A ransom note, fingerprints and cell phone pings led to missing 9-year-old girl and suspect in her disappearance

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Fingerprints left behind on the note were instrumental in identifying suspect Craig Nelson Ross, Jr., 47, and tracking him to a residence where law enforcement arrested him Monday evening.

She knew she was being rescued. She knew that she was in safe hands. Charlotte Senna, the nine year old who went missing Saturday while camping with her family in upstate New York has been found. Her prayers have been answered. An amber alert had been issued for the young girl Sunday morning after an exhaustive search of the state park left authorities fearing the worst that Charlotte had been abducted.

Parents of 9-year-old who went missing on New York camping trip received ransom note before daughter was found, governor says A hit came at 2:30 p.m., linking the fingerprint to Ross, the governor said. Ross' fingerprint had been entered into the database for a 1999 incident of driving while intoxicated, she said.

"They were able to bring her to safety. And not long after, she was in the arms of her parents at a hospital," the governor said.Charlotte's parents were confronted with"every parent's worst nightmare" when their daughter took off on her bike Saturday and didn’t return, Hochul said. As time went on and the search for Charlotte expanded across several counties, authorities began to fear she had been abducted, Hochul said.State police described Charlotte in a news release as"a bright and adventurous girl who loves to be outside."

 

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