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ninjasinMissing Children
Tanner Smith
Male, Caucasian
Age 8
Reported missing April 18th
Last seen in Aurora
Home address (Aurora)
Parents are divorced, lived with mother who works as a receptionist
Only child
Disappeared from back yard
Jessica Thatcher
Female, Caucasian
Age 12
Reported missing April 25th
Last seen in Foxfield
Home address (Cherry Creek)
Parents are upper-middle class business professionals
Older brother graduating high school this year
Left youth group to catch bus home
Francis Costa
Male, Hispanic
Age 9
Reported missing May 4th
Last seen in Green Valley Ranch
Home address (Denver)
Parents own a Mexican restaurant
Two siblings - older sister 19, younger brother 4
Went to play with friend down the block, never arrived at friend's house
School style photo available for each child.
Public Information via News Articles:
The body of a Caucasian male child was discovered by a person walking their dog in Norfolk Glenn Park on May 8th. The body was mutilated and the head missing, but fingerprints verified the body was that of Tanner Smith. It's believed the body had been there at least two days before the dog found it. Police have no suspects and still have yet to locate the missing head. The lead homicide detectives are Sergeant Lindsey Boxer and Detective Richard Conklin of the Aurora Police Department.
The Thatcher Missing Persons case is under the jurisdiction of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office. No current suspects.
The Costa Missing Persons case is under the jurisdiction of Denver Police District 5. No current suspects.
There is no public information that indicates the police are considering the cases to be linked.
One tabloid website accuses Tanner Smith's father of kidnapping and killing his son, citing prior abuse allegations against him.
The Thatchers have offered a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to the recovery of Jessica.
Social Media Information:
Tanner's father lives in Castle Rock but a recent Facebook post places him at Shotgun Willy's (a gentleman's/strip club) the day after Tanner was reported missing. He works in construction.
The Costa family owns Bubba Chinos 20 in Denver on 56th and Federal. Their daughter works at the restaurant, attends Metropolitan State University in Denver, and the restaurant has mediocre reviews. The daughter has a boyfriend that also attends Metro.
The Thatchers are devout members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church). Jessica is in intramural tennis and plays the piano.
Police Information (via hacking):
Tanner's father was briefly a suspect but has a solid alibi for the time of the abduction as he was at work with several witnesses.
Aurora PD has a male DNA sample from Tanner's body they believe belongs to the killer, but it isn't a match to any databases.
Tanner was tortured using a bladed instrument and his head removed with a hand saw post-mortem.
There have been no ransom demands made regarding any of the children.
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office advised the Thatchers against offering a monetary reward as they simply did not have the man power available to sort through the influx of false leads and bogus reports. There is heavy tension between the police and the parents.
Denver PD is following up on potential gang involvement regarding the Costa case and a possible connection between them and the daughter.
There is an ATM camera photo of a girl believed to be Jessica Thatcher in the background walking with a taller white male in jeans and a plain t-shirt. The quality of the photo is poor and not enough for facial recognition software to be used.
There is no record of the various police departments believing the cases are connected.
Tanner Smith
Jessica Thatcher
Francis Costa
School style photo available for each child.
Public Information via News Articles:
The body of a Caucasian male child was discovered by a person walking their dog in Norfolk Glenn Park on May 8th. The body was mutilated and the head missing, but fingerprints verified the body was that of Tanner Smith. It's believed the body had been there at least two days before the dog found it. Police have no suspects and still have yet to locate the missing head. The lead homicide detectives are Sergeant Lindsey Boxer and Detective Richard Conklin of the Aurora Police Department.
The Thatcher Missing Persons case is under the jurisdiction of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office. No current suspects.
The Costa Missing Persons case is under the jurisdiction of Denver Police District 5. No current suspects.
There is no public information that indicates the police are considering the cases to be linked.
One tabloid website accuses Tanner Smith's father of kidnapping and killing his son, citing prior abuse allegations against him.
The Thatchers have offered a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to the recovery of Jessica.
Social Media Information:
Tanner's father lives in Castle Rock but a recent Facebook post places him at Shotgun Willy's (a gentleman's/strip club) the day after Tanner was reported missing. He works in construction.
The Costa family owns Bubba Chinos 20 in Denver on 56th and Federal. Their daughter works at the restaurant, attends Metropolitan State University in Denver, and the restaurant has mediocre reviews. The daughter has a boyfriend that also attends Metro.
The Thatchers are devout members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church). Jessica is in intramural tennis and plays the piano.
Police Information (via hacking):
Tanner's father was briefly a suspect but has a solid alibi for the time of the abduction as he was at work with several witnesses.
Aurora PD has a male DNA sample from Tanner's body they believe belongs to the killer, but it isn't a match to any databases.
Tanner was tortured using a bladed instrument and his head removed with a hand saw post-mortem.
There have been no ransom demands made regarding any of the children.
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office advised the Thatchers against offering a monetary reward as they simply did not have the man power available to sort through the influx of false leads and bogus reports. There is heavy tension between the police and the parents.
Denver PD is following up on potential gang involvement regarding the Costa case and a possible connection between them and the daughter.
There is an ATM camera photo of a girl believed to be Jessica Thatcher in the background walking with a taller white male in jeans and a plain t-shirt. The quality of the photo is poor and not enough for facial recognition software to be used.
There is no record of the various police departments believing the cases are connected.
