Post by Scumhunter on Apr 11, 2019 1:48:12 GMT -5
(Above: Left: Aaron, circa 1989; Right: Age-progression to age 26 (circa 2013). Photo Credits: Charley Project and/or National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)
Missing Child or Adult Profile as of April 11th, 2019: (Based on Charley Project and/or NCMEC's missingkids.org website profiles)
Full Name: Aaron Mitchell Anderson
Missing Since: 4/07/1989
Missing From: Pine City, Minnesota
Date of Birth: 6/23/1987
Age (at time of disappearance): 1 year old
Age (as of 4/11/2019): 31 years old
Height and Weight (at time of disappearance): 2'4, 32 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A Pampers diaper, a half-red, half-yellow sweatshirt with a puffy dinosaur on the front, light gray corduory pants with red checked flannel lining and cuffs, a gray ski jacket with red and green tabs, a white knit hat with green snowflakes and green earflaps, brown plastic snowmobile boots with nylon tops and liners, and possibly gray socks.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Light brown hair, brown eyes. Aaron has a small white-colored birthmark on the lower right side of his abdomen. His head is enlarged.
TIPS: Anyone having information should call 11-800-THE-LOST OR the Pine County Sheriff's Department (Minnesota) 1-320-629-3930 or 1-800-450-3930
From ABC 5 Minneapolis/St. Paul (kstp.com):
30 years ago, a little boy disappeared near Pine City, Minnesota. 22-month-old Aaron Anderson was last seen playing in the yard of his rural home on April 7, 1989. Three decades later his family believes this young missing Minnesotan is still alive and may not know about his past.
After 30 years of searching, Paulette Anderson is turning to DNA to find her missing son Aaron.
"I feel like God is telling me to get on Ancestry.com and you'll find Aaron. I've never felt like he was dead, ever," she said.
Paulette just signed up for Ancestry.com hoping that Aaron, who would now be 31, has also registered.
And I am just trusting that he got on it and we find him. I mean they match you up with the DNA," Paulette said.
"I think it's a great idea," said Aaron's sister Abriana. "Just knowing how technology has advanced and the fact the DNA can match and bring together families that had no idea they even had members."
On April 7, 1989, the 22-month-old was playing outside his family's rural home. The yard backed up to the lower Snake River. That's the last time he was seen.
Paulette believes Aaron was abducted.
"I just had this feeling inside," she said. "And I said he didn't get in, he didn't go to the river."
After the little boy disappeared there was an intensive search of the lower Snake River using boats, divers and planes. It went on for days but turned up nothing.
Aaron's father tells 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that a Chisago County sheriff's deputy with a bloodhound arrived the night his son disappeared. According to Steve Anderson, the dog never went toward the water. They tracked Aaron out to a road in front of the house but the scent stopped. They believe he may have gotten into a car but they have no proof of that.
"They had divers on a rope and they went down the whole river and were pulling up boots and everything you can imagine off the bottom of the river," said Paulette. "But nothing from Aaron, they said something would have shown up."
"I believe that we don't know where Aaron is and we need to know," said Teresa Lhotka, Executive Director of Missing Children Minnesota. She has worked with the Anderson family for years. "I have seen absolutely zero evidence that Aaron is not alive," said Lhotka. "I believe somebody knows something about what happened to Aaron."
According to Lhotka, the passing of time could help find Aaron. "Relationships change over time; somebody who you were loyal to at one point, that loyalty may no longer exist. And so maybe they would be willing to come forward and give this family some information and relief and closure and help them find their loved one."
Aaron's siblings feel strongly that he is alive and has no idea they are searching for him.
"I believe that somebody out there knows something," said his brother Nathanael. "It would be amazing just to have a member of our family come back to us. We would accept him with open arms."
"It's a selfless act to come forward and to help out our family," said Abriana. "My mom especially to bring her closure. It's something she's been carrying with her the last 30 years."
Nathanael has a message for his big brother: "We love you! We want you to come home. And we're excited for the day our family is reunited."
Until then, Aaron's mother will stay close to the computer monitoring Ancestry.com.
"I'm thinking this could be it," said Paulette. "This might be the answer to our prayers of finding Aaron."
kstp.com/news/missing-minnesotans-30-years-after-his-disappearance-aaron-andersons-family-believes-he-is-alive/5306611/
Charley Project page on Aaron's case: charleyproject.org/case/aaron-mitchell-anderson
NCMEC link: api.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/723921/1
Thoughts? I am placing Aaron's case in the Missing on TV section because In Pursuit with John Walsh's Facebook page made a posting about him yesterday (April 10th, 2019). Obviously, there seems to be two main theories here. One is that Aaron fell into the water and tragically drowned. The other is that he was abducted. According to the Charley Project, investigators admitted they focused on the drowning theory and ignored over twenty leads pointing to other possibilities.
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