1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:13,440 The views and opinions expressed in Cold and Missing are exclusively those of the hosts. 2 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:18,120 All parties mentioned are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 3 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:22,420 Cold and Missing also contains adult themes and languages and is intended for a mature 4 00:00:22,420 --> 00:00:23,620 audience. 5 00:00:23,620 --> 00:00:33,840 Listener discretion is advised. 6 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:35,640 Welcome back everyone. 7 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,440 Welcome back to Cold and Missing. 8 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,160 I'm your host, Ali McLaughlin-Sulkowski. 9 00:00:40,160 --> 00:00:43,240 And I am your co-host, Eli Sulkowski. 10 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:48,640 And here at Cold and Missing, we cover cold cases and unresolved missing person cases. 11 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,880 We are also a podcast that is true crime. 12 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,920 Yes, but we're rooted in community care. 13 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:55,920 Oh yes. 14 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:57,600 So let's get into it. 15 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:58,600 Alrighty. 16 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,920 Just before we get into the story, I just wanted to talk a little bit about the content 17 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:04,560 warning for this case. 18 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:09,680 This week we are going to be talking about a missing child and a missing person with 19 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:11,480 disabilities. 20 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:17,480 So this week we are covering the missing person's case of Diamond Bynum and King Walker. 21 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:23,040 And this takes place July 25, 2015 in Gary, Indiana. 22 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,680 King at this time is two years old. 23 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:31,040 He was born May 11, 2013, and he would be nine years old today. 24 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:36,440 The family describes King as a playful, happy child, always getting into something, knows 25 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:41,920 a handful of words at this time, but isn't speaking in complete sentences yet. 26 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:43,200 Loves to run and be chased. 27 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:48,060 This is his new favorite game, according to the family, and at the time of his disappearance, 28 00:01:48,060 --> 00:01:51,360 he was three feet tall and 35 pounds. 29 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,180 He was wearing a blue shirt and red shorts. 30 00:01:54,180 --> 00:01:56,800 He has brown eyes and black hair. 31 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,680 And King is Diamond's nephew. 32 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:06,540 Diamond in 2015 is 21 years old and she was born February 18, 1994. 33 00:02:06,540 --> 00:02:11,080 So she'll actually turn 29 this month of February, 2023. 34 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:17,840 It has Prader-Willi syndrome, or PWS, and this is a genetic disorder which causes intellectual 35 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:23,560 delays, extreme flexibility, and excessive hunger, often insatiable hunger that can never 36 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,280 be satisfied. 37 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,920 Because of this, her family says she operated like a seven-year-old. 38 00:02:28,920 --> 00:02:32,000 She lived with her father and stepmother in Gary, Indiana. 39 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:37,000 The family had just moved here a few months earlier in February of 2015. 40 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,040 Family described Diamond as bubbly and very friendly. 41 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,700 She loved playing games on her tablet. 42 00:02:42,700 --> 00:02:48,320 At the time of her disappearance, she was four feet, eight inches, 230 pounds. 43 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,500 She has black hair and brown eyes. 44 00:02:50,500 --> 00:02:54,700 She also had gold streaks in her hair at the time of her disappearance and family says 45 00:02:54,700 --> 00:02:57,360 she walks with a noticeable limp. 46 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:02,160 She was wearing blue or purple pants and a white t-shirt at the time she disappeared. 47 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,600 So let's get into the timeline of events here. 48 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:13,040 On Friday, July 24, 2015, Ariana Walker drops off King at her father's house for the weekend. 49 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:18,880 This was a regular occurrence so Ariana could take cosmetology classes on Saturday in Chicago. 50 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,380 King's Pawpaw and his Aunt Diamond are his favorite people. 51 00:03:22,380 --> 00:03:27,720 The family at this time live on the 500 block of Matthew Street in Gary, Indiana. 52 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:34,840 On Saturday, July 25, 2015, Eugene Bynum, that's Diamond's dad and King's Pawpaw, 53 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:40,200 leaves for work and Susanne Bynum, Diamond's stepmother, are alone at home. 54 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:45,880 At around 10.20 in the morning, Diamond and King lay down for a morning nap and shortly 55 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:49,040 after Susanne also lays down for a nap. 56 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:54,160 At 11 o'clock a.m., Susanne wakes up and finds Diamond and King are gone. 57 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:58,840 She quickly checks the home and the surrounding streets looking for a sign of them. 58 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,880 When she doesn't see anything, she calls Eugene and tells him to come home, which he 59 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,760 does, and then she calls police. 60 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:11,200 Family believe that Diamond and King are together and one of the following possibilities happened. 61 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:16,220 The first one is that Diamond took King to a nearby store and got lost. 62 00:04:16,220 --> 00:04:20,800 Family quickly dropped this in the coming days since the home kitchen was stocked full 63 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:25,200 with food and nothing was touched, so she wouldn't have needed to go to the store for 64 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,200 anything. 65 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:31,800 So the family believe that it's more plausible that one of these two scenarios happened. 66 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:36,800 Either King opened the front door and ran outside for Diamond to chase him. 67 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,760 King was faster than Diamond, so he could have ran far enough away from the home that 68 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,200 the pair became lost. 69 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:49,300 Or that Diamond took King for a walk but got lost since she was unfamiliar with Gary. 70 00:04:49,300 --> 00:04:54,320 In Hammond, her prior hometown, neighbors knew her and would help her get back home 71 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,560 when she was lost, but this was not the case in Gary. 72 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:01,920 A McDonald's employee will later report seeing the pair. 73 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:05,960 Employees gave them food but were unaware at the time that the pair were missing so 74 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,800 police were not called. 75 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:12,220 Police are never able to confirm if they were at the McDonald's since security footage 76 00:05:12,220 --> 00:05:14,440 never captures them there. 77 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:18,520 Diamond's cell phone and her tablet were also left behind at her home. 78 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:24,880 On Sunday, July 26, 2015, police began receiving numerous tips that Diamond and King have been 79 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:28,920 seen, but by that evening, none of these reports have panned out. 80 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:32,760 On Monday, July 27, 2015, this is Eugene's birthday. 81 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,440 He says, quote, this was the worst birthday ever. 82 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,280 My whole family is out looking. 83 00:05:37,280 --> 00:05:38,280 I'm distraught. 84 00:05:38,280 --> 00:05:39,360 End quote. 85 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:43,680 Police and family begin canvassing the neighborhood with flyers and investigators continue to 86 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,320 go door to door talking with neighbors. 87 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:51,940 On Wednesday, July 29, 2015, police began a large search calling in Porter County search 88 00:05:51,940 --> 00:05:58,280 and rescue, the FBI's gang response investigative team, and the Indiana Department of Homeland 89 00:05:58,280 --> 00:06:01,480 Security District 1 to assist in the search. 90 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:06,160 Police start at the Bynum home and go block by block checking abandoned homes. 91 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,040 This is no small task. 92 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:14,080 Gary, Indiana has around 15,000 abandoned homes and buildings at this time. 93 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:19,080 Investigators use canines to track their scents to a gas station before the dogs lose it. 94 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:24,600 On Thursday, July 30, 2015, authorities continue the block by block search. 95 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:28,280 Altogether they will cover 24 city blocks. 96 00:06:28,280 --> 00:06:31,600 Investigators said that most of the abandoned buildings were unlocked. 97 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:36,560 In some cases, the homes would be so full of trash they could adventure far inside. 98 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:40,520 Police also receive a tip that Diamond and King are being cared for by someone. 99 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:44,800 Gary police say, quote, we think someone is caring for them somewhere. 100 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,680 Whoever that person is, please come forward. 101 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:48,680 End quote. 102 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:53,120 No sign of any significance is found by searchers, according to police on this day. 103 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:59,400 On Friday, July 31, police carry out the third and final day of searching with Homeland Security. 104 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:04,000 Eugene said, quote, that makes me feel lucky, makes me feel blessed that more than just 105 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,680 Gary is looking for my kid and my grandkid. 106 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:07,680 End quote. 107 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,280 Another possible sighting of Diamond was reported. 108 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:15,480 The tip said that Diamond was at a bus stop in Hammond, her prior hometown, asking for 109 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,240 food and someone gave her $50. 110 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:21,460 It's never been confirmed if this was in fact Diamond. 111 00:07:21,460 --> 00:07:25,440 Just over one week, Diamond and King have been missing on August 3rd. 112 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:31,080 Police call off all official police searches saying, quote, the resources have dried up. 113 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:32,080 End quote. 114 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,080 And that's Lieutenant Thomas Pollack. 115 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:39,720 On August 4th, 2015, family and community volunteers continue to search abandoned buildings 116 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:41,200 in the area. 117 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:45,200 Eugene is staying out until 1 a.m. most nights searching. 118 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,480 Quote, it's very hard. 119 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:51,720 I've been questioning myself and everything that's going on, just looking for some answers 120 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:55,420 from somewhere or someone to point me in the right direction. 121 00:07:55,420 --> 00:07:56,420 It's heartbreaking. 122 00:07:56,420 --> 00:08:01,160 I just want somebody to have a heart and take a little bit of time out of their day just 123 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:02,560 to look a little. 124 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,120 And if you see them call and this could be over. 125 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:06,120 End quote. 126 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:10,200 And that's Ariana Walker, King's mother, Diamond's sister. 127 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:14,820 On August 5th, this is 11 days Diamond and King have been missing. 128 00:08:14,820 --> 00:08:18,860 Police announced that they have asked other police agencies in the county to be on the 129 00:08:18,860 --> 00:08:21,520 lookout for Diamond and King. 130 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,560 Investigators also announced that they are shifting their focus to investigate the registered 131 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,660 sex offenders near the Bynum home. 132 00:08:28,660 --> 00:08:33,280 Police say there are 21 registered sex offenders within a mile of the Bynum home. 133 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:37,680 The family also announces a thousand dollar reward for information leading to their safe 134 00:08:37,680 --> 00:08:38,680 return. 135 00:08:38,680 --> 00:08:43,680 On Saturday, August 8th, 2015, the family plead for help in searching from both the 136 00:08:43,680 --> 00:08:45,960 public and police agencies. 137 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,360 The family went Homeland Security back to help. 138 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:52,960 Quote, the Gary Police Department do not have the manpower to be as effective in the search 139 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:54,560 as we would like them to be. 140 00:08:54,560 --> 00:08:55,560 End quote. 141 00:08:55,560 --> 00:08:57,140 And that's Eugene Bynum. 142 00:08:57,140 --> 00:09:01,940 The family also press how critical it is that they come home as Diamond has been without 143 00:09:01,940 --> 00:09:04,480 her daily medication for two weeks. 144 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:09,560 On August 14th, 2015, police announced a person of interest in the case. 145 00:09:09,560 --> 00:09:15,080 A 34 year old man from Gary is sought in connection with the disappearance of Diamond and King. 146 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,980 It will take police weeks to find him, but he'll eventually be ruled out during their 147 00:09:18,980 --> 00:09:22,260 search leaving the police back to square one. 148 00:09:22,260 --> 00:09:25,880 Police are saying at this time that they are still hopeful that there will be a positive 149 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:26,880 ending. 150 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:33,180 On August 19th, 2015, the family resumes searching for the pair and are unaided at this time 151 00:09:33,180 --> 00:09:34,560 by police. 152 00:09:34,560 --> 00:09:39,640 On August 29th, the family hold a press conference to mark the one month of the pair missing. 153 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:44,720 They are upset that an Amber alert was not issued when the pair went missing. 154 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:49,160 Diamond did not meet the criteria because she was 21 years old and King did not meet 155 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:53,720 their criteria because it was believed that he was not in any danger since he was with 156 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,640 his aunt Diamond. 157 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:59,500 Family still want an alert issued despite the time that has passed. 158 00:09:59,500 --> 00:10:03,600 Family also say there have been reports of them seen on the south side of Chicago with 159 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:07,040 a white couple eating at various fast food restaurants. 160 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,360 Again, these reports go unconfirmed. 161 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:15,440 On Wednesday, September 2nd, almost six weeks since Diamond and King have vanished, a silver 162 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,980 alert is put out for Diamond. 163 00:10:17,980 --> 00:10:23,320 Silver alerts are used for missing senior citizens or people with disabilities. 164 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:27,560 There is never an Amber alert issued for King Walker. 165 00:10:27,560 --> 00:10:31,320 On September 4th, police get a tip out of Blue Island, Illinois. 166 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:36,080 This is about 25 miles from Gary, Indiana, that Diamond and King were seen near a gas 167 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:37,080 station. 168 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:43,280 But when police arrive and review the surveillance footage, it shows that it is not them. 169 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:48,480 The next day on September 5th, the body of a two-year-old boy is found in Garfield Park 170 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:52,520 Lagoon in Chicago, Illinois, about an hour away from Gary. 171 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:58,820 Family are sure it is not King, but investigators submit a DNA analysis to the FBI. 172 00:10:58,820 --> 00:11:03,920 It will take a few months, but this is ultimately ruled not to be King Walker. 173 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:08,240 Family continue to search for Diamond and King and call on local churches to commit 174 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:12,640 to one day throughout the month to support the family and their search efforts. 175 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:17,040 On September 25th, the family hold a press conference to mark two months of Diamond and 176 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:18,400 King missing. 177 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:22,360 The family still believes that someone is caring for the pair, unaware that they are 178 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:23,360 missing. 179 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:27,600 Arianna Walker says, quote, I don't even think she knows how to ask for help or how 180 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:32,320 to say we're lost or even to ask to use the phone and that's what makes it difficult. 181 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:33,320 End quote. 182 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,880 The family also announced that they will not press charges if someone is holding them and 183 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:38,360 returns them safe. 184 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:44,000 The family goes on to say that canines tracked the sent to a gas station in Gary, Indiana, 185 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,960 but the gas station has not been forthcoming with the video. 186 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:52,480 The family actually held a protest in front of the gas station to put pressure on them 187 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:53,760 to release the video. 188 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:57,840 Later in a police statement, investigators will say that they have the video from the 189 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,980 gas station and there is nothing of significance on it. 190 00:12:00,980 --> 00:12:04,480 On October 25th, this is three months now. 191 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:09,160 The family begs for help from the police and the community to help them search, quote, 192 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:14,280 our hearts break, but we have to keep fighting and keep looking because somebody has them. 193 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:15,280 End quote. 194 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:19,420 And that's Daisy Bynum, Diamond's grandma and King's great grandma. 195 00:12:19,420 --> 00:12:24,360 On December 25th of 2015, Christmas marks the five month anniversary of Diamond and 196 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:25,880 King being missing. 197 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:30,840 Eugene, Diamond's father and King's grandpa says, quote, every day life is hard. 198 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:33,760 The holidays don't really mean nothing to us anymore. 199 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:34,760 End quote. 200 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:40,520 So moving into the year 2016 on April 25th, it's been nine months and family confirmed 201 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:45,680 that there have been no confirmed sightings of King and Diamond despite all the tips and 202 00:12:45,680 --> 00:12:46,960 reports of them. 203 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:51,520 The family have stopped searching abandoned houses and are focusing on getting Diamond 204 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:55,220 and King's photo out, quote, they could be anywhere right now. 205 00:12:55,220 --> 00:12:59,840 We need help in this surrounding area in the Midwest and even further than that. 206 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:01,200 We just need help. 207 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:02,200 End quote. 208 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:03,440 And that's Eugene Bynum. 209 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:09,380 On July 31st, the family gathered to mark the one year of them being gone, but there 210 00:13:09,380 --> 00:13:11,680 have been no updates in the case. 211 00:13:11,680 --> 00:13:15,840 The family remains hopeful, quote, I get a strong sense they're still with us. 212 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:20,600 I believe the Lord doesn't leave us ignorant about our children, but they aren't on their 213 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:21,600 own. 214 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,120 There was no way Diamond could care for a baby. 215 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:26,480 Our hearts are broken, but our spirits are not. 216 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:28,320 They haven't found any bodies. 217 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:30,440 We need answers and we need help. 218 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:31,440 End quote. 219 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:32,800 And that's Daisy Bynum. 220 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:38,880 In October of 2016, this is around one year and three months, the Northwest Indiana Major 221 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:43,400 Crimes Task Force announced that they'll investigate the case. 222 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:48,400 The task force will bring in detectives from different agencies across the state of Indiana 223 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,120 to review the case. 224 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:54,280 Quote, investigators strongly believe that someone knows what happened to Diamond and 225 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:57,920 King and more importantly, where they are at right now. 226 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:01,520 We are counting on information from the public to help us find them. 227 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:02,520 End quote. 228 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,120 And that's Rob Bird, the task force spokesperson. 229 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:10,880 November 1st, 2016, this is just a couple of weeks later, the Northwest Indiana Major 230 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:16,880 Crimes Task Force at this point have re-interviewed people, submitted several items for further 231 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:21,880 testing, re-canvassed areas with K9s and executed one search warrant. 232 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:26,560 When pressed for further details about what items were submitted or where the search warrant 233 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:32,160 was executed, they did not give any details, but they report that nothing comes from these 234 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:33,160 efforts. 235 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:35,560 No new leads, no new clues. 236 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:41,080 On May 26th, 2018, so Diamond and King have been missing for almost three years at this 237 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:42,080 point. 238 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,400 Police say they have not received a tip in over a year. 239 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:50,360 July 25th of 2020, after five years of them being missing, the family remains hopeful 240 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:54,080 that they'll be found, but there have been no new leads. 241 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:59,880 And then most recently, in July 25th of 2022, this is seven years that Diamond and King 242 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:01,680 have been missing. 243 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:05,840 Police release a new age-progress photo of King, where he's been age-progressed to 244 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:07,360 nine years of age. 245 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:12,600 The family meet with investigators and police say that a recent tip had taken them to the 246 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:14,620 East Coast and Florida. 247 00:15:14,620 --> 00:15:20,800 No updates on the case since then, but if you know anything about what happened to Diamond 248 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:26,000 Bynum or King Walker, please call the Gary Police Department at 219-881-1260. 249 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:34,120 Again, that's 219-881-1260. 250 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:40,680 And the sources for today's podcast come from ABC 7 News, Medium.com, The Charlie Project, 251 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,520 The Chicago Tribune, and The Times. 252 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,840 So that's the case of Diamond Bynum and King Walker. 253 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,240 They are still missing today. 254 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:53,240 Yeah, hard to listen to in knowing. 255 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:54,640 I know their faces now. 256 00:15:54,640 --> 00:16:01,360 You know, you have to put a face to the name to know that that type of like, pure innocence 257 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:07,040 is just like lost out there and how easily that can be manipulated and like torn down 258 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:08,040 in a person. 259 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,360 So it's just very worried immediately. 260 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:12,360 Yeah. 261 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:17,600 I mean, even though Diamond is 21 years old, she's very much a child in the way that she 262 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:18,600 interacts with the world. 263 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:19,600 And she's very small, too. 264 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,320 Yeah, she's very small and King is very small. 265 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:25,520 I'm not laughing because I think that that's that's funny. 266 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:29,200 I'm also I'm a short man. 267 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:36,040 But I was smiling because I'm thinking of the pictures of her and. 268 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:44,320 Like she's like noticeable as a person because of like, obviously because of her smile. 269 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,960 Yeah, she has a very noticeable smile. 270 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:51,300 And of course, we'll be posting pictures on our Instagram of the two along with the age 271 00:16:51,300 --> 00:16:55,280 progress photos of King as to what he might look like today. 272 00:16:55,280 --> 00:17:04,160 But, you know, even though it's been seven years now, the family is still really hopeful 273 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:10,120 and really believe that somebody has them and has been caring for them all these years. 274 00:17:10,120 --> 00:17:13,640 In this circumstance, that's like absolute best case scenario. 275 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:18,840 You know, what's really unfortunate, though, is to hear that, like, the resources have 276 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:23,480 dried up because I think with the last couple of years have shown us if you've been paying 277 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:31,620 attention with, you know, police brutality and some more transparency from police departments 278 00:17:31,620 --> 00:17:35,180 and where they're what their budget is, you have the money, you do. 279 00:17:35,180 --> 00:17:37,760 You're just not funneling it to where it needs to go. 280 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,220 It's not shared properly. 281 00:17:40,220 --> 00:17:43,040 So that was pretty immediately. 282 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:46,400 I felt like what a failure. 283 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:52,000 We don't have enough money to look like how dare you say that to someone when it's your 284 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,560 job to do so. 285 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:54,560 Right. 286 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:55,560 Yeah. 287 00:17:55,560 --> 00:18:00,360 And it's really sad because the family again and again, at the end of almost every statement 288 00:18:00,360 --> 00:18:03,720 they make to the media is like, we need help. 289 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:07,360 Please help us please come out volunteer like the community come out. 290 00:18:07,360 --> 00:18:08,360 We need help. 291 00:18:08,360 --> 00:18:12,720 And that's like always what they say is like, there's just so many places to look. 292 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:16,560 They just need the eyes there and they didn't have them. 293 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:17,760 They didn't have them. 294 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:22,760 They got like three days of a really big, intense search. 295 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:23,760 But that was it. 296 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:29,640 You know, like that was really the end of it was those three days. 297 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:31,120 Pretty immediately. 298 00:18:31,120 --> 00:18:36,040 I felt, you know, and this was because I, you know, saw the picture, it was really hard 299 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:45,240 to not draw the conclusion that systemic racism played a role here, you know, and I, it's 300 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:51,680 a privilege for me to like sit here and talk about it and not experience it, you know, 301 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:56,360 but again, like I said, I think if you've been like paying attention, especially the 302 00:18:56,360 --> 00:19:03,720 last couple of years, like you can pretty clearly see what cases get the attention and 303 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:10,960 all cases suddenly have tons of money to to like continue the trajectory of a search. 304 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:18,520 And yeah, just again, like blow after blow, like this family was essentially given nothing. 305 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:19,520 Yeah. 306 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:23,200 And it's 2000. 307 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:30,480 It's now like cameras everywhere, phones everywhere. 308 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:34,840 Like I don't understand what happened with the gas station either. 309 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:39,960 I understand that sometimes things need to be held close to the chest on law enforcement's 310 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,840 end for whatever reasons. 311 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:48,960 I understand that there are like complexities there, you know, and in place for a reason, 312 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:51,680 but you couldn't even show the family. 313 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:52,680 Yeah. 314 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:53,680 Why? 315 00:19:53,680 --> 00:20:00,200 And this is again in reference to the sent dogs leading to a gas station and the family 316 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:05,720 never really gets to see this footage from the surveillance video and they hold a protest 317 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:07,760 there surveillance. 318 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:08,760 Correct me if I'm wrong. 319 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:13,280 The surveillance video has imagery of them on it. 320 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:14,280 That's not clear. 321 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:18,240 So yeah, that's that's shady. 322 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:22,760 So the family believe that the sent dogs go there and then they lose the sense. 323 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:28,520 So they want to review the tape and then police say that they have the tape, but there's nothing 324 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,080 of significance on it. 325 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:37,440 So we don't know exactly what is or is not on that tape or if it shows diamond at all 326 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:38,800 or King at all. 327 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:44,600 Yeah, like I think it's like about trust, you know, very, very clearly there there is 328 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,080 a disrespect. 329 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:52,720 I think building that trust maybe is like being honest with the people that you're working 330 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:53,720 with. 331 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:54,720 It's it's unfortunate. 332 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:58,640 Where were the people that were supposed to be helping these folks? 333 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:04,840 Why didn't we know how how you know, like literally you and I, how did we not know about 334 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:05,840 this? 335 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,960 You know, I actually did know about this case for a while. 336 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:09,960 Oh, you did. 337 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:18,160 I I grew up in Northwest Indiana and I actually know diamonds like high school teacher and 338 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:19,480 this all came out. 339 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:28,280 I remember seeing on Facebook about it and seeing like a personal testimony about how 340 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:33,880 like sweet and loving and kind diamond is and like, please get this baby home. 341 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,520 I'm really glad that you brought it back. 342 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:41,560 Oh, yeah, this is a case that I've wanted to cover on the podcast. 343 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:48,720 But sometimes with cases that I've been following for years, I hope that they something happens 344 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:52,960 to them and they they're not cold or they're not missing anymore. 345 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:58,120 So like I, I kind of hold out a little bit and hope that they'll be solved and that they 346 00:21:58,120 --> 00:21:59,640 don't need to be covered here. 347 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:05,080 But yeah, it felt really important to get Diamond and King's story out there. 348 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:13,320 Again, if you know anything, please call the Gary Police Department at 219-881-1260. 349 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:17,680 And like I mentioned earlier, we will be posting photos of diamonds. 350 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:23,640 You'll get to see her beautiful shining face and King along with his age progress photo 351 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:24,980 to nine years old. 352 00:22:24,980 --> 00:22:28,880 So that way you can get an idea of what he looks like today. 353 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:36,280 Now as of 2023, while you're in your podcast app, while we're shutting down here, go ahead 354 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:40,400 and rate us five stars, leave us a written review, thumbs up. 355 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:41,760 You know what I'm asking you to do. 356 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:46,860 The more people that rate and review our show, the more people will eventually see this. 357 00:22:46,860 --> 00:22:51,480 The algorithm works in mysterious ways, but we know this is one way that it works. 358 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:57,800 So please tell your friends about it or leave a review that helps other people find these 359 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:03,080 cases, which ultimately just gets more eyes looking for not only Diamond and King, but 360 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:06,680 for everybody that we've covered and will continue to cover on the podcast. 361 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:07,680 That's it. 362 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:08,680 That's all I have. 363 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,680 Have a good week and stay safe, y'all. 364 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:18,680 Stay safe, y'all.