It was the latest failed attempt to find Daphne Webb, whose father reported she was kidnapped, then died by suicide the following year.
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March 20, 2026
In the latest attempt to solve the disappearance 13 years ago of Daphne Webb, police here dug up a backyard that was once owned by Daphne’s father,
who died of suicide within a year of reporting the then-1-year-old had been mysteriously abducted.
Police found nothing of value during the late January dig, as they continue to investigate leads in Daphne’s July 10, 2013 disappearance. Daphne’s father, John Webb, reported that he left her in a vehicle with his then-87-year-old mother — who suffered from dementia — while going into a convenience store near on 79th Avenue and International Boulevard, then returned to find the little girl was gone.
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Authorities questioned Webb’s story and arrested him on suspicion of child endangerment, but he was released a day later. Family members, including Daphne’s grandfather, publicly doubted he was telling the truth. Investigators attempted to interview the 87-year-old woman, but confirmed her dementia diagnosis and said that she couldn’t offer them any useful information.
Webb died of suicide in May 2014, with his version of events still under investigation, according to police. Authorities pressed on nonetheless, determined that they’d find the answers.
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