Paige's Checkbook & Checks Found

[dannyzmom]

...along the median of a highway...was just announced on MSNBC

 

[Carissidy]

Thanks for the update, I wish it didn't sound so grim....

 

[PampMomof3]

Did it say where, in what state?

 

[dannyzmom]

Did it say where, in what state?

In the GJ area

 

[PampMomof3]

Well, at least it was local. Gosh, I can't believe no real news yet.

Hey Carolyn, it was nice meeting you before GS on day 2!!

 

[whiteyteresa]

They just mention that they are going to have an update about the mother of 3 missing from GJ on MSNBC the time right now is 11:46am e

 

[gilliandanielle]

Did I miss it or has it not been on yet??

 

[pamperedbecky]

It was on already. It literally came on right after I read the post from Teresa...probably around 10:55 am or so central time. I missed the first couple minutes and I didn't even see them mention the checkbook. Hopefully it'll continue to get more national attention!!!

 

[whiteyteresa]

Yes, it was on 11:52am and they talked with a retired detective from NY about the items found in GJ - Checks and other items (but didn't say what)

the reporter few times asked if they found clothing but the person wouldn't comment on that

That's what I remembered

~

 

[gilliandanielle]

Did they say if they found it like it just got there, or has is been there for 2 weeks and they just found it now that they are searching??

 

[Carissidy]

I am watching also and haven't seen anything.... Maybe I'm not watching the right channel. I'm sure someone will update with any recent information ASAP so I will keep checking.....

 

[gilliandanielle]

My friend just e-mailed me and said that Paige's story was on the Today show today- do they even do that on Sunday? Did anyone catch it or is she talking about MSNBC maybe??

 

[pamperedbecky]

An earlier post said it was on the Today show this morning. I missed it. Yes, they do have it on Saturdays and Sundays too. Maybe they'll feature it during the week too.

 

[Chef_2_Four]

at least they are finding something I hate that is has been 2 weeks before finding anything, but to me something is better than nothing.

 

[finley1991]

I saw the story on Paige this morning on the Today Show (yes... it's on EVERY day!!!!) Nothing new... actually just the same stuff we've been hearing all along... her brother and her father spoke about their frustrations.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Kinda like around here.

 

[Grande]

GRAND JUNCTION – The father of a missing woman says searchers have found some of his daughter's personal items, including a series of checks he believes could be a trail left behind on purpose.

The searchers were looking for clues in the disappearance of Paige Birgfeld, a woman who has been missing for more than two weeks.

Frank Birgfeld, Paige's father, tells MSNBC that searchers found his daughter's checkbook and a series of her checks, along a two-mile stretch of highway.

According to authorities, the items were found by searchers in the median along Highway 50 near Lands End Road, south of Grand Junction.

The area is about 10 miles from where her burnt-out car was found on July 1.

"Items specific to this investigation have been found in this area," Sheriff Stan Hilkey said, at a briefing Sunday morning while addressing the volunteer searchers. "We need your help to determine if the items we discovered already are limited to this area or if there are more items closer to or farther away from Grand Junction that haven't been found yet."

Deputies and search and rescue crews have covered the area along Highway 50 multiple times since Birgfeld was reported missing on June 30.

Authorities say several items that appear to belong to Birgfeld have continually been found in the area, and volunteers will search the area again on Sunday. They say about 40 volunteers arrived at the staging area, Grand Junction High School, on Sunday.

They say groups of eight people will search areas on both sides of Highway 50 on Sunday. The search resumed at 7 a.m.

On Saturday, authorities say more than 70 volunteers searched for Birgfeld. Nine teams of volunteers searched several areas, including a field that was approximately one mile from where Birgfeld's car was found burned and abandoned on July 1. The last anyone heard from her was on June 28.

Investigators said earlier in the week they now suspect foul play in her disappearance. They also released information about her employment in the sex industry for a number of years.

Birgfeld's older brother, Craig, joined the searchers looking in the field. He told 9NEWS why it was important for him to do that.

"Selfishly, for myself, I want to find my sister because I love and miss her. More so, I want to find my parents' daughter because I don't want them to go through any more time without her, but mostly I want her kids to have their mom. That breaks your heart more than anything else," Craig Birgfeld said.

Don Bedford is leading the volunteers for the Abby & Jennifer Rescue Foundation.

"We want to bring her home. She's got family members that are wondering, 'You know, Where's Mom? Where's my daughter?'" Bedford said.

The Abby & Jennifer Rescue Foundation was established in May 2002, after an initial organization and search for Jennifer Blagg of Grand Junction and her daughter, 6-year-old Abby Blagg.

Jennifer Blagg's body was found in a landfill seven months after her 2001 disappearance. In April 2004, Jennifer's husband Michael was convicted of her murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Abby Blagg's body has never been found.

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