Psychic sparks search for baby Lisa - KCTV5

About 25 volunteers were out in full force Saturday, despite the rain and cold temperatures, searching for any trace of missing child Lisa Irwin.

The search started at 9 a.m. from the Chouteau Bridge over to Highway 210, most of it on the Cerner property that was formerly Sam's Town Casino.  

Psychic sparks search for baby Lisa

The search area was based on the vision of a psychic from Texas. She said she saw a river by a tower and other elements that locals connected to this property.

"You watch it on television, and they hit it on the head a lot of times, and a lot of times they don't, so you don't know. Keep your fingers crossed," said Jerry Grimes, of Grandview.

Police have conducted multiple searches in the seven weeks since baby Lisa disappeared, but they said they will not be participating in this one.

Lisa's father, Jeremy Irwin, called 911 about 4 a.m. Oct. 4 to say that someone had snatched his daughter from her crib in her Northland home while she was sleeping. Her mother, Debbie Bradley, initially said she last saw her daughter about 10:30 p.m. but later admitted she had drank heavily in the hours before her daughter went missing and last remembered seeing her daughter at about 6:30 p.m.

Lisa was 10 months old at the time of her disappearance. Her first birthday was Nov. 11.

Police said they have received multiple tips from multiple psychics but none that have provided anything useful.

The psychic behind Saturday's effort drew a sketch of what she saw, posted it on her blog and people living in the Kansas City area made a connection to the old Sam's Town property.

The psychic told KCTV5 News by phone that she envisioned not just the area but a person with a baby.

"And then they (the people in her vision) came out and then they went down and they went into the river and then there was this tower beside it, and then I drew a big pole. It was like I was there, it was like I could see all of these things," said Stephanie Almaguer.

Another item that sparked Almaguer's interest was the railroad tracks that go through the property and a photo someone else posted on her blog showing a collapsed piece of gravel where she believes someone could be buried. So that will be a big focus of the search.

Around 11:30 a.m., those searching found an old well that matched the psychic's vision and called police for assistance. 

"Because of what was in her dream. She dreamed there was a well and some metal back in through here and we found the metal here and then of course our well. We stuck a stick down here at least eight to 10 feet down and still can't find the bottom," said Judi Shea, of Kansas City, MO.

A detective arrived on scene and went with the volunteers to identify the area. As he was leaving, he said he didn't know if police would return.

While some of the people who gathered Saturday morning to participate in the search are the same ones who've been in the thick of the baby Lisa mystery since day one, others were joining for the first time.

"My niece is the one who got me to Stephanie's blog. I was really leery of it, but I do believe in the afterlife, so I kept watching and watching and I finally had Stephanie do a reading on me, and she hit a lot of points, so I feel Stephanie is true blue," said Pat Elliott of Independence. "She knows what she's talking about."

Almaguer said she will not be at the search because she couldn't afford the airfare.

The search ended around 12:30 p.m., but the citizen searchers said they hope to return Sunday to dig around some more. 

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