Amber Alert tied to desi family

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September 21, 2004

Amber Alert tied to desi familyNews

Over the weekend, I went to a desi wedding in Long Island and drove past a slew of Amber Alert child kidnapping signs asking people to watch for a white van. The kids turned up safe, and the father/abductor committed suicide after killing his wife and shooting her sister. Turns out Clifford Bonner’s wife Michelle and her sister, Candice Rampersad, are both desi. The police bulletin on Bonner described him as black, but he’s actually Hispanic and Cherokee. Another case of conforming race to black / white/ Hispanic / other?

manish on September 21, 2004 02:04 PM in News · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post

11 comments

1 · mani on September 21, 2004 02:43 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Are rampersad's from india or south america? Desi is a term used for indians from india.

2 · Manish Vij on September 21, 2004 02:58 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Rampersad is an alternate spelling of Ramprasad. It can be Trinidad Indian. Desi is commonly used to describe the South Asian diaspora as well.

3 · PMC on September 21, 2004 05:09 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

The person in the center of the picture looks part black. It's possible that she's a Trinidadian with Indian ancestry.

4 · Inspector Gadget on September 21, 2004 06:22 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Rampersad... definitely either Trinidad or Guyanese.

5 · PMC on September 21, 2004 07:13 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Aren't most Indians from the Carribean mixed race?

6 · PyRo on September 30, 2004 05:14 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Candice was trinidadian i knew her..:( may she rest in peace

7 · PyRo on September 30, 2004 05:17 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

sorry bout the triple post my cpu is actin up

8 · Kelli on October 12, 2004 01:55 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

candice is my cousin. she was born in trinidad and came to n.y. when she was nearly 1 years old. if u wanna talk to me u can, but please don't ask to many questions because this is a hard lost for me. she was my best friend.

9 · Laura on November 5, 2004 10:37 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Candice is also my cousin but we always call each other sisters and she is trini. Whats up Kelli. Its a hard loss for all of us.

10 · Kerry on June 17, 2005 11:34 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

candice u had a great heart.we were so happy to have u as part of our family.we love u and we miss u rest in peace mama.
i love u ur cousin kerry

11 · Family Friend on August 9, 2005 01:31 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Candice's great great grand parents were from India. There has been no mixing of races on maternal or paternal sides of the family. Her and her siblings are 100% indian, all thrilla no filla

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