“My Ten-Year-Old Daughter Hadn’t Answered My Calls For Three Days, So I Rushed To Her Mother’s House And Found Her Locked Inside A Metal Enclosure In The Backyard. After I Broke The Lock And Pulled Her Into My Arms, She Stared At The Murky Swimming Pool And Whispered, ‘Daddy, Please Don’t Look.’ Beneath The Green Water, I Could See Several Black Bags.”

the lock, and pulled with everything I had until it snapped. She threw herself into my arms, wrapping them around my neck so tightly I could feel her shaking. “I’ve got you. We’re leaving.”

I turned toward the fence — and Emily went rigid. Her eyes were fixed on the pool. Beneath the cloudy water, I could now see several large black shapes resting near continue reading …