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Aliayah Lunsford foot search breaks for week
It's been almost six months since Aliayah Lunsford went missing from her Lewis County home.

The group of volunteers calling itself Aliayah's Army has been searching for her.
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Delay in search for Aliayah to get things in order
There's a slight break and some changes in the volunteer search for missing 3-year-old Aliayah Lunsford. For the next week, foot searchers are stopping so those in charge can get things in order.
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Lunsford press conference ends with no new details
For the first time in four months, authorities held a press conference about their investigation into missing three year old Aliayah Lunsford Thursday morning. That conference ended without any new information being given by authorities.
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FBI holds press conference in regards to Aliayah Lunsford
The FBI held a press conference Thursday morning in Lewis County to mark six months since Aliayah Lunsford, 3, went missing...
They were able to dispel one theory in the case.

"We have found no evidence to support that there was a break-in that led to Aliayah's disappearance," FBI Agent John Hambrick said.
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Digital sign to show Aliayah Lunsford information
A digital sign will be up along Route 50 in the next few months showing the information on missing 3-year-old Aliayah Lunsford.
Volunteers say they've talked to Lamar Advertising about getting her information on the digital sign along Route 50 East towards Clarksburg. They say it should be up after election season.
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Community Remembers Aliayah Seven Months After Disappearance
Tuesday marked seven months to the day since Aliayah Lunsford disappeared from her Lewis County home.

Although the windy day wasn't good for a proposed candlelight vigil in her memory, it worked out well for its alternative.

A crowd gathered to release balloons bearing Aliayah's name, hoping they might reach someone who can help find her.
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http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=v...rk-10-Months-Missing-for-Aliayah-Lunsford4357
Vigil Held To Mark 10 Months Missing for Aliayah Lunsford
It's now been ten months since Aliayah Lunsford went missing from her Bendale home.

Keeping true to their word, Aliayah Lunsford's family is having vigils oneach anniversary of her disappearance.

On Tuesday, balloons were released and candles were lit- to remember the missing toddler who would be turning four this Sunday.
 
http://www.macon.com/2012/09/22/2186687/family-wants-answers-on-missing.html
Family wants answers on missing W.Va. 3-year-old
Her mother is in prison for welfare fraud. Her stepfather is lying low. Her six siblings, some just infants, are in the custody of child welfare authorities. And Aliayah Lunsford, the brown-eyed 3-year-old who vanished from her West Virginia home a year ago Monday, is still missing.
"It just seems like everybody's forgotten her," said Aliayah's great-aunt Vickie Bowen, "but we're never going to forget."
Read more here: http://www.macon.com/2012/09/22/2186687/family-wants-answers-on-missing.html#storylink=cpy
 
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_...ppearance-a-year-ago-from-west-virginia-home/
Relatives continue search for Aliayah Lunsford, 3, after disappearance a year ago from West Virginia home
Relatives are still searching for Aliayah Lunsford, the 3-year-old girl who disappeared a year ago Monday from her West Virginia home. With Aliayah's mother in prison, her stepfather lying low and her six siblings in state custody, great-aunt Vickie Bowen says it seems the world has forgotten her.
Lena Lunsford told police her daughter was in bed at 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 24, 2011, but then was missing when she checked a few hours later.

http://www.wboy.com/story/19627191/...ayah-lunsford-on-anniversary-of-disappearance
Weston Community Remembers Aliayah Lunsford on Anniversary of Disappearance
On September 24th, 2011 law enforcement officials received a call about a missing girl.

A year later, officials still haven't received any calls leading to the safe return of now Aliayah Lunsford, 4.


http://www.wboy.com/story/19628840/weston-community-releases-doves-to-remember-aliayah-lunsford
Weston Community Releases Doves to Remember Aliayah Lunsford
A community united Monday to remember Aliayah Lunsford and to hope for her safe return.
 
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=ht...d-fTGA&usg=AFQjCNH0NtXlhyEaUsROGCyPRsuC8s9fYg

New Lewis County sheriff reviewing missing girl case

In office less than a week, Lewis Sheriff Adam Gissy is familiarizing himself with the case of a missing child that has confounded county residents and law enforcement alike.
A second new year has arrived since Aliayah Lunsford disappeared Sept. 24, 2011, from her home in Bendale, south of Weston.
 
http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/Search_Continues_for_Missing_3-year-old_WVa_Girl__130568983.html
UPDATE: Aliayah Lunsford's Mom Loses All Parental Rights
The mother of a 3-year-old girl who vanished without a trace in September 2011 won't regain custody of her other six children when she gets out of prison later this month.

http://www.exponent-telegram.com/web_exclusive/wv/article_75b4cf83-d17a-52f1-9347-827b2b612d1a.html
Missing W.Va. girl's mom loses all parental rights

The mother of a 3-year-old West Virginia girl who vanished without a trace in September 2011 won't regain custody of her other six children when she gets out of prison later this month.
The state Supreme Court this week unanimously upheld a Lewis County judge's order terminating Lena Lunsford's parental rights _ a decision backed by child welfare workers and the unidentified father of one of the children.

http://www.courtswv.gov/supreme-court/memo-decisions/spring2013/12-0740memo.pdf
The actual decision from the WV Supreme Court website:
 
http://www.dailymail.com/Opinion/Editorials/201302170114
How many people sell food stamp benefits?
In September 2011, a sad-eyed 3-year-old named Aliayah Lunsford disappeared from a home in Lewis County. Despite the best efforts of law enforcement, no trace of her has ever been found.

In October 2011, the state Department of Health and Human Resources filed an abuse and neglect petition, alleging Lena and Ralph Lunsford's other six children were in imminent danger.
 
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