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Kids' Bodies Stuffed in Luggage, Dumped in Canal

Florida police trying to identify children's bodies

(Newser) - The bodies of two children have been found stuffed in luggage in a South Florida canal and police divers are searching the area in case there are more. A girl aged between 6 and 12 was found in a duffel bag in the canal near Boca Raton, and a boy...

Is Madeleine McCann in US?
 Is Madeleine McCann in US? 
Feb 18, 2011 12:19 PM CST

Is Madeleine McCann in US?

One sleuth believes pedophile ring took her to America

(Newser) - Nearly four years after her disappearance, an amateur investigator believes he knows where Madeleine McCann is: the US. Marcelino Italiano has told police that a Portugal-based pedophile ring likely snatched the little girl and smuggled her out of the country, and he tells the Sun he has been twice attacked...

Missing Va. Girl, Alleged Kidnapper Found in Calif.

Jeff Easley suspected in death of girl's mother

(Newser) - A 12-year-old Virginia girl missing for a week has been found on the opposite coast after authorities spotted Brittany Mae Smith in a San Francisco retail store with the man suspected of murdering her mother. "She is well and she is in good hands at this time," says...

3 Missing Mich. Boys Feared to Be in Danger

Suicidal father says he left them in care of woman police can't find

(Newser) - Police were searching today for three young brothers who haven't been seen since their father tried to hang himself, and investigators unraveling the man's strange story fear the boys are in grave danger. At the heart of the investigation is a perplexing account by the father, 39-year-old John Skelton, who...

IRS Has Info on Abducted Kids—But Can't Divulge

Privacy laws prevent agency from giving up data from returns

(Newser) - IRS tax returns could probably help reunite hundreds of kids a year with their rightful parent, bur privacy laws forbid the agency from helping investigators. As the New York Times explains, even people who abduct kids in custody disputes sometimes take the odd step of declaring them on their returns....

NC Cops May Have Break in Zahra Baker Disappearance

Reports say human remains analyzed

(Newser) - Police say they've discovered new evidence in the case of a missing disabled North Carolina girl, but authorities are being tightlipped about it. Local media say "possible human remains" are being analyzed at a crime lab. Ten-year-old Zahra Baker has been missing since Oct. 9, and authorities think she...

Drunk Dad 'Loses' Son
 Drunk Dad 'Loses' Son 
Oct 18, 2010 6:35 AM CDT

Drunk Dad 'Loses' Son

Pasadena pop can't recall being in charge of toddler

(Newser) - An emergency alert was issued for a missing 3-year-old California boy yesterday, after his drunk dad told cops he couldn't remember where he left the toddler. Cops happened to bust Dylan Kurihara's apparently inebriated father, Joe, alone, on foot, and charged him with public intoxication on Saturday night. When the...

Toddler Vanishes From Arizona Campground

Syler Newton was with woman who said she planned to adopt him

(Newser) - As the search continues for Syler Newton, the 2-year-old who went missing while on a camping trip Sunday, the case is beginning to show eerie parallels with that of Kyron Horman: Two boys last seen by the new women who were caring for them. AolNews reports that Newton had been...

Missing SoCal Teenager Was Likely Abducted

Cops find Norma Lopez's belongings, signs of struggle

(Newser) - Deputies and detectives yesterday searched for a Southern California teen girl missing for a third day, and authorities said evidence points to an abduction. Personal items belonging to 17-year-old Norma Lopez and signs of a struggle were discovered by investigators in a field the girl often used as a shortcut...

Terri Horman Tried to Abduct Own Daughter

Stepmom started affair after Kyron went missing: Court docs

(Newser) - The case against Kyron Horman’s stepmother continues to get more damning and more bizarre: Terri Horman is now accused of trying to kidnap her own daughter. Two days after Kaine Horman took their daughter and left Terri, she went to his gym “looking to ‘abduct’ her daughter”...

Family to Stepmom: 'Bring Kyron Home'

Terri Horman anonymously defends herself online

(Newser) - The mother of missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman went so far as to call out his stepmother in a news conference yesterday. “We implore Terri Horman to fully cooperate with investigators to bring Kyron home,” said Desiree Young as Kyron’s father—and Terri’s estranged husband—stood by....

Case Builds Vs. Kyron Horman Stepmom

Dad proved she was imminent threat to get order; she lawyers up

(Newser) - Things are not looking good for Terri Horman: A 911 call made from the Horman home the day Kyron's father walked out on his wife is now part of the investigation into the 7-year-old's disappearance. Oregon police have declined to discuss the reason for the call, but a judge has...

Missing Boy's Dad Walks Out on Stepmom

Husband leaves as suspicion turns to her

(Newser) - The father of missing Oregon boy Kyron Horman has walked out on his wife, who has become the focus of a police investigation into her stepson's disappearance. Terri Horman was the last to see 7-year-old Kyron. She told police she dropped him off at his elementary school early this month,...

Search for Missing Ore. Boy Shifts to Criminal Inquiry

Boy had hoped to be police investigator when he grew up

(Newser) - Oregon cops trying to track down missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman are reclassifying the case as a criminal investigation, scaling back the largest search operation the state has seen, reports ABC News. "We will keep a contingent of local search and rescue crews on call to respond to any tip,...

Cop to Missing Boy: 'We'll Bring You Home, Buddy'

FBI joins search for Kyron Horman, 7

(Newser) - A choked-up Oregon sheriff vowed yesterday to a missing 7-year-old boy: "We're going to bring you home, buddy. Nothing is more important to your family, your friends or to us." The FBI has joined the search for Kyron Horman, who vanished from a Portland elementary school last week....

Famed 1979 Missing Child Case Reopened

Etan Patz disappeared on way to school bus in downtown Manhattan

(Newser) - Manhattan's district attorney is taking a fresh look at the evidence in one of America's most famous missing child cases. Six-year-old Etan Patz vanished on his way to a Manhattan bus stop in 1979. A huge search was mounted, and Patz became the first missing child ever to be shown...

Missing Girl Found Alive in Alligator-Filled Swamp

Nadia Bloom of Florida had been gone for 5 days

(Newser) - Nadia Bloom is covered in mosquito bites—a welcome reality, considering what the 11-year-old could have been bitten by in an alligator-infested Florida swamp. Bloom, who is believed to have a mild form of autism, disappeared from her Winter Springs neighborhood 5 days ago and was found today.

FBI Joins Hunt for Missing Colorado Girl

$10K reward in case of girl who vanished on way to birthday party

(Newser) - The FBI has joined the case of a Colorado girl who vanished last week while walking to a friend's birthday party. Kayleah Wilson, 12, disappeared during a nine-block walk to her friend's house in Greeley, Colo. Police and FBI are now scouring the region on horseback, in all-terrain vehicles, with...

Thousands Hunt for Abducted Maryland Girl

11-year-old was taken from her room on Tuesday

(Newser) - About 3,000 volunteers showed up on Christmas morning today to search for an 11-year-old girl believed abducted from her bedroom by a sex offender. Sarah Haley Foxwell has been missing since Tuesday when her younger sister saw her leave the bedroom with their aunt's ex-boyfriend, a registered sex offender....

NC Police Find Body of Missing Girl, 5

Mom was charged with trafficking after Shaniya Davis spotted with man

(Newser) - Searchers found the body of a missing 5-year-old off a road today, ending a weeklong search for the girl, whose mother stands accused of offering her for sex, police said. A Fayetteville Police spokeswoman says that searchers found Shaniya Davis' body southeast of Sanford in central North Carolina. Two people...

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