Bizarre Stories Of Missing Children That Deserve More Attention From All Of Us
It's a nightmare scenario that no parent would ever wish on their worst enemy. When a child disappears, it seems like the world stops. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of children are still missing. In fact, the FBI claimed that there were 464,324 missing children reports in 2017 alone.
Thankfully, most of them are found. But, there are still cases of missing children that will make your heart bleed in agony for the families and the child. Some of the stories are so odd and bizarre that the deeper you go, the more mysterious it becomes.
Danielle Cramer
This is just truly bizarre. After 15-year-old Danielle Cramer went missing for a full year, police had no leads.
After some helpful tip-offs, police found the girl in the neighbor's cupboard underneath the stairs. Her parents were friends with her captor. He had been using her and other girls to make pornographic videos and posting them on the internet.
Madeleine McCann
While on vacation in Portugal, three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared from her hotel room. It happened after her parents left to go out to eat.
Portuguese police believed an accident caused her death and that her parents were just trying to cover it up. Her body has yet to be found.
Tanya Kach
This is an incredible story. Kach was abducted at the age of fourteen by her high school security guard Thomas Hose.
She was kept as a sex slave for ten years. For the first four years of captivity, she didn't see the light of day. Hose's son and parents were living in the house but were unaware of her presence. She was able to tell a shopkeeper about her situation and was rescued shortly after.
Sarah Kinslow
Kinslow was dropped off at her middle school in 2001 and was never seen again. She didn't even make it to class. She was dating an 18-year-old at the time, who was arrested a week after she disappeared for assaulting a minor.
Her friends claim she ran away, but they've failed multiple lie detector tests. She has yet to be seen to this day.
Gregory Jean
After being abducted by his own dad, Jean was kept behind a fake wall space inside some insulation and wooden beams for almost four years.
Eventually, the thirteen-year-old was able to get some wifi and contacted his mom over Facebook. She contacted authorities and he was found. Crazy.
Megumi Yokota
In 1977, Japanese teenager Megumi Yokota was one of several people to get kidnapped by North Korean agents.
She had reportedly learned the Korean language and even got married. NK authorities say she had a kid, but say that she killed herself in 1994. Her family doesn't believe it and her status is still unknown.
Trenton Duckett
After going missing without a trace in 2006, the fingers immediately were immediately pointed at Duckett's father. But, some investigation showed that the husband was actually being framed by Trenton's mother, Melinda.
She hacked his email to make him look involved. Melinda killed herself before authorities could get any useful information from her. Trenton still has not been found.
Timmothy James Pitzen
This one is insanely creepy. Timmothy's mother, Amy, picked up her five-year-old son and drove him to the Brookfield Zoo in Wisconsin.
After, both of them were reported missing. Authorities found that Amy had committed suicide in a hotel room. She left a note saying that Timmothy is in the hands of people that care for him but that he'll never be found. He still hasn't been.
Sabrina Aisenberg
In November of 1997, Sabrina Aisenberg went missing from her crib. The five-month-old disappeared without a trace.
Her parents were prime suspects, but the judge ended up throwing out all of the evidence against them. In 2003, a girl with the same first name was thought to be her, but evidence proved otherwise. She's still missing.
Suzanne Sevakis
In April 1990, Tonya Hughes was found dead on the side of the road after she got into a car accident.
It turns out that her real name was Suzanne Marie Sevakis, and she had been missing for twenty years. She was kidnapped by fugitive Franklin Delano Floyd and after she graduated high school she ended up marrying him.
Charlie Bothuell
Charlie went missing for 11 days. Detroit police eventually found him in his own basement forced to do grueling workouts by his father.
They also found out that if he ever disobeyed, his father would beat him with PVC pipe. His father and step-mother were both charged with torture and child abuse.
Kyron Horman
Seven-year-old Kyron was dropped off at school by his stepmom Terri Horman in June 2010. He was super excited to participate in a science fair later that day.
He never made it to homeroom that day. He hasn't been seen since. Terri Horman has failed multiple lie-detector tests but claims she has nothing to do with his disappearance.
Sodder Children
This is one of the weirdest mysteries of all time. The Sodder's house caught fire in 1945 on Christmas Eve. George, his wife, and four of their children escaped the fire but the other five did not.
The Sodder's believe that the other kids escaped too as there were no signs of bodies being burned in the house. They have yet to appear.
Alfred Beilhartz
This is a sad story with some awful parenting involved. Five-year-old Alfred was camping with his family when he suddenly went missing.
He and his dad were bathing in a river when he decided to go find the rest of his family who was just a few hundred meters away. He never made it. A couple claimed they saw a little boy sitting near another river six miles from the original campsite. Many believe he drowned and washed away.
Johnny Gosch
After going out to deliver some papers in 1982, Johnny Gosch went missing. Police didn't start looking into the missing person until 72 hours after he was gone.
Gosch's mom thinks he was taken into a pedophilia ring. After testifying to Congress against organized crime, she received three pictures on her doorstep of boys being tied up. One of them was her son. He has yet to be found.
Connie McCallister
The fifteen-year-old was last seen with her 22-year-old boyfriend near Wisconsin. Her family and friends claimed she was regularly abused and eventually drugged and abducted to Mexico.
She was spotted by authorities nine years after she went missing in Mexico. She claimed that she left willingly. She had three kids with her.
Kenny Miller
The 12-year-ol disabled boy was hiking in the Sierra with his family when he went missing. He was last seen throwing some stones in a nearby river.
After being missing for nine days the search was called off. He was later found by a group of hikers just a few miles from where he was last seen.
Marjorie West
Marjorie and her big sister were outside of their house picking flowers in 1934. West's sister went inside for a short while to talk to their mother, and when she came out Marjorie was gone.
Nothing came of a massive manhunt. There are claims that she was seen around the same time with a mysterious man. Many think she was taken to Canada.
Stephen McKerron
After eagerly wanting to go to Butlin's Wonderwest theme park, disaster struck for Stephen McKerron. He mysteriously disappeared and multiple witnesses said they saw a distraught boy leaving the theme park with a man.
One of the largest searches in Scotland's history took place afterward. His body was found in a marsh about six miles from the park. Authorities called off the investigation saying there was no foul play.
Adji Desir
At just 6 years old, Adji was a bright light in his family's life until he disappeared in 2009. He was playing outside of his grandmother's house before he just vanished.
Police are still unsure whether he just ran away (and due to his developmental issues got lost) or if he was abducted. There has been speculation that he was taken to Haiti. He hasn't been seen since.
