New Search Date Announced in Corrie Anderson Case

March 31, 2009

Texas EquuSearch and the family of Corrie Anderson, a missing mother of three from Ashville, N.Y., held a joint press conference in Jamestown, N.Y. today to update the media on the case and to announce new search dates.

Corrie's mother, Vickie Acquisto, said that she initially had been discouraged when the search, which was originally scheduled to begin this weekend, was canceled, but that she has since realized that the decision was for the best.

"There is a reason for everything. Everything happens for a reason," Vickie said. "To see how it's all coming together now -- I'm really very thankful. Our hopes are that we will find Corrie. I would like to say I want to find her alive, but we have to have closure."

According to Tim Miller, founder and director of Texas EquuSearch, the search will now be held on April 18 and 19. The command center will be located at the Ashville Firemen's Training Grounds.

"We have cooperation from law enforcement," Miller said. "They have done a wonderful job. I went all over the areas that they searched yesterday and I had a two-and-a-half-hour meeting with them myself. We're going to go ahead and spread the search out a little bit farther. We've got some resources that we can bring to the table if needed. We've looked at some areas where we might possibly use sonar. We know law enforcement used sonar and divers also. We've got a small drone airplane that we might also be using on this search."

Miller said that his trip to New York was essential because he was able to drive around and familiarize himself with the area.

"We're doing a lot of mapping," Miller said. "We're going to do more mapping today. The snow kind of hurt us in some areas that we wanted to look at, but we are going to have another look at those today."

Kelly Currin Morris Child Custody Hearing Set for Today

March 30, 2009

A court hearing today will determine custody of Kelly Currin Morris's 5-year-old daughter.

Kelly, a 28-year-old mother of two, went missing from her Stem, N.C., home on Sept. 3, 2008.

In January, a judge granted Kelly's husband, William "Scott" Morris, temporary custody of the child. The following month, Morris's attorney placed a legal notice in a local newspaper, which stated Kelly had 40 days to respond to the custody complaint. That time limit has since expired.

Morris has been named a "person of interest" in his wife's disappearance and the arson fire that destroyed their home; however police have not yet charged him in connection with the case. As a result, if Kelly does not show up in court today he could be granted full custody of their child.

Kelly's other daughter, who is not Morris's biological child, is currently in the custody of Kelly's parents and is not subject to today's ruling.

An update on the judge's ruling will be posted upon its release.

Meanwhile, the search for Kelly continues every weekend. Anyone interested in getting involved can receive more information by contacting the Kelly Currin Morris Command Center at 919-812-2310 or via e-mail, at: helpfindkelly@gmail.com. The command center is located at 2816 Old Weaver Trail in Creedmoor, North Carolina.

Who Killed Terressa Vanegas?

March 26, 2009

The family of Terressa Vanegas, a 16-year-old girl from Bayview, Texas, has been living a horrific nightmare for the last two-and-a-half years. Teresa's mother, Jeanette Vanegas, wakes up every morning to the realization that her daughter's killer is still living his life without paying the consequence for stealing the teen's precious life.

The mystery of this case began on Nov. 3, 2006, when a man riding a dirt bike stumbled upon Terressa's body some 200 yards behind a high school in Dickinson, Texas. According to a source close to the investigation, Terressa was found lying in a shallow drainage ditch. Her shirt had been ripped off, and her pants were pulled down to her knees. A belt had allegedly been wrapped tightly around her neck. Terressa's shoes were missing, and to date they have not been found.

Jeanette was not allowed to view the body for positive identification; however, when presented with a photo taken by the medical examiner's office, she was able to confirm her daughter's identity. When viewing the photo, she also made a mental note of her daughter's face, which she says appeared to be bruised and swollen.

An autopsy conducted by the Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office later confirmed that Terressa's death was a homicide; however, officials would not comment on a cause of death.

During Terressa's funeral, her casket was kept closed, but prior to burial her father requested to view her body. When the casket was opened, he too observed the bruising to her face and also made note of cuts on her hands.

Following the funeral, Terressa's family, accompanied by officials from Texas EquuSearch, went to the area where Terressa's body had been found. During a search of the area, they found Terressa's glasses and hair clip in a nearby area. The location was noted, and investigators were called in to bag the items as evidence.

According to Jeanette, Terressa was last seen on Halloween night, Oct. 31, 2006. Earlier that day, Terressa had gone to school and then hung out with one of her friends for a few hours before going to meet another friend who lived at the Fiesta trailer park in Dickinson.

At about 10:00 p.m., Terressa phoned a 19-year-old man from Abilene, Texas, whom she had met three months earlier via the Web site dopehouserecords.com. The two had made plans to meet that night; however, Terressa was having difficulty finding a ride to his house. During their conversation, she said that she was going to go to a local convenience store to pick up a map.