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Cassie compton mom1/10/2024 ![]() ![]() There’s been some speculation online - you saw a little of the same in the Natalee Holloway case with her stepfather - that maybe the Brandon Rhodes guy was messing with her and she ran away. Authorities in the area have said they don’t believe she was abducted, but they are involving the FBI and missing children resources. I personally doubt the stepfather/mom’s boyfriend is involved, but … it’s always something to consider. Here’s a bit more from Blackwell’s Facebook. That could just be teenage posturing - Cassie was probably 15 or so, and Blackwell has been ID’ed as maybe 19/20 (although he does have a picture with kids in it, but they could be nephews or something). It’s possible that Dustin courted Cassie, something happened (or didn’t happen) briefly and then they moved on. It does seem a bit suspect that he stopped posting the day after she disappeared, but it could also be a coincidence. We just don’t know.Judy said last Sunday night, Cassie came home from the derby in Dewitt with her friend Hunter around 6:00 p.m. She was home for a short amount of time before she walked out the door while Judy and her fiancé Brandon Rhodes weren't in the room. “I just want my baby girl back home,” sobbed Judy as Brandon puts his arm around her. Stuttgart police say since there is no imminent harm or possible death, Cassie doesn't qualify for a Morgan Nick-amber alert. On Friday, Stuttgart police said while they don't believe Cassie has been abducted they have filed Cassie's description with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. They've also been following up on leads with family in Kingston, Oklahoma throughout the week. “I'm so scared someone kidnapped her, it's such a dangerous time,” said Judy. ![]() She said Cassie sent Hunter a text around 7:00 p.m. Snyder believes that was the last time Cassie contacted anyone before she went missing. The first search (October 4, led by local LE and FBI) started in the area of the local airport and ended in the Casscoe area due to phone pings (not sure who's phone). This was told to me by the SAR leader who led the second search and was a team leader in the first search. ![]() The second search (October 11) started one block from Cassie's home and visited many areas in and around Stuttgart. We all started along railroad tracks and in a wooded area within 2 blocks of her home. We were advised that if she was taken somewhere this close to the home that she very well could have been dismembered for easier transportation. We also searched some other areas on the edge of town and near reservoirs where BR reportedly likes to ride his bike. We searched a large rice hull dump area and coal ash dump site as well, where there would be little traffic besides the occasional semi or dump truck. We searched along the banks of reservoirs in the area, on the lookout for any rolled up blankets, tarp, etc and any recently dumped trash bags. There was also a group that searched a cemetery in town because a resident in the neighborhood called LE on BR because he seemed to be loitering and snooping around the area. The resident told LE that he had asked him how much traffic goes through there on a daily basis. This information came from the SAR leader. ![]()
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