14-06-2012, 06:00 PM
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Family of missing FBI agent asks for help in search
By Dana Bartholomew, Staff Writerdailynews.com
Posted: 06/13/2012 07:38:26 PM PDT
June 14, 2012 3:39 AM GMTUpdated: 06/13/2012 08:37:44 PM PDT
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Thea Ivens, wife of missing FBI Agent Stephen Ivens, holds a news conference at the Stough Canyon Trailhead in Burbank, CA to call for renewed attention and public support in finding her husband who was last seen May 10, 2012. (Andy Holzman / Staff Photographer)
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Missing FBI Agent Stephen Ivens, who was last seen May 10, 2012 in Burbank, CA. (Andy Holzman / Staff Photographer)
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BURBANK - The family of a missing FBI agent on Wednesday asked for volunteers to help search for him over Father's Day weekend.
Special Agent Steven Ivens disappeared May 10 after leaving his Burbank home with his service weapon. Police dogs tracked his footsteps to the base of the Verdugo Mountains.
"It is my fear that this case has gone cold," said his wife, Thea Ivens, 40, of Burbank, during a news conference at the Stough Canyon trailhead. "We're appealing for your help."
The 6-foot-1 agent, who turns 36 today, had been depressed and on the verge of a breakdown over events at work unrelated to his criminal caseload, she said.
He couldn't sleep, she said, and had anxiety attacks each morning before work.
She said he had sought therapy before he disappeared and was considering checking into a hospital for help. Before he left, he wrote a "gratitude message" for his wife and their 2 1/2-year-old son, Kyle.
Thea Ivens and Stephen's uncle have been combing Verdugo Mountain trails and soup lines, food pantries and homeless shelters across the region for a month, to no avail.
With TV cameras rolling, she appealed directly to her missing husband.
"Please, Steve baby, I love you," she said. "I miss you. Please let me know that you're OK."
They are
organizing search parties on June 16 and June 23. For information, go to www.letsbringstevehome.com, or see the Facebook page of the same name.
From the comments section:
it is unimaginable that the fbi and all the local LA resources cannot find this man whose disappearance was reported within just hours of his wandering off- [if he wandered off.]
it is beyond unimaginable that the fbi would abandon the search for its own agent, esp in such a short time and esp b/c his work related to national security.
he's either dead [in which case, he didnt bury himself, so i dont see how it is possible that the body cannot be located IF it was suicide], or he is alive and running from something and probably being protected by someone. if the latter is the case, it is inconceivable that every available cia/fbi/nsa/etc agency is not very actively searching for him.
the reports that he cant be found and that the gov is no longer even searching for him positively SCREAMS gov deception and cover-up.
Family of missing FBI agent asks for help in search
By Dana Bartholomew, Staff Writerdailynews.com
Posted: 06/13/2012 07:38:26 PM PDT
June 14, 2012 3:39 AM GMTUpdated: 06/13/2012 08:37:44 PM PDT
Thea Ivens, wife of missing FBI Agent Stephen Ivens, holds a news conference at the Stough Canyon Trailhead in Burbank, CA to call for renewed attention and public support in finding her husband who was last seen May 10, 2012. (Andy Holzman / Staff Photographer) Missing FBI Agent Stephen Ivens, who was last seen May 10, 2012 in Burbank, CA. (Andy Holzman / Staff Photographer)Photos
BURBANK - The family of a missing FBI agent on Wednesday asked for volunteers to help search for him over Father's Day weekend.
Special Agent Steven Ivens disappeared May 10 after leaving his Burbank home with his service weapon. Police dogs tracked his footsteps to the base of the Verdugo Mountains.
"It is my fear that this case has gone cold," said his wife, Thea Ivens, 40, of Burbank, during a news conference at the Stough Canyon trailhead. "We're appealing for your help."
The 6-foot-1 agent, who turns 36 today, had been depressed and on the verge of a breakdown over events at work unrelated to his criminal caseload, she said.
He couldn't sleep, she said, and had anxiety attacks each morning before work.
She said he had sought therapy before he disappeared and was considering checking into a hospital for help. Before he left, he wrote a "gratitude message" for his wife and their 2 1/2-year-old son, Kyle.
Thea Ivens and Stephen's uncle have been combing Verdugo Mountain trails and soup lines, food pantries and homeless shelters across the region for a month, to no avail.
With TV cameras rolling, she appealed directly to her missing husband.
"Please, Steve baby, I love you," she said. "I miss you. Please let me know that you're OK."
They are
organizing search parties on June 16 and June 23. For information, go to www.letsbringstevehome.com, or see the Facebook page of the same name.
From the comments section:
it is unimaginable that the fbi and all the local LA resources cannot find this man whose disappearance was reported within just hours of his wandering off- [if he wandered off.]
it is beyond unimaginable that the fbi would abandon the search for its own agent, esp in such a short time and esp b/c his work related to national security.
he's either dead [in which case, he didnt bury himself, so i dont see how it is possible that the body cannot be located IF it was suicide], or he is alive and running from something and probably being protected by someone. if the latter is the case, it is inconceivable that every available cia/fbi/nsa/etc agency is not very actively searching for him.
the reports that he cant be found and that the gov is no longer even searching for him positively SCREAMS gov deception and cover-up.
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