Above: Joseph Ernst in 2008 (left) and an age-progressed image to 13, circa 2011 (right)


Above: Nicole Ernst in 2008 (left) and an age-progressed image to 11, circa 2011 (right)

Joseph Zachary and Nicole Anastacia Ernst

Last seen in Ardmore, Oklahoma on May 19, 2008

Vital statistics: Joseph is a white male. He was born on April 14, 1998. Brown hair, brown eyes. Was ten at the time. Nicole is a white female. She was born on March 25, 2000. Brown hair, blue eyes. Was eight at the time.

NCIC numbers: M-027938964 (Joseph) and M-747919929 (Nicole)

Circumstances: They were abducted by their non-custodial mother, Natalya Ernst. A photo and vital statistics are posted below. She had been ordered not to move out of the area without permission of the court. An FBI warrant for international parental kidnapping was issued for her on February 18, 2009. They are believed to be in Russia but may also be in the Ukraine.


Above: Natalya Ernst in 2008

Vital statistics: White female. Born on December 28, 1973. Brown hair, brown eyes. She speaks English and Russian. She may use the alias first name "Natasha" and the alias last name "Sopova." Was thirty-four at the time.

If you have any information as to the Ernst childrens' whereabouts, please contact the Ardmore Police Department at 580-223-1212. 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
Interpol
Ernst
News9.com - Oklahoma City

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