WATERVILLE, Maine — Police have recovered items that could be related to the case of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds, according to Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Items were recovered by investigators behind the Hathaway Creative Center in Waterville. McCausland would not disclose what the items were.
“We recovered some items yesterday. They will be reviewed like the hundreds of other items that have been found,” McCausland said Thursday evening.
McCausland said the items might relate to Reynolds, the 20-month-old who went missing from her father’s home on Dec. 17 in Waterville, or “they may have no relationship,” he said.
The items were taken to the Maine State Police Crime Lab in Augusta, he said.
Not much real “information” here, is there… Gotta love the BDN.
Sometimes the newspaper reports are ALL the info the cops give them.
Next, IF these items have nothing to do with this baby some people might want to lynch the wrong person and what would you say then? “BDN gave out too much “information?”
My criticism is, why publish a report that is nothing more than a headline, if you don’t actually have facts for your readers. My problem is, the BDN is hooking readers with headlines and not providing them with meaningful information. Just ads for Progressive Insurance.
Well they sure have me hooked because I take a great deal in comfort knowing that the investigation is moving forward and that there MIGHT be information that might lead to either a) finding Ayla or b) finding justice. What the information is, sure, I would love to know, but I’m not a cop. I’m glad to know that there is hope of a break in the case, but happy to sit back and let the police do THEIR jobs. Would you be helpful and add anything to the case if you knew what those items were? Doubtful
Agreed. I also suspect that, regardless of what was found, the police had been focusing on this specific area for a reason (a tip? a hunch? who knows?). And since they found *something* there, they want the guilty parties to KNOW that they found something and leave them guessing as to what.
I’m desperately hoping this will either be a find that leads to Ayla’s discovery, OR that releasing this info finally breaks the will of those who know something but are remaining silent.
Detective Dwyer is on the scene ladies and gents!
The Police have hundreds of articles they have been analyzing and these pieces will be treated the same as others. As the snow is gone and the ground is thawed but more importantly, peole are out and about you can rest assure that tons of material and items will be sent away for testing. Everything in waterville is a “tip” right now. I highly doubt the persons responsible are biting their nails in anticipation of what may hae been discovered. They know what they did even if we never do.
You keep desperately hoping though big fella. We all are hoping, some praying, for the expeditious return of baby Ayla.
Keep up the good detective work.
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I hope so. I have developed a real interest in this particular case. I want to see closure and know what happened to her, even though I never knew her. Such a precious young child.
It takes time and patience. Especially in cases where there is no corpus delicti.
Stick with it. We all want to know. Hopefully, police will be able to bring someone to justice for this crime. Anything they find is News.
I see they added a “pin it” button now, so any article the BDN can get up their people can now “Pin it” so it drives more traffic to their lack of content site.
Next we should see an article today on the fact it is raining and somewhere along the way “attempts to contact mother nature were unsuccessful” should appear in the article
You appear to have been successfully “pinned.”
Do I win a prize?
ALL of our local news outlets ran exactly the same short story.
Must have read it on the BDN post.
Doesn’t matter how short the item. Anything to do with this missing tot is News. The fact police have discovered evidence that could be linked to the tot is News – big News. Anything they find is News. Like any other paper or Web site, it’s the job of the publishers to hook the reader. With no sales – no newspaper. That’s why we buy it – we want News.
I would have played it up on Page One. Too bad they didn’t have a pic of the place where they found these clues.
Just my opinion- I’m ASSUMING that something does IMPLY that the items may be Ayla’s or they would not have… I still hope that she is alive and out there somewhere, but if she is not, I hope Justice comes soon.
Gotta love the BDN for so many reasons! NOT!
Then,why are you on here,commenting?? Just sayin…
Must be the “competition?”
Outstanding!
Essentially BDN is reporting that NOTHING is going on as of yet BUT it might be, LOL! SMH
You all will complain, no matter what the BDN reports. They report what they know to be true from reliable sources. You critics put them in a damned if they do, damned if they don’t situation. Newspapers are committed to reporting factual information as they receive it, not always the complete picture — which is not usually available. Face it, you and everyone else want to know everything there is to know about this case. This is not directed specifically at you Heidi. Just sayin.’ I spent 25 years in the reporting business.
I think they reported on what McCausland told them. Why would he?….. Hmmmmmm
You’re wasting your breath trying to explain it Commutah. The BDN could print that a full confession has been made by whoever took this little girl (as well as where to find her) and some people would still have something to complain about within the article. Thank you for your efforts though. They are not unnoticed by EVERYONE! :o)
Thank you. Seriously.
Totally agree. Some people find anything to complain about. If they don’t like it, they should just scroll on by…
Right on. You sound like a reporter. Good job.
Keeping my fingers crossed that if Ayla is gone, that these items bring Justice.
Oooh, they’re getting closer and closer. Just a matter of time before we know which of those adults in that household have been lying!
Why does “all of them” come to mind?
I think your mind is probably on the right track
Coulda, woulda, shoulda, BDN…come on.
“Items found” is a good start, but the most important piece of this puzzle is STILL MISSING…don’t stop looking for this precious little one!!
Wrong. The BDN is doing what it/they can to keep the public informed.
I didn’t mean to steal someone’s comment. It just happened by mistake, but I agree with whoever posted it.
In reply to your insulting remark, it takes one to know one, Do your parents know you talk like that?
Don’t know what you’re talking about, Scintillate. ???
Headlines like that might also make a few people nervous if they know what happened to this little girl, seems to me sooner or later someone will crack when the heat gets to much.
we can only hope so…I saw a baby at my Dr. office the other morning that looked just like her and all I could think about was Ayla…so sad…
Look because of the world we live in most of what were told is on a need to know basis and those detectives are not gonna let anyone see thier hand til they arrest someone. They know what they are doing . BDN is only gonna tell the public what they are told , give them a break. Lets hope this is over soon that little girls mom and grandparents have been through hell all ready .I don’t know the dad but he appears shadey .
Some wannabe news reporters believe they could tell investigators: “Hey, fella make with the facts, or else…”
McCauseland appears to be keeping the media up to date with whatever police turn up. It would however be good to read a piece describing who the dad really is. Who his girlfriend is? And – what do they do for work? Who knows them? Tough job. But even if laced with some “No comments” replies would be revealing.
I hope you’re getting nervous, Justin!
It is entirely possible that is precicely the point of this disclosure.
It is also entirely possible “Justin” is a victim of losing his daughter by the hand of another. As a father, I couldn’t imagine having people make accusations about me that are so “precicely” non factual and hateful. If he is innocent, which by all counts, he is at this point, this must be the most horrific nightmare a parent could imagine.
A good detective lets the evidence prove who is guilty. That is how the system works and it’s a good thing or the wanna be detectives on this board would have about 6 people hung already on this site. C’mon detective Dwyer.
Oh man… You totally burned me. I clearly have no understanding of the English language since I inadvertently typed a “c” instead of an “s” in that word. I basically have lost all rights to even speculate anymore, unless it is in some picture-based language that won’t allow me to commit such vicious crimes against humanity.
Also, other than my misspelled word, I’m not sure where you got that I had been “non factual and hateful.” But what is more important of an issue to me is your assertion that anyone who looks at the evidence we’ve seen to date and has an educated “hunch” about what probably went down would also be the kind of person who doesn’t respect the judicial system. So let me clarify: even if they found Ayla’s body in someone’s basement, that person is still innocent until proven guilty IN A COURT OF LAW. I think most of us are capable of distinguishing the difference between the rules that cover criminal justice and those that apply to very normal, very common speculation from an informed citizenry in the sphere of public opinion (and yes, I most certainly do get that we aren’t especially well-informed at this point, but those of us who read the papers daily are about as informed as possible about this case).
You mean “hanged?”
Let’s prey that the items found tell the investigators what may have happened to this princess!
Is McAusland trying to become an expert on Nancy Grace or something? We have seen so much face time from this guy with very little actual information. How about testing the evidence and then telling the public whether it belongs to Ayla or not, rather than make an announcement just to get YOUR name out there instead of AYLA”S.
McAusland gets his name out there plenty. Being the spokesperson for the MSP, he is qouted often – every time they need to make a statement. I sincerely doubt this is about his desire to get his name out there. I believe this is a calculated move by the MSP to ratchet up the pressure on whoever is invovled. And despite there not being much meat to this article, it is getting Ayla’s name back out there. There has been no mention in the press since earlier in the month when vigils were held.
BDN only prints stuff they know and get from relliable sources COMMUTAH? you got be kidding me they printed a ton from ex Sherrif Richardson, when even a cursory check would have revealed, around his town that he wasnt credible and they were also warned by someone, not to go there ,it was then later proven by a real reporter, that it was all lies, make me laugh some more !
Everyone makes a mistake now and then. It’s not an institutional news media policy to run with a story before trying to confirm the truth, or at least report fairly. For the most part, BDN stories are pretty balanced. Remember, there are always two, even more. sides to every conflict. Reporters are, by and large, the eyes and ears of the people, getting information the rest of us can’t. Too bad people make this stuff so personal. The hostility is a reflection of politics, seems to me. Keep up the good work, BDN. Damn the torpedoes.
If one of them intentionally harmed that little girl, they would qualify as a Monster.
Poor little girl, missing all this time. In my heart, I hope she is alive and with someone who is loving her like she is their own but my worst fear is that she has died. I hope that this nightmare ends soon.
Well said.
IMHO, it is long past time for the baby’s father tell the whole truth about what happened to her. This has gone on long enough. He was there. He knows something, if not everything. So do the friends and relatives who were there with him.
Believe the detectives expressed their dissatisfaction with answers they received from the threesome who spent the night in that house.
Like many, it appears impossible that someone could have entered that house and taken Ayla without arousing anyone. I mean, what mom or dad plonks an infant in bed and then goes to bed without even checking their child? It’s human instinct. The same instinct that awakens parents in the middle of the night to get up and check on their child or children. No mom or dad ever seems satisfied with one check. It’s always “Go check the kids,” that always overrules “I did.” Someone is always taking a peek, or tucking them in – just to make sure.
As a parent, there is always an awareness that a child is sleeping close by. Intuition, or, some uncanny feeling awakens you if you think something is wrong. A twist of a doorknob, a sudden cry from a startled child, one misplaced footstep, a creak on the stairs, a door being closed quietly, but rattling a blind. How could anyone sleep through all this? I’d have gone nuts if I had.
This is why these threads for this type of article should be closed. There are too many people out there that know what they are talking about.
hopefully they didnt find a onesie that says ‘daddys little princess’ on it.
the items might relate to Reynolds … or “they may have no relationship,” he said.
Breaking news: It might rain today or it might not rain today.
I am really not sure Bangor daily why are you removing comments that have nothing wrong in them. You are removing comments about Justin, his family. The truth will come out soon Bangor daily, just wait and see and then
I so wish they’d find this little girl and put the scumbag responsible where he/she belongs. They will get there just desserts sometime. It’s getting closer and closer.
Nice chronicle of recent events in this case at ma-ne.net. Also note the similarities to Ayla’s case and the missing six-year old girl in Tucson, Arizona that is also chronicled at ma-ne.net.
The time draws near when the police will move in on the person responsible for this child’s disappearance. And the time is waning for anyone who chooses to keep that person’s secrets. You will have some answers to give….some secrets to give up. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Be very afraid. The time is nearing….Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.
There isn’t much news in this article but, has anyone ever stopped to think that maybe that is on purpose? Just maybe the article was written to get the guilty party/parties to start thinking that more is known than what really is. It may be just a way to get those responsible to spill the beans, if you will. I do hope something truly happens soon.