Toddler Elaina Steinfurth's Remains Likely Moved After Cops Searched Her Mom's House

maandag 9 september 2013

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by Jeanne Sager 2 hours ago

When news came out the other day that human remains had been found in the home missing Ohio toddler Elaina Steinfurth shared with her mom and mom's boyfriend, I think we all had the same question. Why now? Why didn't police find that box back in June, when baby Elaina went missing? They've been searching for the toddler for months now; surely they could have found this sooner?

It seems the answer could result in even more criminal charges.

Cops say the body was found inside a box that was behind other containers and piles of trash in a detached garage on the property Elaina's mom, Angela Mories Steinfurth, shared with her boyfriend, Steven King, property King owned. An autopsy performed last week was inconclusive, and DNA identification is expected to take several weeks, but police say they "think" the body belongs to Elaina.

So why now?

Well, according to Angela's stepfather, Richard Schiewe, the body was moved. Schiewe, who has pretty much said from the get-go that he thinks his granddaughter is dead, said he was there when police first searched the garage, and there was no box in the rafters.

That explains why police didn't find it; it wasn't their ineptitude. But are you thinking what I'm thinking? Someone tampered with evidence here.

We don't know right now if the human remains are Elaina or -- if they are -- how she died. So we can't say whether there should be murder charges.

But for the body to have suddenly appeared where it wasn't? That means someone was purposely trying to hide it from police.

It makes it hard to believe natural causes could be the cause for the death, for one. It also points to someone making it that much harder for the police to get to the bottom of this and give poor Elaina's father and his family the answers they so desperately need. It's like a sick game being played with their heads, and with this body, which deserves so much better.

Whatever happens next, someone needs to be hit with charges for this.

What do you make of the body being moved? Is someone playing games with this family?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jeanne Sager

writes articles for The Stir by day, slays closet monsters and bounds through bedtime stories with her elementary schooler by night. The Phineas and Ferb soundtrack reverberates through her brain.

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Kristen Stewart Has Moved On From Robert Pattinson With a New Love

woensdag 31 juli 2013

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by Adriana Velez 3 hours ago

Robert Pattinson isn't the only one getting a lot of love since his breakup. There's a new special someone in Kristen Stewart's life, too: A new puppy. Everyone, all together now, dawww. KStew has been seen walking a little pup with a black face and brown and black spotted body. I'm no expert on breeds, but he looks like he may be another mutt from a rescue shelter, like Bear and Bernie. Good for both Kristen and her new dog.

We hear Rob ended up with custody of Bear and Bernie after the split, so I'm glad Kristen is starting over with a new dog of her own. That's a great way for her to get over her breakup.

First of all, puppies are demanding, so this is a good distraction for Kristen. She won't have time to brood over Rob while she's house training her puppy. Her every thought about what went wrong will be interrupted by a yelp from someone who needs her NOW. She'll be forced to think about someone else's needs -- not the abstract emotional needs of a boyfriend, but the concrete, urgent needs of a hungry puppy.

And her new puppy is someone to love who will love her back unconditionally. There's no cheating on dogs. Even if she gets Bear and Bernie for the weekends and gives them lots of love and attention, too, her new puppy will still love her. That's the lovely thing about pets -- they're not going to break up with you.

I just hope that with Kristen's busy filming schedule (another great distraction, though work is not going to love you back like a dog will), she has enough time to bond with her new pet.

Have you ever gotten a new pet right after a breakup?

Image via Pacific Coast News

Click the "Like" button below if you're a fan of Kristen Stewart. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Adriana Velez

is a staff writer who dabbles in food, parenting, news, entertainment, molecular biology, and anything else that that pops into her head. She lives with her elementary school-aged son in Brooklyn, land of urban farms and artisan everything.  

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