INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Richard Wayne Landers Jr. was 5-years old when he disappeared in 1994.
For 19 years, Indiana State Police searched for him, but it was last October when the missing boy case turned into one of changed identities.
It was long suspected that they boy’s paternal grandparents, reportedly angry about a custody case involving the small boy, took him.
All these years later, a detective traced Landers’ Social Security card to a 24-year-old man in central Minnesota.
Police were eventually able to track down the grandparents, who they say admitted to giving Landers a new name and life.
Landers is married with a child on the way.
It is unclear when he will be reunited with his mother, Lisa Harter, and her husband.
Charges in Indiana against the grandparents were dropped in 2008.
A spokesman with the Indiana State Police said the FBI and Social Security Administration also were investigating the case.
17 Comments to “Boy Missing for 19 Years Found Alive”
January 11, 2013 at 9:32 AM
hey!! mark and mike (mork and mindy) I take it this innocent childs grandpappys had to be either black or mexican to be so cold hearted to kidnap him…..
January 11, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Ignorant comment….
January 11, 2013 at 11:21 AM
I agree with stranded angel
January 11, 2013 at 11:24 AM
Go away ignoramus!
January 11, 2013 at 11:40 AM
poor ignorant bastard
January 11, 2013 at 3:23 PM
i feel sorry for you. & thank you you to everyone who replied positively
January 11, 2013 at 4:40 PM
wow…what an A$$
January 11, 2013 at 12:10 PM
poor kid. maybe he can write a book and capitalize on being abducted by filth.
January 11, 2013 at 12:28 PM
Such things like abducting someone else's child is SICK!!!! I hope this now man, can sort it all out & all parties involved can work out the pain & move forward.
January 11, 2013 at 1:45 PM
We don't know the grandparents' reasons yet. They may know things that we do not about the parents and thought they were protecting him. I'd want to hear both sides of the story. As for T.R.M.'s comment above, I suggest you seek professional help.
January 11, 2013 at 8:49 PM
If you think Scott`s story is great…, five weeks ago my girlfriends sister basically easily made $4626 workin a ninteen hour week in their apartment and there roomate's step-sister`s neighbour done this for 10-months and made more than $4626 part-time from their computer. follow the information available here, …….. BIT40.ℂOℳ
January 11, 2013 at 10:44 PM
RACE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING BUT IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY HE DOES SEEM TO BE WHITE…IJS BUT I'M HAPPY TO SEE HE WAS FOUND WITHOUT ANY HURT HARM OR DANGER BESIDES THE GRANDPARENTS DOING WHAT THEY DID!
January 12, 2013 at 12:48 AM
if woulda been raised by his negro grandparents or mexican grandparents they woulda found him in a minnesota prison !………..i am LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 12, 2013 at 1:51 AM
He is lucky he didn't turned a crazy White dumb ass killing innocent ppl just cause the mattha fucker was depressed!!! Get yo life u Mark ass!!
January 12, 2013 at 8:25 AM
It's scary to hear I have a friend whos mother in law tried to take her kids for no reason… and testified in court… and they were Caucasian… as am I. From my Anthropological Background and common sense I know that most african american family units and hispanic family units are much closer and do more together according to many sociological and anthropological censuses. Most Caucasian households have 8 times more conflict then any other race. Just Saying. Racist Prick.
January 12, 2013 at 9:09 AM
So this story is from 2008? Nice KTLA is on top of its current events.
January 12, 2013 at 10:59 AM
Thanks for the replys you imbred hillbillies now i can have a great day knowing i got your attention and under your irritated skin piss off mate lmfao T.R.M.