06-13-2013, 05:18 PM
(06-13-2013, 04:51 PM)NightOwl Wrote: It's very strange that Julie King didn't see the little baby all day on that Sunday. Maybe Julie King works and was not present when Angela Steinfurth arrived at her home, there is a possibility the baby never arrived there period. Anyone else wondering?
I don't know how credible the ex-boyfriend's mother (Julie King) is, NightOwl. Haven't seen her speak. Apparently, she was on Nancy Grace's show Tuesday night and claims her son saw the baby mid day on the 2nd. Could be true, or her son could have lied to her, or she could be covering for her son and/or Angela. I'm not entirely convinced that Elaina was ever at the King house that day either.
I'm glad Elaina's case is getting coverage from HLN and Nancy Grace; hopefully the media exposure will inspire leads or tips.
Based on the update below, the baby was seriously injured before her father came to pick her up and the mother did nothing to help the baby so as not to alert CPS or lose custody. The baby probably died and was disposed of by the mom and/or the ex-boyfriend. Hope the ex-boyfriend took the baby and stashed her somewhere safely instead, but I think police and Angela's family know that baby is deceased. IMO
This just posted at HLN's website:
Angela Steinfurth, 26, also known as Angela J. Mories, is being held at the Lucas County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
Steinfurth’s 18-month-old daughter Elaina went missing from an East Toledo home on June 2 where the missing girl’s mother was staying with her ex-boyfriend, Steven King.
King’s mother, Julie King, owns the home where Elaina was last seen alive. She told the Nancy Grace show Tuesday that the last time her son saw Elaina was about 12:30 p.m. on June 2 when Steinfurth changed her diaper and put her down for a nap.
Terry Steinfurth Sr., Elaina’s paternal grandfather, spoke to Nancy Grace Wednesday night about what happened when he and his son arrived at the King’s home in an attempt to retrieve Elaina.
“Angela and I argued that she wasn`t going to give me the baby because my son wouldn`t let her have her back if she did,” Steinfurth Sr. said.
“After a short period of time, she agreed to give her [Elaina] to me…I heard what I thought was the baby crying at first. I figured she woke her up. And then I realized it was Angela crying and screaming that she was not going to give me the baby because if she did, she`d never see it again,” Steinfurth Sr. said.
About fifteen minutes later, the missing girl’s grandfather told Grace that Elaina’s mother came running out of the house, and screamed, “The baby is gone!”
According to an arrest affidavit filed in the case, police say Elaina’s mother “did violate her duty of care, protection and support with respect to her minor child [redacted] 18 months of age.”
“Steinfurth did admit to law enforcement officers that she was aware that her minor child had sustained serious physical injury and that her minor child required medical treatment…[she] further admitted that she failed to ensure that her minor child received the necessary medical treatment for that said injury,” the document added.
Angela Steinfurth’s stepfather, Richard Schiewe, told the Nancy Grace show Thursday that Steinfurth called him from jail Wednesday night after she was arrested.
“Nobody is saying if she [Elaina] is alive. I told detectives last week we are not going to find her alive and that’s what my gut is telling me,” Schiewe said.
Steinfurth’s public defender James MacHarg could not be reached for a comment Thursday. HLN’s repeated calls to Steinfurth for a statement have not been returned.
A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for June 20.