Dad convicted of child abuse resulting in death in missing girl caseSeptember 30th, 2009 Dad convicted of child abuse in missing girl caseCENTENNIAL, Colo. — Jurors have found Aaron Thompson guilty of one count of child abuse resulting in death in the disappearance and presumed death of his young daughter.
Dad convicted of fatal child abuse, other crimes in daughter's disappearanceSeptember 30th, 2009 Dad guilty of fatal child abuse in Colo. caseCENTENNIAL, Colo.
Mother of missing girl Madeleine McCann takes hope from US case of Jaycee DugardSeptember 23rd, 2009 Madeleine's mom takes hope from California caseLISBON, Portugal — The mother of missing British girl Madeleine McCann says she has gained fresh hope for her daughter after the discovery of American Jaycee Dugard, who was found in California 18 years after being kidnapped. Kate McCann says she and her husband Gerry won't give up the search for Madeleine, who vanished in May 2007 during a family vacation on Portugal's southern Algarve coast.
Authorities searching for missing toddler in Ga. creek after days of rain drench SoutheastSeptember 21st, 2009 Toddler reported missing in rain-swollen Ga. creekATLANTA — Authorities are searching for a toddler who was swept away in a rain-swollen creek in west Georgia after heavy rains and thunderstorms rolled across the Southeast.
Pa. day care provider gets 25 years in child-porn case, cites fear of chief culpritSeptember 9th, 2009 Baby sitter gets 25 years in Pa. child-porn casePHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia-area woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for letting a sexual predator abuse and film children in her home day care.
Ricky Chekevdia: Missing Boy Found Behind WallSeptember 7th, 2009 In an outwardly bizarre incident, a boy who reportedly went missing since 2007 has been reportedly been found behind the wall in his grand mother's home, which is located in Southern Illinois. The 6 year old boy, who has been identified as Ricky Chekevdia and his mother, Shanon Wilfong are reportedly said to be hiding behind the wall for the past two years.
For some, return of kidnapped California girl gives glimmer of hope for own lost childrenAugust 30th, 2009 Kidnapped girl's story gives hope to some parentsMINNEAPOLIS — Patty Wetterling keeps a scrapbook of news clippings about abducted children being reunited with their families years later. It's a source of hope for Wetterling, whose son, Jacob, was abducted nearly 20 years ago in central Minnesota.
Shawn Hornbeck: found after 4 yearsAugust 28th, 2009 The feelings of getting back the dearest missing persons after a long painful gap is something which is difficult to evaluate through a keyboard, you have to see, feel the reactions of the families of Jacyee Lee Dugard, Shawn Hornbeck or Ben Ownby and lot of others. If you could remember few years back almost 2000 miles away where Jaycee Dugard was disappeared Shawn Hornbeck was kidnapped in the same way and relocated again after four and half years.
Iraqi child witnessed Navy pilot's burial 2 decades ago, as adult helped lead Marines to siteAugust 5th, 2009 Iraqi child witnessed missing Navy pilot's burialWASHINGTON — A U.S. senator says the key to finding the remains of a pilot missing for nearly 20 years turned out to be an Iraqi nomad who as a child witnessed the pilot's desert burial.
Too good to be true: Rare ray of hope dashed in case of NY child missing more than 50 yearsJune 21st, 2009 Lesson from NY: Long-lost children rarely turn upNEW YORK — When Jerry Damman first got news his son may have been found after vanishing from Long Island more than 50 years ago, he said it "was almost too good to believe."
It turned out he was right. His new hope was dashed when DNA tests last week revealed that John Barnes, the man who claimed he was the missing boy, actually wasn't — an outcome that didn't surprise law enforcement officials and experts.
Nithari redux? Over 80 Ghaziabad kids missing in five monthsMarch 26th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Tied with a rope, four-year-old Rohit was being carried in a gunny bag on a cycle-rickshaw by his kidnapper. The child regained consciousness and the abductor panicked and fled the scene.
High Court pulls up police on missing children in DelhiMarch 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Monday asked the police to file a detailed report on the steps taken to trace nearly 2,000 children reportedly missing in the city. Media reports said that between June 2008 and January 2009, 2,210 children - an average of 17 everyday - were reportedly missing in the city.
Parents of children missing in Gujarat riots still hopefulMarch 1st, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The parents of some children missing since the 2002 Gujarat riots refuse to give hope of their eventual return even as the government says it will now declare all the 228 people still untraced as 'presumed dead' as stipulated by the law. The official toll during the communal frenzy across the state is set to go up from 952 to 1,180 as Saturday (Feb 28) marks the end of the stipulated period in which the relatives of the missing people were to inform the government of the whereabouts of their missing kin.
Six-year-old Noida boy goes missingJanuary 16th, 2009 NOIDA - A six-year-old boy has gone missing from his home in Noida, the police said Saturday. 'Shivam, son of Brij Lal, a factory worker, went missing Friday evening from his home in Garhi Chowkhandi,' a police officer said.
Rare case: Woman seeks police help to locate dogJanuary 12th, 2009 PATNA - In an unusual case, a woman here has sought police help to locate her missing dog, a police officer said Tuesday. Sulakshana Devi, a resident of Agamkuan locality, lodged a report with the police.
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