Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Stop Press: Ben Graham Coming to Fordebridge
I just read in today's Fordebridge Times that Ben Graham, the American Philanthropist is coming to the UK and to Fordebridge. He's visiting to inspect the work on the new Science Park he has supported. I must try and get some time with him as he knew my father and sent him those manuscripts. Strange that he supported the park anonymously originally or maybe he's just quiet with his philanthropy.
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Update - those other articles
21 April
Front Page - Police Appeal for Witnesses
Police are appealing for witnesses from anyone who was in the Fordebridge University area of the town on the night of 6 April 2008, between 1730 and 0100 hours. This is part of an ongoing investigation into the suspicious disappearance of two professors, Professor James Joaquin Richleau (51) and Professor Arthur Morgan (52). Anyone with information should contact DCI Marshal of Fordebridgeshire Constabulary.
28 April
Page 2 - Professors Remain Missing
Week three – No News on Dons’ Disappearance. Anyone with information should contact DCI Marshal of Fordebridgeshire Constabulary.
5 May – Bank Holiday Edition
Page 3 - Hunt for Professors Ongoing
Police remain in the dark as we enter week four of the ongoing investigation into the suspicious disappearance of two Fordebridge University Professors, Professor James Joaquin Richleau (51) and Professor Arthur Morgan (52). Professor Richleau’s daughter, Rachel Richleau (29), has returned from Vienna, where she holds a PhD at the city’s University, to support the police with their enquiries. This morning she made an impassioned plea from the steps of the University for anyone with information to come forward. Anyone with information should contact DCI Marshal of Fordebridgeshire Constabulary.
12 May
Headline on front page: Daughter Launches Website to Find Father
In a surprising development today, the daughter of missing professor, James Richleau (51), has launched a website and reward of £10,000 asking for help from members of the public. Our Chief Correspondent reports.
Rachel Richleau (29) spoke exclusively to the Fordebridge Times today about the launch of her website, professorsjournal.com, in an attempt to get members of the public to help solve the mystery of her father’s recent disappearance. Speaking frankly about the death of her mother ten years ago and the strong bond she had subsequently forged with her father, she expressed a growing sense of concern about whether her father and his good friend and fellow professor, Arthur Morgan (52), would be found anytime soon.
“This is all I can do. My father told me he was worried following the publication of his Contemporary Crusades paper but had been encouraged by the agreement of a publisher to turn it into a less academic, more mainstream history book. He’d even travelled to the US to discuss his work. If my father felt threatened he would have left some clue as to what he was thinking and I have set this website up to encourage intelligent public-spirited people everywhere to help me solve his mystery. It’s been five weeks and I cannot just sit around waiting.”Professor Richleau is not afraid of courting controversy and his most recent paper, Contemporary Crusades, raised eyebrows in certain academic and political circles over its broad subject matter, sweeping narrative and strong, some would say anti-Western, conclusions about the ongoing Palestinian issue and recent Iraq War. He is also well known for attacks on the historical revisionism of the movie industry that he argued was presenting a distorted picture of historical events.
Fordebridgeshire Constabulary has strongly recommended that anyone with information should contact their office. An official spokesperson today said “While I understand Ms Richleau’s frustration with our apparent slow progress, we must be painstaking, and above all, law-abiding, in our investigations. Independent attempts such as these to find answers outside official channels, especially when accompanied with a large reward, can only hamper our attempts to find Ms Richleau’s father and his colleague, Professor Morgan.
“The Fordebridge Times recognises police concerns but lends its support to the daughter’s cause in attempting to uncover the mystery of her father’s disappearance.
Front Page - Police Appeal for Witnesses
Police are appealing for witnesses from anyone who was in the Fordebridge University area of the town on the night of 6 April 2008, between 1730 and 0100 hours. This is part of an ongoing investigation into the suspicious disappearance of two professors, Professor James Joaquin Richleau (51) and Professor Arthur Morgan (52). Anyone with information should contact DCI Marshal of Fordebridgeshire Constabulary.
28 April
Page 2 - Professors Remain Missing
Week three – No News on Dons’ Disappearance. Anyone with information should contact DCI Marshal of Fordebridgeshire Constabulary.
5 May – Bank Holiday Edition
Page 3 - Hunt for Professors Ongoing
Police remain in the dark as we enter week four of the ongoing investigation into the suspicious disappearance of two Fordebridge University Professors, Professor James Joaquin Richleau (51) and Professor Arthur Morgan (52). Professor Richleau’s daughter, Rachel Richleau (29), has returned from Vienna, where she holds a PhD at the city’s University, to support the police with their enquiries. This morning she made an impassioned plea from the steps of the University for anyone with information to come forward. Anyone with information should contact DCI Marshal of Fordebridgeshire Constabulary.
12 May
Headline on front page: Daughter Launches Website to Find Father
In a surprising development today, the daughter of missing professor, James Richleau (51), has launched a website and reward of £10,000 asking for help from members of the public. Our Chief Correspondent reports.
Rachel Richleau (29) spoke exclusively to the Fordebridge Times today about the launch of her website, professorsjournal.com, in an attempt to get members of the public to help solve the mystery of her father’s recent disappearance. Speaking frankly about the death of her mother ten years ago and the strong bond she had subsequently forged with her father, she expressed a growing sense of concern about whether her father and his good friend and fellow professor, Arthur Morgan (52), would be found anytime soon.
“This is all I can do. My father told me he was worried following the publication of his Contemporary Crusades paper but had been encouraged by the agreement of a publisher to turn it into a less academic, more mainstream history book. He’d even travelled to the US to discuss his work. If my father felt threatened he would have left some clue as to what he was thinking and I have set this website up to encourage intelligent public-spirited people everywhere to help me solve his mystery. It’s been five weeks and I cannot just sit around waiting.”Professor Richleau is not afraid of courting controversy and his most recent paper, Contemporary Crusades, raised eyebrows in certain academic and political circles over its broad subject matter, sweeping narrative and strong, some would say anti-Western, conclusions about the ongoing Palestinian issue and recent Iraq War. He is also well known for attacks on the historical revisionism of the movie industry that he argued was presenting a distorted picture of historical events.
Fordebridgeshire Constabulary has strongly recommended that anyone with information should contact their office. An official spokesperson today said “While I understand Ms Richleau’s frustration with our apparent slow progress, we must be painstaking, and above all, law-abiding, in our investigations. Independent attempts such as these to find answers outside official channels, especially when accompanied with a large reward, can only hamper our attempts to find Ms Richleau’s father and his colleague, Professor Morgan.
“The Fordebridge Times recognises police concerns but lends its support to the daughter’s cause in attempting to uncover the mystery of her father’s disappearance.
Update - Online Search Gains Momentum (Fordebridge Times)
Sorry this has taken me time to post but I've been manic with press enquiries and questions from people who are helping. This was published in yesterday's Fordebridge Times:
The launch of professorsjournal.com last week has been met with general approval from the online community, our Chief Correspondent reports.
Attracting thousands of visitors, from over 50 countries on every continent, professorsjournal.com is the creative attempt by Rachel Richleau (29) to find her father with the support of the online community. Professor James Richleau (51) and his fellow professor Arthur Morgan (52) went missing on the night of 6 April 2008. Police investigations are ongoing but have, so far, yielded no results.
Speaking exclusively to The Fordebridge Times, Rachel Richleau gave this honest appraisal of the current situation, “My father has been missing for six weeks. I know the police were concerned about making all that we knew public, and offering such a large reward, but I cannot just sit and wait to hear some news if and when it occurs. I did that for the first four weeks to no avail. My father left clues about what he was doing when he disappeared and there might be something in that information than can lead to his discovery. From what we know he was seeking a date, a place and an object and it was that search that precipitated his abduction or disappearance.”
Speaking of the difficulty of launching a site when her background is in history and academia she said, “It’s been a challenge. With the help of friends we built the site at a rate of knots and there have been a few teething problems but most of them have now been ironed out. The online community is fantastic and have given loads of feedback that we’ve used to correct errors and improve the site. We hope they continue to do so. I owe a massive debt to lazylaces.com and unfiction.com for mentioning the site. And enormous thanks to AP (he knows who he is) for all his valuable feedback. All that said, this site is to solve the mystery and find my father. I hope people online and off will keep signing up to help me.”
Senior police sources have unofficially expressed delight, after initially being sceptical, at the success of the site and the quality of leads, intelligent suppositions and information that it is now being generated. Officially, however, anyone with information should contact DCI Marshal of Fordebridgeshire Constabulary.
I'll post the last few weeks' coverage too.
The launch of professorsjournal.com last week has been met with general approval from the online community, our Chief Correspondent reports.
Attracting thousands of visitors, from over 50 countries on every continent, professorsjournal.com is the creative attempt by Rachel Richleau (29) to find her father with the support of the online community. Professor James Richleau (51) and his fellow professor Arthur Morgan (52) went missing on the night of 6 April 2008. Police investigations are ongoing but have, so far, yielded no results.
Speaking exclusively to The Fordebridge Times, Rachel Richleau gave this honest appraisal of the current situation, “My father has been missing for six weeks. I know the police were concerned about making all that we knew public, and offering such a large reward, but I cannot just sit and wait to hear some news if and when it occurs. I did that for the first four weeks to no avail. My father left clues about what he was doing when he disappeared and there might be something in that information than can lead to his discovery. From what we know he was seeking a date, a place and an object and it was that search that precipitated his abduction or disappearance.”
Speaking of the difficulty of launching a site when her background is in history and academia she said, “It’s been a challenge. With the help of friends we built the site at a rate of knots and there have been a few teething problems but most of them have now been ironed out. The online community is fantastic and have given loads of feedback that we’ve used to correct errors and improve the site. We hope they continue to do so. I owe a massive debt to lazylaces.com and unfiction.com for mentioning the site. And enormous thanks to AP (he knows who he is) for all his valuable feedback. All that said, this site is to solve the mystery and find my father. I hope people online and off will keep signing up to help me.”
Senior police sources have unofficially expressed delight, after initially being sceptical, at the success of the site and the quality of leads, intelligent suppositions and information that it is now being generated. Officially, however, anyone with information should contact DCI Marshal of Fordebridgeshire Constabulary.
I'll post the last few weeks' coverage too.
Friday, 16 May 2008
Can you help me?
My father, a professor of medieval history at Fordebridge University, has disappeared. I am very worried. He visited me in Vienna a few weeks ago and was really quite agitated about this journal he had – he carried it everywhere with him, and now he’s sent it to me. I have also received some phone calls threatening him. He wouldn’t tell me what he was researching, but the calls referred to the fact that he should stop what he was doing. The calls stopped, but now he’s gone missing.
The police are trying to help but progress is slow. Please don’t tell anyone but I managed to get hold of the crime scene report – I’ll tell you how later, if I can trust you. I can trust you, can’t I? I am sure the report contains clues about my father’s disappearance, but I need your help if I am to get further.
I also have some images of my father’s study that may contain some clues. If you want them as well I can send them to you. You will help me, won’t you? My father loved codes, puzzles and cryptography, so I’m sure he will have hidden clues to what he was doing in his study. If you think you can help, then I’ll send you the journal.
If you can’t help, I understand, but if you know someone who can please ask them to get in touch. If you're still not sure check out the tour.
Please, I need your help. I’m sure my father is in danger.
The police are trying to help but progress is slow. Please don’t tell anyone but I managed to get hold of the crime scene report – I’ll tell you how later, if I can trust you. I can trust you, can’t I? I am sure the report contains clues about my father’s disappearance, but I need your help if I am to get further.
I also have some images of my father’s study that may contain some clues. If you want them as well I can send them to you. You will help me, won’t you? My father loved codes, puzzles and cryptography, so I’m sure he will have hidden clues to what he was doing in his study. If you think you can help, then I’ll send you the journal.
If you can’t help, I understand, but if you know someone who can please ask them to get in touch. If you're still not sure check out the tour.
Please, I need your help. I’m sure my father is in danger.
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