Tori Murder Suspect Under Suicide Watch
While police still search for the remains of eight-year-old Victoria Stafford, the man accused with abducting and murdering her is under a different kind of observation entirely: suicide watch.
Twenty-eight-year-old Michael Rafferty is being held in a segregated jail cell, under close watch, for fear that he may try to harm himself.
Rafferty, along with eighteen-year-old Terri-Lynne McClintic, are both charged in connection with the case of the missing girl, who was abducted on her way home from school April 8 in Woodstock, Ontario. McClintic is facing lesser charges of abduction and accessory after the fact, but both are expected to make an initial appearance in court this coming Thursday.
Rafferty and McClintic are both residents of Ontario, where Stafford went missing. The main lead investigators had was a surveillance camera that captured Stafford leaving with an unidentified woman the day of her disappearance.
The entire case has brought concerns regarding Canada's Amber Alert System to the foreground, since the system was not activated despite the decidedly uncertain nature of Stafford's disappearance.
While officials review that decision, the search continues for Stafford's body, even with some assistance from McClintic, who reportedly feels obligated to help bring the girl's remains home.
