Foul play is suspected.
Erica took their dog for a walk sometime after 3:30 PM on Febuary 7th.(1999).
She was seen at the park where she walked the dog,sitting on a park bench by two witnesses.
She was never seen again,and the dog was found dragging its leash later on.
A extensive search of the area produced no clues.
Reports of two witnesses in the area that could shed some light,never surfaced.
Four possible suspects in the case have never been chargedmdue to lack of evidence.Some had prior history of child molestation.
It's makes a person wonder where this park is?
The second possible lead in the case was a tip,that a drug addicted female driving in the area struck Erica with her van,and panicked.Her,along with the occupants took the body,and disposed of it in an unkown location.
This female,who's name was Jan Marie Franks had a boyfriend who was in the van at the time of this accident,later on he was indicted in the case relating to this hit/run/taking the body,but the grand jury never pursued the charges against him.Probably for the lack of evidence,and the attorney refused to shed any light on the case due to attorney/client priviledges.
Jan Marie Franks died in 2001,so that perhaps complicated the case even more.
This boyfriend by the name Chritian John Gabriel even confessed to the crime,and led authorities to locations where he claimed he burried the girl.Nothing was discovered?
The story changed where he was the driver?
This case is like a double murder to the parents with dirtballs like this involved.You can't even get a straight answer from the occupents of those in the van that day,and dealing with an attorney who refused to shed any light on the case,even after the death of Jan Marie Franks,who's husband waved the rights of his dead spouse,of the attorney/client confidentiality,still refused to disclose his clients information that would have shed more light on this case.
What's odd from my reading into this case,is that Chritian John Gabriel was charged in October 2005,and sentenced to the maximum of 6 years in prison.I have no idea what those charges were,and will update this article with further reading into the case.
My heart goes out to this family.
No closure.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the Kettering Police Department
at 937-296-2555
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