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Bloody Mop Tests In Missing Boy Case Complete
Police Continue Search For Lynn 5-Year-Old
POSTED: 11:16 am EDT August 28,
2008
UPDATED: 5:20 pm EDT August 28,
2008
BOSTON -- Lab results on blood found at the father of a missing Lynn 5-year-old boy have been completed, according to the Lynn Daily Item.Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said that officials cannot talk about the results because of the investigation into the disappearance of Giovanni Gonzalez. His father, Ernesto Gonzalez, has remained jailed on child endangerment charges since his arrest on Aug. 18.
Search Continues For Missing Boy
Gonzalez was supposed to return the boy to his mother's custody after a weekend visit, according to police. Blodgett told the newspaper that officials are optimistic that "Giovanni is alive.""We continue to search for Giovanni. It has been 12 days since he was reported missing. We continue to use all resources possible," Lynn Police Department Capt. Mark O'Toole said.A bloody mop and bottle of pine cleaner with traces of blood were found in Gonzalez's apartment during a police search.Gonzalez pleaded not guilty to child endangerment charge and is being held on $500,000 bail.
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- August 23, 2008: Bloody Mop Found In Search For Boy
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- August 19, 2008: Boy, 5, Missing; Father Charged
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