Abigail Hernandez, 14, Missing Since October 9, 2013 -- North Conway, N.H.

Abigail Hernandez search continues in N.H.; state, local, and federal authorities participate (Video)

By Martin Finucane Globe Staff



In a photo released by Conway, N.H. police is 14-year-old Abigail Hernandez of North Conway, N.H. Officials are searching for the missing girl who was last seen Wednesday afternoon leaving school. (AP Photo/Conway Police department.

State, local, and federal authorities are searching for a 14-year-old girl who disappeared two days ago near her high school in Conway, N.H.

Abigail Hernandez was last seen around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday near Kennett High School, according to the FBI, which is participating in the search.

“We are here for one reason: to find Abby,” said Associate New Hampshire Attorney General Jane Young at a news conference this afternoon. “We are trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together. … We are coming together to find this little girl.”

Hernandez was last seen wearing black leggings/yoga pants, a gray-striped, multi-colored sweater, and black leather boots, according to information posted by the FBI on its website. She is 5-foot-4 and weighs 118 pounds, with long brown hair and brown eyes.

Young said Hernandez went to school Wednesday and there were “some indications” she went home afterward. Investigators, who are searching from the air, on land, and on water are focusing on the path she took home, Young said.

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Kieran Ramsey, the assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s New Hampshire office, said the FBI’s Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Team was working on the case, along with other FBI units, with agents arriving from as far away as Virginia.

He urged the public to send in tips to the 1-800-CALL-FBI tip line or submit them online at www.tips.fbi.gov.

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Sunday news conference on Abigail Hernandez

UPDATED 7:09 PM EDT Oct 13, 2013

Police provide an update on the search for Abigail Hernandez. This is raw video of that news conference.

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Raw Video: Mother of Abigail Hernandez pleads for safe return of daughter

UPDATED 2:15 PM EDT Oct 13, 2013

The mother of missing teen Abigail Hernandez pleads for the safe return of her daughter.

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Mom Pleads for Missing Daughter's Return

NORTH CONWAY, N.H., Oct. 13, 2013

By MICHELE McPHEE

Four days after Abigail Hernandez vanished after school in picturesque Conway, her mother wished her missing daughter a happy 15th birthday through tears as she pleaded for information about the teen's disappearance.

"Happy Birthday Abi,'' Zenya Hernandez said in front of the Conway police headquarters where the intensive search for her daughter is being orchestrated.

Hernandez's voice shook as she looked at a bank of reporters' cameras and delivered a message directly to her daughter: "Please come home. We miss you so badly."

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The FBI is now leading the search for the teen -- last seen wearing black yoga pants and a gray sweatshirt -- which has been conducted by air, over rough wooded terrain, and in the nearby Sacco River.

On Saturday dozens of searchers "line-searched" the woods around Cranmore Mountain ski resort, which involved shoulder-to-shoulder police officers navigating four square miles of mountainous terrain, said Major Kevin Jordan of the Maine Fish and Game department.

Jordan said police hovered overhead with a Massachusetts State Police helicopter and a borrowed FBI fixed-wing aircraft as part of the search and have combed more than 1,000 acres of wilderness on foot. There has been no sign of Hernandez, but searchers did recover human remains belonging to another person reported missing "years ago," Jordan told reporters.

"We are nowhere near done," Jordan said. "We are here to find Abi and to bring her home."

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/mom-pleads-missing-daughters-return/story?id=20554965

FBI child abduction unit has been called in to investigate 14-year-old who went missing walking home from school

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER and ASHLEY COLLMAN
PUBLISHED:00:02 EST, 13 October 2013| UPDATED:00:05 EST, 13 October 2013

The community of Conway, New Hampshire held a moment of silence for missing teen Abigail Hernandez at Kennett High School's football game on Friday.

The 14-year-old disappeared on Wednesday after walking home from school.

At the football game, investigators set up of a checkpoint to inform incoming spectators of the teen's disappearance and to ask drivers if they had seen anything.


Missing: Abigail Hernandez, 14, disappeared after school on Wednesday. A police search has turned up no clues about her whereabouts

Investigators held a press conference yesterday to address Hernandez's case.

'We are here for one reason, to do whatever we can to find Abby, ' said Senior Assistant District Attorney Jane Young.

Since Wednesday, the FBI's Child Rapid Abduction Deployment team has been brough in to aid in the seach.

'We're trying to put together a timeline of when she went missing, the day before she went issnig,' Ms Young said.

Detectives believe she made it back to her home in North Conway, New Hampshire, but disappeared shortly after.

A state police search dog followed Abigail's trail. The scent trail led back to her house, but disappeared after that.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2457333/Missing-Abigail-Hernandez-FBI-child-abduction-unit-called-investigate-14-year-old-went-missing-walking-home-school.html#ixzz2hr6rELLh

Abigail Hernandez Missing: Authorities and family members searching for N.H. teen missing five days

October 14, 2013 2:20 PM

By Iris Carreras

(CBS/AP) NORTH CONWAY, N.H. - Police and family members continue searching for Abigail Hernandez, a North Conway, N.H., girl who went missing October 9. Her mother made an emotional plea Saturday, the girl's 15th birthday, asking the public for help.

The teen was last seen leaving Kennett High School around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police say she made it home but when her mother returned later, Abigail was gone.

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Local, state and federal agents have searched for Abigail by land, water and air. Police have meticulously combed four square miles on land, scoured parts of the Saco River and paddled over Pudding Pond.

The medical examiner was called twice to the scene on Saturday but neither time was related to Abigail's disappearance: One was for a hiker who died Saturday and another was after the discovery of human bone fragments from several years ago, police said.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57607421-504083/abigail-hernandez-missing-authorities-and-family-members-searching-for-n.h-teen-missing-five-days/

Last call from missing teenage girl's phone made from ski resort five days ago

•Abigail Hernandez, 15, disappeared last Wednesday in Conway, New Hampshire
•Sniffer dogs and officers have combed 3,000 acres of land for teenager

By CHRIS PLEASANCE
PUBLISHED: 10:22 EST, 14 October 2013 | UPDATED: 17:04 EST, 14 October 2013

The last call made on a missing New Hampshire girl’s cellphone was last Wednesday about four hours after she was last seen, investigators said on Sunday.

Abigail Hernandez, 15, of North Conway was last seen leaving Kennett High School on Wednesday afternoon.

Police say she made it home but was gone when her mother arrived later.

Police said they have not located the girl’s phone but have determined that the last call was made at 6.30pm.

It was used about two miles from her home at a spot near Cranmore Mountain, a ski resort popular with tourists.

Read more:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2458851/Missing-Abigail-Hernandez-Mother-pleaded-safe-return-birthday-message-daughter.html#ixzz2hr9ja8qd

Abigail Hernandez in an undated personal photo

Author: Iris Carreras
Credit: Facebook



Zenya Hernandez, Abigail's mom, in an Oct. 12 press conference asking the public for help in finding the missing teen.

Author: Iris Carreras
Credit: CBS Boston

Photo Gallery:

http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-504083_162-10018598-4.html

Missing NH teen's sister pleads for safe return

Abigail Hernandez missing since Oct. 9

Published  9:18 AM EDT Oct 15, 2013

CONWAY, N.H. —Tuesday marks day 7 of the search for missing North Conway, N.H. teen Abigail Hernandez.

On Monday, Hernandez's sister spoke out, urging anyone with information on her disappearance to come forward

"If you know where Abby is please keep her safe, and let her come back to us," said Sarah Hernandez.

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Monday police dogs searched about three-quarters of a mile around the school hoping to pick up a scent, but found nothing.

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Abigail Hernandez missing for 7 days; still no new info.

5:55 PM, Oct 15, 2013



Video - Click to play

By Ken Christian

CONWAY, NH (NEWS CENTER) -- The search for a missing teenager from Conway, New Hampshire continues -- and investigators have not released any new leads in the case. 15-year-old Abigail Hernandez has been missing for 7 days now.

Police say they have received more than 300 tips and they've searched several thousand acres of woods and wilderness, but so far there's been no sign of her.

The only new development we've heard in this case over the past few days came out over the weekend when investigators say Abigail Hernandez's cell phone was last used around 6:30 Wednesday night, about 4 hours after she was last seen leaving school.

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http://www.wcsh6.com/rss/article/260119/2/Abigail-Hernandez-missing-for-7-days-still-no-new-info

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Press conference on missing teen, 6pm 10/15/2013

Police say they have received more than 300 tips and they've searched several thousand acres of woods and wilderness, but so far there's been no sign of her.

http://www.wcsh6.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2746266879001

Teen girl abducted on walk home from school?

By HLNtv.com Staff
updated 8:15 PM EDT, Tue October 15, 2013

•High school freshman goes missing just days before her 15th birthday
•Abigail Hernandez, 15, last seen leaving her school on foot



Investigators are searching for a 15-year-old high school freshman who was last seen leaving her school on foot just days before her birthday.

http://www.hlntv.com/video/2013/10/15/hernandez-abigail-missing-teen-girl-vwalk-home-school-abducted

Many resources being employed to help find Hernandez

Published Date: Wednesday, 16 October 2013 07:25

By Daymond Steer

CONWAY — As of Wednesday, Abigail Hernandez topped the FBI's list of "kidnappings and missing persons," which contains about 70 names.

Hernandez, a Kennett High freshman, was reported missing at 7:17 p.m. on Oct. 9. She was last seen around 2:30 p.m. leaving school, but when her family arrived home that evening she wasn't there. She is described by police as a white girl of Hispanic descent with brown hair, brown eyes and light olive complexion, 5-foot 4-inches tall, 118-pounds.

FBI special agent and spokesman Greg Comcowich, who works out of the FBI's Boston office, said in his experience names are put on that list in the order they are received. The list does appear to be in rough chronological order. The case directly below Hernandez involves a young girl named Aliayah Lunsford who disappeared in late 2011. Another person near the top of the list, Alexis Tiara Murphy, was last seen in Virginia in August.

Normally, the most recent (case) goes right on top." said Comcowich.

Employees at the FBI had to work around furloughs caused by the federal shutdown in order to put Hernandez on the online list. The FBI's list labels Hernandez as a "missing person."

"Regardless of the furlough, we made a special effort to make sure we got it done," said Comcowich.

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http://www.conwaydailysun.com/index.php/newsx/local-news/109540-many-resources-helping-to-find-hernandez

1 week later, still no sign of missing N.H. teen
Officials are seeking help in finding 15-year-old Abigail Hernandez’s cellphone
By Derek J. Anderson |  Globe Correspondent     October 16, 2013


After eight days of searching and more than 500 tips, investigators are still looking for a 15-year-old girl who disappeared in Conway, N.H, and they are now asking the public to be on the lookout for her cellphone.

“Day eight in our search for Abigail Hernandez,” said Kieran Ramsey, an FBI special agent, during a press conference in Conway Wednesday evening. “Day eight in our plea to the community of Conway and the viewing public to help us with any information that could help us locate Abigail. Day eight in our hopes for Abby’s mom, Abby’s sister, and other loved ones that we can return her home safely here in Conway.”

Abigail Hernandez was last seen Oct. 9 leaving Kennett High School and walking on a powerline trail, authorities said. On Wednesday, investigators released a timeline detailing Hernandez’s last known whereabouts and cellphone activity in hopes that it would help the search process.

Authorities are looking for Hernandez’s cellphone — a white iPhone 5 in a pink and gray case. Specifically, they are asking businesses to check their lost-and-found holds to see if the phone might have been unclaimed, said Jane Young, associate New Hampshire attorney general.

Read more at the link:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/10/16/investigators-searching-for-missing-teen-cellphone-release-timeline-last-known-whereabouts/RjtyexWUPCCzR5nQaZYFbI/story.html

FBI Releases New Information In Search For Missing NH Girl
By Michael Rosenfield, WBZ-TV
October 16, 2013 11:20 PM

NORTH CONWAY, NH (CBS) – The FBI has released new details in the search for 15-year-old Abigail Hernandez who went missing last week in New Hampshire. A timeline has been put together from interviews and surveillance video gathered along the route from Kennett High School toward Abby’s home.

Investigators say they have received over 500 tips since last week. They now say despite their initial reports, it’s unclear if she ever made it home after she left school last Wednesday.

CHECK: Map Of Area | Timeline

Abby was seen leaving school at 2:29pm last Wednesday and exchanged a series of texts with a classmate between 2:23 and 2:53pm. At 2:35pm, she was seen walking on the power line trail from Eagle’s Way.

There were multiple unconfirmed reports of someone matching Abby’s description between 2:40 and 3:30pm walking on the North-South Highway.

Her last cell phone activity was at 3:07pm when she sent a text message to the same classmate on the west side of Cranmore Mountain.

More at link:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/10/16/fbi-to-release-new-information-in-search-for-missing-nh-girl/

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Jackson,+New+Hampshire&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF-8&ei=j1ZgUtbvL4Lm9AShjYHICg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAg

Cranmore Mt. is just east of North Conway.
I was visiting in the area (Jackson) a few years ago.
Lots of moose! lol
Heavily wooded area, lot of little resort towns catering to outdoor sports. White Mtn is popular especially in the winter.
It would be very cold this time of year.
Traffic would be light to non-existent.

Investigators search for missing girl's cellphone

Police say phone lost contact with network afternoon girl disappeared

UPDATED 3:03 AM EDT Oct 17, 2013

By Adam Sexton, News Reporter

CONWAY, N.H. —Investigators searching for a missing North Conway girl said they are looking for the cellphone she was using the day she disappeared.

Abigail Hernandez, 15, was last seen on Oct. 9 when she left Kennett High School. Officials said she left the school about 2:29 p.m. to walk home.

Associate Attorney General Jane Young said officials are looking for Abigail's white iPhone 5. According to Police Chief Edward Wagner, Abigail was using her phone to text with a friend from 2:23 to 2:53 p.m. The last contact with the cellphone on the cellular network was at 3:07 p.m. on the west side of Cranmore Mountain, police said.

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FBI offers $20K reward in case of North Conway, NH missing teen

Thursday, October 17, 2013, 4:31pm

(NECN) – Officials held another news conference in Conway, N.H. to update the public on their search for Abigail Hernandez, who disappeared on Wednesday, October 9.

Zenya Hernandez, Abby’s mom, made a statement Thursday. She said we’re not giving up hope.

She also spoke directly to her daughter, telling her they truly, truly, truly miss her.

Zenya also told Abby to stay strong, to not give up and to continue fighting.

She also thanked the community for help and support thus far and asked them to not give up. She urged anyone with any piece of information to call.

Kieran Ramsey with FBI also spoke. He announced a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the recovery of Abby, or information, identification, arrest and conviction of any person or persons responsible for her disappearance. He asked the community to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit Tips.fbi.gov with any information. He said it’s their hope that the reward offered will generate new leads and new tips that they can then safely return Abigail.

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http://www.necn.com/10/17/13/FBI-offers-20K-reward-in-case-of-North-C/landing_mobile.html?blockID=855411

Police now say missing N.H. teen never made it home

Associated Press

New England | Thursday, October 17, 2013

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — A teenage girl who disappeared last week never made it home after leaving her high school, despite earlier reports by police that dogs had tracked her scent to the house, police said Wednesday.

Abigail Hernandez was last seen leaving Kennett High School at 2:30 p.m. last Wednesday afternoon. Police said the next day that she made it to the town house she shared with her mother about two miles away and when the mother returned home later, Abigail was gone.

Kieran Ramsey, FBI's special agent in charge on site in Conway, said at a briefing Wednesday evening that Abigail, 15, did not go home after school. He did not elaborate or explain the discrepancy.

Read more:

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/2013/10/17/police-now-say-missing-nh-teen-never-made-it-home/1438478

Video of Hope: Love to Abby Hernandez



LostNMissing Inc

Video goes global in search for Abigail Hernandez

Published Date: Thursday, 17 October 2013 07:20

CONWAY — A Granite State organization — LostNMissing Inc. — is doing its part to assist in the search for missing local teen Abigail Hernandez and has gone nationwide with the effort.

The Londonderry non-profit has created a video named "Video of Hope: Love to Abby Hernandez" and posted it on Youtube. The four-minute video set to Train's "Calling on Angels" shows a collage of pictures of Hernandez along with photographs from the search; a missing person poster; and heartfelt messages of hope from the community.

The lyrics are also powerful:

"I need a sign to let me know you're her

"All of these lines are being crossed over the atmosphere

"I need to know that things are gonna look up

"I won't give up if you don't give up

"When children have to play inside so they don't disappear"

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http://www.conwaydailysun.com/index.php/newsx/local-news/109547-video-goes-global-in-search-for-abigail-hernandez

FBI increasingly concerned after 10 days searching for missing girl

Community works to spread information about Abigail Hernandez

UPDATED 6:18 PM EDT Oct 18, 2013

By Nick Spinetto, News Reporter

CONWAY, N.H. —FBI investigators said Friday they are frustrated and concerned that they haven't received the number of tips they hoped for after announcing a reward in the search for a missing girl.

Abigail Hernandez, 15, of North Conway, was last seen Oct. 9 when she left high school. An intense search has been undertaken since, and Thursday, officials announced a $20,000 reward for information that leads to Abigail.

FBI officials said they are grateful for the tips that have come in, but they're frustrated they haven't been able to develop strong leads. They said they also hoped that more tips would have come in.

Missing-person fliers continue to be printed as the Conway community donates its time, materials and money to help locate the missing teen.

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http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/search-for-missing-girl-in-10th-day/-/9857858/22505726/-/pnwbc2/-/index.html#ixzz2iEhirjiB

https://www.facebook.com/Help.Find.Abigail.Hernandez

Interesting story and comments.

http://www.missingpersonsofamerica.com/2013/10/abigail-hernandez-missing-from-north.html

In search for Abigail, 'time is of the essence'

October 19. 2013 8:41PM

By DAN SEUFERT
Sunday News Correspondent

CONWAY - As Kieran Ramsey looked around the law enforcement command center at the police department Thursday, he saw lots of familiar faces.

Ramsey, an FBI agent assigned to the Boston field office who is leading the bureau's part of the search for Abigail Hernandez, saw Senior Associate Attorney General Jane Young, many senior state police and New Hampshire Fish and Game officers whom he has worked with on child-abduction cases. They are part of a team of about 100 law enforcement agents, including 35 or so FBI agents, trying to find Abigail, 15, last seen Oct. 9.

So far, searches of more than 3,000 acres and 5 square miles of town haven't turned up a trace of Abigail or her missing iPhone, which last transmitted a data update at 3:07 p.m. Oct. 9, he said.

There is no evidence to suggest she was abducted or ran away, Ramsey said.

- See more at: http://www.newhampshire.com/article/20131020/NEWS07/131029978/-1/www.newhampshire.com#sthash.79KOsmqZ.dpuf

Missing Teenager Case Has Small N.H. Town On Edge

October 20, 2013 5:47 PM

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — A dark-haired, dark-eyed girl peers out from a letter-sized poster taped to the doors of businesses lining Main Street in this tourist town.

Missing, it says.

What happened to 15-year-old Abigail Hernandez, who disappeared Oct. 9, has people on edge in the town of 2,300 residents in Mount Washington Valley. There are shades of the still-unsolved killing of another young girl from rural New Hampshire two years ago: 11-year-old Celina Cass disappeared from her West Stewartstown home, and her body was recovered a week later in the Connecticut River.

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http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/10/20/missing-teenager-case-has-small-n-h-town-on-edge/

VALLEY CLUB PLANS VIGIL FOR MISSING TEEN

by Gair on October 23, 2013

A POPULAR RUNNING CLUB IN THE MOUNT WASHINGTON VALLEY THAT HAS TIES TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF ABIGAIL HERNANDEZ – THE 15-YEAR-OLD NORTH CONWAY TEENAGER WHO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE LEAVING KENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OCT. 9 2013 – IS ORGANIZING A PUBLIC VIGIL FOR ABIGAIL SATURDAY NIGHT IN NORTH CONWAY’S SCHOULER PARK.

PAUL KIRSCH, PRESIDENT OF THE WHITE MOUNTAIN MILERS, SAYS AIGAIL’S MOTHER ZENYA HERNANDEZ AND HER OLDER SISTER SARAH HERNANDEZ, HAVE BEEN ACTIVE RUNNERS AND VOLUNTEERS WITH THE CLUB.

KIRSCH SAYS LIKE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, HIS CLUB WANTS TO SUPPORT “ONE OF ITS OWN.” HE SAYS THE THEME OF SATURDAY’S VIGIL IS “LIGHT THE WAY HOME FOR ABBY.”

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ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT ABIGAIL HERNANDEZ IS ASKED TO CALL THE TOLL-FREE FBI TIPLINE AT 1-800-CALL-FBI OR CONWAY POLICE AT (603) 356-5715.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VIGIL, SEE THE WEBSITE AT www.whitemountainmilers.com.

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http://www.wmwv.com/valley-club-plans-vigil-for-missing-teen/

FBI: 'NO PIECE OF INFORMATION IS TOO SMALL' IN SEARCH FOR ABIGAIL HERNANDEZ

Published Date: Thursday, 24 October 2013 05:57

By Daymond Steer

CONWAY – The FBI's top agent in the search for missing teen Abigail Hernandez says he's pleased with the cooperation law enforcement has gotten from the community but wishes people weren't so shy about sharing information for fear of annoying investigators.

Hernandez, 15, a Kennett High freshman, was reported missing at 7:17 p.m. on Oct. 9. She was last seen around 2:30 p.m. leaving school, but when her family arrived home that evening she wasn't there.

The FBI's Kieran Ramsey, when reached Wednesday evening, insists that he'd rather get the same information from multiple people than risk not getting it at all.

"We continue to have people call into us and say, 'You know, I knew A, B and C and think it may be related, but I didn't want to call because I didn't want to bother you guys,'" said Ramsey.

Read more:

http://www.conwaydailysun.com/index.php/newsx/local-news/109662-fbi-please-share-what-you-know-about-abby

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Conway community holds vigil for missing teen (Video)

Abigail Hernandez missing nearly 2 1/2 weeks

Published 8:42 AM EDT Oct 27, 2013

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. —Searchers are still looking for Abigail Hernandez nearly 2 1/2 weeks after the teen disappeared.

Volunteers are spread throughout the Conway area looking for clues.

Meanwhile, about 150 people gathered Saturday night for a vigil and walk in Hernandez's honor.

"Thursday I woke to find out that she went missing. It felt weird," said resident Garret Fernbach.

Saturday's vigil showed once again that when a community is stricken with grief, it comes together to help those in need.

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http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/conway-community-holds-vigil-for-missing-teen/-/9857858/22656428/-/3s2dcuz/-/index.html#ixzz2jAdMoAF0

Volunteers join search for Abby Hernandez

October 28. 2013 1:17AM


Liz Birne of Connecticut K9 Search and Rescue pauses with her search dog, Galen, near Pudding Pond in Conway on Saturday. (DAN SEUFERT PHOTO)

CONWAY — A group of former law enforcement agents and missing persons' specialists converged at the Cranmore Mountain base camp over the weekend, joining the search for 15-year-old Abigail Hernandez.

Twelve dog teams with 60 volunteer searchers arrived Friday from The Mission for the Missing, a Boston-based non-profit group created in 2009 that works independently or in conjunction with law enforcement with the mission of bringing loved ones home, according to the group's leader, Alan Tate.

They were searching for personal items that her mother said she likely had with her when she disappeared: an oversized camouflage-colored book bag, a cream-colored purse, and a silver-colored necklace with a heart-shaped pendant that has a blue stone in it.

Read more:

http://www.newhampshire.com/article/20131028/NEWS07/131029286&template=newhampshire1407

Abigail Hernandez' mother: 'I keep thinking, she'll be found'

October 28. 2013 10:40PM

By DAN SEUFERT
Union Leader Correspondent

CONWAY — Zenya Hernandez's life has been turned upside-down.

Since her daughter, 15-year-old Abigail Hernandez, disappeared after leaving school on Oct. 9, she's been on an emotional roller coaster.

"We try to keep our hopes up. Every day they say they have new clues, but nothing ever comes from it," Zenya Hernandez said Monday at her home.

"I keep thinking, she'll be found, I need to keep up hope, but then I think about the terrible things that could have happened. It's tough, each day."

Read more:

http://www.newhampshire.com/article/20131029/NEWS07/131029197/-1/sports21&template=newhampshire1407

This is the image that will appear on an Interstate 93 billboard in Boston alerting drivers to Abigail Hernandez’s disappearance.

http://www.newhampshire.com/article/20131029/NEWS07/131029197/-1/sports21&template=newhampshire1407

Remains found during search for Abigail Hernandez may be of missing Conway man

October 29. 2013 8:29PM

By DAN SEUFERT
Union Leader Correspondent

NORTH CONWAY — As one missing persons case is actively being investigated by law enforcement agents in town, another is likely about to be solved.

While search crews were combing the woods near Cranmore Mountain Resort on Oct. 12 in the early days of the search for 15-year-old Abigail Hernandez, who disappeared after leaving school on Oct. 9, they came upon human remains of someone who authorities said had died several years ago.


State Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas A. Andrew said investigators are in the final stages of testing and obtaining medical records before making a firm declaration of finding in the case.

But they have a sole “person of interest” in the case, identified by Andrew as John Sweeney of Mechanic Street in Conway, who was 50 when he disappeared in 2006.

Read more:

http://www.newhampshire.com/article/20131030/NEWS07/131039967&template=newhampshire1407

Abigail search unites entire community in Conway area

By DAN SEUFERT
Union Leader Correspondent
October 30. 2013 10:56PM



This billboard on Route 16 in Albany made by Gemini Signs in Conway has been put up to help the cause. (DAN SEUFERT PHOTO)

CONWAY — While authorities investigating the disappearance of 15-year-old Abigail Hernandez say they have found no distinct direction to follow in the case, residents in the area are making a clear statement.

"We aren't giving up," said Jonathan Goodwin, owner of Gemini Signs in Conway, who just donated a $1,200 sign with Hernandez's photo, personal details, and the FBI's contact number on it.

The sign is on a billboard visible from the northbound lane of Route 16 in Albany. The use of the billboard was donated by Ambix, a local company. The sign will stay on the billboard, Goodwin said, until Hernandez is found. She was last seen leaving Kennett High School in North Conway on Oct. 9.

"I think everybody feels pretty shattered. It's a horrible, horrible thing," Goodwin said. "But at the same time, this is a sweet little girl, and we won't give up on her. We will never give up, she's out there somewhere."

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http://www.newhampshire.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131031/NEWS07/131039867&template=newhampshire1407&template=printart

Online vigil held for Abby Hernandez

CONWAY, NH (WGME) -- Friends and supporters of Abby Hernandez went online to show their support for the search of the missing New Hampshire teen.

About 1,500 people took part in an online vigil. Participants posted pictures of Hernandez as their Facebook profile and cover photos, hoping to raise awareness of her disappearance.

Hernandez was last seen on October 9th, while walking home from Kennett High School. Local, state and federal law enforcement searched thousands of acres in and around Conway, but have yet to find her. Investigators still consider Hernandez' disappearance a missing person's case.

VIDEO:

http://www.wgme.com/news/top-stories/stories/wgme_vid_19483.shtml

Dad Hopes Secret Code Will Determine if Missing Teen Was Kidnapped (Video)

By Russell Goldman
@GoldmanRussell

Nov 5, 2013 4:59pm

A father, desperate to find his missing teenage daughter, has made a public appeal for the girl to communicate a secret Bible passage known only to them to indicate if she were alive and had run away.

In an open letter posted to Facebook, Ruben Hernandez, father of missing 15-year-old Abigail Hernandez, asked the girl to reach out to family or law enforcement and let them know she is alive.

“We don’t know if you ran away, but if you did it’s important for you to know, sweetheart, that nobody is angry with you, and you are not and will not be in any trouble. I just need to know that you are OK,” he wrote. Abigail Hernandez was last seen walking out of her high school in Conway, N.H., three weeks ago.

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http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/11/dad-hopes-secret-code-will-determine-if-missing-teen-was-kidnapped/

1 month later: New effort underway to find Abigail Hernandez

New magnetic signs contain information about missing North Conway teen

UPDATED 8:45 AM EST Nov 09, 2013

By KC Downey, Digital Media Manager

NORTH CONWAY. N.H. —Saturday marks one month since North Conway teenager Abigail Hernandez was last seen while walking home from school, and investigators are not giving any indication of slowing down.

Residents in the area have begun placing magnetic signs on their cars that contain information about the missing 15-year-old. For information about the signs and how to donate to the effort, visit the Bring Abby Home website.

Hundreds of tips have also poured in, but none that can explain where the teen may be.

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.

A reward of up to $20,000 is being offered for information that leads to her return.

Read more: http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/new-effort-underway-to-find-abigail-hernandez/-/9857858/22873020/-/mkr63z/-/index.html#ixzz2kJEqY7Gn

Hernandez Family Fundraiser Auction

CONWAY AUCTION HALL
1470 ROUTE 16
CONWAY, NH 03818

(formerly Bill's Place Restaurant)

about 1 1/2 miles south of the Kancamagus Highway (Route 112) and 1/2 miles south of Route 113

DATE: Saturday November 16, 2013
TIME: 10:00 am
PREVIEW: November 15, 2013 9am to 5pm

Conway Auction Hall will be holding a fundraiser auction event on November 16, 2013. Conway Auction Hall is holding this event to help raise money for the Hernandez family. Abigail Hernandez, a 15 year old girl from North Conway, has been missing since October 9, 2013.Zenya Hernandez, Abigails mother has not worked since her daughter went missing, devoting her time in finding her daughter. All of the funds raised from this event will be used to support the Hernandez family in the search for Abigail.

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http://www.auctionzip.com/Listings/1936574.html

Police: Get Pics of Abigail Hernandez Out Before Thanksgiving

11:10 am Sun November 24, 2013

By AMANDA LODER



As Thanksgiving approaches, North Conway police are asking people to post more photos of 15-year old Abigail Hernandez throughout New England. She’s been missing for more than six weeks--since shortly before Columbus Day. Police say Thanksgiving is important because some people visiting the area when she disappeared could return for the holiday.

In a news conference Friday, Abigail’s mother, Zenya Hernandez, read from a statement.

“Abby, you matter to me. I believe you’re alive, and I know that hope speaks louder than fear" Hernandez said. "It is my hope that you can reach out to me. I feel your absence every day, and I want you home with me.”

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http://nhpr.org/post/police-get-pics-abigail-hernandez-out-thanksgiving

POLICE HOPE HOLIDAY TRAVELERS WILL HELP IN ABBY SEARCH

Published Date: Tuesday, 26 November 2013 02:41

By Daymond Steer

CONWAY – Law enforcement officials say the Thanksgiving holiday creates an opportunity to spread information about missing teen Abigail Hernandez. They hope the information will reach those who could provide a clue about her disappearance.

Hernandez, 15, of Conway, was last seen walking on the power line trail from Kennett High School's Eagle's Way on Oct. 9 just after 2:30 p.m. The last known contact between her cell phone and the cellular network was on the west side of Cranmore Mountain at 3:07 p.m. The phone has not been found.

Last Friday, officials held their first press conference in about six weeks. No new information was released. Hernandez's mother, Zenya Hernandez, made an appeal, reading a letter to her daughter.

"Dear Abby, I believe you are out there somewhere, watching and listening to me right now," Zenya Hernandez said. "I believe you are alive, and I know that hope speaks louder than fear. It is my hope that you can reach out to me."

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http://www.conwaydailysun.com/index.php/newsx/local-news/110208-many-ways-to-spread-word-about-hernandez-on-thanksgiving-week

Missing New Hampshire Teen Abigail Hernandez Sent Mom Letter
Dec. 6, 2013

A missing New Hampshire teen sent her mother a letter that was postmarked weeks after she disappeared, authorities said today. The letter from Abigail Hernandez, 15, was postmarked on Oct. 23 and received on Nov. 6, according to the FBI and New Hampshire Attorney General's Office. "When we received this letter, I will tell you it was unprecedented. It gave us hope," FBI special agent Kieran Ramsey said. Mom Pleads For Missing Daughter's Return Investigators said they decided to come forward with the existence of the letter because they fear the teen may be in "grave" danger and could perhaps be used for sexual exploitation if she is still alive. While it was unclear if Hernandez left willingly or was abducted, Ramsey said investigators' "worst fear" is "someone may now be coercing her." wrote:

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-hampshire-teen-abigail-hernandez-mom-letter/story?id=21123809

Mother of missing New Hampshire teen offers $10,000 reward

Published May 09, 2014  · FoxNews.com

FILE-Conway, N.H. police released this photo of 14-year-old Abigail Hernandez of North Conway, N.H. Thursday Oct. 10, 2013. Senior Assistant Attorney General Jane Young said missing teenager Abigail Hernandez wrote a letter to her mother Zenya Hernandez postmarked Oct. 23 and was received by her mother Nov. 6.(AP Photo/Conway Police department/FILE)

CONWAY, N.H. –  It's been seven months since a New Hampshire teenager vanished last fall on her way home from high school, and her mother is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to her safe return.

Fifteen-year-old Abigail Hernandez was last seen Oct. 9 after leaving Kennett High School in Conway. Police say she walked her normal route toward home and sent several texts between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. But she never made it home.

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Anyone with information is asked to call either the Conway Police Department's tip line at 603-356-5717 or the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/05/09/mother-missing-new-hampshire-teen-offers-10000-reward/

Abigail Hernandez's father doubles reward

Kerry Leary, WCSH  11:39 a.m. EDT May 15, 2014


Abigail Hernandez (Photo: WCSH)

CONWAY, New Hampshire (NEWS CENTER) -- Abigail Hernandez's father increased the reward for information leading to her safe return Thursday, bringing the total amount of money to $60,000.

Zenya Hernandez, Abigail's mother, announced the increase in the reward in an email to NEWS CENTER.

"The reward is now $60,000. We are getting a new surge of leads and a new surge of interest [on] the Bring Abby Home [Facebook] Page," Zenya Hernandez said. "We would like to remind everyone to report leads to the law enforcement ... no tip is too small. Something that seems minor can help."

The reward is money from multiple sources; Zenya Hernandez ($10,000), the FBI ($20,000) and Abigail's father, Ruben Hernandez ($30,000).

Abigail Hernandez was last seen on Oct. 9, 2013.

http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/local/2014/05/15/abigail-hernandez-father-doubles-reward-for-information/9122411/

UPDATE: ABIGAIL IS BACK WITH HER FAMILY, SHE IS SAFE!!!

Missing New Hampshire girl, 15, safely reunited with her family after vanishing nine months ago

. Abigail Hernandez, 15, disappeared October 9 in Conway, New Hampshire
. Teenager sent her mother a letter on October 23
. Her mother said this week: 'We are the happiest people on earth'
. The circumstances of her disappearance under investigation, police said

By Louise Boyle

Published: 14:27 EST, 21 July 2014  | Updated: 16:26 EST, 21 July 2014


Abigail Hernandez, a New Hampshire teenager, has been safely reunited with her family after disappearing ten months ago

Abigail Hernandez has been safely reunited with her family after disappearing nine months ago.

The 15-year-old vanished on October 9 from her home in New Hampshire.  

Zenya Hernandez, Abigail’s mother, said today 'we are the happiest people on earth', according to a release from the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office.

A press release this week said that the facts and circumstances surrounding Abigail's disappearance are still under investigation.

The family had received a glimmer of hope after Abby wrote and posted them a letter in the weeks after her disappearance.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2700513/Missing-New-Hampshire-girl-safely-reunited-family.html#ixzz389KIEejB

Abigail Hernandez back home with family in Conway, NH

Updated: Monday, July 21 2014, 06:59 PM EDT



CONWAY, NH (WGME) -- According to New Hampshire's attorney general, Abigail Hernandez was reunited with her family in Conway, NH Sunday night.

15-year-old Hernandez was last seen nine months ago walking home from school in Conway, New Hampshire.

No further details have been released regarding the circumstances surrounding her disappearance and her return home.

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Police say further details will be provided once they determine the information will not compromise the integrity of the on-going criminal investigation.

We'll provide more on this developing story has details become available.

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http://www.wgme.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/abigail-hernandez-back-home-family-conway-nh-23315.shtml#.U82nOCAo7IU

YES!
One repatriated 
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Man Arrested, Charged With Kidnapping New Hampshire Teen Abigail Hernandez

Jul 28, 2014, 4:29 PM ET

By MEGHAN KENEALLY via GOOD MORNING AMERICA


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Police have charged a 34-year-old man with kidnapping Abigail Hernandez, the New Hampshire teen who vanished on her walk home from school nine months before she returned home last week, authorities said.

Nathaniel Kibby was arrested at his home in Gorham, New Hampshire, this afternoon. He is charged with felony kidnapping, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General's office.

His arrest comes after the teen walked into her mother's home in the town of Conway -- which is 34 miles away from Gorham -- on July 20.

Girl Who Vanished for Nine Months Is Very Weak, Malnourished

Associate Attorney General Jane Young told ABC News that the investigation is ongoing and there may be more arrests if evidence reveals more suspects, but for the time being they are not actively pursuing other suspects. There is a news conference planned for Tuesday for after Kibby is arraigned, officials said.

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/hampshire-teen-abigail-hernandez-man-arrested-charged-kidnapping/story?id=24748117

Man, 34, is arrested for kidnapping Abigail Hernandez as 15-year- old's mother says she was NOT pregnant and didn't run away

. Abigail Hernandez, 15, mysteriously returned to her North Conway, New Hampshire home last week, after disappearing in October
. On Monday, 34-year-old Nathaniel Kibby was arrested for her kidnapping
.According to a press release, Kibby confined Abigail on last year 'with purpose to commit an offense against her'
. He is set to be arraigned in Conway District Court on Tuesday

By Ashley Collman and Will Payne In North Conway, New Hampshire
Published: 08:36 EST, 28 July 2014  | Updated: 16:54 EST, 28 July 2014


Collared: Nathaniel E Kibby, 34, was arrested Monday in connection to the nine-month disappearance of New Hampshire teen Abigail Hernandez, who reappeared alive in her hometown last week

An arrest has been made in the mysterious case of a New Hampshire 15-year-old girl who went missing nine months ago and reappared home last week.

Nathaniel Kibby, 34, was arrested at his home in Gorham Monday afternoon and charged with the felony kidnapping of Conway teen Abigail Hernandez.

The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office said in a press release that Kibby confined Hernandez on October 9, 2013 'with purpose to commit an offense against her.'

'Hernandez provided police with details of her kidnapping sufficient to warrant (the) arrest,' investigators added.

Kibby was allegedly arrested without incident and is set to be arraigned in Tuesday at Conway District Court.

Neighbor Donald Stgermain, 76, was at home at the time Kibby was arrested and described the scene to MailOnline.

Mr Stgermain said he was making food around noon when law enforcement showed up outside his neighbor's house, 'dressed in battle gear with rifles'.

He says about an hour later FBI agents showed up at his house, asking if he knew Kibby or had ever seen a young girl near the house. Mr Stgermain said he never had, and never noticed anything strange happening at Kibby's house.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2708443/She-look-eyes-Ive-never-seen-Abigail-Hernandezs-mother-describes-seeing-daughter-time-nine-months-missing-quashes-rumors-15-year-old-ran-away-pregnant.html#ixzz38ohS8cC1

Arrest Made in Abigail Hernandez Kidnapping Case (Video)

By Bruce Wright
Boston.com Staff
July 28, 2014 3:33 PM

New Hampshire officials announced Monday afternoon that a man has been arrested in connection with the nine-month disappearance of Abigail Hernandez, the teenager who was last week found and was reunited with her family, according to multiple reports.

Nathaniel Kibby, 34, has been charged with “felony kidnapping for knowingly confining Abigail Hernandez on Oct. 9, 2013,” reported CBS Boston.

Kibby, of Gorham, N.H., was arrested shortly after noon on Monday at his home at 4 Brookside Drive, reported NECN. It is unclear if that is the location where Hernandez was held during the nine-month ordeal.

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http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2014/07/28/police-arrest-suspect-abigail-hernandez-kidnapping-case/bF3fbP3YBS4Fy9jefJvqBI/story.html

Abigail Hernandez case: New Hampshire teen who went missing for nine months was reportedly held captive in rusty storage container

The 15-year-old was reportedly kept in a container in Gorham, near the trailer of 34-year-old prime suspect Nathaniel Kibby. Sources say the unit contains three separate, sound-proofed rooms.

BY LEE MORAN / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS / Published: Thursday, July 31, 2014, 3:31 AM / Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2014, 12:29 PM

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/n-h-teen-missing-months-held-storage-container-report-article-1.1886640

Good read for info on perp's history.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2711926/I-eyes-He-crazy-Woman-claims-viciously-attacked-Abby-Hernandez-alleged-kidnapper-locals-call-odd-ball-loner-obsessed-zombie-apocalypse.html

Family of Abigail Hernandez describes ‘violent’ abduction
By Jeremy C. Fox
| Globe Correspondent August 13, 2014

“For many months, she suffered numerous acts of unspeakable violence,” Coyne wrote on behalf of the Hernandez family. “Through her faith, fortitude and resilience, she is alive today and home with her family.”

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/08/12/family-abigail-hernandez-describes-violent-abduction-and-unspeakable-violence/W6KVAbNM68VZpkZAyB3YcM/story.html


Abby learned her captor's name from a cookbook he handed her.
After returning home, she waited a week before telling investigators the name.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/abigail-hernandez-waited-police-kidnappers/story?id=26872337


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2832132/Prosecutors-Teen-waited-reveal-captors-name.html