Sylar Newton -- Found Deceased 8/10/10

The more that comes out on this one, the less I like it.....

Crews searching for 2-year-old boy who went missing from northern AZ campground

Posted: 07/25/2010



RIMROCK, AZ - Crews in northern Arizona are searching for a 2-year-old boy who went missing from a campground near Rimrock early Sunday.

Yavapai County Sheriff's Office spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn said Syler Newton was last seen around midnight inside a tent while sleeping with family members. The family was reportedly camping at the Beaver Creek Campground southeast of Highway 179 off Interstate 17.

Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_northern_az/other/crews-searching-for-2-year-old-boy-who-went-missing-from-northern-az-campground

Arizona Authorities Comb Campground for Missing Toddler

Published July 26, 2010

An intense search is under way at a northern Arizona campground for a toddler wearing only a diaper.

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office says detectives spent the night combing a campsite at the Beaver Creek Campground off Interstate 17 about 50 miles south of Flagstaff.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/26/arizona-authorities-comb-campground-missing-toddler/

2-Year-Old Goes Missing From Family Camp Site

Updated: Monday, 26 Jul 2010, 8:23 AM MDT
Published : Sunday, 25 Jul 2010, 4:51 PM MDT

RIMROCK, Ariz. - A search is on for a 2-year-old boy who went missing in the woods of Yavapai County Sunday night.

Syler Newton was camping with his family at the Beaver Creek Campground near Highway 179 off I-17. At some point, while everyone was asleep -- he disappeared.

Authorities said the woman who claimed to be Syler's mother is actually in the process of adopting him, so police are trying to locate Syler's biological mother.

Read more: http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/nw_valley/2-year-old-goes-missing-from-family-camp-site-07252010

Massive Search for missing 2-year-old Boy near Sedona

July 25, 10:52 PM

Update:
As of this evening, the search is still ongoing. They have a diver on scene as well as others continuing the search for this missing boy. There were at least 25 non-family campers on the campgrounds, all of which who have been interviewed as well as provided YCSO with contact information for further contact.
It has been reported that the "mother" whom Syler was with, is the custodial mother, seeking to adopt him. The biological mother and father have been identified and are currently trying to be located.
Speaking with the aunt to this little boy, we have learned that she received the call this morning while at work that Syler was missing.

"The search and rescue crews will continue searching through the night." Stated Dwight D'Evelyn of the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office earlier this evening.

Update: 7/26/10 6:59:03 AM

"I was just briefed by the Search and Rescue Incident Commander – No significant update at this time. Detectives spent the night searching the campsite and all its contents. 2 Vehicles were towed from the site for further inspection. This part of the investigation is ongoing and I will attempt further information from detectives later today." Stated Dwight D'Evelyn of the YSCO.

Searchers remained on scene throughout the night. This morning, specially trained bloodhounds continue a grid search of the area hoping to pick of any scent of Syler and this will be the focus throughout the day.

The SAR Incident Commander has requested that press helicopters stay out of the general area this morning as the chopper noise is distracting the bloodhounds on the ground and delaying their tracking efforts.

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Search Continues for 2-year-old Syler Newton

Written by Compiled from Various Sources
Monday, 26 July 2010 09:47

Syler and family, including the custodial mother, her mother, and her two children ages 10 and 12, all came to the campsite this past Friday. The family is from Flagstaff. The custodial mother claims she last saw Syler around 12:30 AM on Sunday inside a tent immediately adjacent to the tent she slept in. Slyer was sleeping with one of the custodial mom’s children. At approximately 1:45AM, the custodial mother found Syler missing and conducted a search before calling 911. The first official call recorded by YCSO Communications came around at 2:30 AM from a camp host. Deputies were on scene by 3 AM and conducted an initial search along with interviews of area campers. The full search effort began in earnest during the early morning hours on Sunday. We are still in the process of trying to verify a call from the custodial mother to YCSO Sunday morning. Cell phone reception is poor in the area and could have been a factor.

Read more: http://www.prescottenews.com/?option=com_content&task=view&id=3754

Search continues for toddler who disappeared from campsite near Rimrock

by Alicia E. Barrón and Jennifer Thomas
azfamily.com
Posted on July 25, 2010 at 4:49 PM
Updated today at 1:18 PM

The search continues in full force, but the new information that there was some sort of custody issue going on between the boy's biological parents and the woman who was with him at the campground should play a part in this investigation.

Bloodhounds have been given a piece of Syler's clothing for tracking. Investigators are looking into foul play and are not ruling anything out at this point.

On Sunday, detectives removed two vehicles and property from Syler's campsite and those items will be examined over the next few days.

Read more: http://www.azfamily.com/news/Massive-search-for-toddler-who-wandered-away-from-campsite-near-Rimrock-99205609.html

Thanks for posting this JAG. I hope Syler is found soon. His disappearance seems kind of fishy with the custody issues going on.

Snaz, Thank you for cutting the articles to the new guidelines for me. I, as usual, was in fly-by mode and wanted to get these up. Feel free to slap my hand if I forget down the road:)

J4A~ Something about the video with the custodial "mom" is off. Hopefully, its just me today and this little guy will turn up tired and hungry....but safe.

Jag, I feel the same way. She just didn't "look" right. Not upset, no tears, etc.

Two-Year-Old Syler Newton Vanishes From Arizona Campground
The Boy Had Been With A Woman Who Planned to Adopt Him

By EMILY FRIEDMAN
July 27, 2010

A two-year-old boy vanished from a campground in Arizona Sunday after his soon-to-be adoptive mother tucked him into his sleeping bag in a tent that the family was sharing.

Authorities in Rimrock, Ariz., are in the third day of their search for Syler Newton, and are trying to determine whether the little boy wandered off on his own or whether he was the subject of a custody dispute.

"So far we don't have any reports that Syler was taken from the campsite," said Yavapai Sheriff's Office spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn. "That's been the thing that keeps us believing that he wandered away from the tent."

snip:
A search of public records shows that Priem has a criminal history, including a 2007 charge of falsely reporting a crime to police and a prescription drug violation in 2004.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/arizona-boy-missing-sleeping-bag/story?id=11261618

Custodial Mom Says She Thinks Boy Was Taken
Search For 2-year-old Enters Day 3

POSTED: 12:46 pm MST July 25, 2010
UPDATED: 8:13 am MST July 28, 2010

PHOENIX -- The search for a missing 2-year-old boy near Flagstaff has entered its third day and his custodial mother believes he was taken.

The boy, Syler Newton, is believed to have wandered from Beaver Creek Campground where he was staying with his custodial family, Christina Priem, 37, her two children, and her mother, Nancy Collins.

Syler was last seen around midnight Sunday in a tent while sleeping with family members. The family discovered he was missing from his sleeping bag about 1:45 a.m. Sunday and called 911.

"I just want my baby to come home safe," Priem said about the boy she hopes to soon adopt. "I got up hysterically and then woke everybody up in the campsite, and they all started searching for him and looking for him."

Read more: http://www.kpho.com/news/24387159/detail.html

Birth Mom: No Custody Battle over Missing 2-Year-Old
No developments as search continues

Updated: Tuesday, 27 Jul 2010, 7:12 PM MDT
Published : Tuesday, 27 Jul 2010, 5:08 PM MDT

RIMROCK - Tuesday is day 3 on the search for 2-year-old Syler Newton, and as the search widens, it has not revealed any significant developments.

Yavapai County Sheriff's Office Detectives spent the night searching the Beaver Creek Campground for any trace of Syler, but have not recovered anything. They're also combing the interiors and exteriors of two vehicles that were towed from the campsite.

Syler Newton disappeared early Sunday morning from his tent, wearing only a diaper, while camping with a family who was planning to adopt him.

Read more: http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/flagstaff/syler-newton-birth-mom-speaks-out-7-27-2010

Things are looking more & more grim for this poor child.

I don't even want to think about it...

I can't put my finger on *it*, but something isn't right. Syler was seen by other campers the night of his disappearance so he was at the campsite. The bio mom has been ruled out.

I think the whole "can't find his body" so soon is bugging me. What family has ever made a statement like that so early in a search?

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120 Hours and Search & Rescue still have not found Sylar Newton

July 30, 9:38 AM
Sahara Faughn

It has been over 120 hours since Sylar Newton first went missing in the early hours of Sunday morning from Beaver Creek Campgrounds near Rimrock and Sedona, Arizona. Since then search and rescue crews, as well as Yavapai County Sheriff's Officer's have searched tirelessly for this boy. Since then the FBI has offered their resources and taken part in the investigation.

They are working this case in a two prong manner, the first being the search and rescue. Volunteers are working 24 hours a day at this point to find Sylar. These volunteers are out there for this long because they desperately want to find this boy. The second part of this case, is the investigation, which details of are not being shared to prevent tainting of evidence or leads that come up.

Read More: http://www.examiner.com/x-39281-Phoenix-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m7d30-120-Hours-and-Search--Rescue-still-have-not-found-Sylar-Newton