Wednesday, September 24, 1997
 
Guest:  Caroline Blanchard
 
Opening Remarks:
 
"I appreciate that more than you can know.  Thank you 
for having me here, EJ.  The loss of my daughter has 
been an experience that no family should have to go 
through.  I would like to extend my most heartfelt 
gratitude to all those who have sent messages and 
extended their condolences toward me.  If I may, I'd 
like to take this opportunity
to ask everyone to please come forward if they have 
any information on what has happened to my Macy. I 
just want her home.  I will take questions now, if 
you'd like."
 
Question & Answer session:
 
Q:  I am so sorry to hear about Macy, have you 
received a ransom demand?
A:  No.
 
Q:  This is a sensitive area, but is Macy your natural 
daughter?
A:  Of course, she is my natural daughter.
 
Q:  Have you been given a lie detector test?
A:  No, why would I?
 
Q:  Ms Blanchard, are any of Macy's belongings 
missing?
A:  No, only what she had on her.
 
Q:  I regret the personal question, but what is the 
cause of the divorce?  I mean separation.
A:  Yes, that is a personal question.  It was a mutual 
decision between me and my husband.
 
Q:  Uh, sorry to sound so cold - but, in most cases 
parents are eliminated via lie detector, first.
A:  Yes that is true  Lie detector tests are rarely 
used in the Sheriff's dept but Caroline has been 
interviewed extensively.
 
Q:  Caroline I am sure you understand the point here.
A:  Yes, I do, but the thought that anyone might think 
that I had a hand in this bothers me terribly.  She is 
my baby.
 
Q:  Do you have any idea how much money Macy had on 
her? any credit cards?
A:  Macy's purse was found in a trash can at the mall.  
She never carried much money on her.  But the purse 
was empty.
 
Q:  In your interview you said you were seeing 
someone, but it didn't make a difference. How can you 
be sure?
A:  I did not say that.  I am not seeing anyone.  I 
felt the question was very personal.
 
Q:  Personal or not, your daughter's life may depend 
on your full disclosure.
Q:  Caroline would you care to address that?
A:  Yes, please.  I have answered fully every question 
that has been asked of me by the police.  I would do 
anything to have my baby back.  I miss Macy terribly.
 
Q:  What other belongings of Macy's were found at the 
Mall and were they found inside or outside of the 
mall?
A:  There was a back with a CD in it that they think 
belongs to Macy.  I'm sorry.  bag.  I'm a little 
shaken.
 
Q:  Was the backpack found inside or outside of the 
Mall?
A:  It was a bag.  I'm afraid that in my agitated 
state my typing was not very good.  The bag was also 
in the trash can.  It was just outside the mall 
entrance.
 
Q:  Have they interviewed her friend Tom?
A:  I am not certain if Tom has been interviewed yet 
or not.
 
Q:  Has there been any contact from the kidnappers?
A:  No.  If anyone one knows anything please come 
forward.
 
Q:  Sorry to keep asking about $, trying to determine 
motive for abduction.  Did Macy have any jewelry worth 
pawning?  With her, that is...
A:  She had a gold and diamond cross that we gave her 
for her sweet sixteen birthday.  She loves that 
necklace.
 
Q:  Did Macy have the keys to your car?
A:  Not her own set.  She is allowed to use my car, 
but she always borrows my keys.
 
Q:  Did Macy have your keys?
A:  No she didn't.
 
Q:  Were any of her close friends interviewed?
A:  Yes her friends are being interviewed.  Caroline, 
as far as I know we haven't learned anything there 
yet, is that right?
A:  As far as I know.  Chuck has not said anything and 
I'm sure he would tell me.
 
Q:  Any leads as to where they might have taken her?
A:  So far we don't have any.
 
Q:  Has her photo been distributed and shown on TV? 
How about NCIC and the NCMEC?  (National Center for 
Missing and Exploited Children)
A:  Yes.  The ncmec has been notified.  There are 
fliers and posters everywhere that I can put them.
 
Q:  Do we know for sure she was abducted?
A:  She is missing.  The circumstances do point to 
foul play, however, we have no proof of an abduction 
at this point.  It appears that way.
 
Q:  Can you tell us more about the summer in 
Huntsville, who did she stay with?
A:  She stayed at the Space Camp dormitory.  That is 
probably the thing that she is most proud of.  She 
values that experience more than anything.
 
Q:  Ms Blanchard, what type of music does Macy like?  
Any Particular band?
A:  She seems to like everything.  The CD was Sheryl 
Crow.  She has very eclectic tastes.
 
Q:  Why do the think the bag with the CD was Macy's? 
Were her fingerprints on it?
A:  Because it was a brand new CD in the trash can 
with her purse.  The receipt had my credit card number 
on it.  And she told me she wanted the new Sheryl Crow 
CD.
 
Q:  Do you know if Macy knew of Ego Shovel?  ....as a 
band...not necessarily as a cult....
A:  I don't know.  I've just been told about that 
cult.  I was unfamiliar with it.
 
Q:  Any recent prank/strange phone calls or letters?
A:  No.  At least if I had that there would be a lead.
 
Q:  Is there any evidence that she was "forced" to 
leave the mall?
A:  Not that I've been told, but I know that my baby 
would never run away like this.
 
Q:  Have any other charges been made to your credit 
card since Macy's abduction?
A:  No other charges have been made.
 
Q:  Has your phone been tapped in the hopes you might 
get a call?
A:  There is a tracer on my telephone just in case.  I 
wish that I could talk to her.  To know she's okay.
 
Q:  You made a comment that your husband would not 
tell you things.  Is it because he is a police officer 
or the separation?
A:  I'm sorry.  You misunderstood me.  I said my 
husband would tell me.  He wants her back as much as I 
do.  My husband knows that I want to know everything 
that I can that might get Macy back to us safely.