The missing Waterville toddler’s aunt told a television show in a rare interview that Ayla’s blood was found in the family’s house because she had ‘lactose issues’ that caused her to vomit.
Ayla Reynolds
News and information about the case of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Full coverage: Ayla Reynolds case
Ayla Reynolds disappeared in 2011 when she was 20 months old. Find complete coverage of her case here.
Four years later, Ayla Reynolds case still ‘open and active’
Mother Trista Reynolds and state police investigators still hope for results in the Waterville toddler’s Dec. 17, 2011, disappearance as tips still arrive, one spurring searches over the summer.
Advocates of funding cold case squad speak at Maine State House
Bill sponsored by Sen. Linda Valentino, D-Saco, proposes to spend $500,000 to create the unit to investigate unsolved homicide cases.
Family to mark Ayla Reynolds’ birthday quietly
Trista Reynolds, the mother of the toddler who disappeared from her father’s Waterville home in 2011, said she is focusing on her growing sons.
Ayla Reynolds case: Three years later
It started with a 911 call at 8:49 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Three years, 20 searches and thousands of tips later, Ayla Reynolds has yet to be found.
Justin DiPietro, professing innocence, has stayed out of public eye
The father of Ayla Reynolds has long maintained that someone abducted his daughter and that he doesn’t know what happened to her.
Lead investigator on Ayla Reynolds case seeks closure for family
Three years later, Maine State Police Sgt. Jeff Love says the case remains active will continue ‘until we find Ayla.’
Three years after Ayla’s disappearance, Trista Reynolds struggles with questions, anger, grief
The mother and her family press for answers about the missing toddler, but authorities say it could take years to crack the case.
Special Coverage: Ayla Reynolds
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. Five years, 20 searches and thousands of tips later, Ayla has yet to be found. View our special coverage page.