EMMA MAE SEARS - 14 yo - Fort Smith AR

Two Missourians Arrested in Connection with Missing Arkansas Teen

By: KNWA, Fayetteville Arkansas
Updated: July 18, 2012

FORT SMITH, Ark. -- Two people from Newton County, Missouri have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a Ft. Smith teen.

According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, 14-year-old Emma Sears was last seen by her parents on July 4th in Winslow.

39-year-old Deborah Dunmire and her boyfriend, 38-year-old Brian Reichard, both from Granby, Missouri, were arrested Monday for giving investigators false statements about when they last saw Sears.

According to Court Documents, On July 4th, Sears was at a home in Winslow with her 19-year-old boyfriend Wayne Dunmire, Deborah Dunmire, who is Wayne's mother, and Brian Reichard. Sears' parents were also present.

The arrest report states that the Dunmires asked Sears' mother, Angela Smither, if they could take her to Missouri with them.

Smither advised that she did not want Sears traveling across state lines with the Dunmires.

Witnesses reported seeing Sears leave the area in a blue passenger car with the Dunmires and Reichard.

Smither told investigators she called Sears' cell phone later that evening asking her to return to Ft. Smith.

Sears told Smither that the group was in Little Rock and would return within a few hours.

A week later, FBI and Washington County investigators interviewed Deborah Dunmire and Brian Reichard at their home in Missouri in reference to Emma Sears' whereabouts.

They both stated they last saw Sears on July 4th when they dropped her off at a creek in West Fork.

They said they then drove back to Missouri with Wayne Dunmire and dropped him off at a Walmart in Cassville, Missouri before returning home to Granby, Missouri themselves.

Washington County Deputies subpoenaed Sears' cell phone records which placed her phone in Granby, Missouri when she spoke to her mother on July 4th.

Information from Brian Reichard's cell phone records also placed him in Granby, Missouri around the time of the call.

The phone records contradicted Dunmire and Reichard's statements that they left Sears in West Fork.

Based on the cell phone records, Deborah Dunmire and Brian Reichard were arrested and each charged with a count of Interfering with the custody of a minor for unlawfully keeping Sears away from her mother.

A warrant was also issued for Wayne Dunmire, but he has not been arrested.

Deborah Dunmire and Brian Reichard have been released on bond.

Sears is still considered missing. Washington County investigators believe she may now be in the Kansas City, Kansas area.

Sears has dyed strawberry blonde or orange hair with blue highlights. She weighs about 100 pounds, 5'3" and has blue eyes. She has a heart tattoo on one hip and her ears are pierced.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Washington County Sheriff's Office 479-444-5703.

http://fourstateshomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=300352

14 years old and she has a tattoo? Hope the girl is OK but she needs some boundaries and discipline.

Update on missing Arkansas teen: Police have arrested the mother of the teen's boyfriend
Deborah Dunmire and her boyfriend are charged with interfering with the custody of a minor

July 19, 2012|Leigh Moody, Anchor

We have an update on the disappearance of an Arkansas teen that we told you about earlier this week.

Thirty nine year old Deborah Dunmire and her boyfriend, 38 year old Brian Reichard, are charged with interfering with the custody of a minor. Investigators say on July 4th, the couple took 14 year old Emma Sears from her Winslow, Arkansas home to their home in Granby.

Sears is the girlfriend of dunmire's 19 year old son. The girl's mother had told Dunmire she did not want her daughter traveling across state lines with the 19 year old. Sears called her mother and told her they were all in Little Rock, but investigators say cell phone records show both Sears and Reichard were in Granby at the time. Dunmire and Reichard are free on bond.

Sears is still considered missing. She has auburn hair with blue highlights. She weighs about 100 pounds, is five foot three and has blue eyes. Both of her ears are pierced. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Washington County, Arkansas Sheriff's Office at (479) 444-5703.

http://articles.kspr.com/2012-07-19/deborah-dunmire_32751795

This is my little sister she is still missing and the tattoo is nothing but a scar now she was a well behaved young teen. We have no idea why this all happened

mimi86 wrote:This is my little sister she is still missing and the tattoo is nothing but a scar now she was a well behaved young teen. We have no idea why this all happened

Sorry you are going through this. Hoping and praying she is found and home soon.

Missing Teen Located, Boyfriend Arrested

The boyfriend of a missing River Valley girl was arrested on a charge of interference with custody Sunday.

Wayne Dunmire, 19, of Lee Summit, Mo., was booked into the Washington
County Detention Center on a $20,000 bond. His girlfriend, Emma Sears,
14, of Fort Smith, was placed into the custody of Arkansas Department of
Human Services after the two turned themselves in to the Washington
County Sheriff’s Office, according to Kelly Cantrell with the Washington
County Sheriff’s Office.

Sears was reported missing July 4 after she never returned from watching fireworks with friends and Dunmire in Winslow, according to her mother.

Dunmire’s mother, Deborah Dunmire and her boyfriend, Brian Reichard,
were also arrested in July after giving authorities contradictory
information about when they last saw Sears, officials said. They were
released on $20,000 bond, records show.

The Morgan Nick Foundation and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children posted images and information about the girl online.

The FBI was also involved in the investigation because the teen was
believed to have crossed state lines into Missouri, according to police.
http://5newsonline.com/2012/08/27/missing-teen-located-boyfriend-arrested/

I am glad Emma was found alive and hope she gets the help she needs. I also hope that the adults that aided and abetted her disappearance are fully prosecuted.