KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Isabelle Zehnder reporting) -- The question arose Wednesday: Are police giving up on missing Missouri baby Lisa Irwin?
The answer is no. Just because they’ve closed down the command center where the task force investigating Lisa Irwin’s disappearance has been based for the last six weeks does not mean Kansas City Police are giving up on their search for answers in Baby Lisa’s case.
The Kansas City Star reports that Tuesday detectives and FBI agents involved in the case have returned to their regular offices and that they’ll now be handling other cases. WDAF reported that child and sex abuse cases have built up over the past few weeks.
Tips in Baby Lisa’s case have slowed, which is not uncommon in missing person’s cases.
There will be as many as eight detectives who will continue working on the baby’s case, though they will no longer be exclusively assigned to her case. “The people who are working this are not going to let it go,” Kansas City Police spokesman Sgt. Steve Young told the Kansas City Star.
Clay County Prosecutor Dan White would not comment on the status of their investigation or the possibility of arrests. He would not comment on any grand jury activity. They are holding information close to the vest, as they must to protect the integrity of their investigation.
Baby Lisa’s parents recently moved back to the home where their baby disappeared after saying they’d never go back. Their attorney said the family is doing remarkably well and that they are trying to get back to their normal lives.
It’s hard for most to imagine how one could possibly resume normal life after a child goes missing, but what’s the alternative?
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Baby Lisa Irwin was reported missing Oct. 4, 2011, at around 4 a.m. Her parents, Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin, say she was abducted from her crib. Their repeated inconsistent stories and refusal to cooperate with police have placed them under a cloud of suspicion by police and the public.
An anonymous donor has offered a $100,000 reward for the safe return of Baby Lisa or for information that leads to a conviction of her abductor.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the TIP Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS.
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