Ricky Holland Vanished

Both families are in pain that I do not even begin to comprehend because I have never had a child of mine murdered or vanish.
Richard Christie is the grandfather of 5 year-old Evelyn Celeste Miller who disappeared from her home in Floyd, Iowa sometime during the night of June 30/July1 of this year. Read Richard’s blog here. A massive search was conducted for Evelyn and her body was discovered by kayakers in the Cedar River six days after her disappearance. There was a meeting of the Grand Jury but as of yet no indictment. Last week, Casey Frederickson, the fiancé of Noel Miller, Evelyn’s mother, and the person who was caring for Evelyn on the night of her disappearance attempted suicide. Noel said in an interview that Casey’s frustration of not knowing who murdered Evelyn and having the investigation focused on them led to Casey’s actions. I am not so sure about those reasons but as I said earlier, there is no way I can possibly know how these family members feel. I guess in that regard I also cannot know how one might act out on those feelings as well.Richard Holland’s family lost their son on the night of June 30/July 1 of this year in Williamston, Michigan. Apparently Ricky pushed his bed up underneath his window and climbed out sometime during the night. There was also a massive search conducted to find Ricky but to no avail. It was at first thought that perhaps Ricky had run away from home because he had done so in the past. This thinking delayed the release of an Amber Alert. I do not know if it would have made a difference in this case or not.

Tim and Lisa Holland, Ricky’s adoptive parents have given one interview to the local media. It has come to my attention that they have personal and legal reasons for not appearing in the main stream media. It has also come to my attention that Tim and Lisa Holland have both spent quite a bit of time searching for their son including passing out fliers all over the state of Michigan.

Tim and Lisa Holland have had the finger of law enforcement pointed at them as well. Two separate searches were conducted of their home. The first search concerned a report by the Holland’s that they had buried the family dog in the backyard of their home soon after Ricky’s disappearance. Law enforcement conducted a search of the backyard to make sure that the dog was buried in the backyard and not Ricky. The search produced what the Holland’s indicated was in the backyard; dog bones. The second search conducted included taking items from the home such as the computer and the family vehicles.

I cannot imagine how I would feel if my child was missing or had been murdered and law enforcement were searching my home.

The Holland’s, Miller’s, Frederickson’s, and Christie’s are all looking for closure, empathy, answers and justice in their own way. They are also looking to be released from the incredible pain of the loss of a child. I wish I could help them; two families connected by a single night but with the same fate.

Today is day 84 of Ricky Holland’s disappearance. There have been no news stories published in the Lansing State Journal, Williamston’s local newspaper, regarding Ricky’s disappearance or about the investigation. Nothing from the parents. Nothing.If it were my child missing I would be shouting, screaming using every avenue available to me to get the word out, to find my child. I wonder why we do not hear anything from Tim and Lisa Holland. I wonder why they have not appeared on GMA or on Greta or Nancy Grace. I wonder why they have an attorney.

Williamston, Michigan is located in Ingham County in the East Lansing metro area. It’s estimated population as of 2003 was 3,784 people. As of today there are 15 registered sex offenders listed in the Michigan Sex Offender Registry for the Williamston, MI zip code of 48895. Although sex offenders are known to move for a variety of reasons, one has moved out of the area since I last checked a month ago.

The nearby city of Haslett, Michigan had an estimated population in 2000 of 11,283 people. As of today there are a total of 10 registered sex offenders listed in the Michigan Sex Offender Registry for the Haslett, MI zip code of 48840.

The reasons I am making note of the sex offenders in the immediate area of Richard Holland’s home should be obvious. If Ricky did in fact leave his home in the middle of the night, there is a good possiblity that he could have met up with one of the 25 sex offenders who live within at least ten miles of his home. Also, I have a web site for Ricky that has a counter that keeps track of the visitors to the site. I have noticed one visitor in particular close by to Ricky’s home has been a frequent visitor. I suppose it could be just someone interested in the disappearance and that person wants to keep up with the news. My site is not easy to find on the vast internet. I don’t see someone going to the trouble of finding a web site just to find out information on the case when they can read the local newspaper. I also was a bit troubled because someone visited the site from Detroit Water and Sewerage. I am trying to figure out or picture myself working for that company and surfing the internet for information on the Richard Holland disappearance.

I don’t know. Maybe I watch too much Courttv.

I am rambling now so I will close. If you know something about the disappearance of Ricky Holland from Williamston, MI please call Law Enforcement. Email me if you would be willing to do so. Just don’t keep quiet.