It has now been 13 years since the disappearance of a Maine toddler whose case captivated the state and the nation. Ayla Reynolds was 20 months old when she was last seen in Waterville on Dec. 16, 2011.
The girl was staying with her father, Justin DiPietro, at his mother’s home when she was reported missing. DiPietro told police his daughter was abducted, but investigators later discovered Ayla’s blood in the basement. Investigators said there was so much of Ayla’s blood in the basement, that they determined she could not have survived whatever happened.
