Kayla Unbehaun, who is now 15, was nine years old when her mother, Heather Unbehaun, abducted her in 2017, per NBC News. She was reportedly recognized by the storeowner while shopping in a Plato’s Closet in Asheville, North Carolina.
“I’m overjoyed that Kayla is home safe. I want to thank the South Elgin Police Department, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and all of the law enforcement agencies who assisted with her case,” Kayla’s father, Ryan Iskerka, said in a statement. The announcement specified that Heather was Kayla’s non-custodial parent at the time the abduction took place in 2017.
last seen packing her belongings on the roof of her car. Family members indicated that she went on a camping trip to an unknown location in Wisconsin and was expected to return for the meetup with Iskerka,
When the mother and daughter failed to show, the police were contacted and a missing person’s report was filed for Kayla,
Unbehaun's attorney declined to comment on the case. She and her family could not be reached at phone numbers listed for them.
The disappearance was one of several cases involving alleged family abduction featured on an episode of the Netflix series “Unsolved Mysteries” in November 2022.
The Kane County State’s Attorney’s office issued a kidnapping warrant for Unbehaun, NBC Chicago reported.
Kayla was placed into the custody of the North Carolina Division of Social Services, according to the news station. She is expected to be reunited with her family and brought back to Illinois.
Iskerka said Tuesday that he was not ready to discuss the situation and that it has been "really devastating" to his family and daughter.
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