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Disappearance of Rilya Wilson

Year
2001
Where
Florida
Source
Wikipedia
Evidence
1
What the record says

On January 18, 2001, Rilya Shenise Wilson, a four‑year‑old American child in the custody of the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), disappeared from the Miami home of her caretaker, Geralyn Graham. DCF did not discover her missing until the following year, when routine checks failed to locate her at the residence. Her disappearance triggered a statewide investigation into DCF's oversight practices and…

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