UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: MELISSA BRANNEN

When a young girl and her mom attend a neighborhood Christmas party in Northern Virginia, they enjoy the festivities—until the girl vanishes. An open window on a cold night suggests that she was abducted, and investigators quickly zero in on a suspect in this episode of Last Seen Alive

Sources used to research this episode:

“They Never Stopped”: 30 Years Later, Probe On In 5-Year-Old’s Kidnapping (Tom Jackman / The Washington Post)

CALEB DANIEL HUGHES v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA (Court of Appeals Virginia)

30 Years Later, The Man Who Kidnapped 5-Year-Old Melissa Brannen Released From Prison (Samantha Kubota / WUSA9 News)

Child Abductor on Parole for 1989 Case Found Babysitting in Virginia (Paul Wagner / News 4 Washington)

Older Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offenses: A Literature Review (Rebecca L. Crookes et al.)

So, if you know anything about the disappearance of Melissa Brannon, please contact the Fairfax County Police Major Crimes Bureau at (703) 246-7800.

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