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Erica Lynn Parsons (age 13 b: 02/24/1998) MISSING - Salisbury (Rowan Co.), North Carolina Missing since December 2011 but not reported missing until July 30, 2013, TWO YEARS later! Erica was four and a half feet tall, about 85 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes. Erica Lynn Parsons, 13 years old was reported missing by her brother, James "Jamie" Parsons, age 20. Jamie hadn't seen Erica since November or December 2011. The adopted mother, Casey Parsons said Erica went to live with her paternal biological grandmother, a woman named Irene "Nan" Goodman in Asheville, North Carolina. The Parsons had no address or telephone number where to reach Erica so nobody in the family ever saw Erica again. Call if you have Information: Rowan County Sheriff's Office (North Carolina) 1-704-216-8700

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August 5, 2013

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08-05-2013 Steve and Janet Parsons thought Erica was visiting other family.

"That is my fear that something happened and nobody is telling us. I am not talking about the law, I am talking about my boy and daughter-in-law," said Steve Parsons"

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Erica's Grandparents

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com 08/05/13): Rowan Co. Deputies: 15-year-old missing since 2011 "On Monday night, her grandparents said that no one has seen her since 2011 -- yet she is just now being reported as missing. They told Eyewitness News they thought she was visiting other family. Erica Parson's grandparents told Eyewitness News they've been asking their son or daughter where the teenager was, but they just learned two weeks ago that Parsons was missing." "They said they are sick not knowing what happened to her. "That is my fear that something happened and nobody is telling us. I am not talking about the law, I am talking about my boy and daughter-in-law," said Steve Parsons. "I am so worried, I am so worried," said Janet Parsons."

August 6, 2013

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Erica Parsons

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com 08/05/13): Rowan Co. Deputies: 15-year-old missing since 2011 COMMENTS: "Posted by gst4848 at 1:50 p.m. Aug. 6, 2013 "I have close contact with this family and have always thought the story of Erica going to "visit" her grandmother was bogus! Family members have questioned the parents on numerous occasions and was always told she was still with her grandmother. Erica is not in the Asheville area! Since Erica's biological grandmother passed away more than 5 years ago, how could the parents have sent her to live there 2 years ago? Don't take a rocket scientist to figure this out! Come on deputies put this together! JUSTICE FOR ERICA!!!!!"

August 7, 2013

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08-07-2013 Erica Parsons Biological Mother

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Carolyn Parsons Facebook Message 08/07/13

(Excerpt from interview or article) Carolyn Parsons Facebook Message https://www.facebook.com/carolyn.parsons.522 Carolyn Parsons August 7 "I am the birth mom she has no family in Ashville and I nor her dad have no clue where she is and we love her and want to find her and know she is safe." Carolyn Parsons she was adopted to casey and sandy parsons as a baby im the birth mother my last name is parsons she kept that name parsons cause the are parsons also August 8 at 1:44pm

08-07-2013 Family members said Erica has had a painful life for as long as they can remember.

"I don't think I've ever seen Erica not scared," said a family member, "You couldn't speak to her because she was being punished you couldn't look at her, she couldn't look at you," the family member said."

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Erica Parsons

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com 08/07/13): Family members say missing 15-year-old had painful life Investigators told Eyewitness News that Erica Parsons' adoptive parents lied for two years about where she was. Casey and Sandy Parsons told their family Erica was going to live with her grandmother in Asheville. Eyewitness News checked and that grandmother died about five years ago." "On Wednesday night, family members of 15-year-old Erica sat down only with Eyewitness News to express their hurt, sorrow and disgust over the disappearance of the young girl nearly two years ago. They said they found out a week ago on Wednesday that Erica was missing, but since 2011, family members said they were told the adopted girl was living in Asheville with her birth family." "Sad but at the same time I feel like that Erica where she's at now is in a much better place than what she had here on earth," said a family member

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Erica Parsons

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com 08/07/13): Family members say missing 15-year-old had painful life COMMENTS: "Posted by gst4848 at 2:44 p.m. Aug. 7, 2013 "I am a family member and have tried extensively to get this news national. I was just told within the last hour that it is going nationwide. Erica's adoptive parents never allowed her to have contact with other family members. Myself as well as other family members have contacted DSS on several occasions, talk about dropping the ball. I have been told to keep my mouth shut, but honestly I don't know how much longer I can do that."

08-07-2013 .

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Erica Parsons

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com 08/07/13): Family members say missing 15-year-old had painful life COMMENTS: Posted by Zrjessop90 at 5:08 p.m. Aug. 7, 2013 "I can't even begin to express how upsetting this is! I knew the Parsons when I was younger. I played with the oldest growing up and every time I was down there, Erica was treated like s**t. I may have only been in middle school but I vaguely remember how awful they treated her! Every time I went over there, She was sitting behind the Mom's chair in the living room on the floor. Every time I would ask if she was okay, I got a evil glare upon me for even asking. The 2nd oldest brother would hit her and say "It's okay, She likes it" and hit her even harder. The daughter would play with her but be completely unfair to her and push and shove her off the bed. I remember seeing her cry and both would be say she's okay. I wish the worst on the Mom and Dad! I will never forget how poorly she was treated in 2 years I lived down the street from them. And I'm not surprised at the LEAST to hear that the parents are not cooperating in the investigation. The way the treated her was not how a child should have been treated. She was not loved in that house what so ever! I can only imagine how she was treated after they moved. I pray they find where she is if she is even alive. 2 f******g years!!!! Once again, They never cared about her!!!!!!"

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Erica Parsons

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com 08/07/13): Family members say missing 15-year-old had painful life COMMENTS: Posted by JamesLambert at 9:00 p.m. Aug. 7, 2013 "I have a relative that lives right behind this family. I know the next door neighbor is a fire chief for a vfd. I have heard that this family was a wild bunch and that police have been there on a few occasions. I hope and pray that Erica is found safe and alive. Perhaps Nancy Grace does need to get involved, cause she would make their heads spin at the national coverage. If the Parsons are hiding anything, they had best come clean now."

08-07-2013 .

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Erica Parsons

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com 08/07/13): Family members say missing 15-year-old had painful life COMMENTS: Posted by gst4848 at 12:25 a.m. Aug. 8, 2013 "Just so you know MeredithLloyd, DSS was called on several occasions! Myself as well as other family members have called DSS at least a dozen times since 2002! Don't cast stones where they aren't deserved! DSS failed this little girl, not me, and yes I am the person that gave the interview tonight!"

August 8, 2013

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08-08-2013 The State Bureau of Inv. and the FBI have joined resources

Parsons Attorney said "the parents indicated Erica was a “rebellious teenager.” Sherrill said the couple told him they spoke with the teen a while ago and she told them she did not want to return home."

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Erica is described as small for her age. She is Caucasian, 4 feet 5 inches tall, 85-90 pounds, with a thin build. She has brown hair and brown eyes.

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/08/13): Official: Parents of missing teen gave false Information "Her older brother, James Parsons, reported her missing on July 30. He told authorities that, when he asked about her absence previously, his parents said she'd gone to live with other family members. The teen's adoptive parents, Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Parsons, initially talked with investigators, but became increasingly uncooperative, according to the Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's Capt. John Sifford said the parents initially provided some information and possible leads to the location of Erica Parsons, saying she may be in Asheville with relatives, but investigators “have determined that the information the parents provided was not true." "The couple hired local attorney Carlyle Sherrill a few days after detectives began their investigation. Sherrill told a Post reporter Tuesday the couple had no known relatives in Asheville, but the girl's biological mother had ties to that city. He said the parents indicated Erica was a “rebellious teenager.” Sherrill said the couple told him they spoke with the teen a while ago and she told them she did not want to return home."

08-08-2013 06/04/12 Missing Person Report was made for Parsons daughter, Brook Parsons

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James "Jamie" Parsons Brook Parsons

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com 08/08/13): Several calls for help made from home of missing Rowan Co. teen "Through records requests, Channel 9 learned that in the past two years, Rowan County sheriff's deputies have been called to the home seven different times, sometimes for 911 calls about violent incidents in the home. Officials at the Rowan County Emergency Communications Center told Channel 9 that in August 2011, deputies were called to the home for a domestic violence incident while a 3-year-old child was inside the house. That call was just a few months before authorities say Parsons disappeared." "In 2012, authorities said someone at the home filed a missing-persons report not for Erica, but for her adopted sister, Brooke. Authorities said the teen's mother Casey Parsons was concerned because Brooke hadn't been seen since the night before and she wanted officers to search for her. According to records, the teen returned home while deputies were at the scene." "And twice this year, deputies said they went to the home for more domestic violence calls. Channel 9 learned through court records that some of those calls for service were tied to Parsons’ adoptive brother, the person who first reported her missing last week."

08-08-2013 Deputies say Parsons was last seen by her step-brother, James Parsons, when she was 13-years-old

"In February 2012, they received a phone call from her and she let them know in no uncertain terms she didn't want to come back," Sherrill told WBTV. "This is a rebellious teenager who seemed to be safe, seemed to be where she wants to be."

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"Attorney Sherrill says the couple didn't report Erica missing because they thought she just decided not to come back."

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wistv.com 08/08/13): FBI joins investigation - Parents become 'increasingly uncooperative' "Parsons was reported missing on July 30 to the Sheriff's Office by a step-sibling, investigators told WBTV. She was last seen on November 19, 2011 at a home along the 200-block of Miller Chapel Road in Salisbury. Deputies say Parsons was last seen by her step-brother, James Parsons, when she was 13-years-old. James Parsons told investigators that his parents said Erica went to stay with other family members, when he asked where she was. He contacted police about Erica last week after recently moving out of his parents' home." "The parents have since hired a local attorney and refuse to cooperate further with Sheriff's Investigators in this case," deputies told WBTV. That attorney, Carlyle Sherrill, told WBTV that his clients were contacted by the Erica's birth mother in 2011. She introduced the family to a couple, some type of distant relative, who supposedly lived in the Asheville area." "Sherrill says the Parsons let Erica visit the couple three times and after the third visit Erica never came back home. "In February 2012, they received a phone call from her and she let them know in no uncertain terms she didn't want to come back," Sherrill told WBTV. "This is a rebellious teenager who seemed to be safe, seemed to be where she wants to be."

08-08-2013 Erica Parsons BIO Mother speaks out.

Carolyn Parsons: "She is my biological daughter. I am very very concerned for her safety. I'm very concerned about her whereabouts."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) - (salisbury.wbtv.com 08/08/13): Missing teen's parents: We've done nothing wrong "Carolyn Parsons (On The Phone): "She is my biological daughter. I am very very concerned for her safety. I'm very concerned about her whereabouts. I want her to know that I do still love her. I do care what happens to her. I always have and I always will." Carolyn Parsons (On The Phone): "Call somebody. Call Rowan County. If the only thing you can think to do is pick up the phone and call 911 --- call 911 --- call anybody." Carolyn Parsons (On The Phone): "Don't not do anything. This is a kid. This is my kid. Imagine if it was you. How would you feel. I feel like I'm in some body's nightmare and they will not wake up and let me out."

08-08-2013 Casey Parsons says, "I think she's scared to call home and say I'm alright. I think they're telling her she's going to get in trouble."

"The Parson say they believe their son filed the missing person's report to get even with them. Casey Parsons says she threw her son out the house because he allegedly hit her."

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Sandy and Casey Parsons "Erica's BIO Mother, Carolyn Parsons says both of Erica's grandmothers have been dead for at least five years."

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (salisbury.wbtv.com 08/08/13): Missing teen's parents: We've done nothing wrong "Also on Tuesday, WBTV investigated the claim made by Erica's adoptive parents that Erica had been home schooled while she lived with them. On a state web site there is indeed a listing for a registered home school named "Parson's Christian School," with the administrator listed as Casey Parsons. On Monday, a week after authorities notified the media about Erica, a detective with the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children spoke to WBTV. "It's just an unusual case that we don't often see. The delay in the reporting is something that we don't see very often like this so we're very concerned about this child's welfare," said Robert G. Lowery Jr." "Casey and Sandy Parsons, Erica's adoptive parents, sat down with WBTV's Coleen Harry on Thursday morning, nearly a week after she was reported missing. The Parsons made a plea for Erica to get in touch with them. When asked if she believes Erica is okay, Casey Parsons said "yes I believe she's okay. I think she's scared to call home and say I'm alright. I think they're telling her she's going to get in trouble." "Erica's biological mother disputes Sherill's claim arguing that both of Erica's grandmothers have been dead for at least five years. WBTV contacted Asheville Police for comment. "We have been in communication with the folks in Rowan County and the authorities there have not instructed us or asked us to do anything with regards to this case," said Sgt. Dave Romick with APD.

August 9, 2013

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08-09-2013 Casey Parsons Mother and sister interviewed by police.

Shirley Stone: "We’re just here because we want justice for Erica and that’s it,” said mother Shirley Stone." "We’ve lost two family members and one was just a little girl,” Stone said"

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Casey Parsons' Sister, Robin Michelle Stone Ashley

(Excerpt from interview or article) (www.wsoctv.com 08/09/13) Relatives of missing Rowan Co. teen questioned by investigators "Investigators interviewed at least two family members, Robin Ashley and her mother, about the 15-year-old’s disappearance. Investigators said Erica Parsons was gone almost two years before her adoptive parents reported her missing. Channel 9 asked Erica’s aunt, Robin Ashley, if she knew why she was there. “Just to meet, just for an interview,” Ashley said." "On Thursday, Channel 9 learned within the past two years Rowan County sheriff’s deputies have been called to the Parsons home seven different times. In August 2011, deputies were called to the home for a domestic-violence incident while a 3-year-old child was inside the house. In 2012, authorities said someone at the home filed a missing-persons report, but not for Erica. And twice this year, deputies said they went to the home for more domestic-violence calls."

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons and her other kids searched for Erica on Facebook but never found her.

Reporter: "Had you all- yourselves, your family, been to Asheville or contacted Asheville law enforcement yourselves?" Casey Parsons: "No. I mean, I don't- to me, Erica, up until that, was fine in Asheville, living. I- there was no threat. She's not missing."

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 2 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: And you said that you all had been looking for her as well, how have you been trying to look for her? Casey Parsons: Oh, we've always, even my other kids, even before this- we would just look on Facebook to see if Erica had ever created Facebook pages and stuff just to see what she looked like and stuff. Um, but we never had success in finding anything. There is Irene Goodman's on Facebook. There's some in China Grove. Them pictures that's on Facebook don't match the pictures of the lady that I seen. So, I don't think that's the lady that's in China Grove. Um, that's the only pictures I've ever seen of Irene Goodman. The pictures that we seen at the police station of Jana- Janice Jackson, the Strawberry lady, um- the ones they showed me wasn't her. But, then they said they found her at Carolina beach, and she was the lady, they have not- actually, refused to show me her picture. So, I could never identify that lady and don't know what they see and the woman- if they even went to house too and they refused to show me the picture of Kelly also. So. Reporter: Had you all- yourselves, your family, been to Asheville or contacted Asheville law enforcement yourselves? Casey Parsons: No. I mean, I don't- to me, Erica, up until that, was fine in Asheville, living. I- there was no threat. She's not missing. I thought Erica was just living up there and having fun and being a kid. So.

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons: "And, that she (Nan) would put her back into public school. Now, I don't know if she did that."

Casey Parsons: "next door neighbor was a teacher and a tutor and that she was getting her- she was getting tutored with her because Erica has a huge learning disability"

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 3 PDF File Here Casey Parsons has no clue if Erica ever went back to public school.

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: How were you handling school and checking up with her, make sure she was- Casey Parsons: She was home schooled, and we- Reporter: - meeting the state requirements for homeschooling? Casey Parsons: Well, the lady up there said she had her- the next door neighbor was a teacher and a tutor and that she was getting her- she was getting tutored with her because Erica has a huge learning disability. She's very- she's- if you would say equivalent to grade levels, she's probably three levels behind. And, she went to public school here until it was- it would get embarrassing for her because all the groups that she was with- they actually wouldn't even call her at a grade level. She would have to go to another room by herself with other kids that was way younger than her. And, it would get very embarrassing and she did not like that. So, we home schooled her. And, Nan knew all about the home school. She knew about all of her little tests and workbooks and everything that we worked with and she said that there was a teacher next door that would help her with this. And, that she would put her back into public school. Now, I don't know if she did that.

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons said Carolyn Parsons was married to Sandy Parsons brother

Casey Parsons "said the family has searched for Erica via social networking site Facebook, but have never gone to Asheville or contacted Asheville law enforcement."

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"The Rowan County Department of Social Services has removed the two youngest children from the home."

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/09/13): Mother of missing girl appeals for her to come forward "Casey Parsons told reporters she let Erica leave their Salisbury home to live in Asheville with the girl’s paternal grandmother, Irene Goodman, whom she called Nan. The teen’s biological father, Casey said, is Billy Goodman, Irene’s son. The girl’s biological mother, Carolyn Parsons, was married to Sandy Parsons’ brother." "When asked if she believes Erica is still in Asheville, Casey said she does believe the teen is with Goodman. The couple have had no contact with Erica since around Christmas 2011, Casey said. She said the family has searched for Erica via social networking site Facebook, but have never gone to Asheville or contacted Asheville law enforcement." "Carolyn Parsons, Erica’s birth mother, lives out of state now. "The couple, along with Sherrill, have been invited on the Dr. Phil show. The episode is expected to tape Monday."

08-09-2013 Casey Parson said: "Just like the phone call with Billy at the police station when they called, he denied ever even having Erica as a kid- he never had a kid, he said. And he has three kids."

Reporter: "Almost two years, and you said- phone number disconnected, didn't have an address. You looked on Facebook. I guess, how intense was the effort to figure out where she was, who she's with, and how she's doing?"

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 3 PDF File Here Casey Parsons: "Billy Goodman's mother is from Asheville and she resided in Mooresville. And, I don't know, I don't remember what they said her name was." Thought her name was Irene Goodman, aka "Nan?"

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: Almost two years, and you said- phone number disconnected, didn't have an address. You looked on Facebook. I guess, how intense was the effort to figure out where she was, who she's with, and how she's doing? Casey Parsons: But, see though, I met Nan several times and talked to her. Nan is a wonderful lady. I had no reason not to trust Nan and I knew Erica wanted to stay there and did not want to come back here. So, I was not going to sit there and try to force Erica back when she was doing just fine and having fun and being with her grandmother. I just- there was no reason for me- I had no reason to doubt there was anything going on with Erica. Reporter: They say, "Sheriff’s Office Investigators have followed up on information on possible locations of Erica Parsons across the State of NC, but so far, none of the information provided by Casey & Sandy Parsons have been found to be factual." And to that, you say- what? Casey Parsons: They're lying. And he warned us that he would say stuff like that when we got our lawyer. They proved there was the other lady there, Strawberry. And, we also got told, um, Billy Goodman's mother is from Asheville and she resided in Mooresville. And, I don't know, I don't remember what they said her name was. And, the Strawberry lady has lived everywhere including also Mooresville. This is all comes from the detective. And, there is a Kelly and she does have kids. Just like the phone call with Billy at the police station when they called, he denied ever even having Erica as a kid- he never had a kid, he said. And he has three kids. We told them all everything so why they're saying that the factual thing- there was a Strawberry. That lady Strawberry, and a Kelly. I have no idea, because they know exactly who them people are. They've talked to them.

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons said the detectives said Erica Parsons' Biological Father is Billy Dean Goodman

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 3 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: And that is Erica's biological father- Casey Parsons: Yeah. Reporter: - that you claim denies that he has kids? Casey Parsons: Yeah. He said that over the phone. Reporter: What's his name? Casey Parsons: Billy Goodman, wasn't it? I know it's Goodman. Was it Billy? Sandy Parsons: I think it was Billy Goodman. Casey Parsons: I think they said Billy Dean Goodman, is what the detective said.

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons on why her son Jamie reported Erica missing

Casey Parsons: Casey Parsons: He wanted me to go to jail, because I've put him in jail every time he's been in jail.

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 4. PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: What do you think he was hoping to accomplish by going to law enforcement? Casey Parsons: He wanted me to go to jail, because I've put him in jail every time he's been in jail. I'm the one that did it. And, he's always- every time he would get mad over anything he always bring that up to me. "You put me in jail, you ruined my life, nobody will give me a job because you made me have a record." And, it was always my fault. Always. And he's always told me he was going to get me one day. I never think he would do this to me. Reporter: Where is Jamie now? Casey Parsons: With his, um- brother. His uncle, Scott Parsons, in Harrisburg.

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons said her son Jamie told LE that they murdered Erica and buried her in the back yard.

Casey Parsons: "Oh, no. He was here the day that she walked out and went to Nan's. He watched her. All my other kids was too- watched her on- for the three week trip for Christmas, he watched her walk right out the door to go to the McDonald's to meet Nan."

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 4 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: Why did he think that it would draw the police here and the investigation the way it has? Casey Parsons: He told them that- Reporter: I mean, did you guys have discussions- like we don't know where the heck she is? Casey Parsons: Oh, no. He was here the day that she walked out and went to Nan's. He watched her. All my other kids was too- watched her on- for the three week trip for Christmas, he watched her walk right out the door to go to the McDonald's to meet Nan. He knew Nan. He talked to Erica about the horses that she rode at Nan's all the time. He knew Nan. Erica talked to him about it several times. So, that's why I don't understand the report given to us that night when they come here. James has said that we killed her and buried her in our backyard. And, that's what they was asking. Did we kill her and bury her? Reporter: And your answer? Casey Parsons and Sandy Parsons: No.

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons said LE wanted to know if they sold Erica to pay their medical bills

Casey Parsons said "the man that James is staying with right now actually called us and told us that the detectives had told him that this was a homicide investigation" THAT MAN was her husband's brother, her brother in law!

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 4 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: What exactly did they say? Casey Parsons: Homicide investigations wanted to know, did we sell her? He asked us that. He told us that I had a lot of medical bills and said that they know it probably got hard so- what did we do? Sell her? Sell her to people, and, uh- we did not do nothing like that. It was just all these different accusations. That we- it was just getting to hard- we gave her away, or it was just too much stress and everything that we just do away with her. And, it was very horrible stuff that they was- that they would say to us. And, on the day that we got- we called lawyer Sherill was- the man that James is staying with right now actually called us and told us that the detectives had told him that this was a homicide investigation and they really weren't even trying to find Erica. So, that's when we knew we better go call somebody if that was the truth. And, then we confronted the detective in the lobby when we went back about what Scott had called and said to us. Reporter: They asked you or accused you of killing her? Casey Parsons: They- I don't know what you mean, the difference- they asked me did I kill her, and they told us- his exact words about selling was, "You sold her because the medical bills was too high."

08-09-2013 Casey and Sandy Parsons just kept cashing those State checks for nearly TWO YEARS!

Casey Parsons says she still gets the monthly check from the State of North Carolina for Erica, because, "I actually have the letter that states that you get it if you have legal responsibility of Erica."

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 4 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: Now, regarding DSS and what- I'm just asking, this is what one other person told us, is that since she was adopted, the case is not from Rowan County, it's from the Asheville area or I guess where she came from, whatever county where the adoption was initiated. Casey Parsons: Cabarrus County. Reporter: Cabarrus County? Okay. Do you guys still receive any sort of financial compensation from DSS or the state, are you still receiving that money for Erica- Casey Parsons: She gets- Reporter: -even though she hasn't been here for two years? Casey Parsons: Yes. Because, I actually have the letter that states that you get it if you have legal responsibility of Erica.

08-09-2013 Casey Parson said if she cancelled Erica's Medicaid then "that was her only health insurance"

"Along with that comes Medicaid, and I knew that was Erica's only way of going to the doctor if she became sick and needed to go to the doctor."

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 5 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Casey Parsons: You have to understand about that. Along with that comes Medicaid, and I knew that was Erica's only way of going to the doctor if she became sick and needed to go to the doctor. So, if you cancel that too, you cancel her insurance that she has, and that was her only health insurance at all. And, I actually have the letter over there that tells about receiving that. And, there's two criterias for it- legal responsibility or financial responsibility. Reporter: So, how did you use the money, then? Casey Parsons: It- just put it in the bank, and just like we received it, and it's in- it's sitting in the bank. 'Cause- Reporter: No one went to Irene, Nan? Casey Parsons: No, we don't even know an address.

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons said if Erica got sick and needed a doctor that she'd have to call Casey to get her Medicaid card #

Casey Parsons: "they did mention about treatment one time for her. And Nan, when we called her back, we went to see- we called to see how that went when she was at the ER, supposed to be, that night- um, she said she got her treated."

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 5 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Casey Parsons: I still have her Medicaid card sitting here. Reporter: How would she get- Casey Parsons: If she needed that. Reporter: - to the doctor? Casey Parsons: She would have to call and do it. Now see, they did mention about treatment one time for her. And Nan, when we called her back, we went to see- we called to see how that went when she was at the ER, supposed to be, that night- um, she said she got her treated. Reporter: This is up in Asheville? Casey Parsons: Yes. And they- the detective said they called a hospital. The hospital me and my husband searched for and found was Mission's Hill, wasn't it? Hospital, that we assume that's where she went to. Um, but they won't give you any information over the phone. And, the detective said they was checking all that and checking it out.

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons said, "the (Bio) mom has called me almost every day up until this week.

Casey Parsons said the Bio Mom said somebody from the media called her and said Casey killed Erica.

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 5 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: Do you know how to contact the biological parents? Casey Parsons: Uh, the mom has called me almost every day up until this week. Reporter: What's she saying? What's she calling for? Casey Parsons: She was actually supposed to come here and wanted to stay here with me until she could talk, in case they needed her. Up until Monday, now she doesn't, she hasn't responded to me anymore. Reporter: Have you tried to call her back? Casey Parsons: Yes. They said- well, the last time she said that was somebody from the media called her and told her that I killed her. And that was- she hung up.

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons says Erica's Bio Mother is in Louisiana

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 5 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: But, had you been in contact with her for this whole time? Casey Parsons: Yes. Reporter: Regular contact with her? Casey Parsons: Yes, all of us has. My daughter-in-law, all of us has talked to her constantly. Reporter: So, where is she at now? Casey Parsons: I think she's still in Louisiana. I have no idea. As of Monday, that's where I think she still was at.

08-09-2013 Carolyn Parsons was Sandy Parsons sister in law, and Erica was his niece

Casey Parson says Erica's Bio mother was married to Sandy Parsons brother, so that makes her a sister in law.

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 5 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: So, who are her parents in relation to you, then? Casey Parsons: Her, the- Reporter: Biological mother. Casey Parsons: Her parents, they're not- she was married to my husband's brother. She was our sister-in-law. Reporter: Who is not the father of the child? Casey Parsons: Yeah. She's not- not of Erica. Reporter: That's Billy? Casey Parsons: Yeah.

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons: "I didn't even know she (Erica's Bio Mom) knew these people, not the Strawberry woman and Kelly. I knew she knew Nan."

Casey Parsons: "Casey Parsons: Yes. She gave- Nan said all of our information, Erica's birthday and everything come from Carolyn Parsons. Everything."

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 5 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: So, in addition to you guys not knowing where she is, not being able to find Nan, the father- biological father- does not know where she is? That's what he, perhaps, is telling you- Casey Parsons: That's what he's saying. Reporter: - or investigators and the biological mother does not know where she is, either? Casey Parsons: Yeah, and when I told- she did not know there was other ladies there with her to pick her up and she's- I told her about Strawberry and her exact words was, I hate to say that on this, but she was like, "That *****. If I know she's in on this, I'm going to kill her." and I said, "You've met Strawberry before, Carolyn?" and she goes, "I lived with her for almost 6 months." That's- I didn't even know she knew these people, not the Strawberry woman and Kelly. I knew she knew Nan. I didn't know she knew Strawberry and them. Reporter: And, she's the one who put you in touch with Nan? Casey Parsons: Yeah. Reporter: The biological mother- Casey Parsons: Yes. Reporter: -put you in touch with Nan? Casey Parsons: Yes. She gave- Nan said all of our information, Erica's birthday and everything come from Carolyn Parsons. Everything.

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 5 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: Getting back to some of the other things you said before- why, in your words, were they accusing you of murder and/or selling her? I know you talked about the medical bills. Casey Parsons: Yeah. Reporter: But, why did they say that? Casey Parsons: The murder is all James. All of it James. All of it James, 'cause he said that. He said that. That's the only reason. And his is retaliation. He's mad at me. Reporter: Did they say they have any evidence against you- Casey Parsons: No.

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons said Carolyn's biological daughter, Brittany Cline, contacted Erica on Facebook asking how she was doing and Erica replied, "I'm fine."

Casey Parsons: "I cannot find no Facebook. Brittany said though that she had it under a different name."

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 5 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter:: Assuming Erica, like many teenagers, has access to the internet- she can probably see what is happening, what would you say to her? Casey Parsons: Well, actually, her half-sister actually told the detectives that she had talked to her just earlier this year on Facebook and asked her, "How are you doing?" And she replied, "I'm fine." And that was her step- it's her half-sister, Carolyn's biological daughter, Brittany Cline. And, we was told that during the two days of questioning, that Brittany had contacted her and said she's doing fine. Reporter: So, that was three months ago? Casey Parsons: She said, "Earlier this year, I talked to Erica on Facebook." She had a Facebook page and she talked to her and asked her, "How are you doing?" and she replied, "I'm fine." Reporter: How would she be able to find one? Casey Parsons: I cannot find no Facebook. Brittany said though that she had it under a different name. Um, Brooke is gone, isn't she? Brooke remembers the day that Brittany said- we actually even have pictures of where Brittany wrote Brooke where the Facebook thing was- my daughter, Brooke- pictures of her saying where she talked to her and Erica replied, "I'm fine."

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons: "We've been shunned by that family since we been married, even before we had kids"

Casey Parsons: "I can tell you that his parents and them, I could tell you- count on one hand how many times they laid eyes on Erica in probably ten years, much less the last two to three, what they're saying. That- no. We didn't go to birthday parties. We didn't go to Christmas stuff at their house."

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 6 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: There are some people- and they don't want to be identified who say, "There is something they're not saying." Attorney Sherrill: Those are the people talking to WSOC. Casey Parsons: That's his family. Reporter: I'm asking the question now. (Sherrill chuckles) I, I- you know. But- to those people who say, you know what, there's just something that they don't want people to know, there's something that happened and they're not talking about it. And, you say- what? Casey Parsons: First, let me just explain that family real fast. He's sitting here and I know he don't want to say anything against the family. We don't do that. We just always keep our mouth shut and kept to ourselves. This, to us, was our family that lived here. My kids. We've been shunned by that family since we been married, even before we had kids. I can tell you that his parents and them, I could tell you- count on one hand how many times they laid eyes on Erica in probably ten years, much less the last two to three, what they're saying. That- no. We didn't go to birthday parties. We didn't go to Christmas stuff at their house. We didn't do that. That was- that has been a long family history with that family. And, you gotta also remember, the son that's doing this to us is with that family. So, that's a lot of why they're saying this and doing this.

08-09-2013 Reporter: She's 15 years old. You still technically have legal custody. If she's found, is she coming back here?

Casey Parsons: "We'll just do it on the paper this time the right way. I'm more than willing to do that. But, it could get her little brother and sister back in this house where they're not going through this"

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 6 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: She's 15 years old. You still technically have legal custody. If she's found, is she coming back here? Casey Parsons: That's what- no, that's what I was hoping all this would do. I'm hoping that Erica is not scared and will come forward 'cause there is two other little kids involved that she loves very much. And, I don't think she realizes that they have been removed from this house because of this. If she would just call, I understand that she wants to stay with Nan, and that's- I told her before, that's fine. We can work this out, and they just want it legal. I'm willing to do that. If Nan wants to go and do legal stuff, we'll go do legal stuff so all this will be resolved. I won't make Erica still come home. She's welcome to stay there as long as DSS and them are present and says she can stay there. But, she needs to just call. One of them needs to call. So, they can say, "I'm fine. I'm here." Let's just get the legal stuff taken care of, and we can decide then at that point if Nan's, in the laws eyes, 'cause they took my parental rights saying it's safe away, so let's let them say if it's safe for her to stay. 'Cause, to me, it was. I'm more than willing to let her stay there if she just call and tell us. Just come and we'll do- we'll get something where she can still go with that grandmother. We'll just do it on the paper this time the right way. I'm more than willing to do that. But, it could get her little brother and sister back in this house where they're not going through this, and all it would take it just to set up- just minutes, "I'm okay." And, we will do it. I'll pay for the stuff to get signed over if she would just come and let us sign papers. Lets just sign it and do it legal so the law will be okay with this, and they will see where she's at.

08-09-2013 Reporter: "Do you even know if Nan is alive?" Casey Parsons: "She was alive when she got her in December. Um, I would assume she still is."

Casey Parsons: "I have been told that she died by Carolyn, and the detectives mentioned that. But, they also told me the girl that was with Strawberry- her daughter died in a car wreck, and that come out that was a lie, and she's alive."

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 6 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: Do you even know if Nan is alive? Casey Parsons: She was alive when she got her in December. Um, I would assume she still is. I have been told that she died by Carolyn, and the detectives mentioned that. But, they also told me the girl that was with Strawberry- her daughter died in a car wreck, and that come out that was a lie, and she's alive. Reporter: And, you said on Facebook she was a different name? Casey Parsons: That's what Brittany- Brittany said. Do you remember the name that Brittany said she was going under on the Facebook? When she wrote, "Are you okay?" and she wrote back, "I'm okay."? You don't remember that? Have you got that still on your thing? Female off camera: She just told me about how she just wrote her about a few months back and all she got from Erica was, "I'm fine." Casey Parsons: Okay. But it was supposed to be a whole other Facebook, it wasn't under Erica Parsons. So, we even been looking for Erica Goodman. And then, now since we found Strawberry's name, Janice Jackson, we was looking for Erica Jackson. We been looking for everything that you could think of. Reporter: Primarily searching on Facebook? Casey Parsons: I am, 'cause that's the last- that's the last time that I know that anybody says they've talked to her, was Brittany. So, we started doing all these Facebook things, and trying to see if maybe she's just under there or something where she'll call.

08-09-2013 Casey Parsons said "Nan" told her the farm was fifteen minutes from the Biltmore house

Casey Parsons: "Hoping that maybe she'll see this. She'll see what happened to the other ones and she'll call"

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Casey Stone Parsons and Sandy Wade Parsons Interviewed 08/09/2013 Interview Part 6 PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/10/13): Adoptive Parents say they think missing teen is OK, scared to come forward Reporter: Now, the horse riding, that would tell me that there must be some land up there- Casey Parsons: Yeah. Reporter: - is the home in the city of Asheville, or...? Casey Parsons: No, Nan told me the home- it was fifteen minutes from the Biltmore house and she had a farm, and she had horses. And, Erica told me about the horses that she rode all the time. Reporter: So, what's the next step for you? Casey Parsons: We're waiting. We're waiting on that call to come in. We don't know what else to do but to wait for that call. Hoping that maybe she'll see this. She'll see what happened to the other ones and she'll call.

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Drew Clark Facebook Message 08/10/13

(Excerpt from interview or article) Drew Clark Facebook Message https://www.facebook.com/drew.clark.71271 Drew Clark August 10 via mobile hey i am erica lynn parsons birth brother and older brother please pray and help us find her Carolyn Parsons www.facebook.com/carolyn.parsons.522 thanks August 10 at 2:55pm

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Brittney Cline Facebook Message 08/13/13

(Excerpt from interview or article) Brittany Cline Facebook Message https://www.facebook.com/lilbitlovemec Brittany Cline August 13 near Enochville, NC via mobile Getting ready for bed n a bit...I can't help but wonder if my baby sister is safe.....:/Erica Lynn parsons I love ya rugrat!!! Come home safe n sound! Crystal Owensby https://www.facebook.com/crystal.owensby.5 God is watching over her just don't give up babe, I love you sis August 13 at 1:09am via mobile · 1 Brittany Cline https://www.facebook.com/lilbitlovemec I love u to sissy August 13 at 1:11am via mobile Carolyn Parsons https://www.facebook.com/carolyn.parsons.522 Erica your birth mom Carolyn loves you to and wants you safe and sound and home to love you August 13 at 12:03pm

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Search Warrant: 218 Miller Chapel Rd - Probable Cause and Inventory Seized

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08-14-2013 Casey Parsons was unable to provide LE with any contact information for the person she delivered Erica to.

"During the course of the questioning of Casey and Sandy Parsons about the whereabouts of Erica, Casey and Sandy became upset with the questioning and retained the services of an Attorney"

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Search Warrant - Probable Cause Pg2 08/14/2013 - 218 Miller Chapel Rd Probably Cause Warrant: PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (Rowan County Sheriff's Office): Search Warrant - Probable Cause 08/14/2013 - 218 Miller Chapel Rd (Transcribed by www.acandyrose.com) "That an investigation began to locate Erica Parsons and investigators met with Casey and Sandy Parsons and asked both where Erica Parsons was at and how they could contact her. Casey Parsons stated she and her husband had adopted Erica Parsons shortly after her birth. Casey Parsons and Sandy Parsons told investigators that Erica Parsons' biological mother is Carolyn Parsons. Casey Parsons told investigators that Erica Parsons had moved to Asheville in 2011 to live with Erica's biological grandmother Irene Goodman also known as Nan or Nana." "Casey Parsons also told detectives that in 2011 she, her husband Sandy and their daughter Brook took Erica to meet Irene Goodman, but in an interview with Brook, Brook stated she stayed at home with the older children when her parents delivered Erica to Irene Goodman." "Casey Parsons was unable to provide investigators with any contact information for the person she delivered Erica to. Casey stated she had been contacted by Irene Goodman through the social network "Facebook", but was unable to show this person to investigators on the social network website. Casey Parsons and her husband Sandy Parsons were unable to provide any known locations of the person they claim to hve delivered 13 year old Erica Parsons to. Erica Parsons was adopted by Casey and Sandy Parsons and they received financial aid from the State of North Carolina for Erica Parsons. Casey and Sandy Parsons admitted that this financial aid continues to come even though they admit to not having Erica Parsons since 2011. During the course of the questioning of Casey and Sandy Parsons about the whereabouts of Erica, Casey and Sandy became upset with the questioning and retained the services of an Attorney."

08-14-2013 Written and signed statements of more than five of these family members revealed a troubled relationship with Casey and Sandy Parsons and daughter Erica

"Casey Parsons told family members that she couldn't tolerate Erica, that she does not claim Erica as her daughter. In another statement investigators were told that Casey Parsons told a family member that she can't stand to look at Erica and said she reminds her of Carolyn and she hates Carolyn."

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Search Warrant - Probable Cause Pg2 08/14/2013 - 218 Miller Chapel Rd Probably Cause Warrant: PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (Rowan County Sheriff's Office): Search Warrant - Probable Cause 08/14/2013 - 218 Miller Chapel Rd (Transcribed by www.acandyrose.com) "Written and signed statements of more than five of these family members revealed a troubled relationship with Erica Parsons and Sandy and Casey Parsons. In these statements Erica Parsons is described as a very small for her age and rarely interacting with the family and extended family. Several of these statements described Casey Parsons as abusive and described Casey telling family members that Erica was grounded or being disciplined for something. Erica was often made to stand in a corner while being punished. The family members stated Erica always seemed to be 'grounded" and never allowed to interact with the family. In a statement another child in the home told the family member that Casey took a toy gun and broke it while hitting Erica with the toy. The child was upset because the toy gun was their favorite toy. This statement also stated that Casey Parsons told family members that she couldn't tolerate Erica, that she does not claim Erica as her daughter. In another statement investigators were told that Casey Parsons told a family member that she can't stand to look at Erica and said she reminds her of Carolyn and she hates Carolyn. These statements also described consistently seeing bruises and bumps on Erica's arms and legs that made them feel Erica was being struck by family members. Casey always blamed these marks on other children in the family."

08-14-2013 Family member kept Erica for 8 months Erica age 6 wore Size 3T !!

"When Erica Parsons was six years old Casey Parsons called family members and asked them to take Erica because she couldn't stand to look at her"

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Search Warrant - Probable Cause Pg2 08/14/2013 - 218 Miller Chapel Rd Probably Cause Warrant: PDF File Here

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (Rowan County Sheriff's Office): Search Warrant - Probable Cause 08/14/2013 - 218 Miller Chapel Rd (Transcribed by www.acandyrose.com) "That when Erica Parsons was six years old Casey Parsons called family members and asked them to take Erica because she couldn't stand to look at her. Casey brought the child to a family member's house to live and showed them bruises that were described as 'all over Erica's butt." This family member stated Casey Parsons said she lost control and beat her. Erica lived with this family member for about 8 months. This family member stated to investigators that Erica was very small and was in first grade and wore "3T" size clothes. While living with this family member Erica ate and played like normal and began to gain weight. While Erica stayed with this family they stated that Erica told them that Casey and Sandy hit her. This family member said that after about 8 months Casey Parsons came and took Erica back and stated she was afraid that DSS would find out she didn't have her and she was still getting money for her."

08-14-2013 Eyewitness News was first alerted to the scene where police had the road shut down around 11:15 a.m.

"We spoke with one of the deputies this morning and gave him our written statement," said Patti Miller, another neighbor."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) (www.wsoctv.com 08/14/13) Investigators search home of missing teen Erica Parsons "Eyewitness News was first alerted to the scene where police had the road near the home shut down around 11:15 a.m. Chopper 9 immediately was dispatched to the scene on Miller Chapel Road near Salisbury, where investigators could be seen loading evidence into a truck." "Neighbors said the scene on their street is almost surreal. "One police officer showed up and next thing you know there was probably 25 or 30 cars there," said Jerry Fairbank. "They are going in the house. They are walking around the house." "They started coming around to each of the houses and interviewing us. We spoke with one of the deputies this morning and gave him our written statement," said Patti Miller, another neighbor." "Police were stopping and turning drivers around if they don't live on the street. They reopened the street late Wednesday night."

08-14-2013 "I just wish somebody would have reported it a lot sooner," said Vickie Yates, a neighbor."

"Patti Miller lived next door and talked to the Parsons on a regular basis. She says they don't deserve to get Erica back if she's found safe."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) (www.wcnc.com 08/14/13) Neighbors want answers about missing Rowan Co. girl "It was long overdue. That girl had been missing for a long time. I just wish somebody would have reported it a lot sooner," said Vickie Yates, a neighbor. Patricia Howard is also concerned. "Digging up the yard, and search the house and the family is nowhere to be seen. It's unbearable," she said. Erica has been missing for nearly two years. Her adoptive parents never reported it. Neighbors are shocked that no one seemed to know." "Patti Miller lived next door and talked to the Parsons on a regular basis. She says they don't deserve to get Erica back if she's found safe. "If they haven't had the need to find her in 18 months, then I don't know if they should necessarily have her back. I wouldn't want my child living with someone who didn't care enough in 18 months to go looking for her," she said."

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08-15-2013 Sandy Parsons convicted in 1994 and again in 1997 of assault against wife Casey Parsons

"Capt. John Sifford, a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office, said Erica lived at the home on Miller Chapel Road with Casey and Sandy Parsons and their biological son James, now 20."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) (www.charlotteobserver.com 08/15/13) Search begins at property where missing Rowan teen lived "The story took another twist Thursday, when Casey Parsons, Erica’s adoptive mother, was hospitalized at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The hospital said Parsons is in good condition. There was no word as to why Casey Parsons was hospitalized, but WCNC-TV, the Observer’s news partner, is reporting that Parsons has been hospitalized several times in the past due to complications from stomach surgery." "Reports of violence: Court documents obtained by the Observer show reports of violence in the Parsonses’ home, although none involved Erica. Sandy Parsons was twice found guilty of assaulting his wife, according to a criminal records check. After the 1994 conviction, he was ordered to serve three years probation, during which a judge ordered him not to assault, harass or molest Casey Parsons. After again being convicted of assaulting his wife in 1997, Sandy Parsons was sentenced to a year of probation and required to do community service."

08-15-2013 Jamie Parsons stated to LE that "Casey refused to claim Erica as her daughter."

"The warrants issued are for a missing person and identity theft. Investigators are now requesting the Parsons’ bank account information"

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(Excerpt from interview or article) (www.wcnc.com 08/15/13) JonBenet Ramsey magazines, red-stained walls at Parsons' home "Upon searching the family’s house, police say they found baseboards and flooring with red stains, two large knives wrapped in shrink wrap and a bag of JonBenet Ramsey magazines. Investigators removed some of the drywall from the closet area to test it for blood." The report also mentioned more about the family history. According to the report, Erica’s brother said Casey and Sandy Parsons abused her physically and mentally, and routinely beat her. He reportedly told police it consistently seemed like the Parsons were punishing her. He added Casey refused to claim Erica as her daughter. The Parsons reportedly continued to receive state checks for Erica once she wasn’t with them. The warrant says Erica went to live with another relative for a time before she went missing, but the Parsons took her back in fear they would stop getting money. Investigators allege this is also the reason they waited to report Erica missing. Police say while she stayed with those relatives, Erica told them her parents hit her. She also gained weight, size and played normally while staying with the other relative, the report says. The family allegedly told police they kept in contact with Erica’s birth mother over Facebook, but they have no evidence of it. The warrants issued are for a missing person and identity theft. Investigators are now requesting the Parsons’ bank account information."

08-15-2013 LE logged information about 68 items that they removed from the house.

The Parsons claimed they took daughter Brook with them to Asheville when they dropped Erica off but Brook told LE she didn't go with them.

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(Excerpt from interview or article) (www.wistv.com 08/15/13) Red stains, JonBenet magazines found in home of missing teen "During that search, investigators logged information about 68 items that they removed from the house. That list includes a "plastic bag with JonBenet Ramsey magazines" and a "JonBenet book with notes inside about remodeling house." The warrant says there was drywall cut and removed from a closet area with red stains. The section was tested for blood, the warrant states. Investigators also took baseboards from the closet with red stains." "During an interview with the Parsons, investigators were told that they took Erica to Asheville to live with her biological grandmother, Irene Goodman - aka Nan Goodman - in 2011. They told investigators that their biological daughter, Brook, went with them to Asheville. When she was interviewed, according to the warrants, Brook told investigators that she had not gone to Asheville with her parents to take Erica to live there.

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08-16-2013 Civil juvenile summons served

"There were lot of cars coming and going, people packing and cleaning. Casey and Sandy left home around 3 p.m."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) (www.wcnc.com 08/16/13) Parsons ordered to appear in juvenile court "Deputies delivered a civil juvenile summons to Casey and Sandy Parsons' house early Friday morning. The paperwork is sealed, but according to the Parsons' attorney Carlyle Sherrill, it's in reference to two children the Rowan County Department of Social Services removed from the Parsons' home August 1, after 15-year-old Erica Parsons was reported missing. One child removed from the home is a 7-year-old boy, and the other is an 8-year-old girl. Both are now being cared for by their grandmother. According to Sherrill, there will be a hearing to determine if those two children were abused or neglected."

08-16-2013 Patti Miller said she'd seen the other Parsons children, but had never seen Erica

"Miller said she often heard the family screaming and yelling, but never became involved." "I knew there was a 13-year-old, but I never saw her," Miller said."

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Neighbor, "Patti Miller said the first summer the family moved in, she never really saw children playing outdoors. Sandy Parsons told Miller that his wife liked to keep the kids at home and liked to keep them safe."

(Excerpt from interview or article) (www.lex18.com 08/16/13) NC Teen Missing Since November 2011 Not Reported Until July "Patti Miller got an eyeful Wednesday morning as law enforcement officers began searching the house next door where missing teen Erica Parsons' adoptive parents live." - "Miller, who has lived at her home for 18 years, said the Parsons family moved into the neighborhood around April 2011. "This morning has been kind of like a movie. You expect to see things like this on TV, but not in your neighborhood or not next to you," she said." "Miller said she saw investigators bring out papers and a couple of computers, but nothing "large" or of substance. She also said investigators tore apart a partially unfinished deck at the back of the house. She said officials searched a garage apartment at the back of the property where son James used to stay before he was asked to leave the home."

August 17, 2013

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08-17-2013 Carolyn Parsons Son !

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Drew Clark Facebook Message 08/17/13

(Excerpt from interview or article) Drew Clark Facebook Message https://www.facebook.com/drew.clark.71271 Drew Clark August 17 via mobile "this goes out to CAROLYN PARSONS UR DUMN AS FUCK I HAVE BEEN DOIN MY DAMNEST TO FIND HER U DONT KNOW WAT I DO BITCH STOP TEXTING MY WIFE AND ME BRITTANY FUCK OFF"

August 18, 2013

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08-18-2013 "An Observer search of public records found no Irene Goodman within 50 miles of Asheville."

"In 2011, her adoptive parents claim she went to live with her grandmother. Nobody has heard from her since." "Erica’s biological mother says on her Facebook page that Erica “has no family in Asheville."

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"The parents kept collecting the check, even after their daughter no longer lived with them, because they expected Erica to come home “at anytime,” their lawyer says"

(Excerpt from interview or article) (www.charlotteobserver.com 08/18/13) How Erica could disappear and no one noticed "Relatives who found Erica’s absence odd never bothered to alert authorities. No favorite teacher intervened because Erica was home-schooled. No Facebook friend grew suspicious because Erica, at times reclusive, didn’t have an account." "But according to search warrants in the case, the Parsons weren’t able to provide contact information for Goodman. An Observer search of public records found no Irene Goodman within 50 miles of Asheville. Erica’s biological mother says on her Facebook page that Erica “has no family in Asheville.” "By age 2, she had been adopted into another side of her fractured family. A short time later she went to live with another relative after Casey, her new mom, told family members she “couldn’t stand to look” at the child, according to search warrants in the case. After eight months Erica was taken back by Casey and Sandy Parsons only because they were afraid of losing the state check they received each month for Erica, the warrants say. Those payments – which would be at least $634 a month for a child Erica’s age – are reserved for adoptive parents of special needs children."

08-18-2013 Carolyn Parsons Ex-Husband !

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William Steven Parsons II Facebook Message 08/18/13

(Excerpt from interview or article) William Parsons Facebook Message https://www.facebook.com/william.parsons.31521 William Parsons Sunday, August 18, 2013 at 7:26pm "listen people the biological mother is in this for the pity she dropped Erica off when she was a week old and took the money I gave her for my children and Erica(which is not mine) and went to New York to meet a man.So don't feel sorry for Carolyn she has never been a mother to her children and has cause alot of grief.She has manage to ruin the lives of 4 darling kids and be the cause of 3 of them to go with out their daddy for a very long time.I do not know of Erica's father other than I know he is no better than she is."

August 19, 2013

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08-19-2013 Dr. Phil said "He said he was concerned that Erica's father did not speak out much."

"Natalie, it is so non-common-sensical to me that I have a hard time accepting that a rational person would offer this as an explanation," he said."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) (www.wsoctv.com 08/19/13) Eyewitness News talks one-on-one with Dr. Phil about the Parsons "I don't think they were here out of concern for their daughter, quite frankly. I think they were here to clear their name, because they say our daughter didn't disappear two years ago, she is not disappeared. She is with her grandmother," he said. Dr. Phil said Casey and Sandy Parsons seemed like a down-to-earth couple, but their instincts struck him as odd." "This is where it got strange for me, not as Dr. Phil, but as daddy Phil, as a parent. I mean when your child leaves for three weeks, and a month goes by, two months, three months, four months, six months, and you've not seen or heard from them, you don't just do anything," said Dr. Phil." "I found the father to be completely unresponsive. All he wanted to say, is 'not my job, I leave it up completely to her. 'I found that to be a very unusual situation," said Dr. Phil."

August 20, 2013

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08-20-2013 Excerpt from Transcript from Casey and Sandy Parsons on the Dr. Phil Show 08/20/2013

Casey Parsons doesn't have "Nan's" address, claims the phone number got disconnected, and claims "Nan" sent her photos but she doesn't have them anymore and doesn't know where they are.

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08/20/2013 Dr. Phil Show Pt 1 Dr. Phil - Part 1 (pdf) "poizyn1" YouTube Channel YouTube Link

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.drphil.com/shows 08/20/13 Part 1): Dr. Phil Show "Missing or Murdered: Where is 15-Year-Old Erica?" Dr. Phil: Alright, so you take her...., did she come pick her up at the house or. Casey Parsons: We met, we met at a McDonalds in Mooresville. Dr. Phil: You met at a McDonalds? Casey Parsons: (Shakes head) Dr. Phil: Okay, now, do you know where she took her? Do you know her address? Casey Parsons: No I don't. Dr. Phil: Did you ever look at the house to see. Casey Parsons: No, she would send pictures of her house to us showing Erica the horses and cause it was a little farm close to the Biltmore House. Dr. Phil: And do you have those pictures? Casey Parsons: No. Dr. Phil: What happened to those pictures? Casey Parsons: I do not know, they.... Dr. Phil: It would help if we had the pictures, we could get on a Google map try and match it up, find it, but you didn't save the pictures? Casey Parsons: No, I never dreamed anything like this would ever come. Dr. Phil: Okay and you talked on the phone so you have a phone number? Casey Parsons: We have a cell phone number that got disconnected, about.... it was two months after Erica went for the final time with her.

08-20-2013 Excerpt from Transcript from Casey and Sandy Parsons on the Dr. Phil Show 08/20/2013

Casey Parsons doesn't have "Nan's" phone number, claims it got disconnected

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08/20/2013 Dr. Phil Show Pt 1 Dr. Phil - Part 1 (pdf) "poizyn1" YouTube Channel YouTube Link

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.drphil.com/shows 08/20/13 Part 1): Dr. Phil Show "Missing or Murdered: Where is 15-Year-Old Erica?" Dr. Phil: But you have that number, right? Casey Parsons: No, I don't have that number. Dr. Phil: But you talked to her several times on the phone, correct? Casey Parsons: Yes, we even talked to Erica after she was gone two... Dr. Phil: Were you using a land line or were you using a cell phone? Casey Parsons: It's a land line but it's through a modem of our computer. Dr. Phil: She was four hours away right. Casey Parsons: Yes. Dr. Phil: So that would mean it's long distance. Casey Parsons: Yes. Dr. Phil: So that means there's a record of that call coming in or going out, you calling her, her calling you. If you don't remember it, we can go back and find that phone number. We can find out who that was registered to because the police say this woman doesn't exist.

08-20-2013 Excerpt from Transcript from Casey and Sandy Parsons on the Dr. Phil Show 08/20/2013

Dr. Phil talks to Sandy Parsons directly. Dr. Phil: "And you go a year and a half and you don't hear a peep out of her, you don't see her, no contact for a year and a half. How is that okay with you?"

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08/20/2013 Dr. Phil Show Pt 1 Dr. Phil - Part 1 (pdf) "poizyn1" YouTube Channel YouTube Link

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.drphil.com/shows 08/20/13 Part 1): Dr. Phil Show "Missing or Murdered: Where is 15-Year-Old Erica?" Dr. Phil: You tell me... let me ask you Sandy, you're this girls father. Sandy Parsons: Yes. Dr. Phil: And you go a year and a half and you don't hear a peep out of her, you don't see her, no contact for a year and a half. How is that okay with you? Sandy Parsons: I thought it was just a rebellious teenager and she'll come home when she needs something or gets in trouble or if she gets mad at "Nan" she'll be back, but I've just been waiting for her to come back on her own cause I know she was healthy when she got out of the van that day. Dr. Phil: Wouldn't you think if this is a responsible enough woman that you would turn your daughter over to her, that she would be responsible enough to call you? Sandy Parsons: I just knew "Nan" was taking care of her cause......" Dr. Phil: But how did you know that? Sandy Parsons: Because my wife told her she was a good woman and everything. Dr. Phil: How did you know if you never went to her house, you never verified her name, you never. Casey Parsons: During the weekend visits, when she come back, not only would she tell me how "Nan" treated her, and took care of her, gave her lots of gifts, she would tell my other kids.

08-20-2013 Excerpt from Transcript from Casey and Sandy Parsons on the Dr. Phil Show 08/20/2013

Dr. Phil: "Did the school call and say where's your daughter, she's not back?" Casey Parsons: "Nan" said that she was getting her tutored with her neighbor."

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08/20/2013 Dr. Phil Show Pt 1 Dr. Phil - Part 1 (pdf) "poizyn1" YouTube Channel YouTube Link

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.drphil.com/shows 08/20/13 Part 1): Dr. Phil Show "Missing or Murdered: Where is 15-Year-Old Erica?" Dr. Phil: Did the school call and say where's your daughter, she's not back? Casey Parsons: "Nan" said that she was getting her tutored with her neighbor. Because Erica is home schooled, all my kids are home schooled. Dr. Phil: It doesn't matter whether they're home schooled, they're sitting in a classroom, you're still accountable to the school to turn in assignments, to give progress reports. Homeschooling is not just dropping out. Homeschooling is a curriculum, that is followed on a scheduled and it has to be proved up to the school if they were in fact home schooled. Were you the teacher? Casey Parsons: Yes. Dr. Phil: So when you stop turning in assignments after 12/17 did they ever call you? Casey Parsons: We don't have to turn in assignments in North Carolina. They just have to do their end of the grade tests, ah, and that don't even have to be, you just have to keep them on records. You don't do that in North Carolina. Dr. Phil: So they have no idea whether you're telling them if they cracked a book, can add two and two ...(not audible), they got no idea? Casey Parsons: No, not in North Carolina.

08-20-2013 Excerpt from Transcript from Casey and Sandy Parsons on the Dr. Phil Show 08/20/2013

Dr. Phil: So, the difference is you thought you knew were Erica was. Casey Parsons: I did know where she was. Dr. Phil: No, you don't know where she is. If you knew, we could go get her. Casey Parsons: She's with "Nan."

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08/20/2013 Dr. Phil Show Pt 1 Dr. Phil - Part 1 (pdf) "poizyn1" YouTube Channel YouTube Link

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.drphil.com/shows 08/20/13 Part 1): Dr. Phil Show "Missing or Murdered: Where is 15-Year-Old Erica?" Dr. Phil: What strikes me in contrast is you have another daughter, Brook. Casey Parsons: Yeah Dr. Phil: That went missing for one night and you turned that into the police. Casey Parsons: That was a completely different situation, we let Erica go live with her grandmother. I woke up at 7 o'clock in the morning and my sixteen year old daughter wasn't in the bed. She had run off with an adult boy and we had to go to his house and pick her back up. Dr. Phil: So, the difference is you thought you knew were Erica was. Casey Parsons: I did know where she was. Dr. Phil: No, you don't know where she is. If you knew, we could go get her. Casey Parsons: She's with "Nan." Dr. Phil: Yeah but where's "Nan?" Casey Parsons: Well there was other people too in that car they are not saying in the news because they have checked out these are people. They found these two people, and they only, the detectives only let us know they have knocked on their door and just asked them if they knew who he was and they're saying no but they are. One was "Strawberry" and one was a "Kelly." "Kelly" is Erica's half sister by the same dad and "Strawberry" was his girlfriend and these two people have been located and have been asked the question, do you know the woman and they say no. But Erica's biological daddy has denied even knowing Erica and fathered Erica. He says there's no such of a child.

08-20-2013 Age progression of Erica !!

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Erica Parsons age progression photo

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wcnc.com 08/20/13): Age-progression photo released of Erica Parsons "The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has released an age-progression photo of Erica Parsons on Thursday morning. The age-progression photo shows Parsons at the age of 15.

08-20-2013 $15,000 Reward !!

Rowan County Sheriff’s Office $10,000 Dr. Phil Show: $5,000

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Erica Parsons age progression photo

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wcnc.com 08/20/13): Teeth, hammer among items taken in Parsons warrant "The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office also said late Wednesday it’s offering $10,000 for information leading to the location or return of Erica." "This is in addition to another $5,000 Dr. Phil pledged to offer at the end of his show, which aired Wednesday. The Parsonses decided to be guests on the show, saying they hope the appearance will lead them to their daughter."

August 21, 2013

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08-21-2013 Dr. Phil Show polygraph shows Sandy Parsons "strongly deceptive"

Question: "Did you deliberately cause Erica’s disappearance" Question: "Did you have a plan to cause Erica’s disappearance"

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Sandy Parsons Casey Parsons did not take the polygraph test as she said she was in pain.

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com 08/21/13): Polygraph expert: Erica Parsons' father was 'strongly deceptive' "Polygraph expert Jack Trimarco asked Sandy Parsons two questions relative to the search for the missing 15-year-old from Rowan County." "He asked, “Did you deliberately cause Erica’s disappearance?” and “Did you have a plan to cause Erica’s disappearance?” Trimarco said Parsons answered, “no,” to both questions." "Dr. Phil said the results of the polygraph show that Parsons’ answers to both questions indicated he was being “strongly deceptive.” “This was not a close call,” Trimarco said. “This was just quite clear.”

08-21-2013 The woman told Channel 9 that (Casey) Parsons was lying

Casey Parsons: "The doctor dropped the sample on the floor, and they was unable to complete that, and she was afraid it would be a girl"

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Casey Parsons on Dr. Phil Show questioned regarding surrgote claims

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com 08/21/13): Woman who hired Casey Parsons as surrogate speaks out "Honestly, the main reason I wanted to go on the show is to prove that they have zero credibility," she told Eyewitness News in a phone interview. The woman said she first met Parsons in 2001, when she paid her to be a surrogate for a baby boy. But the woman said that six weeks later, Casey Parsons told her she had miscarried and lost the child." "Parsons denied that when confronted by Dr. Phil and said, "No, she told me she wanted to abort the baby because they had done selection ... The doctor dropped the sample on the floor, and they was unable to complete that, and she was afraid it would be a girl." "The woman told Channel 9 that Parsons was lying. "I have four children, and I'm a great mom. My oldest is a daughter, and I adore my daughter. I would have gladly, I would have had 10 more kids, had that happened," she said."

08-21-2013 Casey and Sandy Parsons says their whole family LIES about them!

"Erica was not missed by classmates because she didn’t have any. She was supposedly home schooled"

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Casey says that’s lies, all lies

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.salisburypost.com 08/21/13): Editorial: Sandy and Casey Parsons -- accountable to no one? "Relatives sounded some alarms. Casey’s sister reported several years ago that Erica was being abused, an accusation that child protection workers were not able to verify. Relatives said Erica went to live with the sister for several months, until Casey said she needed to take her back in case Social Services came looking." "Casey says that’s lies, all lies. In fact, she and her husband said on “Dr. Phil” that their whole family tells lies about them. So a pattern of isolation and distrust emerges. The Parsonses had severed ties with their own family, making it harder for relatives to monitor Erica’s treatment or location." "Erica was not missed by Social Services because, even though the family got a monthly assistance check for her care, the state only requires that a yearly notice be sent to the parents to determine the child’s status — without a visit from a social worker to verify the parents’ response."

08-21-2013 Another Search Warrant executed 08/21/13

"The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office also said late Wednesday it’s offering $10,000 for information leading to the location or return of Erica."

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Casey & Sandy's Storage Shed On property of William Steven Parsons Sr. 270 Sutton Road, China Grove, NC

(Excerpt from interview or article) (www.wcnc.com 08/21/13) Teeth, hammer among items taken in Parsons warrant "The warrant, filed late Wednesday, says investigators seized property from a storage building in the 200 block of Sutton Road in China Grove. This property belongs to the stepmother and stepfather of Sandy Parsons, Erica’s adoptive father." "Stepmother Janet Parsons says this shed is Sandy’s and they have no idea what was inside of it. According to the warrant, detectives took teeth, vacuum pieces with the filter and container, a hammer, a videotape and school records for Casey and Sandy Parsons." "Janet tells NBC Charlotte she believes there are much more details to uncover in this case, and she’s happy to do anything to help find Erica."

08-21-2013 Another Search Warrant executed 08/21/13

"Numerous items were collected during this search that included photographs and literature on subjects of child death cases to include JonBenet Ramsey and the South Carolina Susan Smith case"

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(Excerpt from interview or article) 08/21/2013 Probable Cause Affidavit for Search Warrant Page 3 "That on August 14, 2013 members of the Rowan county Sheriff's Office and Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant at the residence of Sandy and Casey Parsons at 201 Miller Chapel Road. During this search investigators failed to located any evidence of Erica Parsons still living here or any evidence that her room or personal living area still remained in the home. This applicant found this consistent with the fact that Sandy and Casey Parson knew Erica would not be returning. Numerous items were collected during this search that included photographs and literature on subjects of child death cases to include JonBenet Ramsey and the South Carolina Susan Smith case. This applicant participated in interviews with family members of Sandy and Casey Parson and discovered that Sandy and Casey Parsons maintain a storage building on the property of William Steven Parsons at 270 Sutton Road, China Grove. This is Sandy Parsons' father's property, but the building is owned by Sandy and Casey parsons whom are the only people with access to the locked building."

August 22, 2013

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08-22-2013 Casey Parsons' Father witnessed Abuse.

"He also says his 9-year-old granddaughter told him Casey hit her on the head with toys."

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James Irving Stone Casey Parsons Father (Erica's Grandfather)

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wcnc.com 08/22/13): Casey Parsons' father says he saw her abuse Erica "Casey Parsons’ father says he witnessed his daughter beat missing teen Erica Parsons at least twice, and was about to report Erica missing himself. He said this on the same day Erica’s adoptive parents appeared in court to try to regain custody of two biological children DSS removed from the house right after Erica’s brother reported the girl as missing." "Casey’s father tells NBC Charlotte he saw her pull Erica to the ground by her hair and says Casey hated Erica. He also says his 9-year-old granddaughter told him Casey hit her on the head with toys. He adds he hopes Casey does not regain custody of her kids."

08-22-2013 Casey and Sandy Parsons at Court Custody Hearing

"The judge would not hear a request from the Observer to allow the hearing to be open to the public." Sandy Parsons Father: “I want to stand by my boy.”

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"Casey and Sandy Parsons left the courthouse around 4:20 p.m. but declined to comment."

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.newsobserver.com 08/22/13): Child-custody hearing for Erica Parsons’ family ends "Casey and Sandy Parsons, Erica’s adoptive parents, were in court in connection with an allegation that a juvenile in their family has been abused or neglected. A Rowan County judge closed the hearing. “This is not just about Erica; this is about the other children who may not be in the media spotlight,” said Judge Beth Dixon in explaining her decision to close the hearing." "When petitioning the judge, a Rowan County Department of Social Services official said since there is an ongoing criminal investigation into the matter, she said opening the courtroom could have compromised the investigation. The judge would not hear a request from the Observer to allow the hearing to be open to the public." "William Parsons, Sandy Parsons’ father, said Thursday that he hopes that the Parsons’ children go back to live with Casey and Sandy. “I don’t know what they had in my shed. (Sandy) won’t talk to me about the case,” William Parsons said. “I hope the case is solved. But Sandy and Casey … are good folks. They’re good and they love their kids. “I want to stand by my boy.”

08-22-2013 Casey and Sandy Parsons say they were blindsided!

Parsons said they "felt blindsided by Dr. Phil McGraw" Casey Parsons said, "the JonBenet Ramsey magazines were from her sister"

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"The Parsons told Coleen that they have spoken with investigators and felt blindsided by Dr. Phil McGraw."

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wbtv.com 08/22/13): Parsons' kids to remain in DSS custody following court hearing "Casey and Sandy Parsons did not get their children back after a Department of Social Services hearing, according to a source familiar with the case" "WBTV's Coleen Harry spoke with the Parsons before their court appearance. They told her that they believe Erica is still alive but is afraid to call them. Casey Parsons responded to Coleen's questions about newly released warrants in the case from Wednesday that said teeth, a hammer and video footage was found in a barn on Sandy Parson's parents property. Casey said she saved all of her children's teeth as soon as they fell out and put them in individual envelopes for each child to keep for the tooth fairy. She said the barn that was searched by investigators at Sandy's parents home is one she hasn't been in for years. It was used to store records, she says. Casey said she didn't know anything about the red stains on the stairs and floor boards mentioned in earlier warrants. The JonBenet Ramsey magazines were from her sister, she says." "The Parsons told Coleen that they have spoken with investigators and felt blindsided by Dr. Phil McGraw. They appeared on his show Tuesday and Wednesday. They say the shows producers told them they weren't going to scare Erica from calling but that's exactly what the Parsons say happened."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wcnc.com 08/22/13): FBI interviews Erica Parsons' relatives "NBC Charlotte was there as investigators arrived at Scott Parsons’ home. Parsons, Erica's uncle, said he is anxious to help find out what happened to his niece."

08-22-2013 Tobie and Sadie are staying with Casey's mother, Shirley Stone.

"I hope the stuff is false," said grandfather Will Parsons." "I want to stand by my boy. I've got to do that," Will Parsons said."

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William Parsons Sr. (Sandy Parsons Father)

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com 08/22/13): Parsons family at odds over who should get custody of 2 children "The family is at odds over the past, including what happened to Erica. They are at odds over the future of the other two children, one of which just celebrated her ninth birthday apart from her parents. The two children are being cared for by their maternal grandmother, Shirley Stone, who told Channel 9 she didn't know what to expect. But her husband, James Irving Stone, told Channel 9 inside the courthouse, he hopes Sadie and Tobie stay with them, and he thinks Casey, who is his own daughter, is guilty of a crime." "Meanwhile, the paternal grandparents don't believe the abuse allegations. "I hope the stuff is false," said grandfather Will Parsons. They said the Parsons are good parents and love their kids. "I want to stand by my boy. I've got to do that," Will Parsons said.

08-22-2013 FBI visit Sandy Parsons brother, Scott Parsons

Scott Parsons: "Sandy needs to be a man and step forward with the truth so we can locate Erica."

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Home of Scott Parsons visited by the FBI

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wcnc.com 08/22/13): Missing girl's disappearance driving wedge between family members "There are those who believe the story that her adoptive parents Sandy and Casey Parsons told, that Erica was sent to stay with her maternal grandmother two years ago. And there are others, like Sandy's own brother, Scott Parsons, who are now openly questioning that explanation. FBI agents arrived at Scott's home in Harrisburg Thursday afternoon to question him about what he knows concerning Erica and her life with her adoptive parents. "However, Sandy's own step mother has said that she thought Sandy might know more about what happened than he was saying. Scott Parsons said he planned to be at a vigil for Erica Friday night, outside the home on Miller Chapel Road where Erica lived. He wrote, "Thank you Rowan County community for stepping up for Erica...God bless and God be with Erica."

08-22-2013 Surrogate baby's BIO Mother tells her story.

"I chose her because she seemed like a perfect candidate. She misrepresented herself from day one. She had a calling from God, and this was her dream, to help us bring our child into the world."

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Nancy's Guest: Bio Mother who hired Casey Parsons as surrogate for her child

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (transcripts.cnn.com 08/22/13): Nancy Grace: Missing Erica`s Parents Appear on Dr. Phil Show STEPHANIE: Well, she faked a miscarriage at six weeks along. She would not turn over any doctor records to confirm the pregnancy. She was going to her clinic and I was here in another state with my clinic. And she would not fax in the paperwork. That showed that the pregnancy has been terminated. So I -- when I exhausted myself sending e-mails, she had changed her phone numbers so I couldn`t get through. She sent me just horrible, horrible e-mails how I -- that I would never see her doctor records and that I needed to get a life. NANCY GRACE: Let`s go back through those e-mails. New York, could you put those back up, please? These are e-mails allegedly from Casey Parson`s to Stephanie. "My doctor records has nothing to do with your baby. They are my medical records. My OB/GYN told me there was nothing that would benefit you from them. I don`t understand why these are so important to you. I`m sorry, but I`m seeking to close this. I`m in the process of talking with a local couple and need to focus all my attention on an upcoming cycle. I am sorry about all that has happened."

08-22-2013 Surrogate baby's BIO Mother tells her story.

NANCY GRACE: "So she was going to give the money you paid her and also sell the baby, put it up for adoption." STEPHANIE: "Right."

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Nancy's Guest: Bio Mother who hired Casey Parsons as surrogate for her child "Not until March 17th, I happened to call him. And I said, there is a lady out there carrying our child. And I want you to know, if she makes a phone call to you, that baby is ours."

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (transcripts.cnn.com 08/22/13): Nancy Grace: Missing Erica`s Parents Appear on Dr. Phil Show NANCY GRACE: Now isn`t it true, Stephanie, she told you she miscarried your baby? STEPHANIE: Absolutely she did. STEPHANIE: The truth was she was carrying my child and she was planning on -- NANCY GRACE: Planning on what? STEPHANIE: Telling him. Telling him. NANCY GRACE: How do you know this? How do you know this to be true? STEPHANIE: OK. I know it to be true because she had mentioned an adoption lawyer down there several times while she was at my house. And she told me that he was able to change the birth certificate on anybody`s birth certificate. And put an adoption through. NANCY GRACE: So you need that -- STEPHANIE: When I called him -- when I found out that she was pregnant, not until March 17th, I happened to call him. And I said, there is a lady out there carrying our child. And I want you to know, if she makes a phone call to you, that baby is ours. And we are in the process of retrieving him right now. And she called me back, and told me that she had left two messages to make contact with him. NANCY GRACE: Did you get your baby? STEPHANIE: Absolutely. My baby came out of her body, into my arms, and I have not let go since.

08-22-2013 Surrogate baby's BIO Mother tells her story.

STEPHANIE: "Well, the sixth month, she went back and she was pregnant. And she called me and said, "Oh, my washer and dryer broke down, I need you to send me the first thousand to my house. After that, we`ll start with the church."

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Nancy's Guest: Bio Mother who hired Casey Parsons as surrogate for her child NANCY GRACE: "So forget about the church and that new wing they were building?" STEPHANIE: "Right. Right"

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (transcripts.cnn.com 08/22/13): Nancy Grace: Missing Erica`s Parents Appear on Dr. Phil Show NANCY GRACE: So she was going to make the money you gave her. How much were you paying her? STEPHANIE: Well, actually, in Michigan, you can`t really pay for a surrogacy. You can`t pay somebody to carry a baby. But what we could do, we could pay medical expenses, we could pay for her -- you know, the things that would -- you know, what would pertain to this pregnancy. Now what she wanted, OK, in the beginning, she wanted all of her funds to go directly to her church. They were building on a new wing. So we were just going to donate to her church on her behalf. NANCY GRACE: And what happened with that? STEPHANIE: Well, the sixth month, she went back and she was pregnant. And she called me and said, "Oh, my washer and dryer broke down, I need you to send me the first thousand to my house. After that, we`ll start with the church." NANCY GRACE: So forget about the church and that new wing they were building? STEPHANIE: Right. Right. NANCY GRACE: OK. All right, now, so she tells you she miscarried, turns out -- that she was trying to put the baby -- your baby up for adoption, according to you. STEPHANIE: Yes.

08-22-2013 Surrogate baby's BIO Mother tells her story.

STEPHANIE: "a family member happened to send me a message on a Web site that she was on constantly when she was at my house and I found the message."

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Nancy's Guest: Bio Mother who hired Casey Parsons as surrogate for her child "And that was her beautiful sister, Robin, who is truly an angel."

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (transcripts.cnn.com 08/22/13): Nancy Grace: Missing Erica`s Parents Appear on Dr. Phil Show NANCY GRACE: And you -- how did you end up getting your baby from her? STEPHANIE: Well, we found out March 17th, he was born the end of May. We -- OK. Her -- a family member happened to send me a message on a Web site that she was on constantly when she was at my house and I found the message. Looking for the Michigan couple that worked with Casey Parsons, I have some wonderful news for you. And that was her beautiful sister, Robin, who is truly an angel. NANCY GRACE: Now you finally get your baby. And you find out through the sister that the baby exists, the baby is alive. STEPHANIE: Uh-huh. NANCY GRACE: You also -- that was a baby boy. Now you also have a little girl, correct? STEPHANIE: Yes. My oldest is a girl.

08-22-2013 LE Visits Parsons Home

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(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wcnc.com 08/23/13): Law enforcement visits Parsons home "Law enforcement officers briefly stopped at the Parsonses’ Salisbury home Friday afternoon, but wouldn’t say what for. Three cars arrived at the family home just after 3 p.m. It’s not clear what agency they were from, and they did not stay in the home longer than 10 minutes. NBC Charlotte reporter Tony Burbeck says they were carrying a folder and appeared to be delivering some paperwork."

August 23, 2013

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08-23-2013 Erica Parsons Vigil Planned

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"I just think this should be for the child. I don't think they should be part of it," said neighbor Ruth Mash."

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wcnc.com 08/23/13): Candlelight vigil tonight for missing Rowan teen Erica Parsons "Neighbors say they want a vigil to show their support for Erica because of the emotions surrounding a missing child and abuse allegations against the parents. Organizers expect around 400 people. They plan on walking down Miller Chapel Road and stopping right in front of Erica's house. "It's all for Erica," said neighbor Crystal Absher of Salisbury. Flyers for the vigil started appearing on posts and gas station doors a few days ago. Crystal Pope put them up." "I just think this should be for the child. I don't think they should be part of it," said neighbor Ruth Mash. But Trina Hart would like to see Casey and Sandy Parsons sing, pray, light candles and release balloons with her."

August 23, 2013

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08-23-2013 Erica Parsons BIO Mother at Vigil

"I still love her. I always have and I always will. Erica if you see this please call somebody," Parsons said."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wbtv.com 08/23/13): Erica Parsons' biological mother breaks her silence to WBTV "The vigil, which was held just feet away from the home of Casey and Sandy Parsons, Erica's adoptive parents, was made up of mostly strangers who had never even met Erica. People held signs, released balloons, and lit candles in honor of Erica, who was reported missing by her brother just 25 days before vigil. "Carolyn Parsons, Erica's biological mother, was also at the vigil. "No mother wants to have to give up her kids. I didn't want to. She didn't deserve the life I had ," Carolyn Parsons told WBTV."

08-23-2013 Erica's Biological Mother, Carolyn Parsons Speaks Out

"CarolynParsons said the last time she saw Erica was January 5, 2011." "She didn't have to call me mama. She didn't ever have to say I love you," Parsons said"

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Carolyn Parsons: "My heart dropped to my feet. Whether I raised her or whether I didn't, she is still my biological child."

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wbtv.com 08/23/13): Erica Parsons' biological mother breaks her silence to WBTV Carolyn: "I'm in somebodies nightmare and they will not wake up and let me out." "When Erica was just a few months old, Carolyn said she gave the baby to her in-laws, Casey and Sandy Parsons, the same Casey and Sandy Parsons that are now facing mounting speculation over Erica's mysterious disappearance. Carolyn: "No mother wants to have children and just give them up. I didn't want to. She didn't deserve the life that I had, being bounced, being put in foster care, in children's homes, emergency shelters. She didn't deserve that." "Parsons said the last time she saw Erica was January 5, 2011." - "Carolyn: "I was tickled to death to see her in January (2011). I was tickled to death that we were going to have some kind of bond. She didn't have to call me mama. She didn't ever have to say I love you," Parsons said. But that bond quickly ended after Parsons told us Casey and Sandy kept her away from Erica after that January 2011 meeting. The next time she heard anything about her daughter was about three weeks ago when she said authorities told her Erica had been missing for two years. Carolyn: "I hope she's still alive. I hope she sees this, and just knows that I do care, that I am concerned and that I do love her."

08-23-2013 Erica's Biological Family Speaks Out.

"Eyewitness News reporter Catherine Bilkey asked if she's ever been called "Nan." Goodman answered "no."

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"This is Chloe, this is the real grandmother, biological grandmother," Goodman said, holding up a picture.

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com/news 08/23/13): Missing girl's extended, biological family speaks at vigil "Erica Parsons' biological father's family on the other hand, sought Eyewitness News out. They wanted to talk about Erica at the vigil Friday night. "I want to know what happened to her, and I want her found no matter what the scenario is," Christina Goodman said." "Eyewitness News reporter Catherine Bilkey asked if she's ever been called "Nan." Goodman answered "no." Erica's biological family was also supported by Erica's adoptive family. While parents Casey and Sandy Parsons were noticeably absent, a man who said he doesn't support his brother Sandy spoke loud and clear. "The truth is going to come out sooner or later; the truth is going to come out," Scott Parsons said." "Erica is out there, I hope," Scott Parsons said. "I pray she's out there. I just continue to hope on that."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com/news 08/24/13): Erica Parsons' biological family: 'There is no Nan' "My grandmother's real name is Chloe, and this is her," Christina Goodman said, holding up a picture. "We don't have any idea who 'Nan' is." Eyewitness News asked if there's an Irene in the family. "Not that we're aware of," Christina Goodman said. "No one has ever known an Irene in the family." "I asked them if any other Goodmans could possibly be taking care of Erica right now. "If she was with one of us, we would say so," Christina Goodman said. "We wouldn't keep her for two years and let everyone worry about her." "They said Erica's father Billy knew Erica had been adopted and couldn't care for her since he was in and out of prison. But tonight, the family members are saying they can take care of Erica. They just want her to come home. "I wish I could have had her," biological Aunt Teresa Goodman said. "It would have been different."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com/news 08/25/13): Billboard company donates space to help search for Erica Parsons "Eyewitness News spoke with Adams Outdoor Advertising about the digital billboards and why they donated the space. They work with the FBI and they said that they are so proud that they can help by displaying Erica's information and the age progressed photo of what she may look like today." "The sign near Interstate 85 and the Billy Graham Parkway is one of many that have gone up in the area." "They are at eight locations including Interstate 85 and McAdenville in Gaston County, Interstate 77 at exit 28 in the Lake Norman area and at Interstate 485 at Nations Ford Road. In total, Erica's picture will be displayed 1350 times a day."

08-25-2013 Sandy Parsons Speaks Out

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(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wcnc.com 08/25/13): Sandy Parsons responds to Erica's candlelight vigil: "She ain't dead" "Sunday afternoon, Sandy Parsons spoke briefly with NBC Charlotte. The adoptive father of missing teen, Erica Parsons, told our news photographer “she ain’t dead…” "As he tossed away candles, NBC Charlotte asked Sandy, “can you respond all to this candlelight vigil?”, still scooping up candles Sandy responded “she ain’t dead,” never turning his head to look our way."

August 26, 2013

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(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wcnc.com 08/25/13): Investigators interview Erica Parsons' adoptive parents "The questioning lasted about an hour. Casey and Sandy Parsons did not answer questions after leaving the attorney's office. Neither did the FBI." "The family's attorney says in general, when the FBI gets new tips about Erica, they meet with the Parsonses to verify it, and see what, if anything, the Parsonses know about it. Overall, investigators say they're gotten a number of tips since they started looking for Erica about a month ago, after her older brother reported her missing, two years after she was last seen at home."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com 08/27/13): Parsons seen loading moving truck at Rowan Co. house "The adoptive parents of missing 15-year-old Erica Parsons appear to be moving out of their Rowan County house. Channel 9 reporter Kathryn Burcham took a photo of a U-Haul truck parked in the driveway of the home Tuesday morning. Burcham said the parents could be seen loading furniture into the truck from the house and from a shed in the back yard. A pickup truck that was also parked at the home had items loaded into the back as well. Their attorney, Carlyle Sherrill said it was time for a break."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wbtv.com 08/28/13): Sandy Parsons: 'Only thing I want right now is Erica to call home' "In an exclusive talk with WBTV's David Whisenant, Erica's adoptive father, Sandy Parson, talked about a number of topics including his thoughts on Erica, death threats he and his wife have received, and a tattoo he says few people know about." "Parsons also addressed several of the items taken by investigators in the last few weeks. He explained that the two knives in cling wrap taken from his home during a search earlier this month were his tools of the trade. Parsons worked for years as a butcher at Food Lion in Spencer and says it would not be unusual for a butcher to have wrapped knives. Investigators also seized teeth from the Parsons home and from a work shed on property owned by the Parsons family. "I had my baby boxes in there and they were tearing them apart, we saved the teeth for the tooth fairy," Parsons said." "Parsons also showed a tattoo on his bicep that he says few people knew that he had. It's barbed wire with the initials of each child. "My kids initials are tattooed on my arm in barb wire," Parsons added. "I got Erica dead center. I raised her and she wanted to go live with grandmother and that was fine. And now she don't want to come home, don't want to call." Parsons also hinted that "the whole story" about Erica's disappearance would eventually come out."

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"Fayetteville, where Sandy Parsons' son lives, who is married and in the military, is likely where the Parsons are staying, according to Sherrill."

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"The same U-Haul that left the home and drove to Fayetteville Tuesday afternoon came back in the middle of the night for more belongings, and then left again around 12:30 in the afternoon on Wednesday."

(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wcnc.com 08/28/13): Hundreds of tips received on Erica Parsons case "The Rowan County Sheriff's Office says it has gotten more than 500 calls about Erica over the last month. But the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, the folks who came up with the age progression picture of what Erica would look like now at 15, says just a handful. Meanwhile, the family who says they, too, are searching for Erica, once again hit the road." "The same U-Haul that left the home and drove to Fayetteville Tuesday afternoon came back in the middle of the night for more belongings, and then left again around 12:30 in the afternoon on Wednesday." "Fayetteville, where Sandy Parsons' son lives, who is married and in the military, is likely where the Parsons are staying, according to Sherrill. Investigators are aware the Parsons are moving.If they're needed for questioning or to help with tips, Sherrill says he's got the Parsonses' cell phone numbers, and they've agreed to come back whenever. "We can have them here in a couple hours if we need them, so it's no problem," Sherrill said."

08-28-2013 Erica Parsons wore wore a cast and a splint the last day her Bio Mother seen her on January 11, 2011

"Casey and Sandy Parsons had arranged the meeting, saying they wanted Erica to know her biological mother. And Casey Parsons was having medical issues. Over burgers, Erica’s adoptive parents said they might have to give Erica back, Carolyn Parsons recalled."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.charlotteobserver.com 08/28/13): Erica’s mom: Adoptive parents not forthcoming "The last time Carolyn Parsons saw Erica, the daughter she gave up for adoption, was in January 2011, at the Whataburger on Main Street in Mooresville. Erica, who spoke little that day, wore a cast and a splint. Her adoptive parents, Casey and Sandy Parsons, had told her Erica had fallen out of a tree while playing. Carolyn Parsons didn’t think much of the injuries until her daughter disappeared." "Casey and Sandy Parsons had arranged the meeting, saying they wanted Erica to know her biological mother. And Casey Parsons was having medical issues. Over burgers, Erica’s adoptive parents said they might have to give Erica back, Carolyn Parsons recalled." "As an adult, Carolyn Parsons married into the Parsons family. For a time, she was the wife of Steven Parsons, Sandy Parsons’ brother. But Carolyn and Steven separated – and Carolyn got pregnant with Erica by another man. Erica is her fourth and youngest child. Erica’s father claimed she wasn’t his child, Carolyn Parsons said. Alone and struggling financially, Carolyn Parsons said she believed her in-laws could give her daughter a better future." "She had started bonding with Casey and Sandy,” Carolyn Parsons said of Erica. “You know how little kids are. They coo and caw. They recognize a voice. I didn’t want to pull her out of a safe home.” The adoption was finalized on July 20, 2000, when Erica was 2. Carolyn Parsons said she received updates from Casey Parsons through Facebook and believed her daughter was doing well."

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(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wbtv.com 08/29/13): Report: Family of missing teen girl victim of home break-in "The father of Sandy Parsons has reported a break in at his China Grove home. That home is on the same property that was searched by investigators last week. According to the report, William Steven Parsons and his son, William Steven Parsons, Jr., reported finding damage to a basement door." "Damage to the door was estimated at $400. A neighbor told deputies he had seen and older white work truck in the area. The neighbor didn't think it was unusual since the Parsons had been having work done to remodel their basement."

08-29-2013 Carolyn Parsons talks about why she gave Erica up.

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(Excerpt from interview or article) - (www.wsoctv.com 08/29/13): Erica Parsons' biological mother explains why she gave daughter up "Biological mother Carolyn Parsons spoke with Eyewitness News about why Erica was raised by a former brother-in-law and his wife. "I had no steady home," Parsons said. "I had no job." She said she felt like their home was safe and even now she said she still would have given Erica Parsons away. She saw the girl for the first time since the adoption in January 2011, less than a year before she disappeared." "Eyewitness News asked Carolyn Parsons if it's at all possible that somebody tricked the couple, if that would be farfetched. "Nothing is farfetched," Carolyn Parsons said. "You see it every day. There are kids that are kidnapped in this manner every day." She said not checking in on Erica Parsons, seeing where she was staying, is inexcusable. "If I knew in January, what I've heard now, I would have been at Rowan County Courthouse fighting for my kid back," Carolyn Parsons said.

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