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Child Abductions: The Hype vs. the Reality

By David KnowlesNov 13th 2009 – 4:28PM

(Nov. 13) -- Are children more likely to be abducted today than they were in past generations? It's a question every parent contemplates, especially in the age of 24-hour news, when sensationalized reports of missing children -- such as 7-year-old Somer Thompson's abduction and slaying -- seem to be a permanent fixture on...

SomerThompson News From the Web

  • 04/29/12 Somer Thompson Killer Gets Secret Protection in Prison Source: NBC/ABC - WTLV NBC 12/WJXX ABC 25 First Coast News - Jacksonville FL Jarred Harrell is getting the ultimate protection from Florida's prison system.
  • 04/11/12 Somer Park a gift to future generations Source: Clay Today - Orange Park FL The trade out is hardly fair, but for the scores of people who attended last week's dedication of Somer's Sunshine Park, the partially wooded triangle at Gano and Debarry avenues forever will serve as a reminder of how suddenly the life of an innocent child can be taken away.
  • 04/05/12 Workers finish Somer's Sunshine Park Source: News4Jax - Jacksonville FL On the day Somer Thompson would have turned 10, a new park near the place where she was kidnapped and killed in 2009 was dedicated to her memory.

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