Any news about missing child Lindsey Baum's case seems important, but it is worth noting that the Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office is downplaying this recent development reported by ABC News below, and reported on local King5 News, above:
Investigators Looking for Lindsey Baum
Search Man's House, Storage Unit
Inconsistencies Spur New Search, but Still No Suspects
Authorities have conducted two new searches related to the disappearance of Lindsey Baum, who was 10 years old when she vanished June 26, 2009, while walking home from a friend's house in McCleary, Wash.
Investigators with the Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office and the FBI grew suspicious after they found inconsistencies in information provided a year ago by a 47-year-old man, whose name they will not release.
Some of the man's account failed to match other information the investigators had obtained independently, Grays Harbor Undersherriff Rick Scott told ABCNews.com.
"We found that what we were being told and what we now believed to be true were two different things," Scott said. "Those inconsistencies gave birth to some concerns that we needed to explore further."
The Sheriff's Office obtained search warrants and carried out searches on the man's residence and a shared storage unit Tuesday, seizing some items and speaking to the man at length.
Investigators planned to search his car this morning.
Scott downplayed the new search, emphasizing that this man was one of many persons of interest in the case and has not become a suspect.
"A lot of what we were concerned about has been somewhat explained," Scott said.
"We found nothing yesterday that clearly links him to Lindsey's disappearance.
"We've looked at over 4,000 leads so far," Scott said. "Even if it eliminates someone from further scrutiny, it's a step in the right direction."
Investigators will submit the items they seized from the man's residence and storage unit for forensic testing, but Scott said it may be some time before they learn anything.... [cont.]
June 26, 2010 marked the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of 12-year-old Lindsey J. Baum from her hometown of McCleary, Washington -- and another birthday. To read all posts from this blog about Lindsey, click here.
If you have any information regarding Lindsey Baum, please call the Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office at 866-915-8299 [Tip Hotline].
NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN
1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)
McCleary Police Department (Washington) 1-360-533-8765
Family Website: Lindsey Baum
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