stephanie haranczyk still missing
UPDATE: Stephanie is ok.
It’s been a while since I’ve updated you on Stephanie Haranczyk, the teen who has been missing since Dec. 5. The search continues, and there isn’t much to add to the previous posts, unfortunately, except that Stephanie’s sister Isabelle has [LINK REMOVED].
The family hopes this will help continue to raise awareness. On the video, Isabelle gives the details and reads a personal message to Stephanie that was written by their mom. Spread the word! And thanks to those who continue to help in this matter. Here’s the video:
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hideflife wrote:
On Jan 17 2008 will everyone leave them alone, stop trying to arrest him, stop hunting them, stop demonizing him?
(no, they won’t)
Then why would they ever come home, as long as they want to be together?
I wouldn’t, were I them.
And the fact that my family was trying to jail the person I wanted to be with would not make me feel very good about going home, or be in any hurry to contact them to make them feel better about my disappearance.
Posted on 30-Mar-07 at 10:45 pm | Permalink
Charley Daniels wrote:
At this point we’d all just like to know that she’s okay. Who are you to sound so bitter about the situation when there is a heartbroken family wondering whether they’ll ever see their daughter and sister again? Keep in mind that these kids did this on their own. If they didn’t want people to try to find them (”hunt”) or be angry and question their motives (”demonize”) they should not have run off in the first place. And when you use words like that to try to villify the people who are hurting most, well, you just sound uninformed and immature.
Posted on 30-Mar-07 at 11:58 pm | Permalink
Isabelle Haranczyk wrote:
I am Stephanie’s oldest sister and what you wrote is very hurtful. My whole family is extremely heartbroken and scared about what is going on with Stephanie right now because we do not know what the circumstances are. We do not personally know what Josh is like. He could mean her harm, and if he does, then of course we would do something about it. But, we can only hope and wish that he is a nice and caring person and that Stephanie is with him because she wants to be. She has never mentioned him before, so you need to understand how it is for us when we find out that she is missing and in the company of a complete stranger to us.
What would you do if your sister disappeared and then you found out through witnesses that she was spotted in locations so far from home with a person you never knew about who is five years older than she is? I’m sure you would be as worried and distressed as we are. Your lashing out at my heartbroken family is very cruel. If you know anything about Stephanie and how she’s doing, instead of being angry at us over our reasonable concern for Stephanie’s welfare, you should be helping us communicate with her to let her know that if she wants to be with him and is happy, we’re okay with that. We only care about her happiness and to be with her.
You talk about us “trying to arrest him,” “hunting” him and “demonizing him.” We don’t want to have to do this. We hope that we will not have to take these actions. I would never hurt my sister by hurting someone she truly cares for, but I don’t know how she feels. I will do anything for her. If she needs me to support her – done, and if she needs me to fight for her - done.
Posted on 02-Apr-07 at 4:48 pm | Permalink
Christine Lam wrote:
This message is intended for the person who posted the ignorant comment regarding Stephanie’s family’s intentions:
While you may have your own opinion on Stephanie’s disappearance and her family’s efforts to uncover her whereabouts, I would only hope that you would have enough EQ to see both sides of the story before hashing out a very accusatory, misinformed and downright hurtful statement regarding a situation that you cannot fully comprehend without firsthand experience. From the mere fact that you have posted your comment, I can only conclude that you lack any sort of EQ and are blinded by a tunnel vision so narrow that you truly do not understand what this family is going through, and so here is my rebuttal:
You have stated that you would in fact do the same as Stephanie - disappear with someone you care about- if you were in her position. Given that, how would you feel if that loved one, whom you cared for so much that you would leave everything and everyone you knew, disappeared one day, without a trace? Would you not cry? Would you not look for that person? Would you not care to know that he/she is safe? In this case, how can you expect a family to sit around and accept that a sixteen/seventeen year old family member is nowhere to be found? I find it disturbing that you suggest and expect the family to do such. The implications of leaving the two alone is that of indifference not love for Stephanie.
On, that same note, it speaks volumes that the family has spent days upon days, hours upon hours, and minutes upon minutes, trying to find her. You know why? These types of sacrifices are only made for loved ones. They are not made for just anyone. You try giving up your free time, your discretionary income, and your favorite activies for someone else. It’s not easy to do. I point this out not becuase of materiality but because Stephanie’s family has without ANY hestitation given everything in the hopes that maybe she will be found. So please do not call these sacrifices man hunts. They are not. This is situation in which a devastated family is doing anything possible to ensure the safety of another family member.
As for Stephanie’s friend, no one in the family has met him. His rapport with others throughout the community has been tarnished by his past actions and that is all anyone has to reference their frame of mind. In addition, he is, on his own accord, breaking the law by being with a minor, which does not serve to improve his reputation either. That is own doing; not the family’s. To say the family is “demonizing” him miscontrues reality. He has ruined his own reputation so if anyone has so called “demonized” him, it is himself.
This brings me to another point: the primary focus is on Stephanie. Not being able to sleep everynight without wondering if she has food to eat or clean clothes to wear is enough in and of itself. It is foolish to suggest that after four months of this torture the family has enough energy to devise a plan to have him arrested. What happens to Josh is a residual dependent on Stephanie and her feelings. If you really took the time to consider what her family has gone through, it would be obvious that everyone is reaching out in any way possible just to let her know that they care solely about her happiness and want to be a part of that regardless of what that entails. This is family who wants to remain a part of her life, and rightfully so.
The intention is not to restrict Stephanie but to bring her home where she can be with people who will support her and give her the resources she needs to grow and to have the future she envisions even if it includes Josh. She has a very large family who loves her to death. I know because I am her cousin. If she knocked on my door tomorrow, I would let her in and take care of her without asking a single question. So would anyone else in this family. The bottome line is that everyone loves her and only wishes the best for her.
Your conclusions regarding our actions are naive and ill-informed. Would it behoove you to put yourself in our shoes?
One more thing: if you really paid any attention, you would know that all efforts to reach out Stephanie have not reproached or reprimanded her. In fact, they are intended to comfort her to convey that we will support her. With that being said, please do not criticize us.
Posted on 05-Apr-07 at 9:55 pm | Permalink
andrea wrote:
have you ever found her yet and if you did i wish you good luck
Posted on 23-Jun-07 at 8:29 pm | Permalink
barbie wrote:
god, i miss her so much. i’m sure she’s fine. she’s one of the strongest girls i know.
Posted on 18-Nov-07 at 9:08 pm | Permalink