I wonder if the search area has included Cowlitz County WA. The County immediately South of Lewis County & even Clark County, where Vancouver is located. These might be good places to have people keep their eyes open in too. I feel very badly for what this family is going through as well as this poor child & I am saying prayers & posting his story on the Facebook page I run for a girl missing from Oregon as I have a lot of people from the WA-OR region on my page. And if anyone is trying to speculate or critisize on any aspect of this case other than where this kid can be located, or where a good area to search might be, I am begging you to please refrain from doing so as you are only exacerbating the Hellish limbo this family is already in. Please do not add to this families stress by engaging in rampant speculation. Nor is it acceptable to be making comments about his girlfriends family, or his 16 year old girlfriend who is also just a kid herself. Not only is it unhelpful to to do this, it serves no purpose other than being cruel. Please instead just concentrate on what you can do to get Austin's story out. ____Dena Rush__Finding Joanie Hall__Missing in Oregon 26 years

Peter, old friend, this is so beautiful & comforting.

Dear Kittycat_12, Charlotte became unexpectedly ill when she somehow got a small rip in her intestine on January 17th & began to bleed uncontrollably. She was unconscious for the next several weeks but seemed to be rallying & pulling out of it after several different treatments. She was even being weaned off of the ventilator. However, around the 1st or 2 of March she took a turn for the worse & began to grow severely ill again & developed a very high fever. She passed away on March 4th. She was flown home & is buried close to her parents, Mary Jane & Melvin Hall, at Ocean View Cemetery in Warrenton.

Charlotte was one of the kindest, most caring & loving human beings I have ever had the privilege of knowing. And I miss her.

As of last year the deputy that interviewed his own son was still alive & living in Washington State. His name is Gerald Basch.

If you had a missing loved one you might feel less faceitious. And NO they cannot all be lumped together. The type of law it is would be a further indicator of what age group the person is in & would assist law enforcement further. The Smolinskis were basically told to go away & yet they knew there son was missing. And again, if you were having to live through the agonizing Hellish limbo of not knowing what had happened to your loved one, especially if that loved one was YOUR child, you might feel differently. Billy's law would enact much needed legislation in CT regarding when a person whose age has caused them to fall between the cracks, has gone missing.

This is rude & senseless. A man died & there is no need to call him a "dumb ass".

Maureen is my friend. I know how hard she worked to find her husband. And I know the heartache she went through. She is a wonderful human being. And I support her efforts now & I always will. Thank you for supporting her too by writing this article.

Dena Rush
http://www.youtube.com/user/JusticeforJoanieHall