Lisa Irwin Missing: 10-Month-Old Abducted From Crib

A frantic search is underway for an infant reportedly abducted from her crib in a Kansas City, Mo., home late Monday night.

Ten-month-old Lisa Irwin was last seen by her mother, who laid her down to sleep at 10:30 p.m. The child was discovered missing by her father at 4 a.m. when he returned home from work. The parents immediately called police.

An Amber Alert has been issued for the child and authorities are canvassing the suburban Kansas City neighborhood and nearby wooded areas.

"Hopefully the child's close and safe, but right now we're utilizing all available resources," said Officer Darin Snapp, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department.

The FBI is assisting in the investigation and authorities warned that the kidnapper may have already crossed state lines.

"It's very possible that this child could be in Kansas," said Snapp. "We're right on the state line."

As yet, police have no suspect description, no vehicle description and no eyewitnesses to the abduction.

"It's very frustrating," Snapp said. "We're hoping somebody comes forward and gives us the right information."

Police said the kidnapper may have gained entry to the home through a window in the child's room, which showed signs of tampering. "Somebody could have entered through the window and abducted the child that way," Snapp said. "We don't know for sure yet."

Police urged anyone with information about the girl's whereabouts to immediately call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477.

Lisa has blue eyes and blond hair, is 30 inches tall and weighs 26 to 30 pounds. She was last seen wearing purple shorts and a purple shirt with white kittens on it, police said. The child has two bottom teeth and a beauty mark on her right outer thigh. Her parents said she also has a cold with a cough.

An officer at the scene told KMBC-TV that the child's disappearance was especially concerning given the fact that the abduction was reported by both parents.

"I realize that some of these Amber Alerts involve parents or parental abductions, but we have both the parents here. So that puts us on a little higher state of alert," police Sgt. Stacey Graves said.

Comments

[pinkey32325]

03:20 AM on 10/21/2011

I have an idea, Maybe the baby starting to cry and the mother in her stupor might have brought her into the bed with drunk mom. Mom passes out fallls on baby.smother baby. Just a thought.

[egramiemc]

01:00 PM on 10/20/2011

Maybe when mom went to pick up her wine, would it be possible that she took the baby with her and left the boys at home knowing she wouldn't be long. Then while she went in the store she left the baby in the car long enough for someone to take it?

[2FindTheMissing]

03:01 PM on 10/17/2011

They'd know where this baby was IF the system proposed at http://sign.1sta.com/ were in place - PLEASE sign and share.

Its time we stopped listening to TV host talk about doing something to stop these crimes -- WE -- MUST ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING -- We are

[Nute]

09:37 AM on 10/12/2011

I think the police are lying about her failing the polygraph to get her to "confess". I also think of course the parents are frustrated with being interrogated, look what happened to the Ramsey's. Yes they are looking in wells etc but it is for a body not the baby. As for body language experts that is not perfect. People with anxiety disorders or trauma victims react differently than non 'disordered' people. The police need to focus on finding the child. Polly Klass was 10 and got taken through a window in front of a bunch of other kids; so why on earth is it hard to believe this baby could have as well? If it is the mother fine, I am wrong, but I am sick of cops (like my Dad) having tunnel vision. Look at the girl who was found under the boys bed, the other girl found in the sex offenders trailer, the girl killed by the Sunday School female teacher or the girl killed by her friend's sister due to jealousy. It does happen and I hope the parents are innocent. If not then that sux.

[MsKadiJ]

06:39 AM on 10/12/2011

I hope this video will post and maybe everyone has seen it. Watch the Father's face in this video. He has a look either of disgust with his wife/girlfriend or of something else when she starts crying (I am not implying anything).

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/10/11/2011-10-11_deborah_bradley_fears_its_inevitable_shell_be_charged_in_own_babys_disappearance.html

How many of you remember the series Lie To Me? The show was about being able to read when people are lying? What to look for? Showing people in signs of distress? Their eye movements? Body Language? How they cry? Don't cry?

It doesn't imply that they did anything to the Lisa. For instance, the cellphone story doesn't add up. It seems more plausible the father had his phone with him and when he came home it was disposed of with the other phones. Calls may have been made on the phones, so they got rid of all of them.

It is possible the mother did not fail the lie detector test. They can be less than truthful if trying to get her to admit to guilt. It is possible something happened to Lisa via one of the other children.here was an episode on CSI like that. It seems making up another story to cover another one only seems worse to go through all of this. It would seem with all this coverage, Lisa would have turned up now.

[olivia42]

07:59 AM on 10/11/2011

Someone mentioned that it's strange that a few babies have been abducted who have colds. I don't think this is unusual--the mothers are probably going on little to no sleep.

I remember a point where i had to put my infant daughter in a car seat to sleep for a week because their tiny nasal passages get so clogged up that they don't sleep more than few hours.

An overtired cranky mother could have done something in the heat of the moment

[Charles Queen]

06:00 PM on 10/10/2011

This is the one that the mother failed the ploygraph which we all pretty well know what that means.This child was killed and dumped somewhere,at least thats my outlook on it.They should be allowed to pull out all of the stops as far as questioning and interogating the parents to get the info they want which is,where did they take the childs body.People whine and cry about unfair treatment etc.Well when it comes to inocent little children I have no sympathy to those that are involved and or did the crime and think that they should close up the doors,make the press leave and do whatever it takes to makle them talk so they can find the child and giver her a proper funeral and lay her to rest.When it comes to abusing or hurting children which is my soft spot I have no mercy for those that did this horrible crime and would treat them in a not so nice manner

[arianaart]

12:14 PM on 10/09/2011

The parents are going through overwhelming and devastating GRIEF over this, yet there are still hate mongers accusing them. Incredible!

[EmmaBailts]

02:29 PM on 10/10/2011

They... We are not hate mongers. It's possible that we are wrong (and Dear God I hope we are) but by the looks of this case (and I do know we don't have all the information, not by a long shot) it's almost sure that someone in the family did something to that little girl, hopefully only accidentally, and now they are trying to cover it up.

[arianaart]

05:15 PM on 10/10/2011

EmmaBailts:
You are perfectly correct~~you DON'T have all the information!
And~~you are "almost sure that someone in the family did it"?? You mean it couldn't have been say~~a friend of the family or even a household worker? That it? Huh?

[Claudia Tracey]

05:53 AM on 10/09/2011

From the moment I heard this story and heard they have 2 boys who's ages I don't remember, I thought the 2 boys. Depending on ages they can be young enough to not quite understand what they are doing, but old enough to be jealous. One boy can do some damage but two can get really carried away. Plus who else would have free run of the house?

[jacquelynb]

06:09 PM on 10/08/2011

Look at the baby's eyes and expression in every photo. Where are the smiles?

[briggsy1]

03:42 PM on 10/08/2011

anybody remember madaline macann....little english girl that went missing while on holiday?? people get ripped to shreds for stating they probably did it so why is this little girl any different its a joke how everybody just assumes....like the shorts an t-shirt my baby has shorts an t-shirt pjs for bedtime why should this lil 1 be any different. if the family were anyway involved in this then shame on them and may they get what they deserve but if they aint then how many of you will feel ashamed of your comments right now?? and the little girl had a cough and the sniffles does this mean she has to be checked on every 5 minutes? not likely the girl is poorly and dont need to be disturbed she would wake her mother if she needed her seriously people the saying goes innocent until proven guilty you lot have hung drawn and quartered these people already!!!

[Charles Queen]

03:22 PM on 10/08/2011

It must have been done by somebody who knew the child was there and exactly which room it was in so that should mean it had to be someone who was familier with these people or a possible aqauntance or so called friend.One thing is certain,this stuff is happening more and more.They need to toughen up and just how they make examples of the people who do these things.I am a lover of children of all ages and I respect women extremly so.To the point that if i was allowed to be hired to do so I would gladly tortutre using extremely painfull means anyone who abuses a woman and or a child.If it's cold blooded murder tha i would gladly administer the tortures and after a few days or so of this making certain to keep them alive i would kill them in a fashion that would take much time and would again be extremely painfil and yeppers it would last and ;ast until the finaly croaked

[orangemonkey]

06:25 PM on 10/07/2011

This world just makes me sick!!! Why do people kill other people? Or kidnap and abuse other people. Come on we are all living things! WHY??? And it makes me even sicker that someone would kidnap an innocenct baby! This poor child is either being abused or is all ready dead but i still ask myself ,WHY? Because some people are just sick. These are the times im embarresd to call myself a human being. This poor child not even a year old, is a victim. Many people are kidnapped all the time babies, children, and adults. Poor baby i hope its okay. But lets just pray she comes home safely.

[Ann Millan]

09:32 AM on 10/07/2011

This is somewhat confusing heres why: The parents of this missing child Lisa were able to furnish police with a list of suspects, with that in mind, why was the front door unlocked and why was the window in baby Lisa'a room so easily accessible. Also 3 cell phones were taken, were they all in the baby's room. I doubt that, so now "someone" had to know where these phones were to take them. I sleep with mine right next to me, no reason these should have been right out in the open??!! I pray for Lisa's safety and to be reunited with loved ones, but am I the only one with this view?

[tacowater9]

12:21 PM on 10/07/2011

Some people have pads that charge everyones cells at once. As to a window being easily accessible, do you mean on the side of a house? Someone could have entered through window, then exited through front door, collecting phones as they left. Our cells are on just such a pad where everyone can retrieve them on way out.
If someone had to know anything about the circumstances in this house, it could be as simple as a friend or baby sitter who talks too much. It's amazing the opportunities a criminal can discover with relatively little information. Now we all know where your phone is.

[Hannah Knise]

03:21 PM on 10/07/2011

It is a one story house. They also have a dog. So a stranger breaks in, dog doesn't do anything, grabs the baby, who miraculously doesn't wake up at all and cry, goes into the kitchen(where she said they were in another article) takes all three cell phones and leaves all the lights on in the house and goes out the front door not bothering the dog, the mother, or the two boys. Sorry but to strange.

[Sheep ODoom]

02:27 PM on 10/07/2011

The Kidnappers unlocked the door as they left & No your not the only one with a reading problem here & yes your the only one with this view.

[brokenangel143]

08:25 AM on 10/07/2011

Complete information not given at the time Lisa went missing. The parents failed to inform police that the cell phones were missing. It wasn't until the third day when the parents told the media the phones were missing.

I have a feeling this just might be shaking baby syndrome... IMO The mother keeps seeing her face.... if that was the last thing she remembers about Lisa, the baby must have been close enough for her to see what happened.

[KC Ike 67]

02:05 PM on 10/07/2011

Ok your child is missing the cops are there do you inventory your house to see if anything else is missing? how interesting everyone knows more about what happened than the cops investigating.

[brokenangel143]

05:56 PM on 10/07/2011

Law-enforencement..... 26 years