If anyone has even remotely been following the catastrophe better known as Casey Anthony, then you’ve surely become familiar with Tim Miller and his plight to find a missing girl in Florida. Casey Anthony, the little girl’s mother, is currently in jail and expected to stand trial in early January. She’s

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accused of killing her only child and taking huge measures to hide the body. Her family has been less than helpful, especially her brother. He seems to go from distancing himself to becoming a major ally for his sister. His most recent stunt, though, has a lot of people scratching their heads and thinking to themselves, ‘Huh?’

He has made it his personal mission to discourage every person he comes across from supporting Tim Miller’s efforts to locate his missing niece’s body. Tim Miller is the founder and director of EquuSearch, an organization that volunteers time and resources to locate missing people across the country. Incorporating horses, boats and any other means available, he and a team of volunteers selflessly donate their time and resources to locate missing children and adults. It should be noted that Tim Miller is a victim of crime himself. His daughter, Laura, was kidnapped and murdered in 1984. Her memory is the inspiration for his tireless efforts as well as the creation of EquuSearch.

For some reason, he and his team are a major threat to the Anthony family. They say they won’t support his efforts because he is searching for a body, while they contend their search is for a live Caylee. There’s definitely a “Paul Harvey” to this - a “rest of the story” that none of us are privy to. Yet. Despite being treated less than kind by the Anthony family during his several trips to Florida, he remains committed to finding this child’s remains and as such, has returned to Florida once again to resume the search. I absolutely believe there is another reason this family is so resistant to EquuSearch’s efforts. I can understand the resistance to believe a loved one is no longer alive, but what I can’t understand is why help, regardless of how the search is defined - whether as a recovery or as a rescue - is resisted. I wouldn’t care if I was told help was coming, but that it simultaneously included a search for Michael Jackson’s lost career. My interest would be only to find my loved one.

While on the EquuSearch webpage, I realized this is a huge operation that many dedicate their hearts to - and with absolutely no pay. They have 350 plus volunteers, not to mention those who volunteer their time and efforts for specific searches, such as the Caylee Anthony search. Many are found alive, but still, there are those stories that end with the discovery of a body. Statistics on their site reveal:

• 53% of child abductions are by strangers
• The typical victim is an eleven year old white female
• In 58% of abductions, the initial contact between abductor and victim is within a quarter mile of the victim’s home
• Partial profile of an abductor is a 27 white male who is unmarried

Despite the hostility Tim Miller’s group of volunteers are bound to experience, they’re back and they’re more determined than ever to locate this child, whether the Anthonys’ like it or not. In the meantime, this baby’s mother is in jail and will remain so until her trial begins. She has been charged with murder as well as the previous charges that include theft due to her shopping sprees on her best friend’s dime.