WV WV - Aliayah Lunsford, 3, Lewis Co., 24-Sep-2011 *Media Links Only*

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Local group continues search for Aliayah Lunsford
The search for Aliayah Lunsford is still on.

The three-year-old Lewis County girl disappeared on September 24.

The group called Aliayah's Army said it has volunteers out searching every day.
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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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Aliayah Lunsford reported missing nearly six months ago
We're just days away from the six month mark since Aliayah Lunsford was first reported missing, and on Monday, the PPP Incident Command was sending searchers out again after a week off.
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Lena Lunsford releases new statement surrounding Aliayah's disappearance
A lawyer for the mother of a missing 3-year-old says Lena Lunsford believes her daughter remains alive and prays every day for her return.
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Community members hold vigil for Aliayah Lunsford
Today marks the six month anniversary of missing toddler Aliayah Lunsford. Friends and family gathered in front of the Weston Department of Highways to hold a candlelight vigil. They prayed and sang for Aliayah's safe return.
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FBI holding press conference in Aliayah Lunsford case
The FBI will hold a press conference about the Aliayah Lunsford case Thursday morning. This is the first one since November.
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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...ced-in-Federal-Court-for-Food-Stamp-Fraud3018
Lena Lunsford Sentenced in Federal Court for Food Stamp Fraud
On Tuesday, the mother of missing 3-year old Aliayah Lunsford was sentenced in a federal courtroom in Elkins for selling her family's food stamps.

Lena Lunsford will spend 8 months in prison followed by one year's worth of probation when she's released.

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http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&section=5-News&item=Aliayah-Lunsford-10-Months-Missing4342
Aliayah Lunsford: 10 Months Missing
It was ten months ago that 3-year-old Aliayah Lunsford was first reported missing. Even though all that time's passed, her extended family is still holding out hope that they may find out what happened to 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.

 

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http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&section=5-News&item=Aliayah-Lunsford-11-Months-Missing4996
Aliayah Lunsford: 11 Months Missing
One family is still looking for answers of where their relative may be. Friday marked 11 months since then 3-year-old Aliayah Lunsford was first reported missing from her Dennison Street home.

 

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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

 

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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.

 

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Look at her poor little face, such sad eyes.

 

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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.

 

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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
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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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http://www.wboy.com/story/21412813/mother-of-missing-wva-girl-out-of-federal-prison
Mother of missing W.Va. girl out of federal prison
The mother of a 3-year-old West Virginia girl who vanished in September 2011 is out of prison.

U.S. Bureau of Prison records showed Wednesday that Lena Lunsford was released from a Maryland facility after serving eight months for welfare fraud.