WATERVILLE, MAINE | I researched and wrote this episode, which begins in December 2011, when 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds disappeared while staying with her father Justin DiPietro. The search for Ayla became the largest criminal investigation in state 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 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 Justin knows more than what he has said to this point.
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