Text Messages Lead Police to Kidnapped Girl
Thankfully for a kidnapped 16 year-old girl from Wheatland, Oregon, her captor, 37-year-old David Anthony Faboo, did not take her cell phone.According to the Sacramento Bee, the girl met Faboo via chat-rooms and MySpace. Faboo drove from his home in Hillsboro, Oregon (about an hour away) to meet the girl, then started to take her towards the state line. The girl quickly realized her error and started text-messaging her friend. With the cooperation of the girl's cell phone provider, the authorities were able to track her constant text messages and nabbed Faboo near Grants Pass, Oregon -- about 300 miles north of the girl's home in Wheatland.
We normally would suggest you not judge a book by its cover, but just look at this guy. To steal a joke from Zach Galifianakis -- this guy looks like he walked into a barber shop and asked for an Amber Alert.
From Sacbee.com
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
BurlJeanD @ Feb 26th 2008 2:56PM
This man looks like an unkept mountain man right out of red wood country up where the tall trees grow. He is part bear. Wonder how a man can keep his face clean with that mop on his face? Does he know how to use a comb? Am happy this girl is safe in Oregon.
VIC POWERS @ Feb 26th 2008 4:10PM
he looks baked
Vahn @ Feb 26th 2008 5:30PM
Damn,he's a looker.
susan @ Feb 27th 2008 6:45AM
I dont know the whole situation but what 16 year old girl in her right mind would get into a car willingly with a 37 year old man she met online...At least she had enough brains to play it cool and was able to text for help afterwards. She's lucky he was as dumb as she was as to not take her phone while kidnapping her...Dumb and Dumber...
Sue McDonough @ Feb 27th 2008 6:48AM
My cell phone beeps when I call 911. Asked the Verizon guy and that aalert can't be turned off. BAD
qtrapchic8 @ Feb 27th 2008 7:37AM
Since when is it okay to meet someone you met online?
When I was 16, AOL and dial-up was the popular thing and it was well before all the horror stories of meet-ups gone wrong. Yet even though we hadnt already heard these stories, we never ever thought of meeting someone we met online.
How is it that today's kids have more information on their hands yet can't connect the stories they hear to common sense? I don't care if you think you are madly in love with the mystery friend online - we need to stick with making friends from real live people at home, work, school...
Paul Brothers @ Feb 27th 2008 7:46AM
Definitely a liberal Democrat--no doubt about it!
Andi @ Feb 27th 2008 8:00AM
I've met many people from the internet, but something tells me that if that was what showed up at my door...I wouldn't have went anywhere! He just looks like he wants to rape and kill ya.
Angel @ Feb 27th 2008 8:21AM
She is old enough to know better. I hope the parents take this time to correct her actions instead of passing the blame onto myspace and everyone else.
chris @ Feb 27th 2008 8:28AM
Who is saying you cannot meet people you talk to online? Meet at a public place such as a mall. It's only a one time thing that can be discussed afterwards online if there is a chance for more.
dick cheney @ Feb 27th 2008 8:29AM
if the parents don't have her computer ripped out of her room, then they should have a tracking device attached to her ankle and their entire household disconnected from the internet.
Lzy @ Feb 27th 2008 8:34AM
I cannot believe how stupid some people are. Let's hope this girl doesn't have children. Her DNA is obviously full of STUPID.
Danl @ Feb 27th 2008 8:42AM
We met online in a chatroom too, however we spent a long time chatting and calling each other on the telephone that when we finally met at her home, it was like we had known each other for a long time. Even her cat accepted me when I visited her hometown 2000 miles away.. Her cat had heard me on the telephone and would purr when he heard my voice. And this happened almost four years ago, and soon we will be married.........."different strokes for different folks"
Pat Says @ Feb 27th 2008 8:48AM
I agree with Angel, Dick and Chris. More parenting and some consequences at home can deliver a clear message to this girl... She is 16! What was she thinking when she accepted this trip?
Bobby @ Feb 27th 2008 8:56AM
I bet her "loser" alert went off about this guy. It doesn't say any type of force was used or that she resisted in any type of way. Although technically this may constitute kidnapping I'm sorta thinking this guy's gonna walk in a hurry.
phylesmith @ Feb 27th 2008 9:07AM
Wheatland is in California. And the girl is developmentally disabled.
pjase67 @ Feb 27th 2008 9:07AM
Dreamin' Demon has this at their site and Imp found the guy's Myspace and the girl's too.
http://dreamindemon.com
dorothy @ Feb 27th 2008 9:08AM
no where in the story does it say she was forced into his vehicle.....after she realized he was heading to the state line she relised her error...WELL DUH!!!...I have a 17 yr old daughter and she knows better than to give out ANY personal info...therefore you cant meet wierdos online...what is wrong with these people. This guy was wrong for having the girl in his car but she was stupid for gettin in...Im wondering if shes impared?
Scott @ Feb 27th 2008 9:12AM
The girl was incredibly stupid. I hope she realizes that now. As for the kidnapper, string him up by the nuts.
Joyk @ Feb 27th 2008 9:15AM
I'm sorry on this one folks, but that girl is the one to blame. These kids know the dangers of online predators...they aren't stupid. She knew she was doing something wrong. They have seen the shows, they know there are perverted men on the internet. Where are the parents? Whatever the stupid reasons she left it's pathetic that she had a 'moment' of rational thinking that made her realize that she was actually doing something wrong...newsflash...she knew that when corresponding with him wayyy before that..just too dumb to actually think about it. Parents are too blind to watch their kids on the internet. Get the tools needed to safeguard your child. There are programs that record every keystroke your child strikes..it's your house..you pay the bills, you are the parent, it's your job to make sure they are making stupid mistakes like this child! Take it from a parent who does it. And by the way..my child is well aware that I do it..and she has no problem with it. She appreciates it, cause she knows there are freaks out there, and totally doesn't understand why teens want to meet up with perverted old men!