Missing 4-Year-Old Found Dead, 6-Year-Old Found with Suspect
A heartbreaking up date regarding the two missing girls.
The body of 4-year-old Erin Brunett was found in a wooded area near Jackson, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sherrif's Office.
Her 6-year-old sister Jalie Brunett was found unharmed by the suspect, who is now in custody.
Chief Deputy Jimmy Travis told WBRZ previously that enough time had passed and the girls could be in another state.
You're talking about a 36-hour gap there that someone could have taken those children, along with her car that is missing, and you could be halfway across the country by now, we don't know if the children are in this area.
Now authorities have located the girls and identified the suspect as Daniel Callahan, who had dated the girls' mother, Callie Brunett. Callie's father found her body in her home Thursday morning.
Callie and her two daughters were last seen Tuesday night, and a search began at some point Wednesday night.
ORIGINAL STORY
Detectives with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office are searching for two young girls who went missing from their home after their mother was found deceased in the home.
Callie Brunett, 35, who was found dead in her Loranger home early Thursday morning after being reported missing for 24 hours. The father is not a suspect in the kidnapping of the two girls or in the killing of their mother.
Her two young children, 6-year-old Jalie and 4-year-old Erin, are currently unaccounted for. Authorities are asking anyone with information on their whereabouts to contact 911 immediately.
Additionally, Brunett's black 2012 Chrysler 200, with Louisiana license plate 859GML, is also missing.
An Amber Alert has been sent out across the state of Louisiana.
"Amber Alert issued for 3-yr-old Erin Brunett and 6-yr-old Jalie Brunett. They were last seen at 56044 N. Cooper Road in Loranger. They were abducted before 8:00 a.m. Erin and Jalie are white females. A white male is wanted for questioning in a domestic violence incident which resulted in a homicide. He is driving a black 2012 Chrysler 200 LA plate 859GML"
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