Chris's Crime Forum

Just a month ago, the tiny remains of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony were discovered near the Anthony home in a wooded area. Unlike Caylee, little Trenton Duckett, who disappeared over 2 years ago has never been found.

Authorities speculated that 2-year-old Trenton, may have been missing for two full days before he was reported gone. Melinda claimed she had put Trenton to sleep in his bedroom and invited two friends over to watch movies. After a couple of hours, she stated she went to check on Trenton and he was gone.

On the day Trenton went missing, Melinda had told authorities she and Trenton had deiven to the Ocala National Forest to find a shooting range and that she got lost, and wound up driving in circles for hours. This conflicts with tips that place Melinda in Leesburg at 8:00 AM and walking into her apartment alone, without Trenton, at about 3:00 PM.

Duckett was unwilling to take a lie-detector test surrounding the incident, while Joshua Duckett, 21, Trenton's father was happy to comply and police were satisfied he had nothing to do with Trenton's absence. Early on, Joshua Duckett had been under close scrutiny because his father, James Duckett is the former Mascote, Florida police officer who is now on death row for raping, strangling, and then drowning an 11-year-old girl twenty-one years ago.

Trenton's mother, Melinda Duckett, 21, became the prime suspect in his disappearance due to her strange actions after reporting Trenton gone. For instance, Melinda began discarding Trenton's photographs, snacks, toys, and even his sonogram in the garbage just shortly after he went missing. Investigators also found freshly painted walls in some areas of the apartment and reported there were stains of unknown origin on a wall in the hall and stains that appeared to be blood on some bedding.

Only two weeks after reporting Trenton gone, Melinda Duckett was found slumped over in her granparents closet from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Her grandparents blamed the media for her death, specifically Nancy Grace, who they are suing in a wrongful death lawsuit.

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PALATKA - Joshua Duckett, the father of missing Leesburg toddler Trenton Duckett, traveled to Putnam County Wednesday to support the families of a 5-year-old girl who was reported missing early Tuesday morning.

Duckett also helped the girl's father as a liaison of sorts with the media, bringing new photos of Haleigh Ann-Marie Cummings to reporters and giving interviews on TV.

Duckett, of south Sumter County, said Haleigh's family members were doing "as well as could be expected" and that the apparent abduction was hard blow to them.

As for Trenton, Duckett said he hasn't heard anything new about his son, who was 2 years old when he disappeared in August 2006.

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Bringing awareness to missing children

A big event was held in Daytona Beach Monday to remember and hopefully dig up clues about several high profile missing children. Even George and Cindy Anthony showed up as their daughter sits in jail charged with the murder of their granddaughter Caylee.

Speedpark Motorsports in Daytona Beach along with the group Take 25 held a free event for parents to encourage them to talk to their children about child safety. Dozens of families came out to bring recognition to the thousands of kids who are missing

Cindy Anthony spent some time on the track drag racing. Team Trenton on hand, handing out flyers hoping someone will know where Trenton Duckett is. “It's not too hard to come out to do these events people talk to you. You share your stories with each other, and just continue to move forward,” said Josh Duckett.

Take 25 estimates 2,200 children are reported missing every day in the U.S. Some are found quickly while others are not.

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