In 2011, 11-Month-Old Lisa Irwin Vanished From Her Crib, And She Has Never Been Found
On November 11, 2010, Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin welcomed their first daughter, Lisa Irwin, into the world. Lisa was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and she also had two older brothers.
At just eleven months old, though, everything changed for Lisa and her family. And it all began on October 3, 2011.
That day, her father, Jeremy, returned home from working as an electrician at about 2:30 p.m. Afterward, he took over watching the kids while Lisa’s mother, Deborah, got some rest.
Then, at 4:45 p.m., Deborah and her brother went grocery shopping at a local supermarket. Surveillance footage captured the pair purchasing baby food and boxed wine before returning home at 5:00 p.m.
Soon after Deborah got home, though, Jeremy received a call and was offered a night electrical work gig at Starbucks. He did not work night shifts often, but his family would have benefited from the additional cash. So, Jeremy accepted the gig and told Deborah he would be home around 10:00 p.m.
In the meantime, Deborah put Lisa to bed after dinner at about 6:40 p.m. Then, while her older sons played, Deborah and a neighbor, Samantha Brando, hung out on the front porch. There, the friends drank box wine and smoked cigarettes for a couple of hours.
By 10:30 p.m., though, Samatha had gone back to her house, and Deborah’s sons had fallen asleep in her bedroom. So, the mother continued chatting on her front porch with another neighbor until 11:30 p.m. Deborah also found a stray kitten at some point that night, which she decided to take in.
Finally, at about 3:30 a.m., Jeremy returned home from his night gig– which lasted much longer than anticipated. And immediately after walking into his home, he was annoyed about a few details.
FBI; pictured above is Lisa
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First, all of the lights had been left on inside. Then, he noticed the front door had been unlocked and that their computer room window had been pushed in.
This alarmed Jeremy, so he decided to check on his family. He found that Deborah and his two boys were sound asleep, but baby Lisa was not in her crib.
Jeremy woke Deborah in a panic, and they searched the entire home. Tragically, though, their daughter was nowhere to be found. So, the couple contacted authorities and reported Lisa missing.
Following news of Lisa’s disappearance, authorities did receive a tip from a witness whose name was never made public. The witness claims that at about 4:00 a.m., they saw a man walking with a baby. The witness also recalled finding the sight suspicious– especially since that morning was frigid and the baby was not dressed for the weather.
Then, three days later, on October 6, the police received reports of a dumpster fire just a few blocks from the Irwin home. There, authorities found evidence of burnt baby clothes.
Upon inspection, the clothing items did not match what baby Lisa was wearing the night she disappeared. However, police still believed that the clothing could have been other items from Lisa’s wardrobe at home– a theory that was never confirmed.
The next day, Deborah underwent a polygraph test in order for officials to rule her out as a suspect. And at first, the mother was told that she had failed the test. Still, this was apparently only an interrogation tactic since they could not definitively confirm or deny Deborah’s involvement in Lisa’s disappearance.
And finally, on October 17, a search warrant was executed on the Irwin home by the FBI. Officials used cadaver dogs, which identified a positive scent of remains near Deborah and Jeremy’s bed.
They also took numerous pieces of evidence– such as a comforter, purple shorts, a Glo Worm toy, and a “Cars”-themed blanket– before ripping up carpet samples and digging up the backyard.
Interestingly, in May of 2012, Jeremy’s debit card was also charged by a website known to provide name-changing services. The charge was just over sixty-nine dollars, and authorities have speculated that the website could also be used to buy birth certificates.
Unfortunately, though, Lisa’s case never progressed much further after that. And despite Jeremy and Deborah once being considered persons of interest, they were never formally charged.
Instead, Deborah and Jeremy maintain that someone has their daughter– and they even created an entire website entitled “Find Lisa Irwin” in hopes of raising awareness.
There, the parents have offered a one hundred thousand dollar reward for anyone with information that helps bring Lisa home. In addition, they have shared age progression photos and facts about Lisa’s medical history and have even pleaded directly to whoever has their daughter.
“To whoever has Lisa now, please do the right thing for Lisa. You can drop Lisa off at a hospital, fire station, church, YMCA, or anywhere else that is safe. Please bring our Lisa home!” the website reads.
Lisa Irwin would now be almost twelve years old, with blonde hair and blue eyes. If you have any information regarding Lisa’s disappearance or whereabouts, you are urged to contact the Kansas City Police Department at (816) 474-8477 or the FBI Kansas City Office at (816) 512-8200.
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