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Missing since 2008, an AMBER ALERT has ended as Oscar, Karla and Fernando Casanova were found in Mexico safe. The three children had been missing since April 11, 2008 after their mother was found dead with a plastic bag over her head in her home.
Oscar, Karla and Fernando Found Safe in Mexico City, Mexico
The Chicago police announced Friday that Oscar, Karla and Fernando Casanova were placed under the custody of a family member after they were flown to the city from Mexico City.
They were missing since April 2008 after their mother, Sofia Garcia, 30, was found dead inside the closet of their home in the Northwest Side.
Police are still investigating the homicide case.
Their father, Benito Casanova, who had been named in an arrest warrant on child abduction charges, is not in custody.
September 5th, 2009 at 05:14pm
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Jaycee Lee Dugard had been missing since June 10, 1991 when as an 11 year old girl walking to the bus stop in South Lake Tahoe, CA she was abducted by two individuals. She had not been heard or seen from since.
18 years later … Jaycee Lee Dugard is found alive and safe. In a missing persons case of don’t ever give up hope, 29 year old Jaycee Lee Dugard has been reunited with her family.
Sadly, Jaycee Lee Dugard had been held as a sex slave by Phillip Garrido, a previously convicted sex offender and kept Dugard in the back yard of his property. According to Fox40 News, Dugard bore several children for sex offender Phillip Garrido. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department stated that the two children were kept in “complete isolation” and had not been to school or a doctor. (Video)
Authorities tell FOX40 News that Dugard bore several children for sex offender Phillip Garrido, who kept her in a backyard device — possibly a shed — as a sex slave for both Garrido and his wife, Nancy Garrido.
Both Phillip and Nancy Garrido were arrested as suspects in the kidnapping case. Authorities say Nancy Garrido was with Phillip Garrido at the time of the abduction and matches the suspect’s description obtained by eyewitnesses in 1991. The Garrido’s Antioch home was searched for evidence Thursday morning.
Authorities with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Division of Adult Parolee Operations report a parolee agent helped crack the 18-year-old kidnapping case while following up on a tip that Garrido was seen with two small children on the campus of UC Berkeley. The diligent questioning of the parolee officer led Garrido to reveal the kidnapping of Dugard. Further questioning revealed Dugard and Garrido were the parents of the two children.
Suspect Admits Abducting Girl Missing For 18 Years
Two suspects are in custody. They were moved Thursday afternoon to the El Dorado County Jail from the Contra Costa County jail where they had been held since their arrest Wednesday.
August 27th, 2009 at 05:57pm
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An AMBER ALERT has been issued for 13 year old Cynthia Hernandez who was taken by her 45 year old Juan Hernandez. Cynthia Irene Hernandez was abducted Friday night, according to police. Hernandez abducted the 13 year old after an argument with the girl’s mother over child care at the mother’s home on Pickering Avenue in Whittier, CA.
13 year old Cynthia Hernandez abdducted by Juan Hernandez
The argument continued outside the house, according to police. When Cynthia’s mother tried to take her back inside the home, Juan Hernandez allegedly grabbed her and pushed her into his truck.
The suspect then drove away with Cynthia in an unspecified direction, authorities said.
Juan Hernandez is wanted for the abduction of Cynthia as well as a parole violation. He has told family members in the past that he carries a handgun, possibly a .380 caliber semi automatic.
Suspect Juan Hernandez Description:
- 5 feet,10 inches tall
- 240 pounds
- tattoos of the letter “B” on his left and right upper chest and a tower on his left upper arm
- Police say Hernandez has told family members he carries a handgun.
- Believed to be driving a black Chevrolet Silverado pickup, California license 8N84118.
Cynthia Hernandez Description:
- 5 feet 11 inches tall
- brown hair
- brown eyes
- She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, denim skirt and white shoes
- She’s an asthmatic and is without her medication
If anyone has any information regarding the where abouts of Cynthia Hernandez or Juan Hernandez, please call Whittier police at (562) 945-8249.
Statewide alert issued for abducted teenager
Cynthia Hernandez, 13, was reportedly taken from her home in Whittier California at around 7:45 p.m. by her paternal uncle, according to a report issued by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services at 2:45 a.m.
Whittier police looking for abducted 13-year-old girl
The alleged kidnapping occurred around 7 p.m. Friday outside the girl’s home in the 6300 block of Pickering Avenue, police said. The girl’s uncle, Juan Cuella Hernandez, and her mother were involved in an argument outside over child care, the Whittier Police Department said in their blog.
When the argument escalated, Juan Hernandez allegedly grabbed his teenage niece and pushed her inside his two-door black 1994 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with a California license plate 8N84118. Hernandez then drove off in an unknown direction, police said.
UPDATE I: 13 Year Old Cynthia Hernandez Found Safe
The Amber Alert has been canceled as 13 year old Cynthia Hernandez was found safe Saturday night at approximately 9 PM in San Dimas, CA. Her uncle, Juan Hernandez, was arrested and taken into custody.
Cross-posted at Scared Monkeys.com
August 1st, 2009 at 09:38pm
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17 year old Alena Luttner has been missing since July 19, 2009 after she ran away from the 
Vincent Medical Center in Erie, PA. Alena Luttner suffers from depression and is insulin dependent.
Despription:
- height 5′2″
- weighs 125 pounds
- long straight brown hair
- hazel eyes
- She was last seen wearing a floral hospital gown and blue jeans
Police believe that Alena Luttner may be heading to the North Hills, where her family once lived. Because of her being insulin dependent, her mother fears that her medical condition could put her in a diabetic coma.
“My fear is that, because she is insulin Dependant every four hours, that, as she ran, that once again she will become unconscious and be lying somewhere,” said mother Susan Luttner.
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Family, police seek teenager last seen at Saint Vincent
Luttner said her daughter was in Erie participating in an intensive program aimed at helping people suffering from major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Luttner believes Alena might be trying to reach friends near Pittsburgh, where the family used to live, but said Alena had no money, cell phone or transportation when she left the hospital.
Anyone who has seen Luttner or has information about her whereabouts is asked to call Erie police at 870-1120.
UPDATE I: Erie police said Alena Luttner was found during a traffic stop in Latrobe
July 26th, 2009 at 06:24pm
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17 year old Ekaterina Sotnikova from Edmonton, Canada teen has been missing since 
Saturday, 7/25/09. Ekaterina Sotnikova was last seen at Manitou Beach near Watrous just after midnight Saturday.
“She was last seen… just around midnight July 25th,” Coleman said Sunday. “When her family was awakened the next day, she wasn’t there.”
The police did a ground search Saturday.
Description:
- Ekaterina Sotnikova is 17 year old is from Edmonton
- height 5′8
- weight 90 pounds
- grey eyes
- dark brown hair
- She also has a piercing on her left lip and was last seen wearing pink pajama pants, a black jacket, red flip flop sandals, and may have a green backpack with her.
Police Search Fails to Find Missing Teen
“RCMP in Watrous did a search of the area, actually assisted by the police service dog out of Regina RCMP,” Coleman said, as they explored the possibility that she may have left on her own.
Anyone with information is asked to call Watrous RCMP at 306-946-3316 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477
UPDATE I: Katerina Sotnikova Found Safe in Edmonton
Ekaterina Sotnikova has been reported found safe in her home city of Edmonton. There has been no word as to how she got there.
A happy ending to a few terrifying hours.
Ekaterina Sotnikova who was camping at Manitou Beach, near Watrous, was reported missing early Saturday morning.
RCMP are now reporting the Edmonton teenager has shown up in her home city.
July 26th, 2009 at 02:47pm
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24 year old Pfc. James Gonzalez, who has been thought to be missing has been found and arrested. Gonzalez was arrested Wednesday night after being found unharmed, according to U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command spokesman Christopher Grey. Pfc. James Gonzalez, a soldier at Fort Hood in central Texas, failed to return to base July 13 as scheduled.
Army Pfc. James Gonzalez
There are no indications that Gonzalez was abducted, Grey said in an e-mail sent to The Associated Press. Law enforcement officials in Laredo were interviewing Gonzalez Thursday, and Grey said he’d be turned over to the Army’s custody later that day.
There were conflicting reports about the circumstances surrounding the soldier’s arrest.
Grey said it was during a traffic stop. Local law enforcement sources say it was at a house in Laredo, Texas, they’d been conducting surveillance on during the investigation.
He has since been charged with being AWOL.
It has been reported that Pfc. James Gonzalez was missing, presumed kidnapped and that a ransom had been asked for his return.
A Fort Hood-based soldier has been missing for about a week since telling family members he was heading to a Texas border town, and the FBI says the Army was told the missing private had been kidnapped, the soldier’s brother said Tuesday.
The family of Pfc. James Gonzalez, 24, last saw him July 11 at his mother’s house in Robstown, near Corpus Christi, said his older brother, J.C. Gonzalez. James Gonzalez said he was headed to Laredo that afternoon to hang out with friends before returning to base July 13, his brother said.
July 25th, 2009 at 05:01pm
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Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, aka Clark Rockefeller was found guilty Friday in a Boston, MA courtroom of kidnapping his daughter Reigh Boss. The jury deliberated for four days before convicting Clark Rockefeller/Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter of parental kidnapping and assaulting a social worker.
It was the missing persons case that captured America’s attention in July 2008, when on a court supervised visitation, Clark Rockefeller planned and carried out the abduction of his daughter, Reigh Boss.
June 13th, 2009 at 10:38am
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3 year old Briant Rodriguez has been missing since May 3, 2009 in San Bernardino, CA 
since he was kidnapped by two gunman who broke into the Rodriguez home, robbed the house, and tied up his mother and four other siblings.
The men, each carrying a handgun, burst through the front door, tied up the woman and the five children, then ransacked the house and stole money and other property, sheriff’s spokeswoman Cindy Beavers said.
Beavers said the boy’s father was at work at the time.
The men left with Briant, telling the still-bound mother and the other children not to call police.
An Amber Alert was issued for the 3 year old about 9 hours after he was abducted.
Briant Rodriguez Description:
- 3 year old Hispanic boy
- 3 feet tall
- weighs 40 pounds
- brown eyes
- long, curly brown hair
- He was wearing a yellow shirt, blue-striped shorts and black sandals when he was taken.
$50,000 Reward Offered for help in finding Briant Rodriguez
UPDATE I: Authorities release pictures of suspects in 3 year old Briant Rodriguez’ abduction
Police in San Bernardino, California, released pictures of two suspects in the abduction of a 3-year-old boy who was taken at gunpoint from his home last weekend.
Investigators traced samples of the tape used to tie up the family to a home improvement store where they believe the suspects purchased the tape the Friday before the abduction.
The unidentified store’s surveillance camera captured two men who matched the description of the kidnappers given by Briant’s mother, purchasing tape believed to have been used in the abduction, Beavers said.
Description of suspects:
Both suspected kidnappers of 3 year old Briant Rodrigue are Hispanic males. One is 5-feet, 5 inches tall, between the ages of 18 and 20 with a thin build, unknown hair and eye color, last seen wearing a black baseball hat, blue jeans and green T-shirt. The other is 5-foot-10, around age 24 with a thin build, black boots, a black shirt and a bandanna.
PICTURE OF SUSPECT VEHICLE
The photo above shows an early 1990s dark green Ford Bronco believed to be driven by the unknown suspects. A spare tire is mounted to the back of the truck.
UPDATE II: Google Search Engine Has Joined the Hunt
Google has entered the search as well. When the user types in “Briant Rodriguez,” a “missing poster” will pop up on the right-hand side of the page with information regarding the missing child. Bob DeLeo, executive director at Google, said, “This is very, very serious. This is beyond an abduction. The more images you have out there, the more likely it is that the perpetrators will be turned in and the child will be found.”
The FBI has moved the Briant Rodriguez case to the top of their Facebook page.
UPDATE III: Investigators likely found Briant Rodriguez alive in Mexico
A 3-year-old San Bernardino boy who was kidnapped by armed men two weeks ago has likely been found in Mexico, officials said.
Investigators received a call on Friday from officials in Mexicali that a child matching Briant Rodriguez’s description had been dropped off at a building there. FBI agents, sheriff’s detectives and the boy’s mother, Rosana Millan, immediately flew to Mexicali.
Although Mexican officials have not yet allowed them to see the boy, investigators said they believe it is him.
“It sounds very positive,” said sheriff’s spokeswoman Cindy Beavers.
UPDATE IV: Abducted California boy, 3, found in Mexico
UPDATE V: Abducted California Boy Back at Home
To discuss the case of missing and abducted Briant Rodriguez and to get more updates, go to Scared Monkeys Missing Persons Forum: Briant Rodriguez.
May 10th, 2009 at 07:44pm
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41 year old legally blind hiker, Kenneth Knight, was found safe and in good condition around 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 2009 after having gone missing along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. According to reports, Kenneth Knight, an editor for Backpacking Light set a fire to attract attention, then was met by firefighters who were responding to the brush fire. It was several miles from where he was last seen.
A legally blind hiking magazine editor who went missing along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia was found Saturday in good condition, authorities said.
Kenneth Knight, 41, of Ann Arbor, Mich., was found around 5 p.m. Saturday near Snowdon, said Randy Sutton, a spokesman for the Blue Ridge Parkway. Knight was last seen several miles away Sunday. Friends reported him missing when he failed to meet up with his hiking group and then missed his flight home Wednesday.
Knight was found near the John’s Hollow shelter, at least five miles from the Punchbowl Mountain shelter where he was last seen.
Knight was being taken to a local hospital, but Jordan said he did not think Knight was injured.
“I think he’s probably pretty tired, hungry and dehydrated, but nothing that I know of other than that,” Jordan said.
May 3rd, 2009 at 02:50pm
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A 16 year old Helena girl Deanna Niven was been missing since Sunday evening, April 12, 2009 in Alabaster, AL. Deanna Niven was last seen at the Alabaster Walmart where she left at approximately 6:30 pm. When DeAnna did not return home and her parents could not contact her, they began searching for their daughter. When they arrived at the Walmart her family discovered Deanna’s van with her cell phone inside.
Police are currently looking for a vehicle in connection with the disappearance of 
Deanna Niven. There is reason to believe Deanna could have left in an older model silver Dodge Caravan.
Through images captured on surveillance video it is believed that Deanna Niven possibly willingly entered a van of another individual in the parking lot. The man in the vehicle appeared to be a man in his 20’s.
It’s believed that other individual is a man in his 20’s. Surveillance video shows what is believed to be either a silver 1996 to 2000 Plymouth Voyager or a 1995 to 2008 Chrysler Town and Country or Dodge Caravan. There are still a lot of unanswered questions, but Lt. Anthony says police are focusing on just one right now, “what’s most important right now is we find her and make sure that she is safe.”
UPDATE I: Missing girl found; admits to running away
April 13th, 2009 at 10:53pm
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