Events in the three years since the Waterville toddler disappeared in December 2011

It started with a 911 call at 8:49 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Justin DiPietro told a Waterville dispatcher that his 20-month-old daughter, Ayla Reynolds, was missing. Three years, 20 searches and thousands of tips later, Ayla has yet to be found. Her mother, father and police, and those associated with them, have been at the epicenter the biggest and most expensive criminal case in the state’s history.These are their stories.

The story of Ray and Ginger Hutchins, a fiercely independent couple who struggled with pain and other health care issues as they aged, ended in a desperate act. Advocates for the elderly say there has to be a better way.