Search Continues for Missing N.C. Girl: ; Child Lost Part of Her Hearing While Undergoing Chemotherapy; Stepmom Was the Last to See Her

Charleston Daily Mail › October 12, 2010

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HICKORY, N.C. - A hearing-impaired girl with a prosthetic leg vanished over the weekend, and her father said Monday it was possible his wife was involved in the disappearance.

The 10-year-old girl's stepmother, Elisa Baker, was being held by police on a dozen charges unrelated to the disappearance of Zahra Clare Baker. The child, who has been treated for bone cancer, was reported missing Saturday afternoon in Hickory in western North Carolina, several hours after a backyard fire was reported at the family's home.

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Search Continues for Missing N.C. Girl: ; Child Lost Part of Her Hearing While Undergoing Chemotherapy; Stepmom Was the Last to See Her

Hickory Police Chief Tom Adkins said investigators were interviewing teachers to find out more about Zahra's life before she disappeared and following other leads, but he wouldn't ...

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