An Important Statement
“Up until about 1982, law enforcement wasn’t even required to enter a missing child into the database, although we were tracking stolen cars aggressively or stolen property through serial numbers or the NCIC database. We didn’t put children on the same wavelength as we did property,” said Robert Lowery, The Executive Director of the Missing Children’s Division.
Unrecognizable
Stephen Loftin, NCMEC’s forensic artist, would sketch every case and so he did the same for what Crystal will look now. “she probably wouldn’t even recognize her if she saw her.” the detective said in the year 2011 who always talked to Crystal’s mother often “about her hopes and fears”.