Post by HeadMarshal on May 30, 2014 12:51:44 GMT -5
(Above: Left: Adji, circa 2009. Right: Adji, age-progression to age 10, circa 2012. Photo Credits: Charley Project and/or NCMEC)
Missing Child Profile as of December 11th, 2017: (Based on Charley Project & missingkids.org website profiles)
Missing Since: January 10, 2009 from Immokalee, Florida
Date Of Birth: October 15, 2002
Age (at time of disappearance) 6 years old
Height and Weight (at time of disappearance): 3'0, 45 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Adji's nickname is Ji Ji. He is of Haitian descent.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A blue t-shirt with thin yellow stripes, blue shorts with pink flamingos down the sides, and two-tone blue sneakers. A photo of the sneakers is posted below this case summary.
Medical Conditions: Adji is mentally disabled; he functions at the level of a two-year-old and is almost completely nonverbal. He understands Haitian Creole, but cannot speak it, and he cannot speak his name although he knows it. He can speak about a few words in English, and can nod and shake his head to indicate yes and no. Due to his disability, Adji may be unable to ask for help.
TIPS: Anyone having information should call 1-800-THE-LOST or the Collier County Sheriff's Office (Florida) at 1-239-793-9300
Adji Desir has been missing from his neighbourhood for the past five years. He was aired on AMW in 2009 and I think 2010 (web.archive.org isn't working well for me right now).
On Jan 10, 2009, six-year old Adji was outside his grandmother's home in the Farm Workers Village neighbourhood of Immokalee, Florida, as his mother was working. He was playing with other children in the neighbourhood, but his grandmother called authorities after she couldn't locate him. Investigators don't consider his family as suspects and didn't find any evidence to support a theory that he was taken to Haiti.
Thoughts? The issue is that Adji is developmentally disabled, and functions at a two-year old level. He only spoke a few words in English and understands Haitian Creole, but doesn't speak it. Therefore he would make an easy victim for a child predator. What I'm curious about is whether the children Adji was playing with were interviewed, and if so, did they notice anything out of the ordinary. However, there doesn't seem to be much to work with in this case sadly.
www.charleyproject.org/cases/d/desir_adji.html
NCMEC link: api.missingkids.org/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewPoster&caseNum=1113684&orgPrefix=NCMC
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