Evelyn Mae Boswell.Photo: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
The mother of a 15-month-old girl who hasn’t been seen since December is speaking out — saying she’s “kinda worried,” but she knows who has the missing toddler.
Evelyn Mae Boswellwas last seen sometime in December, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, but she was officially reported missing last Tuesday, several weeks after she vanished. Police have said that her mother, Megan “Maggie” Boswell, has given them “conflicting and inaccurate” information about the little girls’ whereabouts.
In an interview withWCYB News 5, Maggie Boswell explains why she didn’t report the little girl missing — and says she was afraid that the person who took her daughter would disappear.
“Well, the reason I didn’t report it or anything was I knew the person who had her, and I didn’t want them to run away with her,” Boswell tells the news station. “And as soon as they thought anything was going on, they just kinda vanished. So I’m just kinda worried, you know, about where they are at. What they’re doing with her at this point in time.”
She did not specify to the station who she believed had the child.
Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office
“The gray BMW has been located in Wilkes County, North Carolina, along with the individuals that authorities were hoping to speak with concerning Evelyn Boswell’s whereabouts,“ the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations said in a social media statement Friday night.
McCloud and Boswell, who are both residents of Tennessee, werecharged with possession of stolen property.They will appear in court on Monday.
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Evelyn Mae Boswell.Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
“In a way I knew that as soon as anything went down, this person was going to disappear — and they have,” she said. “And they have tried to find them. They won’t answer phone calls. They just kinda disappeared.”
But authorities have publicly said they are skeptical of Maggie Boswell’s story. During a Friday press conference, Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy stated that some of what she’s said doesn’t add up.
“Surveillance camera footage, witness testimony — a lot of her story hasn’t been accurate,” Cassidy told reporters.
Boswell has not responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
According to herAMBER Alert, Evelyn is 2 feet tall and weighs 28 lbs. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink tracksuit, pink shoes and a pink bow.
Anyone who has information about Evelyn’s whereabouts is asked to call the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office at 423-279-7330 or the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
source: people.com
