REBECCA MARIE ALLEN - 8 yo - Washburn MO

The McDonald County Sheriff’s Department has issued an Endangered
Person Advisory for a missing Washburn child who may be in danger from
her mother.
Rebecca Marie Allen, 8, a white female with blond
hair and brown eyes, was reported missing from 711 Woodard Lane in
Washburn on Oct. 31.

The girl’s mother, Teresa Lynn Allen, who
also goes by Teresa L. Gantt, is a suspect in the case, according to
the sheriff’s department.

Authorities say the biological father
has sole custody of Rebecca because the mother is mentally unstable and
capable of harming the child.

She has threatened to kill the child before turning her over to Division of Family Services, according to the sheriff.

Anyone
with information about the case should dial 911 to contact the nearest
law enforcement agency, or call the McDonald County Sheriff’s
Department at 417-223-7429.

Authorities in Missouri
believe a 39-year-old rural Washburn woman may have left the state with
her 8-year-old daughter whose father has sole custody of her.

The McDonald County Sheriff’s Department
issued an endangered person advisory Tuesday night on Rebecca Marie
Allen. The girl’s mother, Teresa Lynn Allen, also known as Teresa L.
Gantt, is suspected of having left her home at 711 Woodard Lane in
McDonald County and taken the girl with her, Sheriff Robert Evenson
said.

“We don’t think her mother will harm her,” Evenson said.
But sheriff’s deputies have not been able
to locate the girl on behalf of her father, Joe Allen, of Cassville,
Evenson said. Joe Allen was granted sole custody of the child at a
court hearing last week in Barry County, the sheriff said.

Leads received by the McDonald County
Sheriff’s Department suggest that the mother may have left the state
with the girl, he said. The girl is described as weighing 48 pounds and
having blonde hair and brown eyes. Her mother is described as 5 feet 3
inches tall and 160 pounds, with blonde hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information concerning their
whereabouts is being asked to call the McDonald County Sheriff’s
Department at (417) 223-7429.

Published November 10, 2009 02:48 pm - A rural
Washburn, Mo., woman who reportedly left the state with her 8-year-old
daughter after losing custody of the girl turned in herself and her
daughter to county authorities, according to a release issued this
afternoon.