Appeal From Tracy Russell in Colorado to find her kids-Truth!

Appeal From Tracy Russell in Colorado: Her Children Are Missing-Truth! & Solved!

Summary of eRumor:
Tracey Russell says her husband has taken her 6-year-old daughter and 21-month-old son and disappeared. She asks for public help in locating them. Descriptions of her children as well as her husband and his car are included.

The Truth:
We've check with the police department in Cortez, Colorado, and this is was a true missing persons report which has been solved. A spokesperson with the Cortez PD stated that the children had been found in Kansas. Also, a website has appeared stating that the children have been reunited with their mother requesting a call to action for a national missing children information site from the US Government.

Click here to see site

Also included with the original emails were pictures of her son, Cody and her daughter, Crystal.

A real example of the story as it has been circulated:

missing

My husband took off with our kids on (11/08/01).

There was no warning, he acted fine that morning, kissing me and
telling me he would see me when I got home.

When I did get home, he and the children were gone.

I went to the court house the next day, filed for divorce,
custody, and a restraining order.

I was granted temporary custody, and now the police are looking
for him so they can get the kids back to me.

He can be abusive to the kids.

One is 6 years old and doesn't recognize him as an authority, when
she does this he get very angry and hits her.

The other is 21 months old, and my husband likes to slap him on
the back of his head when he does something he (my husband)
doesn't like.

I am scared, it has already been several days, and I am worried
that he may hurt them badly since I am not there to protect them.

He could be anywhere but it is possible that he went to Tucson
Arizona to his ex brother-in-laws house. Other possibilities are
Waco Texas, Burlington Colorado , Flagstaff Arizona, Farmington
New Mexico, or he may be here in the southwest corner of Colorado.
I have given this information to the police and they say unless he
does something illegal, they cannot stop him to get my children.

I feel helpless and need help. If you could tell your friends and
family about this it would really help to get the word out so they
can find my children.

Please, My husband is thin (135 pounds) and is 5 foot 11 inches
tall. He wears cowboy boots and a cowboy hat with a flat brim. He
drives an blue 1985 chevy 3/4 ton deisel with a white camper
shell, no back window. Plate # 402DAG 2 yellow strobe lights, and
2 CB whip antennas. A heavy metal grill guard and a welded on
trailer hitch on the back.

My kids are both blonds with beautiful blue eyes. My son has very
curly hair. He is chubby, and my daughter is very thin and petite.
She has straight hair usually kept in a pony tail.

If anybody has new neighbors that fit this description, please
call your local police, and tell them that you might have seen the
missing kids from Cortez, CO. Or call Cortez, CO. Police Dept.
(970) 565-8441.

I NEED HELP!!! Tracy Russell

If you have any information please e-mail me at any of these 3
e-mail addy's! Plus I have MSN and Yahoo Messenger! Fone e-mail
addy: Yahoo e-mail addy: Hotmail e-mail addy:

HUSBAND-Clare Zane Russell

DAUGHTER--CRYSTAL....PLEASE NOTE: CRYSTAL'S HAIR IS USUALLY
STRAIGHT AND IN A PONY TAIL!!

SON--CODY....PLEASE NOTE: HAS VERY CURLY HAIR NOW!!

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK AT THIS, AND
PLEASE IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFO CONTACT ME AND PLEASE
KEEP THIS FORWARDING!!

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