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missing child stories: 73 news summaries

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Scott Peterson Wants to Be
Pen Pals With Casey Anthony

Unclear if Fla. mom responded to his letter

Oct 29, 08 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Convicted murderer Scott Peterson has been sending letters to Casey Anthony from death row in California, the Orlando Sentinel reports. It’s not clear whether Anthony, jailed in Florida after being charged with the murder of 3-year-old daughter Caylee, has responded to Peterson, who was sentenced to death for killing... More »

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 FBI Sex-Ring Bust 
 Frees 47 Kids 

Multi-agency crackdown snares more than 600 adults involved in '21st century slavery'

Oct 28, 08 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A huge nationwide crackdown has smashed apart a dozen child prostitution rings and rescued 47 juveniles, the Washington Post reports. The joint effort from the FBI, Justice Department, and local law enforcement agencies led to the arrest of more than 600 adults in 29 cities, including 73 pimps. Ten of... More »

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FBI • crime • missing child • human trafficking • child prostitution • prostitution ring • pimp

 Grandparents 
 Say Caylee's 
 Still Alive 

Murder indictment just a 'tactic,' Cindy Anthony says on Today

Oct 22, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The grandparents of missing Florida 3-year-old Caylee Anthony say they are not in denial for insisting she is alive, and told the Today Show they haven’t visited daughter Casey in jail in order to focus on the missing toddler. Casey’s mother, Cindy, called the murder indictment against her... More »

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missing child • murder trial • crimes against children • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

Kidnapped
Boy Found in Las Vegas

Cole picked up alive after grandpa crossed Mexican drug cartel

Oct 19, 08 5:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 6-year-old Nevada boy kidnapped by men believed linked to a Mexican drug cartel has been found in “extremely good condition” walking on a Las Vegas street. Some 100 detectives had been working 12-hour shifts to find Cole Puffinburger, who was abducted from his Las Vegas home Wednesday by... More »

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Drugs Linked
to Boy's Kidnapping

Police target 'person of interest' as search for Cole continues

Oct 17, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 6-year-old boy’s kidnapping is tied to "significant amounts of money and drugs," the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Police say some of the boy's family are involved in illegal drugs, and are seeking a "person of interest," the Associated Press notes, as the nationwide... More »

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McCann Family Pals Win Libel Settlement

Tabloids hit with $650K judgment for 'wholly untrue' claims

Oct 17, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British tabloid company has paid some $650,000 in libel damages after printing false information about the friends who dined with Madeleine McCann’s parents on the night of the 3-year-old’s disappearance. The Express Newspapers chain apologized to the group and agreed that its claims were “wholly... More »

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newspaper • Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • Portugal • missing child • Daily Express • Daily Star • British tabloids • Express Newspapers

 'Caylee's Dead' Remark Was Out of Context: Defense 

Grandparents upset at 'uninformed' comment

Oct 16, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Casey Anthony's defense team says comments that proclaimed the Florida woman’s missing 3-year-old daughter dead were edited “completely out of context,” the Orlando Sentinel reports. A defense spokesman who appeared on CNN last night mentioned “the loss of the life of this little girl” only in... More »

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updated

Caylee's Mom
Arrested While
Swapping Cars

Police pull her over
on highway after
murder indictment

Oct 14, 08 8:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Was Casey Anthony trying to run? Shortly after being indicted on murder charges in the case of her missing daughter, Anthony was arrested under a highway bypass in Florida after swapping vehicles, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Details are sketchy, but police nabbed Anthony as she got out of a vehicle... More »

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 Caylee's Mom Indicted 
 on Murder Charges 

Fla. grand jury rules against Casey Anthony in case of missing 3-year-old

Oct 14, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(AP) - A Florida grand jury today indicted the mother of a missing 3-year-old girl on first-degree murder and other charges, AP reports. Prosecutors announced that Casey Anthony was indicted today and arrested on charges that she killed her daughter Caylee. Investigators had previously questioned why Anthony, 22, didn't contact authorities for... More »

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Caylee's Mom Officially Named a Suspect

Casey Anthony 'leading investigators down wrong path'

Oct 2, 08 3:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Florida mom Casey Anthony has been officially declared a suspect in the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee, CNN reports. Anthony was previously only labeled a "person of interest" in the case of the missing girl, who is believed to be dead. "Casey is a suspect," said... More »

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 Caylee's Mom
 Makes Bail Again

She'll be free second time, no charges yet in Caylee's suspected death

Sep 5, 08 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Florida mother suspected in the disappearance of 3-year-old Caylee Anthony will be released from jail a second time today. An Orlando bondsman, working on behalf of someone he refused to name, posted mom Casey Anthony's $500,000 bail on forgery charges, reports ABC. Anthony hasn't been charged in the... More »

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 Chloroform Found
in Caylee Car Trunk

Chloroform web searches also found on mom's computer

Sep 4, 08 4:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - FBI tests have found traces of chloroform in the trunk of the car belonging to the mother of missing toddler Caylee Anthony, a source told CNN. Mom Casey Anthony's computer also revealed web searches about chloroform, which can be used to incapacitate people but is fatal in excessive doses. More »

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 Casey Anthony Busted Again 

Crowd shouts 'baby killer' as mother of missing child arrested for check fraud 

Aug 30, 08 6:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Casey Anthony, bailed out of jail last week on charges connected with the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter Caylee, was rearrested last night on check fraud and theft charges. A crowd outside her parents' Florida home cheered and jeered, calling her a murderer and baby killer, as officers led her... More »

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Bounty Hunter: I Don't Think Caylee Is Alive 

Padilla unable to get Anthony to talk

Aug 28, 08 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The bounty hunter who confidently posted Casey Anthony's bail because he believed her 3-year-old daughter was alive says he no longer thinks that's the case, reports CBS13. Leonard Padilla touted that he could uncover Caylee's whereabouts in 5 days, but said Casey "didn't talk"; he's considering revoking her bail... More »

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UPDATED

 Caylee's Mom Out on Bail 

22-year-old mother of Fla. child missing since July out on bail

Aug 21, 08 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The mother of missing tot Caylee Anthony was released from a Florida jail today—with the fate of the 3-year-old still a mystery, reports the Orlando Sentinel. Bondsmen working for a couple of California bounty hunters posted $500,000 bail for 22-year-old Casey Anthony last night; the bounty hunters believe... More »

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Israeli Parents Forget Toddler at Airport

'Home Alone' family
told on flight
they're a kid short

Aug 4, 08 4:43 AM CDT
(AP) - An Israeli couple leaving on a European vacation remembered to bring their 18 suitcases—but forgot their 3-year-old daughter at the airport, AP reports. The pair and their five kids were late for their flight and made a mad dash for the airport. They didn't relize the toddler was missing... More »

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Cops Fear Mom Killed Missing Florida Toddler

Mother charged with lying about daughter's disappearance

Jul 23, 08 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Florida woman has been charged with child neglect and lying to investigators over the disappearance of her 2-year-old daughter, reports AP. Prosecutors say the child has been missing for more than a month, but her mom only reported her missing last week. Investigators have found evidence of decomposition in... More »

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Florida • homicide • missing child • missing person

Maddy 'Suspect' Wins
Libel Damages

Brit lived near resort where toddler went missing

Jul 17, 08 6:47 AM CDT
(AP) - A man named by police as a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann will collect $1 million in libel damages from a number of British newspapers in a deal expected to be announced today. Brit Robert Murat, 34, lived near the Portuguese resort where Maddy disappeared during... More »

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Madeleine McCann • libel • Portugal • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • missing child • Britain

Missing Vermont Girl Found Dead

12-year-old's uncle accused of forcing
her, and another girl,
into sex ring

Jul 3, 08 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vermont authorities found the body of a missing 12-year-old girl in a fresh grave yesterday, CNN reports. Brooke Bennett’s death “appears to be foul play,” said police, who arrested her uncle and stepfather on separate sexual assault charges. Bennett’s uncle, Michael Jacques, initiated her into a... More »

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child molestation • missing child • child pornography • Burlington, Vermont • sexual assault

Portugal Cops
Will Close
Maddy Case

Police cite lack of evidence; McCanns will continue search

Jul 1, 08 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police in Portugal plan to end their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in the next two weeks because of a lack of evidence, the AP reports. The parents of the British girl, who went missing while on a family vacation last May, will continue their own search, said... More »

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Madeleine McCann • Portugal • Robert Murat • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • missing child

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