Brave seven year old girl foils kidnappers ransom plot
Erica Pratt, seven, was snatched outside her Philadelphia home and held in a boarded basement. She chewed through duct tape, escaped through a basement door, and alerted neighbors who helped summon police. Investigators named James Burns and Edward Johnson as suspects known to the family.
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Thousands attend Samantha Runnion funeral in Garden Grove
Thousands fill Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove to mourn Samantha Runnion, the 5 year old abducted and killed. The service honors a girl seen in many photographs, with pink roses surrounding her casket and a memorial outside titled The Lost Is Found. Erin Runnion sits front row as investigators reveal the suspect, Alejandro Avila, 27, faces charges of kidnapping murder and sexual assault.
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