Father, Missing Daughter Reportedly Seen

Witnesses Claim Seeing Father And Abducted Daughter In Caribbean; Police Dismiss Reports

(CBS/ AP)  Boston police dismissed several witness reports on Friday that a high-society man who allegedly abducted his 7-year-old daughter was spotted in the Caribbean the day before.

Employees at an auto store and at a convenience store said they recognized Clark Rockefeller and his daughter Reigh Boss from photos as the people they helped the day before, Turks and Caicos Sgt. Calvin Chase said Friday.

But the sightings were investigated and found not to be credible, Boston Police spokesman Eddy Chrispin said.

"It definitely was not him," Chrispin said.

Rockefeller and his daughter were last seen at New York City's Grand Central Terminal on Sunday, hours after he allegedly ran off with her during a supervised visit. The girl has been living in London with her mother.

Police initially suspected Rockefeller was trying to flee to Bermuda or Peru on a yacht docked in Long Island. But authorities say he may have planted false clues to throw off investigators. Many other reported sightings have been made, but none have panned out.

The mother of a 7-year-old allegedly kidnapped from Boston by her father issued an Internet video Thursday pleading for the girl's safe return.

Sandra Boss asked Rockefeller, her ex-husband, to return their daughter who goes by the nickname "Snooks." In the video, released by the Boston Police Department, Boss told Rockefeller that there must be a better way to deal with their differences.

"We both love her dearly and have only her best interests and well-being at heart," Boss said. "I ask you now, please, please bring Snooks back. There has to be a better way for us to solve our differences than this way."

Boss also addressed her daughter.

"I love you, I miss you so much. And remember you're always a princess," Boss said.

Boss' YouTube plea to Clark comes hours after reports that he may have changed his and Reigh's appearance while on the run, Kate Merrill of WBZ reported on CBS' The Early Show. He may have dyed his hair an orangey red and cut Reigh's hair to look like a boy.

Officials have been trying to sort through a wave of tips. Investigators have followed up on reports that Reigh was seen on a bus in Brooklyn and a highway in Delaware. So far, police say none of those reports panned out.

The couple divorced last year. Rockefeller's visit with his daughter Sunday in Boston was the first time he had seen the girl since a new visitation order was approved several months ago. Reigh lives in London with her mother, a senior partner in the London office of the management consulting firm McKinsey & Co.

During their 12-year marriage, the couple lived in Boston and also had a home in Cornish, N.H.

[libra127]

Posted by tuckerndfw at 02:09 PM : Aug 02, 2008

Give it up, tucker. You just sound ridiculous.

[libra127]

CBSnews says:

"Rockefeller used at least four known aliases and told people he met different stories about his background. Some acquaintances knew him as a physicist, some as a mathematician and others were told he was involved in financial services."

Obviously, the man is a pathological liar, as well as a kidnapper. The mother and the courts were obviously quite right to try to protect the child as best they could from such a person.

[libra127]

The kid is far better off with a parent who has time to care for her than an absentee, self-absorbed parent more concerned with career than family.

Posted by tuckerndfw at 12:27 AM : Aug 02, 2008

Absolutely NO information has been given indicating the father has "time to care for her" and NO information has been given indicating the mother is an "absentee, self-absorbed parent more concerned with career than family".

She had custody of the child until the father kidnapped her. How does that make her "absentee"?

It is just as likely the father kidnapped the child as a way of getting back at his (ex)wife, a form of revenge, making him a very bad father indeed. We don''t yet know his motives. Until we do, you''re just writing about your personal prejudices, Tucker.

[libra127]

And, she apparently does not know what Mr. Rockefeller does for a living after living with him for 12 years.

Posted by tuckerndfw at 12:27 AM : Aug 02, 2008

Nowhere does it say that she didn''t know what he did for a living during their marriage. As usual, you are just making things up to suit your prejudices.

CBSnews says:

"Rockefeller used at least four known aliases and told people he met different stories about his background. Some acquaintances knew him as a physicist, some as a mathematician and others were told he was involved in financial services.

"A Boston police official who asked not to be named said authorities still aren''t sure what Rockefeller did for work and aren''t sure if he has a valid Social Security number. "

The problem is obviously with the kidnapper (ex)husband in this case. Quit blaming the (ex)wife, about whom you have almost no information.

[cdfoxtrot1]

Great. Let''s keep this non-story in the news for another week.

[rev-maureen]

Remember the story of King Solomon? The REAL parent was the one who would rather give the child up than let them be hurt.

[rev-maureen]

The man is seen as a wallet to the court, NOT a loving parent.
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A "loving parent" does not kidnap their own child, change their appearance to hide them, and make them live a life on the run.

Just what do you think all this is doing to the kid emotionally?

Anyone who truly loved their child - rather than seeing them as a possession - would not hurt them this way.

[libra127]

They make the Dad a Criminal.

Posted by republic1776 at 06:59 PM : Aug 01, 2008

No, *he* made himself a criminal - he kidnapped his daughter.

[republic1776]

This is the big liberal, Mom good, Dad evil story.
The Mom has a stable job in london.
The dad well works at,,, he''s just a wallet!

[irliberal]

"Father, Missing Daughter Reportedly Seen"

What''s the next headline? Rain falls, sun rises, moon sets?

Boring. NEXT!