05-29-2019, 05:49 PM
The Suspect
From the start, police suspected that the little girl's uncle, an ex-convict who was visiting the family, abducted Elizabeth.
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The uncle, 21-year-old Alex Whipple ^, was also missing from the home on Saturday morning.
A gas station owner in the area told police that a disheveled Whipple had come to the station alone on Saturday. He bought beer and cigarettes.
Whipple was arrested on a probation violation a couple of hours later when police located him walking alone along a rural highway.
From the start, police suspected that the little girl's uncle, an ex-convict who was visiting the family, abducted Elizabeth.
The uncle, 21-year-old Alex Whipple ^, was also missing from the home on Saturday morning.
A gas station owner in the area told police that a disheveled Whipple had come to the station alone on Saturday. He bought beer and cigarettes.
Whipple was arrested on a probation violation a couple of hours later when police located him walking alone along a rural highway.