A 16-year old boy who was reported missing out of Arizona, and whose family is tied to Utah, was found in Alaska Friday night.
Spring Thibaudeau, left, and Brooke Hale, right, were arrested Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, after allegedly taking Spring Thibaudeau's juvenile son with them to the Canadian Border. The family was believed to be leaving the U.S. based on extreme religious views regarding doomsday prophecies. A 16-year old boy who was taken to the Canadian border - reportedly by his mother and uncle as part of a doomsday prophecy - was found Friday night, according to police in Arizona.
The family was known to have extreme religious beliefs, which raised concerns among family members when Hale reportedly liquidated his accounts and disappeared, Eaton reported. Hale left a letter that indicated he would not be returning.The Gilbert Police Department in Arizona began its investigation into the boy's disappearance on Oct. 23, and FBI released a missing persons report, noting that Blaze's mother, sister and uncle were not "fugitives from the law.
In a public statement issued by Gilbert police Friday night, the department announced the family was located attempting to enter Canada. and noted there were many similarities between the Thibaudeau case and the Lori Vallow Daybell case, which Eaton has been covering extensively. While both families were apparently driven by extreme religiosity, Lori Vallow Daybell's beliefs were far more intense, he noted.
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