About Missing School Boy: FBI's 1000 Mile Search For Abducted Child
The case of a murderous mother who abducted and killed her stepson and was caught by the FBI after her suspicious husband contacted the police. The day before Thanksgiving, a young boy goes missing from school. A worried mother calls the police to locate her missing son, after finding out a strange woman signed the boy out of school early. Soon the FBI join the case and are convinced the abductor is closer to home and likely knew the missing boy. A thousand mile search is launched to find the missing boy, Scotty Baker.
Missing School Boy: FBI's 1000 Mile Search For Abducted Child is presented by FBI Investigates. Its listed runtime is 51 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- Missing School Boy: FBI's 1000 Mile Search For Abducted Child
- Category
- Crime & Justice
- Runtime
- 51 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- FBI Investigates
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