Trenton Duckett update: Vigil held for Florida boy who vanished 4 years ago (video)
It’s been four years since Trenton Duckettt vanished -- his mother, Melinda Duckett, proclaiming he was kidnapped from his bedroom. On Friday, his father, Josh Duckett, held a candlelight vigil for his missing boy, still believing he will be found safe and alive.
Josh told WOFL “I continue to look for him and I have every bit of faith that he’s out there, it’s just a matter of finding him… It’s definitely a sad night for me and my family.” He added, “Pretty much our whole life got turned around on that day.”
Authorities speculated that Trenton, may have been missing for two full days before Melinda reported him gone. Melinda claimed she had put Trenton to sleep in his bedroom and when she went to check on him a couple hours later, he was gone.
On the day the 2-year-old went missing, Melinda told investigators she and Trenton were driving around aimlessly for hours, getting lost in the Ocala National Forest while searching for a shooting range. This conflicted with witness reports saying Melinda was seen in Leesburg at 8:00 a.m. and later seen entering her apartment at about 3:00 p.m. -- without Trenton.
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Melinda was unwilling to take a lie-detector test surrounding the incident, and eventually became the prime suspect in the toddler’s disappearance.
Just two weeks after reporting Trenton missing, Melinda was found dead in her grandparents closet -- dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The family and friends who attended the candlelight vigil eventually ended up at a local restaurant due to the rain, saying “We’re not going to give up and we don’t want anybody else to either,” reports WOFL.
Anyone with information regarding the Trenton Duckett investigation is urged to call the Leesburg Police Department at 1-352-787-2121 or 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).
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Seriously, so now they are saying he may have been missing "2 FULL" days before Melinda reported him gone!!! I guess that means they are accusing her grandparents of lying too??? Melinda and Trenton were there at her grandparents on Saturday until just after 4pm for crying out loud! Come on!
And, she did not take the lie detector because her attorney told her not to!!! DUH!!!
Need a real investigator on this case . . . soon!
I wish they would put more focus on TRENTON and not his parents. He needs to be found...and if not, I hope he is in a better place.
I wish they would put more focus on TRENTON and not his parents. He needs to be found...and if not, I hope he is in a better place.
I wish they would put more focus on TRENTON and not his parents. He needs to be found...and if not, I hope he is in a better place.
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