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
Where was he captured?
Wow, MSNBC totally waxing FOX on this one!
Indiana State Police, via MSNBC: "Girl who was with the suspect is unharmed."
Fox is reporting that both have been captured in Indiana
They're apparently in Indiana somewhere... they have wrecked the Jetta, likely there was a chase that led to this.
The boy is handcuffed, haven't seen or heard about the girl.
That's good news.
I still suspect the girl is not innocent in this.
MSNBC has live overhead cameras... no sign of her.
bellville indiana
A shame that they weren't able to give him a swift kick to the teeth while he was sitting there.
cut her hair..etc.
both are in custody per FOX - they hit another car - they have not changed their appearances, his hair is still long - false id report about them being seen this morning.
She's in the black State Police car next to the EMT truck, appears to be cuffed.
SO THEY'RE ARRESTED IN INDIANA ! SO MUCH FOR THE CONFIRMED SIGHTINGS. COULD HAVE BEEN A POLICE RUSE.
IN THE MEANWHILE HOW MANY LIVES HAVE THEY DESTROYED? HER PARENTS WITH FIVE CHILDREN DEAD; HIS FAMILY DEVASTATED AND ONE OR BOTH WILL SPEND A GOOD LONG TIME, IF NOT LIFE FOR HIM IN JAIL.
Is it the same car she's reportedly in?
The cop in Lancaster said she was 15.
Smart 9 year old. I'm so glad they've been apprehended. Such a needless tragedy. What a shame that young David will have to grow up without his parents.
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