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Police: Missing Georgia Toddler Likely Dead, Mother Named Prime Suspect
Authorities in Georgia believe a 20-month-old boy who disappeared from his home about a week ago is dead, and the toddler’s mother is now a prime suspect in the case. “We are saddened to report that CCPD and the FBI have notified Quinton Simon’s family that we believe he is deceased,” the Chatham County Police […]
Missing 4-Year-Old Found After Spending 2 Days Outdoors
A 4-year-old boy who traveled by himself outdoors for two days was found by authorities responding to a nationwide missing person report. After an expansive search campaign that lasted two days and involved dozens of rescuers, authorities were able to locate the 4-year-old Ryker Webb, who had been outdoors for two days, according to a […]
Australian Woman Missing in Mexico After Child Found Alone
MEXICO CITY—Authorities on Mexico’s Caribbean coast have issued an alert for a missing Australian woman whose 2-year-old daughter was found wandering alone in the resort city of Cancun. Prosecutors in the coastal state of Quintana Roo said Tahnee Shanks, 32, was last seen on Monday in Cancun. There was no immediate information on how she […]
Missing 4-Year-Old Oklahoma Boy Found Dead in Lake Eufaula, Police Say
The body of a 4-year-old boy from Oklahoma who went missing in McIntosh County on Monday was recovered by divers in Lake Eufaula after a search that lasted over 24 hours, authorities said. Tuesday night, the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Department provided an update in the search for Zaiven Wyatt Houk, a non-verbal boy who went […]
Missing 5-Year-Old Florida Boy Found Dead in Lake Lelia; Mother Facing Charges
The body of a 5-year-old boy from Florida was recovered from the waters of Lake Lelia about six hours after he was reported missing, authorities said. The boy’s mother, 29-year-old Philletta Moransit was reported missing as well together with her son, Chance Peterkin, who were both last seen on Thursday around 9 a.m. when they […]
Amber Alert Issued for 6-Year-Old Boy From Idaho, Last Seen 5 Days Ago
Authorities in Idaho are searching for two missing brothers who haven’t been seen for nearly a week. They were last seen in Rathdrum on May 31, according to authorities. An Amber Alert was activated Thursday afternoon for one of the boys, identified as 6-year-old Leo Hiibel, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited […]
Missing 2-Year-Old Texas Boy at Center of Amber Alert Found Dead; Mother Arrested
The search for a missing Texas toddler ended with a tragic discovery Tuesday morning after officials located a body in a dumpster that matched the description of 2-year-old Frankie Gonzalez. Officials located the body near Parklake Baptist Church in Waco around 8 a.m., approximately two and a half miles from Cameron Park where Gonzalez was reported […]
An 11-Year-Old Boy Went to Play at a Friend’s House Last Week—No One Has Seen Him Since
Colorado authorities are looking for an 11-year-old boy who has been missing for a week after he went to play at a friend’s house, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said. Gannon Stauch left his Colorado Springs home on Jan. 27, his mother told police, and never came back. Police and local organizations looking for […]
14-Year-Old Who Vanished on His Way to School Found Dead in a Chimney, Police Believe
Almost a month after Harley Dilly disappeared on his way to school, police believe the Port Clinton, Ohio, boy’s body has been found in a chimney. “This is not the outcome anyone wanted, but … we have some closure for the family,” Port Clinton Police Chief Robert Hickman said Tuesday. Harley, 14, was last seen […]
Amber Alert Issued for 3-Year-Old N.C. Girl That Went Missing From Playground
Greensboro Police Department issued an amber alert after a three-year-old girl went missing Wednesday from a playground in Greensboro, North Carolina. Three-year-old Ahlora Ashanti Sample Lindiment went missing from a playground at 2411 Phillips Avenue at around 6:33 p.m. on Wednesday, investigators reported. “We are still in the process of developing information on the possible abductor and […]
Woman Acquitted of Murdering Her 2-Year-Old Considering Having Another Child: Report
A source who is allegedly close to Casey Anthony, a woman who was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old child in 2011, said that she is trying to move on and is considering having another child.