October 03, 2003
Police Progress in Missing Boys Case
Police have received their first real breakthrough in the investigation concerning the five missing boys on Grand Bahama.
Police in Freeport are holding a Bahamian man for questioning in connection with the disappearance of the five missing boys.
This is the first major breakthrough in the case that has left the nation shocked and international police forces assisting in the investigation baffled.
Until the arrest, the lack of evidence has been a "bitter pill" for police to swallow. Now they are hopeful that this will be the first step towards solving the case.
Police are hesitant to release any information on the man arrested, only to say that there was substantial evidence to bring him in for questioning, and that he is a Bahamian.
Hundreds of Grand Bahama residents gathered in the area of the Winn Dixie food store, the place where all five of the missing boys worked, after police on a warrant closed the store for a search.
Rumours spread about what may have happened including the belief that body parts were found in a freezer in the store. Police have denied all the rumoured reports.
The crowd was also incensed that a Bahamian might have committed the crime and not a foreigner as they had thought.
Police still urged the public to come forward with any information that might be useful. Contact the incident room at: 351-9111 or 351-9991.
Posted by admin at October 3, 2003 11:14 PM