NewsChannel 7 Confirms The Names of Missing Chipley Baby's Parents
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Updated: 9:05 PM Nov 3, 2009
NewsChannel 7 Confirms The Names of Missing Chipley Baby's Parents
There are a few new details tonight in the case of a 7-month old baby, missing from her Chipley home. NewsChannel 7 has confirmed the names of Shannon Dedrick's parents, Christina Mercer and Rusty Dedrick.
Posted: 9:05 PM Nov 3, 2009
Reporter: Vanessa Nguyen
Email Address: vanessa.nguyen@wjhg.com
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There are a few new details tonight in the case of a 7-month old baby, missing from her Chipley home.
NewsChannel 7 has confirmed the names of Shannon Dedrick's parents, Christina Mercer and Rusty Dedrick.
Shannon disappeared from the home sometime Saturday morning.
We're standing here near the Dedrick's residence in Chipley where authorities have now removed the crime scene tape from their home.
However, we can no longer go back there because it is considered private property.
But we are learning more and more about Shannon Dedrick's parents as the search continues for her both on-the-ground and in-the-air.

Choppers circled for hours high-above-the-sky on Tuesday, hoping to find anything that would lead them to 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick.
On the ground, several different teams combed through debris, others used search dogs, some searched on horseback.
"It's kinda scary, whether it's family or a friend involved, it really doesn't matter, it's just the fact that it happened and nobody even knows yet so it's really scary," says resident Lisa France.
There are still many unanswered questions surrounding Shannon Dedrick's disappearance.
Investigators say she disappeared from her Brown Street home between the hours of 3am to 11am on Sunday.
NewsChannel 7 has learned she was last seen in the custody of her parents, Christina Mercer and Rusty Dedrick.
We spoke with Shannon's great aunt, Lynda Padgett, who says they have also been left in the dark about what's happening.
"The clock is ticking away and she's just an innocent little child who you know, just deserves better."
She also says she's not sure if Christina would hurt Shannon.
"I think if Tina did something then she was definitely not in her right mind when she did it. I really can't say that I think or don't think that she's capable of it."
But some people believe it is possible.
"Not the father, I wouldn't think the father, no, not at all."
"He's too heartbroken and distraught."
"I wouldn't know what to say about the mom but not the father."
Once again, Shannon Dedrick is about 24 inches tall and weighs about 11 pounds.
If you have any information about this case, please contact the Washington County Sheriff's Office at (850)-638-6111.