The case was made public by the headmaster of the school the children attended. Searches began on December 6 after the director asked authorities to check that the residence was all right, as the child had not been seen for some time and the younger sister hinted that the girl had died.
Jordan Bowers and Andrew Carlson, the parents of a five-year-old missing child in Washington, USA, were arrested and charged with child abandonment after the other daughter made suspicious statements.