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KRON 4 Exclusive: Guardians of Missing Oakland Boy Plea for Public's Help
Created by Brian Shields on 8/11/2009 3:11:00 PM


OAKLAND (KRON) -- The guardians of a five year old boy still missing from Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood are pleading for the public's help in finding Hassani Campbell.

In an exclusive interview with KRON 4's Terisa Estacio, Louis Ross and Jennifer Campbell provided new details about the moments leading up to the child's disappearance from behind a shoe store on College Avenue Monday afternoon.

Ross and Campbell are the child's legal guardians.  Campbell's sister is Hassani's biological mother.

Ross says Hassani was standing in the alley at the back of the store when he went inside to get Campbell who is his fiancée.  Campbell was due to care for Hassani while Ross attended night school classes.  The little boy has braces on his legs to help with his cerebral palsy.

Ross and Campbell say they did not leave Hassani in the car.  When they returned to the alley, the child was missing.

Campbell says she's been in contact with Hassani's biological mother who says she doesn't know the boy's whereabouts.  Campbell is six months pregnant.  She and Ross say they're in the process of formally adopting Hassani.

The FBI confirms to KRON 4 News that it is now involved in the search for Hassani.  Oakland police searched the Rockridge area with dozens of officers and search dogs Monday evening.  Patrons at area bars and restaurants were kept inside the establishment during the search efforts.

Stay tuned to KRON 4 and KRON4.com for new developments in the search for Hassani Campbell.  The child is described as an African-American boy with light complexion, brown hair and brown eyes. He is around 3 feet tall and weighs around 30 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt and gray pants.

If you know anything about the child's disappearance, contact the FBI, Oakland Police, or your local authorities.

(Copyright 2009, KRON 4, All rights reserved.)

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  10/2/2009 12:52:35 AM
Anonymous 


guilty 
NLouis Ross has a history of violence and hated that poor child. i wonder if he is going to kill Jennifer Campbell or someone else who gets in his way and what a fancy car he was driveing considering he hsas unemployedew Comment
  8/24/2009 1:15:51 PM
Anonymous 


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I don't want to say. I think it's too late, for the little guy.I think it's time, someone spoke up.
  8/24/2009 6:03:41 AM
LP 


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We should all print out some flyers to help this beautiful young boy and not just comment on it!
  8/17/2009 4:22:13 PM
Anonymous 


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the foster parents both have strange body language, where is the emotion, they are too calm. for him how stupid is he to leave a child in the alley, and his story has changed at least 2 times. i pray that beautiful little boy is ok, God please bring him back safe
  8/15/2009 4:09:14 PM
Anonymous 


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Why would you ever leave one child behind and take the other one side, especially if you know what his medical condition. This does not make sense. In this day and age everyone that you cannot be over protective of your child. He is sweet and innocent.
  8/15/2009 12:20:36 AM
elvis 


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The father stated he had Hassani stand by the locked back door. through the locked back door. He then goes around to the front of the store and chats a little (2 minutes or so) before opening the back door and discovering him gone. It just doesn't make common sense. Why not knock on the back door and all 3 come in (include one year old) or call the business or his fiance's phone to let her know of their arrival in the car and to open the back door. Truly the stage was set when Hassani was crying two hours earlier at the junkyard where Daddy was admittedly looking for a part for a car, but according to employees he never got out of his car. He could have gotten very angry with Hassani and it was all downhill from there, i.e. he killed the child.
  8/14/2009 5:36:16 PM
Superstar 


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The foster father is guilty, he had something to do with the disappearance of Hassani. Its obvious by his body language, he does not show much emotion and frankly seems quite careless.Who cares if he is cooperating that's just an eay way to turn police attention in a diferent direction.
  8/13/2009 10:21:13 PM
Anonymous 


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I really hope that he gets to come home soon! What a shame to the parents for being so carless...
  8/13/2009 8:33:49 PM
January 


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After lil Sandra Cantu, its hard to trust any one.My prayers are with the family.May God let the hidden be found. Why did the foster dad pull up to the front, why would you not walk with boths kids,so many questions... this sounds a lil to close to home if you ask me.
  8/13/2009 3:28:49 PM
Anonymous 


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GMAB! I think the fiance knows exactly what happened to little Hassani. The aunt doesn't even make eye contact with the camera as she 'begs' for his return.
  8/13/2009 4:53:03 AM
eileen 


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I have known Hassani's foster mother for nearly 30 yrs. She is very close friends with one of my daughters.I have known the biological mother for her entire life. The two women are sisters. My family prays for the safe return of little Hassani.
  8/13/2009 1:56:31 AM
maddoggblake@yahoo.com 


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the foster father knows what happened. he is not telling the truth. you can see it in his face during the interview. if he didn't do it he knows what happened.
  8/13/2009 1:07:28 AM
Anonymous 


Hasani 
To whoever took Hasani: If he's OK. you get him to safety now. If not ,turn yourself in ,or your nightmares have just begun
  8/12/2009 7:35:00 PM
Member of a SAR Team 


Search and Rescue 
Did OPD call a Man Tracker to come in a see what they could find before all the tracks where stomped on? I have watched a Man Tracker hunt down a person from a bus stop to the house that the person was in. In the case of missing kids they should be the 2nd team on seen, before all the sign is destroyed.
  8/12/2009 2:15:16 PM
Anonymous 


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Ihope and pray that this beautiful little boy comes safe please Loed help this little boy!
  8/12/2009 2:11:08 PM
Anonymous 


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Why would you ever leave a child alone standing in the alley??
  8/12/2009 1:40:58 PM
Anonymous 


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PRAYING FOR A SAFE RETURN
  8/12/2009 1:06:33 PM
Anonymous 


FIND HASSANI 
Please help us find Hassani. IF you can help search for him or can distribute flyers you can email me at findhassani@yahoo.com and I will forward the flyer to you. No matter what happened to this child or who is responsible the fact remains that there is a 5 year old child with Cerebral Palsy missing and we need to find him.
  8/12/2009 8:16:29 AM
RDS 


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Lord please bring this beautiful little boy home safe and unharmed.
  8/11/2009 3:28:13 PM
v thayer 


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i hope they find him safe and unharmed he is a beautiful little boy
  8/11/2009 3:23:09 PM
Anonymous 


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someone saw something, someone knows more than what they are saying.
     
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