Missing Children Database
Melissa Hinako Braden
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Local U.S. FBI Office or the Los Angeles FBI - (310) 477-6565
Local U.S. FBI Office or the Los Angeles FBI - (310) 477-6565
Missing Since: 3/16/2006
Date of Birth: 4/6/2005
Sex: Female
Height: 30"
Eyes: Dark brown
Marks: Melissa has dark birthmarks on the small of her back and on her right arm at the shoulder. She also has a small reddish mark on the back of her neck inside the hairline.
Missing from: Los Angeles, CA
Age of Disappearance: 11 mos.
Race: Caucasian/Japanese
Weight: 25 lbs.
Hair: Dark brown
Circumstances
Melissa was abducted by her non-custodial mother on March 16, 2006 from Los Angeles, California. A Child Abduction warrant and a felony Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution warrant have been issued for Ryoko. They may have traveled out of the country to Saitama, Japan. Melissa's picture is shown age-progressed to 14 years by NCMEC.
Abductor Information
Name: Ryoko Uchiyama
Abductor Sex: Female
Abductor Height: 5'9"
Abductor Eye Color: Dark brown
Abductor DOB: 10/15/1973
Abductor Race:Japanese
Abductor Weight: 125 lbs.
Abductor Hair ColorBlack
If you have information concerning this case, please contact:
Local U.S. FBI Office or the Los Angeles FBI - (310) 477-6565
Local U.S. FBI Office or the Los Angeles FBI - (310) 477-6565
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