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Aisenbergs again plan talk-show appearancesBy MARTY ROSEN © St. Petersburg Times, published March 31, 1998 Only the baby pictures of older daughter Monica, 4, give them any idea how Sabrina might look now, at 9 months. The sisters looked identical as infants and the family hopes they still look alike. The parents are starting another cycle of public appearances, beginning today with Good Morning America, to publicize Monica's baby pictures. "We're so grateful for that," said Marlene Aisenberg. She believes someone might have unwittingly adopted her youngest child, who was reported missing from her crib in the family's Brandon home Nov. 24. Authorities still consider the parents suspects in the case, but the Aisenbergs have steadfastly denied wrongdoing. By now, if she's at all like her two older siblings, Sabrina could have at least four baby teeth. She might be trying to take her first step. There may be other changes. Her eyes, which were a deep blue when she disappeared, might be brown like her sister's. Monica's face, which was round at 5 months, grew longer by 9 months, and her hair turned blonde. Sabrina also was born with a faint red birthmark below her right shoulder that looked like a tiny inverted Y. The parents have also agreed to appear on Montel, a show Mrs. Aisenberg said she watches. Their lawyer, Barry Cohen, is scheduled to appear this week on Rivera Live on cable channel CNBC about the suspicions sometimes directed at parents of missing children. The Aisenbergs have been called before a federal grand jury investigating the disappearance, and a task force has scrutinized the family. Cohen has refused to let investigators question the parents about their conduct the night the baby vanished, because he believes they are seeking to frame them for a crime they did not commit. The family held a quiet ceremony with their rabbi Sunday in their Brandon home to pray for the child's return. It was their 11th wedding anniversary, a date they set aside in September to formally give Sabrina her Hebrew name. Mrs. Aisenberg, who continues to believe her daughter is alive and will eventually be returned to her, said the family will have the naming ceremony after Sabrina returns. In the meantime, she imagines the milestones she is missing in her baby's life. "For me, it's the first crawling, the first step, the time they can hold a toy. When they hold a bottle the first time by themselves it's so exciting," she said.
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AMPA -- The last time Marlene and Steve Aisenberg saw Sabrina, their 5-month-old daughter was just learning to crawl. She had a baby's wispy brown hair, a chubby face and no teeth.
