Britney Watson was last seen Jan. 7 near a motel on Interstate 40. Her vehicle was found abandoned several miles away. Police said person-of-interest ex-husband, Kevin Watson, may be suicidal and armed based on a note and other "physical evidence" found in his abandoned vehicle.
State officials have shifted the missing persons case of Athena Brownfield into a "recovery operation" after the arrests of the child's alleged caregivers, one of whom is charged with first-degree murder.
Texas news producer Pam Curry recalls the surreal experience of reporting on Amber Hagerman’s kidnapping and murder in Peacock's "Amber: The Girl Behind The Alert."
"Brian has been deeply affected by his childhood and relationship with his parents," Ana Walshe wrote in a letter to a federal judge in support of her husband, Brian Walshe, in September 2021.
In 1996, Amber Hagerman was kidnapped while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas. Though her murder case remains unsolved, it led to the creation of the Amber Alert system.
Mike Clardy is now charged with the murder of Deanna Howland, whose unidentified torso was found by a Missouri rest area maintenance worker nearly 20 years ago.
Athena Brownfield has been missing since at least Tuesday. Police are still putting together an exact timeline of her disappearance, but questions surround the location of the girl's parents during her disappearance.
“We are the author of our lives…courage, love, perseverance, compassion and joy,” Ana Walshe allegedly scrawled on the side of a champagne box in a note to her husband.