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Ayla Reynolds was 20 months old when she was last seen the night of December 16, 2011, at her father Justin DiPietro’s home in Waterville, Maine. She had been staying with her father, his girlfriend, and his sister; DiPietro reported her missing the next morning, saying she had been taken from her bed overnight. Early searches turned up nothing, and the case became the largest criminal investigation in Maine’s history.

Six weeks after Ayla disappeared investigators found blood in the basement of DiPietro’s home that was later confirmed to be Ayla’s. DiPietro continued to say she had been abducted, while law enforcement said that account did not match the evidence. In 2017 Ayla was declared legally dead at her mother Trista Reynolds’ request, and Trista later filed a wrongful death suit against DiPietro. No criminal charges have been filed and Ayla has never been found.

Did anyone in Waterville or the surrounding area at the time see anything about Ayla’s movements or the DiPietro household that could help explain what happened?