Shannon Lea Dedrick is a seven-month-old baby girl who was reported missing from her home in Chipley, Florida. According to reports, Dedrick went missing between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. on October 31, 2009. A massive search effort led by the Washington County Sheriff's Office was launched to look for the child.http://www.newsherald.com/news/person-78739-baby-case.html
On Wednesday, November 4, 2009, authorities found Dedrick. According to reports, the baby was found alive in a box under the bed of her babysitter, Susan Elizabeth Baker. Police planned to charge Baker, her husband, and Dedricks mother Chrystina Lynn Mercer in connection with the case.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gLo6tkoDmIwiLD0bW7WZ0hpGax4QD9BPF3JO1