Runaway runaround highlights teen disappearance case
The article follows Becky Hardin, a Texas teen who ran away after a Florida youth camp romance with a boy and his father. Linda Hardin reports FBI interest, private investigators, and national exposure on America's Most Wanted while noting NISMART-2 findings about runaway patterns and the scale of youth disclosures.
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Linda
Becky
Ran
Florida
Texas
San Antonio
Hardins
Panama City
Fla
National Center For Missing & Exploited Children
United States
Andrew Watson
FBI
Missing Child Becky Sought by Floresville Police and NCMEC
Floresville Police and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children pursue Becky a runaway missing for months. Jones and Clark describe tips from multiple states, poster campaigns, and ongoing public appeals to locate her and ensure she knows she is welcome home.
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Linda
Becky
Floresville
Wilson County
Jones
Wal- Mart
United States
Chad Clark
Linda Hardin
When Your Child Runs Away Guidance Brief
This brochure outlines immediate steps after a disappearance. It urges families to stay calm, check with friends and schools, notify police, enter the child into NCIC, share a photo, contact missing children networks, and distribute posters. It also suggests using hotlines and ordering the guide from Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse.
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Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse
National Center For Missing & Exploited Children
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Missingkids.com
Cybertipline
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Ncjrs
Association of Missing and Exploited Childrens Organizations Inc
Amecoinc.org
Fbi.gov
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Ncjrs.org
Ron Jones
John Walsh
Adam
Eve
RadioShack
Telezapper
CREEF
Zenith
Idi
RCA
Sidekicks
Hoelscher
Mammoth
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