Missing girl's mom: 'Not giving up till we find her'
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MCCLEARY, Wash. - The mother of a young girl who vanished without a trace two years ago on Sunday says she sometimes dreams about her daughter coming home.
"Different scenarios, but she's home, and I can hold her," says Melissa Baum, mother of missing Lindsey Baum, through her heartache and tears.
"I look forward to her coming home," Melissa says. "I still believe she's out there - not giving up till we find her."
Lindsey Baum vanished while walking home from a friend's house on June 26, 2009, in the small town of McCleary in Grays Harbor County. It was only a 10-minute walk from one house to the other, but Lindsey was never seen again.
The search for her continues. In the 730 days since then, Lindsey's mom has seen her life turned upside down. But she has not lost hope that her daughter will one day return.
"Two years ago, I was a single mom, working mom, raising two kids and that's not the case anymore," says Melissa. "The only thing that hasn't changed is my determination to find Lindsey and the love that I have for her."
Today, there's yet to be any trace of Lindsey. Melissa says it's not just her daughter who's missing, it's her best friend.
"We did everything together," she says.
Melissa doesn't live in McCleary anymore. But on Sunday she and some friends and family members met at the town's lone park, marking the somber day her daughter disappeared.
The visit brings mixed feelings, but it helped her to remind others to keep looking for Lindsey.
A donor recently added another $5,000 to the reward for finding Lindsey - making it $35,000 for anyone who knows where she is.
And in just a couple of weeks, her family and friends invite everyone to come back to the park in McCleary - to celebrate what will be Lindsey's 13th birthday.
"Different scenarios, but she's home, and I can hold her," says Melissa Baum, mother of missing Lindsey Baum, through her heartache and tears.
"I look forward to her coming home," Melissa says. "I still believe she's out there - not giving up till we find her."
Lindsey Baum vanished while walking home from a friend's house on June 26, 2009, in the small town of McCleary in Grays Harbor County. It was only a 10-minute walk from one house to the other, but Lindsey was never seen again.
The search for her continues. In the 730 days since then, Lindsey's mom has seen her life turned upside down. But she has not lost hope that her daughter will one day return.
"Two years ago, I was a single mom, working mom, raising two kids and that's not the case anymore," says Melissa. "The only thing that hasn't changed is my determination to find Lindsey and the love that I have for her."
 Lindsey Baum |
Today, there's yet to be any trace of Lindsey. Melissa says it's not just her daughter who's missing, it's her best friend.
"We did everything together," she says.
Melissa doesn't live in McCleary anymore. But on Sunday she and some friends and family members met at the town's lone park, marking the somber day her daughter disappeared.
The visit brings mixed feelings, but it helped her to remind others to keep looking for Lindsey.
A donor recently added another $5,000 to the reward for finding Lindsey - making it $35,000 for anyone who knows where she is.
And in just a couple of weeks, her family and friends invite everyone to come back to the park in McCleary - to celebrate what will be Lindsey's 13th birthday.
