Above: Michael Reyes in 2008 (left) and another image circa 2019 (right)
Michael Alexander Reyes
Last seen in Miami, Florida on August 31, 2008
Vital statistics: White male. Born on April 2, 2008. Red hair, gray/brown eyes. He has a birthmark on his lower left arm. He speaks English and Spanish. Was four months at the time.
Circumstances: He was abducted by his non-custodial mother, Maria Belen Francesconi. A photo and vital statistics are posted below. She had been given permission to take her son to Argentina to visit family, but never returned to the United States. A federal warrant for international parental kidnapping was issued for her on June 25, 2013. They are believed to be in Argentina. His father has applied for his return under the Hague Treaty and his return has been ordered twice but not enforced.
Above: Maria Francesconi in 2008
Vital statistics: White (Argentinan) female. Born on July 9, 1984. Brown hair, blue eyes. She speaks English, Spanish, and Italian and is a dual citizen of Argentina and Italy. She has worked as a chef. Was twenty-six at the time.
If you have any information as to Michael's whereabouts, please contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation at 305-944-9101. Any information received can be kept confidential.
Information used to compile this casefile came from the following resources:
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Charley Project
NamUs National Missing Persons Data System
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Interpol
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