Well.... I do like this one!
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
I don't have teenagers, but I remember well being one. :~D
He might have gone to a place they hunted deer..as he'd be familiar with the terrain. LE is probably on that already..
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Ours is in the family room, right in the middle of our house. You can't go through the house without passing by it. The TV, where everyone sits, is right next to it. We know who's on and when. We often ask, (carefully and cheerfully) "Who are you chatting with? or "Who's on today?""
Man, it's really hard work to keep tabs on them so much, but it's the only way to get them through this time in their life safely.
Hi, joanie -- thanks for your posts. And thanks for the ping, tutstar.
What a difficult situation for all concerned, and for the community. Not knowing any more than I do, but considering possibilities, I'm also praying that Kara will see her way to escape from a bad situation.
I know FReepers who do that :~D And it is a little weird.
Me, I've posted hundreds of pictures of my pets... They photograph better.
That's the best you can do.
Are you retarded?
Have somebody read the news to you. They already know who did it. He's white, so you'll have to scan some other story to get your racist jollies.
Sorry, didn't mean to come off so snippy. I just wanted to point out that homeschool kids are not always identifiable as "homeschoolers", they can look like any "normal" teenager (the definition of "normal teenager" has yet to be determined!). Although, when I see a group of kids, on a schoolday, and the mom is in denim, I am usually right about them being homeschoolers! :) I have really tried to upgrade my "town" wardrobe to be less denim centered!
I'm sorry if this has been posted before. I also don't post often and therefore if this even shows up I will be amazed.
More links...
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=31568676&blogID=56231886&Mytoken=a7e5f2e3-7237-493a-b27b-4abe3283c344
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=31568676&Mytoken=5693fe14-74a5-47fb-976c-d73557d2bbe0
I'm within 10 miles of the area and is causing media mania.
:~D
14? She looks like she's 25.
Which is not a good idea...
Did anyone notice everyone going off on him on his blog page over this? This is interesting just because it's something I have never seen before. Sad story, tragic, but very unique situation. I can't believe what I am reading.
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=31568676&blogID=56231886&Mytoken=a7e5f2e3-7237-493a-b27b-4abe3283c344
They will probably take it down soon.
Fox News just said they've been spotted on I-80 in Lockhaven (?) PA. Boy cut his hair and girl with ponytail.
exit 173 off I-80 sighted at gas station.
Good thing that the Fox News Channel ("BOING!") can't even get the town name correct. It is 'Lititz'.
Also liked how the news anchor spent so much time babbling an introduction that when they finally switched to the news conference audio, the spokesman literally said, "That's all the information we have right now."
Wow, you can't read.
The guy who did it is white..
Oopsies for you.
"Police reported that the teen was taken by 18-year-old David G. Ludwig." -from the article.
So, tell me, how are you going to spin your bigoted comment now?
Oh yeah, it isn't bigotry when libs do it!
stopped at Subway for food. Fox News just reported.
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