09-27-2012, 11:56 AM
Some info about the fathers in this story. Man, that house was demolished.
http://www.t-g.com/story/1898390.html
...The State Fire Marshal's Office said in a statement that it has concluded "that there are no remains of the two children in the structure. The children's location at this time is unknown."
...But spokeswoman Kristin Helm later clarified the TBI is taking the approach "to err on the side of caution" since no bodies have been found.
"Under an abundance of caution we decided to issue an endangered child alert for the two children if they are not in fact found in the fire," she said. "They feel like they don't have solid evidence right now to assume these children were in the fire. It's not to say that they weren't, they may have been and further investigation may find that they were.
"To err on the side of caution, as far as law enforcement is concerned, we feel like we can leave no stone unturned and follow every lead we can to ensure they're not somewhere else."
....Their mother, Cheryl Leverette, did not respond to a request for comment from the Times-Gazette. Chris Daniel is Gage's father and Chloie's father is deceased, Sheriff Randall Boyce said.
...Boyce said Wednesday afternoon he still believes the children were lost in the fire, suggesting the extremely high temperatures may have eliminated any traces of their bodies....
...The bodies of the McClarans, who were grandparents of the children, were taken to Nashville for autopsies, the TBI said.
...."We also found some teeth. The state fire marshal took them to a dentist to see if they're from a human."
...
"Since the debris was removed and rearranged we thought we'd bring in a crew that specialized in that," Thomas said.
Stewart County's crew was heavily involved in inspecting debris from the World Trade Center in New York following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
"We wanted to make sure we covered everything thoroughly and make sure nothing was left behind," Thomas said. "We searched thoroughly Tuesday and feel like we got everything."...
http://www.t-g.com/story/1898390.html
...The State Fire Marshal's Office said in a statement that it has concluded "that there are no remains of the two children in the structure. The children's location at this time is unknown."
...But spokeswoman Kristin Helm later clarified the TBI is taking the approach "to err on the side of caution" since no bodies have been found.
"Under an abundance of caution we decided to issue an endangered child alert for the two children if they are not in fact found in the fire," she said. "They feel like they don't have solid evidence right now to assume these children were in the fire. It's not to say that they weren't, they may have been and further investigation may find that they were.
"To err on the side of caution, as far as law enforcement is concerned, we feel like we can leave no stone unturned and follow every lead we can to ensure they're not somewhere else."
....Their mother, Cheryl Leverette, did not respond to a request for comment from the Times-Gazette. Chris Daniel is Gage's father and Chloie's father is deceased, Sheriff Randall Boyce said.
...Boyce said Wednesday afternoon he still believes the children were lost in the fire, suggesting the extremely high temperatures may have eliminated any traces of their bodies....
...The bodies of the McClarans, who were grandparents of the children, were taken to Nashville for autopsies, the TBI said.
...."We also found some teeth. The state fire marshal took them to a dentist to see if they're from a human."
...
"Since the debris was removed and rearranged we thought we'd bring in a crew that specialized in that," Thomas said.
Stewart County's crew was heavily involved in inspecting debris from the World Trade Center in New York following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
"We wanted to make sure we covered everything thoroughly and make sure nothing was left behind," Thomas said. "We searched thoroughly Tuesday and feel like we got everything."...