When a young Big Bear Lake, California boy disappears from a playground near his home, authorities launch the most extensive missing person search the area has ever seen. Finding no trace of the child, investigators attempt to solve his presumed abduction in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Sources used to research this episode:
Have you seen this child? Jack Daniel Phillips (NCMEC)
Hunt Continues for Big Bear Lake Boy Missing 2 Weeks (Tom Gorman / LA Times)
Cate Jailed on Failure-to-Appear Warrant (Judi Bowers / Big Bear Grizzly)
‘Please Don’t Forget’ (Judi Bowers / Big Bear Grizzly)
Cynthia Kudish (Big Bear Grizzly via newspapers.com)
Closure Eludes Parents of Missing Big Bear Lake Boy (Joe Nelson / The Sun)
Child Molester on Death Row Commits Suicide (Mike Reicher / LA Times)
Sergeant Devotes Years to Putting Molester Behind Bars (Lori Basheda / The Orange County Register)
O.C. Child Killer’s Twisted Road to Death Row ( Lori Basheda / Orange County Register)
Murder Trial Begins 25 Years After Teenage Boy Vanished (Lance Pugmire / LA Times)
Freeway Killer’s Accomplice Recants His Story in Court (Lance Pugmire / LA Times)
Officials Concerned Molester May Return (Roger Beck / Big Bear Grizzly)
Police Grill Molester About Old Murder (Associated Press via The Californian)
Molestation Suspect Pleads Not Guilty (Richard Brooks / The San Bernardino County Sun)
Missing Person: Roderick Lester Cate (California Department of Justice)
Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Big Bear Lake (weatherspark.com)
If you know anything about the disappearance of Jack Philips, please contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department at 909-387-8313.
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