Much of the US waited with bated breath earlier this week as the search got underway for 9-year-old Charlotte Sena, kidnapped from a New York park.<\/p>\n
The alarm was sounded at the weekend after Charlotte disappeared while out riding her bike in Moreau Lake State Park on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
Her recovery was the result of outstanding work on behalf of the authorities, as well as an error on the part of her kidnapper, Craig Nelson Ross Jr, 47.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, Charlotte was found in Ross\u2019s cupboard in a camper, after the suspect delivered a ransom note to her parents\u2019 mailbox by hand. New details about the nail-biting 36 hours Charlotte and Craig spent together have now come to light.<\/p>\n
It was on Saturday that fears for the safety of Charlotte Sena first became apparent. A search was started when the 9-year-old failed to return after 15 minutes, her parents \u2013 along with fellow campers \u2013 started a search. Worryingly, however, she was nowhere to be found, resulting in her family contacting the police.<\/p>\n
Over 100 personnel and 75 law enforcement officials were deployed in the effort to find Charlotte. The operation saw the use of dogs, drones, boats and underwater rescue teams.<\/p>\n
After an unsettling two days, however, Charlotte\u2019s parents received a ransom note at their home. According to reports, their daughter\u2019s abductor, Craig Nelson Ross Jr. had driven to their property and put the note in their mailbox himself.<\/p>\n
Charlotte Sena, the 9-year-old girl who went missing last weekend while on a bike ride at an upstate New York park, has\u2026<\/p>\n
Posted by ABC News on Monday, October 2, 2023
\nAs per new information from the Times Union, the ransom note could well have been written by Charlotte herself.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe literally drove up to the family\u2019s mailbox assuming they were not home,\u201d New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, police analysis tied a set of fingerprints on the note to the aforementioned Ross Jr following a drink-drive incident registered in 1999.<\/p>\n
This is Craig Ross Jr., the 46-year-old man accused of kidnapping 9-year-old Charlotte Sena, who was reportedly found\u2026<\/p>\n
Posted by 13 WHAM ABC on Tuesday, October 3, 2023
\nA rescue team found Charlotte hidden in a cabinet in the camper, while it was confirmed that she was unharmed and \u201cin good health\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs each hour went on, hope faded because we all know the stories,\u201d Hochul said after the rescue. \u201cThe first 24 hours, there\u2019s hope. But when you hit 48 hours, hope starts to wane. When Charlotte disappeared in Moreau State Park, it was every parent\u2019s worst nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charlotte\u2019s family said in a statement: \u201cWe are thrilled that she is home and we understand that the outcome is not what every family gets.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u2019m so happy that this 9-year-old girl was reunited with her family after such a terrifying experience. If you thought this story was interesting, check out the man who moved around the world to become his grandma\u2019s full-time caregiver\u2026<\/p>\n
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