Global Courant 2023-05-16 08:19:22
Kayla Unbehaun, who was kidnapped when she was 9 years old by her non-custodial mother Heather of South Elgin, Illinois, in 2017, has been found in Asheville, ABC 7 in Chicago reported Monday.
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Police arrested Heather Unhebhaun in Asheville over the weekend, according to the report.
A store owner apparently recognized Kayla from an episode of the Netflix series “Unsolved Mysteries” about parental kidnappings and called the police.
Heather Unbehaun is being held on $250,000 bond and awaiting extradition. Kayla is now in protective custody.
South Elgin Police said Kayla was last seen on July 4, 2017. Her father, Ryan, went to pick her up from her mother’s house on July 5, but she was not there.
“I’m overjoyed that Kayla is home safe. I would like to thank the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and all law enforcement agencies who assisted in her case. We ask for privacy as we get to know each other again and navigate this new beginning,” the father said in a statement.
Heather Unbehaun was charged with child abduction. It is not clear if there will be more charges.
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