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 of the biggest and most expensive criminal case in the state’s history.These are their stories.
Ayla Reynolds
News and information about the case of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Nearly 3 years later, no charges in missing toddler case
Investigators are still searching for what happened leading to the disappearance of Ayla Reynolds in Waterville.
Thirteen unsolved deaths in central Maine
Forty years of small-town murders have gone unsolved.
Trista Reynolds calls for child endangerment charges in Ayla disappearance
As the missing Waterville child’s fourth birthday approaches, a grieving mother is pushing for answers.
Transcripts detail Justin DiPietro’s 911 call reporting Ayla Reynolds missing
The biggest criminal investigation in state history began with a 911 call in which a father said his 20-month-old daughter was last seen about 10 hours before.
Ayla Reynolds protest draws 35 to Waterville police station
Group demands criminal charges be filed against the last people to see Ayla.
Protesters seek answers in missing toddler case in Waterville
About 35 people gather to mark two years since Ayla Reynolds disappeared and to push for justice.
Waterville justice protest planned for Ayla Reynolds
A group demanding action on the missing toddler’s case plans to meet Saturday at the police department on Colby Street.
Rail disaster, ‘North Pond Hermit,’ the missing topped this year’s Waterville-area stories
It was a busy year in central Maine as residents responded to the runaway train explosion in Quebec, dealt with tragedies and triumphs here at home
Honor Ayla Reynolds by saving another Maine kid
Maine Children’s Alliance Maine Kids Count report shows that many of the state’s children are “lost” daily, but saving them is possible.