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"We certainly want people to understand she's not a villifiable person. Ben: So Monique has now given new interviews to law enforcement, in hopes that police will investigate her abduction further. In Martinsburg, W.Va., she was Monique Watson, a Hurricane Katrina victim who had lost everything and was running from a stranger who held her captive in a home, raping her repeatedly. She began browsing online dating sites and decided she would move to California to meet up with a new man: Ibrahim Mumuni. I believed that I deserved absolutely everything bad that's ever happened to me. Ben: Moniques more positive outlook in recent months is definitely because of her friends. Find Latasha Watson's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. Its something shes changing. var popupParams = {
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As for the corrupt and racist NYPD cops, theres a scene where the cases chief investigator Captain Hardwick (played by Steven Hauck) tells a white subordinate cop what he thinks about the media attention over the case: Im not losing my job because some black little bitch got lost on the way home. Captain Hardwick essentially tells his underlings to find and arrest a suspect, even if theres no real evidence against that person. And the fact that it will probably be a fellow African American doesnt seem to bother him in the least. if('' == 'floating') {
Let's look up the entire area in newspapers.com. She phoned Michelle's parents, who immediately called Harrisburg police to report Michelle missing. Great film. Or worse, she could have become a victim -- vulnerable and weary from the treacherous trip. Well feed you later, we'll do something later.. Danielle said she had no family, that she had run from her adoptive parents in Chicago because her father abused her. Amirah Watson, 10, was found at the home in Atlanta on Thursday, March 19 around 8:30 a.m., according to a release from the Richland County Sheriff's Department. Christian Baker (Johnny Whitworth ) a reporter doe his own investigation to help locate her. And after the whole breakdown in the mental hospital, I couldn't take care of myself. Amory: We're coming to you from WBUR, Boston's NPR station. All my friends were my mom's friends, too. I discovered a Johnny Whitworth I never knew existed and got mesmerized by Maurice McRae. Its also because she knows much more about what happened to her. Let's go look at old periodicals and anything we could find from that time about kidnapped children. Amory: She wrote the post, and went to bed. I will definitely recommend this movie to a friend. Monique Watson, as Michelle called herself, scurried to a back room, told employees she had to deliver a message to a housekeeper and vanished as the family friend called the McMullen family.. if(typeof cfJsHost != 'undefined'){
Out of options, Michael teams up with Christian Baker, the journalist assigned to Monique's story. Monique: And not to say she's not a great person. Monique Watson is on Facebook. id: "captainform_js_global_vars",
Related To Andrea Watson, Catherine Watson, Rita Watson. The lead investigator in the case, Detective Michael Thornton, said he believed she would be living within 100 miles of Harrisburg. resize77260563fffe99d7859(wrapper);
It is interesting on how we accuse folks on loose circumstances and coincidences.Well done. She goes to work one of her part time jobs at 6pm until about 11. But when police got to the hotel, she was gone. I really didn't know what was going on because I thought we were going to see my mom. I don't know where he is. I don't consider her somebody else.". Michelle was a 27-year-old student at Grambling State University in Louisiana who had just moved south with her son to finish a few courses after taking the majority of her classes online from Harrisburg. But she was silently having money problems. I would have anxiety about going to the beach. She told people that she wasn't a citizen and that her wallet had been stolen on a bus. Michael, who works as a mechanic, is also seen in a support group for parents of missing children. So they were all going through similar things. I'm not prejudiced at all but I can see this same thing happens a lot in real life. That whole experience made me realize I really have good friends because all my friends came to visit me when I was in the mental hospital. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area. So, why not try asking for help there? And my family felt like it was all their fault, too. On January 17, . Danielle built up a client base. She always tried her best. So they just completely didn't bring it up. I think I looked up Amber Alert, I looked up the city she was in at the time and a date range. She told Mumuni she was Danielle Jones, a native of Liberia who had moved to Chicago at age 3. But maybe she wasnt asking as many either. This one held me throughout. She said in a letter written from her Dauphin County jail cell that she can't talk about her story right now. You did a really good job. The assignment lands in the hands of journalist Christian Baker (Whitworth), who at first pursues a false lead, turning the entire case upside down. Movie Insider is a registered service mark of The Movie Insider LLC. 17 people named Latasha Watson found in Houston, Aubrey and 19 other cities. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. This movie was so poorly done I find it hard to believe the good reviews here aren't fake. "I was shocked when I heard all these things about her, because these are things I didn't see in her," Topka said. Amory: But, they can look into the abductor to see if he has a pattern of similar offenses. I do attend community college out here and I do a lot of odd jobs just to provide for myself. What did you do at practice? Anthony has no problems carrying out their boss orders to find and arrest a suspect, regardless if theres no evidence. Filled with guilt, Christian helps Michael in search for his daughter, while facing resistance from the community, the police, and his publication. It's about the likelihood someone will show up for her next court hearing. In Martinsburg, hotel manager Bipin Patel made sure she had clothing and a place to stay. Michelle was outed and on her way back to Harrisburg. Monique Watson she/her. As a side note fans of Zazie Beetz (the one face I DID recognise) should be aware her role is of a 'Cameo' nature and lasts only a couple of minutes. This movie is about a missing girl. But this is how black people are treated in this country and it's so sad that the victims are victimized over and over again. Monique: When my mom told me she was selling drugs, I knew that I couldn't tell anyone. She has taxed the efforts of law enforcement in not just our state, but now across the country.. It was never brought up unless I brought it up. if (document.getElementById('captainform_js_global_vars') == null) {
Monique Watson, as Michelle called herself, scurried to a back room, told employees she had to deliver a message to a housekeeper and vanished as the family friend called the McMullen family. And her mom suggested they move back to California, then and there. The assignment lands in the hands of journalist Christian Baker (Whitworth), who at first pursues a false lead, turning the entire case upside down. Not searchable in the newspapers own archives. Culture Representation:Taking place in New York City, the dramatic film Still Here has a racially diverse cast (African American and white) representing the middle-class and working-class. It contains a police report with her name on it. If convicted, Dauphin County District Attorney Edward M. Marsico Jr. said, Michelle likely will be sentenced to the time she's served. Her fans and other viewers should be warned that Beetz only has one scene in Still Here, which has her on screen for about five minutes. Real, strong and touching story so much so that it made me have a better understanding of the tumultuous world we all live in today. Monique: I've been living with this for 15 years and this is something he did in a matter of a day. February 22, 2023 . popupTrigger.click(function(){
LRM Online exclusively spoke with director Vlad Feier last month about this project. I thought it was weird but I didn't know what was going on. And she was telling me, "I honestly didn't believe that he was gonna do anything. She gets out at three. Eating meals with Tokpa's kids. jQuery(wrapper).css('top', jQuery(window).height() * 0.4 + wrapper.width() + wrapper.css('padding').replace('px', '') * 2);
Monique: I was born in Oxnard, California. Then one morning in January, police came and took her away. Monique: I always knew about the kidnapping. The choices I made to leave were mine and mine alone.". And so we decided to just try to find someone to help us. Let's just say that. It's made up nonsense. Monique: I was with my friend Alyssa. Jerry tells Christian: You havent been delivering for too long. Youre walking a thin line here, sport. But lo and behold, Jerry has an idea for an assignment that Christian would be willing to do. Shes doing the work. Even the initial storyline changed from Romania to New York and with a black family. Monique has always known she was abducted as a child, but specific details about what happened, and why, have been elusive. clearInterval(captainForm772605PreloadInterval63fffe99d7859);
It was about 5.30pm when Paul's whistles got the attention of rescuers in a BP Surf . "I knew that if I talked to my parents, they'd convince me to go back home, and I was still afraid.". When viewers first see Christian, he tells his editor boss Jerry Hoffman (played by Larry Pine) that he doesnt want to cover a charity event because its not hard news. But her case file, with all the information about the police investigation, thats a different story. Amory: After processing this new information, and her own new memories about the incident, Monique wanted justice. What was this blah blah blah?" By what name was Still Here (2020) officially released in Japan in Japanese? She left her child with a friend and made the woman promise to say nothing until Tuesday morning. We need more stories around resilience and family like this one. "He said, 'Yeah, she got some explaining to do with me,'" her father said. The movie shows almost nothing about what kind of person Christian is when hes not working, except a random scene of him dancing suggestively with a woman at a nightclub. Although the interrogation methods are over-the-top, its one of the few times in the movie where there is some realism. What's crazy is that another similar story was in the news only one week after the principal photography wrapped up and it happened just a few blocks from where the movie was filmed. It only has my name. This episode contains accounts of childhood trauma and attempted suicide. Monique: My mom started getting really heavily into drugs and that resulted in my aunt actually getting custody of me. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Some of her previous jobs include a real estate agent. var readyStateOverflowInterval;
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I hated the beach. "I heard a guy asking her: 'Tell me the truth. . Martin said he thinks she worked to get as far away from Pennsylvania as possible in order to avoid arrest. Ben: But that same night that Monique and her friend Alyssa had been trying to find information online with no luck, Monique did something a little radical. jQuery(wrapper).css('top', jQuery(window).height() * 0.4 - wrapper.outerHeight());
The customers really liked her, Topka said. She had friends. Still Here begins with distraught father Michael Watson (played by Maurice McRae) putting up missing-person flyers about his 10-year-old daughter Monique (played by Zariah Singletary) in the New York City neighborhood where they live. Johnny Whitworth is raw and unfiltered. That's not fair at all. formId: '772606'
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Christian goes to the building and looks at the mailboxes to find out which one is for the Watsons apartment. Amory: Which begs the question: what exactly was her mom's relationship to this guy? "Some guy was abusing her every day. We didn't really trust each other. I go to therapy now because of this. window.addEventListener('resize', function(){
"She's not some villain that needs to be holed down in her situation because of an error in judgment that she's made.". She worked. But that Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, when Michelle got an unexpected day off from work at McDonald's, she made a decision to pack up her boy and secretly drive 18 hours through the night to the midstate. The reason we don't talk anymore, it's not because I hate her or I don't love her. Patel had grown suspicious of how fast she picked up on computer skills, but he bought her a laptop and allowed her access to his credit cards and other equipment. His case was originally treated as a kidnapping, but investigators found that, quote, the mother had omitted important information about her relationship with the defendant.. When 12-year-old Monique Watson disappears from home, her father Michael Watson (McRae) refuses to give up even as the media and police make little effort in solving the case. I said OK.". Amory: Monique says this is around when her moms drug use jumped to a new level. And if she didn't get the money, something bad was gonna happen to you." In Still Here, when twelve-year-old Monique Watson disappears from home, her father, Michael Watson (McRae), refuses to give up even as the media and police make little effort in solving the. After Christian gets this rude awakening that being a white journalist doesnt automatically mean that hell be welcomed with open arms in certain neighborhoods, he goes back outside and tries to get some more information from Reggie, whos hanging out in the same place with his friends. McMullen disappeared while police were investigating the theft of about $10,000 from Progress-Immanuel Presbyterian Church, where she worked. "He came and [Monique] said: 'Please, I don't need it. They pulled Danielle into a back room and began to question her. Eventually, the final battle of an addict often becomes a very lonely one. 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