When a young girl vanishes from an upstate New York state park authorities assemble a massive search for her. After an ominous note shows up in her family’s mailbox, the hunt for a predator kicks into high gear and a heroic rescue unfolds in the nick of time.
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Craig Ross’s campervan in upstate New York at his mother’s property (Photo Source) The New York Post
Craig Ross’s mother’s property (Photo Source) CNN
Craig Nelson Ross Jr. (Photo Source) The Independent
Moreau Lake State Park Map (Photo Source) Google Maps
Moreau Lake State Park Image (Photo Source) Saratoga.com
Episode Source Material
- CNN News: New York authorities are searching for 9-year-old Charlotte Sena who vanished while biking on a camping trip in a state park. By Artemis Moshtaghian and Christina Maxouris.
- Moreau Lake State Park Facebook Post: Park Closure Notification. By staff.
- Moreau Lake State Park Facebook Post: Crimestoppers flier notification. By staff.
- ABC News: Missing 9-year-old girl Charlotte Sena found in ‘good health,’ suspect in custody: Police. By Julia Jacobo, Matt Foster, Bill Hutchinson and Jolie Lash.
- The Independent: Police reveal eerie link between Charlotte Sena and her alleged kidnapper. By Martha McHardy.
- The Vancouver Sun: Girl, 9, Possibly Abducted on Family Camping Trip. By Timothy Bella.
- BBC: Charlotte Sena: Missing girl found using fingerprints on ransom note. By James FitzGerald.
- Times Union: Fingerprint on ransom note led to 9-year-old’s rescue. By Brendan J. Lyons and Patrick Tine.
- WTEN News via KOIN News: Man accused of kidnapping New York 9-year-old Charlotte Sena arraigned. By Michael Mahar, Addy Bink, Alix Martichoux and Jackson Tollerton.
- KX News: Missing girl’s rescue in upstate New York came as pivotal hours ticked by. By Maysoon Khan and Carolyn Thompson.
- I24 News: New York State Police find missing 9-year-old girl, Charlotte Sena. By Staff.
- The Daily Mail: Exclusive Charlotte Sena’s suspected kidnapper Craig Ross suffers from multiple sclerosis and had to move to trailer on mom’s property just 4 weeks ago when symptoms got worse. By Emma James.
- The Independent: Taunting ransom note, a campervan and hidden in a cabinet: Inside the search to find missing Charlotte Sena. By Rachel Sharp.
- The Independent: Craig Ross Jr charged with first-degree kidnapping of Charlotte Sena. By Rachel Sharp.
- The Independent: Charlotte Sena update: Charlotte Sena kidnapper’s ransom note details revealed as suspect is held without bail. By Andrea Blanco.
- The Independent: A ransom note caught Charlotte Sena’s alleged kidnapper. Who is Craig Ross Jr? By Martha McHardy.
- CNN News: More charges expected against suspect in Charlotte Sena’s kidnapping as the investigation unfolds, police say. By Elizabeth Wolfe and Celine Tebor.
- The New York Post: Charlotte Sena kidnap suspect investigated for abusing 12-year-old. By Olivia Land.
- NBC News: Man accused of kidnapping Charlotte Sena previously charged in domestic choking incident. By Madison Lambert, Kathy Park and Daniel Arkin.
- The Independent: Charlotte Sena is home safe and her alleged kidnapper is in jail. But several questions remain. By Andrea Blanco.
- The Ithaca Journal: Relief Sweeps Family, Community as Missing 9-Year-Old NY Girl Found Safe. By Emily Barnes.
- The Independent: Charlotte Sena update: Craig Ross Jr. Court appearance postponed. By Martha McHardy, Andrea Blanco, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar.
- The Atlanta Constitution: A Ransom Note and a Fingerprint. By Jesse Mckinley via Newspapers.com.
- CBS News: Craig Ross Jr. Charged with rape after allegedly kidnapping 9-year-old girl from New York Park. By Staff.
- The Independent: Charlotte Sena: What we know about missing nine-year-old’s disappearance and rescue. By Martha McHardy.
- The New York Post: ‘Pure torture’: Family of 9-year-old girl kidnapped from NY campground and held captive for days detail ‘every parent’s worst nightmare’. By Jesse O’Neill.
- NBC 5 News: Trial date set for man accused of kidnapping child from upstate NY campground. By Molly Ormsbee.
- The New York Post: Creep admits to abusing 9-year-old girl after kidnapping her from NY campground. By David Propper and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon.
- The US Sun: Prison Time Suspect Craig Ross Jr. pleads guilty to kidnapping Charlotte Sena, 9, who was found in his after desperate search. By Dinniah Bartholomew.
- MissingKids.org: Charlotte is My Hero: My missing niece came home and put her captor away for life. By Jene Luciani Sena.
- Daily Voice: Campground Kidnapping: Man Gets Decades for Abduction, Sexual Assault of NY 9-Year-Old. By Michael Mashburn.
- New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision: Craig Ross Jr. Inmate Profile
- Sisterhood of the Survivors Podcast. Episodes 2 & 3. By Jene Sena.