Search Area Moving Westward

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The search for the bodies of children thought to have been thrown off the Dauphin Island Bridge is moving westward. Click for detailed information. Search Area Moving Westward
Published: Sat, January 12, 2008 - 12:58 pm
Authorities have recovered what they believe to be the body of one of the children thrown from the Dauphin Island Bridge. At a news conference Saturday morning Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran said "The inevitable nightmare we have feared has been confirmed". Cochran says the decomposed body of an infant was found in a marshy area known as Point Aux Pines that borders Mississippi Sound. The area is about 5 miles north from where the children were thought to have been thrown from the Dauphin Island Bridge Monday morning. Authorities say a duck hunter found the body.
The discovery has moved the search area westward. Capt. Paul Stewart with the Mobile County Sheriff's Flotilla says the bodies moved with the current. Capt. Stewart says a special sonar they brought in yesterday identified what they thought to be the bodies of three children. Divers couldn't get to the bodies because of strong currents. They believe those currents moved the bodies overnight.

Law enforcement hopes the discovery of the infant's body will help them locate the others. Capt. Stewart says members of the Sheriff's Flotilla is coping as well as possible and working as hard as they can to find the children. Bayou La Batre Police say the children's father admitted to throwing them off the bridge. Lam Luong is being held in Metro Jail. He is charged with 4 counts of capital murder. His lawyer says Luong told him he was forced to confessed and actually gave the children to a woman named Kim.
Sheriff Cochran says two chaplains are with the family. Another news conference is expected around 1 p.m. We will have the latest updates on News 5 and WKRG.com







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I am following this story from Austin, TX as my “coastie” fiance is one of the volunteers looking for these children.  It’s just so sad to hear of something like this happening.  Look people, if you dont want your children - take them to the nearest fire station and drop them off there...this will give them a chance to have somewhat of a better life.....this guy is so sick...no words to describe this coward of a human being - there are no words to describe this “thing..” - my heart goes out to the family and close friends of this family and of course, the mother - God Bless her and comfort her.  ....all this for what...crack pipe and a piece of ass from a crack whore who patiently waited at the nastyass motel...!????  was it worth it!!???

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i think (and god forgive me) but he should be tied to the bridge w heavy chains one on both arms and both legs cement layed acrooss his torso and hung there for how ever many days it takes to find those babies and then dropped to his death....it woild save us all lots of money

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I think that we need to just skip the trial process all together and just do to him what he did to his children. We need to put a chain around his ankles and attach a brick or two to it and throw him over the bridge too. He should have to experience what they went through the last moments of their lives. He is truly a sick individual.

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i have followed this heart breaking story since it has happened and have prayed with the rest of the great ppl from alabama god bless all search and rescue personal and police alike but most of all the family and the sweet angels above that were takin much too soon
always in thoughts and prayers

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this is a comment to tell all the people involved in the search how wonderful they are. Thanks to all of you we know how hard this must be for everyone involved. You are all in our thoughts as you continue with this daunting task.

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