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Aliayah Lunsford: Sibling removed from home of missing girl
The siblings of missing 3-year-old Aliayah Lunsford from Weston, West Virginia have been removed from the family home on Dennison Street on Saturday, according to the State Journal.

The W.VA. Dept. of Health ad Human Resources did not give a reason.
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Search for missing girl into week two
Reports indicate the state Department of Health and Human Resources removed Lunsford's siblings from her family's home on Friday night. There was no public reason given for that step.
Lunsford's mother says she last saw Aliayah at about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 24th. The mother, Lena Lunsford, has reportedly hired an attorney.
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West Virginia girl's disappearance being treated as criminal investigation
Ten days after she was reported missing, federal authorities said Monday they are now focusing on the criminal aspect of the investigation of 3-year-old Aliayah Lunsford’s disappearance.

The volunteer search for Aliayah has been called off and WAJR-AM reported that the FBI and Lewis County officials are no longer considering the possibility that the girl wandered away from her Weston, West Virginia home on her own. The scenarios they are investigating now include three possible crimes: abduction, homicide and concealment.
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Aliayah Lunsford still missing on 12th day
After 12 days, Aliayah Lunsford, 3, is still missing. She disappeared from her Lewis County home September 24.
Legal representation and law enforcement including federal, state and county agencies met Wednesday to discuss the progress of the case.
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Aliayah Lunsford: 911 call from mother of missing child released
The 911 call made by Lena Lunsford, the mother of missing 3-year-old Aliayah Lunsford, to report her daughter missing has been released.

You can hear Lena breathing hard and crying while she tells the dispatcher that her daughter was sick with the flu.

When she was asked if the doors were locked she said "yes, I think."
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More than two weeks later Aliayah still missing
It's been more than two weeks since the mysterious disappearance of three year-old Aliayah Lunsford, but there's still no word yet on where she may be.

FBI officials announced earlier in the week that her disappearance is being investigated as a crime.
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Plans made for Aliayah posters
Monday marked almost 17 days since Aliayah Lunsford, 3, went missing from her Lewis County home.
The FBI is leading the investigation from the W.Va. State Police barracks.
Investigators said they're following every lead but can't comment on specifics. The lack of information is making people who helped search for Aliayah frustrated.
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Community members petition for "Aliayah's Law"
Aliayah Lunsford's disappearance has triggered folks across the state to team up and try to create a new law that would help missing children. It's called "Aliayah's Law".
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Aliayah still missing
The search is still on for a three year-old Lewis County girl who was last seen more than two weeks ago.

Aliayah Lunsford was last seen in her Bendale home on September 24th. Since then crews have searched the neighborhood, along with nearby bodies of water.
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Search for little Aliayah Lunsford in day 18
Tuesday marks 18 days since 3-year-old Aliayah Lunsford has been missing from Lewis County, W.Va.
She was last seen on September 24 at her mother’s home, according to police. Since then, volunteers and law enforcement have combed the area.
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Aliaya Lunsford investigation progressing covertly
Aliayah Lunsford has now been missing for well over two weeks and authorities are still tight-lipped about the investigation's progress.
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Amber Alert subsitute used by local police dept for cases like Aliayah Lunsford
It's now about two and a half weeks since Aliayah Lunsford, 3, went missing from her Lewis County home and many folks question where she is.

When Aliayah went missing, an Amber Alert could not be issued because there was a lack of information, such as a suspect description and a license plate number, to report.
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Balloon launch scheduled in honor of Aliayah's disappearance
Folks across the country are planning an event to mark the one month anniversary since a Lewis County girl went missing.

A movement started on Facebook to do a balloon launch on October 24, in front of the Lewis County Courthouse, in honor of Aliayah Lunsford, 3. That movement has spread across the country.
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They need a break in the case
Investigators say they need more help with the case involving the ongoing search for a three year old girl who was reported missing in Lewis County last month.
Harrison County Attorney Tom Dyer says, based on the investigation up to to this point, law enforcement officers are now much less optimistic that they'll be able to find Aliayah Lunsford alive.
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Investigators still asking for information in disappearance
The investigation of a missing 3-year-old Lewis County girl continues 20 days after she was missing. Aliayah Lunsford was last seen in her home on September 24. Police have ruled her disappearance a crime and say it's a murder, an abduction or a concealment. They've been quiet about what clues they may have that lead them to these conclusions but they say they still need your help.
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FBI sets news conference about missing girl
It's been almost three weeks since Aliayah Lunsford, 3, of Lewis County was reported missing from her home in the Bendale area of Weston.
Aliayah's mother, Lena Lunsford, reported her daughter missing on the morning of Sept. 24.
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Lewis County missing firl FBI news conference: 'There is limited hope that she is alive'
Killeen said that more than one person could been involved and could have conspired together in the disappearance of Aliayah.
The FBI held a press conference Friday regarding the disappearance of Aliayah Lunsford, 3, of Weston.
Aliayah's mother, Lena Lunsford, reported her daughter missing on the morning of Sept. 24.
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Hope fading in Lunsford case
The FBI says it is continuing to search for a three-year-old Lewis County girl, although they admit there's limited hope Aliayah Lunsford is still alive.
Lunsford was last seen at her home in Bendale, south of Weston, on Saturday morning Sept. 24.
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Investigation narrows in Aliayah Lunsford disappearance
Saturday will mark three weeks since Aliayah was reported missing from her Lewis County home, and Friday investigators said the search is narrowing, and a timeline is being formed after viewing a lot of surveillance videos.
FBI Special Agent Jeff Killeen says that after three weeks and no sightings of the girl, it is hard to believe that any child could still be alive with the weather we have had. He also says stranger things have happened.
Members of the FBI, the Lewis County Sheriff's Department and the state Police are looking at business and home surveillance videos to help piece the situations surrounding Aliayah's disappearance together.
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Lena Lunsford, mother of missing three year old arrested
Lena Lunsford has been arrested, however these charges are not related to the case of missing Aliayah Lunsford.
According to the criminal complaint, Lena Lunsford did knowingly transfer a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card issued in her name and Personal Identification Number (PIN) issued to her to a person known to the United States Attorney, in order for that person to use the benefits on defendant Lena Lunsford's SNAP EBT card to purchase approximately $114.82 of food in exchange for $50 in United States Currency.
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Press Conference
A press conference was held Monday October 17th in regards to the investigation of missing Aliayah Lunsford. At this press conference they discussed some of the details surrounding the arrest of Aliayah's mother, Lena Lunsford.
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Lighting the way for Aliayah's return
Folks in Lewis County are working hard to keep the face of a missing 3-year-old out in the public.

It's now more than three weeks since Aliayah Lunsford was last seen in her Dennison Street home. Investigators call her disappearance a crime and say it's being looked at as a murder, a concealment or an abduction. While the FBI says it's hard to believe she's still out there alive, some still have hope are are lighting the way for her return by keeping porch lights on at night.
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Folks hope social media will keep Aliayah's story alive
Investigators continue to look at evidence in the disappearance of a Lewis County 3-year-old girl, and while they work, folks are using social media to get the word of her disappearance out to the public.

There's many Facebook groups honoring Aliayah Lunsford. One is about folks leaving porch lights on until she is found and another is aimed at making new legislation that will help kids everywhere.
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Aliayah Lunsford missing for one month
One-thousand purple balloons will be released into the evening sky in Weston Monday as the community gathers to mark the disappearance of three-year-old Aliayah Lunsford. She was last seen a month ago, Sept. 24.
"We're hoping filling the sky with purple, an act of God and a miracle that she'll come home," event organizer Teresa Hathaway told MetroNews Monday. "There are so many people here that are keeping her name out there, her face out there on Facebook, we're not letting anyone forget."
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Balloon release set for Aliayah Lunsford
Monday marked exactly one month since the disappearance of little Aliayah Lunsford.

Although three year-old Aliayah is nowhere to be found, community members say they're not giving up anytime soon.
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Balloon launch held Monday night
It has been a month since three year old Aliayah Lunsford disappeared from her home in Weston.
Organizers held a balloon launch for her Monday night at the Lewis County Courthouse.
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