BRING "MONKEY" HOME (early access interview)
Added 2022-01-27 04:17:29 +0000 UTCTomorrow night we will premiere this interview with Brandi Neal on our YT channel, but we wanted to share it with you first, and keep it ad free.
It's not the Daybell case, but a missing 5-year-old out of Fruitland, Idaho. Michael "Monkey" Vaughan disappeared on July 27, 2021 after walking out of his house in search of playmates. Neighbors were the last to see him, walking alone and knocking on doors looking for other children to play with. His mom spoke to me (Lauren) and shared her hope. She also asks everyone to share Michael's photos and posters. There is a vehicle caught on surveillance, and police want to find the owner.
Comments
P.S. I felt everything she said. Lost my baby girl for a few hours one day while I was at school and my husband was in charge of the kids. I felt every word she said. Gut wrenching.
Gena
2022-02-03 01:39:51 +0000 UTCLet her know that even I, who never watches the news, have seen his face. Even before listening to her story, I have been aware. I just want her to know something is working. And I am watching for him! Hugs and prayers and watchful eyes from Utah!!
Gena
2022-02-03 01:38:36 +0000 UTCHeart breaking. Could there be any connection to missing Kyron Hormon missing from Portland OR? It is about 400 miles on 84. I dunno, but they were about the same age. Could he be somewhere between Portland and Fruitland? I pray he is found soon. I googled earth the area he went missing from and if he was still there he should have been found.
Nora Ann
2022-01-30 01:15:22 +0000 UTCThis story really made me sad. Brandi has so much strength after everything they have been through as a family. Her children are so sweet. I can tell she is a loving Mom. My heart goes out to this family. I’m Praying for Monkey’s safe return that God will put a protective shield around him & lead the FBI investigators to his location. It was good to hear from Brandi that some really good & caring investigators are on this case.
ButterBean
2022-01-29 02:26:15 +0000 UTCHeartbreaking. It’s hard to listen to. All I can do is hope and pray that they find him❤️
Tamara Wakeman Sukohl
2022-01-28 01:42:55 +0000 UTCSo heartbreaking. You can feel her pain. She looks like she has a loving family. It is nice to hear that their family has stuck together through this. I hope his Dad has been supportive too. She owes no one anything! But I know people wonder how his step Dad was found to have no connection. It would be nice to hear someday how he was completely cleared. I believe a mother knows. My gut has come through with my children time after time. She knew from the beginning that he was abducted. That means something.
Jessica Trump
2022-01-27 20:03:30 +0000 UTCMy oldest (he is 47 now) when he was 2 he went missing in a tiny town in the Santa Cruz mountains. One minute he was there holding my hand and I let go to look at a price tag and he was gone. That little town closed its Main Street and looked. He was found about an hour later in an empty store. He was laughing when found. During that hour I couldn’t remember how to think. I couldn’t remember what he was wearing. Complete panic. Never found out how he got into that empty store or what happened. It still haunts me. When he was 5 he decided to go to the store by himself. This was in our hometown outside of Oakland Ca. He was missing on Feb 13 around 5 at night. Again I couldn’t think. Pure panic. Everyone was running up and down the blvd. He saw the 3 crosses of the huge church about a mile from our home and decided that Jesus lived there and could help him find his way home. An older couple was eating dinner in their RV in the parking lot there and went to a pay phone and called the sheriff dept. So thankful for that couple. The sheriff department had told me when they first came to get info that they were going to arrest me because I couldn’t stop crying and couldn’t remember what he was wearing. After he was found the sheriffs were nice to me. People need to be kind. I had my son missing more than once and I still panic. It is the worse feeling in the world. Praying for her and her family. Bring Monkey home.
Nora Ann
2022-01-27 19:56:00 +0000 UTCThank you so much for covering this!! This is just a few miles away from us and we are heartbroken.
Stacie
2022-01-27 14:07:22 +0000 UTCOnce while at the beach on vacation my child (5 year old boy) was “missing” for about 15 min - I was in complete terror, he was it turned out safe with another family member - just a lack of communication on our part. What a nightmare she is living each and every day I can’t fathom. We do not value children enough in this country, maybe if we did put them on the news every night we would see results - are there so many that this is not possible??? Children don’t just “disappear” like she said - someone knows something. Prayers for this family 🙏🏻
Julie Wilburn
2022-01-27 13:13:11 +0000 UTCI can only imagine the despair and utter terror of having a missing child. I feel like nothing I have to say is worthy of the grief that Michael’s family must be feeling. I live across the country in South Carolina, so that might explain it, but before this interview I had not heard of this case. Why hasn’t this child’s face been all over network news? It should be a national story. The coverage that Gabby Petito got, and even Tylee and JJ, might have been enough to catch whomever took little “Monkey.” So Amber alert or no, national news coverage would definitely have helped, right? Or am I being naive?
Katie Marlowe
2022-01-27 12:08:51 +0000 UTCI am at a loss for words, and I don’t won’t to sound glib, or to suggest that I understand the grief and sorrow that Monkey’s family is going through. I admire Brandi’s grace and strength and only have my prayers to offer (for what its worth). I don’t know if Brandi is working with any organization like the Polly Klass Foundation, but they help families in these circumstances and they are unfortunately well experienced. I sending them a donation for Monkey’s sake.
Sylvia See
2022-01-27 11:00:37 +0000 UTCThe cover of this video is actually not ours. It’s a missing poster, and one reason I spelled it wrong in the description 🤦🏼♀️
Lauren and John Matthias
2022-01-27 07:40:19 +0000 UTCNo worries 🙂
Lindsey Lou
2022-01-27 07:36:38 +0000 UTCThank you, thank you! Embarrassed, but mostly grateful!
Lauren and John Matthias
2022-01-27 07:26:15 +0000 UTCThis is every mother’s worst nightmare. I will never understand not issuing an Amber Alert. As Brandi said, what would be the harm?
Tracy Warberg Holliday
2022-01-27 06:34:01 +0000 UTCJust FYI before this goes live, his name is misspelled in the description. The correct spelling is “Vaughan.”
Lindsey Lou
2022-01-27 06:29:12 +0000 UTCWe have driven through that area many times when going on trips, it is a nice area but never once did I think about it being a place for someone to abduct a child. It was so good to hear from Brandi (Monkey's mom) and to get her thoughts on what happened that day. It saddens and scares me when even 1 child disappears - sending love for their family and saying some prayers law enforcement gets a lead to bring Michael home.
Sew Me
2022-01-27 05:37:55 +0000 UTC
