AMBER ALERT!

What kind of person would kill a child's mother, then disappear with her child, just before the most blessed of holidays? Please, Virginia and surrounding states, keep an eye out for this child.

The following article is taken from:     http://www.wset.com/Global/story.asp?S=13624203
(6:00 p.m. Monday) Roanoke Co., VA - Virginia State Police have issued an Amber Alert for a Roanoke County girl who was reported missing soon after authorities found her mother dead in her home, the victim of an apparent homicide.
Twelve-year-old Brittany Mae Smith has been missing since Friday, and police say she may be in extreme danger.
Her mother, 41-year old Tina Smith, was found dead in her home in the Glenvar area of Roanoke County Monday morning.
An all-points bulletin is out for Jeffrey Scott Easley, a man police describe as a "friend" of the family. Police also say that there is evidence Easley spent a lot of time at the home, suggesting a possible relationship beyond just friends.
Police showed up to the house on Fort Lewis Circle about 9:30 a.m. Monday morning and found Tina Smith dead. It took police little time to realize that there was much more going on than a homicide.
"We found out pretty quickly that she had a 12-year old daughter who was not at the scene... had not shown up for school. Nobody seemed to know where she was. We're concerned that her disappearance is going to be, at least a good possibility, it has something to do with the homicide," Lt. Chuck Mason with the Roanoke County Police said.
Police say it has been several days since anyone has seen or heard from Brittany, who was seen at the Fort Lewis Circle home.
Brittany has straight brown hair and is a seventh-grader at Glenvar Middle School.
Police were originally looking for Easley's SUV, but that has been recovered.
The focus is now on Tina Smith's missing car. That vehicle is described as a 2005 Silver Dodge Neon with Virginia plates XKF-2365.
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(4:12 p.m. Monday) Roanoke Co., VA - Roanoke County authorities say they have found the 2000 Chevy Blazer, but still no sign of 12-year-old Brittany Mae Smith or her suspected abductor Jeffrey Scott Easley.
Police now say they may be traveling in a silver, 2005 Dodge Neon (four-door) with Virginia tag XKF-2365. That vehicle belonged to Tina Smith, Brittany's mother. Authorities found Tina dead at a home on Fort Lewis Circle in Salem Monday morning.
State Police issued an Amber Alert for Brittany on Monday afternoon.
Easley is 5' 11," 265 pounds.  Call the Roanoke County Police Department at 540-562-3265 or the Virginia State Police at 1-800-822-4453 (1-800-VACHILD) immediately if you see him.
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