15yo (possibly) pregnant Ailene Lander kidnapped by Stepfather *found*

[Kaylara]

http://www.myfoxal.com/story/1957332...-still-missing

DOTHAN, AL (WSFA) - The search for a missing Dothan teen may lead officials south of the boarder.

Sergeant Rachel Davis of the Dothan police confirms the FBI believes 15-year-old Ailene Lander, who police say was kidnapped by her step-father, are trying to go to Mexico.

Authorities say Lander was kidnapped by her step-father Monday from DHR custody at the Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan.

The DHR worker had taken Lander to a doctor's appointment at the medical center when the worker and Lander were approached by the girl's step-father, 36-year-old Charles Partin.

Partin took the girl to an older two-tone light blue over dark blue 1994 Mercury Villager van Alabama tag #34B26K3 or #38D18W2 and left the parking lot. Partin and Lander haven't been seen since leaving the medical center.

Sources that claim to know the teen say Lander is pregnant, however authorities will not go on record with that information. Lander is currently legally under the care of DHR for unspecified reasons due to an ongoing investigation. She is described as a white female, 15 years of age last seen wearing a white see-through shirt and pink gym shorts.

Partin is described as a white male, 36 years of age last seen wearing a baseball cap, dark colored shirt and dark jeans.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has set up a command post in Dothan and is assisting in this case.

Authorities also have reason to believe Partin and Lander may be traveling with the victim's mother and five siblings.

Ugh. I have a bad feeling about this one. She's been missing for a month already. -_-

[cubby]

I was to say that I bet step father is daddy of her baby, but then I read the last sentence that she is possibly also traveling with her mother and all her siblings, so I don't know unless motherand stepfather is starting their own commune with only stepdad's progeny.

[AngelFire]

The step father is the baby daddy. That's the only thing that makes sense. I hope they are in Mexico and not dead.

[ibutterflyaway]

The search for a missing Dothan teen may lead officials south of the boarder.

Seriously? BOARDER?? Ugh. I hope they find her North of the BORDER. Poor girl.

[Rockin Ma]

A child abduction that spanned almost one week and at least five states ended Saturday morning when agents with the FBI in Ohio took Charles Dean Partin and Julie Ann Bethke into custody.


Recovered safely were 15-year-old Ailene Lander and five siblings. Lander was abducted during a doctor’s appointment last Monday in Dothan, prompting authorities to begin an exhaustive search for her stepfather, Partin. The mother, Bethke, was later added to the search. Dothan police said there was reason to believe Lander was in ‘medical danger.’

The family was reportedly found at a residence near Cincinnati. Partin was taken into custody on a federal kidnapping warrant. Bethke was wanted on a state charge for interfering with the custody of a minor.


Few details were released Saturday by the Dothan Police Department, but the release did state Lander and the other children were safe. The Dothan release did not elaborate on how Partin and Bethke were found, or other circumstances surrounding their capture. All missing child alerts and BOLOs for suspects have been cancelled.


Partin, Bethke and Lander were seen in East Texas as recently as Thursday morning, when they sought help from a church. Charles Hensley, Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church of San Augustine, said the family sought gas money and that Lander did not seem to be in distress.

“She didn’t indicate there was any type of problem. She behaved like she was just a normal 15-year-old girl,” Hensley said. “I’m just broken hearted over this. If this girl is in danger, which it did not seem like she was. She had the opportunity to cry out for help if she needed it. It just didn’t seem like any of the children were in trouble.”

But Hensley did say he recalled the couple answering some of his questions sort of “funny.” The couple told Hensley how they were apparently headed back to Georgia after coming from South Texas, which he said didn’t make much sense since San Augustine is a few hours north of a direct route along Interstate 10.

http://www2.dothaneagle.com/news/201...ly-ar-4602567/