Nevaeh Buchanan

An Amber Alert was issued for five-year-old Neviaeh Amyah Buchanan on the evening of May 24, 2009. She was last seen playing outside of her Monroe, Michigan, apartment.WDIV Detroit: Mom's Boyfriend, Brother Questioned The child's mother, Jennifer Buchanan, reportedly failed a polygraph test regarding the disappearance, as did her boyfriend, registered sex offender George Kennedy.WDIV Detroit: Mom's Boyfriend, Brother Questioned

On June 10, 2009, officials confirmed that the body found earlier in the month was that of Neveah Buchanan. Confirmation came as a result of DNA testing by the Michigan state police crime lab. Autopsy results and special sample testing is expected to determine the cause and date of death.Fox News: Authorities Confirm Missing ... Body Found (June 10, 2009)

On June 4, 2009, fishermen near River Raisin found the body of a child believed to be that of Nevaeh Buchanan. The body was found only seven miles from where she was last seen playing. Local news reported that the body was found in a shallow grave covered with quick setting cement. Authorities held a news conference June 5 at 10:30 am. Fox News: Body Found in Michigan Near Where Girl Disappeared (June 5, 2009)

According to her mother, Buchanan was playing outside of their home with a friend. The friend came inside to tell the mother that Buchanan was playing with her scooter, but when the mother went outside, the girl was missing. The scooter was later found in the parking lot of their apartment complex.WDIV Detroit: Mom's Boyfriend, Brother Questioned

After the disappearance, Buchanan's mother, Jennifer Buchanan, was given a lie-detector test, which she failed. Jennifer Buchanan claimed her lack of sleep caused the failed result. The mother was also questioned about her romantic relationship with 39-year-old George Kennedy, who served time in prison for home invasion and third-degree criminal sexual conduct from 2002 to 2007. Kennedy was also given a polygraph test, which he too failed, however neither Kennedy or Jennifer Buchanan have been officially named suspects.WDIV Detroit: Mom's Boyfriend, Brother Questioned

Michigan authorities have reported that they are looking into the alibi of the owner of the van that investigators believe was used to abduct Neviaeh. 48-year-old Roy Smith, a convicted sex offender, was taken in for questioning on May 27, 2009. The FBI has also staffed up agents involved in the case in order to reinterview possible witnesses.Freep.com: 2nd sex offender linked to search for Nevaeh (May 28, 2009)

The FBI has received a tip that Buchanan may have been spotted in Columbus, Ohio, on the evening of May 25, with a heavy-set woman whose identity remains unknown. The woman reportedly remarked to a store clerk that the name of the child who was with her was "heaven, spelled backward."WBNS 10TV (Ohio): Missing Mich. Girl May Have Been Seen In Columbus (May 26, 2009)