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Au moment de l'enlèvement de Kayla, la famille résidait à South Elgin, dans l'Illinois. Malgré ses doutes quant à la possibilité de revoir un jour sa fille, Ryan gardait espoir. Il a révélé les détails de l'enlèvement, expliquant que Kayla lui avait été enlevée sans son consentement ni même qu'il en avait été informé par sa mère, qui n'en avait pas la garde.
Comment Kayla a disparu :
Ryan a raconté comment sa fille a été emmenée par son ex-femme sans son consentement. Malgré des difficultés, lui et Heather Unbehaun, la mère de Kayla, étaient initialement heureux en ménage. Ils ont décidé de se séparer peu après la naissance de Kayla, ce qui a engendré une longue bataille pour la garde de l'enfant. Finalement, la garde partagée de Kayla leur a été accordée.
Ryan finally got some wonderful news after searching for his daughter for six years.
Ryan disclosed that while he would not obstruct Heather’s plans to relocate to Athens, Georgia, with Kayla, he wanted to ensure that he would continue to see his daughter. Heather packed all their belongings and moved without alerting Ryan while they were arranging a visitation arrangement.
Heather was upset when Ryan filed for child support and visitation rights after learning about the relocation over the phone from Kayla. The father remarked that he felt his actions were “a declaration of war” by Heather. Heather tried everything to push back the visitation schedule when they went to court.
Ryan had very little time with his daughter during this court struggle. He saw Kayla in person just during Heather’s Christmas visit, and he was only able to speak with her over Skype for a few hours at a time. Ryan’s relationship with his daughter suffered during their time apart, and he observed that she would frequently act aloof.
Ryan was given exclusive custody of their daughter after Heather attempted to overthrow him in court. After Kayla moved in with Ryan, Heather picked her up for a camping trip in July. Ryan had not heard from Heather by the time he went to pick up his daughter on July 5.
When Ryan got to Heather’s father’s house, where he was meant to pick Kayla up, it was unoccupied and locked. Heather’s felony arrest warrant was released on July 29, 2017. After the kidnapping, Ryan wrote to his daughter, promising to never give up on her.
Regaining Kayla
Ryan finally got some wonderful news after searching for his daughter for six years. In May 2023, a store worker in Asheville, North Carolina, noticed Kayla and recognized her. Soon after she saw her at the store, she called the police, and they came.
The employee requested that her name and the name of the store where she works not be included in the documents in order to maintain her anonymity. When asked why she chose to contact the police, she replied simply, “It was the right thing to do.”
After the hunt for Kayla proved to be successful, Lt. Diana Loveland of Asheville urged others to report any such sightings in the future:
“Although it’s uncommon, it’s good that people don’t hesitate to call us so we can come investigate when they think they recognize someone, regardless of how old the story may be.”
Heather was shortly taken into custody by the Asheville Police and placed under arrest at the Buncombe County Detention Facility in North Carolina, with a $250,000 bond.
Fortunately, Kayla’s case garnered a lot of attention over time. “Bring Kayla Home” was a Facebook group that Ryan and his family created with the intention of disseminating information and raising awareness about Kayla’s kidnapping. The store clerk knew Kayla from “Unsolved Mysteries,” a Netflix series that also featured Kayla’s disappearance.
Ryan a exprimé sa gratitude envers tous ceux qui ont contribué à sensibiliser l'opinion publique et à poursuivre l'enquête. « Je suis fou de joie que Kayla soit rentrée saine et sauve », a ajouté le père. « Je tiens à remercier tous les organismes d'application de la loi qui ont apporté leur aide dans cette affaire, notamment le Centre national pour les enfants disparus et exploités et le service de police de South Elgin. »
La relation de Ryan avec sa fille s'est détériorée après six années de séparation. Il a souhaité rester anonyme dans sa déclaration, le temps de renouer progressivement avec Kayla. Cependant, ce père dévoué ne comptait pas laisser sa fille lui échapper une fois de plus. « Il n'y a rien que je désire plus que de te retrouver dans ma vie », écrivait-il dans une lettre en 2012. Et c'est chose faite.
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