NORTHLAND, Mo., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The parents of missing baby Lisa Irwin said they would like the vigils being held outside of their Northland, Mo., home to end.
People praying for the missing baby were told Tuesday that they were no longer welcome to congregate outside of Lisa Irwin's home, The Kansas City (Mo.) Star reported.
Edith Fine-Duskin, the leader of a group called Lisa's Angels, said she did not understand why the family no longer wanted the vigils, which have been held in front of the home of Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin, Lisa's parents, since the baby disappeared Oct. 4.
"It hurts because it is like she [Deborah Bradley] is pushing us all away," Fine-Duskin said.
A family member told Fine-Duskin that the parents would like to return to a sense of normalcy and the vigils were upsetting Lisa's half-brothers, the newspaper said.
"This would be one day a week and you would think she would want us out there," Fine-Duskin said. "I still believe Lisa is alive; I don't know where she is."
Fine-Duskin said she will look for another place to hold the vigils and that the group will continue to search for Lisa, who was 10 months old when she was reported missing.
"I did [vigils at] that place because that is Lisa's home and where she was taken," said Fine-Duskin. "I feel that was the best place."
John Picerno, an attorney for Bradley and Irwin, said the family will hold private vigils.
