Sebastian Rogers replace: Dad ‘asks the world’ to assist discover lacking son as mother and stepdad face criticism | EUROtoday

Katie Proudfoot, mom of lacking teenager Sebastian Rogers has defended her determination to depart the realm the place her son was final seen, shortly after his disappearance.

Ms Proudfoot drove three hours away from her house to satisfy up along with her husband and Sebastian’s stepfather, Chris Proudfoot, however mentioned it was resulting from having acquired “threatening and hateful” messages from strangers.

“We are posting fliers every direction we can,” she advised Fox and Friends on Thursday morning.

“But at the same time, there were quite a bit of people that were sending some very threatening and hateful messages to us. They’re following us. They’re driving past our house at all hours of the day or night, disturbing the neighborhood, and the neighborhood is very upset and concerned. They’re worried about their safety at this point.”

Ms Proudfoot added that she felt that leaving the neighborhood would assist calm issues down.

From a pond being drained, to a reward for info and a mom’s tearful interview, the seek for Sebastian has now handed the one-month mark.

Here is a rundown of the story to this point:

It’s a month for the reason that Tennessee Bureau of Investigation posted this to its X account, asserting that an Amber Alert had been issued for Sebastian Rogers.

An autism skilled has defined that Sebastian’s particular wants would probably be affecting him significantly.

Speaking to Nancy GraceCourtney Lasky from Little Stars Therapy mentioned that youngsters usually have deficits with communication and social expertise.

“If, in fact, he is with someone else who does not know him well, that would be entirely out of his routine, he could be engaging in behaviours which he has not engaged in before, he could be looking for an escape, a way to get out of those adverse situations,” Ms Lasky mentioned.

She added that not each autistic youngster will wander, however that 36% of those that do are doing so to get away from a hectic or troublesome state of affairs.

In its newest replace on Friday 22 March, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation addressed frustrations expressed by some after they scaled again their search.

“Much of the work being done to track down information about where Sebastian may have gone is not something you will necessarily see in the public. But we want you to know that every day, work is being done to find Sebastian,” the TBI mentioned in a press launch.

The Bureau mentioned it was following up on any suggestions it acquired on the case and urged locals to maintain on checking their land for indicators of the boy.

Newly launched audio has given new perception into the moments after Sebastian disappeared.

“We have a missing juvenile… This morning the 15-year-old was not in the bed,” the officer is heard saying within the damaged audio from round 6.20am on 26 February.

They then describe Sebastian, who could have been sporting a black sweatshirt and black sweatpants, including that he had by no means disappeared from the house in Hendersonville earlier than.

“The mother is driving around looking for him… she is driving a blue Infinity,” the dispatcher tells officers.

The Independent has approached Sumner County Sheriff’s Office for additional remark.

“I feel like I am carrying the weight of the world, and all the sudden I got somebody standing behind me, helping me hold that up,” Mr Rogers defined.

He has been out most days trying to find the 15-year-old since his disappearance over a month in the past.

“I am asking the world to help me find my son,” Mr Rogers advised the outlet. “I need my son back.”

Katie Proudfoot, Sebastian’s mom, has mentioned she fears somebody has taken her son, insisting the 15-year-old wouldn’t have wandered off alone.

She advised the podcast Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: “I feel like if he had been close to the house, or had walked off, that we would have found him by now with as many people as have been searching.”

Ms Proudfoot mentioned she heard a “thud” on the evening of Sebastian’s disappearance, known as out to him after which advised him to go to mattress when he responded.

Dan Gooding has the total story: