Help find Sean Sidi

CBS - Ch 5 in SF will AIR** a story about SEAN, the CAL Missing Five & the 3 Young Men who went Missing From San Francisco in 2013 & 2014 under strange circumstances: (Derrick Shao, Paulo Netto & Dan Ha) only to be located DECEASED in various bodies of water in or near San Francisco.......

QUESTIONS posed: Are the CASES related? What is the STATUS of the cases? What does SFPD have to say?

**STORY is expected to AIR on Monday, February 23rd at 11 pm on CBS/Ch 5 (SF). However, the date has been changed before, so this is TENTATIVE for now. I will post the LINK when received.

See www.facebook.com/findseansidi or www.seansidi.com for more information on missing Sean SIDI, age 19, who vanished from San Francisco, CA on May 21, 2013 shortly after sustaining a traumatic brain injury. Email lynnkching@yahoo.com with your name and address to have SEAN's FLIERS mailed to you, anywhere in the US.

There is not a day that goes by that Claude and I do not grieve for Sean, our beloved first child.

To hear that someone within an “AGENCY” (to remain unnamed for now) recently parroted a false & malicious rumor about Sean in conversation with MEDIA was the LAST STRAW. The FALSE rumor, without basis, labeled Sean as “having connections within a TAGGING community” (i.e. one that defaces, or “tags” public property).

Be advised:         ***CLAUDE AND I WILL DEFEND SEAN'S NAME TO THE END ***

To those seeking to discredit Sean, it would behoove you to CONSULT THE RECORD, first before spreading slanderous rumors.

Sean was NOT a ‘child’ of destruction, but a creator of FILMS, websites and businesses. While in middle and high school, Sean co-founded & managed a successful online game & marketed his technological savvy to create WEBSITES for small businesses (for a FEE). He often used the proceeds from his business endeavors to fund another INTEREST – that of investing in stocks of the future (FB included). Sean volunteered as the Website Manager of Diasporic Vietnamese Artist Netowrk. He is bilingual in French, earning an International Baccalaureate (IB) from the ‘International High School in San Francisco, prior to enrolling at the U of Colorado at Boulder.

Sean’s interests included GYMNASTICS, Film Making, AIKIDO, soccer, SKIING, & boogie boarding.

It did NOT include tagging.

See www.facebook.com/findseansidi or www.seansidi.com for more information on missing Sean SIDI, age 19, who vanished from San Francisco, CA on May 21, 2013 shortly after sustaining a traumatic brain injury.

Happy Valentines Day SEAN! Our search for you...for answers.... will continue for as long as it takes. There are many, with heart, with soul, with compassion - who walk with us.  While you may not remember us, or who you are - WE ARE WITH YOU Sean wherever you may be...

With So Much Love,

Mom, Dad & Danielle

(Thank you Cynthia Caron & LostNMissing for Sean's flier - made with love.)

See www.facebook.com/findseansidi or www.seansidi.com for more information on missing Sean SIDI, age 19, who vanished from San Francisco, CA on May 21, 2013 shortly after sustaining a traumatic brain injury.

We were thrilled to hear of (FB's) Mark Zuckerberg & wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan's $75 million gift to SF General HOSPITAL. See http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Zuckerberg-wife-give-75-million-to-S-F-hospital-6065958.php.

WE will never forget the incredible doctors and nurses at SF GENERAL WHO worked around the clock for days to SAVE Sean's LIFE....that fateful day 2 yrs ago...when Sean arrived at SF's only LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER -- IN a COMA, with a SHATTERED skull & many, many other injuries....racing towards DEATH.

Several months ago, near the time of Sean's 2 year 'anniversary' of his accident, I received a call from a nurse at SF General. She told me that SEVERAL of the nurses REMEMBERED that it had been 2 years since Sean's ACCIDENT, and that they wanted ME to know that THEY HAD NOT FORGOTTEN SEAN or our family.....I was incredibly touched by that call.

We HOPE with all our heart that ONE DAY we will be able to tell SF General (& all of YOU) that Sean has been FOUND..........Thank you all for continuing to support us in this effort!

See www.facebook.com/findseansidi or www.seansidi.com for more information on missing Sean SIDI, age 19, who vanished from San Francisco, CA on May 21, 2013 shortly after sustaining a traumatic brain injury.

A reporter recently asked my opinion of San Francisco Police’s search for Sean…..here are some thoughts.

Chief Tim Longo (of Virginia) is my HERO. For 35 days, the nation watched spellbound as Chief Longo, with heart and soul, led the search for missing U of VA student Hannah Graham. In the end, Chief Longo’s incredible determination resulted in the arrest of a suspect (possibly involved in several missing/murdered cases), the location of Hannah’s remains…& ANSWERS for Hannah’s family.

Truthfully, it is hard NOT to compare. Hard NOT to be bitter about the blatant disregard exhibited by SAN FRANCISCO Missing Persons Dept, in the search for SEAN, the CALIFORNIA MISSING FIVE & others (details omitted).

HOWEVER, ultimately it is the SYSTEM that is to blame. A SYSTEM that ALLOWED a less than motivated detective to CHOOSE to take a “wait & see” attitude rather than REQUIRING that certain search protocol be COMPETENTLY completed. A SYSTEM that allowed this detective to IGNORE dire warning by Chief of Neurosurgery at SF General to elevate Sean’s status due to a “high risk of death”.

My criticism of the SYSTEM however does not obviate our IMMENSE GRATITUDE to the many SAN FRANCISCO POLICE officers WHO helped search for Sean…who responded to the many sightings, who helped post SEAN’S fliers at the MUNI stations, who on their OWN time attended the vigils for Sean, who came up to me to express their SYMPATHY & who CONTINUE to keep an eye out for Sean… to THOSE officers - we are ETERNALLY GRATEFUL.

Photo 1 - Mike R & SFPD Unit helping search for Sean

Photo 2 - Vigil resulted in Sean's status being upgraded to 'AT RISK DEPENDENT ADULT

Photo 3 -  Sean (in foreground)

See www.facebook.com/findseansidi or www.seansidi.com for more information on Sean Sidi, age 19, who vanished from San Francisco, CA on May 21, 2013 shortly after sustaining a traumatic brain injury.

FOR THOSE NOT ON FACEBOOK, WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY OF DERRICK HIGGINS, AGE 23 WHO WENT MISSING FROM ILLINOIS IN MARCH 2013.   DERRICK WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE AMNESIA DUE TO A HEAD TRAUMA.  HIS PARENTS WERE LOOKING FOR HIM AMONG THE HOMELESS (LIKE SEAN).

DERRICK'S CAR WAS FOUND IN FLORIDA, CONFIRMED SIGHTING IN LAS VEGAS & TODAY IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT DERRICK WAS LOCATED IN SAN DIEGO.  HE IS NOW IN A CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL, WITH HIS PARENTS EN ROUTE!!      PRAYING FOR DERRICK'S RECOVERY!!! 

Perhaps a miracle is ALSO possible for Sean!!!

KEEP PRAYING, SPREADING THE WORD, POSTING & KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR SEAN AMONG THE HOMELESS. 

Help us bring Sean HOME!!!

As the mother of a missing child, I had hoped against hope that 21 year old college student Shane Montgomery, who went missing a month ago after leaving a bar, would be found alive.

Sadly, he was NOT. His family is nonetheless very thankful to the incredible people who helped bring Shane HOME.   See www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Body-of-Missing-College-Student-Shane-Montgomery-Found-286962511.html

THE sheer RELIEF in finding a missing child/loved one (EVEN IF FOUND DECEASED), CAN ONLY BE FULLY APPRECIATED if you have suffered the AGONY of "not knowing" [where your child is], and endured the daily TORMENT of wondering whether you will EVER know.

The search for Shane, despite its tragic outcome, was a model of excellence & efficiency. From the start, law enforcement in PHILADELPHIA requested the help of the public (via media), obtained surveillance tapes & ENLISTED the ASSISTANCE OF THE FBI and K9 search and rescue teams. Helicopters were ALSO used in an effort to locate Shane.

San Francisco Missing Persons Dept should take NOTE. In Sean's case, & despite his life threatening brain injury, law enforcement in San Francisco ("LE") NEVER ever sought the public's help via media (our contacts did); LE declined to request the FBI's help and they REFUSED to allow Marin K-9 search and rescue team to enter SAN FRANCISCO to search for Sean (a private K9 team searched months later). SEAN'S correct Phone PING information was obtained by LE almost 2 weeks after Sean vanished, and ONLY after repeated requests by this family.

San Francisco is a model of INEFFICIENCY, the price for which Sean likely paid with his LIFE.

Sadly, this is more the RULE than the exception in San Francisco.

Picture below:  Vigil in June 2013.

See www.seansidi.com and www.facebook.com/findseansidi for more information on Sean Sidi, age 19, who vanished from San Francisco on May 21, 2013 shortly after sustaining a traumatic brain injury.