In December 2011, 20-month-old Ayla disappeared from the city of Waterville Maine, where she was staying with her father Justin DiPietro. The search for Ayla became the largest criminal investigation in Maine history. Justin said that he put Ayla to bed on the night of December 16th and that the next morning when he woke up Ayla was gone.
Police initially believed that little Ayla may have been able to exit the house on her own. But, they eventually reversed course and began to believe that something may have happened to her inside the house. No one has ever been charged in Ayla’s disappearance and many questions remain. Ayla’s mother continues to fight for the truth about what happened to Ayla and firmly believes that Ayla’s father knows more than what he has said to this point.
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