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7 July 2026

Missing for 6 years, 9-year-old found after Netflix show tip

Heather Unbehaun’s case will now proceed through the Illinois courts, where she faces felony charges related to the 2017 abduction. The key legal questions ahead include what sentence she may face and how the years spent as a fugitive will factor into proceedings. For Kayla, now a teenager, the path forward will involve readjusting to life with her custodial father after six years away — a process that will unfold entirely outside of public view.

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