Missing Baby Lisa Irwin Turns 1: Grandfather Says 'How Will We Get Through?'
Missing baby Lisa Irwin has captured national headlines since the blue-eyed girl went missing from her crib, more than five weeks ago in Kansas City. Today marks baby Lisa’s first birthday, and as police still remain uncertain as to where the missing child might be – this will prove a difficult day for the family.
The maternal grandfather of the missing baby girl, David L. Netz Jr., told the Kansas City Star that Lisa’s first birthday would be a challenge for the family.
He said, “That’s gonna be the oh-my-God moment. I can imagine what the day will be like. What will we do? How will we get through that?”
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Lisa went missing from her crib on Oct. 4. Her father discovered the baby girl missing when he came home from work around 4 a.m.
Lisa’s mother, Deborah Bradley had been taking care of the child the night she went missing. However, Bradley admitted to being intoxicated and said she did not see the child after she put her to bed at 6:40 pm.
Although police have had over 1,000 leads in the case, the whereabouts of the missing baby remain unknown and police say the case is "wide open."
Thursday evening, child counselors interviewed Lisa’s half brothers for a second time in hopes to get more clues as to what happened the night Lisa went missing. The brothers were home the night Lisa was discovered gone and had been previously interviewed by police detectives shortly following Lisa’s disappearance.
Joe Tacopina, the attorney representing Lisa’s parents, declined to discuss the second interview with baby Lisa’s brothers. However, he will be issuing a statement regarding the case today.
Police speculate that someone knows something about what happened to the missing girl.
Early on in the case, Kansas City Police spokesman Steve Young said he trusts that people in the community know what happened to the missing child.
Bob Lowery, of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children agrees.
Lowery told The Washington Post, “Someone out there knows what happened to baby Lisa. Someone could have seen something and is reluctant to call police. That person needs to come forward and share that with the Kansas City Police Department. Hardly ever has there been a scenario like this where someone doesn’t know.”
