Missing: Nicholas Francisco

Tracking his computer

2008-02-26T10:16:00.001-08:00

Hi- wanted to thank Brady and his team for investigating how/if we could track down Nicholas' computer via his IP address. Unfortunately, tracking his laptop via IP addresses is nearly impossible (please see thread below).

The missing computer has been filed into the national crimes database and we keep checking craigslist to see if it pops up there.

[excerpt from email thread]

IP addresses are of absolutely no use at this point regardless of vendor or who provided the card. And for Nicholas' laptop, AirPort was the built-in method or card he used. He determined that unless you have a "tracker" installed before a laptop is stolen, it's a bad scenario.

IP address are very, very different from the MAC addresses (again not MAC as in Macintosh, but MAC as in Media Access Control). Any IP address that shows up on the Internet is 99.9% to be from behind a firewall preventing you from accessing the "true" IP Address of the originating machine. And again, even if we knew his true IP Address - determining the MAC address would be similar to finding a needle in a haystack the size of Jupiter.

Good luck with the search.

2008-02-23T00:39:00.000-08:00

I am out of town this weekend, but wish you all luck with the searching. I know my staple gun is in good hands and will be put to good use, but please hang an extra poster on my behalf, and I'll appreciate it very much! Stay safe.

Aimee

New YouTube Video

2008-02-22T19:50:00.000-08:00

READ THIS!!! Did Nicholas ever email you?

2008-02-22T15:45:00.000-08:00

Does anyone have an email from Nicholas that may have been sent from Nicholas' laptop? If so, please let Andrea know. It won't work if you forward it, but she can talk you through getting the info we need, that will help track the laptop to see if anyone has used it, etc.

Missing posters are missing.

2008-02-21T23:35:00.000-08:00

I noticed as Yumiko and I walked to her car tonight, that for the most part, the posters that were located where Nicholas would have been parked and the ones on the surrounding blocks, are gone. I will replace them after my meetings tomorrow, unless somebody else gets to it first.

Has anyone noticed this happening in any other areas?

Also, someone I handed one of the small ones to today asked what we mean by "reward of up to $15,000"? What do we mean?

On the Record with Greta Van Stusteran interview.

2008-02-21T20:09:00.000-08:00

This originally aired on Wednesday 2/20 and was rebroadcast Thursday 2/21.
Fox: Police believe missing dad took off or became victim of random crime. Click here to watch.

Canvass this Saturday. Meeting Time 11am at Publicis

2008-02-21T17:03:00.000-08:00

On Saturday, we will have another organized effort to canvass the areas south of Burien (where our Publicis search ended last Saturday) to Federal Way (where Nicholas' car was found).

It will be divided into sections just like last Saturday and teams will be assigned to each section and we will check off each street just as we did before.

Meeting Time: 11:00 am
Meeting location: Publicis in the West

Again, we will advise everyone to travel in groups and stay safe.

Canvassed: 509/99

2008-02-21T16:56:00.000-08:00

From 509/99 split taking 99S to 599S
599 to I-5 S intersection

From Interurban/I-5 intersection up Interurban to E Marginal.
Marginal Way to Michigan St. across Michigan back to 1st Ave/West Seattle Bridge to SW Michigan St to West Maginal Way.

Canvassed: 518 (International Blvd.) down to 211th St.

2008-02-21T16:55:00.000-08:00

518- "International Blvd” (also marked as 99 and Pacific Hwy) from 518 down to 211th St

Areas canvassed: Federal Way 2/20

2008-02-21T16:54:00.000-08:00

Federal Way

We walked a good portion and a number of smaller trails that link up w/ the BPA trail underneath the power lines.

Behind the Heritage Condos in Federal Way. Started in the parking lot beside the baseball park and reached the 1st main road as you walk N/NW. Passed a number of people out walking and handed our flyers, replaced outdated flyers.

Exit 147 off I5 canvased

2008-02-21T11:24:00.000-08:00

Did a loop and hit all gas stations/fast food restaurants from S 260th and 99 to S 272th to 55th ave south to S 288th back to 99.

Areas Canvased: Tues 2/19

2008-02-20T15:27:00.000-08:00

Exit 149 (Meeker St in Kent), train station and Kent Station.

Exit 149 has been canvassed but no leads. Flyers were posted.

Exit 151.

Exit 152 near the airport, S 188th St. to Kent

Exit 154 A to 405 exit 1 to Strander/West Valley Hwy.

Strander to 161st Place
South on Southcenter Parkway to S. 180th
East on S. 180th to Interurban Ave.

Auburn –Supermall (talked to the security office, nearby gas station, bus stops)

Auburn Park & Ride and area grocery stores

PR and Media Outreach

2008-02-20T15:14:00.000-08:00

If you have any new information that you'd like me to send out to the media, please feel free to contact me any time.

Jessica Randazza
jessica.randazza@publicis-pr.com
(w)206-270-4615
(m)205-994-5636

Reward increased to $15,000!!!

2008-02-20T11:07:00.000-08:00

Download flyer here.

YouTube Video

2008-02-20T09:27:00.000-08:00

Here's a video, available on YouTube.

Worship and Candlelight Prayer Vigil 7-9p 2/20

2008-02-20T09:01:00.000-08:00

This is from Autumn Brown, friend of the family:

Worship and Candlelight Prayer Vigil for Nicholas and Christine Francisco Family
[vigil - a devotional watch; staying alert and awake as a devotional exercise; the act or a period of observing; surveillance.]

DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF NICHOLAS AND CHRISTINE FRANCISCO:

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A WORSHIP AND PRAYER GATHERING:

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 7-9PM, AT THE PETRY HOME - 11754 ROOSEVELT WAY NE, SEATTLE, 98125.

WE WILL GATHER TO WORSHIP THE LORD, TO PRAY FOR NICHOLAS, CHRISTINE, ZEA, NOAH, THEIR UNBORN CHILD, THE EXTENDED FAMILY, AND ALL WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH THE SEARCH EFFORT, TO MINISTER ONE TO ANOTHER AS WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER AND HOPE FOR NICHOLAS' SAFE RETURN.

THIS IS NOT PUBLIC, JUST FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

FOR DIRECTIONS PLEASE CALL 206 795-6780.

MAY THE LORD BLESS AND STRENGTHEN YOU ALL.

Reward increased to $10,000

2008-02-19T16:53:00.001-08:00

Download here.

Canvased Areas as of 2/18 4:10pm

2008-02-19T15:58:00.000-08:00

CANVASED AREA

QUEEN ANNE
Kinnear Park
All homeless encampments in the woods and built into the steep grades which terminate on Olympic. Extensive grid search w/exception of 1 or 2 deepl entrenched tents high up on the hillside.Walked through park and hillside on the west side of QA north of Kinnear Park.
* Police should double back through this area (should not be navigated without a group of people).

Upper Queen Anne
Posted flyers from Roy to Highland Ave and all side streets.

NW Hill Face on upper Queen Anne
Terrain, homeless encampments, wooded areas. 2nd Ave and Republican and up 1st, postered all areas, put new posters in Safeway. Searched area where car was supposed to be.

INTERBAY
Interbay from Magnolia Bridge moving underneath the bridge back into the industrial sections, crossing train tracks, traveling north along bike trail as far as the golf course. Dumpsters, manhole covers, accessible sheltered areas.

ELLIOT AVE
Elliot from lower Queen Anne to the end of the Ballard Bridge. Searched ravines,homeless encampments and side streets on the west side of Elliot.Walked trails along Elliot Ave.

BALLARD BRIDGE
Interbay across Ballard Bridge, looking over sides of bridge and north/south ends of it.

DISCOVERY PARK
Parking lots, posted flyers.

COSTCO-4th Ave
Parking lots driving south along Alaskan into the beginning on the industrial area. Costco parking lot, Paperzone, surrounding parking. 1st Ave from Safeco Field to the 1-5 turn-off. 4th Ave from Costco back to Safeco field.

COSTCO 6TH S.
Parking lot.

COSTCO Southcenter
Postered parking lot, searched surrounding areas including brush areas and dumping grounds.

GREEN RIVER
Walked part of Green River path behind Costco.

AURORA
65TH TO 200TH streets before 11am check-out. Distributed posters to every hotel, motel and inn on both sides of Aurora. Visual check of all lots including behind buildings.

VIADUCT
Parking lots under the viaduct from the ferry terminals moving north parallel to the Alaskan, including lots behind and just underneath the market.
* There are two more garages which can be accessed underneath the market that need to be checked.

DUWAMISH
South along Alaskan to pick up the Duwamish. Searched both sides of the Duwamish from Seattle to Tukwila moving through the industrial areas, piers, parks (public and private).

South Park
Grid search.

99 SOUTH
Drove 99 South in breakdown lane from roughly 1/2 way point between Seattle and Tukwilla. Near airport, canvased motel parking lots on the east side of the street near the airport.Drove 99 South from Queen Anne all the way to SEATAC. Posted more fliers near SEATAC.

509
From Airport Way to Tukwilla.

MARGINAL WAY
West Marginal, East Marginal, doubling back to West Seattle. Checked through industrial areas and parking lots moving towards the underside of the West Seattle Bridge.

GEORGETOWN
Posters in all eating establishments, to Motorcycle club members.

AIRPORT
Aisle by aisle at the airport, long term parking floors 3,5,6,7,8. Drove 4th floor.

AIRPORT WAY
Georgetown to Seattle via Airport Way.

SKYWAY TOWING
Posters

RENTON
Fred Meyers parking lot
Safeway parking lot
Large park and ride on Grady- posters.
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DES MOINES
Safeway parking lots and public parking lot of Des Moines marina- posters.

SODO
Covered SODO, including Costco and Southcenter parking lots- posters.

SEAHURST PARK
Perimeters

SEATTLE TO EAST OF MOUNTAINS
Looked for car along the way

WEST SEATTLE
Section 1- postered, searched all areas by car, postered ferry area and bus stop.

Section 2 (Roxbury Rd, 107th Ave) posted flyers in all major businesses, Safeway, gas stations.

Half of Section 2 (35th to 24th) with 106th and Roxbury as boundaries.
Perimeters and search of large watery swamp.

Section 7-walked perimeters of ravines, posted flyers at auto-body shops, distributed flyers to patrol cars and post-man. Drove through entire grid of search parameter.

Ambaum Blvd. Section 8. Fully covered Ambaum Blvd and put posters in all of the stores. Drove all side streets (split area with Ricky, Larry) hit every street including dead ends, ravines, alleys.

Seahurst Park
Viable trails in the middle section of the park near the Bath House, down trails, followed a trail head in the south end of park that went down to the water and looked for any disturbances in leaves/dirt off path. Followed footprints that left trail but usually led to orange surveying tape.
Walked along the water edge at the base of the trail.

White Center/Delridge (White Center/Delridge), Lakewood Park/Lake Garret Area-posters, walked trails.Border of SW 104th thru SW 116th (north to south) and east of the Lakewood park. Drove all the side streets and dead ends.Delridge Way SW and 16th Ave.

Section 5- to the west of Lakewood Park

Arbor Lake Park (South, East and West side on around the lake) Section 7B- Arbor Park(South, East and West side on around the lake), SW 128th & 116the, 1st Ave. Postered bus stops, poles, gas stations, grocery stores

BURIEN/SHOREWOOD
Burien/Shorewood neighborhood, east to 16th/Ambush, west to shoreline, from 112th south to 150th. Drove along the waterfront to get there, looking under the viaduct, Spokane St to West Seattle Bridge, then down to Delridge to Roxbury and 16th

MAGNOLIA BRIDGE
Under Magnolia Bridge (near Staples north to Dravus. Walked along bridge.

SANDPOINT WAY
Old Naval Station

FEDERAL WAY
Celebration Park Canvased area
Federal Way Library Canvased library and surrounding area.
Little League Fields, Aquatic Center Around Little League Fields and Aquatic Center
Heritage Condos Door to door canvas.
Campus Mall Flyers at all fast food places (popeye's, etc)
Celebration Strip Mall Flyers at all fast food places (McDonald's, Starbucks, Home Depot etc.)
Shell Station Shell Station- on Enchanted Parkway ***possible lead- night shift employee is almost certain that she saw the car on Wed. evening. Sheriff is following up.
Costco Exhaustive search behind Costco and surrounding stores off of Enchanted Parkway and S 348th. Also behind buildings and brush areas.

I-90
Issaquah to Snoqualmie Pass Search along I-90 from Issaquah to Snoqualmie Pass, including car exits and rest stops. Posters at gas stations and restaurants along the way.

Link to latest poster to distribute

2008-02-19T11:01:00.000-08:00

Here's the latest flyer. You can download here.

Canvased Areas as of 2/18

2008-02-19T10:55:00.000-08:00

CANVASED AREA	DETAILS

QUEEN ANNE
Kinnear Park	All homeless encampments in the woods and built into the steep grades which terminate on Olympic.
	Extensive grid search w/exception of 1 or 2 deepl entrenched tents high up on the hillside.
	* Police should double back through this area (should not be navigated without a group of people.
	Walked through park
	Hillside ont eh west slope of QA north of Kinnear Park.

Upper Queen Anne	Posted flyers from Roy to Highland Ave and all side streets.

NW Hill Face on upper Queen Anne	Terrain, homeless encampments, wooded areas
2nd Ave and Republican	Up 1st, postered all areas, put new posters in Safeway. Searched area where car was supposed to be.

INTERBAY	Interbay from Magnolia Bridge moving underneath the bridge back into the industrial sections, crossing train tracks, travelling north along bike trail as far as the golf course.
	Dumpsters, manhole covers, accessible sheltered areas.

ELLIOT AVE	Drove Elliot from lower Queen Anne to the end of the Ballard Bridge. Searched ravines, homeless encampments and side streets on the west side of Elliot.
	Walked trails along Elliot Ave.

BALLARD BRIDGE	Interbay across Ballard Bridge, looking over sides of bridge and north/south ends of it.

DISCOVERY PARK	Parking lots, posted flyers.

COSTCO-4th Ave	Parking lots driving south along Alaskan into the beginning on the industrial area.
	Costco parkiing lot, Paperzone, surrounding parking.
	1st Ave from Safeco Field to the 1-5 turn-off.
	4th Ave from Costco back to Safeco field.

COSTCO 6TH S.	Parking lot.
COSTCO Southcenter	Postered parking lot, searched surrounding areas including brush areas and dumping grounds.

GREEN RIVER	Walked part of Green River path behind Costco

AURORA	65TH TO 200TH streets before 11am check-out. Distributed posters to every hotel, motel and inn on both sides of Aurora. Visual check of all lots including behing buildings.

VIADUCT	Parking lots under the viaduct from the ferry terminals moving north parallel to the Alaskan, including losts behind and just underneath the market.
	* There are two more garages which can be accessed underneath the market that need to be checked.

DUWAMISH	South along Alaskan to pick up the Duwamish. Searched both sides of the Duwamish from Seattle to Tukwila moving through the industrial areas, piers, parks (public and private).

South Park	Grid search.

99 SOUTH	Drove 99 South in breakdown lane from roughly 1/2 way point between Seattle and Tukwilla.
	Near airport, canvased motel parking lots on the east side of the street near the airport.
	Section 10

509	From Airport Way to Tukwilla.

MARGINAL WAY	West Marginal, East Marginal, doubling back to West Seattle. Checked through industrial areas and parking lots moving towards the underside of the West Seattle Bridge.

GEORGETOWN	Posters in all eating establishments, to Motorcycle club members.

AIRPORT	Aisle by aisle at the airport, long term parking floors 3,5,6,7,8. Drove 4th floor.
AIRPORT WAY	Georgetown to Seattle via Airport Way.

SKYWAY TOWING	Posters

RENTON	Fred Meyers parking lot
	Safeway parking lot
	Large park and ride on Grady- posters.

DES MOINES	Safeway parking lots and public parking lot of Des Moines marina- posters.

SODO	Covered SODO, including Costco and Southcenter parking lots- posters.

SEAHURST PARK	Perimeters

SEATTLE TO EAST OF MOUNTAINS	Looked for car along the way

WEST SEATTLE	Section 1- postered, searched all areas by car, postered ferry area and bus stop.


	Section 2 (Roxbury Rd, 107th Ave) posted flyers in all major businesses, Safeway, gas stations.

	Half of Section 2 (35th to 24th) with 106th and Roxbury as boundaries.
	Perimeters and search of large watery swamp.

	Section 7-walked perimeters of ravines, posted flyers at auto-body shops, distributed flyers to patrol cars and post-man. Drove through entire grid of search parameter.

	Section 8
	Section 8
Ambaum Blvd.	Section 8. Fully covered Ambaum Blvd and put posters in all of the stores. Drove all side streets (split area with Ricky, Larry) hit every street including dead ends, ravines, alleys.
Seahurst Park	Seahurst Park- viable trails in the middle section of the park near the Bath House, down trails, followed a trail head in the south end of park that went down to the water and looked for any disturbances in leaves/dirt off path. Followed footprints that left trail but usually led to orange surveying tape.
	Walked along the water edge at the bae of the trail.

White Center/Delridge	Section 5 (White Center/Delridge), Lakewood Park/Lake Garret Area-posters, walked trails
	Border of SW 104th thru SW 116th (north to south) and east of the Lakewood park. Drove all the side streets and dead ends.
	Delridge Way SW and 16th Ave


	Section 5- to the west of Lakewood Park
Arbor Lake Park (South, East and West side on around the lake)	Section 7B- Arbor Park(South, East and West side on around the lake), SW 128th & 116the, 1st Ave. Postered bus stops, poles, gas stations, grocery stores


BURIEN/SHOREWOOD	Section 6 (Burien/Shorewood neighborhood, east to 16th/Ambush, west to shoreline, from 112th south to 150th.
	Drove along the waterfront to get there, looking under the viaduct, Spokane St to West Seattle Bridge, then down to Delridge to Roxbury and 16th
	509 to Ambaum Way - 136th to 124th. Posted posters at all businesses.

MAGNOLIA BRIDGE	Under Magnolia Bridge (near Staples north to Dravus.
	Walked along bridge.


SANDPOINT WAY	Old Naval Station


FEDERAL WAY
Celebration Park	Canvased area
Federal Way Library	Canvased library and surrounding area.
Little League Fields, Aquatic Center	Around Little League Fields and Aquatic Center
Heritage Condos	Door to door canvas.
Campus Mall	Flyers at all fast food places (popeye's, etc)
Celebration Strip Mall	Flyers at all fast food places (McDonald's, Starbucks, Home Depot etc.)
Shell Station	Shell Station- on Enchanted Parkway ***possible lead- night shift employee is almost certain that she saw the car on Wed. evening. Sheriff is following up.
Costco	Exhaustive search behind Costco and surrounding stores off of Enchanted Parkway and S 348th. Also behind buildings and brush areas.


I-90
Issaquah to Snoqualmie Pass	Searched along I-90 from Issaquah to Snoqualmie Pass, including car exits and rest stops. Posters at gas stations and restaurants along the way.

Canvas this evening at 6:30 PM

2008-02-18T14:15:00.000-08:00

We are meeting Jon Holland of the King County Sheriffs office at the Park and Ride at 901 S 348th St, Federal Way tonight at 6:30p.

He will give us instructions on how we can help. our safety is being considered highly. bring a flashlight if you can. we'll buddy up.

Here's a map to the Park and Ride.

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Missing: Nicholas Francisco

2008-02-18T12:52:00.001-08:00

This blog is intended to be a central online repository for information regarding Nicholas Francisco. *Please be sensitive* about posting information that may interfere with the work being done by professionals.

Here is a link to the current flyer.