Corrie Anderson - 36 - Ashville, NY

[David_Lohr]

Missing Mother of Three, Corrie Anderson, Needs Your Help

Unless you have been in a similar situation, chances are you cannot fathom what it is like when someone you love goes missing. You see the cases on the news all the time, but how often do you actually take the time to contemplate what the families are going through? It is not easy, nor is it pleasant; however, it is something everyone needs to do, for that person could easily be your own spouse or relative.

One of the families experiencing the pain and the frustration of the unknown is that of 36-year-old Corrie L. Anderson, a mother of three from Chautauqua County, New York, who went missing in October of this year. Since that time, investigators with the New York State Police have released few details regarding the status of the case, and it has all but slipped off the radar of many local media outlets.

"Our hearts ache. How could this happen? It feels as though time is standing still," Corrie's cousin, Laurie Keefe, told Investigation Discovery. "While we struggle to be heard and tell all who will listen, the real world moves at its normal rapid pace, preparing for the holidays, oblivious to our pain. Did this really happen? It is surreal."

In order to help you connect to this family – to understand who Corrie was and to relate to the situation at hand - I asked Corrie's closest family members to give us a glimpse into her life. I wanted to give you, the reader, a connection that you cannot obtain from a photo on a flyer. As expected, the family's response was both genuine, and heartfelt.

Read the rest here:
http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2008/12/missing-mother.html

[samanthajane13]

Good to see you here again, David!!!

I've been following this case and the case of Yolanda Bindiks online and on the local Buffalo news. It's so sad.

I'm glad that TES is going to Jamestown to help with the search.

I know you've very busy with Investigation Discovery, but you really need to pop in here more often!!

WE REALLY MISS YOU!!!


Any info on the Timothy Dzialak case here in Buffalo???

[samanthajane13]

Texas EquuSearch Joining Missing Mom Search
Posted By: Jennifer Radomski

The search and recovery group Texas Equusearch is in Chautauqua County firming up their plans to join the search for Corrie Anderson.

Members of the group arrived over the weekend to meet with the family of the missing Jamestown mother who was last seen in October.

A spokesperson tells Channel 2 News they are in the process of reaching out to area horse, ATV and snowmobile clubs to potentially assist the group in their efforts when they get underway.

Cadaver dogs took part in a rescue demonstration in Rochester, Minnesota on Saturday to see if the animals can track scents deep in the snow. The results were positive.

Texas Equusearch has participated in over 900 searches to date. They work with both law enforcement and family members to organize searches for missing and endangered persons. They also have specialized equipment that may not be available to all law enforcement agencies.


http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=62659&catid=13

[samanthajane13]

Group joins search for
missing mom
Texas Equusearch is stepping in to
help

Last Edited: Monday, 08 Dec 2008, 5:44 PM EST
Created On: Monday, 08 Dec 2008, 5:05 PM EST

* Ellen Maxwell

ASHVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) - A Texas company is joining in on the search for missing Chautauqua County mother Corrie Anderson.

Corrie's mother Vicki Acquisto said, "They're here to help us try to find Corrie."

It's been more than 40 days since Corrie Anderson disappeared near where she lives in Ashville.

Now, a group called Texas Equusearch is stepping in to help find the missing mother of three. They work with law enforcement to find missing people.

Acquisto said, "Right now, we're just very excited that they're here, hoping that things can pick up."

Michael Ray of Equusearch is going over what happened on the afternoon of October 28th, when she was last seen at Lake County Dodge in the Jamestown area. Her van was found in a field later that night, far off the road, where no one would see it.

Ray said, "I feel that the van was placed here deliberately."

Equusearch uses some high tech tools that aren't available to many police departments. They have ground penetrating radar, cadaver dogs, and satellite recognizance at their disposal.

With several feet of snow in the southern tier, that's what's hampering search efforts right now, but Equusearch is in town to do their preliminary investigating, so they'll be ready when the weather breaks.

Ray said, "What we're up here to do right now is preliminary investigation of the search sites, some satellite recognizance to get some coordinates into effect for a future search that'll be coming up."

Ray is hoping to do some investigating with dogs this week, even with the heavy snowfall. When the weather clears, the search will involve horses and all terrain vehicles. They'll be looking for help from the community.

Ray said, "Our focus is to come in here, look at the area, look at the possibilities, what could have happened."

Anderson's family is offering a 15,000 dollar reward for information leading them to her.

Acquisto said, "We're taking it one day at a time. That's all we can do right now."


http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/group_joins_search_for_missing_mom_20081208

[samanthajane13]

From David Lohr's blog on Investigation Discovery-

Texas EquuSearch Joins Search for Missing Mother of Three, Corrie Anderson
December 08, 2008

The search and recovery firm Texas EquuSearch is in Chautauqua County, New York, looking into the disappearance of Corrie Anderson, a mother of three who went missing in October.

"We were contacted by the family of Corrie and asked to join the search," EquuSearch spokesperson Barbie Tarr told Investigation Discovery. "Members of our group arrived in Jamestown on Sunday to begin going over the case."

Earlier today, I traveled to Ashville, NY, where I met with Mike Ray, one of the EquuSearch team members that is on the scene to coordinate the search effort. According to Ray, he has visited areas of interest in the case and has identified specific grids to conduct searches in.

"We've been working close with the family and police, gathering information and reviewing satellite data," Ray told Investigation Discovery. "We are confident this is a case that can be solved."

Unfortunately, weather conditions in the area are hampering a full scale search effort, something which will most likely have to be put on hold until the spring.

"The conditions here are not favorable, so we are currently trying to come up with a feasible search date," Ray said. "Once we have ascertained when that will occur, we will need the community's support in moving forward. The more volunteers we can get, the quicker we can clear the search grids."

In the meantime, EquuSearch will continue to gather logistical data.

"The family is not alone in their search," Ray said. "We are committed to this case and we will do whatever we can to assist them."

In related news, EquuSearch team member Gary Peterson is in Rochester, Minnesota, testing cadaver dogs to see if they can track scents deep in the snow. In a telephone conversation with Investigation Discovery, Peterson said that the field tests were successful. A team of dogs is currently on standby and could be brought in as early as next week for a small scale search.

Meanwhile, EquuSearch's presence in Chautauqua County has helped garner more support from local media in the area. In addition, the call to action that was launched here last week managed to catch the attention of Greta Van Susteren, who graciously mentioned the case in a recent blog entry on the Fox News Website. Click here to read that post. Van Susteren has also promised to post other missing person cases on the site, so that they might get further attention.

"I can use GretaWire to try and shed some light on these stories," Van Susteren wrote, adding, "if you come across a missing person story, send me an article."

To further assist Corrie's family, I put them in touch with the family of Kelly Currin Morris, a 28-year-old mother of two, who went missing from her Stem, North Carolina home on September 3, 2008. The similarities between the two cases are hard to ignore. They are by no means connected; however the agony both families are suffering remains the same and in these cases it is often easier for the families to share their feelings with those who are suffering the same heartache. The Currin family was very receptive to Corrie's family and together they were able to share their thoughts and hopes, as well as ideas for being proactive in their searches.

Keep checking back for more details. Together, we can make a difference!

http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2008/12/missing-mother.html

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http://www.findcorrie.com/


http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2008/12/texas-equusearc.html

[One2Snoop]

Thanks for the updates SJ. :seeya:

[dan_uk]

update

still missing

Corrie Anderson's Family Not Giving Up Hope

http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/40038682.html

[samanthajane13]

Corrie Anderson's Family Not Giving Up Hope


Story Published: Feb 21, 2009 at 10:40 PM EST
Story Updated: Feb 21, 2009 at 10:40 PM EST

Family and friends of a missing Chautauqua county mother are raising the stakes in the search for the woman. Thirty-six-year-old Corrie Anderson hasn't been seen since October of last year. Saturday, her family organized a dice run and benefit to raise more reward money for finding Anderson and to help pay Texas Equu-search, a group that's worked on other high-profile missing person cases and is helping with the Anderson search. Anderson's family is not giving up hope that she is alive.

"In my heart I know she's alive and I'm just waiting for that day when she walks in the door and is home again, home again with all of us," says Vicki Acquisto, Anderson's mother.

Corrie Anderson is from the Jamestown area. She has three children.


http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/40038682.html

[samanthajane13]

Texas organization to aid in search for woman

JAMESTOWN—Members of EquuSearch, a search and recovery organization, will dispatch crews to Jamestown early next month to assist in the hunt for the missing Corrie Anderson.

Officials of the agency, based in Dickinson, Texas, announced Wednesday that they are working with Anderson’s family and police in an effort to find Anderson, 36, a mother of three who was last seen Oct. 28, when she went to visit a friend at a Jamestown auto dealer.

Anderson’s car was discovered two days later by a hunter in a field near a gas well in Busti.

Equusearch is expected to be in Jamestown from April 3 through 5. The not-for-profit organization is staffed entirely by volunteers and funded by donations.

EquuSearch is seeking volunteers to help in the search that is expected to be on foot, ATVs and horseback.

Contact Gary Peterson at gary.peterson@texasequusearch.org or David Lohr at david.lohr@texasequusearch.org .


http://www.buffalonews.com/437/story/605162.html

[samanthajane13]

Just found this in my mailbox.

"Corrie Anderson Search
David Lohr sent it to me on Mar 12, 2009, 11:50 AM

Texas EquuSearch will be in Jamestown, NY to search for Corrie Anderson on April 3-5, 2009.

Corrie, a 36 year old mother of three, was last seen on October 28, 2008 when she went to visit a friend at an automotive dealership in Jamestown. Her car was found by a hunter on October 30, in a field near a gas well in the town of Busti.

Due to the extreme weather conditions over the winter, a large scale search effort by Texas EquuSearch was delayed until now.

Advance teams have been in the area several times over the last few months doing advance planning and reconnaissance with the family of Ms. Anderson and law enforcement to identify areas of interest.

We are in need of searchers on foot, on ATV’s and on horseback in addition to volunteers to work in the Command Center.

We are also need of volunteers with prior law enforcement, fire department and military background to work as Team Leaders during the search. A training class for Team Leaders and Command Center volunteers will be held on Thursday night, April 2nd.

The command post will tentatively (if it changes you will be notified) be located at the Busti Fire Department, located at 886 Mill Rd. Jamestown, NY 14701. Search teams will start getting dispatched at 8:00 am and the search will continue each day until dusk.

Any questions regarding the search should be addressed to the coordinator who is handling those specific duties:

Media: gary.peterson@texasequusearch.org
K9 Teams: gary.peterson@texasequusearch.org
Team Leaders: david.lohr@texasequusearch.org
Foot Searchers: david.lohr@texasequusearch.org
ATV Searchers: michael.ray@texasequusearch.org
Horse Searchers: michael.ray@texasequusearch.org
Command Center Volunteers: barbie.tarr@texasequusearch.org

All volunteers are welcome. You must be 18 years old and present a valid photo ID. Plan to wear long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, good walking shoes or boots and dress appropriately for the weather. Searchers should also carry a walking stick.

Those interested in participating as a horse searcher must bring an up-to-date Coggins Report with them on the day of the search.

If you need overnight accommodations, the Chautauqua Suites has agreed to give all volunteers a special discount. They can be contacted at: 716-269-7829. The address for the hotel is: 215 West Lake Road, Mayville, NY 14757.

Texas EquuSearch is a nationally known Search and Recovery group based out of the Houston, Texas area. Established in 2000, we have been participated in over 1100 searches both nationally and internationally. The use of high tech tools including underwater sonar, unmanned aircraft equipped with cameras and ground penetrating radar have been instrumental in assisting many law enforcement agencies that do not have access to such tools. Since 2000, EquuSearch has been sucessful in the recovery ov over 300 individuals.

Our membership now stands at over 1,200 nationwide, and our services are offered at no charge to families of the missing and to law enforcement agencies. We are a 501(c)3 organization, staffed entirely by volunteers and funded by donations.

Regular updates on this search will be posted to EquuSearch's Web site: http://www.texasequusearch.org/ and www.findcorrie.com

For more information on Corrie's case, please visit: http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2008/12/missing-mother.html"


I wish I was able to go help out or search, but with my mom having surgery and Katey being back in school next week, I can't be out of town.

I wish success to the searchers and they are all in my prayers, along with Corrie, her family and her friends.

[samanthajane13]

A Family Clings To Hope
The Disappearance Of Corrie Anderson — One Year Later
By Robert Rizzuto rrizzuto@post-journal.com
POSTED: October 28, 2009


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It has been exactly 365 days since a missed meeting at her grandson's school started Vicki Acquisto's search for her daughter, Corrie Anderson.

"It's really hard and a year goes by too fast," Mrs. Acquisto said. "It's almost harder now than it was at first because as you keep living, you just can't see where you're going."

Corrie, a mother of three, was last seen at about 1:10 p.m. on Oct. 28, 2008, when she visited her boyfriend at the Lake County Dodge dealership on Washington Street in Jamestown. Her mother reported her missing about 3:45 p.m. that day, when Corrie failed to show up at her son's school for a meeting.

Her dark blue Dodge Caravan was found a short time later in a field not far from her Wellman Road home, and ever since, her family and the community have been looking for answers.

Mrs. Acquisto explained that her family is a close one, and frequently gathers to share a meal in honor of a special occasion. But since Corrie disappeared, they rarely sit at the dining room table they shared for years, because the empty chair where Corrie once sat reminds them of the difficult fact that she is gone.

"As a family, we've gone through every holiday and everyone's birthdays without her and that's probably been the hardest," said Autumn Boardman, Corrie's sister. "I think about her and miss her every day, but on those days, it is a lot harder to maintain. The last time I saw her was at my birthday party, and I can still see her so vividly, even though it has been a whole year."

The New York State Police have conducted several highly technical searches of different plots of land in the area since Corrie's disappearance, although none have yielded the answers for which they hoped.

In April, a private search group, Texas EquuSearch, pledged its support for the family and vowed to spearhead a massive community search, only to pull out days before the scheduled date.

Since then, Indiana-based 3 View Search Services has filled that void, although nothing can fill the void for Corrie's family.

A few weeks ago, a woman's skeletal remains were found in the Allegheny Reservoir near Onoville and dental records ruled out Corrie within a week. But her mother explained that each passing hour during that period of time was difficult and conflicting.

"I had a lot of people asking me if I was Corrie's mother and what I thought about (the discovery)," she said. "It was a difficult time because we want closure but we are also still holding on to the hope that she will come home safely one day."

Mrs. Boardman explained that her sister's absence in her life has changed her and made the things they once shared less enjoyable.

"When I was shopping for my mom's birthday, I wanted to get her something special but I couldn't figure out what to get," she said. "We used to shop together all the time. I stopped shopping and was about to call Corrie, but I couldn't."

She said she often reflects on how she always felt empathetic for the local families who were looking for answers about a missing loved one, but never thought she would be in that same position.

"You never dream it could be you and one day you get a call and your life is forever changed," Mrs. Boardman explained. "I just pray she doesn't become another unsolved case in Chautauqua County. I'll be on the hunt for her until I die."

The family is asking sportsmen and others who might be out in the woods in the region to keep an eye out for anything suspicious. Corrie's keys and purse are also missing. Her purse is described as black, 8-inch by 8-inch square, with a GH Bass & Company logo.

Corrie's family is offering a $15,000 reward for information about her whereabouts or information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for her disappearance. The money is in addition to the rewards being offered by local CrimeStoppers agencies.

Anyone with any information about Corrie's disappearance or her whereabouts is asked to call the New York State Police at 665-3113, the Greater Buffalo Metropolitan Crime Stoppers at 856-5600, or the Warren County, Pa. Crime Stoppers at 800-832-7463. All calls will be kept confidential and rewards can be collected anonymously.


http://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/543566.html