It is very likely that the three girls were kidnapped and held by the same group of people, and finding out more about the other two girls would also help with the investigation.
After Luke assigned the tasks, the squad split up to investigate.
Soon, through a comparison with the facial recognition database, the police identified another girl.
Residence, 128 Virgin Community, Los Angeles
Date of disappearance, June 5, 2022 (Found, case withdrawn)
Reporter, Connor Haney (father-daughter relationship)
Seeing this information, Luke was pleasantly surprised, as the girl had already been found, and maybe she could provide some valuable clues.
128 Virgin Community.
Luke and Jenny got out of the car, one after the other; the reason for taking Jenny on the investigation was that having a female officer present was more appropriate for this kind of situation.
Not far away, another car was parked with Little Black and Jackson sitting inside, keeping surveillance.
After finding out Tayana Haney's information, Luke inevitably felt doubtful, why was Tayana Haney able to return home safely?
It was because of this that Luke was extra cautious.
"Dong dong..." Jenny knocked on the front door.
After a while, the door opened, and a white middle-aged woman stood at the doorway, "What can I do for you?"
Jenny asked, "Is this the Haney residence of Tayana Haney?"
"Yes, it is. Who are you?"
Jenny showed her badge, "LAPD, we would like to learn about Tayana Haney's situation."
"What do you want to know? I don't quite understand."
"How are you related to Tayana Haney?"
"According to our records, Tayana Haney was missing in June; we are here to verify the circumstances."
"Oh, that was just a misunderstanding. The child was playing a trick, and later she came back on her own. We have educated her so that it won't happen again."
Luke asked, "Your daughter came back on her own?"
"Do you still remember the exact time of her disappearance and her return?"
"It has been several months; I can't remember clearly, probably about three or four days."
"Did Tayana Haney tell you about anything that happened while she was away?"
"Actually, the situation was quite simple. She felt that my husband and I favored her younger sister more, so she left home out of spite. When her pocket money ran out, she came back on her own.
She didn't have any problems, instead, she caused the whole family to worry."
"Is Tayana Haney at home? I would like to talk to her."
"She went to a friend's house to play and hasn't come back yet."
"Ma'am, we would like to talk to her personally."
"I'm sorry, although my daughter has come back, it's not a good memory.
I don't want her to have similar thoughts again, so please leave.
Thank you for your concern for my daughter; she is doing well now." The woman finished speaking and directly closed the door.
Facing this situation, Jenny was a bit confused, "Captain, what do we do now?"
"Let's go for now," Luke said as they got into the car and drove away from Virgin Community.
Not far away, Little Black had been watching the situation and took out a walkie-talkie to ask, "Captain, what happened?"
"Tayana Haney's mother was at home. She did not provide any valuable information and does not want us to see her daughter.
You continue to keep watch nearby and confirm Tayana Haney's situation, and report back to me in a timely manner."
Luke reflected on the conversation just now and could feel that the woman was hiding something.
What was she hiding, and did she know that her daughter had been in explicit videos?
Had Tayana Haney really come back safely?
If she had indeed come back, why would the kidnappers let her go?
One doubt after another surfaced in his mind.