Above: Bianca Damanik in 2005 (left), a picture taken after her abduction, date unknown (center) and an age-progressed image to 11, circa 2014 (right)

Bianca Damanik

Last seen in Willoughby, Ohio on January 12, 2005

Vital statistics: Biracial (asian/white) female. Born on January 7, 2003. Brown hair, brown eyes. She has two small birthmarks on her upper left leg. Was two at the time.

Circumstances: She was abducted by her non-custodial mother, Elfarida Damanik. A photo and vital statistics for her are posted below. Two weeks earlier, custodial rights had been given to her father, Robert McConnell. A felony warrant for custodial interference was issued for her on January 14, 2005 and a warrant for international parental kidnapping was issued for her on May 9, 2005. They are believed to be in Jakarta, Indonesia. She has called McConnell several times to request money but would not tell him her whereabouts or permit him to speak to Bianca. She also sent him a picture of Bianca in December 2006 in an unmarked envelope.


Above: Elfarida Damanik in 2005

Vital statistics: Asian (Indonesian) female. Born on August 2, 1975. Black hair, brown eyes. Her nickname is "Eva." One of her upper teeth is missing and her ears are pierced. She has previously worked as a nanny. Was twenty-nine at the time.

If you have any information as to Bianca's whereabouts, please contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Akron, Ohio at 216-522-1400. 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 Doe Network
The Charley Project
Federal Bureau of Investigation
NamUs National Missing Persons Data System
CBS News
Ohio Missing Children

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