Child Abduction! Please Help us to locate these children!
On July 2nd 2008 the lives of 3 children and 2 families changed forever. On that day while on a court appointed visit with their fathers Alex and Zaven Silah along with their cousin Greg Silah were abducted. What makes this parental abduction so worrying is the criminal activities of their fathers. Not only are the police looking for the men but also a number of would-be killers that have left threatening messages in voice mails. The children are in imminent danger and everything is being done to locate them before their captors are found by the wrong people.
Spreading the word about the Silah children’s abduction is easier now with the addition of the new Link to Us page. You will find a variety of link banners and the option to easily copy & paste the code to other websites and forums.
Thank you for visiting the children’s website and we hope that you will continue to follow the latest News and Updates as we can bring them to you. The best way that you can help the children is to spread the word. Letting others know about the plight of the Silah children will increase the chance of finding them and returning them to their families.
On these pages you will find photos and information about the children and their captors. If you see any of the people shown on this site, please contact the numbers given on the home page or dial 911 (U.S)
This website offers a forum where you can share ideas and leave messages for the families of the children. You can also forward any private tips through E-mail by clicking on the Contact us link.
We are now asking for your support with donations to help the families of Alex, Zaven and Greg to continue their fight to find the children. It is a very expensive process and the financial burden continues to grow. If you would like to help, please donate using the secure link on our donations page. It allows the use of Paypal or credit cards.
| Alex, Zaven or Greg, This is a direct line to your family and all you have to do is type your message here. Be sure to give your name so we know it’s you and then let us know you are safe or where you are.
This instant message window has been placed here for the children to contact their parents or for anyone with real knowledge of their where abouts to pass on that information.
Note: IP information will be recorded and all communications may be subject to investigation by the authorities including the FBI. Greg, Click! to E-mail Mommy! |
A Mother’s Prayer
Happy Valentines Day to our Boys!
Every now and then Greg used to write love notes to his Mom and puts them on her pillow. Here is one of Greg’s notes which he wrote to his mom few months before he was abducted. It’s followed by a message from her.
Greg, mommy loves you too and she always will!!!
Christine
FUNDRAISING for the Children
Coming Events
October 17th
1. The first event is this Saturday, October 17th from 9 a.m. to noon at the Vons in Westchester where many WLS kids (Alex and Zaven’s friends) will help Christine and Zanni sell Virginia Diner 16oz cans of peanuts to support ARC.
Hi all,Our fundraising for ARC at the Westchester Vons store was a great success today! Thanks to all our generous donors and hard working supporters we were able to raise a total of $1570.89! Zanni and I are blown away by the outstanding amount of support and generousity that we received today from all our dear Westchester friends, teachers, students, parents and the entire Westchester community! We are truly very grateful!!!
It was good to see you all and thanks again so very much for your continued support to help us bring Greg, Alex and Zaven home!!!
Love,
Christine and Zanni
November 7th
2. Funtasia’s First Annual Christmas Boutique on Sat. Nov. 7th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at the First Congregational Church in Glendale. A dear friend of Zanni’s is organizing this event where there will be multiple vendors. She is offering them a booth for free where they can sell the peanuts and other items (potentially including wristbands, pins, etc.) to raise funds for ARC.
First Congregational Church
2001 Canada Blvd.,
Glendale, CA 91208-2531
November 14th
3. Westchester Lutheran School (WLS) rummage sale on Sat. Nov. 14th from 9 a.m. to noon, also to raise funds for ARC.
7831 S. Sepulveda Blvd,
Los Angeles CA 90045
On Saturday, Sept. 5th, we held a fundraising event at the Ralphs grocery store at the corner of Devonshire and Balboa in Granada Hills selling cans of roasted/salted peanuts. The cans have a nice design of the boys’ pictures printed on them with a thank you note addressed to our generous supporters. We had an exceptional turnout and even though times are hard for everyone right now the kindness of people shone through helping us to raise $400. All proceeds from the event will go to A.R.C, a non-profit orginization dedicated to rescuing children like Alex, Zaven and Greg.
A special fundraising event was held at the United Armenian Congregation Church on Rally Sunday at 10:15AM on Sept. 13th.
We are not giving up hope and would like to thank everyone for their continued support and prayers.
Mothers still at a loss one year later
By Larry Altman Staff Writer
Posted: 07/02/2009 11:13:56 PM PDT
Zanni Meguerian is with her family in Philadelphia, planning to light a candle in church.
Christine Jeanbart Stackhouse will spend the day with her family in Southern California, praying and looking at her son’s photographs.
Today, the women mark a full year since they have seen or heard from their children, who were taken by their former husbands and last believed to be in Guatemala.
“I wake up hyperventilating at night, wondering where they are – Are they safe? Are they healthy?” said Meguerian, whose two sons have each celebrated a birthday away from their Westchester school.
“On so many levels I wonder what they did for a whole year,” Meguerian said. “Did they go to school or did they miss out on a whole year of school?”
Meguerian’s former husband, George Silah, failed to return the boys – Alex, now 13, and Zaven, 10 – from a summer visitation last year.
For the complete story click here
A special thanks to Larry Altman and the Daily Breeze for their continued support.
CBS News Interview with Zanni and FBI Agent
On Tuesday 24th of March 2009 we got our first glimpse at a little of the machine working in the background in the effort to find the three missing Silah children. Since the story broke last year and awareness of the children’s plight grew with coverage on TV news broadcasts, Talk shows like Dr. Phil and Greta Van Susteren and local community fundraisers, the FBI has been working hard to establish leads that might help locate the Alex, Greg and Zaven. Tonight in this exclusive CBS TV interview with Agent Jim Davidson of the FBI’s Violent Crimes Major Offenders Squad(VCMO) we learned a little about how they are closing in on the Fugitive fathers.
Evidence suggests that the boys were taken through Mexico and as far South as Guatemala, Central America. It is unknown if they are still there at this time but if they are it is expected that their captors have probably changed their appearances to avoid detection.None of this would be possible without people like yourself that care enough to take interest in this case and provide the much needed clues that will bring our boys home.
Anyone with more information as to the whereabouts of the men and the boys was asked to call FBI Agent James Davidson at (310) 996-3451
You may also call Toll Free to 1-877-LAWFULL (1-877-529-3855) and after hours.
Many thanks go out to the FBI for their dedication to finding the children and to CBS for helping keep the story in the public eye.
L.A City Council renews $25,000 reward
Los Angeles City Council has agreed to extend the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the abductors of Alex, Zaven and Greg Silah.
John and George Silah disappeared along with the children on July 2nd July 2008. It is believed that George’s girl friend Gayane Dobadzhyan and her two brothers also left with them at the same time. If you know the whereabouts of any of these people we need to know.
If you have any information that will help authorities locate the children please call detectives at(310) 482-6313 or After hours and on the weekends at 1-877-LAWFULL.
The following video was put together by Alex’s friends at the Westchester Lutheran School. His friends and teachers as well as members of the church have done so very much to help keep the children in the public eye and raise the funds needed to actively pursue the recovery of Alex, his brother Zaven and cousin Greg.
This is a special birthday gift for you Alex from the people that love you and can’t wait to see you home and back in school. (Boy are you going to have a lot of homework to catch up on! Just kidding 80) )
1 year later…
Dear friends,
Thank you for your continuing support of the children and their families. It has been 1 year today, July 2nd 2009 since we have seen Greg, Alex and Zaven yet it seems like an eternity. This must feel like a lifetime to Christine and Zannie who pray every day for the safe return of their beloved children. I have the pleasure of knowing the two of them and their faith and commitment to finding their boys is as strong today as it has been since the day they were taken.
For these two amazing moms it has been an emotional roller coaster with days of hope and moments of fear. With all of your support, determined efforts to help and kind words and prayers, they have found the strength to continue their fight to find the children. They knew from the beginning that the chances were high that the search for the children could take time although the hope was it would happen quickly. The police, FBI and many other agencies are now involved. There has been some great exposure through the media but there can never be enough till we get the boys home. You, yes you have raised enough money to have ARC (Association for the Recovery of Children) start working on the case at the appropriate time. The wonderful thing about ARC is that the funds raised will not go to waste and will only be used when the time is right. We are all hoping that time will be soon.
So you can see we have come a long way in the last year laying a solid foundation in the search for the boys. We have to look at it as sowing the seeds that will eventually grow and bear fruit. We must however continue to tend to the seeds that have been sown to make sure that all the work has not been in vane. If you are thinking “it’s been a year already” don’t be discouraged. Each day that passes is one day closer to us seeing the smiles on the faces of Alex, Zaven and Greg.
Please continue to have faith that we will soon see the children, keeping them and their moms Christine and Zanni in your prayers.
Paul a.k.a Limey
Editor at FindTheSilahChildren.com
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HELP FIND THE CHILDREN!
Please download a .pdf file of the flyers shown below. The download is small but the image quality is good. The .pdf file has 2 pages that contain both the MISSING and WANTED flyers. If you can print then place the flyers in high traffic areas like supermarkets and fast food restraunts it will increase the chance of someone recognizing either the children or their captors.
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The Silah children are individually registered with the
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
Anyone with any information regarding this case is asked to contact:
Pacific Area Detectives at (310) 482-6313.
After hours and on the weekends, please call 1-877-LAWFULL.
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