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Biryukova family avoiding media... and everyone else?
No one answered Friday when a KING 5 reporter knocked on the door of the Redmond apartment where Julia Biryukova lives.

Her father is believed to be in Russia or Ukraine, and her mother Nadia Biryukova is not answering her door or returning messages.

“Two days ago, I saw her,” says Pichu Liu, who says she’s had a good relationship with Nadia, her next door neighbor and the grandmother of Sky Metalwala, the two-year-old reported missing on Sunday.

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Missing two year old's dad grieves as hope dims
Up until Thursday, Solomon Metalwala had been clinging to the idea his 2-year-old son was alive.
He made TV appearances, went to court and made plans to hand out fliers with photos of his missing son.
He was convinced his estranged wife, Julia Biryukova, had hidden the boy with a relative or friend to spite him because of their ongoing custody battle.
"She has done something with him to hurt me," he said earlier this week.
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Police continue search for toddler missing six days
Police are searching near a suburban park for a missing Washington state toddler.

Seattle television stations reported Saturday morning that investigators had arrived at Marymoor Park in Redmond, where the mother of 2-year-old Sky Metalwala lives.
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Police expand search for missing boy
Facing a death of leads in the disappearance of Washington state toddler, investigators expanded their search efforts to a popular suburban park Saturday, combing through fields and brush as the boy's mother continued to refuse to speak with police.
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Bellevue PD hint at weekend efforts to locate missing boy
Bellevue Police alluded to activities this coming weekend that will aid in their search for missing toddler, Sky Metalwala, who disappeared last Sunday.

"There are some things in the works," Bellevue Police Maj. Mike Johnson said at Friday's afternoon press briefing, "we'll be out in the communities around this incident this weekend doing some things that will be helpful to the investigation."
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Search for missing boy now centered around Marymoor Park
Investigators searching for missing two-year-old Sky Metalwala on Saturday morning fanned out in Redmond's Marymoor Park, with officers on foot and horseback searching through all areas of the park.

Bellevue Police Dept. Maj. Mike Johnson said the search at the park was not prompted by new information developed by the investigation. Today, he said, police are expanding previous searches around the apartment where Sky lived with his mother, Julia Biryukova, and the Bellevue location where Biryukova reported last seeing Sky.

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No significant leads in Sky Metalwala case, police say
Bellevue Police said Saturday afternoon that they have no significant leads to follow-up on in the search for missing two-year-old Sky Metalwala.

“We’ve had a couple of ‘almosts’ but neither of those panned out to anything,” Bellevue Police Dept. Maj. Mike Johnson said at a 3:30 p.m. press conference.
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Police expand search for Washington boy
Authorities and volunteers are expanding their search efforts today for a 2-year-old boy from Washington who has been missing for a week.

Police said they are doubling back on their earlier work and retracing their steps to find Sky Metalwala.

Without any significant leads, police are growing doubtful they'll find the boy alive.

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Will Mom Open Up?
Almost from the start, Bellevue police have questioned Julia Biryukova's account of how her 2-year-old son disappeared during a trip to the hospital one week ago today.
But without any sign of the child, police concede they could have a difficult time building a case or making an arrest in connection with Sky Elijah Metalwala's disappearance.
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The search for missing toddler expanded in size, scope Saturday
Law enforcement officers and volunteers searched Marymoor Park for hours on Saturday. Some searched by foot, others by horeseback. At dusk, when they stopped their search for the day, two-year-old Sky Metalwala was still missing.
Solomon Metalwala, Sky's father, and his lawyer, Clay Terry, said they handed out approximately 1,800 flyers in Bellevue, Redmond, and Issaquah. They do not have any plans to distribute flyers on Sunday. Terry said Solomon plans to spend the day resting, going to church and with his family.
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Police Major Mike Johnson talks about search for boy
Police searching for a 2-year-old boy who allegedly vanished when his mother left him her car on the side of the road while she bought gas worry the tike has fallen "into some very unfortunate circumstances."
Major Mike Johnson of Bellevue (Wash.) police warned at a news conference that there could be a grim outcome in the search for Sky Metalwala, reported missing last Sunday.
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Police 'not yet there' on criminal case in Sky's disappearance
Police say they are keeping all possibilities open in the search for two-year-old Sky Metalwala, but they have not yet launched a criminal investigation.

“At some point, it would not be unlikely this would become a criminal investigation, however, we’re not yet there.” Bellevue Police Major Mike Johnson said Monday.
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Sky Metalwala's mom on police radar as possible flight risk?
Washington police investigating the disappearance of 2-year-old Sky Metalwala said they are keeping an eye on the boy's mother in case she tries to leave the country.

Sky was last seen Nov. 6 while in the custody of his mother, Julia Biryukova, a Ukranian woman who emigrated from Russia when she was 12.

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Police in Sky Metalwala search obtained info from dating website
Police investigating the disappearance of two-year-old Sky Metalwala were in contact last week with the operator of a dating website where Sky's mother, Julia Biryukova -- or someone using her name and likeness -- created a profile in July.

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Missing toddler's mom seen on 'sugar daddy' site
Police investigating the disappearance of two-year-old Sky Metalwala were in contact last week with the operator of a dating website where Sky's mother, Julia Biryukova -- or someone using her name and likeness -- created a profile in July.
The owner of the site, Brandon Wade, said police contacted him on Nov. 10 asking for any information he could provide on it. Wade's staff turned over to police a list of login information and messages to and from the account.
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Was mom of missing toddler seeking 'sugar daddy'?
Detectives are gathering information from an internet dating profile that may have been created by the mother of missing Washington toddler Sky Metalwala and says she was seeking a "sugar daddy."
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Why no arrest in Sky Metalwala case?
Police say Julia Biryukova admits abandoning her son at the side of the road, and likely committing a crime. So why hasn’t she been arrested?

“There may be a strategic reason why,” says UW Professor Mary Fan. The former federal prosecutor has watched the case closely. “You want to make sure you have a strong enough case. If you have someone out and about, you can follow them, see where they go. You have a missing child out there.”

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No arrest imminent in Sky Metalwala disappearance
Police said Tuesday that there is no truth to reports that an arrest is imminent in the case of Sky Metalwala, the two-year-old who was reported missing ten days ago.

Bellevue Police Major Mike Johnson, at a morning press conference, said the investigation remains a missing persons case.
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Solomon Metalwala visits with four year old daughter

Solomon Metalwala, the father of missing 2-year-old Sky Metalwala, met with the boy's 4-year-old sister Tuesday for the first time in 11 months.
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Day 10 in missing toddler case
It's Day 10 in the search for a missing Bellevue toddler and police say they've had 1,100 tips but still can't say what happened to Sky Metalwala.
Maj. Mike Johnson told a news conference Tuesday that "all options that are related to Sky's disappearance are still on the table."
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Sky's father sees 4 year old daughter, attorney says 'meeting went great'
Solomon Metalwala’s attorney, Clay Terry, called Tuesday afternoon and said his client was finally able to see his 4-year-old little girl, M, who he has not seen since before his 2-year-old son, Sky, went missing nine days ago.
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Police rule out nothing in case of missing boy
Bellevue police say none of the options being examined in connection with the disappearance of 2-year-old Sky Metalwala has been ruled out.
Evidence gathered during the week-and-a-half-long investigation has not led police to eliminate any possible scenarios, Maj. Mike Johnson said during a media briefing Tuesday morning. He said police, thus far, have received more than 1,100 tips.
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Do police know where Julia Biryukova is?
The search for missing Bellevue toddler Sky Metalwala raised new questions Tuesday as to whether police investigating the case know the location of Julia Biryukova, the boy's mother.
KIRO 7 crews haven't been able to find her, despite repeated visits to friends and family members. And when KIRO 7 Reporter Chris Legeros asked Bellevue police Maj. Mike Johnson during Tuesday's 10:30 a.m. press briefing if police knew where Biryukova was located at that moment, Johnson's answer was somewhat vague.
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Volunteers work to spread word about missing Bellevue boy
Daily police updates on the search for Sky Metalwala have come to an end even as the boy's father continues his own efforts to find the 2-year-old.
Meantime, volunteers are ramping up their search to keep the boy's story alive. Two dozen volunteers knocked on doors at homes in Issaquah and Sammamish on Wednesday to alert residents about the boy's case.
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Search for missing toddler Sky Metalwala comes to Issaquah
Searchers for missing 2-year-old boy Sky Metalwala plan to meet in Issaquah on Wednesday afternoon to hand out fliers as investigators and volunteers continue to search for the missing toddler.

Sky’s father, Solomon Metalwala, and volunteers organized the event. Searchers plan to meet at Costco at noon.

Meanwhile, investigators continue to search for the missing toddler.
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Search for Sky moves to Issaquah as father seeks clues
The father of a 2-year-old boy missing for 11 days was out again Wednesday, spreading the word in hopes of finding his son.

Sky Metalwala’s father, Solomon Metalwala, and a group of volunteers passed out leaflets in Issaquah and the Sammamish Plateau Wednesday afternoon.

Friend Stephanie DiJulio donated her time today in the flyer effort.
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Odd details emerge in case of missing Wash. boy
From the moment a Washington toddler was reported missing 11 days ago, police had serious questions about his mother's story that she left him alone in an unlocked car after running out of gas.
The case has become even stranger since.
For starters, Julia Biryukova's car had plenty of gas and was running fine, police determined. She had told them it stalled as she was driving her 2-year-old son to the hospital because he wasn't feeling well, and that she left him inside as she and the boy's sister spent an hour walking to a gas station and calling a friend for help.
Biryukova's estranged husband — the two are in a bitter divorce and custody fight — said her story was full of holes and bore similarities to a recent episode of her favorite show: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." He also claimed in divorce documents that Biryukova had dreamt of strangling the boy.
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Bellevue police process 1100 tips in missing boy case; mom's social media habits scrutinized
Bellevue police say that more than 1,100 tips have come in since the disappearance of Sky Metalwala, 2, but that so far, the Bellevue Police have not ruled out any possibilities in the boy's disappearance in the 10 days since the toddler went missing.
Bellevue Police Major Mike Johnson said that the tips investigated so far have not yielded any clues as to the toddler's disappearance.
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Car that Sky disappeared from seen leaving Bellevue PD headquarters
A silver Acura Integra matching the exact description of the one Julia Biryukova was driving when she reported her son, Sky Metalwala, missing was seen leaving Bellevue police headquarters Thursday, but police won't comment on what they were doing with the car.
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Julia Biryukova spending time uploading photos of Sky instead of helping police find him
Julia Biryukova has a lot of time on her hands these days. Being that she's offering no assistance to the police who are looking for missing son, she's got plenty of time for more important things like uploading photos online.
The embattled mother of missing two-year-old Sky Metalwala, or someone with her online password, spent yesterday uploading more than 30 cutsie family photos of herself and her children onto her Flickr page, even taking the time to cover up the face of her ex husband.
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New photos of Sky, mother may trigger more tips
-- More photos of a missing 2-year-old Bellevue boy and his mother were released by authorities and appeared online Friday.

Bellevue Police compiled about a dozen recent photos of Sky Metalwala and Julia Biryukova from the days leading up to Sky's disappearance. Investigators said they hope the new pictures will help people who may have seen the family remember more specific details.
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New photos of missing Sky and mother
He's been missing for nearly two weeks and now more photos of 2-year-old Sky Metalwala and his mother have surfaced.
Not only have photos surfaced online on what could be his mother's Flickr account, but Bellevue Police presented a board of photos they believe might better help the public remember events from the day Sky disappeared.

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Bellevue police: Still no sign of missing boy
Bellevue police say the mother of Sky Metalwala has still not responded to police requests for more information on the day her son disappeared.

Maj. Mike Johnson said police have asked Julia Birykova, through her attorney, to answer additional questions, but they have yet to hear from her. The most recent request was today, he said.

He said police have searched and re-searched the locations where her 2-year-old son, Sky Metalwala, was last seen, but there has been no sign of the boy. He said the investigation has led police “literally around the globe.”
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