Rasleen Raim is the mother of the 8-year-old that was living in the North Lister home. Raim and Jeremy Irwin, Lisa’s father, once lived together in the same Northland home. But in 2008, the couple’s custody battle played out in court and Jeremy Irwin received full custody of their child.
Raim said she has not been able to see her son for years.
NBC Action News Investigator Ryan Kath traveled to Marshall, Mo., the day after Lisa vanished and spoke to Raim in person.
Ryan asked, “What did you think when you heard about the baby?”
“I thought about my boy, I thought it was mine,” Raim said.
“How much do you miss him?”
“I can’t even say…I miss him a lot.”
We spoke to Raim on the phone Wednesday night and she said she was worried about her son.
We tried to speak to Raim on camera but her attorney Dorothy Savory did not want her talking to the media. The attorney did say she would release a statement on her client’s behalf. But as of 10 p.m. Wednesday, we did not receive a statement.
The Irwin family attorney said the two boys will speak with trained professionals Friday and try and offer whatever details they can to piece together what happened the night Lisa vanished.
