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Police: Mom Knows What
Happened to Her Missing Kids

the rundown

Dec 31, 2019 7:53 AM CST

Police: Mom Knows What Happened to Her Missing Kids

Police say Lori Vallow has 'completely refused' to help them

(Newser) - Lori Vallow's children haven't been seen since Sept. 23 , and Idaho police say Vallow has not only "completely refused" to help them—she probably has all the answers. We "have information indicating that Lori knows either the location of the children or what has happened to...

Boy, 14, Set Out for School,
Hasn't Been Seen Since

Dec 30, 2019 2:22 PM CST

Boy, 14, Set Out for School, Hasn't Been Seen Since

Search for Ohio teen Harley Dilly expanded nationwide

(Newser) - Harley Dilly set off for school the morning of December 20 wearing a puffy maroon jacket and grey sweatpants. The Ohio 14-year-old was captured by a surveillance camera between 6am and 7am in the vicinity of his Port Clinton home and his school campus—but he never made it to...

These Idaho Kids Are Missing.
That's Not the Only Twist

Dec 23, 2019 7:29 AM CST

These Idaho Kids Are Missing. That's Not the Only Twist

Police are now investigating the October death of Tammy Daybell

(Newser) - After relatives hadn't talked to 7-year-old Joshua Vallow since September, Idaho police conducted a welfare check two days before Thanksgiving. Mom Lori Vallow and the boy's new stepfather, Chad Daybell, reportedly said the boy was staying with a family friend in Arizona. Except police later found out he...

Young Siblings Playing in Front of Their Home Go Missing

Brother, Sister Playing in Front
of Their Home Vanish

Dec 16, 2019 2:01 PM CST

Brother, Sister Playing in Front of Their Home Vanish

Braxton and Bri'ya Williams haven't been seen since Sunday morning

(Newser) - Braxton Williams, 6, and his 5-year-old sister Bri'ya Williams were last seen playing in the front yard of their mobile home in Jacksonville, Florida, Sunday morning. The young siblings disappeared, prompting their family to report them missing that afternoon after searching and being unable to find them, ABC News...

Man Thinks He's the Boy Who's
Been Missing for 25 Years

Man Thinks He's the Boy Who's Been Missing for 25 Years

Mother hasn't said whether she'll take a DNA test

(Newser) - Twenty-five years ago this week, a woman told police her 4-year-old son had disappeared while they were shopping at a mall in a Detroit suburb. The child was never found. Now, WDIV reports, a man who says he believes he's that boy has given a DNA sample to police...

In a Connecticut Home, 2 Grim Discoveries

In a Connecticut Home, a
Grim Find, a Troubling Find

Dec 4, 2019 8:22 AM CST

In a Connecticut Home, a Grim Find, a Troubling Find

A woman's body is there; her 1-year-old daughter is not

(Newser) - Police responding to a welfare-check request related to a Connecticut woman who didn't show up for work Monday made a grim discovery—and then a troubling second one. While police are revealing little about the unnamed Ansonia woman, they say she was found dead inside, and that "she...

The Car Ignored the Warning.
Now, 3 Children Missing

Nov 30, 2019 8:00 AM CST

The Car Ignored the Warning. Now, 3 Children Missing

Family of 9 caught up in flash flood while trying to cross Arizona's Tonto Creek

(Newser) - A Facebook post by the Gila County Sheriff's Office on Friday morning noted that three crossings over Arizona's Tonto Creek in Tonto Basin had been shut down, warning everyone not to attempt to use them. But that afternoon, what ABC15 describes as a "military-type vehicle" carrying nine...

Body of Missing
5-Year-Old Found

Nov 25, 2019 5:21 PM CST

Body of Missing 5-Year-Old Found

Taylor Rose Williams was reported missing Nov. 6

(Newser) - A body recovered in Alabama is that of a 5-year-old Florida girl who went missing earlier this month, authorities announced Monday. An Amber Alert for Taylor Rose Williams had been canceled following confirmation of the child’s death, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Chief TK Waters said at a news conference....

Mom Now 'Person of Interest'
in Disappearance of Girl, 5

Nov 12, 2019 4:55 AM CST

Mom Now 'Person of Interest' in Disappearance of Girl, 5

Search for Florida girl shifts to Alabama

(Newser) - The Florida mother who claimed that she woke up last Wednesday to find her 5-year-old daughter missing is now a person of interest in the investigation, police confirmed Monday. Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said Brianna Williams, a 27-year-old US Navy petty officer, has not talked to investigators since last week,...

Police Say Missing Girl's Mom
Has Stopped Cooperating

Nov 8, 2019 7:53 AM CST

Police Say Missing Girl's Mom Has Stopped Cooperating

They're not sure when 5-year-old Taylor Rose Williams was last seen

(Newser) - Jacksonville mother Brianna Williams told police Wednesday that she had woken up that morning to find her 5-year-old daughter gone and her home's back door unlocked. Police say they no longer believe Williams was telling the truth when she said she last saw Taylor Rose Williams around midnight Wednesday...

Body of Kidnapped Girl,
3, Found in Dumpster

Oct 23, 2019 3:49 AM CDT

Body of Kidnapped Girl, 3, Found in Dumpster

'Tonight our entire city is mourning. Kamille is gone'

(Newser) - Heartbreaking news from Alabama: The body of kidnapped 3-year-old Kamille McKinney has been found, more than a week after her father pleaded for people to "please bring me my Cupcake back home." Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith says the body of Kamille, who was last seen at an...

Cops: Girl Who Vanished From
Park Taken by Man in Van

Sep 19, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

Cops: Girl Who Vanished From Park Taken by Man in Van

5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez went missing from a NJ park on Monday

(Newser) - The last time anyone saw Dulce Maria Alavez was Monday in a New Jersey park, and officials are saying she was abducted. Per WPVI , the 5-year-old's mother told police that while she was in her car with an 8-year-old relative, Dulce and her 3-year-old brother were playing on swings...

Cops Couldn't Find
Missing Boy. They
Went to Plan B

Sep 18, 2019 9:55 AM CDT

Cops Couldn't Find Missing Boy. They Went to Plan B

K9 team tracks down 3-year-old with autism in 28 minutes in Florida

(Newser) - For two hours on Sunday, sheriff's deputies methodically scoured the woods in a Pensacola suburb, frantically searching for a 3-year-old boy with autism who'd vanished. They came up empty, so they decided to pull out the big guns: the K9 team. "Once the [dogs] hit the ground,...

Woman Charged With Taking
Missing Girl Offers Up a Story

Sep 3, 2019 9:35 AM CDT

Woman Charged With Taking Missing Girl Offers Up a Story

Sharena Nancy allegedly told police the toddler's father sold her

(Newser) - "Abductor was found," tweeted Pennsylvania State Police in a Tuesday morning tweet. But the toddler who was taken is still missing. That "abductor" is a reference to Sharena Nancy, who allegedly rode off with Nalani Johnson in a car bearing Uber/Lyft stickers on Saturday night. The child...

Toddler Found Dead After
Parents' Murder-Suicide

Jul 29, 2019 12:30 AM CDT

Toddler Found Dead After Parents' Murder-Suicide

Police in Montana believe they have found body of Aiden Salcido

(Newser) - The body of a missing Oregon boy whose parents died in an apparent murder-suicide is believed to have been found in a remote area of Montana, police said. Police in Medford, Oregon, say Montana authorities reported finding the body Sunday thought to be that of 2-year-old Aiden Salcido, the son...

After Apparent
Murder-Suicide,
Cops Search for
Missing Toddler

Jul 27, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

After Apparent Murder-Suicide, Cops Search for Missing Toddler

Police in Northwest believe Aiden Castiel Salcido could be anywhere from Montana to Oregon

(Newser) - Daniel Salcido and Hannah Janiak had been on the run since June 11, when, police say, they were reported missing after Janiak didn't show up to start serving her jail sentence in Oregon for a burglary conviction. Cops found them in Kalispell, Mont., this week, but now the two...

Remains Found of Girl, 12,
Who Went Missing in 1984

Jul 25, 2019 5:30 PM CDT

Remains Found of Girl, 12, Who Went Missing in 1984

Jonelle Matthews disappeared after performing at a holiday concert in Greeley, Colorado

(Newser) - Jonelle Matthews had just performed at a holiday concert in 1984 with her middle school's honor choir in Greeley, Colorado, when the 12-year-old girl was dropped off at her home by a friend and the friend's father. The seventh grader was never seen again. But on Tuesday, her...

Missing 2-Year-Old Is
Found, but Not by Searchers

Jul 16, 2019 1:20 PM CDT

Missing 2-Year-Old Is Found, but Not by Searchers

Gabriella Roselynn Vitale wandered off Monday morning

(Newser) - A Michigan family's nightmare ended up being roughly 27 hours long. A 2-year-old girl who went missing Monday morning as her family wrapped up a camping trip in northern Michigan was found Tuesday morning. Gabriella Roselynn Vitale wandered off from the Comins Township campsite as the rest of her...

Police Find
Remains of
Missing Toddler

Jul 3, 2019 4:16 PM CDT

Police Find Remains of Missing Toddler

Noah Tomlin's cause of death has not yet been determined

(Newser) - Authorities say they believe they have found the remains of a 2-year-old Virginia boy who has been missing since last week, the AP reports. The Virginian-Pilot reports that Hampton police said they found the remains of 2-year-old Noah Tomlin on Wednesday morning at a trash incinerator near Wythe Creek. The...

Cops a 'Little Bit Speechless'
in Hunt for Missing Toddler

Jun 29, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

Cops a 'Little Bit Speechless' in Hunt for Missing Toddler

They think 2-year-old Noah Tomlin is dead; his mother has been arrested

(Newser) - A Virginia toddler who was reported missing Monday by his mother is now believed to be dead, cops say—and his mother is in custody. At a Friday night news conference, Hampton Police Chief Terry Sult offered "hearts and prayers" for 2-year-old Noah Tomlin, and for his loved ones,...

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