St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page A007

LOCAL 7 SATURDAY MARCH12, 2005 Searchistoresumetodayformissinggirl Getthelatest newsinthe searchforBiancaPiperonlineat STLtoday.com IM RYANT AND USAN EICH OfthePost-Dispatch Authoritiesplannedtoresume thesearchtodayforBiancaNoel fromherLincolnCountyhome sinceThursdaynight. Policedogsandmorethan100 helicopterscombedtheruggedter- framehouseFridaylookingforany clueofthegirl. 5feet6inches and185 pounds.She waslastseen wearingblue tennisshoes andagrayAdi- dashooded sweatshirt. About5p.m. setupaseries ofcheckpoints onthegravel roadssurroundingthewidelyscat- hopethatamotoristmighthave caughtsightofthegirl.Butabout searchuntilmorning.

LincolnCountySheriffDan Torressaidhewasworriedforthe foundshelterfromthewintry weather.Thetemperaturewasex- pectedtofallintothe30sovernight. Hesaidsearchersplannedto widenthesearchareaandbegin lookinginsomecavesinthearea today.Investigatorsaskthatvolun- teersmeetwiththemat8a.m.to- causetherehavebeennosightings ofthegirlandtheyhaveheardno reportsthatshehadbeenabducted. partmentissuedapublicalertbe- causeofthecoldweatherand becausethegirlneedsmedication foramentaldisability.Policesaid Biancahasthementalcapacityofa second-graderandwithouther creasinglydisoriented. Biancawaslastseenaround6 p.m.Thursday,aboutamilefrom herhome.Familymemberstold policethatBiancaisundergoing counselingandwhenshebecomes fromhomeandletherwalkbackso shecancalmdown.Theyhad droppedoffBiancaonabridgebya nearbycreekThursdaynightafter shebecameupsetaboutwhowas ritiessaid.HerfamilygaveBianca thegirlneverreturnedhome. BiancaattendsWinfieldMiddle sisterwhosenamewasunavailable.

Familymemberswerenotstaying atthehome. Torressaidpolicehadques- Anyonewithinformationabout partmentat636-528-8546. ReporterTimBryant ReporterSusanWeich 10 MILES Post-Dispatch ST. CHARLES CO. LINCOLN CO.

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BiancaPiper Missingsince Thursday ROBERTCOHEN Juryurgesdeathsentencein2002PineLawnkilling ILLIAM HOTKA OfthePost-Dispatch AjuryrecommendedFridaythat VincentMcFaddenbesentencedto deathforthegangretaliationshoot- ingofToddFranklinonastreetin PineLawnin2002. Thejuryofsevenwomenand fivemeninSt.LouisCountyCircuit Courtdeliberatedabout2 1 2 hours. threehourstoconvictMcFaddenof first-degreemurderandarmed criminalaction. JudgeJohnRosssetsentencing forApril22.Asadeathpenalty theMissouriSupremeCourt. justverdictforacold-bloodedkiller likehimisdeath.Heearnedit.He workedatit.Hekilledtwodifferent Franklinwasshotfivetimeson suspectinthemurderofLeslieAd- ShewasfatallyshotonMay15, Franklindied.

EvaAddisontestifiedthatshe sawhersisterpleaforherlifeand witnessedMcFaddenshoother. Deucesgang.Andthedogishold- ingagunandlaughing. Franklinhadtestifiedagainsttwo prison.BishopsaidFranklin’smur- derbyMcFaddenandco-defendant MichaelDouglaswasrevenge. DefenseattorneyKarenKraft wouldneverwalkthestreetsof PineLawnagain.Sosheaskedthe jurytotakeitsonlyalternativetoa outparole. cytoayoungmanwhowas Kraftsaid.Shereferredtothede- fensetestimonyfromWandaDrap- hoodandhumandevelopment.

DrapersaidMcFaddenlacked parentalcontactfromafatherwho wasinandoutofhislifeanda motherwhowasoverworkedrais- ingthreechildren.Thefamily oftenlivedwithotherrelatives.At twoyoungersisterswhilehismoth- veryearlyunlessthereislong-term ProsecutorDeanWaldemer HenotedthatnooneinMcFad- thattherewasnofamilyhistoryof denhadgoodgradesuntilhe startedusingalcoholandmarijuana inthesixthgrade. ReporterWilliamC.Lhotka.