Cadaver Dog Picks Up Scent of Deceased Body at Baby Lisa Irwin’s Home
- Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:14pm by
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (The Blaze/AP) — An FBI cadaver dog reacted to the scent of a dead person inside the Kansas City home where a baby girl disappeared nearly three weeks ago, according to a police affidavit released Friday.
The affidavit was filed to support a search warrant request for the home of Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin, who reported their 10-month-old daughter, Lisa Irwin, missing Oct. 4 and said someone must have crept into the home and taken the girl while the mother and two other boys slept.
The affidavit said the dog taken into the house Monday indicated a “positive ‘hit’ for the scent of a deceased human in an area of the floor of Bradley’s bedroom near the bed.” A judge approved the warrant Tuesday and police and the FBI conducted a daylong search Wednesday.
Court documents filed Friday said police took blankets, toys and clothing from the house, as well as rolls of tape and a tape dispenser.
The family’s local lawyer, Cynthia Short, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment, and police declined to discuss what they found.
“We aren’t able to talk about specifics of the case,” said police spokeswoman Stacey Graves. “The documents that were made public will have to stand on their own.”
The FBI dogs, which often are used at both disaster and crime scenes, are trained “specially to recognize the scent of decaying, decomposing human flesh,” retired FBI special agent Jeff Lanza said Friday.
“That’s what they hit on. What the dogs are saying is that they smell that scent,” Lanza said. “That can be the scent of an actual body decomposing, or residual scents after the body is no longer there.”
Wednesday‘s search was perhaps law enforcement’s most aggressive yet at the parent’s home, drawing officers armed with shovels, rakes and other tools who hauled off bags that appeared to be full of potential evidence.
Police also brought in a bomb and arson truck to assist the search, though spokesman Capt. Steve Young said there were no indications of explosives in the house. Some bomb detection devices use X-ray technology to scan solid objects to reveal items concealed within. An AP reporter saw investigators carrying at least a dozen thin, black rectangular sheets away from the home during the afternoon.
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Comments (103)
garyM
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:48pmI guess we’ll have another 6 months of Foxnews redundant reporting like we did in the Caley Anthony trial only to end of up in an expensive injustice!
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 8:08pmAt the risk of sounding cold,i think the mother killed that baby,the father was working that night the only night of the week he worked and mother couldn’t handle baby by herself and she also failed polygraph test i think there is no other explanation!
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 8:56pmDoes anyone know how long a Human body (especailly an 11 month old) takes to leave a “deceased body” scent? I can’t imagine a small child (or an adult) being dead for only a few hours leaving a “deceased body” scent. Anyone got any clues?
Report Post »9635kari
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 9:21pmI agree with the Monk. The body of the child was there in the morning and possibly dead at night? It would take awhile for there to be the scent of a decaying corpse.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 10:14pmIf you read the article, it stated that the dog was brought in 3 weeks after the child disappeared.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 11:12pm@Bluebonnet
Report Post »But the “body” wasn’t there for 3 weeks. Are you saying that if a person dies and is moved within a few hours that it will continue to decompose at the death site and leave a smell trace? Please enlighten me on this.
oldschoolgreen
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 1:27amMom is drunk. Baby falls out of crib and dies. Home is warm. Necrosis sets in pretty quick. All those little microbes in your gut are working overtime. No gas passing now everything is building up inside you. Baby lays there undiscovered for 3-4 hours in a house in MO in the summer? Mom discovers her. Freaks out. Takes another hour or two to come up with a plan. Poor child could have lain in place for as long as 6 or 7 hours before being moved. Was there blood soaked into the carpet? Missouri in the summer. Yeah there could be an odor.
Report Post »The Catbird
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 7:21amThese dogs have an extremely keen sense of smell and will pick up on scents that won ever register on our honkers. It was said above but get ready for the Anthony story, part II. This will be the proverbial “Bread and Circuses” to distract the Prolls as the nation teeters further over the abyss.
Report Post »garyM
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:45pmNow who would have thought that. O’reilly even had that ine pegs! No reason to suspect the Mom, she is a good Mom everyone said. Only got drunk one time on wine, the say the baby went missing! Hmmmm!
Report Post »powedj
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:43pmI have always suspected: the baby is dead.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 10:34pmThat’s why she got drunk. She wanted to forget what she did.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 11:15pm@Bluebonnet
Report Post »Oh, I get it. You’re a progressive poser trying to stir things up. I got your ticket Bluebonnet.
cassandra
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:36pmwhen you see a so called mother fake crying (no tears) for her missing baby one minute and talking plain the next ( can you say casey anthony)
Report Post »yetibunker
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:51pmor susan smith
Report Post »ZengaPA65
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:22pmA dingo ate the baby!
Report Post »Tronix
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:46pmElaine Benes
Report Post »TwoMinuteMan
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:19pmI pray that they find baby lisa safe and healthy.
Report Post »AnnaSergeevna
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:42pmDidn’t you just read the article? The baby is dead.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:16pmWhere was Casey Anthony when this happened?
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 8:26pmThis is probably Casey’s long lost half sister. Unfortunately thought this would be the sad ending for poor little Lisa. Hell…. if you saw the video of her interviewed on Fox….. all I ended up thinking was …. GUILTY…. GUILTY…. GUILTY. This is also a fine example of why you should choose your friends very wisely. I just get sick to my stomach thinking about all of this. God rest Lisa’s soul.
Next story will probably be…. it was SIDS…. …. and they panicked or Mom had post partem (sp?) depression . Thank God I don’t watch regular TV any more…. couldn’t watch this Casey Antony part deux.
Report Post »bailey08
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:12pmThree eye witnesses saw a man carrying a baby on that night in the area of Lisa’s home.
Report Post »If the mom was drunk and accidently smothered Lisa there’s no way she could have been sober enough to make the scene look like a break-in and dispose of the baby.
I‘m wondering if the guy carrying the baby was Bradley’s brother.
Lisa’s dad had an alibi.
And what about Bradley’s sons. Wouldn’t they wake up during all of this? She said one of her sons was sleeping with her that night.
I keep hoping someone will drop little Lisa off and it ends well.
NOBAMA201258
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 8:10pmGET REAL! the mother did this!
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 8:59pmI think he just said the brother was in on it, not he killed her. The baby probably wouldn’t stop crying, and mom wanted to get drunk, so she shut her up. Alcoholic black out is no excuse, you shouldn’t get drunk with a baby in the house. Period.
Report Post »Atrocities
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:05pmMom and Dad going to jail….. :(
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:55pmIt is a sad thing if she didn’t do it and they are spending so much time focusing on the parents.
Report Post »M13
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:54pmHow do we know that the cops are even telling the truth? Because we all they would never lie, or plant evidence or commit pergury, right?
Report Post »motonutt
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:10pm@M13….What would motivate the cops to frame her? Really….what would cops have to gain by framing this woman….nothing.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:17pmThe jobs of cops is to arrest people and make Convictions.That is their reason.Everyone wants to do good at their jobs.
Report Post »obama-mecca-me-sick
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:20pmIf the mom had passed out drunk , did she accidentally roll over and smother the baby? What if the baby had been sleeping in the bed with mom and 5 year old brother and had crawled or fallen out and dad came home,didnt know she was there and accidentally stepped on her and crushed her to death and he hid the body and phones? Or it was really a stranger abduction and the police are just using psyops on the parents, because they have no suspects? No telling what the truth is, yet. Pray for that sweet little baby.
Report Post »READRIGHTHERE
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:20pmThe reality is, statistically speaking, it is always more likely that Mom/Dad or both or some other close family member committed the crime against the child. So rare to think that some stranger would just pop in and take the child. Tragic, dispicable, but true.
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 10:18pmYou sound like another franny piven educated idiot m13
Report Post »Lowcal
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 6:13amYour tin foil hat a little too tight?
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:53pmCan a dog tell the difference between the residual scents of a human and a mouse? Or how about a human or someone whom picks their feet next to their bed and leaves dry skin from their feet on the floor?
Report Post »PATH2
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:15pmYes, they can. They are trained to do so.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:24pmThey said to day that they are over 90% accurate .. that is a very good stat.
Report Post »Jubarnes87
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:39pmA decaying mouse and human are completely different smells….totally different levels. Two, I want to know who could possibly have feet that smell like a rotting corpse. Feet skin, really?
Report Post »Tronix
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:57pmA well trained blind dog would confirm you that the Barry’s birth certificate is fake.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 8:48pmActually dogs are over 90 percent accurate for smelling death in general (that’s why often dogs will begin rolling on the ground to get the scent on them), and in the last few years cadaver dogs have mistaken dead animals for what their trainers thought the dogs were smelling human corpses.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 8:51pmBut I know that people like a clean easy closed case, and it’s good for the voters.
Report Post »Jubarnes87
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:46pmThe fact she claims binge drinking and passing out cold isn’t at fault for this precious little life to be lost is beyond me. Of course it is a serious reason, how is a ten month old supposed to fend for themselves? Babies die every day even when parents aren’t under the influence. I don’t believe this precious little girl is alive. my heart breaks to know that this precious life was sealed with suffering and pain =[
Report Post »knighttemplar999
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:45pmBREAKING NEWS!!!
google it, I’m not making this up.
Las Vegas man with 100-pound scrotum seeks money for surgery.
Report Post »It sat in front of him, on top of a pillow that rested on a milk crate.
Captain Crunch
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:00pmdumbars!
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 8:24pmthat guy has a lotta balls,maybe he could give oballess some and eric cantor too!
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:42pmI see they were not married. Sadly enough there are many cases like this.
Report Post »JackieG
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:41pmI’m Praying for this little Angel. Is it just me or does anyone think it’s odd that the Father shows no emotion at all? He says nothing, no expressions at all, Weird.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:16pmHe‘s a creepy looking cat that’s for sure.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:18pmI Like Cats.They are not Creepy at all.This Dude Is Creepy! hahah
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 8:18pmthe father was at work when baby Lisa went missing,he shows no emotion because he is in shock and disbelief that the mother could do such a thing,it‘s obvious he’s trying to protect deborah bradley! come on people look at the facts!
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 8:32pmmommy did it mommy did it mommy did it!
Report Post »robbiehawk
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 8:54pmNo you are not alone; I already posted that he seems so detached and unaffected. Very odd.
Report Post »SamAdamslives
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:37pmKCMo is a hell-hole.
Report Post »A ghetto full of poor, addicted blacks, white trash, bad schools, crime, rip-off corner stores and idle, empty children.
Welcome to the effects of liberal, union America.
No jobs, no hope, no change.
Not surprising this happened there.
HorseCrazy
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:06pmtotally agree its total garbage
Report Post »Heffe44
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:11pmKCMo is a hell-hole.
Report Post »A ghetto full of poor, addicted blacks, white trash, bad schools, crime, rip-off corner stores and idle, empty children.
Welcome to the effects of conservative, trickle down America.
No jobs, no hope, no change.
Not surprising this happened there.
Bonnieblue2A
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 10:42pmYou are slandering a good city. Obviously you do not live in KCMO or have never spent time there. Like most older cities it has an inner city which is poor but comprises a very small art of the city. The Irwins do not live in a terrible area of town. Most areas of Kansas City are very nice.
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:37pmPoor baby! I’m so sorry it seems to have ended this way. The first time I saw this mother on TV begging for her baby to be returned, I knew she was guilty of doing something to the baby. It sounded
Report Post »like all the other mothers who’ve done harm to their own babies and go on TV. You can read it in their words and their eyes and body language. I remarked that she was guilty when I first saw it.
ADNIL
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:33pmAlthough this may be an extreme example, I know that when parents booze, kids lose. So sad. It isn’t looking good for this little girl.
Report Post »motonutt
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:41pmBottle of wine….a few xanex and it’s sleepy time. Unforuntly she most likely passed out with the baby in her bed and smotherd it. Then paniced and made up all the other crap to save her fat ass.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:32pmMom was being treated for postpartum and drinking from what I understand .. doesn’t sound good .. I don’t know if she knows what happened .. but something did. Prayers for the baby.
Report Post »The10thAmendment
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:38pmI’m so sick of hearing that this parent or that parent is suffering from something. The pill pop moral equivalence society is a spineless piece of crap. Murder is murder.
Report Post »robbiehawk
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 8:42pmAlso taking anti-depressant meds – don’t think your supposed to mix that with booze.
The fathers seems so detached and unaffected.
Very sad.
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:32pmNot much worse than a mother killing her own children when they[mothers] are the ones who love us the most ……just sick
Report Post »South Philly Boy
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:30pmVery Sad
Report Post »ares338
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:25pmOh crap…this doesn’t sound good! I hope she’s alive!
Report Post »Mil-Dot
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:23pmSo cop chicks need to dress like commandos complete with tactical boots in order to sift through a crime scene huh? What a joke. Pretty soon even the janitors that clean police headquarters will be dressed in kevlar and packing heat.
Report Post »Rumrunner3
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:41pmYou should see the Spec Ops officers that inspect truck. I never knew so much battle gear was needed to check semi truck brakes for proper adjustment.
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:42pmWomen work for police departments just like men do and are required to dress for the conditions.
Report Post »This sounded rather sexist to me. Check out how many women are with police departments in this Country and don’t condemn them for being as efficient as the men. They train for the job as well and follow rules of dress & conditions.
motonutt
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:16pm@RUMRUNNER….Get one of those blow up dolls and leave it out in your bunk, they won’t stay long in your sleeper after that. They’ll jump out as fast as they jumped in.
Report Post »Teufel Hunden
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 8:19pmWe couldn’t blouse our trousers until we came back from the Rifle Range!
Report Post »alaskajohn
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:23pmPoor little girl. Poor parents if innocent. I think the father is clueless, the mother? A lot doesn’t add up.
Report Post »YepImaConservative
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 6:32pmThe mother? Admittedly drunk… and cluless….
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:21pmIf they aren’t keystone cops they should be able to convict the mother,she’s no intellectual titan,should be an easy conviction.The father looks like every mug shot I’ve ever seen of a child molester.
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