US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Internet abduction survivor Alicia Kozak pushes for 'Alicia's Law' in Indiana following Hailey Buzbee case
Legislators consider a Pink Alert and online grooming training after a Fishers teen's death, with a petition gaining over 91,000 signatures for new safety laws.
- Sunday, remains believed to be Hailey Buzbee were recovered after the Hocking Hills Sheriff's Office said Tyler Thomas led police to where he said he buried her; FBI Cincinnati confirmed Wednesday and offered condolences.
- Because officials initially classified the case as a runaway, petition organizers called for a Pink Alert and 'Hailey's Law'.
- Investigators searched Thomas's home in Columbus, Ohio, and a short-term rental near Hocking Hills, and forensic evidence recovered Monday may indicate the crime occurred there.
- Thomas was arrested Saturday and remains detained on a $1.5 million bond at Franklin County Jail; he will return to court next Tuesday while the FBI continues investigating.
- The petition amassed nearly 80,000 signatures by Tuesday, and lawmakers including House leadership and Gov. Mike Braun are reviewing Pink Alert options as the legislative session wraps up.
Insights by Ground AI
12 Articles
12 Articles
Internet abduction survivor Alicia Kozak pushes for 'Alicia's Law' in Indiana following Hailey Buzbee case
INDIANAPOLIS — Alicia Kozak was just 13 years old when she began messaging with who she thought was a boy her own age in an online chatroom, it turned out to be 38-year-old Scott Tyree, who began grooming Kozak. On Jan. 1, 2002, Tyree lured Kozak to meet him near home in Pittsburgh and abducted [...]
·Indianapolis, United States
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources12
Leaning Left3Leaning Right1Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Center
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources are Center
56% Center
L 33%
C 56%
11%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
