Monday, June 21, 2010
Whatever happened?
I just watched the Steve Wilkos show where a girl named Christina Whittaker went missing. Her boyfriend Travis was given TWO lie detector tests on if he knew about her disappearance and did he murder her. HE FAILED BOTH. Is there any update on this case? Have the police arrested him????? Christina's mother needs her daughter for closure. This poor family. I pray to God that this man Travis is brought to justice!
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Read this article. Travis took another lie detector test at the Police Dept when he got back home. He PASSED!!
ReplyDeleteHart column: Missing woman's family disappointed in direction of 'Steve Wilkos Show' appearance
In retrospect, Cindy Young regrets appearing on a nationally syndicated talk show.
During Monday's broadcast of "The Steve Wilkos Show," taped about a month ago, Young appeared with her husband, Alex, to talk about the November disappearance of her daughter, Christina Whittaker.
Whittaker vanished after becoming intoxicated and getting kicked out of a bar in Hannibal, Mo. Her family has spent the months since her disappearance searching for her and still believes she's alive.
The Youngs thought they were going to talk about Christina, to make a plea for help in finding her. Perhaps they should have done their homework.
Wilkos is a Jerry Springer protege who apparently has made his name in the talk show world by being confrontational. An alert reader called us Monday morning to tell us The Whitaker taping would be on.
Also appearing on the show was the father of Christina Whittaker's baby daughter, Dustin Johnston, and Christina's boyfriend, Travis Blackwell. They were flown to Connecticut, and given lodging and a modest stipend for expenses, Young said.
Basically Wilkos interviewed each person separately, then brought them all together on the stage at the end. Wilkos pointed out that Blackwell had failed two polygraph tests (administered by the show's own "polygraph expert") when asked if he had anything to do with Christina's murder.
When Blackwell began acting nervously, Wilkos pounced.
Blackwell repeatedly denied having anything to do with the murder. All the while, Wilkos' bodyguards stood in front of a sobbing Alex and Cindy Young and had to physically separate the various parties several times.
"I am so disappointed in them," Cindy Young said Monday afternoon. "We went on the show to get help to find Christy, and all they did was make Travis look like a monster."
With the crowd shouting "Steve, Steve," Wilkos said Blackwell could have been out the night Whittaker disappeared to confront her after she was kicked out of the bar. Wilkos went so far as to suggest Whittaker could have had an accident and hit her head. Blackwell could have panicked and then dumped her body in the Mississippi River, Wilkos said.
"I don't remember that part," Cindy Young says. "I was so upset. They just shock you, you know."
Young says Blackwell took a polygraph test at the Hannibal Police Department after the show and passed. Blackwell comes to her house "every day to check on me," she said.
"I know he would never do anything to hurt her," Young says. "He was here that night Christina disappeared. My son and his girlfriend were right across the hall. He was here."
Young said representatives from the show called and asked if she would come back "after Christina was found."
"I wouldn't hold my breath," she says.
Yeah right he did. In this day and age I wouldn't be shocked to find out the mother is dating the boyfriend. He lied. The hannibal pd said he didn't get polygraph. So that was a lie
DeleteTo be honest I don't know how Travis Passed the test because before Steve got to the answer Travis deemed changed he was whimpering like a little kid before Steve read out You didn't not tell the truth
ReplyDeleteUgh. The first comment ("Anonymous") is likely a family member or close friend. That boy is guilty af. Im shocked and mortified that all these years have gone by and his ass is still walking free. Unbelievable.
ReplyDeleteNot anonymous here. I lived in Hannibal and knew Christina... This show was a pre written lot of non sense. It was fake coverage. Blackwell passed his lie detector test at home by our police department. Christina was not hurt by her boyfriend. The area we lived in was not good. It was not safe. There are all types of human trafficking issues.
ReplyDeletehe is guilty as sin! Dan is honest maybe fbi should test him if your hometown did one I would get another place to do it
DeleteAre you serious because I know the mom and I believe she wouldn't lie to cover up for that guy knowing her daughter is missing
DeleteThe anonymous comment from 2012 is funny, and I agree with the 2 "unknowns" from 2018 and April 17, 2020. Travis probably "passed" because he found a way to beat the polygraph since being on the show, he did not want to be made a fool a second time! Funny how Dustin passed his polygraph test and so did Christina's friend that was on the show, but no one says those tests were wrong! And yes he did hurt Christina and so did Dustin, that was proven by the friend.
ReplyDeleteIf it was such a bad area, than why would none of Christina's friends have helped her that night? Come on! And Travis's excuse he was to tired to hear the phone when it was so close to him! His whole demeanor is off and I am not talking from the show, though there were concerns there as well.
There are other stories that have been on Steve Wilkos and have ended in arrests because of the polygraph tests.
Im sure Travis is close to her family. But he did seem guilty! And to fail all the questions in connection with christinas disapearence of christina? Come on....... He knows something
ReplyDeleteI just watched it again, Travis is too freaking sketchy and I feel so bad for the parents of Christina. That baby will grow up without her mother. Thats the saddest of all. I watch Steve faithfully and sometimes I do believe he gets a little too outraged but so would anyone else who has to stand in front of those molesters and murderers or even the people who fail the polygraph. Steve has a big heart amd he is passionate about finding the truth. Christinas parents need closure but I hate to say that I don't think they will ever get it. Its been too long without any trace of life. I do pray that they find peace somehow. My opinion is that Travis knows something .. He failed a polygraph that is 99.4 percent accurate. Come on simpletons. It doesn't take a genius..
ReplyDeleteHe is 99.4% guilty. He probably took drugs before he took the lie detector with the police. Steve's show test for drugs so he couldn't use that trick. He killed her and got away with it.
ReplyDeleteBefore you start running your mouth, do your homework. There was a case on Wikos if Jesse killed his girls baby. He refused to take it. Finally, he took it and passed, according to Dan. So, why was he arrested after the show? They found evidence of him killing that lil girl and he failed the police polygraph. Another one Anca Pennington, failed for burning her kid on Wilkos, doctors proved they weren't burnt, they were ringworm.
ReplyDeleteBefore you start running your mouth, do your homework. There was a case on Wikos if Jesse killed his girls baby. He refused to take it. Finally, he took it and passed, according to Dan. So, why was he arrested after the show? They found evidence of him killing that lil girl and he failed the police polygraph. Another one Anca Pennington, failed for burning her kid on Wilkos, doctors proved they weren't burnt, they were ringworm.
ReplyDeleteSo here we have a polygraph expert that works for ther FBI.CIA, and police Departments and he's being questioned? Get real! Why would Wilkos risk his reputation by setting someone up? When I watched this guy i felt his body language with constantly licking his lips because his mouth was dry is tell tale!
ReplyDeleteGod knows
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