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
"Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her father 40 whacks. And when she was all good and done, she gave her mother 41".
My understanding is they used his receipts from places they went to get security camera evidence.
Oh, I see. So she didn't make any effort to get away from him. Its not looking good for this girl as the evidence comes in. The DA has shown a remarkable sympathy for her. I wonder if he has changed his mind now.
I've never believed she was kidnapped. I'm more inclined to think that she just panicked and ran, with him.
But my gut feeling is that she did not plan for her parents to be murdered.
Could be wrong, of course.
I'd be willing to bet that innocent or guilty, she spends the rest of her life doped up. It's all such a sad waste, all the way around.
Ludwig may have had a dark side, according to court documents released Friday
Looks like part of lover boy's defense is that Kara is no victim.
No kidding!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10144244/
Just in case you missed it--
did you read that the police now know (she admitted it to them) the 14 year old "floozie" went willingly with her murderer 'boyfriend' after he killed both of her parents--I think the story is she "wanted to get married and start a new life, etc---"---"floozie" is as "floozie" does---ain't life wonderful with these sweet children?
Thanks.
Please cite examples: what case, when, what network, what newsperson.
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