We get letters
I got an e-mail recently chiding me for not doing my research on my post about Angela Finger. To recap Angela Finger is 21 and is being sought by her parents. Angela is allegedly keeping company with known and wanted sex offender William Matthew Smolich.
The e-mail I received accused Angela’s parents of being white trash thieving internet trolls whose main goal is not the return of their daughter but to control her life. That may be all well and good but if my daughter, no matter how old she was, was holding court with a wanted sex offender you damn well better bet that I’d be doing everything within my power to find her.
Some people look for any reason to hate.
Tags: Angela Finger, Mail, Missing, sex-offender, William Matthew Smolich, YouTube
23 opinions for We get letters
Julie
May 27, 2008 at 12:55 pm
There’ll always be assholes lurking behind their screens , trying to goad you into an argument . Probably agree with what you say really , just after an argument !
Michele Finger
May 29, 2008 at 7:42 pm
In response to the letter you received, no, we are not “white trash, thieving internet trolls who want to control our daughters llife”. She hasnt lived home since she was 18, and we seldom even lived in the same state as she did. I have a very good hunch that the letter was from Smolich himself, or his father, who has had a few of my websites taken down, as well as out and out saying if he knew where his son was, he would not turn him in. He has been detrimental, and has enough hate in him to fill a million blogs. Not hard to see why Smolich is the way he is. My only goal is to find my daughter, and make sure she has a good life, away from the pedophile scum called William Smolich, and I am sure all this media attention cant be setting right with him, or his father. Must mean something is being done right! Michele Finger (Angelas mother)
Michele Finger
May 30, 2008 at 1:31 am
Smolich’s father is a piece of work. He uses assumed names, and attacks e veryone he can, because his son is a wanted pedophile who has my daughter. He doesnt want them found, and has stated numerous times on the internet, that he wouldnt turn him in if he knew where he was. if it were my son who was wanted, I would turn him in, and beg forgiveness from everyone my son has caused undue grief for. That is what a normal person would do. I am assuming here, that we are a few pieces of chicken short of a picnic here. who would get on the internet, when so many people are trying to help find a missing daughter, and attack their character? Over things that happened 20 years ago? 2 years have been spent looking for our daughter. It could be likely Smolich has brainwashed her so much that she believes all his lies, and doesnt want to see us. I would like to be prepared for that, but, how can I truly be? Here is a daughter that did things with me, gabbed on the phone about her workday, asked my opinions, and went shopping with me. Here is a daughter that always said “I love you to me” and would call me when she was at the grocery store getting advice on what to make her boyfriend, Joseph for dinner, and staying on the phone until we picked out all the ingredients. Here is a daughter that flew to houston when I lived there, to stay a week, just soaking the sun and thrift storing with me. We had a lot in common, and enjoyed being together. She loved her family with all her heart, I have no less that 50 homemade cards for every occasion, for us. I have letters, and postcards, and gifts, and just little I love you notes. If she is mad at all of us, it is Smolich’s doing..he is smoothe. He tried to do it to another girl, I have talked to her, I know how he operates. he cannot have full control if the girl has family ties. He told my daughter, jen, that he “approved” of her, so Angela can talk to her. This was THE FIRST week they started going out, and 6 days after he proposed (he proposed the very FIRST day!!!). Many of you do not know Angela, many do, many are worried for her, and many met Bill Smolich and got bad vibes same as I did. I have heard from co workers about him when he worked at Sun. They got in contact with me, and told me what he was like, even back then. His father seems to think everyone is at fault..everyone except him. We should all feel sorry for his son, whom MY DAUGHTER led astray! His son is a 40 year old man, my daughter is a 24 year old woman, who was 22 when she met him. How can that compare? he knew I didnt like him, that why he kissed up to me, and bought me things, and took us to dinner..he was scared. When I wouldnt compromise my beliefs, and started checking on him (he was still using a fake name, however) he got more scared, and left with her. No one can change the facts. Not Bills dad, not me, no one. Bill Smolich is still wanted pedophile scum, among other atrocities he is wanted for, and he has my daughter, my daughter whom I love dearly, and will look for as long as I have to in spite of Bill Smolichs fathers online tirades. he is not a victim here, he is the source of the problem, and he doesnt know when to quit!
LUX
Jun 21, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I hope you find your daughter. If I had a daughter, I would not want mine in any way associated with this guy. Never mind his dad, who seems to have a very jaded view of this whole situation. I know Bill and can tell you much about him. On one hand, he is charming and delightful; you can not help but like him. I know he cared very deeply for his kids, but obviously made some horrible choices. Once you know him better, you see different behaviors that are alarming. He is very controling and manipulative and a big part of his days are spent trying to make people see him as bigger than life. I am sorry to say that I belive he is interested in nothing that does not serve his own interest. Many smart people have been made to look foolish by this guy. I supposed that for a while, I was too.
Having known this man for a period of time, I am sad to know that he will eventually have to spend time in prison since he violated his probation. I hate knowing that such a smart person could have allowed themselves to go down this path. I do not think he will last long in prison.
Nonetheless, this guy needs to be found and taken out of society. I wish you luck Michele in making contact with your daughter and at least knowing she is safe. To me, that is the most important thing in all of this.
Michele Finger
Jun 24, 2008 at 4:55 am
Thank you, Lux, I really appreciate your comments! Yes, her safety IS the most important thing. To me, nothing else matters! I just NEED to hear her voice so bad, I cant even tell you.
Curious
Jul 11, 2008 at 10:52 am
Just curious
First of all I feel sorry that the mother does not know where her daughter is but you mnentioned that she is over 21 so that means she can do what she want.
Is there any proof of any crime against ther daughter ?
If you did your research as a news agency, did you also investigate Michell Finger’s backgroudn to find out just what the email allegations regarding her were about ?
Why would you print anything negative or deragatory that Michaele Finger says about the father if you do not know if it is true ?
In fact, why do her feelings about the father or anyone else have anything to do with this issue ?
It just seems journalistically irresponsible to print things that may not be true.
I guess to sum it up - why would you automatically just print and believe everything that Ms. Finger says unless you have checked her and/or the statements out?
GRITSS
Jul 11, 2008 at 2:22 pm
“It just seems journalistically irresponsible to print things that may not be true.”
It seems irresponsible that you continue to berate this woman’s search for her missing daughter and not come to the conclusion that the man she is with is a source of evil that must be turned over to the officials for them to keep away from other young women. Get the big picture!! The search will never end until they are found and he is jailed for not following the terms of his probation.
Wednesday Harrington
Jul 11, 2008 at 6:29 pm
hi there. I write as someone who models in adult entertainment, and is a mother. I can understand your feelings, as well as the opinions voiced by some on here. But i think the bottom line is, regardless of her daughter’s choices, right or wrong, she wants to know that her daughter is ALIVE and SAFE, particularly in light of the disturbing information regarding the guys’ criminal past.
You know, if your daughter has worked in the industry, every producer worth their salt as 2257 records for each and every model they shoot. They must have copies of a picture ID, usually have a form containing any/all alias the model has previously used, and pertinent contact information. Dont know how legal it is to share it, but perhaps you can get a break? Do some research and find out what companies she worked for…
re: curious
Jul 11, 2008 at 6:32 pm
re: curious… Mrs. Finger can voice her opinions and experiences on this forum because it is a letters forum… like letters to the editor.. she is free to make statements she believes to be true… and it is merely that, a statement, an opinion if you will… the folks moderating this page are not bound to check the accuracies of each and every statement made on this thread.
Michele Finger
Jul 12, 2008 at 1:09 am
They are true, and if I am wrong for searching for my child as aggressively as I have been, let me burn in hell for it, because I will NEVER stop. Ever!
Wednesday: Thank you for the suggestion. I have talked to many photographers and models involved with this, in fact, I just met a really nice one a couple days ago. They are willing to work with me, and tell me what they know. I have not had one problem with them. The way I see it, they are making a living, and if I thought for a minute that is what Angela really wanted, and wanst being brainwashed or coerced, I wouldnt have a probelm. I DO have a problem with a wanted felon who molested his child, who thinks he can keep bucking the system, calling all the shots. And YES, I know this as fact. When they first got together, he literally took over her bank account. She told me she would get all the change, he would keep the card, checkbook, and all the cash (and she was the one working!!!!!). To me, that was the begining of the control that set her down this path. He WILL go to jail, we will make sure of it! I will never need another gift, for anything, as him being in jail, and my daughter away from him, ALIVE and SAFE is all I will ever need. And yes, there IS a crime commited, every day he is out, it is illegal for him to be. And no, I am not hiding who I am!
Trench Reynolds
Jul 12, 2008 at 12:34 pm
First off I’m not a news agency. I’m just a guy with a few websites.
Secondly, I talked to Mrs. Finger about the accusations made against her and she explained them to me to my satisfaction.
Lastly I had all but abandoned this site and I was going to take it down. I still am but thanks to a lot of people in this thread I’m taking Mrs. Finger’s story to a much larger stage.
Laurie
Jul 20, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Trench -Am I mis-reading what you written above, that you are going to take down this site?
Trench
Jul 20, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Not at all. This entry was at an old site of mine and I decided to move it here.
Curious
Jul 22, 2008 at 11:08 am
Just out of curiosity - Are you telling me that you automatically believe the mother without confirming her story and/or accusations about anyone she has written about but automatically reject any other information from others that could be true about her credibility ?. Seems pretty one sided don’t you think ? How doyou know that what she told youis true if yo do not verify it or confirm it. How do youknow what else may hae been printed about her is true or not unless you get confirmation. You could be just spreading false information that she could have originated ?
Curious
Jul 22, 2008 at 11:13 am
GRITTS - “It is journalistically irresponsible” in fact maybe even libelous to print information that you do not know is 100% true and accurate about anyone involved in this alleged “Missing daughter”.
I was not commenting about the mother’s daughter, I was commenting about the fact that the mother herself may not be credible in what she says or does by other people.
“It is journalistically irresponsible” to rpint information that are inciteful or hateful.
Get the BIGGER picture !
Curious
Jul 22, 2008 at 11:17 am
PS - I do not have a problem with this fugitive being arrested and locked up - I do have an issue with false information being spread by anyone about anyone which apparently the mother has done according to other posts. All I am saying is it is irresponsible to print only one of the story. It is also irresponsible to take sides without knowing all of the facts from everyone who has posted.
bootyj
Jul 22, 2008 at 11:31 am
hate to break it to you curious, but this is a public forum on this invention called the world wide web, anyone can pretty much say anything they want, and anyone can chose to believe or not believe anything anyone posts.
there are websites that publish all kinds of wacky theories, beliefs, half truths, etc, etc, what ever the public choses to believe is their right. And as this forum probably has 1000’s of posts from poeple who stand up and defend pedophiles, molesters and rapists, it is their right to do so, but dont think you are going to do so with out backlash.
Trench
Jul 22, 2008 at 8:14 pm
What did I print that was inciting or hateful?
Michele Finger
Jul 26, 2008 at 3:08 am
Amazing, just amazing..You are right, curious, what you print must be gospel, about me, and others you have posted about involved with this case. You are right too, the media didnt do their homework, neither did Tim King, Trench Reyonlds, David Lohr, or countless others…What? Because they dont see it your way, and they arent listening to the drivel out there about me? I dont have to defend myself to you. Suffice to say, my ONLY interest is finding my daughter ALIVE and well, and getting that scumbag behind iron bars, where he belongs! You just dont seem to get it…Angela is MISSING..she is with or WAS with (whichever the case may be) a wanted felon, she has not contacted ANYONE, not just me, that she cares about…THAT makes her missing. What makes her ENDANGERED missing, is the fact that she is most likely still with the wanted felon, most likely on drugs, and most likely into an unsavory (and possibly illegal) life. I admit, this is conjecture, I do not have proof she is on drugs..but, I have heard enough police and a few doctors have seen the pictures to say it, so, I am assuming they know what they are talking about. Everything else printed about her disappearance is the gospel truth. I will not stop!! You can say, do, or act how in YOUR mind only is the normal way to act. That will not deter me, she is my daughter, I adore her, and I will see Smolich rot in hell, and I will see my daughter has every opportunity she deserves, and he has taken from her. You do seem to care an aweful lot about me, however. Do you really think taking a couple things about me out of context will make anyone care less about Angela? If you do, you are sadly mistaken!
GRITSS
Jul 27, 2008 at 3:56 pm
You want Me to get the big picture? Listen, This maybe hard for you to understand but I know this girl, I know her family, I know the world is a hard place even when surrounded by your support network, what I don’t know is the reason you have tried to stop every effort to find Angela by turning this into an exercise in berating others. This forum is not about you, Michele, me or the world at large. It is about Angela and letting people know that Angela is missing and if anyone has ANY information at all in helping to locate her, this would be one place they could feel free to communicate it.
The truth is that she is missing, her family and friends are worried and God forbid that any family get a call one day like Lindsay Harris’s parents recently did.
It is about time that you assist in this investigation, instead of trying to deny your son’s involvement.
Gator
Jul 29, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Mrs Finger I hope you find and/or hear from your daughter. I was lead to this story by another missing girl in Orlando just cruising the internet. My thoughts and hopes are with you.
Don’t have your energy sucked out of you dealing with the “dad” or other lurk you need to keep the presure on and media involved as this might get your daughter to call.
Best of Luck
Gator
xxqsme70
Jul 29, 2008 at 8:31 pm
God bless you, Michele! I hope your daughter is found safe and soon. Thanks for having the courage to take your position public. I hope you can ignore the smarmy trolls and dirt bag perverts who obviously take pleasure in tormenting you…. my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Michele Finger
Jul 31, 2008 at 3:29 am
Thank you! Your kind words make me feel so much better about finding Angela! She was, and always will be my life, no matter what! (((hugs))))
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