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[Lori Davis]

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Authorities question missing Dallas woman's partner, seize 26 cats from filthy home

03:15 PM CDT on Thursday, July 8, 2010By TARYN LUNA / The Dallas Morning News



Dallas police investigating the disappearance of a 51-year-old woman today searched her home, where they questioned her partner and seized 26 cats living in filthy conditions.

Lisa Stone was last seen June 4. Her friends are passing out fliers in her northeast Dallas neighborhood in the 3500 block of Truxillo Street, near Ferguson and Shiloh roads.

On Wednesday, authorities secured a search warrant for Stone's home because her girlfriend hasn't cooperated with police, Dallas police Sgt. R. Matthews said.

When police entered the home today, they found it flea-ridden and covered in feces from more than two dozen alley cats living there with Stone's partner. Animal control officers seized the cats, as well as two dogs.

Police took the woman in for questioning but said she is not considered a suspect in Stone's disappearance.

WFAA-TV Channel 8- reported that some of Stone's personal belongings, including photographs and her birth certificate, were found in a trash bin near her home.

Nothing found so far points to her whereabouts, but her friends fear the worst.

"I'm sick to my stomach," Tina Wiley told Channel 8, “because I feel like some harm has come to her or she is hurt, in some type of danger."

Her friends have also started a Facebook page where they post updates on the case.

Anyone with information can call Dallas police at 214-671-4316.

[Jenn]

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Friends Of Missing Dallas Woman Gather And Pray

Jul 11, 2010 10:18 pm US/Central  Reporting Arezow Doost

DALLAS (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―

Friends and neighbors of a Dallas woman who has been missing since June 4 gathered in front of her home to pray Sunday.

"I was in daily contact with her we were very close," said Tina Wiley, who went to high school with Lisa Stone, 51, in Mesquite. "I am so heartbroken and just can't sleep, eat or work."

Friends and family placed candles along a walkway to Stone's house and flowers near the front door.

"We have tried repeatedly to get answers from her partner and she has not been forthcoming with any answers," Wiley said.

Police searched the home last week and questioned her partner of 15 years. Investigators took 26 cats and two dogs living in filthy conditions from the home.

But those close to Stone are nervous: Friend Joni Shannon said she found Stone's personal belongings in a Dumpster near her residence.

"You don't throw away someone's birth certificate, her brother's death certificate, bibles and personal things that Lisa would have never thrown away," Shannon said. "She would have never thrown away all the pictures from her childhood and from high school and her brother's things."

Neighbors said Stone was having financial problems, but wouldn't just disappear.

"What I wouldn't give to have her peak her little head over when I'm in the backyard doing whatever I'm doing," said Susan Scott, next door neighbor. "It's been really hard."

For now, those closest to Stone said prayers keep them calm and hope their friend just comes home safe.

Dallas police questioned Stone's partner, but investigators said she is not a suspect in the disappearance.

CBS 11 News tried to talk to her but she did not answer the door or phone.

Stone's friends have started a Facebook page, where they are updating each other on the case.

[Jenn]

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Prayer Vigil Held For Missing Woman

By SUSY SOLIS  Updated 11:15 PM CDT, Sun, Jul 11, 2010



Dozens of friends and neighbors prayed for the safe return of 51-year-old Lisa Stone at a vigil held in her neighborhood in East Dallas. Lisa Stone was last seen by a neigbhor on June 4.

"She goes to a neighbor's house for dinner every night and on the 5th, she didn't show up, and so that's when they kind of started worrying," said Tammy Markle, who has been friends with Stone since the age of 5.

Stone would post daily updates on Facebook -- her friends became concerned when Stone's posts stopped abruptly.

A neighbor filed a missing person's report, but when police questioned Stone's partner of 15 years, who shares a home with her, found nothing out of the ordinary and called off the investigation.

Weeks later, when a friend of Stone's began investigating on her own, she made an unnerving discovery.

"I went back to the trash dumpster and it just shocked me what I found; Lisa's birth certificate, all her pictures, her Bible, anything that was precious was in the trash dumpster and it broke my heart," said Joni Shannon, a long time friend of Stone's.

She presented the evidence to police, who opened up another investigation.

Investigators secured a search warrant when Stone's partner, Sherry Henry, did not let police inside the home. Authorities later seized 26 cats from the home.

"I don't know what to think. I don't want to speculate," Merkle said, "But what I can say is, there's just too many questions."

Friends have posted signs and created a Facebook page hoping to spread the word about Stone's disappearance.

Shannon said she won't give up the search for her friend until she has answers.

"You pray for the best, but we are fearing the worst now," Shannon said. "It's been too long, so we're praying that she will be found and justice will be served."

[Jenn]

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Friends hold vigil for missing Dallas woman

by JONATHAN BETZ  Posted on July 11, 2010 at 10:39 PM Updated yesterday at 10:42 PM

DALLAS — It's now been more than a month since Lisa Stone disappeared.

On Sunday night, friends and family members staged a candlelight vigil in front of the Dallas home that she had shared with another woman.

Ever since Stone disappeared, her supporters have been pushing for help to get this mystery solved.

Dozens cried and prayed for her safe return Sunday evening. "We're all heartsick. We miss her and we want her back," said friend Tina Wiley.

But as they hope for the best, many are bracing for bad news. No one has seen the 51-year-old since June 4.

"I'm just furious. I'm sick to my stomach," Wiley said. "Something is wrong, desperately wrong."

Police have questioned Stone's partner, but friends said she hasn't helped in the search, and refuses to talk with the media.

Joni Shannon said she caught the partner throwing away Stone's personal items. "Here's her birth certificate. Who leaves without your birth certificate?" Shannon asked.

Stone's personal documents and photos were on display at the vigil. "This is all we have left of her," Shannon said.

Desperate for anwsers, friends of the missing woman prayed in front of Stone's home, where her partner still lives.

Convinced that she knows something, the Stone supporters are applying pressure — posting signs in the yard and laying flowers and photos on the doorstep.

They are desperately hoping for answers as the clock ticks and concern deepens.

"It's very hard to keep your composure," Wiley said. "You just have to take a deep breath and keep going; that's all you can do."

[Jenn]

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Dallas police search home of missing woman, quiz partner

by REBECCA LOPEZ  Posted on July 8, 2010 at 4:58 PM  Updated Thursday, Jul 8 at 8:33 PM



DALLAS — There's been a big development in the case of Lisa Stone, the Dallas woman who has now been missing for 34 days.

Heavily-armed police spent hours serving a search warrant on her home Thursday morning to collect potential evidence — including 26 cats and two dogs.

Detectives are talking to Stone's partner of 15 years. They want to know what she can tell them about the woman's disappearance.

"Lisa is not off somewhere. She is not," said neighbor Susan Scott. "I know for a fact she would not let it get this far, and she loved animals. Oh, my God — if she knew what was going on now."

Police said they haven't been able to find evidence of a crime inside the residence. They did bring in Stone's partner to question her, but she was released her this afternoon. She has declined to talk to News 8 about Stone's disappearance.

Neighbors like Susan Scott are becoming increasingly nervous about Stone's whereabouts. "I have known for quite some time that something very bad is up," Scott said.

Stone, a 51-year-old former account executive, vanished in early June. No one has seen or heard from her since then.

Neighbors discovered some of her treasured personal belongings in a trash container.

"Her brother died several years ago, and she talked about him every day, and his death certificate was found in dumpster," Scott said "All of their pictures growing up. I mean, stuff she would never let go."

Police said they believe something has happened to Lisa Stone, and say they are going to increase their efforts to find her.

Dallas police homicide detectives are helping with this case. For now, they say they have no leads.

[Jenn]

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Dallas police search area of Hunt County in investigation of missing woman Lisa Stone

7:26 PM Thu, Jul 15, 2010 | Scott Goldstein/Reporter 

Lisa Stone Dallas police looking for clues in the disappearance of a 51-year-old woman searched an area of Hunt County for several hours Thursday morning but found nothing.

Evidence in the disappearance of Lisa Stone pointed detectives to the area near Greenville, police said.

In addition to Dallas police and Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel, those searching included members of the Search One Rescue Team. They looked through about a square-mile of grass and wooded areas, police said.

"We're making every effort to try to locate Lisa Stone," said Sgt. Gene Reyes, a supervisor in the Special Investigations Unit. "Unfortunately it did not turn up anything."

Stone of northeast Dallas was last seen by a neighbor on June 6. Last week, authorities searched her home, questioned her partner and seized 26 cats said to be living in filthy conditions.

Friends and family held a vigil for Stone on Sunday night. A Facebook page has also been set up to provide updates on the case.

Anyone with information on Stone can call Dallas police at 214-671-3661.

[Lori Davis]

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Search for missing Dallas woman expands intocounty

Posted on: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:46:39 EDT
Jul 17, 2010 (Greenville Herald-Banner - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
Dallas police investigators were reportedly in Hunt County Thursday, searching for information in connection with the disappearance of a Dallas woman.

The Dallas Police Department's Incident Command Center was spotted in at least two locations in the county, including one spot just north of Greenville, during the day, although local authorities could not comment on why the officers were here.

"I can tell you the Dallas Police Department was in the area, following up some leads," said Hunt County Undersheriff Joe Knight. "I can tell you they definitely were here."

"They were in Hunt County and we did assist them," added Sheriff's Investigator Tommy Grandfield.

Knight and Grandfield referred inquiries regarding the investigation to the Dallas Police Department homicide unit. A message left with a spokesperson for the unit was not immediately returned.

A Facebook page created to publicize the disappearance of Lisa Stone of Dallas linked to a published report which indicated the Dallas officers were searching locally for evidence, but did not find anything.

Stone was last seen by a neighbor on June 6.

Anyone with information on Stone can call Dallas police at 214-671-3661, the Hunt County Sheriff's Office at 903-453-6800  or Hunt County Crime Stoppers at 903-457-2929.

[Denise Harrison]

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Vigil held for missing Dallas woman

12:00 AM CDT on Saturday, August 7, 2010
By JON NIELSEN / The Dallas Morning News
jnielsen@dallasnews.com

Friends of a missing Far East Dallas woman had a vigil Friday night, two months after she disappeared.

Nearly 70 people gathered in front of the home that Lisa Stone, 51, owned on a quiet cul-de-sac in the 3300 block of Truxillo Street. They wore maroon shirts emblazoned with "Looking for Lisa Stone" on the back and lighted candles in her memory.

Event organizer Joni Shannon said she hoped the vigil would honor Stone and remind people that their friend is still missing.

"We don't want to let this thing die right now," Shannon said. "We can't believe it's been two months. She would've come back by now. There would've been a body found."

Dallas police detectives are still seeking clues.

Shortly after Stone's June 4 disappearance, friends found her personal items, including family photos, jewelry and heirlooms, in a trash bin behind a convenience store near her home.

Investigators questioned Stone's partner, Sherry Henry, and have searched a rural area of Hunt County near Greenville. Nothing was found.

Henry wouldn't allow police in the house she and Stone shared, but when authorities obtained a search warrant they found no evidence of foul play – only 26 cats living in filthy conditions.

Henry has declined to comment on Stone's disappearance.

"We're not making any progress but trying to contact more people who know her," Dallas police Sgt. Gene Reyes said. "Somebody out there knows what happened. We just need them to call us. It's been very frustrating."

[Lori Davis]

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Classmates, friends host vigil for missing woman
By Kenny Green
Published: Thursday, August 12, 2010 4:25 PM CDT

A cul-de-sac in East Dallas filled with classmates and friends of 1977 Mesquite High School graduate Lisa Stone on Friday evening.

The crowd gathered inside a circle to host a prayer vigil for the return of Stone, who has been missing since early June.

“Although there is nothing specific we can report to you at this time that doesn’t mean that nothing is being done,” said Tammye Markle, a longtime friend of Stone and organizer of the vigil. “Rest assured that the police are working diligently to follow up with all leads that come forward. This is a very difficult case and we have been asked to be patient with the process. The right thing is going to happen. Patience is very difficult to muster during a time like this. Many of you here are Skeeter alumni; we have been amazed at how former MHS graduates have come together to support us.”

Markle was followed by a musical performance of “You’ve Got a friend” by Billy White, one of Stone’s MHS classmates. White also performed “Bridge over Troubled Water” during the vigil.

“I have known Lisa for 45 plus years,” said Brenda Hughes, another of Stone’s close friends. “We were the closest in middle school; all we talked about was becoming all-stars. She loved all of her close friends. She has a lot of friends, that’s obvious here tonight.”

Another one of those friends is Sherry Willmon, who couldn’t be there, but sent in a text message read by Hughes.

“Lisa lit up a crowded room when she walked into it,” the message read. “She was always smiling. Lisa was everybody’s best friend; I miss her very much.”

Collin County Commissioner Joe Jaynes, also a graduate of the MHS class of 1977, shared the memories of his friend.

“Lisa growing up was a little bit of a tomboy,” he said. “I think she could outrun and beat up every boy at Rutherford Elementary. Lisa was not a hand-shaker, she was a hugger. She accepted everyone for what they were. It is just great that this crowd could come out tonight.

“We never know what tomorrow is going to hold.”

Another close friend of Stone’s, Joni Shannon, spoke at the vigil.

“We are getting at an age where life and death go hand in hand whether we want to admit that or not,” she said. “Holding grudges and harboring anger hurts us and not the other person.”

Claudia Wilk also reflected on her friend, saying “I cannot remember not knowing Lisa. Lisa had a wonderful sense of humor, (she was) very lively.”

Wilk turned Stone’s full name, Lisa Lynn Stone, into a poem that she recited for the crowd. Each word, she said, reminded her of a characteristic that Stone possessed.

Stone’s friend Tina Wiley spoke of her passion to see justice is done.

“I will always remember when last she spoke my name,” Wiley said. “I will not let go of this until answers are found. I will not let go of this until she is found, until her perpetrator is caught.”

Following Wiley, there was a performance of “Amazing Grace” after which balloons with information about Stone were released into the air in hopes they will reach someone with information about the disappearance.

[Lori Davis]

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As DPD Look for Leads in Missing Woman's Disappearance, $10,000 Offered For Help
By Andrea Grimes, Mon., Aug. 16 2010 @ 3:16PM

Lisa Stone has been missing since June 4.

​At around 8 a.m. on Saturday, Tina Wiley was on Facebook messaging members of the now-1,821-member-strong
Looking for Lisa group: A reward is now being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whomever's responsible for the disappearance of 51-year-old Dallas woman Lisa Stone. Wiley and her friends have told me they rarely get a moment to think about anything but their friend's disappearance, and the call for Crime Stoppers tips is the latest step they're taking in their efforts to find out what happened to Stone.

Here's Wiley's message:
CRIME STOPPERS will pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment for a felony crime! Call Crime Stoppers 877.373.8477 if you have information about Lisa Stone's disappearance...or go online to http://ntcc.crimestoppersweb.com/ All tips are received anonymously.

There is also another $5,000 reward offered through an anonymous source for Lisa's safe return, or for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for her disappearance! Contact lookingforlisastone@yahoo.com.

Stone was last seen in June. Police are looking for leads -- one that lead to a search in Hunt County turned up nothing -- and can also be contacted at 214-671-4316 .

[Lori Davis]

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Social Media Increasingly Aids Hunt for Missing Americans
Author: John Egan
Published: September 03, 2010 at 9:43 am

Sept. 3 should be a happy day for friends of Lisa Stone of Dallas. It’s Stone’s birthday—a day that should be filled with cake and birthday cards and laughter and memories.

Instead, with Stone’s 52nd birthday upon them, friends are searching for her. She’s been missing since June 4.

But rather than let their anguish get the best of them, Stone’s loved ones have held prayer vigils and spread the word about the missing woman. Social media tools like Facebook and Twitter have proved invaluable for the effort to find Stone (photo).

In an August 2009 article, the Chicago Tribune noted:

“In the rapidly changing digital age, the same social networking sites that often are derided as places to trade gossip and waste time are increasingly being used to solve crimes and aid police in the hunt for missing persons. Yet police and private investigators say they’ve only begun tapping into the resources on sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, where millions of people from around the world instantly share information at the click of a button.”

One of the most powerful tools in the Stone outreach arsenal has been Facebook. More than 1,800 people are members of a Facebook page dedicated to finding Stone. Through the FundRazer tool on Facebook, leaders of the “Looking for Lisa Stone” campaign are raising money to pay for an independent investigation into her disappearance.

Several videos about Stone’s disappearance are posted on YouTube.

“It has been 3 months now and the trail ... is growing cold ... so, we must find answers NOW!” longtime friend Tina Wiley wrote on Facebook.

Wiley isn’t the only loved one turning to social media for help in finding a missing person. Each day, about 2,300 Americans are reported missing.

Family and friends have organized search efforts online to hunt for Clay Branham, 30, of Ely, Nev., who was last spotted July 17 checking out of a lodge in Kanah, Utah. Branham remains missing.

The “Finding Clay Branham” search group has more than 3,000 friends on Facebook.

In January, friends and family of Susan Powell launched a 72-hour social media blitz—through Facebook, Twitter and YouTube—in hopes of finding the missing stockbroker and mother of two from Utah. Powell, 28, was last seen at her home in West Valley City on Dec. 6, 2009.

Powell’s Facebook page has more than 46,000 members. The search for Powell continues.

Earlier this year, her friends and family established the Susan Cox Powell Foundation, in part “to assist families of missing persons by providing no-cost strategic media consulting services to ensure that their loved one’s face and name remain in the public eye as long as possible.” The foundation says on its website: “Susan’s legacy is service. Her example of providing for others and loving her friends and family through their trials has set the standard for the foundation which bears her name. We share her desire to help others and to provide service to those who experience the painful ordeal of a missing loved one.”

[Lori Davis]

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Friends Of Missing Dallas Woman Put Up Billboard
Sep 19, 2010 11:10 pm US/Central
By Andrea Lucia

DALLAS (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―  A new billboard overlooking Highway 635 is aiming to find answers in the disappearance of Lisa Stone, the 52-year-old Dallas woman who was last seen in June.

Friends gathered to pray near the sign Sunday night, lighting candles for their friend and letting a host of balloons sail into the air in her honor.

"She left her pets. She left everything that she loved," said Tina Wiley, a friend who helped organize the gathering.

As time slowly stretches on, Stone's friend's said they've lost hope of finding her alive.

"It's just now gotten to the point I can say that she's dead," said Jodi Shannon, Stone's friend of nearly 40 years. "Yea, she's been murdered. And we're fairly sure we know who it was."

These high school friends have raised money for additional billboards and private investigators. They've even done some of their own investigating. They believe they've found the woman who did it, but police have interviewed her and let her go without an arrest.

"I followed her to the dumpster and watched her dispose of Lisa's personal belongings… and I have no doubt," said Shannon.

Stone's friends said they will keep searching for closure despite their worst fears.

[Lori Davis]

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Vigil for Dallas woman missing since April

Posted on September 19, 2010 at 10:28 PM

DALLAS — Friends of a Dallas woman who has been missing since June held another vigil for Lisa Stone on Sunday evening.

They gathered under a billboard offering a reward for information in the puzzling case. Friends held hands, sang, and released red-and-white balloons.

Police have yet to find any trace of Stone; nor have they arrested anyone in connection with her disappearance.

Some of Stone's personal belongings were found in a dumpster after she vanished.

A $10,000 reward is offered for information; call Crime Stoppers at 877-373-8477 or 214-373-8477 if you can help.

[Lori Davis]

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America's Most Wanted profile for Lisa Stone

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The first vigil, outside Stone’s home in July. Last week we reported that Dallas police say they have “nothing to go on” in the disappearance of 52-year-old Lisa Stone, a lesbian from Dallas who’s believed to have met with foul play.

Over the weekend one of Stone’s longtime friends, Tina Wiley, sent along word that a vigil will be held this coming Friday, Dec. 10 to mark six months since Stone vanished.

“The first vigil was held in the heat of summer on July 4,” Wiley said. “With heavy hearts over our missing friend and the long wait for justice, we are now holding a Christmas prayer vigil for Lisa. Please join us in a show of support for our fellow classmate and beloved friend.”

The vigil will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday outside the home Stone shared with her partner, in the 3300 Block of Truxillo Drive in Dallas.

[Jenn]

Charley Project Profile for Lisa: http://www.charleypr...stone_lisa.html

[Deborah]

"48 Hours Mystery" preview: The Facebook Detectives


Lisa's friends are trying to find her.

[Lori Davis]

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NamUs profile for Lisa Stone - Case 10688

[Lori Davis]

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2 Years Later: Still Searching for Lisa Stone

Doug Magditch
7:14 p.m. CDT, June 3, 2012

MESQUITE— Lisa Stone has been missing for two years. June 5th marks the second anniversary of the day she disappeared.

Sunday, friends put on a benefit concert, to remind the public they're still searching for Stone, and hundreds of others missing in Texas.

In the past year detectives have gotten no new leads, no new clues, to find Stone.

But, her friends say they'll keep searching until they find her. Sunday's benefit concert focused on Stone, but it was also to bring awareness to, what Stone's friends call, the 'epidemic' of missing persons.

For the family's of missing persons, every day is another day of heartache.

"No new leads. No new information. We're still where we were a year ago," said Tammye Markle.

Stone's high school friends say they're fighting for answers and justice. The best way they know how to fight now, is by keeping her case current.

"I think people get complacent. As time goes by, people forget. they don't even remember that the person might be missing. So, it's very important to keep their name out," said Markle.

"You want to take action. You want to do something. I guess that's why I continue to do these events and the vigils and billboards, and the things that we've done, because at least I feel like I'm doing something positive," said Tina Stringer.

Stringer says searching for those who have vanished has become her life.

"That's what I do now. I'm the Texas State Outreach Coordinator for CUE and I'm trying to help other people," said Stringer.

The CUE Center for Missing Persons works to help friends and families find their missing loved ones. The proceeds from Sunday's benefit concert went to CUE.

Stone's friends were dubbed 'the Facebook Detectives' for their push to find Stone. Now, they're fighting for justice for other families, too.

"Until Lisa went missing, I had no idea how many people go missing daily. I believe it's a silent epidemic," said Stringer.

Their main focus is still their friend.

"There is no magic. For me, it's a daily fight. I do something daily for Lisa on the website, the blogs, Facebook. Just to keep the public aware," said Stringer.

[Lori Davis]

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For the love of Lisa

Friends, haven't given up in search for missing MHS grad

BY ELLEN BETTIS

Published on Friday, 12 April 2013 08:47

Friends of missing Mesquite High School graduate Lisa Stone led the effort to have a memorial bench and plaque placed in her honor at City Lake Park. (Courtesy Photo)

 

Lisa Stone disappeared without a trace from her Dallas home in June 2010. She left behind her pets, her possessions and a partner who didn’t seem to have any answers about her whereabouts. Stone was a caring, loyal woman. She enjoyed talking and getting together with friends she’d known since her days as a member of the Mesquite High School All Stars drill team.

 

“Lisa and I drifted apart over the years but we reconnected again in 2009 when I got on Facebook,” former teammate Tina Wiley Stringer said. “We stayed in daily contact until her disappearance in early June 2010. Lisa loved to chat, call and Facebook throughout the day and it was rare for a day to go by that I didn’t hear from her.”

 

But one day the communication ended. Stone stopped calling her friends and failed to update her Facebook status. Anyone who called to check on her was reassured by Stone’s partner, Sherry Henry, that Stone was fine. Still, she never seemed to be home – even when they called at odd hours. Finally, a neighbor filed a missing persons report but Stone’s friends quickly realized that police work would not be enough to find her.

 

“I believe that missing person cases involving grown adults, especially middle-age adults, are often swept aside,” Stringer said. “I was told that the Dallas Police Department could not assist in the case and that adults have the right to vanish whenever they want.”

 

The DPD conducted an investigation into the disappearance that was closed after only five days. As suspicions of foul play mounted, Stone’s friends began their own investigation. They collected evidence and urged law enforcement to obtain a warrant to search Stone and Henry’s home. 

Meanwhile, clues to what had happened to Stone were slipping away.

 

“Over a month had lapsed by the time the house was finally searched [by the DPD],” Stringer said. “By then, the house had been thoroughly cleaned, the bathroom scrubbed top to bottom with bleach and not even a single hair remained to get DNA.”

 

Despite dwindling hopes, the community hosted prayer vigils for Stone and continued to press those involved for information. Henry became a main suspect in the case after she refused to cooperate in the investigation and was seen disposing of Stone’s personal belongings at a 7-11 trash bin.

Still, evidence was sparse and police were unable to make an arrest.

 

“I can think of only one reason that a partner or intimate friend would refuse to cooperate in the search for their loved one and that is that the person has something to hide,” Stringer said.

 

Nearly three years have passed since Stone went missing but many of her friends are still focused on the case. They’ve created an online campaign called “For the Love of Lisa” in her honor that includes a website, Twitter handle, a YouTube video and a Facebook page. Each platform gives detailed information about the case and provides links that allow visitors to share the story or submit anonymous tips. Thanks to the campaign, Stone’s story received media attention and was even featured on the CBS news series, “48 Hours Mystery.”

 

“We came up with the ‘Love of Lisa’ name together as a group of her longtime friends,” Stringer said. “We would never have gotten attention for Lisa’s case without Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. From the start, we pushed Lisa’s case on Facebook on a daily basis.”

 

For some, Stone’s disappearance has been life-changing. Stringer’s work with the “For the Love of Lisa” campaign connected her with the Community United Effort Center for Missing Persons.

 

“So many people started reaching out to us on social media that we caught the attention of the CUE Center,” Stringer said. “I got involved with them and became a kind of spokesperson about how to get attention for a missing person. A lot of the time it is really hard for families to get attention for their missing loved ones.”

 

Since Stone went missing, Stringer has gained perspective on the missing persons issue.

 

“I worry that if I don’t speak for Lisa, she will have no voice,” Stringer said. “I worry that if I walk away, Lisa will become just another statistic. She deserves much more than that, as all missing persons deserve.”

[Lori Davis]

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Friends continue quest for info about Lisa Stone

 

WFAA 8:51 p.m. CDT June 6, 2015

 

MESQUITE — She has now been gone five long years, but Lisa Stone has not been forgotten.

 

Stone disappeared on June 5, 2010. To this day, no trace of her has been found and no one has been arrested in connection with her disappearance.

 

But Stone's longtime friends are still putting out the word, hoping someone knows something about what happened to her.

 

On Saturday, they gathered at City Lake Park in Mesquite — as they do each year — to celebrate Stone's life and to remind everyone that they haven't given up the fight to find her.

 

"I think it sends a message to the person out there who is responsible that Lisa's life is not disposable," said friend Tina Stringer. "Even though she had little family left, we are her family, and we are not going to forget. We're not going to move on."

 

Anyone with information on Stone can call Dallas police at 214-671-3661, the Hunt County Sheriff's Office at 903-453-6800  or Hunt County Crime Stoppers at 903-457-2929. 

[Deborah]

Lisa is still missing.

 

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