CONTINUING THIS EVENING WITH OUR
FRIDAY COLD CASE SERIES.... WE
TAKE A
CLOSER LOOK AT A CASE INVOLVING
A MISSING 14 YEAR OLD.... IN
NORTHWEST
FLORIDA.
DANIELLE ARION BELL HAD BEEN AT
A PARTY
WHEN SHE WAS LAST SEEN IN
2001.... AND
SEEMED TO VANISH IN THIN AIR.
THE CASE MAY BE MORE THAN A
DECADE OLD...
BUT NEWS 5'S HAYLEY MINOGUE HAS
NEW
INFORMATION ABOUT DANIELLE...
SOMETHING
HER FAMILY HAS NEVER WANTED
SHARED
BEFORE.
AND ALLEGATIONS DANIELLE'S
MOTHER IS
MAKING.... ABOUT LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT
MISHANDLING THE CASE. NEWS
FIVE'S
HAYLEY MINOGUE REPORTS.
"DANIELLE BELL WAS LAST SEEN AT
A PARTY ON THE NIGHT OF
SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2001.." "i mean,
i knew friday... something
was not right... when she didnt
come back
or come home or i didnt hear
from her i
mean. but by sunday evening, i
knew, and that's when i called
911."
THE PARTY... IN THE 500 BLOCK OF
CEDAR TREE LANE.... WAS AT
ROBERT LOUIS BASSET JR'S
HOUSE.. WHO WAS IN HIS MID-
TWENTIES AT THE TIME.
HE WASN'T THE ONLY OLDER MAN
DANIELLE HUNG AROUND WITH....
ALFREDO GOMEZ SANCHEZ JR.... 24
AT THE TIME OF DANIELLE'S
DISAPPEARENCE.... WAS IN A
SEXUAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH DANIELLE....
HE'S NOW SERVING 30 YEARS OF
PRISON TIME... FOR SEX CRIMES
COMMITTED AGAINST
DANIELLE... IN ADDITION TO OTHER
SEX CHARGES, AND
INTIMIDATING A WITNESS.
JUST WEEKS BEFORE HER
DISAPPEARENCE... SUSAN SAYS
DANIELLE TOLD HER SHE WAS
PREGNANT... AND ALFREDO WAS THE
FATHER.
DANIELLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR A
DOCTORS APPOINTMENT... THE WEEK
AFTER SHE WENT MISSING. "there's
too much evidence and things
point to... she was murdered
that night. "
AND BELL BELIEVES...
SOMEONE AT THE PARTY THAT
NIGHT.... KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO
HER DAUGHTER. "at the time i
could understand ebcasue they
were scared. but
its been years now, youve got
kids of your
own. so you would be ok with
somebody
doing this to your kid... is how
im taking it."
SHE BELIEVES THIS CASE HAS LOST
INTEREST OVER TIME..... EVEN
SAYING IT'S BEEN YEARS... SINCE
SHE WAS CALLED BY ANYONE AT THE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE...
its been probably three years
ago
"im tired of hearing 'i dont
have the time
becasue were understaffed.'
figure it
out."
THIS IS NORMALLY THE PART OF THE
STORY WHERE WE WOULD TALK TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT
ABOUT THE CASE.... AND ABOUT THE
ALLEGATIONS SUSAN BELL HAS
MADE ABOUT HOW THE CASE HAS BEEN
HANDLED.
BUT WE HAD SOME TROUBLE...
EARLY IN THE WEEK.... I REACHED
OUT TO THE ESCAMBIA COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO REQUEST AN
INTERVIEW ABOUT DANIELLE'S CASE.
ON WEDNESDAY.... I GOT A CALL
THAT
THE CASE HAD BEEN TURNED
OVER TO THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT...
SO I GAVE THEM A CALL.
THURSDAY, THE F- D-L-E SAID THEY
DID NOT HAVE THE CASE.... THEY
HAD
ASSISTED, BUT WERE NOT THE LEAD.
ON FRIDAY... THE ESCAMBIA COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE DID CONFIRM
THEY HAD THE CASE.... BUT
DECLINED TO DO AN INTERVIEW
ABOUT DANIELLE BELL.
"they have messed this case up
from the
very beginning. they've lose
evicdence, they've lost
paperwork... it's just
been ongoing with them." SUSAN
BELL TOOK A BREAK FROM
INDEPENDENTLY PURSUING WHAT
HAPPENED TO HER DAUGHTER...
SAYING MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY,
IT WAS TOO STREINUOUS.
BUT AFTER SPEAKING TO
HER.... SHE TOLD ME THIS.
"i will be getting back into it
like i was before. im gonig to
find out what the deal
is. this tmie, im not taking no
crap. i will
go above your head, and i will
do what i
have to do."
THAT WAS HAYLEY MINOGUE
REPORTING. IF YOU HAVE ANY
INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO DANIELLE
BELL... YOU
CAN CALL THE ESCAMBIA COUNTY
FLORIDA SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AT
436-
9620.
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