While most parents teach their children to be wary of strangers, investigators have long determined that the threat often lies closer to home – with parents and those familiar to the child. While stranger danger messages may be ingrained in parents, statistics show that most child abduction cases are committed by someone the child knows. … Read more
Most parents would assume they have their records of their children’s appearance prepared in the event their child goes missing. But when an investigator asks for an updated photo, a physical description or other details, parents realize they aren’t as prepared as they thought they were. Creating a child ID kit helps families and law … Read more
Wanting to help and actually helping are two different things. When a missing child alert goes out, the response is immediate. People share posts, scan faces in crowds, check their phones for updates. That instinct to act is worth something. But without the right approach, that energy can work against the very search it is … Read more
Finding a missing child does not always happen in the first few days. For many families, the search stretches on well past the initial flurry of calls, search parties, and media attention. When things quiet down around them, the worry does not. The world keeps moving even when a family feels completely frozen in place. … Read more
Investigators who work missing child cases will say the same thing almost without exception: the calls they dread most aren’t the ones that come in immediately. They’re the ones that come in two days late, from a parent who spent 48 hours convincing themselves to wait. By then, the gas station footage has cycled. The … Read more
