Law Enforcement's Response To Missing People

Something I discovered when researching the missing is the lax way law enforcement treats a missing person case. They have a blase attitude and quickly want to sum it up as a runaway or an adult who just wants to get away. 

Most states take their missing person's cases seriously but in Texas it appears that is the opposite. Of course there is the inevitable excuse "no resources", or not enough manpower. In a city as big as Houston, one would think they would be a little more motivated. One the news and on the scanner there are people reported missing daily here in Houston, and unless one is from a well to do family, chances are the case wont even get mentioned on the news.  I suggested to the news stations in Houston they need to feature a missing person at the end of every news cast. However if they did that, it would make visitors to this city look at Houston in a negative way.  All I can say is WOW.

Even as the family tells law enforcement here that it is out of character for the person to vanish, police here just file their reports and stick it in the bottom of the huge pile of other cases. It does have have drawbacks. Sometimes the person is found dead somewhere, whether by suicide, natural causes or murder and meanwhile, police have had the case file the whole time. 

The southern "good ol boy" attitude law enforcement has here is what determines how and when that person is going to be found. God forbid it's a poor girl or a girl with a history of arrests. They are second class citizens and those cases are rarely investigated. 

This is where the missing person advocates come in. They are generally a loved one that was missing and murdered or someone who actually cares about what goes on. I admit, when I first started tackling this problem of the missing, I was flabbergasted and disappointed at law enforcement's attitude. I was first thinking this is no use since law enforcement wont cooperate. One of the main reasons they wont cooperate is because they dont want a civilian solving the case, they want the glory and recognition for solving the case. This is why they dont want civilian involvement in a missing person case. They are very arrogant ans so sure of themselves. It was then my attitude changed. I thought "Hey, these guys work for me, they are public servants and they are not higher than me".  It is our tax dollars that pay their salaries and they get an attitude like they are doing us a favor by looking into a case. They are paid to "Protect and to Serve". They are public servants paid for by the citizens. When I had that revelation they knew right away that I wasnt intimidated by them or their badge and gun. We are paying these guys people, time to make sure they are doing what they are paid to do, period.

There are other's too that take advantage of the parents of the missing and   I will most definitely be getting into that soon. I am talking about investigators in the private sector. First and foremost you must make sure that these "investigators" are licensed by the state you live in. Here in Texas you can find out if a private investigator is licensed by going to the Texas DPS website. You can search an individual by name or company name. If a persons license is expired and they present themselves as a PI, they have just committed a crime. Please follow the steps to report that person so they can face the charges outlined in the code. Remember PI's care only when they see money at the end of the story or if there is money involved. Be wary if they want to hold the classic "fundraiser" scheme. Trust me, they are not looking out for your best interest. If you know of anyone that has introduced themselves as a PI, please email me at researchtexas@comcast.net. I will assist you step by step in how to report them. Make sure to keep a business card of the person as evidence. I will be more than happy to help you with this, I cannot stand these types of "ambulance chasers", technically its barrotry.  A felony.

Jim

Reporters and Journalists

Let me give you folks a tip. If you live in the Housotn area the only station with the guts to report the real story is KHOU Channel 11. KPRC Channel 2, KTRK Channel 13 and KRIV Fox 26 are not interested in what YOU have to say unless they need a sound byte. They are obviously controlled by what the police tell them to report and tell them not to report. So a word of advice, NEVER call tips in to these stations above. The only one that actually puts it all out there is KHOU Channel 11.  KHOU has real journalists, the other Houston stations merely have reporters looking for a blood spatter to dramatize the story.  Dont talk to them if they want to interview you.

I want to thank the KHOU news team for putting info out there. The other stations censor the truth and put obvious propaganda out there. Please dont forget this when dealing with a Houston reporter.

My blog has gotten over 21 thousand views and still growing. I am getting ready to work on another case of murdered and missing women all involving one guy...again.  

Amanda Thacker

Amanda hasn't been officially classified as dead but we all know the truth. Amanda's Mom, Angela is a brave lady who has been put though a lot. She now realizes the politics and horrors of not knowing where her daughter is. 

If you havent followed the case, I will tell you. Amanda's ex, a piece of shit named Clint James is Amanda's ex. He was never officially charged with her disappearance and more then likely murder. Instead the lowlife Clint James was charged for practically cutting the head off a guy named Jimmy Wilkes.  Clint made bond on that charge in Harris County and put in Polk County custody for Tampering with evidence. Apparently this low life got rid of everything that had Amanda's DNA on it. 

To add insult to injury, the idiots in Polk County decide to release Clint from custody because he was running up a medical bill and in their infinite wisdom, decide to release him into his fathers custody. So they let a murderer out because they didn't want to foot the bill.  Clint then went into the Veterans hospital in Houston for his medical issues.  Detectives and others could not get in there to question him about Amanda because his friggin low life lawyer wouldn't allow it. 

Meanwhile, the so called professionals in Polk County screwed up the DNA collection and they have to do it again.  The skull I found in Arkansas was sent to UNT to be examined. When I found it on NAMUS, I called the proper authorities and they got it taken care of. I recorded that call.

Ironically, the piece of garbage Clint died in the hospital yesterday, good riddance. There was no way I was going to allow him to be buried in the VA Cemetery where honorable vets are buried, Clint did not deserve that honor. 

Everything I was told about the case and handling of the case is insane. However with the info that I got, even a schmuck like me can figure out that Clint killed  Amanda before he killed Jimmy Wilkes. 

We are hoping that the skull found in Arkansas is Amanda so this can be closed and her Mom can have some semblance of closure. 

This piece of garbage took to the grave with him, the reasons he did what he did. 

ALSO, according to my sources, he admitted some things (on record) and then he lawyered up. Without a body there can be no conviction and once the suspect is dead there can be no conviction.  However anyone can file an FOI and get copies of the information and reports from the Sheriff's Department.