Do we know why there was such a delay in reporting her missing? She was last seen on October 10th, she was pregnant and due any day, but no thought to report her missing until the 28th? The sister knew how dilated she was so it sounds like they were fairly close and possibly involved with whatever plans were in place for the birth & bringing home the new baby etc.“... She was one centimeter dilated on October 4. She has been missing since October 10,” Baum’s sister, AS, said Friday.
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- Her family said she did not have a working phone with her when she went missing.
- Police received a missing persons report on Oct. 28, well over two weeks after Baum was last seen.
And someone must have been watching her other children? Did they not notice Mom didn't come home to get the kids? We might be missing part of the story. Did someone have her phone and pretend to be her so family didn't realize she was missing??
She may not have legal custody of the children. She was several months pregnant when she was arrested on cocaine charges in May. If she was using drugs during this pregnancy, there's always the possibility the court or a caring family member already stepped in to take legal guardianship of the kids until such time as she got help. She had prior drug arrests ibn 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 including time in jail and a warrant issued for her for failure to appear in an earlier case (prior to 2024). I'm concerned, being a Mom myself, but in my opinion, her 3 other children are likely being cared for by her family. Indiana Courts Case Search - MyCase
I hear ya, but even if family had custody of the kids, surely she had some sort of contact that went silent after the 10th? Or did someone keep texting as a stall tactic? IDK.
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Right. And also was he in anyway connected to her outstanding drug charges?
If they release his name in relationship to her case (i.e. he's a POI) we can sleuth his court records. That question would likely be answered.
In the interview in the video Friday the mother answered "over a year"
That would the best-case scenario and I hope that is the case - and that she and baby are located.
At her October 3 hearing, she was ordered to report to the court every two weeks for drug testing- There is no record she did so and went missing a week later, prior to her next hearing. Indiana Courts Case Search - MyCase
| State of Indiana v. Emma Alexandra Baum-Waddell 45G03-2402-F6-000506 |
Hearing Journal Entry Deft IC w/Atty Camper. St by DPA Holmen. Prob by Ofc Johns. Deft rel on prev posted bond with PTS. Deft to report to PTS immediately upon her rel. Deft to report to PTS each two wks telephonically and upon Dr's rel deft to report to PTS each two wks in person w/drug testing. Ct resets matter for Status Hearing on 12-18-24 at 8:30 a.m. Deft OTA. [GLJ/JW/MC/RJO] Judicial Officer: Jones, Gina L. Present: Baum-Waddell, Emma Alexandra Present: State of Indiana Present: Camper, Justin Lee Hearing Date: |
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