Annie Elise

And again, that is when it then can possibly escalate to violence.

And until authorities can locate her and those four children, I mean, that's the part that remains the most unsettling.

Because right now, no one knows where they are, who they're with, or what reality those children are being raised in.

So as soon as we know more, I'll let you know.

And if you want me to do a deep dive into this case, I certainly will.

We can also, um...

There's someone we've been in contact with that we can bring in to share about this case.

I don't want to really get much further into that, but yeah, let me know if you want a deep dive into this.

Now, moving into this next case, this one's tough, but this next case began as what many people first believed was just a tragic accident.

A child had wandered off, a very frantic search followed, and the hope was that he would be found quickly.

But as the days went on, the situation became far more devastating and far more complicated.

It began on December 31st in Walker County, Alabama.

See, that morning, four-year-old Jonathan was staying at his dad's house along Highway 195 near Jasper.

His parents were separated, and Jonathan and his six-year-old brother had traveled from Florida to spend five days with their dad, Jameson.

So, at around 11.30 a.m., Jonathan was outside with his brother and the family dog, and according to investigators, at some point during that time, Jonathan wandered away.

It was first believed that he followed the dog into the woods nearby, but then nobody could find him, so...

not harmless, but harmless enough, rather than, like, jumping straight to abduction.

More like, oh, this four-year-old followed the dog off, he's in the woods, we need to just go find him.

And when family members realized he was missing, I mean, a search began almost immediately.

Walker County authorities issued a missing child alert.