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woebedamned
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Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:36 pm |
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Stepha Henry
John Jay College students, faculty and staff attended a prayer vigil at the college for Stepha Henry, a 2006 graduate and current staff member, who has been missing since May 29.
She was in Miami to attend a reggae concert when she was seen getting into a car with an unknown man.
The pastor of her Henry's mother's church led the prayers. Henry's mother is in Miami searching for her.
Meantime, the Miami Dade Police Department has released a missing-persons poster, hoping someone may come forward with information.
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| batmanCJ
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Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:00 pm |
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Ticks me off...
Why isn't Stepha's case getting any news coverage at all?
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| woebedamned
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Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:05 pm |
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Re: Ticks me off...
| batmanCJ wrote: | | Why isn't Stepha's case getting any news coverage at all? |
she doesnt meet the "criteria" 
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| batmanCJ
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Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:12 pm |
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Re: Ticks me off...
| woebedamned wrote: | | batmanCJ wrote: | | Why isn't Stepha's case getting any news coverage at all? |
she doesnt meet the "criteria" |
You know, I didn't want to "go there", but sadly, I think you are right and it makes me SICK.....
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| pax
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Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:46 am |
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John Jay has a great college for criminal justice.
Could someone please post a photo of Stepha Henry. Thanks in advance.
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| gwen
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Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:36 am |
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| pax wrote: | John Jay has a great college for criminal justice.
Could someone please post a photo of Stepha Henry. Thanks in advance. |
John Jay grad, 22, goes missing on trip to Miami
An aspiring Brooklyn lawyer mysteriously disappeared a week ago while visiting a relative in Miami, and her family is sick with worry.
Stepha Henry, 22, an honors graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, flew to Florida on May 24 for a reggae concert.
But she hasn't been seen since May 29 - the day she was supposed to return home, Miami cops said.
"She has never done anything like this. We are very worried. We love her and just want her home," said Henry's mother, Sylvia, from her home in East New York.
Miami cops said Henry was last seen leaving her aunt Carletha Clarke's home on Northwest 191st St. with an unknown man about 1 a.m. She was on her way to a Fort Lauderdale dance club called Club Peppers when she stepped into a black sedan, possibly a four-door Acura. She was wearing a black jumper with a white tank top, Miami cops said.
"We are shocked by this. This is not the Stepha we know to disappear like this," said Richard Saulnier, assistant vice president for enrollment management at John Jay.
Henry, who graduated last year with a major in criminal justice and a minor in psychology, was one of only two students chosen to be a presidential aide to John Jay President Jeremy Travis while she was a senior, Saulnier said.
"She was chosen because of her academic record and the type of person she is," Saulnier said, describing Henry as "terrific" and "caring."
Henry had been working as an administrative assistant for Saulnier and studying for the law school entrance exam.
She is black, has red hair and brown eyes and is about 5-feet-2 and 110 pounds, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-8477 or NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.
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| gracieboo
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:29 am |
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MSNBC is featuring her case this morning. Clint Van Sant says: There is a picture of her inside the club that verifies that she got there. Picture was shown. A ping on her cell phone 3 hours after she got there indicates she was still in the club area (or her phone was there). They have no witnesses yet who can say how or when she left the club. Her male friend that took her to the club said they got separated because she was talking with other people there. The police asked to look at his car and the car is missing (no explanation has been released - may be perfectly valid).
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| jade
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:02 pm |
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June 08, 2007
Paris
I'm livid. I agreed to conduct a last-minute interview with MSNBC about the case of missing Stepha Henry, the 22-year-old college grad who went missing May 29 from Miami-Dade. I rushed to MSNBC's studio but a few minutes before the interview, I was told that it was off -- Paris Hilton coverage was more important.
Turns out, I'm not the only one. Miami-Dade police lead spokeswoman Linda O'Brien was canceled by MSNBC the hour before me. She tells me:
"I am upset because MSNBC called me and asked me to go to their studio in Broward County, 30 miles away from my office. I was there for a total of 45 minutes, was already seated and had the mic ready for the interview. As I waiting to be interviewed, I was listening to the Paris Hilton coverage to include discussion to the effect if anybody had seen or knew the whereabouts of her Chihuahua.
"Then they tell me they have to cut the piece, cut my interview because they’re doing constant coverage of Paris Hilton. I’m appalled that a missing woman cannot get even 60 seconds of air time because the priorities of MSNBC was to have footage of the front gates of Paris Hilton’s house. They asked me to come to the interview and I’m going out of my way to do every interview to keep in the public eye that Stepha Henry, a bright beautiful woman, is missing and we need help in this case."
I’m through with cable TV news. It’s a joke.
For her part, O'Brien tells me she will be on NBC's Today Show at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow with reporter Kerry Sanders. Part of the story will focus on TV media coverage of this missing black woman.
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| jade
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:04 pm |
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| tulsad
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:35 pm |
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Words fail me - this is heartbreaking.
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| Fu-Gee-La
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:52 pm |
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God help us all. This speaks volumes.
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| woebedamned
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:41 pm |
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| Fu-Gee-La wrote: | | God help us all. This speaks volumes. |
This is an ongoing battle when it comes to media coverage. Time and time again many of us have said it all comes down to ratings. For me, I have always held the opinion of "if Natalee had been a black or hispanic young woman, her story would have fizzled before it ever got started"
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| Fashionista
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Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:35 pm |
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UPDATE:
Family Seeks Missing Woman's Safe Return
WTVJ-TV
Updated: 9:31 a.m. PT June 14, 2007
SUNRISE, Fla. - Investigators in South Florida are trying to find a 22-year-old woman from New York City who vanished more than two weeks ago.
Police are desperate for a substantial lead in this case. Veteran investigators said they are holding out hope that Stepha Henry is still alive.
Henry came to South Florida as a birthday present to her 16-year-old sister, Shola, who traveled with her.
Shola spoke for the first time about her sister's disappearance Wednesday.
"As the time goes by, I really feel worse every time another day goes by," she said. "I keep on thinking she's calling me and all that. But I know she will come back home."
It has been 16 days since anyone has seen Henry. She rode to Peppers nightclub in Sunrise in a dark-colored Acura Integra the night she disappeared. Police have spoken to the driver, but investigators can't find the car.
Miami-Dade police found a car submerged in a canal on Tuesday. They hoped it was the dark-colored Acura Integra, but it was another false lead.
"We feel there's foul play involved," Cmdr. Linda O'Brien of the Miami-Dade Police Department said. "She's a responsible young lady, very bright. We just seem to think there was probably foul play involved."
Her parents have gone to the Peppers club, put up posters and urged anyone who knows something to call police. Her mother said every night she has the same nightmare -- that someone is holding her daughter against her will. "Stepha, if you're looking on, I want you to know that I love you very much, and I will not stop until I find you," Sylvia Henry, Stepha's mother, said. "Your whole family is praying and looking for you." Someone checked Stepha's voicemail at 4:13 a.m. the day she disappeared. Since then, the phone has been turned off. Anyone with information about her disappearance is asked to call Crimestoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
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| pax
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Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:39 pm |
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Thanks for the photos and articles everyone. This is so sad. I hope she is found unharmed.
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| Schmerty
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Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:54 am |
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Nancy Grace did do a segment with Stepha's Parents. Something good to be saifor Nancy!!
I am sick to death of hearing about Paris the loser...Puhleeze!!
This case should be given as much converage as any other. This beautiful bright graduate is just out there... just disappeared!!! God help us to find her alive.
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| SavannahStar
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Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:14 am |
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| Fashionista wrote: | | Her mother said every night she has the same nightmare -- that someone is holding her daughter against her will. "Stepha, if you're looking on, I want you to know that I love you very much, and I will not stop until I find you," Sylvia Henry, Stepha's mother, said. "Your whole family is praying and looking for you." |
Never ONCE heard anything like that from Beth Twitty. Never once!!!!!!! 
Beautiful! I pray that Stepha is found.
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| Fashionista
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Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:29 pm |
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Aspiring Lawyer Stepha Henry Went Missing in Miami; Her Parents Ask for Help Finding Their Daughter
Friday, June 15, 2007
FNC
This is a rush transcript from "On the Record ," June 14, 2007. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Tonight, the hunt for missing honor student Stepha Henry continues. As you might imagine, Stepha's parents are frantic to find their 22-year-old recent college graduate daughter. We've been following this one closely.
Here's what we know. Just after graduating college in May, Stepha went to Florida for an annual Memorial Day trip. She traveled there with her 16-year-old sister, and she was staying with an aunt. On the last night of her visit, she went to Peppers nightclub in Fort Lauderdale, and then Stepha vanished.
Stepha Henry's parents are in Miami tonight. Sylvia and Steve Henry join us. Welcome to both of you. And first of all, let me go to you, Sylvia. Let me just say right from the get-go, is there anything we can do to help except publicize the search for your daughter, which we're trying to do?
SYLVIA HENRY, MISSING WOMAN'S MOTHER: I just want to thank you, yes, for doing all the media coverage, and please continue to do the media coverage for me. And I think that this will do a lot to help me find my daughter in Miami.
VAN SUSTEREN: Steve is there any update in the hunt for or search for your daughter?
STEVE HENRY, MISSING WOMAN'S FATHER: Not at this time. There's no updates.
VAN SUSTEREN: What is it that you know, Steve? I mean, we understand that she got picked up about 1 a.m. and going off to go to a club, and that was the last she was seen, or at least by a family member.
STEVE HENRY: Yes, that was the last time we heard of her.
VAN SUSTEREN: Now, when was graduation? When did she graduate from college?
STEVE HENRY: Last year, June.
VAN SUSTEREN: And what were her plans?
STEVE HENRY: Her plan was to be a lawyer.
VAN SUSTEREN: Sylvia, she went to the club with someone who's been described as an acquaintance. Have you had a chance to talk to that person?
SYLVIA HENRY: No, I haven't been able to speak to the person because I don't know the person that she went there with. She obviously knew the person, but I don't.
VAN SUSTEREN: Sylvia, are the police helping you, giving you all the information you need? Because sometimes the police need to hold back some information. But are you satisfied they're doing what they can?
SYLVIA HENRY: Yes, the police are doing a great job. They have a lot of people out there working around the clock. A team of detectives is working. And every day, they call me and let me know that they are diligently working out there and their prayers are with me, and they're supporting me all the way until I find my daughter.
VAN SUSTEREN: Steve, I read that the acquaintance that she went to the club with left the club ahead of her, left before she left. Is that what you've been told?
STEVE HENRY: Yes, that's what I was told by the police.
VAN SUSTEREN: Have the police told you why he would have driven your daughter to the club and then left early, left her behind?
STEVE HENRY: No, they didn't give me any explanation about that.
VAN SUSTEREN: But did he say how he thought she was going to get home?
STEVE HENRY: No.
VAN SUSTEREN: Didn't mention anything?
STEVE HENRY: No, they never mentioned anything.
VAN SUSTEREN: Sylvia, what do you think has happened?
SYLVIA HENRY: I think that she's being held against her will somewhere out there. And I pray God that someone have mercy on her and let her go, because she's a bright girl. She's very intelligent. She has all of her plans and career goals set, and she's about to accomplish them.
VAN SUSTEREN: And we certainly hope that publicizing -- we've been running this story for several nights, putting her picture up. If anyone knows anything -- take a good look at this young woman. If you know anything, call the police right away. Sylvia and Steve, thank you and good luck.
SYLVIA HENRY: Thank you very much.
STEVE HENRY: Thank you very much.
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| Siddalee
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Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:26 pm |
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From FoxNews:
Family Still Holding Out Hope on Case of Missing New York Woman
June 18
Roughly three weeks after Stepha Henry vanished from a relative’s Florida home, police and family members are refusing to give up the search for the 22-year-old woman.
Henry, of Brooklyn, N.Y. was last seen on May 29, climbing into a dark sedan with an unknown acquaintance, telling relatives she was going to Club Peppers in Fort Lauderdale. Miami-Dade County police have examined abandoned cars and traced signals from her cell phone, which now goes straight to voicemail. At this time, police don’t know if foul play was involved in her disappearance.
The woman's parents, Steve and Sylvia Henry, traveled to Florida the week she disappeared and are still there, posting fliers and looking for answers.
“I think that she's being held against her will somewhere out there. And I pray God that someone have mercy on her and let her go, because she's a bright girl. She's very intelligent. She has all of her plans and career goals set, and she's about to accomplish them,” the woman’s mother, Sylvia Henry, told FOX News.
Stepha is black, 5-foot-2, 110 pounds, brown eyes and has red hair that falls just past her shoulders. She was last seen wearing a black dress with a white tank top underneath. She is an honors graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, is fascinated by criminal cases and wanted to be a lawyer, relatives said.
"She always wanted to be the lady Johnnie Cochran," Stepha’s aunt, Daffodil Samuel told the Associated Press on Sunday.
Until Henry is found, family members are holding out hope, but it hasn’t been easy.
"It's sleepless nights," Samuel said. "It's being hungry and can't eat. It's fasting and constant prayer."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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| pax
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Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:18 pm |
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I truly hope someone finds this beautiful young woman alive and well.
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| pax
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:12 pm |
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Any news on Stepha Henry?
A woman preparing to make a positive contribution to society.
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| tulsad
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:17 pm |
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Pax - it breaks my heart to read about what her family is doing to try to find Stepha; not only are they experiencing the pain of her being missing, but they are also watching all the help/media attention given to other missing young women while Stepha is ignored.
It's so blatant; I really am amazed that there isn't any loud or widespread protest about it.
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| pax
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It breaks my heart too tulsad.
Every missing person case is horrendous. This one is particularly poignant because Stepha Henry graduated from a fine school for criminal justice and was preparing to really make a difference. It's a perfect case for television shows that cover justice and the court system.
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| Siddalee
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http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/media/index.html
June 12
Stepha Henry is still missing. But since yesterday, Google News has indexed just three stories that mention the 22-year-old black New Yorker who disappeared two weeks ago in Miami.
During the same period, the site found 525 stories that mentioned Kelsey Smith, the white girl who was kidnapped and killed in Kansas, and 6,581 news stories that mentioned "Paris Hilton," the celebrity who is famous for being famous. (Even Natalee Holloway, the Alabama girl who went missing in Aruba two years ago, earned more mentions than Henry.)
WABC-TV, one of the few news outlets that appears to be covering the case, reports that Henry's parents have traveled to Florida in search of their daughter. "Stepha, I love you very much, and you know I need you home," Sylvia Henry tells the ABC affiliate. "And I would like you to please, if you could even talk, wherever you are, tell someone to call your mother or call someone and we'll come get you."
Detectives in Miami-Dade say she was last seen inside a night club, and telephone records indicate that she last checked her voicemail at 4:13 a.m. on May 29. They are looking for a man in a black car who may have come in contact with Henry around the time she was last seen.
As we reported last week, MSNBC canceled segments on the Henry case in favor of wall-to-wall coverage of the Hilton saga that was then unfolding in Hollywood.
This raises an age-old question: Why do some people get more coverage than others? John Ridley thinks he knows the answer: "We've gotta tread carefully here because race is not a factor in the cases of these women gone missing. But race clearly is a factor to the media and in regard to the news they chose to report."
Almost two years ago, USA TODAY's Mark Memmott -- yes, the same intrepid reporter who writes On Politics -- reported on this phenomenon in a piece entitled "Spotlight skips cases of missing minorities."
The National Center for Missing Adults has statistics and other information.
(Despite our best efforts, there's no photo with this posting because we couldn't find one in the feeds we receive from the Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg News, AFP, Getty Images or EPA.)
Update at 2:46 p.m. ET: We've obtained the above photograph from the Miami-Dade Police Department. America's Most Wanted has added Henry to its website, and a producer tells On Deadline they may end up featuring her case on the next edition of the show. You can submit a tip here.
Update at 2:46 p.m. ET: We've obtained the above photograph from the Miami-Dade Police Department. America's Most Wanted has added Henry to its website, and a producer tells On Deadline they may end up featuring her case on the next edition of the show. You can submit a tip here.
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| Schmerty
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Just Caught the end of it .....but Nancy Grace had a segment on Stepha Henry today. The "friend' who drove her to the club Peppers says he loaned the car to some one & he can't find it??????? GAWD...They shoulda been all over this guy ages ago....I dunno dunno GET Going be over him like white on rice!!!!<a> 
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| pax
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Any news on Stepha Henry?
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