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- Sources: Family tried to sell snatched Tenn. baby - San Francisco Chronicle
- Siegel+Gale Helps Care Support of America Connect with Baby Boomers ... - StreetInsider.com
- Baby sale allegations surface in kidnapping case - WBIR
- Mother finally reunited with children after kidnapping ordeal - Nashville Tennessean
- Abducted Tenn. baby's mom will get kids back - sign on sandiego.com
| Sources: Family tried to sell snatched Tenn. baby - San Francisco Chronicle Posted: 06 Oct 2009 08:52 AM PDT Infant Yair Anthony Carillo is no longer in state custody and authorities do not believe parents Maria Gurrolla and Jose Carillo were involved in the abduction, the Department of Children's Services and Nashville police said Tuesday. Maria Gurrolla lost custody of Yair and his three siblings after the baby was found safe in Alabama. Two officials familiar with the case, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it, said the state took the children after someone claimed a family member had tried to sell the baby. Thomas Miller, an attorney appointed to represent the children, told The Associated Press that police informed child welfare officials Tuesday they had "cleared the parents of any wrongdoing." "The kids will be returned as soon as logistically possible," Miller said. Gurrolla and Carillo could not immediately be located for comment. The baby was found Friday, three days after he was abducted during a Sept. 29 knife attack on his mother in her home. Gurrolla was briefly reunited with the infant Saturday before Children's Services put him and his siblings, ages 3, 9 and 11, in foster care for their safety. Department officials have declined to be more specific, citing privacy concerns for the family. Tammy Renee Silas, 39, of Ardmore, Ala., was charged with kidnapping after authorities said they found the baby unharmed at her home about 80 miles south of Nashville. Silas has not been charged in the attack on Gurrolla, who was stabbed several times and had a collapsed lung. The police statement says "significant unanswered questions remain" in the case, including why Gurrolla and her infant were targeted. Gurrolla told investigators that after she was stabbed, the attacker made a phone call and said in Spanish "The job is done" and the mother "was dying," according to court documents. Silas, who remained in custody Tuesday, waived an initial hearing and has not yet appeared in court. She has given a statement to investigators, according to Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Kristin Helm, who declined to detail what she said. Gurrolla told investigators she had never seen the woman who stabbed her. According to the arrest warrant, Gurrolla was targeted while she and a cousin, identified only as "JS," were running errands and visiting a state food assistance office. A car that police said Silas rented was seen on a surveillance video following Gurrolla before the attack, and the car rental information led police to her home. Police have not released a motive, but Silas' live-in boyfriend, Martin Rodriguez, told The Associated Press that she said she could not have children and wanted to adopt a child from a relative in Texas who was going to jail. ___ Associated Press Writer Kristin M. Hall contributed to this report. |
| Siegel+Gale Helps Care Support of America Connect with Baby Boomers ... - StreetInsider.com Posted: 06 Oct 2009 07:40 AM PDT NEW YORK, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Siegel+Gale, one of the world's premier strategic branding companies, has completed a major rebranding project for Care Support of America, a national family care manager service formerly known as Your Support Nurse. Care Support of America, which is staffed by registered nurses with at least 10 years of experience in eldercare, provides practical guidance and compassionate support to family members coordinating care for their aging parents or spouses -- from finding in-home aides, nurses, and equipment for aging safely at home to organizing a parent's return home from hospitals to understanding doctors' treatment plans and insurance benefits. The new Care Support of America identity and "Trusted Guidance as Your Parents Age(TM)" tagline reflect CSA's national scope and commitment to helping families. A new logo of stylized stars symbolizes the changing relationship of adult children becoming caregivers for their parents, as well as the guidance that Care Support of America offers to its clients. "Everyone involved in caring for aging parents needs to know about Care Support of America," says Alan Siegel, Chairman and CEO of Siegel+Gale. "CSA has a particular challenge in the eldercare space. We all discover as we begin to become involved in our parents' care that eldercare is an intricate web of services that are national, regional, statewide, and local; for-profit and non-profit; medical and non-medical; and for the most part well-meaning but also with the potential for elder abuse or fraud." Care Support of America is unique. Its approach to family caregiving has been published in respected peer-review and trade publications, and has been proven in clinical research to extend aging at home, improve patient outcomes and satisfaction, and reduce time in nursing homes. Siegel+Gale redesigned Care Support of America's robust new Website (www.caresupportofamerica.com), which launched on October 5 and now includes expanded information, tools, insights, and checklists for family caregivers who are coordinating care, with professional help or on their own. "Siegel+Gale really understands the Care Support of America brand promise," says Dan Tobin, M.D., Founder and CEO. "It's in our DNA at Care Support of America to help our clients solve eldercare problems so that they can focus on spending positive, meaningful, quality time with their aging parents." To speak with Alan Siegel, or learn more about Siegel+Gale, please contact Davia Temin, Christine Summerson, or Trang Mar of Temin and Company at 212-588-8788 or news@teminandco.com. About Siegel+Gale Siegel+Gale (www.siegelgale.com) is one of the world's premier strategic branding companies and a pioneer in simplifying complex customer communications. Since it was founded by Alan Siegel in 1969, the firm has applied the art and science of simplicity to create branding programs that have helped many of the world's best-known organizations excel. Driven by its philosophy of "Simple is Smart," Siegel+Gale has led the way in bringing innovation to the corporate branding field, including transforming complex, incomprehensible customer communications into plain English; helping clients create distinctive brand voices across all their communications; transporting brands onto the Internet; and aligning the brand experience with the brand promise. The firm's clients include AARP, Aetna, American Express, Bank of America, Dell, The Four Seasons Hotel Group, The Internal Revenue Service, Lexus, Merrill Lynch, 3M, Microsoft, Motorola, the National Basketball Association, Pfizer, and Sony PlayStation. Siegel+Gale has offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, and Dubai, and strategic partnerships around the world. Siegel+Gale is part of the Omnicom Group Inc. (www.omnicomgroup.com), a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms serve over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. About Care Support of America Care Support of America (www.caresupportofamerica.com) is an independent family care manager service that helps identify and solve family caregiving problems to provide trusted guidance as your parents age. The service begins with a personal family care manager on the phone, working with your parent's physician and a local nurse, to locate and mobilize trusted home care resources in the parent's community; help you understand the doctor's treatment plans and information; help insure that parents remain independent in their home; and answer questions about Medicare, long-term insurance, and basic finances. Care Support of America has provided family care manager services in 32 states and Canada. 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| Baby sale allegations surface in kidnapping case - WBIR Posted: 06 Oct 2009 09:21 AM PDT By Chris Echegaray and Kate Howard, The Tennessean Maria Gurrola will be getting her children back after the Tennessee Department of Children's Services dropped their claim. Previously reported Baby Yair Antonio Carrillo and his three siblings remain in foster care as the family fights allegations that someone was trying to sell the baby for $25,000 before he was kidnapped. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for today in Davidson County Juvenile Court, where the family will attempt to get the children back after a week that saw the baby kidnapped, mother Maria Gurrola stabbed nine times, and the child found - only to go straight to foster care. The state has filed an emergency petition in support of temporarily removing the children from the home. Police say Tammy Renee Silas, 39, posed as an immigration agent Sept. 29 to get into Gurrola's South Nashville home and stabbed the mother before leaving with then-4-day-old Yair. Silas is facing federal kidnapping charges after she was arrested Friday night at her home in Ardmore, Ala., with the baby. Juvenile Court documents obtained by The Tennessean show that the Tennessee Department of Children's Services received information about possible family involvement just an hour after Silas was arrested. The documents don't say who made the accusation, but that person told authorities that both Gurrola and the child's father, Jose Antonio Carrillo, knew about the money exchange. The children were not safe with the parents or family members "based on the age of the other three children (3, 9, and 11), the severity of the crime involved, and statements by law enforcement that the parents and family members could not be ruled out as being involved with the exchange of money for the infant," according to the petition for emergency removal filed by Children's Services. Carrillo's cousin, Norma Rodriguez, said the mother and father denied any wrongdoing when family members asked them about the allegations. 'We believe them' "We believe them," Rodriguez said. "I asked them straight out. They don't have $25,000. They barely have anything in the bank right now. If they sold the baby, why did she (Silas) do that, stab her like that? It could be that woman or an accomplice of hers who is saying these things." Rodriguez said authorities never gave any indication to the family that they were investigating the mother and father. Baby Yair and his family were briefly reunited Saturday, but the Department of Children's Services took him and his three siblings into custody that day. All four were placed together with a foster family. "We had no idea that the kids were going to be taken on Saturday," Rodriguez said. "They knew they were going to take them without telling us. We are thankful for them rescuing the baby but this is a lot." 'Unanswered questions' Metro police spokesman Don Aaron said that nobody in the family has charges pending, and that authorities are just continuing to gather information.' "There remain serious unanswered questions in this investigation, perhaps the most significant of which is, why was this particular child and this particular mother chosen among all other newborns and new mothers?" Aaron said. The baby and his siblings were taken for safety reasons "based on credible and serious information" that the Department of Children's Services is receiving, the state said in a statement Monday. "Our goal in this case, as in every case, is straightforward: We are working to make sure that this child and his three siblings have the best possible outcomes,'' said DCS Commissioner Viola P. Miller in the statement. The case is still under investigation, said Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Kristin Helm. The TBI would not say whether police are searching for more suspects. It's unknown why Gurrola was targeted and how her attacker knew when to strike. After attacking the mother, records show, the attacker made a call on the attacker's cell phone stating "the job was done." Police have yet to say who might have been on the other end. Gurrola is depressed that all of her children were taken from her, Rodriguez said. "Maria is so sad that she went through this and now all the children are gone," she said. "She doesn't want to have anything to do with that house anymore." The couple has been staying with relatives. Gurrola and the baby's father have no criminal records, only driving offenses in Nashville, according to authorities. Contact Chris Echegaray at 615-664-2144 or cechegaray@tennessean.com. Contact Kate Howard at 615-726-8968 or kahoward@tennessean.com. |
| Mother finally reunited with children after kidnapping ordeal - Nashville Tennessean Posted: 06 Oct 2009 01:53 PM PDT UPDATEMaria Gurrola and her family were reunited for good this afternoon at the downtown office of the Tennessee Department of Children's Services. Gurrola's husband, Jose Antonio Carrillo, said he and his wife were happy and thankful. "Finally, were so happy we have them back, he said. Its been a long ordeal. Carrillo said he hopes the family will now be left alone. DCS officials sent the family out the rear entrance, so the children were not seen by a reporter. Gurrola is now out of a wheelchair, and appeared happy as she entered the DCS building. The Tennessee Department of Children's Services removed the children from their family on Saturday, after mother Maria Gurrola was briefly reunited with the newborn that was kidnapped on Sept. 29. The baby was found Oct. 2 in Ardmore, Ala., with 39-year-old Tammy Renee Silas. She is currently in federal custody facing kidnapping charges. A hearing was planned at Juvenile Court this morning to discuss allegations that the family may have known of a plot to sell the baby for $25,000, but DCS dismissed the allegations. Court documents did not detail who told authorities of the alleged family involvement. Metro police spokesman Don Aaron released a press release saying that Metro police agree that the children should be returned to the parents after extensive interviews by Metro, TBI and the FBI over the last day. All the agencies are in agreement, he said. "... At this time, (authorities) do not believe the parents, Maria Gurrola and Jose Carrillo, are involved," Aaron said. "Significant unanswered questions remain, however, including why Gurrola and her newborn son were chosen by alleged kidnapper, Tammy Renee Silas. Statements made to law enforcement by Silas are part of the continuing investigation." PREVIOUSLY REPORTEDBaby Yair Antonio Carrillo and his three siblings remain in foster care as the family fights allegations that someone was trying to sell the baby for $25,000 before he was kidnapped.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Abducted Tenn. baby's mom will get kids back - sign on sandiego.com Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:48 PM PDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A mother will be reunited with her newborn son after losing him twice, first to a kidnapper and then to state custody after someone claimed a family member had tried to sell him. Infant Yair Anthony Carillo is no longer in state custody and authorities do not believe parents Maria Gurrolla and Jose Carillo were involved in the abduction, the Department of Children's Services and Nashville police said Tuesday. Maria Gurrolla lost custody of Yair and his three siblings after the baby was found safe in Alabama. Two officials familiar with the case, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it, said the state took the children after someone claimed a family member had tried to sell the baby. Thomas Miller, an attorney appointed to represent the children, told The Associated Press that police informed child welfare officials Tuesday they had "cleared the parents of any wrongdoing." "The kids will be returned as soon as logistically possible," Miller said. Gurrolla and Carillo could not immediately be located for comment. The baby was found Friday, three days after he was abducted during a Sept. 29 knife attack on his mother in her home. Gurrolla was briefly reunited with the infant Saturday before Children's Services put him and his siblings, ages 3, 9 and 11, in foster care for their safety. Department officials have declined to be more specific, citing privacy concerns for the family. Tammy Renee Silas, 39, of Ardmore, Ala., was charged with kidnapping after authorities said they found the baby unharmed at her home about 80 miles south of Nashville. Silas has not been charged in the attack on Gurrolla, who was stabbed several times and had a collapsed lung. The police statement says "significant unanswered questions remain" in the case, including why Gurrolla and her infant were targeted. Gurrolla told investigators that after she was stabbed, the attacker made a phone call and said in Spanish "The job is done" and the mother "was dying," according to court documents. Silas, who remained in custody Tuesday, waived an initial hearing and has not yet appeared in court. She has given a statement to investigators, according to Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Kristin Helm, who declined to detail what she said. Gurrolla told investigators she had never seen the woman who stabbed her. According to the arrest warrant, Gurrolla was targeted while she and a cousin, identified only as "JS," were running errands and visiting a state food assistance office. A car that police said Silas rented was seen on a surveillance video following Gurrolla before the attack, and the car rental information led police to her home. Police have not released a motive, but Silas' live-in boyfriend, Martin Rodriguez, told The Associated Press that she said she could not have children and wanted to adopt a child from a relative in Texas who was going to jail. ––– Associated Press Writer Kristin M. Hall contributed to this report. Related Terms: Nashville Tenn, Immigration |
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