Samantha Osborn - STILL MISSING

Sammy Osborn was groomed at the beginning of 2007 by David Manning of Fishponds Road in Bristol.

Up until that point she had been a normal loving girl,a typical teenager from a happy family home.

The police in Bristol admit that Sammy is not safe.

Social services admit that David Manning is a risk.

As far as we know she has not been seen officially since mid November 2007.
THis is the reason that this page has been re-listed on this site.
PLEASE someone help us to ensure her safety.

Last seen
She was last seen at around 4.00pm on Tuesday April 3rd leaving her home in Buckingham carrying a light rucksack.

Items
She was wearing a light padded jacket and blue jeans when she was last seen. She was also belived to be wearing 2 rings, one on each hand, the one on her left containing a large white stone

CASE LEADS:

• It is thought that Sammy may have gone to the local hospital according to a sighting by a local policeman - however this has NEVER been confirmed.


• All leads of her friends and contacts in Buckinghamshire have been exhausted according to Thames Valley Police, but the search is continuing into other areas where she is known to have contacts, including BRISTOL and SOUTH WALES.


• Sammy was known to have been aquainted with a male "friend" from the Bristol Area prior to her dissappearance.


• Samantha has ASTHMA and family are worried whether she has appropriate medication, such as an inhaler, and ANY CHEMISTS who may have been approached by her are asked to please contact the police.


• Her family also do not believe she has access to money.
  Her bank account has not been used since the day she dissappeared.


• However, no confirmed sightings exist and Sammy could possibly be ANYWHERE in the UK - please look out for this child.

LATEST INFORMATION:

• Sammy had been chatting on line with a 20 year old man from Bristol since late last year


• Against her parents wishes Sammy travelled to South Wales and Bristol with this person in early FEBRUARY 2007 before being brought back home by the police.


• She was still in contact with this person right up to her dissappearance


• Anyone that may have seen them together - either in February or more recent please contact Thames Valley Police on 0845 8 505 505 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Sammy was also into the beliefs of Wicca - a nature-based religion found in various countries throughout the world.


• She had from around Aug 2006 to Dec 2006 build the following site discussing the Wiccan culture and beliefs :


• http://www.wicca-pentacle.piczo.com/?cr=4&rfm=y


• Although Sammy had lost interest in this since the arrival of "the boyfriend" she was known to be in touch with other Wiccans in a number of places including the South coast of England


• It is possible that she may have seeked refuge from one of these friends.

NEW INFORMATION:

• Although Sammy left behind her mobile phone, "the boyfriend" had supplied a number of different phones to her prior to April.


• The last confirmed online message Sammy posted was in MARCH


• If ANYONE has received ANY messages since MARCH please get in touch with the Police at the numbers below.

Sammy's story as told by her Mother

It was a Tuesday during the Easter school holidays when I heard her stomp downstairs and out of the front door at 4pm. We thought she'd just popped out to see a friend and were pleased she'd prised herself away from the computer screen.

But that evening she didn't come home. I stood by the window looking out for her and even rang round her friends to ask if they'd seen her. None had.

Sammy clearly hadn't planned to run away. She had only the clothes she stood up in - jeans, a pink T-shirt and a white puffa jacket - plus a drawstring bag with her purse and inhaler. She'd also left her mobile phone, toothbrush and passport behind.

The next day dawned and she still wasn't home. Bob and I were desperately worried.

Jack was angry with her at first but, as the days turned into a week, he became worried too. Especially when the police took her toothbrush away for a DNA sample.

After two weeks she officially became a missing person and hospitals and mortuaries were put on alert.

I was numb with shock and cried constantly. It was hard to understand how she could vanish so completely. No one had seen her. She hadn't contacted any family or friends. Her debit card was in her purse but she hadn't withdrawn a penny.

The police took away her computer to see if it held any clues. They discovered she'd been talking to people in the West Country, and soon all kinds of scenarios began playing over and over in my mind.

She didn't seem to have run away so we had to suppose she'd gone to meet someone - probably one of her internet friends. But that brings its own nightmares and soon we feared she was being held against her will.

Jack sent messages to Sammy's email address asking, "Are you alive?" But there was never any reply.

Constantly waiting, I couldn't sleep, couldn't remember what day it was and didn't eat, losing two stone.

And yet, despite the awfulness of the situation, life had to go on because there was Jack to consider. He was back at school with teachers keeping an eye on him, while Bob and I returned to work because the mortgage had to be paid.

Sammy is 15, but she's not streetwise. She comes from a sheltered environment in a small town where nothing bad ever happens. Now she's gone and we're scared she's been abducted.

Despite being caring and protective parents, we were powerless to stop it and feel totally helpless. Now, from being someone who knew very little about the cyber world, I've become an expert. I surf the internet for hours as I desperately search for clues, and a friend has set up www.findsammyosborn.co.uk

But I'm so scared that she's being held captive and just can't get back to us.

Her brother Jack has even made a film about her which he has posted on YouTube called "Help Find Samantha Osborn".

The whole family are exhausted with grief. Unless someone has a missing child themselves, it is impossible to understand the emptiness, devastation and guilt we feel for not being able to protect our daughter.

Although the police tell us it's good news because no body has been found, it's tough getting on with our lives. We will never be the same people we were until Sammy comes back home.'

Closer Magazine October 2007 (Page 2) - Alive but not home

Closer Magazine October 2007 (Page 1) - Alive but not home

Plea for missing girl

Woman Magazine Press Release Page 2

Woman Magazine Press Release Page 1

New Video for Sammy Created by her brother Jack
12th September 2007

My Story On Sammy Osborn: The Lure Of The Internet
by Lauren Merrall
Sept 10th 2007

Funny Video Created by Sammy and her Brother in happier times
Sept 2006

Family of missing girl raise cash
Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser
19th Aug 2007

Thames Valley Police Press Release
Released on Thursday, 26 April 2007 at 11:50:28.

Article in Buckingham Today on Missing Kids Day
May 25th 2007

Sammy Osborn Video Page

Video Created by Sammy's brother for You Tube

Daily Mirror Article Featured 19th July 2007

Daily Mail Article - Featured 24th August 2007

Please Print Off the Missing Poster and display in your local area
Sammy could be anywhere in the UK.

Sammy Osborn Found in Fishponds, Bristol with "Internet Boyfriend"

Update: Samantha Osborn

Issued: Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 13:04:32

Update: Samantha Osborn

“Police are still looking for Samantha Osborn, a 16-year-old (15 at the time of her disappearance) from Buckingham who was reported missing from her family home by her parents on 3 April.

“Samantha has not been heard of or seen by any family members or friends since then.

“Although Samantha had been reported missing on a number of previous occasions this year, she had always returned.

“A police investigation began immediately Samantha was reported missing and it became apparent that her disappearance was linked to her use of the internet. She had begun a friendship with a man in his early 20’s from the south west who she had met through a website.

“Her previous disappearances were also linked to the same website and friendship with the same man. He was arrested in early April on suspicion of committing offences of Sexual Grooming and Harassment.
The Crown Prosecution Service has reviewed the case papers submitted by the police in relation to this matter but at this stage indicated that there was no evidence to support proceedings. The man was then released from police bail.

“Since then, a number of websites have been used to offer support to Samantha’s parents and assist in the attempts to find her. However, a series of blogs on some of these sites state that Samantha went missing on purpose as a result of being physically and mentally abused by her parents over time.

“Thames Valley Police have been in constant contact with the Osborn family from the time Samantha went missing and have found nothing to substantiate any allegations made by any third party that Samantha was the victim of any form of abuse. Anyone who believes they have evidence to the contrary is invited to contact Thames Valley Police.”

-ENDS-

Buckinghamshire BCU communications team
Tel. (01296) 396216

September 19th Press Release

PRESS RELEASE

For further information contact:

Rebecca Lonsdale / Rachael Kilburn, Trimedia Harrison Cowley
t: 0117 929 2311  m: 07740 257650
e: rebecca.lonsdale@trimediahc.com

Missing girl’s 16th birthday prompts fresh appeal from EMCOR to find her

On the week of her sixteenth birthday, a fresh appeal has been launched to find Samantha Osborn who has been missing now for over five months.  The Buckinghamshire teenager who celebrates her birthday on Saturday (22 September), has been revealed as the next child to be featured in the national missing children’s poster campaign led by facilities management company, EMCOR Group (UK),
the Police National Missing Persons Bureau and children’s charity PACT.
 
Samantha was last seen by her family on Tuesday 3 April when she left her home in Buckingham.  She was then seen at Buckingham Cottage Hospital after suffering from breathing difficulties due to her asthma condition.   It is thought that Samantha may be with someone she met via the internet, having spent a lot of her time on a popular social networking site.

Samantha has brown straight hair, is approximately 5'2'' tall, is of slim build and has a surgical scar through her left eyebrow. When she was last seen she was wearing a white puffa jacket, blue jeans and white trainers. Samantha is very bright and loves to read and her family believe she may be spending time in libraries or book shops.

Both the police and Samantha’s family are desperate to find Samantha in time for her to celebrate her 16th birthday at home.  Samantha’s mother, Gill Osborn, said:
“We are all very worried about the safety and well being of Sammy.  We miss her terribly and long for the day that she comes home.  Sammy's 14 year old brother Jack is totally lost without her and her friends from school have launched an internet campaign to help find her, posting messages to people all over the country.

“We desperately want Sammy to come home so we can celebrate her special birthday together as a family.”

DI Vince Grey, from Thames Valley Police, leading the investigation, said

“We initially concentrated our search in South West and Wales, particularly the Bristol area, following our knowledge about her relationship with somebody she met online. However, it’s very possible she may have moved around and therefore we ask that anyone with any information relating to Samantha’s disappearance to contact us.”

EMCOR’s Taking KidSafety to the StreetTM campaign was launched in the UK in October 2006 following the success of EMCOR Group Inc.’s work with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the US which has helped to recover 62 children so far.  The programme is designed to help the police find up to 100,000 children who go missing in the UK each year - approximately, one child every five minutes.

Samantha’s poster will be the fourth poster to be featured in the programme, which since launch, has seen two of the children featured in the poster campaign – ten year old Emanuella Martinovic and fifteen year old Sasha McLeish – recovered safe and well.

Members of the public are urged to look out for the posters displayed on EMCOR’s fleet of vans across the country as part of the Taking KidSafety to the StreetTM programme, and visit the Missing Kids website www.missingkids.co.uk  calling the police on the free-phone number 0808 100 8777 with any information they may have on Samantha or any other child featured on the website.

Missing Kids car stickers are available via EMCOR free of charge, please call
0845 600 2300 or email ukinfo@emcoruk.com.

Ends

Editors Notes

MissingKids.co.uk
The UK Missing Kids website is a unique, state-of-the art tool designed to help the police recover missing and abducted children. It is a partnership between the police, charities, and the private sector.

The Missing Kids website was originally created in the USA by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). It was introduced to England, Wales and Northern Ireland in June 2000, and to Scotland in June 2004. The site is managed by the Police National Missing Persons Bureau (PNMPB), and by a number of police forces.

The UK Missing Kids Website is the only site of this kind which is approved by the Home Office, ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers) and ACPO(S) (Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland).
Only the police can enter information on the UK site.

The Missing Kids Website has been introduced to 16 countries and more are joining every year. The latest country to join was the Republic of Ireland.

EMCOR Group (UK) plc
Headquartered in London, EMCOR Group (UK) plc (EMCOR) is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME) a Fortune 500â company with over $5.0 billion in annual revenues and a global leader in facilities services, mechanical and electrical construction and energy infrastructure.  EMCOR gives life to new structures and sustains life in existing ones by its planning, designing, installing, operating and maintaining the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility environments - such as electrical, mechanical, lighting, air conditioning, heating, ventilation, telecommunications, security, power generation systems and public health - in virtually every sector of the economy and for a diverse range of businesses throughout the UK. 

EMCOR Group’s ‘Build it. Power it. Service it. Protect it.’ slogan reflects its rare combination of end-to-end capabilities, and global reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry leader with the knowledge and care of over 27,000 skilled employees in 140 locations worldwide. 

The Company’s strong financial position, coupled with its customer and community focus, has enabled it to attract and retain the best national and regional talent, to undertake and complete the most ambitious projects, and to redefine and shape the future of the construction and facilities services industries.

Additional information on EMCOR can be found at www.emcoruk.com

PACT
PACT is an international, non-profit organisation, registered in the USA and the UK.  It was founded in 2000 by Lady Meyer, wife of the then British Ambassador to the United States. Its patrons are Cherie Blair, wife of the British Prime Minister, and Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States.

PACT’s initial mission was to fight parental child abduction across frontiers by raising awareness of a growing, but little-known, problem and by advocating solutions.

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)
ACPO is an independent, professionally led strategic body. In the public interest and, in equal and active partnership with Government and the Association of Police Authorities, ACPO leads and coordinates the direction and development of the police service in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In times of national need ACPO, on behalf of all chief officers, coordinates the strategic policing response.

The Association supports the philosophy of strong local policing, and believes that must be maintained within the tripartite framework of policing which brings together the local Chief Constable, the local Police Authority and the Home Secretary.

But the nature of modern crime, with an increasingly international dimension, and the ever present need to use public resources to best effect, places a voluntary duty on forces to work together, employing common policies, strategies and methods wherever possible.

Police National Missing Persons Bureau
The Police National Missing Persons Bureau is a specialist police unit which acts as a centre for the exchange of information connected with the search for missing persons both nationally and internationally. It is based at New Scotland Yard and serves UK Forces and overseas agencies. It focuses on cross-matching missing persons with unidentified bodies/persons.

The PNMPB is located at New Scotland Yard and functions as the central clearing house for information on missing persons. The PNMPB serves UK Forces and overseas agencies.

The PNMPB offers advice in relation to information available from government and non-government agencies, which may be of assistance in missing person or unidentified body/persons enquiries. It is not responsible for conducting any missing persons enquiries.

The Bureau has contacts with most government departments and also the primary non-governmental organisations and charities that deal with missing persons.

The PNMPB has a quality control and liaison function in respect of all cases placed on the website. It is also the central point of contact for all cases featured on posters.

Mum to Sammy - from Mirror Forum Posting

TO THE PERSON WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO SAMMY

Appeal to Sammy from her Mother

Fundraisung For MissingPersons Charity

Sites on BEBO for Sammy

Have You Seen Sammy Osborn????

BBC News Story - Asthmatic girl missing for weeks

Asthmatic girl missing for weeks

Samantha Osborn, 15, was last seen leaving her home in Bourtonville on 3 April, with a rucksack and a bag.

She is white, slim, 5ft 2in tall and has shoulder-length brown hair. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a padded jacket and light trainers.

Samantha has asthma and her family are worried whether she has appropriate medication, said police.

The teenager also has a surgical scar above her left eyebrow.

When last seen she was wearing two rings, one on each hand.

Article on Sammy Osborn in WOMAN Magazine
Coming Out Tues 18th September

An article on Sammy Osborn will appear in WOMAN magazine next week

Out on Tuesday 18th September

It will take the form of an Open Letter to Sammy
and is written by Angela Carless
who also wrote the Daily Mail article