Police have just announced they have found the body of missing 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten.  Elizabeth was found at about 3pm this afternoon in a heavily wooded area near where search crews had been looking for her.

Elizabeth Olten

Through physical evidence and a written note from an unidentified person, police were lead to a juvenile person of interest. That juvenile person of interest was interviewed by cops and later led them to Elizabeth’s body. Cops say Elizabeth was acquainted with the person of interest, who is now in police custody.  Authorities would not reveal if the person of interest is male or female, but do say the person of interest lived in the area.

(Somer Thompson)

It is always a difficult task to work on a story with a missing child and it becomes even harder if the child is found dead. However, I've learned that it is far better for the loved ones of the child to have closure rather than wonder about the possible torture their child could be enduring while missing.

7-year-old Somer Thompson was missing for a little over two days before her body was discovered in a landfill about 55 miles north of where she was last seen.

In a neighborhood where parents feel safe enough to allow their children to walk to school those parents are now clutching their children a little bit tighter tonight.

Everyone in this Orange Park, FL neighborhood seems to know one another, they look out for each other. It was evident as candles lit the sky during a vigil for a murdered child of their own, Somer.

Across the street from her home neighbors and people from nearby communities gathered for about two hours to pay their respects to the family of the first grader and to move forward with a plan to protect their children.

Mothers Against Predators (MAP)

Six women in the community have formed a group, Mothers Against Predators (MAP) - Already armed with shirts spelling out ‘MAP’ to support their cause these women plan to take on the world. For now they're starting within the confines of Orange Park. "It has to stop with Somer," said Nerida Ruiz, one of the founders of the group. She says she does this for her children and her grandchildren.

"Laws need to be changed. The school board needs to fix the bus route. We need background checks on people walking our children home. We need to protect our kids," said Cheryl Davis.

Their cause is commendable and inspiring, but why does it take another child to go missing, and ultimately for that child to be found murdered, for it to happen?

Police do not have any persons of interests or suspects in Somer's murder. They are looking into all possibilities, not just convicted and alleged child sex offenders.

The body Somer Thompson, 7, found discarded like trash in a landfill. Investigators found her little body because they spotted legs peering out from underneath tons of trash. Now the hunt for a child killer. Watch Nancy Grace investigate this heinous crime.

(Haleigh Cummings)

As the search for Haleigh Cummings continues, so does the conflict within the family circle and the lingering questions as to what really happened to the little girl. Ever since 5-yr-old Haleigh vanished from her home in the middle of the night back in February, many theories have surfaced as to how someone could take a child from her bed, inches from two other sleeping individuals.

Misty Croslin, the 17-year-old former girlfriend and now ex-wife of Haleigh’s father Ronald Cummings, was the last person to see the little girl. Cops still say the only consistency with regard to Croslin’s story is her inconsistent statements. Ronald Cummings stood by his teen bride for the past 7 months until just a couple weeks ago when he filed for divorce. After months of media attention and fighting between the two sides, Ronald called it quits.

So now what? There has been so much focus on the legal troubles and squabbling of Croslin’s family members, it leaves us all wondering when we will have an actual break in the search for little Haleigh.

Investigators won’t elaborate on what they do know about that night, but that is soon to change. Over the past two months, Putnam County authorities have turned up the heat on Misty Croslin, but she still hasn’t come clean with what she knows. After speaking to a source close to the investigation, we have come to learn that more information will be coming out about evidence that has yet to be revealed to the public in this case. When I pressed my source about a timeline on the release of this info, all I was given was “soon”.

Ron Cummings / Haleigh Cummings / Misty Croslin

And what about Ronald? Now that he has split from the one person who could hold the key to this investigation, how will this play out in the bigger picture in the search for his daughter? I’m told that now that the divorce papers have been signed and finalized, he is close to telling us what he REALLY thinks about the statements made by his ex-wife.

I think we are all eager to see how information on both fronts paints a clearer picture as to what may have happened. And the hope is that this new clarity will bring us one step closer to finding Haleigh.

9-year-old Elizabeth Olten vanishes walking home from a friend’s house at sunset. New search efforts underway – watch Nancy Grace investigate Elizabeth’s disappearance.

Investigators are out searching for 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten, last seen around 6:15pm Wednesday night, walking the quarter-mile walk home from a friend’s house. 70 searchers are on the ground searching, including volunteers, members of law enforcement, people on horseback, and search dog teams. A helicopter with infrared technology is also up in the air searching for any sign of Elizabeth. Authorities are saying that today’s searching will be more direct and focus on smaller, more specific areas where they hope to find clues.

Elizabeth Olten

Cops have conducted a “tremendous amount” of interviews but as of now have no persons of interest, and no evidence to indicate foul play. While investigators say the possibility of a random abduction seems unlikely, Elizabeth’s family, however, fears that she was taken by someone. Elizabeth’s aunt, Vicki Olten says she believes someone grabbed Elizabeth, saying that Elizabeth is outgoing but knows not to talk to strangers. Police say they have now received some of the phone records from Elizabeth’s cell phone, and are going to go through them for any clues. Law enforcement officials were able to ping the cell phone and triangulate its location in the woods behind Elizabeth’s home. Police believe the battery on the phone has since gone dead and they have been unable to find the phone as of yet. The family finds the location of the phone curious because they say that Elizabeth is afraid of the woods and would not have gone in that area, especially at night.

Late last night, cops had a road block setup on Route D in St. Martins where Elizabeth went missing. The roadblock was setup at the same time of day that Elizabeth went missing. Cops say the same cars usually travel an area at the same time every day, and they’re hoping one of those travelers may remember seeing something. If you have any information please call the Cole County Sheriff’s Office 24-hour hotline at: (866) 362-6422

When their 19-year-old son, Jason, disappeared eight years ago, any concept of a normal life ceased for the Jolkowski family. Kelly and Jim Jolkowski and their other son, Michael, believed at first that Jason would walk through the front door of their Omaha, Nebraska, home at any moment. Now, every time a body is found somewhere, the news sets their hearts pounding.

To this day, police say they have no evidence of foul play. Nor, they say, do they have any evidence that Jason simply ran away. It is a bona fide mystery.

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