Avonte Oquendo Archives –

The Avonte Law would Offer Monitoring Devices for Autistic Children

Ezra Grant — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 00:46:02 +0000

Sen. Charles Schumer says new legislation proposed in the name of Avonte Oquendo, the 14-year-old New York City boy who disappeared from his school and was found dead three months later, would fund voluntary tracking devices for children who have autism. Schumer (D-N.Y.), accompanied by Avonte’s mother and grandmother, Sunday to announce “Avonte’s Law.” The legislation would […]

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Police – Clothing Found on Remains Match Those of Avonte Oquendo

Ezra Grant — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:03:19 +0000

Evidence gathered along the East River — body parts, clothing and a pair of sneakers — almost certainly brought to a tragic end the desperate three-month search for autistic teen Avonte Oquendo. All that remained to confirm the parents’ worst fears was a comparison of DNA taken from the remains with the sample that Avonte’s […]

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Oquendo’s Family Lawyer – “Unfortunatley, there is good reason to think it’s him [Avonte]

Ezra Grant — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 05:17:37 +0000

The desperate, three-months-long search for missing autistic teenager Avonte Oquendo appeared Friday to be coming to a tragic close. Skeletal remains clad in clothing that appeared to match the outfit 14-year-old Avonte was wearing when he ran off from his school on Oct. 4 were discovered by a teenaged photographer in Queens along the East […]

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Possible Remains of Missing Avonte Oquendo Found on Queens NY

Ezra Grant — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 12:30:29 +0000

Authorities in Queens are investigating the discovery of remains found next to the East River, and sources tell Eyewitness News that police have notified the family of missing autistic teenager Avonte Oquendo about the investigation. The remains, said to be a human arm and legs, were found on a rock in the water near the […]

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Is This The Missing Avonte Oquendo Riding the Subway? Police Says ‘No’

Ezra Grant — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:17:17 +0000

New York City police have determined that a photo of a boy riding a subway train is not that of an autistic boy missing for nearly a month. A 13-year-old snapped the picture Tuesday and later posted it on his Facebook page. Authorities said Thursday that the boy shown in the photo went with his […]

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Have You Seen Avonte Oquendo?

Blu — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 17:06:54 +0000

“Come to the flashing lights Avonte.” ~ Vanessa Fontaine, Avonte’s mother Fourteen year old Avonte Oquendo, a severely autistic teen from New York City, has been missing for two weeks. He doesn’t speak and has trouble performing many basic tasks on his own according to his mother, Vanessa Fontaine’ He was last seen on school […]

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