NEWS
NEWS STARTS NOW. >> ANOTHER TWIST TONIGHT IN THE
NEWS STARTS NOW. >> ANOTHER TWIST TONIGHT IN THE@ CASE OF THE MISSING4@ TODDLER
EVALYN BOSWELL LAST SEEN MORE
THAN TWO MONTHS AGO4@.
THE CHILD'S MOTHER MEGHAN
BOSWELL SAYS TODAY SHE CAN'T
TAKE A POLYGRAPH OR A LIE
DETECTOR TEST BECAUSE SHE IS
PREGNANT.
>> I AM PREGNANT.
>> THAT'S WHY DON'T GIVE ME A
POLYGRAPH.
TUEDAY POLICY IF YOU'RE
PREGNANT THEY GET4@ NOW THE
SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE SAYS IT DOESN'T4@4@ USE
POLYGRAPH TESTS.
>> THE CHILD'S GRANDMOTHER
ANGELA BOSWELL APPEARED IN
COURT TODAY IN SULLIVAN COUNTY
.
SHE'S FACING THEFT CHARGES FOR
DRIVING A STOLEN CAR IN TODAY.
RECORDS4@ REVEAL THAT VEHICLE
BELONGED TO MELISSA WOOD, THE
MOTHER4@ OF MEGAN BOSWELL'S
EX-BOYFRIEND.
THE TBI SAYS TONIGHT4@ IT HAS
RECEIVED SOME 510 TIPS BUT NONE
OF THEM4@ HAVE LED TO A CREDIBLE
SIGHTING OF THAT LITTLE GIRL.
>> AND WE HAVE SHARED 19 POST
ABOUT EVELYNS CASE ON THE WPI
OUR4@ PAGE.
THOSE POSTS WERE SHARED MORE
THAN 270004@4@ TIMES WITH NEARLY
4000 COMMENTS.
BUT INVESTIGATORS WARN PEOPLE
THAT SOME OF THE COMMENTS AND
INFORMATION PEOPLE ARE POSTING
SIMPLY AREN'T TRUE.
>> TENNESSSEE REPORTER SHANNON
SMITH TALKED TO EXPERTS4@ ABOUT
HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
ONLINE POSTERS SHARE THE FACTS4@
.
SHAN4@NON WITH AS MUCH
INTERACTION AS THIS AMBER ALERT
IS GETTING ONLINE4@, IT'S EASY
FOR THE TRUTH TO GET A LITTLE
MUDDLED.
>> BUT THERE ARE WAYS YOU4@ CAN
BE BOTH HELPFUL AND ACTIVE
ONLINE.
>> MISSING TODDLER MOTHER TAROT
QUESTIONS4@ ANSWERS.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE TOP WORDS
PUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA4@ IN RELATIN
TO MISSING 15 MONTH OLD EVALYN
BOSWELL.
>> THE LARGER THE WORD THE MORE
FREQUENTLY OCCURRING AND IS IN
THE CONVERSATIONS THAT4@ THE NAE
HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN EIGHTEEN
THOUSAND POSTS4@ THAT DOESN'T
EVEN COUNT FACEBOOK.
>> SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S
A HUGE SPIKE IN CONVERSATION
AROUND THIS PARTICULAR CASE ON
WEDNESDAY THE 19TH4@ TBI SAYS
GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT
EVOLUTION IS GREAT BUT SOME OF
THESE POSTS AREN'T TRUE.
>> THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
SHARING INFORMATION ON SOCIAL
MEDIA THAT'S NOT ACCURATE AND4@
IT'S NOT FACTUAL AND IN SOME
CASES THAT CAN HINDER THE
INVESTIGATION.
BOATRIGHT SAYS STOREIES COULD
CHANGE QUICKLY ONLINE.
>> THE FACT THAT THERE IS SUCH
LOW BARRIERS TO ENTRY INTO
SOCIAL MEDIA CONVERSATIONS
MEANS THAT ANYONE CAN INTERJECT
AND SPECULATE AND THERE'S
POTENTIAL FOR THOSE STORIES
WHETHER THEY'RE REAL4@ OR NOT TO
CATCH ON AND BE SPREAD AND ANY
POSSIBLE TIPS4@ POSTED ONLINE AE
NOT MAKING IT TO THE PEOPLE WHO
CAN INVESTIGATE.
>> OUR PLATFORMS ARE NOT
MONITORED 24/74@.
>> ADDITIONALLY, THEY'RE NOT
SET UP TO RECEIVE CRIME RELATED
INFORMATION.
>> TRUE4@ AND CONFIRMED
INFORMATION WILL COME FROM THE
TBI.
SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE AND LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
WHICH GET INFORMATION DIRECTLY4@
FROM THOSE AGENCIES WHO STICK
TO THE OFFICIAL SOURCES AND
DON'T NECESSARILY BELIEVE
EVERYTHING YOU SEE ONLINE.
>> AGAIN, THE ONLY WAY THE TBI
WILL BE ABLE TO INVESTIGATE4@ IS
IF TIPS ARE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY
TO THEM.
YOU CAN CALL ANONYMOUS TIPS
INTO THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN
1 800 TBI FIND.
ROBIN JOHN GIANNIA, THANK YOU.
>> AND ONCE AGAIN EVELYN
BOSWELL4@ IS 15 MONTHS OLD.
SHE HAS BLOND HAIR AND BLUE
EYES.