Forget Me Not

Forget-me-not flower is the symbol of International Missing Children's Day I picked up these at  International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children 25. May has been commemorated as International Missing Children's Day since 2001 and it is dedicated both to the children who have been found and to those who still are missing. The purpose of honoring this day is also to remind the public about the growing problem of missing children all over the world and to encourage the global community get involved as much as possible. May the 25th has been chosen for a reason. Etan Patz, the missing ''milk-carton boy'', moved the mountains without ever knowing it On this day back in 1979 six-year-old  Etan Patz  disappeared on his way to school and the Police started a massive search using bloodhounds. Etan's father, a professional photographer, used Etan's photos for the missing-child-flyers posted all over the New York City. The boy's ph...

Missing: Zachary Bernhardt Eight-year-old Zachary Bernhardt vanished literally without a trace some 16 years ago so he is not a little child anymore, but he is still someone's child and he is still missing.  Everything I found out about him, about his childhood and his controversial disappearance touched me deeply and inspired me to start this blog. For these reasons my first post about missing children is dedicated to him.  On September the 11th 2000 at 4:47 a.m. Zachary's mother Leah Hackett (now Hanson) contacted the Police in Clearwater Florida and reported her son missing. The Police started the usual procedure shortly after her call. Despite the massive investigation with dozens of people involved, nobody could ever figure out what happened to Zachary that night or where he is now.  According to his mother, the evening before mysterious disappearance Zachary was watching TV with her until he fell asleep around 11.00 p.m. when she carried him over to her own ...