Monte Vista Journal
By Rod and Judy Day

During the past three months, many friends and family members have contacted us as to how we feel about the disappearance of our darling daughter, Danice. How do we as parents express the greatest loss a parent can feel? Each day we wonder whether we will be able to see her, or be able to love and hold her again. The "terror" we feel each night that the next day will only bring another day of not knowing and the possible reality that we will never see her again.

We have been devastated by what has happened concerning the investigation of our daughter. Now we are told that the entire investigation may have to start over from the beginning. Are our hearts heavy? Yes. Are we angry? Yes. Were the last 77 days just wasted time? Perhaps.

Since January 12 (the night we reported Danice missing), we have prayed daily that when we contact the RGSO they will give us word that our daughter has been found, but each day turns out the same," We have no leads." And now, in our hearts, we ask "Why?" Has there been interference in the case of our missing daughter? Has the Sheriff's office done everything possible to find our daughter? Has the Sheriff's obvious friendship with the named suspects caused our daughter's case to be hindered in any way? We have put our trust in our local Sheriff's Department and that trust has been diminished by the Sheriff being more concerned about the suspects in this case than our missing daughter. What about concern for her two beautiful children, Joshua (3) and Kaylie (11 months)? How do we as grandparents explain this type of unforgivable behavior to these babies?

Things have changed. We now direct our trust and prayers toward the D.A.'s office and the CBI. Hopefully, there will be a speedy investigation to find the answer to what has happened to our daughter. And if foul play is involved - the appropriate measures will be taken. We are also confident that the people of the San Luis Valley, in a combined effort, will help insure that justice will be served to any public official that has misused his position.

We do not want our anger and frustration over the recent developments concerning the RGSO to cloud our minds from reality. Our reality is that our daughter is still missing and possibly fatally hurt. To that end, we ask anyone with any information regarding Danice, please call the D.A.'s office at 719-589-3715 or Crimestoppers at 719-589-4111. You can remain anonymous and we so want Danice's children to know the truth.

Lastly, we want to thank all of our friends and family whom we know pray each day for Danice, her babies, us, and for a speedy "closure" to this nightmare. Thanks also to Marsha Triplett for "bringing to light" the discrepancies that could be the turning point for our daughter.

Rod and Judy Day - Del Norte, CO