Posted on 11/13/2005 2:15:56 PM PST by grjr21
Pennsylvania State police are searching for a 14-year-old girl reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint after her parents were murdered.
Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for Kara Beth Borden, who was last seen at 8 a.m. in Warwick Township, Lancaster County.
Police reported that the teen was taken by 18-year-old David G. Ludwig. Authorities say he was last seen driving a red Volkswagen Jetta with Pennsylvania registration E-H-H-0-9-9-4.
Borden is described as white, 5-feet-1, and 100 pounds, with brown hair with blond highlights. She was last seen wearing a black sweat shirt with "Pillar" across the front, blue jeans and black sneakers.
Ludwig is a white male with brown hair and brown eyes.
State police are urging people in the following counties or cities to be on the lookout for Ludwig: Lancaster, Lebanon, Dauphin, Perry, Juniata, York, Cumberland, Mifflin, Snyder, Northumberland, Franklin, Berks, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Philadelphia, Delaware, Schuykill, Lehigh and Northamption counties.
It was not immediately clear how authorities discovered the killings.
Neighbor John Hohman, 40, said he first noticed an ambulance on the street around 8:15 a.m. About 25 minutes later, he said he got a phone call from Lancaster emergency management officials telling his family to stay inside.
Looking out the window, Hohman said he saw teams of police running through the neighborhood; around 10:15 a.m., authorities told him to go into his basement and wait there until further notice.
"We were really upset; we didn't know what going on," Hohman said.
Hohman said Borden, who played soccer, occasionally babysat for him. "She's a very nice girl," Hohman said.
Neighbor Tod Sherman, 47, has lived in the quiet suburban development for 12 years and said that Borden was one of five children.
The Borden family has lived on the street in a tan, two-story house for several years, he said. Kara's father, Mike Borden, worked for a printing company, said Sherman.
"He was very smart and focused, a nice guy. They were super people," Sherman said. "They were just a fine family."
The Bordens home-schooled their children and knew Ludwig through a home-schooling network, Sherman said.
Sherman's son Tyler, 11, played with Kara's youngest brother, David. Tyler said he sometimes saw Ludwig at the Borden house, frequently dressed in black.
"I didn't find him to be very friendly," said Tyler.
The eldest two Borden children, both male, are in their 20s and no longer live at home, Sherman said. The whereabouts of David Borden and Kara's older sister, both of whom still live at home, were not immediately clear.
The Amber Alert system uses a state's emergency notification system to give broadcasters a description of a missing child and a suspect's vehicle. The information is also displayed on electronic highway signs.
It is named for 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped and killed in Arlington, Texas. It is used in 47 states.
Amber Alert: http://www.amber.state.pa.us/amber/site/default.asp
Initial word was that he took her at gunpoint. Lots of speculation about her possibly going willingly, but that's all it is at this point.
This has shades of the Laurie Show incident.
BUMP
I have been praying for this girl all afternoon...but had the sound down on the TV and didn't know about the other children in the family...
I will continue to pray for her...and I am glad there is a thread..
I have gotten so much more "observant" lately....yesterday I went to the gas station, and as I was leaving, I noticed a car drive up...and not park in a parking place, just park sideways in front...
The guy left the car running, and walked in....I memorized the license plate to the car....just in case. I never used to ...but nowdays...I am just getting jumpy about "unusual" actions around me.
FReegards,
David
They'd best be hitting Dutch Lanes and see who's bowling.
The last Lancaster County story was the renegade airplane out of Smoketown airport that was almost shot down over DC.
No one can help how they look but if I had to say this girl has a certain "quality" shall we say for 14. None of my five daughters (all very pretty thank-you) ever looked like that. Perhaps I'm reading too much into her "look" but I suspect that there may be more to her disappearance than meets the eye.................................
County Commisioner corruption and a cop shooting rank up there.
I placed it on breaking news by simply adding the topic "breaking" . Anyone can do it. However, the mods obviously don't want it there. For the life of me, I don't understand why. It would be nice to have an explanation.
Happened here in SE Virginia (Gloucester County) about 15-20 years ago. A 14-15 year old girl was involved in the setup murder of both her parents by a "love struck" 18-19 year old. I believe he is on death row and she was released from juvenile prison/detention when she turned 18.
Neither of those hit national news though. I didn't even know about the County Commissioner corruption.
The Heinke debacle and the convention center...the county home on East King st.....etc.
No, there must be a better way to do something like that.
Someone I just saw interviewed on Fox said that it's not certain whether the girl left with her "abductor" voluntarily or not.
Her little nine year old brother was home at the time of the murder. He might need our prayers more than anyone.
You have Email.
IMHO....Max disemination of information in the FIRST 24-48hrs produces the BEST results....
That was my first thought when I heard that she was his "secret girlfriend," and not many parents of 14 year olds want their daughter dating an 18 year old. Thoughts, Joanie?
A good lesson for all of us.
not typical of my homeschooled girls or any other their friend. Bleached hair, Pam Anderson eyebrows -- both would be forbidden at our house.
Could've been a "glamour shot". Even homeschooled girls want to be just like the others...
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