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A blonde girl photographed in Morocco is not missing Madeleine McCann, according to journalists who met her. British and Spanish reporters claim to have traced the girl, pictured being carried on a Moroccan woman's back. London newspaper the Evening Standard says the girl is a five-year-old from the village of Zinat. The McCanns' spokesman said the news, if true, was disappointing. Madeleine disappeared on 3 May from a holiday apartment in Portugal. Easily traced Experts were said to be examining the image, taken three weeks ago by a Spanish tourist, in the hope that the girl was the missing four-year-old...

Let’s forget about the Iraqi war for a few minutes and concentrate on the sexual war here in America that has targeted our children as innocent victims. Every single day sickening reports emerge of missing and murdered children-- as sexual assaults by teachers, coaches, strangers, and sometimes by the clergy and family members-- make headlines. But what is more sickening to stomach is the little pat on the wrist many predators are receiving by many judges who are allowing them back out on the streets to stalk and molest their next victim/victims--as if this practice should be accepted or tolerated....

Ownby, Hornbeck Found Alive Last Edited: Friday, 12 Jan 2007, 4:34 PM CST Created: Friday, 12 Jan 2007, 4:34 PM CST . William Ben Ownby was found Friday afternoon in Kirkwood. Ben, 13, went missing on Monday after getting off his school bus near his Beaufort, Missouri home. Sources tell FOX 2 News that the FBI stormed a house in Kirkwood and found Ben along with Shawn Hornbeck who had been missing since 2002.  Hornbeck was last seen riding his bike on Oct. 6 in Richwoods, MO.  

ORANJESTAD, Aruba — Authorities have made an arrest in the case of a young Alabama woman who disappeared while vacationing in Aruba, an Aruban official said Saturday. Mariaine Croes, a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office, said Aruban authorities were not prepared to disclose why the person was arrested. Croes also would not say how the arrest was linked to the disappearance of Natalee Holloway nearly a year ago, on the final night of her high school graduation trip to the Dutch Caribbean island. Croes would only say that the person who was arrested is 19 and has the initials...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (October 2, 2002 7:05 a.m. EDT) - An inmate and former mental patient accused of butchering a 10-year-old boy and feeding him to neighbors likely won't face murder and kidnapping charges because the alleged victim's mother believes her son is alive. Zachary Ramsay's mother, Rachel Howard, said Tuesday she was prepared to testify she did not believe Nathaniel Bar-Jonah had killed her son in 1996, prompting prosecutors to drop their case. "I did not want Bar-Jonah to be convicted of a crime that I did not believe he did," Howard said. In an interview at her attorney's...

Dear Readers: This is my first post on FreeRepublic, and I hope it will be the best place to reach the greatest number of people with the following message... This subject is of importance and concern to us all -- I am providing the link to the online petition site for "Molly's Law", which I hope you will visit and read what we, as a group of search dog handlers from all areas of Law Enforcement and Search and Rescue across the country, are working on to help combat the problem of lost, missing and abducted children and adults. http://www.PetitionOnline.com/MollyLaw/petition.html...

Authorities confirm bodies are missing Concord children By ASSOCIATED PRESS 6 minutes ago Hudson, Ohio — Authorities have identified two bodies found off Interstate 80 as those of Philip and Sarah Gehring, a brother and sister from New Hampshire who were killed by their father 2½ years ago. Autopsies using dental records Saturday confirmed the bodies were those of the Sarah, 14, and Philip, 11. Summit County Medical Examiner Dr. Lisa Kohler said the children died of multiple gunshot wounds. “It’s been an emotional case from the start. It’s hard to not to be angry at a father who takes...

I heard multiple reports of a woman getting on a transport bus out of New Orleans. She handed the infant to someone on the bus to hold while she fetched her suitcase. Several people butted in line and the bus driver closed the door and drove off. I have not heard if this woman and child have been reunited. This incident just broke my heart.

Buttons raise awareness of missing children 07:21 AM PDT on Monday, June 6, 2005 KREM 2 News SPOKANE -- Some local businesses are doing what they can to bring home the missing Coeur d’Alene Groene children home. AP These undated family photos provided by the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department show Shasta and Dylan Groene. Nine-year-old Dylan Groene and his 8-year-old sister Shasta were last seen alive in mid-May at the home where their 13-year-old brother, mother and her boyfriend were found beaten to death. G.W. Hunters is asking for donations in return for buttons with photos of the kids. Patty...

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Breaking News on Fox "Bodies of Missing Georgia Toddlers Found".....No details yet as of this writing.

California Teenager Found Safe in Missouri Friday, April 15, 2005 Ashleigh Markley (search), a 14-year-old California girl who has been missing since March 29, was found in Jefferson City, Mo., police said Friday.

Wednesday May 19, 2004 BALTIMORE (AP) Authorities appealed to the public to identify an abandoned 3-year-old girl who says her name is Courtney, she's from Brooklyn and she wants her mommy. The little girl was found May 5 when the father dropped her off with a stranger at an unknown location in Baltimore, Sue Fitzsimmons, a spokeswoman for the city Department of Social Services, said Monday. He said he was leaving to cash a money order, but he never returned and the stranger called police. The child told authorities she is from Brooklyn, N.Y. She said she and her father...

<p>RANGER, Ga. — Four people were found dead in northwest Georgia, and three children were missing and feared kidnapped, possibly by the killer, authorities said Thursday.</p> <p>Details about the deaths and the relationships of the victims were not immediately released, but Gordon County Sheriff's spokesman Clent Harris said a murder warrant had been issued for Jerry William Jones, 31.</p>

PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- Face-scanning technology designed to recognize registered sex offenders and missing children has been installed in a Phoenix school in a pilot project that some law enforcement and education officials hope to expand. Two cameras, which are expected to be operational next week, will scan faces of people who enter the office at Royal Palm Middle School. They are linked to state and national databases of sex offenders, missing children and alleged abductors. An officer will be dispatched to the school in the event of a possible match, said Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. "If it works...

**** ALERT FOLLOWS ************************ Amber Alert Issued for 10 Year Old Illinois Boy Posted: Monday 12/01/03 2:30 PM CST The Illinois Amber Alert system was activated Monday afternoon by the Millstadt Police Department after the boy was abducted from his school Raymond Blake Crump-Wills was abducted Monday morning December 1 from the Millstadt Illinois Consolidated School by two adults. He is a white male, 10 yrs., 5'3", 130 lbs. with light brown hair and blue eyes, wearing leather jacket, gray sweatshirt, Old Navy white shirt, black pants with white stripe. Police are looking for Nicole Ray,white female, 30 yrs., 5'8",...

Boy Found In Illinois May Be N.C. Child Missing For Years Authorities Use DNA Testing To Confirm Boy's Identity POSTED: 8:31 a.m. EDT April 29, 2003 UPDATED: 8:57 a.m. EDT April 29, 2003 CHICAGO -- A young boy who was reported as missing more than two years ago from his North Carolina home may have been found in the Chicago area. The DNA will tell the tale -- but the aunt of the missing North Carolina boy said if a child found in Illinois isn't him, then he has a twin. Illinois child welfare authorities say it could be weeks...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/14/03 - Iraqi Rockets, al-Qaqa, Rafah, Ababil-100, Al Rahad, Youssifiya, Al Samoud, Rasheed, Aziziyah, Ibn Firna, drones, WMD, Al Taje, al-Slam, Tikrit, Al Islaha, Taji, Doura, Kuwaitis, missing children,Terrorist Perp, Valencia, MOAB,Predators BREAKING: Iraqi Rockets BREAKING: al-Qaqa missiles site, Rafah military facility, BREAKING: Ababil-100 missile, Al Rahad missiles BREAKING: Youssifiya - Old retrofitted single stage missiles, Al Samoud missile factory BREAKING: Rasheed - A little welding goes far to fool the UN BREAKING: Aziziyah - missile heads with proven WMD BREAKING: Ibn Firnas military industrial compound - drones for WMD-release, BREAKING: Al...

Giles CountyRelative releases names of missing childrenFebruary 17, 2003  A relative of two missing Giles County youngsters says she wishes rescuers could find them in the rain-swollen Elk River.  County rescue squad chief Dennis Russell says 31-year-old Lisa Norwood was the only person rescued after her car was swept off the Veto Road bridge late Sunday night.  It happened south of Pulaksi, near the Alabama line. People who live near the river banks heard screaming and called 9-1-1.  Russell told The Daily Herald of Columbia Norwood rolled down a window in her compact sports coupe and crawled out. She...