It's Monopoly money though...still want it? It's becoming more and more obvious that the Reynolds will NOT post anything that will make Justin look good. They're more concerned about Trista than Ayla. SAD.
3.31.2012
$1000 to the FIRST PERSON...
Who points out the obvious discrepancy..
It's Monopoly money though...still want it? It's becoming more and more obvious that the Reynolds will NOT post anything that will make Justin look good. They're more concerned about Trista than Ayla. SAD.
It's Monopoly money though...still want it? It's becoming more and more obvious that the Reynolds will NOT post anything that will make Justin look good. They're more concerned about Trista than Ayla. SAD.
3.30.2012
BOMBSHELL!!! Text Messages Revealed
My commentary on these text messages will follow at a later date.
Direct questions regarding the authenticity of these messages to Jeffrey Hanson or Trista Reynolds here. There was a copyright violation filed, so the original text messages had to be removed. Those text messages are still available here, and many other places on the world wide web.
I can't wait to see who filed the complaint; I thought the messages were only damning to Justin? Also, why did the person who filed the complaint allow the text messages to stand as they are on other blogs? Makes one wonder. Playing internet games while your daughter/granddaughter is missing speaks to your perceived GUILT. The content of the messages is already out there, and you have responded and allowed other avenues to reprint the messages. Grow up.
One complaint down, how many more to go? :)
3.26.2012
Q&A [?]
Okay...
I do have some questions (thanks to a commenter), and hopefully someone will be able to help...
IF Justin was keeping Ayla away from Trista and if the broken arm was suspicious, why would he pick Trista up (she has no car) and bring her to not one, but TWO, doctor's appointments about the arm? Why would he call her and let her know he was taking Ayla to the ER? That surely doesn't sound like Justin would NEVER let Trista see Ayla, as she claims...
Does that sound like person who is hiding a "suspicious" story or trying to cover his tracks? Why bring Trista to the appointment if the arm was broken due to abuse? Most abusers either don't seek medical care, or there is a delay. Why, why, why would he bring Trista if that was the case?
Why didn't this injury cause Trista to voice her concerns of abuse? At this point, she claims to have already witnessed TWO injuries caused by Ayla. Why not pull the doctor aside and say "Justin has a history of abuse"? If she was scared to say that while Justin was there, she could have called either that doctor or DHHS on her own once she got home. She could have asked the doctor if abuse was ruled out with this injury? Why was it important for the pulled leg muscle to be reported to DHHS, but not the broken arm?
Trista says the doctor initially suspected abuse. Why isn't that indicated on the follow up report? Where are the ER documents, Jeffrey?
FULL DISCLOSURE, or none at all.
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I do have some questions (thanks to a commenter), and hopefully someone will be able to help...
IF Justin was keeping Ayla away from Trista and if the broken arm was suspicious, why would he pick Trista up (she has no car) and bring her to not one, but TWO, doctor's appointments about the arm? Why would he call her and let her know he was taking Ayla to the ER? That surely doesn't sound like Justin would NEVER let Trista see Ayla, as she claims...
Does that sound like person who is hiding a "suspicious" story or trying to cover his tracks? Why bring Trista to the appointment if the arm was broken due to abuse? Most abusers either don't seek medical care, or there is a delay. Why, why, why would he bring Trista if that was the case?
Why didn't this injury cause Trista to voice her concerns of abuse? At this point, she claims to have already witnessed TWO injuries caused by Ayla. Why not pull the doctor aside and say "Justin has a history of abuse"? If she was scared to say that while Justin was there, she could have called either that doctor or DHHS on her own once she got home. She could have asked the doctor if abuse was ruled out with this injury? Why was it important for the pulled leg muscle to be reported to DHHS, but not the broken arm?
Trista says the doctor initially suspected abuse. Why isn't that indicated on the follow up report? Where are the ER documents, Jeffrey?
FULL DISCLOSURE, or none at all.
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3.23.2012
Why Mislead People?
http://news.yahoo.com/ayla-reynolds-doctor-records-odds-dads-injury-description-214600574.html
The doctor's record is NOT at odds with the dad's injury description. The doctor does not say anywhere on the report that the injury is suspicious or was inconsistent with the fall. So, Justin said a broken forearm. Did you really expect him to say a "fracture of the distal radius above the supracondylar region"? Get real.
Why didn't you mention the fact that for 3 months, the maternal family has fed the public incorrect information?
It rained that day. You're reaching and pulling for something that's not there. IT RAINED. Now you're trying to pinpoint the time. You think if a trace amount fell after 4:15 pm it would be logged? Would the ground still not be wet and slippery?
Come on, people. I think what's to come in this case will shock the masses.
The doctor's record is NOT at odds with the dad's injury description. The doctor does not say anywhere on the report that the injury is suspicious or was inconsistent with the fall. So, Justin said a broken forearm. Did you really expect him to say a "fracture of the distal radius above the supracondylar region"? Get real.
Why didn't you mention the fact that for 3 months, the maternal family has fed the public incorrect information?
It rained that day. You're reaching and pulling for something that's not there. IT RAINED. Now you're trying to pinpoint the time. You think if a trace amount fell after 4:15 pm it would be logged? Would the ground still not be wet and slippery?
Come on, people. I think what's to come in this case will shock the masses.
3.19.2012
Jessica The Jailbird, Unfit for Parenting
Small had been involved with the Reynolds family on a previous case.
From the day she met Small, Trista said, the two women disliked each
other. Small was directly involved in turning Ayla over to Justin,
Trista said.
I hope Trista realizes that if Karen Small had nothing to do with this particular case, then any blood money Trista hopes to earn will be signed over to Karen Small for defamation and slander.
Full disclosure. What previous case? Is it Becca, Trista, or Jessica who was previously deemed an unfit mother? Perhaps Small knew the environment, and that it was not safe for a child. If two other children had been removed from that home, why would it be okay for another child.
3.18.2012
The facts, according to you (?!)
From the start Justin did not want Trista to have Ayla. It has been stated that he never had the chance to be there when she was born, for good reason; Justin didn’t want Trista to bring Ayla to term if "it was going to be his". Trista told Justin that it was not his at that time because she did not want him to pressure her into an abortion. Justin was ordered by DHHS to pay back child support in December 2010 after having a paternity test, so it could be said that he did not "know" he was the father until then but it is false to say he wasn’t aware of Ayla’s existence until then.
I read this again and again. Nowhere does it state Justin asked Trista for an abortion. Nowhere does it state that Trista told Justin that the baby was is. "If it was going to be his" is a statement that indicates Trista had multiple sexual partners who COULD have been the father. It does say that Trista told Justin the baby was NOT HIS so that he would not pressure her into an abortion. Let's look at possible conversations, using only the information provided.
A.
Trista: I'm pregnant.
Justin: If it's going to be mine, I don't want you to bring it to term.
Trista: It's not yours.
B.
Trista: I'm pregnant.
Justin: I don't want kids.
Trista: It's not yours.
C.
Trista: I'm pregnant.
Justin: I hope it's not mine.
Trista: It's not.
D.
Trista: I'm pregnant.
Justin: Get an abortion.
Trista: It's not yours.
None of them make sense. Men do not talk about bringing babies "to term." Why didn't Trista explicitly say that Justin told her to get an abortion. She specifically says she told him the baby WAS NOT HIS so that he would not pressure her to get an abortion. She does not EVER say that he asked or pressured her to abort Ayla. This is another inconsistent statement from Trista, one in which she reveals her penchant for lying.
TRISTA is the reason Justin did not know about Ayla until she was 7 months old. Notice that Trista doesn't explain how a paternity test came along? She provides so many unnecessary details, but conveniently leaves that part out.
Simple MATH
Justin visited Ayla 5 times after learning he was the father and before taking custody of her.
3 of those visits involved Justin taking Ayla out somewhere.
- August 27th 2011 - Justin took Ayla for the day to see the Navy's Blue Angels in Brunswick and nothing was amiss with the visit aside from Ayla had a slight sunburn. (I imagine this is the outing documented in these photos.)
- About Mid-September - Justin took Ayla to Chucky Cheese and she was returned with black and blue bruises the right side of her face and ear, photographs were taken. Justin said that he had put her in the "Ball Pit" and she got into a fight with two little boys. (One can only wonder why these "damning" photos have not been released. Did he go with anyone else, and why would he use such a short visit to abuse her? He knew he would have to take her home before the bruising faded. That makes no sense at all. The sizing of the bruises would probably show whether a grown man caused them, or if was in fact a child. That is why these pictures have not been released, because some people want the speculation to continue.)
- About the end of September - Justin took Ayla on a Thursday and brought her back Friday. Later that evening, Becca noticed that she could not walk without difficulty and after a few days she was not getting any better, favoring her left foot as she walked. Trista asked Justin what had happen and he said they were," horsing around". (See my previous post for details as to the uncertainty of this incident.)
The Reynolds have said "Justin would only visit with Ayla if no one else was in Trista's apartment."
That doesn't seem to add up. Only 2 visits are unaccounted for, and if these two visits took place at Trista's apartment is unknown. It certainly doesn't seem like he would only visit Ayla if he could also be alone with Trista. That statement is misleading, and doesn't even attempt to address the numerous reasons why Justin would not want to be around Trista's friends or family. Trista was an alcoholic/drug addict. Maybe she had questionable associates. Jessica and Trista fought amongst themselves. Maybe they were volatile. Jessica obviously had a problem with Justin, she would not even let him take his own child.
Also, on 3 of the visits, Justin either used bad judgment or injured Ayla. How many times was Trista going to allow her baby girl to be injured before she cut off the visits? Justin could not have just shown up and took Ayla. Why did she agree to let Justin keep Ayla while she was in rehab? I think Trista wanted Justin to keep Ayla for that time, but her family was against that decision. Why? Jeff Hanson is even going as far as saying Justin "abducted" Ayla. That's a stretch.
Jeff Hanson has something to hide?
1. Why is the amount of child support that Trista receives blacked out? Is it because from that number people would be able to figure out how much Justin earned at whatever place he worked at? You want people to continue to believe that Justin was an unemployed father who purchased a LIP, and that may not even be true. HMMM...Why don't you post Trista's welfare application, and divulge whether or not Justin owes back support to Trista or to the State of Maine? None of this is relevant to Ayla being missing, but Jeff thinks it is.
2. Jeff has said Trista is incapable of lying. She has lied, and he even points out a time when she lied. (She told Justin that Ayla was not his.)
3. Trista flat out LIED on the Parental Rights and Responsibilities form. She listed one address for where she and Ayla lived, why is this address blacked out? Does it reveal what motel she was staying at? The Reynolds address is widely available online, there is no reason to black it out unless it would let the public know that Trista was lying about her address to look better in court. Police said she was homeless, with no permanent address. Again, unless that is the address of a motel, which has been reported as Trista's CURRENT address, she attempted to defraud the court and should be prosecuted.
4. It is now even more unclear when Ayla was injured with regard to the pulled leg muscle. All we have to go on is Trista's word. The paper itself says treatment is not had until 9/29. So Ayla was injured on 9/22 or 9/23, why did Jeff not post proof of the physician who told them to wait a week? Was it a physician who said to wait a week? Ayla didn't develop the funny walk until 9/24 according to the report, because on 9/23 she wouldn't walk. A week after that is October 1, why did Trista decide to go in before the week was over? This is absolutely delayed medical care.
Why did Trista report NO BRUISES on Ayla, yet one was found on the exam? The location of the bruise is here. Trista should have seen it every time she changed Ayla's diaper. The DOCTOR was not concerned about the injury being abuse, TRISTA was. That's interesting, because Trista still let Justin take Ayla after that. If this was a rough diaper change, there should have been evidence. The bruising may point to that, but Trista reported no bruising...
Interesting that the Dr. did not rule out a toddler's fracture. The cause of the injury was undetermined, except that TRISTA had concerns about abuse.
5. Why even waste time complaining that Courtney smiled? Trista is all smiles in a majority of her interviews, maybe her and Courtney are happy for the same reasons?
6. Be careful about accusing the police of participating in the abduction of a child. Isn't it odd that "abduction" has been "ruled out", but the Reynolds family continues to say that Ayla was only in the DiPietro's care BECAUSE of an abduction? This is the 3rd time that Jeff Hanson has said DiPietro kidnapped Ayla from the Reynolds. I'm not statement ANALyst, but the word ABDUCTION is sensitive. :)
Jeff, blogging from a first person perspective is a great idea! Thanks for doing it...
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2. Jeff has said Trista is incapable of lying. She has lied, and he even points out a time when she lied. (She told Justin that Ayla was not his.)
3. Trista flat out LIED on the Parental Rights and Responsibilities form. She listed one address for where she and Ayla lived, why is this address blacked out? Does it reveal what motel she was staying at? The Reynolds address is widely available online, there is no reason to black it out unless it would let the public know that Trista was lying about her address to look better in court. Police said she was homeless, with no permanent address. Again, unless that is the address of a motel, which has been reported as Trista's CURRENT address, she attempted to defraud the court and should be prosecuted.
4. It is now even more unclear when Ayla was injured with regard to the pulled leg muscle. All we have to go on is Trista's word. The paper itself says treatment is not had until 9/29. So Ayla was injured on 9/22 or 9/23, why did Jeff not post proof of the physician who told them to wait a week? Was it a physician who said to wait a week? Ayla didn't develop the funny walk until 9/24 according to the report, because on 9/23 she wouldn't walk. A week after that is October 1, why did Trista decide to go in before the week was over? This is absolutely delayed medical care.
Why did Trista report NO BRUISES on Ayla, yet one was found on the exam? The location of the bruise is here. Trista should have seen it every time she changed Ayla's diaper. The DOCTOR was not concerned about the injury being abuse, TRISTA was. That's interesting, because Trista still let Justin take Ayla after that. If this was a rough diaper change, there should have been evidence. The bruising may point to that, but Trista reported no bruising...
Interesting that the Dr. did not rule out a toddler's fracture. The cause of the injury was undetermined, except that TRISTA had concerns about abuse.
5. Why even waste time complaining that Courtney smiled? Trista is all smiles in a majority of her interviews, maybe her and Courtney are happy for the same reasons?
6. Be careful about accusing the police of participating in the abduction of a child. Isn't it odd that "abduction" has been "ruled out", but the Reynolds family continues to say that Ayla was only in the DiPietro's care BECAUSE of an abduction? This is the 3rd time that Jeff Hanson has said DiPietro kidnapped Ayla from the Reynolds. I'm not statement ANALyst, but the word ABDUCTION is sensitive. :)
Jeff, blogging from a first person perspective is a great idea! Thanks for doing it...
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3.17.2012
Someone Took Their Meds Today!
& I don't mean Viagra...Regarding Jessica the Jailbird's arrest, Father Peeter says:
It is important to recognize just how many people in Ayla's life, or surrounding and impacting her life, cannot stay out of legal trouble.At least some people are starting to see through the loving, caring, devoted image that Twisted Sista Trista has tried to hard to portray...
This is no different than showing Lance DiPietro beating up someone. Should I post the news about Lance but not about Jessica? Is that fair?
I would not trust a puppy in the environment on either side.
It is cases like these where sometimes the choice is the lesser of two evils; which one will likely do less harm to a child.
It stinks.
No new laws can change these things. There is no law that tells someone to set a good example for a child, nor can there be.
I Have to Admit, PETER HYATT was RIGHT...
Arrests WERE imminent. I guess Peeter could just feel an arrest coming about...he could feel it in his aging bones; too bad it was on the wrong "side." Now, hopefully we find out what Jessica the Jailbird was arrested for, so we can tie it to Trista. You know, kind of like we associate the arrest of Brianna Roberts with Justin and the DiPietros.
This is indeed Trista's sister, as the address listed above is also mentioned in this video regarding Ayla's disappearance.
Interesting to note that the video was published on January 4, 2012 and one of Jessica's neighbors said she hadn't been living in the apartment for the last month. Where has she been staying since December 4, 2011? Might be a good hiding spot, at the least it's a place to check!
Edit: Shout out to Peeter for copying my last two posts, and justiceforayla for latching on to the other one...I guess I should be the one complaining about other bloggers taking my ideas...SMH
Jessica Marie Reynolds, 28, of 257 Sabattus St., warrant, 11:40 p.m. Friday on Main Street.
This is indeed Trista's sister, as the address listed above is also mentioned in this video regarding Ayla's disappearance.
Interesting to note that the video was published on January 4, 2012 and one of Jessica's neighbors said she hadn't been living in the apartment for the last month. Where has she been staying since December 4, 2011? Might be a good hiding spot, at the least it's a place to check!
Edit: Shout out to Peeter for copying my last two posts, and justiceforayla for latching on to the other one...I guess I should be the one complaining about other bloggers taking my ideas...SMH
3.16.2012
New Interview From Trista
Can be found here. *WARNING* this video is very emotional and likely to make you cry. :(
Tomorrow marks 3 months since the disappearance.
Edit 1: Another video with a portion of an interview is here. I can summarize it for you though.
Trista: I really, like, want Ayla, like home, (hair toss). She's like, not here (hair toss--blink, blink, blink), and thought, like, she would be by, like, now (hair toss, head cocked to the side this time).
Tomorrow marks 3 months since the disappearance.
Edit 1: Another video with a portion of an interview is here. I can summarize it for you though.
Trista: I really, like, want Ayla, like home, (hair toss). She's like, not here (hair toss--blink, blink, blink), and thought, like, she would be by, like, now (hair toss, head cocked to the side this time).
Birds of a Feather?
Amanda Benner, who is Trista's best friend, is apparently willing to aid in the criminal activities of the people she loves. Hmmmm...
MRS. Benner is described as Ayla's aunt in some articles. Would she go so far as to orchestrating or participating in a plan to help her BFF get her "abused" child back from Justin? What lengths would she go to to "protect" her "niece"? We do know that she would help her husband, who was charged with robbery, burglary, aggravated assault and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon escape from prison where he belonged. According to MRS. Benner, she has very few friends, but the friends she has she will do anything for, NO MATTER WHAT. Also, I find it interesting that MRS. Benner has her own share of baby daddy drama....She further says that Trista has helped her with her own 6 year old daughter.
From MRS. Benner's interview with Jane Velez-Mitchell on HLN:
Note: This post contains speculation (*shocker!!!*). Links are provided to the facts in this case, and the rest is my interpretation of the information. Amanda Benner is not a suspect, a person of interest, or a publicly named party to this particular crime. Law enforcement has not accused her of "aiding" in whatever happened to Ayla.
MRS. Benner is described as Ayla's aunt in some articles. Would she go so far as to orchestrating or participating in a plan to help her BFF get her "abused" child back from Justin? What lengths would she go to to "protect" her "niece"? We do know that she would help her husband, who was charged with robbery, burglary, aggravated assault and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon escape from prison where he belonged. According to MRS. Benner, she has very few friends, but the friends she has she will do anything for, NO MATTER WHAT. Also, I find it interesting that MRS. Benner has her own share of baby daddy drama....She further says that Trista has helped her with her own 6 year old daughter.
From MRS. Benner's interview with Jane Velez-Mitchell on HLN:
VELEZ-MITCHELL: What do you want to say about Ayla`s disappearance? What do you want to get out there?
BENNER: I guess just that I hope she returns safe and that she`s OK, and that she`s being fed and just all in all taken care of. You guess? You don't know what you want to say about your "niece?" Why go on the show then, if you can only guess?
VELEZ-MITCHELL: You believe this child is still alive?
BENNER: Am I worried?
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Do you believe she`s alive?
BENNER: Well, honestly, I want to believe she is. But, all the time that`s passed and all the history of her getting hurt and what not, I do fear something may have happened to her. But I can`t really say on how I feel -- like if I think she`s alive or not. Because I don`t know. I just hope and pray that she is. With all the history of her getting hurt, have you called DHHS or the police to voice your concerns? Just wondering. Anyway, this lets you know that she was, in fact, aware of Ayla's "suffering."
VELEZ-MITCHELL: What was her substance?
BENNER: Her substance? Mainly alcohol to my knowledge. She had a difficult time being alone and raising two kids, and, you know, what not. She does alcohol. Mainly alcohol? So there was other drugs used as well. And nobody "does" alcohol. Trista "does" another drug that you don't want to mention, and she DRINKS alcohol.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Amanda, I know she is upset that some people have pointed the finger at her. How far away was she at the time of her daughter`s disappearance?
BENNER: She was miles away. I mean, she was in Portland or South Portland and I`m not sure where she was at that point in time, at that very moment. But she was in South Portland. That`s where she was staying. She had no vehicle. She has no means of getting there. Justin wouldn`t allow her, you know, to see Ayla. And there`s no way at all -- I would bet my life on it, that Trista had nothing to do with any of this. And that`s what`s frustrating, as everyone is saying things about her. Everyone is talking about it, and it is -- I mean, if Ayla went outside with her shoes off, Trista was upset, because she was worried about getting a disease. At what very moment? Police haven't released an exact time that Ayla disappeared, so if you know the point in time, or the very moment, something is not right! All of this question offers unneccessary information, and some of it makes Trista look worse. She was worried about Ayla getting a disease from walking outside barefoot? wtf
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Baby Ayla`s mother started to take a polygraph, but she could not complete it because of a medical condition. Tell us about that. What`s the medical condition that stopped Trista from completing her polygraph?
BENNER: I have no idea what they were referring to. I didn`t get into any of those details with Trista. So your best friend, your sister, the mother of your niece who you have publicly "comforted" on numerous occasions, and later in the interview you said you speak with her daily, yet she didn't tell you why shefaileddidn't complete a polygraph? Rightttt....you know all of these other details, but that topic was off limits. It would be more believable to say "I am not at liberty to discuss another person'smentalmedical health with you."
Note: This post contains speculation (*shocker!!!*). Links are provided to the facts in this case, and the rest is my interpretation of the information. Amanda Benner is not a suspect, a person of interest, or a publicly named party to this particular crime. Law enforcement has not accused her of "aiding" in whatever happened to Ayla.
3.14.2012
A Happy Couple
What happened between this once happy couple that eventually led one of them issue death threats against the other, and have the other seek protection from abuse in court? Inquiring minds...
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| Justin Linnell and Elisha DiPietro, undated photo |
It's not correct to say that the DiPietros simply don't want their children's other parents in the picture. Justin Linnell and Trista Reynolds had completely different situations with their children's parents. Justin Linnell is an abuser and has been deemed so by the Court. Aside from Justin Linnell looking very creepy young, they seemed at one point to be a happy couple, and Linnell even lived in Phoebe's home.
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| Justin, Elisha, and a friend |
Part of Aunt Selena's Story, CONFIRMED
Justin Linnell DID live at the house at 29 Violette. Whether or not he had or still has a key is up in the air. He would know the layout of the house and he is VERY "concerned" about getting his daughter out of there. Even before Ayla disappeared, he was constantly talking about not getting to see his daughter.
He is also abusive. Notice he did not say "I didn't abuse Gabriella." He said there's NO PROOF. That's the surest sign of guilt. He's saying prove it or it didn't happen. He proved it happened just by choosing the words he did. I see why the protection from abuse order is on him, this kid is nuts. He explains what happens without explaining what happened. A judge obviously felt like he was abusive, so deduce from that what you will.
Edit1: My mistake. He does say he did not abuse her, however his initial statement of there not being proof is very telling.
He is also abusive. Notice he did not say "I didn't abuse Gabriella." He said there's NO PROOF. That's the surest sign of guilt. He's saying prove it or it didn't happen. He proved it happened just by choosing the words he did. I see why the protection from abuse order is on him, this kid is nuts. He explains what happens without explaining what happened. A judge obviously felt like he was abusive, so deduce from that what you will.
Edit1: My mistake. He does say he did not abuse her, however his initial statement of there not being proof is very telling.
Dear Elisha
Dear Elisha,
Print this out and take it to your next court hearing. It will go to show that the paternal family still poses a danger to you, and by extension to Gabriella. This type of language, and these type of threats show that your protection from abuse order is warranted and valid. The paternal family is fostering a hostile environment that will make it difficult for you to co-parent. If she punched you in Gabby's presence, then she has shown a reckless disregard for both of your safety. Keep working hard and hang in there. It ain't over til it's over!
If you need more encrypted information about this particular post, please email juststopthelies@yahoo dot com. I'll be more than happy to forward you the necessary IT info that most people do not know how to find.
What happened between Justin Linnell and Lance is between them. How can that family cry foul about Justin getting kicked around, when this little loudmouthed "gangster" just goes around punching people?
Next time Sierra Linnell decides to put her hands on somebody, they're either going to beat the shit out of her or kill her in self defense. This little girl needs to spend as much time focused on school as she does focusing on everybody's business. This apple didn't fall that far from the tree.
Kind regards,
~sT
3.13.2012
A "Star"
If you can watch this video and conclude that Trista's rehab was successful, then you're blind. Somehow I missed that entire article, thanks to whoever brought it up in the comments! Also, read the comments underneath the video. Obviously lots of people think Trista is doing some bad acting.
AYLA is not a "star." She's a missing child. A victim.
"This isn't how I wanted her to become a star" implies that she became a star through the same victimization and circumstances that led to her being missing. What in the actual fuck? Who says something like that? Certainly not the mother of a missing child.
Kris Kardashian would say something like that about Kim K. She became a star because of a sex tape.
I'm sure Ayla is somewhere
Why would you tell a 2 year old your deepest darkest secrets? Whahuh? Find an adult to talk to, call a hotline, or write in a diary. This Casey Anthony-esque portrayal of your child as your best friend is sickening. You were an addict, so what were these deep,dark secrets that you burdened your child with? What were you going to do once she started talking and telling people how fucked up you are, based on those secrets?
I'm not accusing Trista of doing anything other than having children she cannot afford, take care of, and be there for. No suspects have been named in this case, and by all accounts it remains an ongoing criminal investigation.
If this does ever go to trial, I am going to love a defense attorney tearing this "mother" to pieces on the stand. Sure, she will be "grieving", but her own actions set all of this into motion.
PROPER PREPARATION PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE, even when it comes to PARENTING.
3.12.2012
Indications of Neglect...Part 1
After reviewing the pictures shared by Selena Johnson, some people have come to the conclusion that from the pictures alone, there are indications of neglect. Many things have been so one-sided it's ridiculous, and this is another one of those things.
If you have ever had the "pleasure" of observing a home that actually IS a danger to a child's health and welfare, you're not going to see just dust, dirty floors, worn furniture, or what appears to be an older home in need of a good cleaning. Not at all. You might see cat/dog/human feces piled on the floor, in buckets, or smeared on the wall. The floor may be so nasty that you cannot even take a step without your shoes sticking to it. There will be dishes unwashed and moldy food left out. Clothes strewn all over the place. You are not likely to see toys, because the house is so cluttered and filthy that there is absolutely no area for the children to play. One of the worst parts, that you cannot see in the pictures, will be the smell. It will be so rank that you will want to throw up or run (literally). Aside from the condition of the home, the children are likely to be filthy or malnourished as well.
You don't see any of those things in the pictures released by Selena Johnson. You really are not getting a total feel of the house based off of 23 or 24 pictures, most of which are not even taken at the home. Did the home appear to be in the best condition? No, but again, that depends on a variety of things. Your standard of "clean" isn't the same as the next person's. CPS cannot take a child from a home just because it's unclean. Something in the home has to be an actual danger, and I guarantee you that what you observe in those pictures does not rise to that level.
The pictures supposedly show that Ayla "was a child who was not thriving, miserable, and possibly abused or neglected." The second two are stated as opinion, I guess, but how can you tell from a picture that a child is not thriving? Usually, that means a child doesn't gain weight properly, is underfed, or fails to meet milestones. Again, she looks healthy in the pictures, and none of us know how well she was doing as far as milestones go. From the pictures and video, we see that she appears to be a normal child for her age, but that's no definite.
"Looking at her surroundings in the pictures also show that the house cluttered, dirty, and not safe for toddlers." Now, that is a statement that could only be made by someone of low intelligence. I hate to sound like that (really I don't), but how does a cluttered or dirty house automatically amount to unsafe conditions? Furthermore, this is an overstatement of what is actually shown in the pictures. Trista had gone to the house, and there is NOT ONE interview where she says the house itself was unsafe. She's suing DHHS for failing to perform background checks. Not for failing to remove her child from a house that was inherently dangerous.
Now, the "pieces of the puzzle" according to a certain blogger are as follows:
Trista, her sister Jessica, and her mother all reported that when Ayla went to visit Justin she came home with bruises. This WAS reported in the MEDIA, but how does anyone know whether or not it was reported to CPS? The people who had the ability to do something? Trista says she did not go and take Ayla because she thought Ayla was okay and well cared for. Trista also says she had been to the house. Why are bloggers trying to discredit even what Trista said based off of a few pictures? Why is Trista contradicting herself, by releasing information about possible "abuse" and then excusing her own inaction by saying she thought Ayla was okay? I bet none of Trista's mouthpieces will answer those two questions without spinning or finding a way to blame Justin.
In addition to the injuries that befell Ayla while in Justin's care, he also refused to allow her to have regular communication with her mother, the only person she had known since birth. Does anyone know why the regular communication would be cut off? Does anyone know that it was Justin's doing and not Trista's failure to go and see her daughter? Talking on the phone with an almost 2 year old is NOT regular communication, unless one is deployed or lives a long distance away. Children that young need to see you; they develop attachments to and trust the people who are providing for them consistently. Also, Trista does say that Justin wouldn't let Ayla spend the night, but wasn't she homeless? She never says he would not let her see Ayla at all. Even after December 8, she only says he made excuses for the phone calls. Here's a clue: get in a car and go check on your child. How about that? How about call the police and ask them to go and perform a welfare check, because you're concerned? Sound like reasonable things that parents who are truly concerned would do.
Ayla was not checked on for 12 hours. I'm sorry, but so what? Of all the things people point to, this is one of the most nonsensical. Without knowing Ayla's regular sleep habits, it's pointless to comment on this. For every person who says that amount of time is abnormal, there's another person who will readily admit to not checking on their child either.
It is also safe to assume that Ayla, while in the care of Justin, had spent ample time at the Portland apartment while visiting his girlfriend, it is also safe to assume that there were drugs and/or drug use in the house at the same time Ayla was in the home. It is never safe to assume anything. You do not know that Ayla had ever been to that home. You also don't know when the drugs got there. Briana got caught with a rather large amount of drugs, but people who are trafficking drugs don't normally hoard them away for long periods of time. They are trafficked. Sold. Moved. Further, you don't even know that Justin took Ayla with him when he went to visit Courtney. It has been said that Courtney usually went to Waterville to visit Justin on the weekends.
When the pictures of Ayla were released by Ayla's maternal side of the family, we got the image of a vibrant, happy, beautiful little girl. You got the best pictures, and Trista probably had more to choose from than the DiPietro family. Trista had her for almost 2 years, Justin for 2 months. There's no comparing the opportunity for picture taking, it's extremely one sided. Trista saw Ayla in real life, and never once has she said, "I could see a change in Ayla's personality." Does she say that, or again, are bloggers just wildly speculating?
At a Doctor's office, you fill out a questionnaire before your children's wellness visits, these questions and your responses are to give the medical practitioner insight into possible abuse and/or neglect. I have never heard of this before, but tell me this. How honest do you think a neglectful or abusive parent would be on such a form? It is up to the doctor to look for other signs, such as failure to thrive, obvious bruising, or a developmental delay can indicate abuse in some cases.
If you have ever had the "pleasure" of observing a home that actually IS a danger to a child's health and welfare, you're not going to see just dust, dirty floors, worn furniture, or what appears to be an older home in need of a good cleaning. Not at all. You might see cat/dog/human feces piled on the floor, in buckets, or smeared on the wall. The floor may be so nasty that you cannot even take a step without your shoes sticking to it. There will be dishes unwashed and moldy food left out. Clothes strewn all over the place. You are not likely to see toys, because the house is so cluttered and filthy that there is absolutely no area for the children to play. One of the worst parts, that you cannot see in the pictures, will be the smell. It will be so rank that you will want to throw up or run (literally). Aside from the condition of the home, the children are likely to be filthy or malnourished as well.
You don't see any of those things in the pictures released by Selena Johnson. You really are not getting a total feel of the house based off of 23 or 24 pictures, most of which are not even taken at the home. Did the home appear to be in the best condition? No, but again, that depends on a variety of things. Your standard of "clean" isn't the same as the next person's. CPS cannot take a child from a home just because it's unclean. Something in the home has to be an actual danger, and I guarantee you that what you observe in those pictures does not rise to that level.
The pictures supposedly show that Ayla "was a child who was not thriving, miserable, and possibly abused or neglected." The second two are stated as opinion, I guess, but how can you tell from a picture that a child is not thriving? Usually, that means a child doesn't gain weight properly, is underfed, or fails to meet milestones. Again, she looks healthy in the pictures, and none of us know how well she was doing as far as milestones go. From the pictures and video, we see that she appears to be a normal child for her age, but that's no definite.
"Looking at her surroundings in the pictures also show that the house cluttered, dirty, and not safe for toddlers." Now, that is a statement that could only be made by someone of low intelligence. I hate to sound like that (really I don't), but how does a cluttered or dirty house automatically amount to unsafe conditions? Furthermore, this is an overstatement of what is actually shown in the pictures. Trista had gone to the house, and there is NOT ONE interview where she says the house itself was unsafe. She's suing DHHS for failing to perform background checks. Not for failing to remove her child from a house that was inherently dangerous.
Now, the "pieces of the puzzle" according to a certain blogger are as follows:
Trista, her sister Jessica, and her mother all reported that when Ayla went to visit Justin she came home with bruises. This WAS reported in the MEDIA, but how does anyone know whether or not it was reported to CPS? The people who had the ability to do something? Trista says she did not go and take Ayla because she thought Ayla was okay and well cared for. Trista also says she had been to the house. Why are bloggers trying to discredit even what Trista said based off of a few pictures? Why is Trista contradicting herself, by releasing information about possible "abuse" and then excusing her own inaction by saying she thought Ayla was okay? I bet none of Trista's mouthpieces will answer those two questions without spinning or finding a way to blame Justin.
In addition to the injuries that befell Ayla while in Justin's care, he also refused to allow her to have regular communication with her mother, the only person she had known since birth. Does anyone know why the regular communication would be cut off? Does anyone know that it was Justin's doing and not Trista's failure to go and see her daughter? Talking on the phone with an almost 2 year old is NOT regular communication, unless one is deployed or lives a long distance away. Children that young need to see you; they develop attachments to and trust the people who are providing for them consistently. Also, Trista does say that Justin wouldn't let Ayla spend the night, but wasn't she homeless? She never says he would not let her see Ayla at all. Even after December 8, she only says he made excuses for the phone calls. Here's a clue: get in a car and go check on your child. How about that? How about call the police and ask them to go and perform a welfare check, because you're concerned? Sound like reasonable things that parents who are truly concerned would do.
Ayla was not checked on for 12 hours. I'm sorry, but so what? Of all the things people point to, this is one of the most nonsensical. Without knowing Ayla's regular sleep habits, it's pointless to comment on this. For every person who says that amount of time is abnormal, there's another person who will readily admit to not checking on their child either.
It is also safe to assume that Ayla, while in the care of Justin, had spent ample time at the Portland apartment while visiting his girlfriend, it is also safe to assume that there were drugs and/or drug use in the house at the same time Ayla was in the home. It is never safe to assume anything. You do not know that Ayla had ever been to that home. You also don't know when the drugs got there. Briana got caught with a rather large amount of drugs, but people who are trafficking drugs don't normally hoard them away for long periods of time. They are trafficked. Sold. Moved. Further, you don't even know that Justin took Ayla with him when he went to visit Courtney. It has been said that Courtney usually went to Waterville to visit Justin on the weekends.
When the pictures of Ayla were released by Ayla's maternal side of the family, we got the image of a vibrant, happy, beautiful little girl. You got the best pictures, and Trista probably had more to choose from than the DiPietro family. Trista had her for almost 2 years, Justin for 2 months. There's no comparing the opportunity for picture taking, it's extremely one sided. Trista saw Ayla in real life, and never once has she said, "I could see a change in Ayla's personality." Does she say that, or again, are bloggers just wildly speculating?
At a Doctor's office, you fill out a questionnaire before your children's wellness visits, these questions and your responses are to give the medical practitioner insight into possible abuse and/or neglect. I have never heard of this before, but tell me this. How honest do you think a neglectful or abusive parent would be on such a form? It is up to the doctor to look for other signs, such as failure to thrive, obvious bruising, or a developmental delay can indicate abuse in some cases.
Indications of Neglect Part 2
After writing all about the possible neglect suffered at the hands of Justin DiPietro, one can only wonder what she was subjected to when living with her substance abusing mother. People throughout this case have said ad nauseum that drugs and children do not mix. ALCOHOL IS A DRUG; IT IS A SUBSTANCE THAT IS AND WAS ABUSED IN THIS CASE. I'm going to express my thoughts on this issue, regardless of whether or not I'm beating a dead horse. :)
1. Trista said the stress of being a single mother was causing her to use alcohol more frequently. The source of her stress, as reported by her, was being a mom. Her children. Are we to believe that she never took her frustrations out on the very children that were driving her to drink?
2. Trista was unemployed. How did she afford alcohol? How did she afford alcohol on a daily basis? We know she could afford it, because she was an addict. She was getting alcohol from somewhere. If people bought it for her, then they were enabling her despite the fact that she had two children to care for. Addicts, by definition, have a dependence on alcohol and suffer withdrawals if they do not have it. So either she got her alcohol or she would go through withdrawal. I wonder who took care of the kids when she was experiencing such symptoms.
3. Trista was told to lose the booze, or lose her children. Has anyone ever had to give you an ultimatum to make you do right by your own flesh and blood? Has anyone ever had to tell you not to do something, or else you would lose your children? The children you love and the children who depend on you for EVERYTHING?
4. Trista had to be drunk a majority of the time. Another hallmark of alcoholism is that alcohol is used frequently and a greater amount is consumed once the person develops a tolerance. So what were the kids doing while she was drunk? No matter who you are alcohol will automatically do certain things---such as impair your JUDGMENT. Was Trista being a Mary Poppins-type mother when she was drunk? Who took care of her kids when she was hungover, or did she just wake up and continue drinking? If you have a hangover, you're not going to just pop out of bed the minute your kids want you to.
5. Trista had to have some involvement with either the police or DHHS before that date in October. Why would one drunken fight cause an ultimatum like that to be given. It seems more like someone had warned her numerous times to get her shit together. Furthermore, it is likely that the police saw signs of NEGLECT or ABUSE when they arrived at the scene of the fight between Trista and Jessica. Why else would the police, mandated reporters, contact DHHS? Trista was under the influence at the time of this fight, she admits as much herself. Again, who was caring for her children while she was drunkenly assaulting someone else. Were the kids there witnessing this? Were they scared?
Don't act as though Ayla could not have been miserable while living with her substance abusing mother. She may have learned to adapt to that situation, but it is NOT a healthy environment for a child. If Trista really did live in a motel, then it goes without saying that that's not an ideal situation either. What space would a child have in that living arrangement? By nature, those floors and beds are filthy as well.
(A)
A maladaptive pattern of drinking, leading to clinically significant
impairment or distress, as manifested by at least one of the following
occurring within a 12-month period:
(A)
A maladaptive pattern of drinking, leading to clinically significant
impairment or distress, as manifested by three or more of the following
occurring at any time in the same 12-month period:
Source: Adapted from American Psychiatric Association (APA). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC: APA, 2000.
1. Trista said the stress of being a single mother was causing her to use alcohol more frequently. The source of her stress, as reported by her, was being a mom. Her children. Are we to believe that she never took her frustrations out on the very children that were driving her to drink?
2. Trista was unemployed. How did she afford alcohol? How did she afford alcohol on a daily basis? We know she could afford it, because she was an addict. She was getting alcohol from somewhere. If people bought it for her, then they were enabling her despite the fact that she had two children to care for. Addicts, by definition, have a dependence on alcohol and suffer withdrawals if they do not have it. So either she got her alcohol or she would go through withdrawal. I wonder who took care of the kids when she was experiencing such symptoms.
3. Trista was told to lose the booze, or lose her children. Has anyone ever had to give you an ultimatum to make you do right by your own flesh and blood? Has anyone ever had to tell you not to do something, or else you would lose your children? The children you love and the children who depend on you for EVERYTHING?
4. Trista had to be drunk a majority of the time. Another hallmark of alcoholism is that alcohol is used frequently and a greater amount is consumed once the person develops a tolerance. So what were the kids doing while she was drunk? No matter who you are alcohol will automatically do certain things---such as impair your JUDGMENT. Was Trista being a Mary Poppins-type mother when she was drunk? Who took care of her kids when she was hungover, or did she just wake up and continue drinking? If you have a hangover, you're not going to just pop out of bed the minute your kids want you to.
5. Trista had to have some involvement with either the police or DHHS before that date in October. Why would one drunken fight cause an ultimatum like that to be given. It seems more like someone had warned her numerous times to get her shit together. Furthermore, it is likely that the police saw signs of NEGLECT or ABUSE when they arrived at the scene of the fight between Trista and Jessica. Why else would the police, mandated reporters, contact DHHS? Trista was under the influence at the time of this fight, she admits as much herself. Again, who was caring for her children while she was drunkenly assaulting someone else. Were the kids there witnessing this? Were they scared?
Don't act as though Ayla could not have been miserable while living with her substance abusing mother. She may have learned to adapt to that situation, but it is NOT a healthy environment for a child. If Trista really did live in a motel, then it goes without saying that that's not an ideal situation either. What space would a child have in that living arrangement? By nature, those floors and beds are filthy as well.
ALCOHOL ABUSE
- Recurrent use of alcohol resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home (e.g., repeated absences or poor work performance related to alcohol use; alcohol-related absences, suspensions, or expulsions from school; neglect of children or household) Trista was not working, not in school, and had no home.What does that leave?
- Recurrent alcohol use in situations in which it is physically hazardous (e.g., driving an automobile or operating a machine when impaired by alcohol use)
- Recurrent alcohol-related legal problems (e.g., arrests for alcohol-related disorderly conduct) Police were called because of the fight; disorderly/dangerous/criminal conduct.
- Continued alcohol use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused or exacerbated by the effects of alcohol (e.g., arguments with spouse about consequences of intoxication).
ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
- Need for markedly increased amounts of alcohol to achieve intoxication or desired effect; or markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of alcohol
- The characteristic withdrawal syndrome for alcohol; or drinking (or using a closely related substance) to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms
- Drinking in larger amounts or over a longer period than intended.
- Persistent desire or one or more unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control drinking
- Important social, occupational, or recreational activities given up or reduced because of drinking
- A great deal of time spent in activities necessary to obtain, to use, or to recover from the effects of drinking
- Continued drinking despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problem that is likely to be caused or exacerbated by drinking.
Source: Adapted from American Psychiatric Association (APA). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC: APA, 2000.
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