

[n/t]

Missing girl: Parents go at it in doorstep dustup
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/15/9474891.html

Video

Explosive McDonald/Stafford press conference
The parents of missing Woodstock girl Tori Stafford trade accusations and harsh words as the stress...


Same link

[Hope4Tori]

http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/566956

[n/t]

Support Events for Missing Stafford This Weekend
http://cd989.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=16387

[justmy2cents]

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=100516922558&topic=9006

[Hope4Tori]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090516.MISSING16ART2019/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/

[Hope4Tori]

Canadian Holiday - Victoria Day - May 17, 2009 - link originally posted by n/t

http://www.canadaeast.com/news/article/669731

[Hope4Tori]

Link originally posted by Lizziegirl, May 18, 2009

http://www.jimsaunders.info/blog/?tag=tori-stafford

[Hope4Tori]

http://video.lfpress.ca/video/featured/london-and-region/5828787001/rodney-stafford-interview/23644512001

Link originally Posted by Lorelei May 18, 2009

[n/t]

Candlelight vigil in Ingersoll for Victoria Stafford

Fighting back tears, her parents addressed the crowd and said they appreciate the continued support, but both admitted they are getting tired of events like these and just want their daughter home.
http://www.570news.com/news/local/more.jsp?content=20090519_051233_7820

[Hope4Tori]

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/19/9495611-sun.html

[Hope4Tori]

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/19/9495601-sun.html

[n/t]

Private investigator takes case
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/20/9507321-sun.html

[n/t]

Tips continue to pour in in Stafford case
http://www.570news.com/news/local/more.jsp?content=20090520_052305_6048

[n/t]

Father of Tori Stafford says arrests made in girl's disappearance

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/05/20/tori-stafford.html

[n/t]

Two arrests made in the abduction of 8-year-old Victoria Stafford

CP24's Sue Sgambati in Woodstock says a man and a woman have been arrested. They are known to the parents but they are not the parents.

Police sources also tell CP24 that the girl's abduction has been allegedly viewed as an "opportunistic crime" and was not a random act. They also say the child may have allegedly been sought for "nefarious" purposes.

http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090520/090520_stafford_hm/20090520/?hub=CP24Home

[n/t]

Two arrests in Tori Stafford case — live streaming and video throughout the day

There's a heavy police presence at a house on Wilson Street in Woodstock, about a block from Tara's home

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Loc...0/9510571.html

[tarabull1]

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_34707.aspx

[n/t]

ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE

Update - Victoria Stafford Abduction - Major Development News Conference
WOODSTOCK, ON, May 20 /CNW/ - Members of the Oxford Community Police and
the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch will be holding a media conference at
3:00 p.m. Wednesday, the 20th of May 2009 at the CAW Hall located at 126 Beale
Street in the City of Woodstock.
Chief of Police Ron Fraser and OPP Detective Inspector William Renton
will be on hand to speak to the recent arrest of two suspects in connection to
the Abduction of Victoria Stafford.


http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/a.../20/c5561.html

[tarabull1]

Tori Stafford case upgraded to murder

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/05/20/9510591-sun.html

[tarabull1]

http://www.cp24.com/tori/

[tarabull1]

[snipped...] Reports suggest Tori's body was found late this morning north of Guelph in Rockwood along the Wellington Road 27-area. Police have not yet confirmed those reports.

http://www.am980.ca/home/News/GeneralNewsDetail/tabid/967/Default.aspx?id=7975

[n/t]

Stafford suspects make court appearance

photos

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/05/20/9513686.html

[n/t]

Timeline: The Victoria Stafford file

http://www.canada.com/news/Timeline+Victoria+Stafford+file/1612780/story.html

[tarabull1]

http://www.barrieadvance.com/barrieadvance/article/136249

[snipped...] Rafferty has been charged with first-degree murder and abduction. McClintic has been charged with abduction and accessory to murder after the fact.

They are expected to make their next court appearances via video link on Thursday.

Police will release more details at a news conference in Woodstock scheduled for 3 p.m., but haven't confirmed if they've found the eight year old.

[n/t]

POLICE UPDATE - First degree murder charges
http://woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1576129

[tarabull1]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090520.wvsearchfortori_0520/VideoStory/VideoLineup/News

[n/t]

CityNews Exclusive: Tori's Mom Says She Recognized One Of The Suspects From The Surveillance Video
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_34724.aspx

[tarabull1]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/an-innocent-girl-who-was-hunted/article1145754/

[snipped...] The young woman captured on widely publicized surveillance video walking with the Grade 3 student is allegedly a teenager just a decade older than Tori, 18-year-old Terri-Lynne McClintic. She is charged in Tori's abduction and as an accessory after the fact to murder.

She is alleged to have led the little girl on the afternoon of April 8 to 28-year-old Michael Thomas Rafferty.

Mr. Rafferty, now accused of first-degree murder, was allegedly waiting nearby in a car as Ms. McClintic brought him his prize – the little girl wearing a Hannah Montana jacket and carrying a Bratz purse in her favourite colour, purple.

[snipped...] In the first weeks after Tori's disappearance, those eyes were focused firmly upon Tara McDonald.

The 30-year-old mother, although much taller and heavier than the composite drawing police released and which was based upon witness descriptions and the video, nonetheless has long dark hair and bore such a resemblance to the figure in both drawing and video that after spending four hours watching her one afternoon at one of the endless vigils and balloon releases and the like the family held to keep Tori's disappearance front and centre, I was sure it was her in the video.

At her daily news conferences, she was often bizarre – she told reporters of a limo ride to Toronto one night with a mysterious benefactor (this was likely a police sting), of her conversations with online psychics and others, pronounced some days as “positive Victoria” days, and often had Daryn at her side – and sometimes sober-seeming or depressed.

Inside the house, where the police had wiretaps up and running, things were also bizarre, and for detectives, troubling.

Ms. McDonald was on at least one occasion seen by some of her relatives grinding up Oxycontin and snorting it, then emerging for her daily “one o'clock,” as she called the news conferences, to, among other things, deny that she had any connection to drugs or that drug debts could be at the root of her daughter's disappearance.

[snipped...] Their best piece of evidence was the few seconds of grainy videotape, and a few weeks ago, as it dawned upon them that Tara McDonald might well be an odd and troubled duck but she wasn't the woman in that tape, detectives asked about a half-dozen women to come and walk for them.

They wanted to compare the gaits of the women to that of the woman in the tape.

Ms. McDonald volunteered, as she always has, to come in and went through her paces: It wasn't her.

Among the others was the teenager conveniently already in custody. Ms. McClintic went through her paces, and detectives realized how very good the resemblance was. They interviewed her once, and on Tuesday, went back a second time: Ms. McClintic, in the language of lawyers, “made some admissions,” or in police lingo, gave it up.

By Tuesday evening, she and Mr. Rafferty were in custody. Yesterday, they appeared in Provincial Court for the first time.

[Hope4Tori]

A `ladies' man' and his lover

http://www.thestar.com/Article/637404


A life of bars, sports cars and women

http://www.thestar.com/article/637413


Gut feelings drove neighbours

http://www.thestar.com/article/637399

[n/t]

Missing girl EXCLUSIVE: Mom breaks silence, lashes out at police
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/21/9530396.html

[n/t]

Woman charged in Tori Stafford case helping police in search for body

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/05/21/9523146-cp.html

[n/t]

Missing girl: Mom and boyfriend seen in police car
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/21/9530511.html

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Missing girl: Police seek mom's help for Tori's DNA

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/21/9530511.html

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Missing girl: Police mum on body search
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/21/9530591.html

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Missing girl: School dismissal procedures under spotlight
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/21/9530116.html

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Cryptic postings by accused
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1578359

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Empty chair marks Tori's spot at 'one last tea party' for girls
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/22/9533311-sun.html

:rose:

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A mother's anguish
http://www.oxfordreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1579582

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Who was Tori Stafford?
http://woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1579584&auth=Patrick%20Maloney,%20SUN%20MEDIA

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Tori murder accused 'intelligent' and 'weird'
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/638574

[n/t]

Updated

Search for Tori Stafford continues with help of accused woman
GUELPH — A judicial order that allows the woman charged with the abduction of Tori Stafford to aid in the search for her body has been extended through the weekend.

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Loc...2/9538976.html

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Tori's accused killer on suicide watch
http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/486208

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Police chief says case is strong
http://www.intelligencer.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1583087

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MPP promises to deliver petition from Tori Stafford case to Queen's Park
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1584117

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Tori case: Third abandoned car seat reported to police

http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/486277

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New video in Tori Stafford case was seized weeks ago
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/26/9572981.html

[n/t]

Child abductors usually a familiar face

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/family-and-relationships/child-abductors-usually-a-familiar-face/article1152460/

[n/t]

'Tori's Law' urges changes to Amber Alert system
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090526/Tori_law_090526/20090526/?hub=TorontoNewHome

:thumbup:

[n/t]

Grieving loss of a child a lifetime journey
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/lifetimes/article/678674

[n/t]

Amber Alerts: To Call Or Not To Call?

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_34857.aspx

[north-eh]

Break in case led to arrests: chief
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1584000
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[koawally]

Sign the petition here--->Tori's Law

http://www.petitiononline.com/vict888/petition.html

To: Ontario Member of Parliament
Tori's Law

This petition is to better the Amber Alert. In any case that a child under the age of 16 goes missing an Amber Alert should be issued without question if the mother/father/guardian finds it out of character for the child to be missing for any length of time. A mother/father/guardian knows their child's routine and when something is out of character they know and feel it. In the case of Victoria Stafford who went missing April 8th 2009 an Amber alert was never issued. Police say that in order for an Amber Alert Police must believe the child is in danger of serious harm and they must have a description of a suspect or vehicle to broadcast. It usually begins and ends within five hours of an abduction. An Oxford Community Police spokesperson said an emergency broadcast alert won't be issued now "because it hasn't just happened. I cannot stress enough that it does not change the investigation in any way of how serious it is," Const. Laurie-Anne Maitland said. Over 40 days later a man and woman have been charged with the murder of 8 year old Victoria Stafford. Police now search for her remains in the Guelph area. A green car in police video was wanted for questioning. Had an Amber alert been issued someone somewhere could have spotted something and Tori could possibly still be alive today. Please sign this petition so that no other family has to go through the feeling of helplessness when a child goes missing. There is nothing to lose and so much to gain by this law that could possibly save many children's lives.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

[tarabull1]

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/05/26/9577036-cp.html

[n/t]

OPP calls review into Amber Alert system
Criticism of Tori Stafford case prompts decision
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/opp-calls-review-into-amber-alert-system/article1152731/

[Hope4Tori]

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/05/26/amber-alert.html

CBC online May 26/09 Ottawa bureau

[n/t]

Accused's lawyer lashes out
http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1584963

[n/t]

Amber Alert creator worried about 'fatal flaw' in system

Marc Klaas speaks out

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/27/9580996-sun.html

[tarabull1]

http://www.canada.com/news/Accused+appear+court+girl+kidnap+murder/1634987/story.html

[snipped...] Two Ontario residents charged in connection with the high profile abduction and death of eight-year-old Victoria (Tori) Stafford will make another court appearance Thursday, as authorities continued Wednesday to search for the girl's body.

The two accused — Terri-Lynne McClintic, 18, and Michael Rafferty, 28, — are slated to appear by videolink in a Woodstock Ont., courtroom at 9 a.m. The couple was arrested May 20 and remain in custody.

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Search will continue until Victoria is found: police
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/05/27/victoria-stafford.html

[tarabull1]

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_34877.aspx

[snipped...] Now, Ontario residents are calling for a change to the Amber Alert system. A petition with nearly 30,000 signatures was introduced on Wednesday at Queen's Park.

New Democratic Party MPP Rosario Marchese presented the motion, which was started by a woman in his riding of Trinity-Spadina.

When an Amber Alert is triggered, relevant information such as the child's name and physical description is broadcast on radio and TV; posted at gas stations and on electronic highway billboards; and displayed on lottery terminals in the hopes someone will spot the missing youngster.

Tori's Law would see an Amber Alert issued anytime anyone under the age of 16 is reported missing, if the child's parent or guardian says the disappearance is out of character.

"Mothers and parents know deep in their hearts when something is wrong. And so if we can push the boundaries of the criteria, in terms of which lines can be modified to allow the police to be able to engage more quickly [we should]," notes Marchese.

"Because 90 percent of the kids are either harmed or killed within the first 11-20 hours. We have no time to waste."

[tarabull1]

http://news.therecord.com/News/article/542900

[tarabull1]

Community shocked after former neighbour charged in child’s abduction

http://www.huntsvilleforester.com/article/136824

[tarabull1]

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/27/9587786.html

[snipped...] There'll be no changes to the London-area public-school board’s dismissal policies following a review held in the aftermath of Tori Stafford's after-school abduction.

The Thames Valley District school board had been under some pressure to review or alter its dismissal policies in the wake of Stafford's disappearance. She vanished April 8 after school let out at Oliver Stephens public school in Woodstock.

[north-eh]

The unimaginable

Being a parent awaiting the gruesome discovery of a murdered child’s body is an unimaginable horror no one should have to endure.

http://www.oakvillebeaver.com/opinions/article/257058
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[n/t]

Accused in Ont. girl's murder to appear in court Thursday

http://www.canada.com/news/Accused+girl+murder+appear+court+Thursday/1634987/story.html

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OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino says OPP working hard to locate Tori's body

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090527/tori_search_090527/20090527/?hub=TorontoNewHome

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Defence To Seek Adjournment While Search For Tori Stafford's Body Continues
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_34904.aspx

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Missing girl: Seized car seen in mystery video

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/2009/05/27/9592696.html

[tarabull1]

http://www.burlingtonpost.com/news/article/256991

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Mom not ruling out action against police
http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1587365

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Local law enforcement agencies won't be part of alert review
http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1586962

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Suspects in Stafford case to make court appearance
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090528/court_Stafford_090528/20090528?hub=Toronto

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Suspects in Tori Stafford murder to appear in court via video
http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090528/090528_tori_court/20090528/?hub=CP24Home

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Accused woman faces murder charge in Stafford case
http://www.timescolonist.com/Accused+woman+faces+murder+charge+Stafford+case/1638898/story.html

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Female suspect in Tori Stafford case has charge upgraded to murder
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/stafford-suspect-charge-upgraded-to-murder/article1156967/

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OPP Press Release
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2009/28/c8516.html

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Separate trials spark 'deal' worries
http://www.intelligencer.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1588636

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Accused show no emotion
http://www.oxfordreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1589824

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Family grapples with life after young Tori
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/05/29/9606641-sun.html

[tarabull1]

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/05/29/9614046-cp.html

[north-eh]

Deal in making?
http://lfpress.ca/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=266114&x=articles&s=societe
N

[n/t]

Tori Stafford's parents to hold memorial service next week
http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090530/090530_tori_11_days/20090530/?hub=CP24Home

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Search resumes for Tori Stafford's remains
WOODSTOCK–Police are into their 11th day of searching for Victoria Stafford's remains.
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/643092

[north-eh]

OPP recover "items of interest" near Fergus
http://www.swo.ctv.ca/news.php?id=475
N

[n/t]

No new leads in Stafford case, memorial planned
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1648667

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Search for Tori Stafford enters 13th day
http://www.canada.com/news/Search+Tori+Stafford+enters+13th/1650863/story.html

[tarabull1]

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/06/01/9636891.html

[cantstandnuts]

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/CityandRegion/2009/06/01/9643846.html

With investigators still regularly visiting accused killer Michael Rafferty in jail, there are signs the eight-week search for Victoria (Tori) Stafford may be stalling.

:crying:

Please find this little girl!

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Grandmother seeks support for her family
http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1595592

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OPP update June 3rd

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2009/03/c2734.html

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Officers dig deep in landfill at Salford

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/06/04/9670986-sun.html

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Stafford Search Widens
http://www.myfmradio.ca/1057/wire/news/5280068_Stafford_Search_Widens_103628.php

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Huge Turnout Expected For Tori Stafford Memorial In Woodstock
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_35111.aspx

[Hope4Tori]

http://woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1600032

Church ready for huge crowd
Posted By Krista Seggewiss, SENTINEL-REVIEW (On-Line June 5, 2009)

If you don't go (to Woodstock for the memorial): Watch live streaming video of the memorial beginning at 1 p.m. at woodstocksentinelreview.com
If you go (to Woodstock for the memorial):

Where: Calvary Pentecostal Church, 65 Lansdowne Ave, Woodstock

When: Doors open at 11 a.m., memorial begins at 1 p.m.

Parking: According to Oxford Police Service Const. Laurie-Anne Maitland, there will be no parking on Lansdowne Ave. She said people can park in the number of church parking lots in the area.

[brooklinite]

TLM was apparently out and about again this week for three days...

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/2009/06/06/9699596.html

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Stafford memorial: Family says goodbye
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/CityandRegion/2009/06/06/9700516.html

Tori Stafford's brother breaks down at memorial for his beloved sister
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iqjfDdLIc3ODwFr6iLH9_P5LbogA

Family And Friends Remember Tori Stafford At Emotional Memorial
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_35134.aspx

Tori's family says goodbye to 'spunky little princess'

w/video

http://toronto.ctv.ca/

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Link to the video of the memorial

Go to this link and scroll down to the livestream box, click "on demand" and then click June and it takes you to the memorial.
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/06/06/9698111-sun.html

[north-eh]

Case for female suspect in Tori Stafford case put over to Aug. 12

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/06/23/9899531.html
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[north-eh]

Ministry brings in help for Crown
http://woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1631622
N

[north-eh]

Fundraiser in memory of Tori Stafford
http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1635010
N

[north-eh]

After three months police still searching for Tori
http://woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1648723

N

[north-eh]

'All in memory of Victoria'
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1650807
N

[north-eh]

Tori Stafford's family plans quiet birthday remembrance
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/665628

Tomorrow would have been Tori's birthday
http://thespec.com/News/CanadaWorld/article/599490

Stafford family mourns daughter on ninth birthday
http://www.570news.com/news/local/more.jsp?content=20090714_061045_4420
N

[Hope4Tori]

http://www.oxfordreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1657049

[north-eh]

Tori's birthday heightens grief
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/07/15/10137726-sun.html
N

[north-eh]

Tori Stafford suspect expected to plead not guilty

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/07/17/10167571.html
N

[north-eh]

Throwing support behind Stafford
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.c...aspx?e=1661141
N

[north-eh]

Local firms donate bike to Tori's dad
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/07/18/10176776-sun.html
N

[Hope4Tori]

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/668836

"The Ontario Provincial Police have confirmed this morning that they have found the remains of a body near Mount Forest, but are not saying whether the suspicious remains belong to 8-year-old Victoria Stafford."

[Hope4Tori]

http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090720/090720_remains_found/20090720/?hub=CP24Home

"Suspicious remains have been found in a rural area near Mount Forest, Ont. west of Orangeville on Sunday morning.

Police are at the scene off Concession 6, south of Highway 89 between Mount Forest and Teviotdale. Police also say they have sealed off the area for their investigation.

The remains were found as a team of officers involved with the search for Tori Stafford probed a new area that they had not searched before, about 15 minutes north of areas they had already scoured.

Police say they had been following up on tips and were looking for "landmarks" when they found "a spot."


OPP Sgt. Dave Rektor says police can't confirm the remains are that of Stafford's, but investigators involved with her case are following up on the most recent development."

[n/t]

Victoria Stafford's remains identified
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/07/21/stafford-murder021.html

[north-eh]

Oxford County : McClintic Lawyer May Seek Plea Bargain
http://cd989.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=17034
N

[north-eh]

Tori Stafford: Accused's neighbours aloof

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/07/21/10212856.html
N

[north-eh]

Tori Stafford's family feel grief, relief
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/669808

OPP fete new peninsula office
http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1666211

'A terrible, terrible experience'
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/07/22/10215166-sun.html

It's Tori
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/07/22/10215151-sun.html

'Friendly City' picks up pieces
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/07/22/10215171-sun.html

Another deal with the devil?
http://thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/604443

'Evil does lurk'
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1667324

'Lean on God': Minister
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1667325

A dignified farewell
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1667332

Slain girl's remains ID'd
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/07/22/10215591-sun.html

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[north-eh]

Time to join in abject apology

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Col...56786-sun.html
N

[Hope4Tori]

Here is Victoria (Tori) Elizabeth Marie Stafford's obituary which is posted as "August 1, 2009" (tomorrow's date).

http://cgi.bowesonline.com/pedro.php...id=56523#56523

"STAFFORD, Victoria "Tori" Elizabeth Marie - An angel taken from her family and community on April 8, 2009 at the age of 8 years old. Tori will be forever missed by her father Rodney Stafford (Whitney E. Roth) and lovingly remembered by her mother Tara McDonald and her husband James Goris. Loved Sissy of Daryn "Duder" Stafford. Beloved granddaughter of Linda Winters and her late husband Robert (2007), Jim and Sharon McDonald, Doreen Graichen, Mark Stafford and Darlene and Dave Goris and great granddaughter of Frank Webb. Loved niece of John McDonald (Laurel), Rob Stafford, Randi Millen (Steve), Rebecca Nichols (Nathan), Russell Edmonds (Natasha) Matthew Stafford and Jennifer Goris. Special goddaughter to Shawn and Barb Derbowka. Predeceased by her uncle Scott McDonald (2008). Tori was a student at Oliver Stephens Public School and attended Sunday School at College Ave. Church in Woodstock. She will be missed by all who knew her and remembered by the many hearts and minds of her local, national and world wide community. A private family service was held at the Longworth Funeral Home, Woodstock, 519-539-0004. Contributions in memory of Tori may be made to Child Find Canada and may be arranged at www.longworthfuneralhome.com
Posted on 2009-08-01"

BBM - I am presuming the private service has now taken place.

May Tori rest in peace and love eternally! :wub: And may all her loved ones, especially her brave big brother, Daryn :wub:, be filled with happy and enduring memories of their beloved little one, Tori! :wub:

[Gugug]

Another video appearance by MR:

http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2009/10/16/11424736.html

This time the lawyer is a recent law school graduate. Wow, MR has been passed down the line at Derstine Penman. Not that there's all that much involved in a brief video appearance from jail, the new jail, that is.

[tarabull1]

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/60793--tori-stafford-s-mother-outraged-accused-was-moved-to-another-jail#

SNIPPED...Sources say Michael Rafferty, 28, complained about the mail delivery, phone access and taunting by jail guards and inmates at the Middlesex London Detention Centre.

The source also says Rafferty was receiving threats by members of the Banditos Motorcycle Gang.