My MIL is Missing - Update - Found!

[BelleWDW]

First off, Thank you everyone for getting the word out and for your support. You are all awsome people.

My MIL called me tonight at 5:30. She is 400 miles away in San Diego. She is telling us that she was kidnapped at gunpoint Friday morning at 2am from outside her home. She had just returned from a casino wiht $8k and was taken at gunpoint. She was then driven to San Diego.

Sorry I got interrupted posting. It is difficult making arrangements for us to get someone there to take her.

So when she left work , she went to a casino at 11pm-knowing she had to go to work at 6am the next day-and then won that much $$?

And then they let her go?

Hugs to you=OP-the story sounds a little weird

 

[Pooh_Friend#1]

I am so glad she has been found and she is okay.

 

[Epcot luvr]

OP, I am so happy for you, it is a terrible feeling not knowing when I loved one is missing. I had checked on the story yesterday and saw that you were able to get the word out to your local news paper here is the link. http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/143752

Criminals, there is never any way to know how they think or what they will do. They might have taken her thinking they could get ransom. Or they were on drugs and not thinking what to do with ther, criminals are criminals for a reason. And she had every right to go to a casino after work, maybe she went to wind down and then started to win. I don't question her story at all, glad she is safe. I am sure you have had zero rest. Get some sleep.

 

[OceanAnnie]

I'm so glad your MIL has been found! Great news. I'm sure it was a harrowing experience for all.

 

[DawnCt1]

So when she left work , she went to a casino at 11pm-knowing she had to go to work at 6am the next day-and then won that much $$?

And then they let her go?

Hugs to you=OP-the story sounds a little weird

You may have missed this part, so I am reposting it. It sounds like she left her house at the least, very abruptly. There is no reason to doubt this story unless there is evidence to the contrary.

Her home was found unlocked with her wallet, keys and phone in the house. The car is missing, but the keys are not. Pam is not the type of person to leave without letting her family or work know where she was going.

 

[preb]

I'm just so glad that she is safe and on her way home.

 

[luvmy3]

OP, Happy to see that you MIL has been found safe.

 

[trip]

So glad that she has been found safe. How scary for all of you.

I'm sure the police are looking at the casino security tapes trying to spot possible suspects.

 

[SharpMomOfTwo]

Wow that is an amazingly great outcome. I'm so happy for your family that you have found her alive!!! I hope that catch the monster, and she gets her money back and then some.

 

[legalsea]

It is great news indeed.

I hope we are kept informed about the aftermath. I must admit, the mother-in-laws story seems a bit odd (I am not doubting the original poster’s reporting of what she knows).

In the original post dated August 30th (Sunday) it was stated that the MIL left her place of work Thursday night, August 27th. The post stated that “Her home was found unlocked with her wallet, keys and phone in the house. The car is missing, but the keys are not.”

Now, this means that the MIL left the hospital, went to a casino and thence home. She was able to go inside the house, since the foregoing items were found inside.

It is not strange that thieves would follow this person home from the casino. After all, security is usually pretty tight around casinos. However, it does seem strange that the thieves would allow the woman to actually get inside her house, kidnap her, leave her wallet inside (as well as the keys to the car), then take off, not only in the woman’s car but, I assume, in the car the thieves followed her home in.

Of course, the thieves may well have abducted the MIL in the casino parking lot, forcing their way (or his way, if a single person) into the MIL’s car, had her drive them both to her home, go inside, then, after leaving the wallet and car keys inside the home, leave again, then drive to San Diego. This actually makes more sense than having two vehicles involved, although one may wonder about leaving the keys to the very car taken away.

Since the MIL is reporting that she was kidnapped and that she was taken across state lines this is an FBI case. No doubt the FBI will be looking into the following:

1. The money won at the casino. If the MIL won $8,000.00, then the casino will have a record of that. The FBI will be interested to see if it was an ‘inside’ job (i.e., the cashier notified an accomplice that this woman was leaving the casino with $8000).

2.In the news article (linked in this thread) it was noted that the MIL had a medical condition. The FBI will want to know what the condition is, and whether it played any part (i.e., perhaps the MIL became confused, and actually drove herself to San Diego, recovered from her confusion, and believed she was abducted).

 

[crashbb]

It is great news indeed.

I hope we are kept informed about the aftermath. I must admit, the mother-in-laws story seems a bit odd (I am not doubting the original poster’s reporting of what she knows).

In the original post dated August 30th (Sunday) it was stated that the MIL left her place of work Thursday night, August 27th. The post stated that “Her home was found unlocked with her wallet, keys and phone in the house. The car is missing, but the keys are not.”

Now, this means that the MIL left the hospital, went to a casino and thence home. She was able to go inside the house, since the foregoing items were found inside.

It is not strange that thieves would follow this person home from the casino. After all, security is usually pretty tight around casinos. However, it does seem strange that the thieves would allow the woman to actually get inside her house, kidnap her, leave her wallet inside (as well as the keys to the car), then take off, not only in the woman’s car but, I assume, in the car the thieves followed her home in.

Of course, the thieves may well have abducted the MIL in the casino parking lot, forcing their way (or his way, if a single person) into the MIL’s car, had her drive them both to her home, go inside, then, after leaving the wallet and car keys inside the home, leave again, then drive to San Diego. This actually makes more sense than having two vehicles involved, although one may wonder about leaving the keys to the very car taken away.

Since the MIL is reporting that she was kidnapped and that she was taken across state lines this is an FBI case. No doubt the FBI will be looking into the following:

1. The money won at the casino. If the MIL won $8,000.00, then the casino will have a record of that. The FBI will be interested to see if it was an ‘inside’ job (i.e., the cashier notified an accomplice that this woman was leaving the casino with $8000).

2.In the news article (linked in this thread) it was noted that the MIL had a medical condition. The FBI will want to know what the condition is, and whether it played any part (i.e., perhaps the MIL became confused, and actually drove herself to San Diego, recovered from her confusion, and believed she was abducted).

To be fair, the article (and the OP) said that her KEYS were found in the house - it never specified CAR KEYS. So, it could be house keys.

 

[MickeysMommy]

So glad she was found!

 

[krcit]

So glad to hear!

 

[Meriweather]

So glad she has been found. What a relief for everyone.

 

[legalsea]

To be fair, the article (and the OP) said that her KEYS were found in the house - it never specified CAR KEYS. So, it could be house keys.

Point well taken! Of course, the post actually said "the car was taken. The keys were not" which seems to imply car keys.

 

[java]

First off, Thank you everyone for getting the word out and for your support. You are all awsome people.

My MIL called me tonight at 5:30. She is 400 miles away in San Diego. She is telling us that she was kidnapped at gunpoint Friday morning at 2am from outside her home. She had just returned from a casino wiht $8k and was taken at gunpoint. She was then driven to San Diego.

Sorry I got interrupted posting. It is difficult making arrangements for us to get someone there to take her.

Glad she was found and is alive!

 

[rie'smom]

It's great that your MIL is ok! Please keep us informed about the kidnapping.

 

[HunnyPots]

HOLY COW!
I can't wait to read the rest of this story!

 

[daughtersrus]

It is great news indeed.



1. The money won at the casino. If the MIL won $8,000.00, then the casino will have a record of that. The FBI will be interested to see if it was an ‘inside’ job (i.e., the cashier notified an accomplice that this woman was leaving the casino with $8000).

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Not necessarily. They would only know the winnings if she won $1,200 or more at one time. I know someone that won over $10,000 one night and not once filled out a tax form because each "jackpot" was less than $1,200. He doesn't play with a players card so there would be no way to record his winnings.

That being said, there was sting here locally where people were being followed from Harrah's all the way to their home. Once there, the thief would rob them either in their driveway, in their garage or follow them into their home. They did eventually catch the guys.

 

[daughtersrus]

To the OP,

I'm so glad that she has been found!