07-19-2012, 01:35 PM
good video here, with Louisa and Celina's sister Kayla:
http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/special...index.html
WMUR
WEST STEWARSTOWN, N.H. -
It was nearly a year ago that an 11-year-old West Stewartstown girl was reported missing, and her family said they are still desperate for answers in the case.
Celina Cass was last seen on July 25, 2011. Her body was pulled from a nearby river a week later. While her death was ruled a homicide, there have been no suspects named and no arrests made.
Her mother, Louisia Noyes, said her life has fallen apart since Celina was killed. Celina's sister, Kayla Laro, said she misses the shy girl who loved to play dress up.
"She was really amazing, and I miss her a lot," Kayla said. "It's been hard without my baby sister. Someone to take care of."
Noyes said she and her daughters went everywhere together.
"Kayla's always been a little social butterfly, but Celina really liked to be with Mommy," Noyes said.
The sisters shared a bedroom in the basement of their Main Street home, but the night Celina vanished, Kayla was at a sleepover. The Noyes household was a busy one, with lots of people coming and going at different times.
Celina had just finished fourth grade at the Stewartstown Community School, where teachers said she was shy until you got to know her.
"We'd talk about her weekends, when her and her mother and Kayla would go shopping," said teacher Meg Miller. "We'd call them little fashionistas."
Miller taught Celina reading for three and a half years and cheered for her at basketball games. Miller said life is different now.
"I don't think it's fear anymore," she said. "I think a lot feel angry for not having it solved. And angry that this person or persons are getting away with this. We want this to be solved."
There were just 10 fourth-graders in Celina's class, and teachers said that overall, it has been a difficult year. They dedicated the front page of the yearbook to Celina.
"I want the end to come and find out who did it," Miller said. "Because she should never have died the way she did."
Kayla will be a freshman in high school this fall. She has a boyfriend now and loves clothes, but she said tears flow every day for her baby sister.
"I'm just glad that they're still working on this," she said. "I mean, I'd rather have them have found the person that did it, but I'm just glad that they're still working on it."
The lack of information is frustrating for the family.
"I want proof. I want evidence," Noyes said. "No one will tell me nothing. It's so frustrating."
Noyes reached out to News 9 in June, saying she was exasperated by the apparent lack of progress in the investigation.
"It would be an awesome thing if they could get the person off the street who did this, but it's never going to make anything better, and it's never going to bring my baby girl back to me," she said. "I want the death penalty to whoever did this to my daughter."
Noyes and Kayla now wear matching gold crosses.
"These are my sister's ashes," Kayla said. "We put them in necklaces so we can keep them close to our heart, and so she will always be with us."
Parents at Celina's school are organizing a vigil on July 26 to mark the one-year anniversary of her death. Organizers said it will be held at the same gazebo where candlelight vigils were held a year ago by a community hoping she would be found safe.
Now, the community is hoping that justice will be served.
http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/special...index.html
WMUR
WEST STEWARSTOWN, N.H. -
It was nearly a year ago that an 11-year-old West Stewartstown girl was reported missing, and her family said they are still desperate for answers in the case.
Celina Cass was last seen on July 25, 2011. Her body was pulled from a nearby river a week later. While her death was ruled a homicide, there have been no suspects named and no arrests made.
Her mother, Louisia Noyes, said her life has fallen apart since Celina was killed. Celina's sister, Kayla Laro, said she misses the shy girl who loved to play dress up.
"She was really amazing, and I miss her a lot," Kayla said. "It's been hard without my baby sister. Someone to take care of."
Noyes said she and her daughters went everywhere together.
"Kayla's always been a little social butterfly, but Celina really liked to be with Mommy," Noyes said.
The sisters shared a bedroom in the basement of their Main Street home, but the night Celina vanished, Kayla was at a sleepover. The Noyes household was a busy one, with lots of people coming and going at different times.
Celina had just finished fourth grade at the Stewartstown Community School, where teachers said she was shy until you got to know her.
"We'd talk about her weekends, when her and her mother and Kayla would go shopping," said teacher Meg Miller. "We'd call them little fashionistas."
Miller taught Celina reading for three and a half years and cheered for her at basketball games. Miller said life is different now.
"I don't think it's fear anymore," she said. "I think a lot feel angry for not having it solved. And angry that this person or persons are getting away with this. We want this to be solved."
There were just 10 fourth-graders in Celina's class, and teachers said that overall, it has been a difficult year. They dedicated the front page of the yearbook to Celina.
"I want the end to come and find out who did it," Miller said. "Because she should never have died the way she did."
Kayla will be a freshman in high school this fall. She has a boyfriend now and loves clothes, but she said tears flow every day for her baby sister.
"I'm just glad that they're still working on this," she said. "I mean, I'd rather have them have found the person that did it, but I'm just glad that they're still working on it."
The lack of information is frustrating for the family.
"I want proof. I want evidence," Noyes said. "No one will tell me nothing. It's so frustrating."
Noyes reached out to News 9 in June, saying she was exasperated by the apparent lack of progress in the investigation.
"It would be an awesome thing if they could get the person off the street who did this, but it's never going to make anything better, and it's never going to bring my baby girl back to me," she said. "I want the death penalty to whoever did this to my daughter."
Noyes and Kayla now wear matching gold crosses.
"These are my sister's ashes," Kayla said. "We put them in necklaces so we can keep them close to our heart, and so she will always be with us."
Parents at Celina's school are organizing a vigil on July 26 to mark the one-year anniversary of her death. Organizers said it will be held at the same gazebo where candlelight vigils were held a year ago by a community hoping she would be found safe.
Now, the community is hoping that justice will be served.