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Email contents contributed by H. Verbeck, 13 July 2002:
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PLEASE HELP
'Amber Alert' issued for missing girl Authorities issued a statewide "Amber Alert,*" asking for the public's help in finding Jessica Cortez. Jessica had gone to Echo Park with her parents and brother on Sunday, and the family discovered she was missing at about 7:30 p.m. Police say witnesses told them the girl was seen leaving with a dark-complexioned man accompanied by a brown Chihuahua dog.. That information prompted police to classify the case as a possible abduction.
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Comments: This flier is outdated. As of this writing, Jessica Cortez is back, safe and sound, with her family in Los Angeles. The four-year-old, who disappeared from Echo Park on August 11, 2002, turned up three days later "dirty and dishevelled" but otherwise in "good condition," doctors said, at a nearby children's clinic. Police are still investigating the circumstances of her disappearance.
Last updated: 08/14/02
Sources and further reading:
Missing Girl Found Safe at Clinic
Associated Press, 14 August 2002Calif. Girl Said to Be Abducted
Associated Press, 13 August 2002National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Searchable national databaseNetlore: Sick, Dying and Missing Children
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