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Kayla Unbehaun, an Illinois miss whose 2017 disappearance was documented connected Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries, was precocious recovered live successful North Carolina. Get the details connected her case.
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The enigma behind Kayla Unbehaun's disappearance has been solved.
Nearly six years aft she was allegedly abducted by her mother Heather Unbehaun, the Illinois native, present 15, was recovered hundreds of miles distant from her hometown. On May 13, a store proprietor successful Asheville, N.C., contacted authorities aft recognizing the missing miss and Heather, according to the South Elgin Police Department successful Illinois, who had been handling the case.
Kayla was placed successful protective custody and Heather, 40, was arrested aft investigators confirmed the duo's identities, constabulary said.
"We are overjoyed to study that the miss is successful bully information and bully tone since being reunited with her family," South Elgin Police said successful a statement connected May 16. In summation to thanking different instrumentality enforcement agencies, the section recognized "all the citizens crossed the agreed States who provided tips to us" connected the case, which was documented successful a November 2022 occurrence of the Netflix series Unsolved Mysteries.
Kayla was archetypal reported missing connected July 5, 2017, erstwhile the then-9-year-old and her ma did not amusement up to a court-ordered custody speech successful Wheaton, Ill., according to her father Ryan Iskerka.
A nationwide extraditable apprehension warrant connected a kid abduction charge was issued for Heather connected July 28, 2017, aft Kayla was entered into the nationwide missing persons database, per police.
The pistillate who reported Kayla's sighting—which took spot astatine a Plato's Closet connected May 13—told investigators that she had recognized Heather from "published media," Asheville Police spokesperson Samantha Booth told NBC Chicago.
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In a statement released through National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Ryan said helium was "overjoyed" by his daughter's return.
"I privation to convey the South Elgin Police Department, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and each of the instrumentality enforcement agencies who assisted with her case," helium continued. "I besides privation to convey each of the followers connected the 'Bring Kayla Home' Facebook page, who helped support her communicative live and were instrumental successful spreading awareness. We inquire for privateness arsenic we get to cognize each different again and navigate this caller beginning."
Heather has been released from the Buncombe County Detention Facility successful North Carolina aft posting bond, according to police. She is expected to look in Buncombe County tribunal connected July 11, per CNN.
It's unclear if Heather has obtained ineligible practice who tin talk connected her behalf.
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