Girl abducted by mother 6 years ago found thanks to Netflix ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ series
A girl who went missing six years ago in Illinois, U.S., was found safe and sound last Saturday in North Carolina, according to reports New York Post. The finding occurred thanks to the popular series of royal abductions. streamed on Netflix, Unsolved Mysteries.
Missing is Kayla Unbehaun and she was 9 years old when her mother, Heather Unbehaun, abducted her in South Elgin. July 5, 2017, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
Neither the mother nor the daughter had been located until last May 13, when the employee of an Asheville, N.C., restaurant, recognized the two and alerted the police.
The case had been featured in a special chapter entitled. Kidnapped by their parents. In the episode of the Netflix show they told how Kayla’s mother, who did not have custody of the girl, had kidnapped her during a permitted visit at her father’s home. After picking Kayla up to go on a supposed camping trip, both were lost track of.
BREAKING NEWS ‼️
NCMEC is excited to share that Kayla Unbehaun has been FOUND SAFE in North Carolina!
Kayla was only 9 years old when she was abducted by her non-custodial mother, Heather Unbehaun from South Elgin, Illinois on July 5, 2017. Kayla’s dad, Ryan asked NCMEC to… pic.twitter.com/5O7bpEjIhT
– National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (@MissingKids). May 16, 2023
Six years later, Heather Unbehaun, 40, has been arrested by local authorities and will have to post bail of 200,000 euros, according to the aforementioned media outlet.
Authorities are currently preparing to extradite the detainee to Illinois where the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office will charge her with at least one count of child abduction.
Kayla is now 15 years old and is in the custody of the North Carolina Department of Social Services.
The girl’s father, Ryan Iserka has claimed to be “delighted that Kayla is home safe.” and wanted to “thank the South Elgin Police Department, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the law enforcement agencies that assisted with her case,” in a statement shared through NCMEC.
Moreover, Iserka has taken the opportunity to call for “privacy” during the process in which the girl and the father get “reacquainted and navigate this new beginning.”
