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KANSAS CITY, MO – The search for a missing teen and her captor has taken authorities to Missouri. In a distressing turn of events, 16-year-old Sophia Franklin from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, has vanished. Authorities believe she is with 40-year-old Gary Day, the man alleged to have fathered her unborn child. The pair’s disappearance has ignited a multi-state Amber Alert and a fervent plea from her anguished family. Now cops in the Show-Me State need your help to find this young girl!
The Disappearance
Sophia was last seen at her home on February 2 at 9 p.m. The following morning, surveillance footage captured a man resembling Day near her residence. By 8:30 a.m., a vehicle matching Day’s black 2014 Buick LaCrosse was spotted heading south on Highway 151 near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.
Authorities suspect the duo is traveling toward Arkansas, possibly passing through Missouri. The vehicle has been seen with different license plates: initially Arkansas plate BBR 20L, later Pennsylvania plate KGW 5186.
A Troubling Relationship
The connection between Sophia and Day reportedly began online in April 2024. By July, Day had allegedly transported Sophia from Wisconsin to his home in Cabot, Arkansas. During this period, her family believed she was staying with a friend in Beaver Dam…