Shania was last seen with her non custodial father, MARK SUPANICH.
Mark has ties in Auburn, Washington and in the state of Michigan. He may be living in his motor home and traveling from campsite to campsite. He may be in Canada or Mexico.
Mark is 48 years old, 6'2 inches tall, 200 pounds, blonde/balding, and has blue eyes. His date of birth is 05/07/1958.
Mark works in the construction trade; his specialty is roofing. He has a long history of alcohol abuse and has a suspended drivers license. He has an extensive civil record (domestic violence). He has been arrested for poaching a deer in Dear Park Washington.
The motor home in question is a 1992 Kountrystar Numar. His last known vehicle was a 1987 brown Chevrolet Conversion Van with a large tinted window on the sliding glass door. He also drove his ex wife's Suburban on a regular basis. It is a burgundy fully loaded 1996 with the license plate number 897LMG (Washington State). The last five or so cars that he owned are not registered under his name. He had bought them through M & D Construction (including the motor home).
Mark is listed as part owner of M&D Construction however on the company records his last name is spelled "Sapanich." He may be using this new spelling of his name as well as the alias "Dwayne Supanich" or "Mike Supanich".
Additional information: Mark is a member of Eagles. He has a lifetime membership with Whiskey Creek Resorts and he has been known to sell Quixtar Products (Amway). He has been in the restaurant business and prides himself in his homemade BBQ sauce. He is a fervent hunter and outdoorsman.
He also has a cell phone through T-Mobile (253) 632 - 0150 although it is now disconnected. If you have any way of knowing how to trace this number or know how to retrieve the records, I beg you to help us!
It is a quite possible that the non custodial father has cut the child's hair in order to dramatically change the child's looks or even pass her off as a little boy.
Mark is a firm believer in home schooling and insists on home schooling Shania himself (exclusively) although he, himself, is a high school drop out and he tragically lacks the skills needed in order to home school this child with any success.
Mark, being the exclusive (and the only) allowed contact with this [vulnerable] child, is capable of "brain washing" Shania by repeatedly pressuring her into saying (and eventually believing) a number of untrue facts regarding her current situation. Keep in mind that this young child is trying to survive in what is a very unhealthy and potentially dangerous situation and has the psychological makeup of a kidnap victim. Again Mark has a long history of domestic abuse and alcohol abuse.
Mark Supanich was featured on America's Most Wanted on Saturday June 25th, 2005. Please go
www.amw.com to read more about this case.
As of June 14th, Mark Supanich has a FELONY WARRANT for his arrest.
It is imperative that this child be found ASAP. If you have any information please contact the Auburn Police Department at 1-253-931-3080.
Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound is offering a $1000.00 reward (in addition the family is offering $9000.00 to be paid through Crime Stoppers
