Nationwide Appeal Made For Missing Mother, Daughter
Grand Junction Police Join Investigation
POSTED: 6:07 am MST November 20, 2001
UPDATED: 2:09 pm MST November 20, 2001
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- A Grand Junction man made a nationwide appeal for information about his missing wife and daughter Tuesday.Michael Blagg was interviewed on ABC's "Good Morning America."
Jennifer Blagg, 34, and her daughter, Abby, 6, disappeared from their Grand Junction home on Nov. 13.Blagg said he came home from work and discovered his wife and daughter missing (pictured, left)."There were several indications to me that things were not right, beyond that I really can't go into details of what was in the house," Blagg said. "There were signs of disturbance inside. I can't go beyond that."Investigators said that Blagg found a large pool of blood on the bed in the master bedroom. They're awaiting laboratory tests to determine whose blood it was.Seven detectives from the Grand Junction Police Department joined 15 Mesa County Sheriff's detectives on Monday to try to solve the disappearances.The extra help was added to handle the large number of interviews of staff and faculty at Bookcliff Christian School, where Jennifer Blagg was a teacher's aide and Abby was a student, and the company where Michael Blagg was employed, said sheriff's spokeswoman Janet Prell."We have about 180 interviews (to do) and the police are helping us do that," Prell said Monday.
Because of the close proximity of the Blagg home (pictured, right) to the Colorado River, investigators continued to search the river for any clues. "It is the nature of river searches, that you have to go back every few days and check it again," said Prell.No suspects have been named by investigators.Blagg told ABC's Charlie Gibson that he doesn't have a theory on what happened to them."Can you assure everyone that you had absolutely nothing to do with their dissapearance?" Gibson asked Blagg."I had absolutely nothing to do with their disappearance and I have been cooperating in every way, fully and completely, with the investigators in charge of this," Blagg said.Prell said 150 pieces of evidence taken from the family home were being processed by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation at its Montrose, Colo., lab."Right now, we have numerous scenarios we are checking out, and that takes a lot of legwork," Prell said. "This is truly still a mystery at this point."Anyone with information is asked to call the Mesa County Sheriff's Department at (970) 244-2500.
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Because of the close proximity of the Blagg home (pictured, right) to the Colorado River, investigators continued to search the river for any clues. "It is the nature of river searches, that you have to go back every few days and check it again," said Prell.No suspects have been named by investigators.Blagg told ABC's Charlie Gibson that he doesn't have a theory on what happened to them."Can you assure everyone that you had absolutely nothing to do with their dissapearance?" Gibson asked Blagg."I had absolutely nothing to do with their disappearance and I have been cooperating in every way, fully and completely, with the investigators in charge of this," Blagg said.Prell said 150 pieces of evidence taken from the family home were being processed by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation at its Montrose, Colo., lab."Right now, we have numerous scenarios we are checking out, and that takes a lot of legwork," Prell said. "This is truly still a mystery at this point."Anyone with information is asked to call the Mesa County Sheriff's Department at (970) 244-2500. Previous Stories:
- November 19, 2001: Search For Missing Mom, Daughter Expands
- November 18, 2001: Cost Of Investigation Into Missing Mother, Daughter Mounts
- November 15, 2001: Mother, Daughter Missing As Mystery Grows
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