Today, October 10, Rebecca Lewis, a 4 year old from Florida, was found after being kidnapping on the past Saturday. This was made possible by the amber alerts sent out to five different states. Rebecca and her kidnapper, Hoggs , were sighted several times including at a McDonald's where they had breakfast. She was originally reported missing when her 16 year old sister went to check on her and she was gone. Her sister says she doesn't know how and exactly when he took her but it happen before 9:30. Amber alerts were originally just sent out to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky, with Tennessee reluctant on releases one. After police said that it was needed the alert was sent out and she was found. Hogs had a relationship with this same family while Rebecca was an infant but Rebecca's mother said that he had pulled a gun in them and she kicked him out. This article was written by Eliot C. McLaughlin, CNN staff. There is no baised shown through the article. It was written today, October 10, which makes this current and accurate information. I think it has a positive affect in that it allows audience to have feeling toward this occurance and also see the importance of Amber alerts. The purpose of this article was to inform people of this event and show the importance of Amber alerts. This relates to any kidnapping that has happened in the United States. This connects specifically with the kidnapping of Mary Jemison in 1758. She was kinapped at the age of 12 and stayed with her abductors.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/us/florida-girl-rebecca-lewis-abducted-amber-alert/index.html
This is very scary and I'm so glad we have Amber Alerts to keep children safe.
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