Here we have three, (yes, three) news stories of a woman who won't give her last name to cash in on the Made for TV drama she was involved in, but, singlehandedly, fought off a kidnapper who was intent on taking her young son from her, while her hubby was just around the corner of the house.
The quotes are choppy, but...If only a journalist would let the subject speak and quote the subject accurately! Here are several examples of poor journalism, lacking discernment, or interest to ask relevant questions.
Question: did this mother really save her child? Or, is there something else to the story? Anyone thinking "domestic violence"?
But far more important to us is the style of the kidnapper.
What do you make of a day time kidnapper wear black? Is this a cheesy way to dress for a day time kidnapping? Black ski mask with black shirt and black pants? Really, nobody wears all black anymore, but lean towards contrast. It is an assault on the eyes. I'm not saying it isn't done, but really? Black "OJ" gloves, too?
What says you?
Mother saves child from broad daylight abduction attempt
As the Herald reported earlier today, the motherly instincts of a 32-year-old woman saved her three-year-old son from an early evening abduction attempt on the quiet 10400 block of 3rd Ave. S.W. (in unincorporated King County, near White Center) on June 2.
Corey Hines and his wife Melissa had just returned from Olympia with their three and five year old sons and were preparing to take advantage of an ideal early summer evening by firing up the barbeque and playing in the yard, just as many surrounding neighbors were doing. It was just before 6 p.m.
Melissa (who chose not to give her last name in a media interview on June 3) said she was having a lighthearted footrace with her three year old to the strawberry bush in the backyard when a festive family gathering turned dangerous.
In a flash, the mother said a lanky man dressed in all black, including a ski mask and gloves, came around the corner of the house with her son in his arms.
A black eye, a few broken nails, several bumps on the head and a safe son later, Melissa was able to talk about the event the following day.
“The guy came from behind me, he already had my son in his hands … and I kind of like looked, stopped for a second stunned … and then I kind of went after him and he took a couple of steps and he fell … and my son hit the ground.”
One wonders if this is a full quote or not: does ... indicate pause, or missing words on the part of the journalist. Note that they were playing together, a "lighthearted" foot trace game when the lanky man in black already had her son in "his hands"...
Melissa jumped onto her son at that point, protecting him from the man in whatever way she could.
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| Pink is more appropriate for day time kidnapping attempts |
Note the reduced commitment to the kidnapping. Either the subject doesn't really believe that this was a real kidnapping, or the kidnapper is a drop out from Kidnapping University.
Note "continued" indicates action not ceasing...
is she still angry at ______ ?
The punches and kicks stopped and Melissa held tight to the ground, ensuring no one could get to her child. She heard the rattle of a chain link fence and, looking up cautiously, realized the abductor was gone. Her son stayed still and silent and it was all over within a minute.
“I know it happened in a very short period of time, but at the same time I didn’t think it was ever going to end,” she said.
"it happened": What happened? The assault? The grabbing of her son? The KIDNAPPING?
"It happened" has a softer, more passive feel to it.
"it happened": What happened? The assault? The grabbing of her son? The KIDNAPPING?
"It happened" has a softer, more passive feel to it.
Melissa grabbed her uninjured son and ran around the house to find her five year old and husband. Around the other side of the home the entire time, they were oblivious to the battle that had just occurred. Melissa believed her black eye was from a kick to the face, and assessing her own hands used to fight back, realized several nails she had gotten done the day before were broken off. The assailant hadn’t said a word, only grunting in a male tone during the struggle.
This is a perfect place for real quotes.
This is a perfect place for real quotes.
Once the family was safe inside they locked all the doors and called 911.
“As soon as we took off and ran inside, (my son) started to cry then. He said, ‘That was a bad man,’ and we were like, “Yes, he was a very bad man.’ My other son said that he wanted to go outside so he could find him because he knows taekwondo.”
note emotions in the proper frame of the account (after the incident) as attributed to the son.
note emotions in the proper frame of the account (after the incident) as attributed to the son.
“We had only been home five minutes (before the attempted abduction)” Melissa’s husband Corey,39, said, making him wonder if the man was hiding in their yard when they got home. He said the family feels “OK” today, and put their son into daycare for the day to keep him from the house and media circus.
Another perfect place for actual quotes. Did he only "wonder"?
Another perfect place for actual quotes. Did he only "wonder"?
The suspect in this case, according to the investigating King County Sheriff’s Office, “is described as tall and ‘lanky’ and was wearing a black ski mask, black clothing and black gloves. The age or race of the suspect is not known, but the mom believes the suspect was a man due to the grunting noises he made during the struggle.”
Ever notice how kidnappers love to dress in all black, and wear black gloves and a black ski mask? They do this to be unnoticed as they lie in wait.
Either this is the world's dumbest kidnapper (kidnappers, unlike Hollywood portrayal, may not be very bright), or...
there is something wrong with the story.
Police are now out looking for a man with the following description:
Race: Unknown
Hair: Unknown
Eyes: Unknown
Lanky, black pants, black socks, matching ensemble of black belt and black leather wristwatch, known to be wearing black gloves and black ski mask.
He likely disappeared into a crowd.
Ever notice how kidnappers love to dress in all black, and wear black gloves and a black ski mask? They do this to be unnoticed as they lie in wait.
Either this is the world's dumbest kidnapper (kidnappers, unlike Hollywood portrayal, may not be very bright), or...
there is something wrong with the story.
Police are now out looking for a man with the following description:
Race: Unknown
Hair: Unknown
Eyes: Unknown
Lanky, black pants, black socks, matching ensemble of black belt and black leather wristwatch, known to be wearing black gloves and black ski mask.
He likely disappeared into a crowd.
A K-9 unit and several patrol officers responded to the attempted abduction but were unable to find a suspect. The next day, KCSO “mantrackers” were at the home investigating every square inch of the property in hopes of finding a trail or other pieces of evidence. KCSO Sgt. Cindi West said the same trackers were those who found the trail leading to murder suspect Peter Keller’s bunker near North Bend in 2012, after he allegedly shot and killed his wife and daughter.
Sources say the dogs made a red line for the kitchen.
Sources say the dogs made a red line for the kitchen.
A neighbor who has lived near the attempted abduction home for 37 years and goes by Clancy said he was having a barbecue with children and grandchildren at the same time the crime occurred.
Clancy said nothing like this has ever happened in the neighborhood, but he’s not necessarily in a heightened state of alarm, stating he would still bring his grandchildren over and continue on with life as before. At the same time, he wants this guy caught.
“They are tying everybody’s hands who are involved in law enforcement,” Clancy said, concerned budget cuts will keep police from having the necessary resources to track the suspect down.
This is clearly about budget cuts and bad fashion statements from kidnappers who should know better.
This is clearly about budget cuts and bad fashion statements from kidnappers who should know better.
“The perpetrators have always got the element of surprise,” he said, “If you could predict what was going to happen it would be a different world.”
Clancy borders on Einstein like brilliance.
2nd article:
WHITE CENTER, Wash. - A determined mother fought off a masked kidnapper who tried to snatch her 3-year-old son as he played in their yard Sunday night, the King County Sheriff's Office says.
The drama unfolded in the 10400 block of 3rd Avenue SW just before 6 p.m. The family had just arrived home from an outing and was preparing to barbecue. The mom, Melissa Hines, was outside and her 3-year-old son was playing nearby.
Suddenly Hines felt someone brush by her and she saw a man run around the back of her house with her child under his arm.
"The guy had him in his hands, and he brushed up kind of behind me, and I saw that he had my son in his arms," she remembers.
note the change from "in his hands" to "in his arms": something must change in reality to cause a change of language in a truthful statement.
She gave chase and the kidnapper tripped and fell, dropping the child. A fight ensued between the mom and the attacker and the mom said she eventually laid on the ground on top of her son to protect him from the man.
The kidnapper kicked and punched the woman repeatedly in the head and body.
"When he kicked me, I lost the wind in me," she said. "I felt like I was kind of going out because I couldn't fight any more, because I fought him for a while. I kicked and punched him."
The man then ran away over the backyard fence.
"We're always telling the kids got to make sure the gates are latched, are closed, and need to stay in the yard, stay in the yard," Hines said. "And this guy was inside our yard, which makes it really scary."
The kidnapper is described as tall and “lanky” and was wearing a black ski mask, black clothing and black gloves. The age or race of the attacker is not known but the mom believes the suspect was a man due to the grunting noises he made during the struggle.
The boy was not injured but the mom received a black eye and bruises from the fight.
A police dog track and search of the area was unsuccessful.
If you have information about this crime you are asked to call the King County Sheriff’s Office at 206-296-3311
3rd article
"As he fell, my son fell with him," Hines told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Amy Clancy. "My son hit the ground and as soon as my son was on the ground, I jumped on top of my son, and held my son down. The guy came back over and was trying to get towards my son and get my son, that sort of thing, and that's when he started hitting and punching me. It seemed like he was trying to get him or he was upset that I stopped him."
Eventually, Hines said, the man gave up and got away.
The boy's father, Corey Hines, said that he was a little angry, "but more just protective."
On Monday, trackers with the King County Sheriff's Office were looking for leads.
The suspect is still at large. He is described as tall and lanky, and was wearing all black, including a black ski mask and black gloves.
Clancy borders on Einstein like brilliance.
2nd article:
WHITE CENTER, Wash. - A determined mother fought off a masked kidnapper who tried to snatch her 3-year-old son as he played in their yard Sunday night, the King County Sheriff's Office says.
The drama unfolded in the 10400 block of 3rd Avenue SW just before 6 p.m. The family had just arrived home from an outing and was preparing to barbecue. The mom, Melissa Hines, was outside and her 3-year-old son was playing nearby.
Suddenly Hines felt someone brush by her and she saw a man run around the back of her house with her child under his arm.
"The guy had him in his hands, and he brushed up kind of behind me, and I saw that he had my son in his arms," she remembers.
note the change from "in his hands" to "in his arms": something must change in reality to cause a change of language in a truthful statement.
She gave chase and the kidnapper tripped and fell, dropping the child. A fight ensued between the mom and the attacker and the mom said she eventually laid on the ground on top of her son to protect him from the man.
The kidnapper kicked and punched the woman repeatedly in the head and body.
"When he kicked me, I lost the wind in me," she said. "I felt like I was kind of going out because I couldn't fight any more, because I fought him for a while. I kicked and punched him."
The man then ran away over the backyard fence.
"We're always telling the kids got to make sure the gates are latched, are closed, and need to stay in the yard, stay in the yard," Hines said. "And this guy was inside our yard, which makes it really scary."
The kidnapper is described as tall and “lanky” and was wearing a black ski mask, black clothing and black gloves. The age or race of the attacker is not known but the mom believes the suspect was a man due to the grunting noises he made during the struggle.
The boy was not injured but the mom received a black eye and bruises from the fight.
A police dog track and search of the area was unsuccessful.
If you have information about this crime you are asked to call the King County Sheriff’s Office at 206-296-3311
3rd article
"As he fell, my son fell with him," Hines told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Amy Clancy. "My son hit the ground and as soon as my son was on the ground, I jumped on top of my son, and held my son down. The guy came back over and was trying to get towards my son and get my son, that sort of thing, and that's when he started hitting and punching me. It seemed like he was trying to get him or he was upset that I stopped him."
Eventually, Hines said, the man gave up and got away.
The boy's father, Corey Hines, said that he was a little angry, "but more just protective."
On Monday, trackers with the King County Sheriff's Office were looking for leads.
The suspect is still at large. He is described as tall and lanky, and was wearing all black, including a black ski mask and black gloves.
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