Tragic end to search for two young sisters, 6 and 4, who vanished after their mom was found murdered... as suspect is taken into custody
- Jalie and Erin were abducted in Louisiana before 8am on Thursday, police said
- Mother Callie Brunett, 35, was found brutally murdered in her Loranger home
- A GoFundMe page has been set up to help pay for the girls funeral expenses
The search for two young sisters who vanished after their mother was found murdered has ended in a tragedy.
Jalie, 6, and Erin, 4, disappeared in Louisiana after their mother Callie Brunett, 35, was found brutally murdered in her Loranger home early Thursday morning.
Ms Brunett had been missing for 24 hours when she was found dead on the bedroom floor of her mobile home by her father, according to police. Her daughters are believed to have been abducted just before 8am.
Police tragically discovered little Erin's body in a wooded area a few hours later on Thursday, while her sister Jalie was found alive just yards away, Fox News reports.
Suspect Daniel Callihan, who drove the vehicle Jalie was found inside, was taken into custody in Jackson, Mississippi. Jalie was treated for minor injuries at a nearby hospital.
Jalie (left), 6, and Erin (right), 4, disappeared in Louisiana after Callie Brunett, 35, was found brutally murdered in her Loranger home early Thursday morning
Callie Brunett (left), 35, was reported missing for 24 hours and ultimately found dead in her home early Thursday
Brunett's car, a black 2012 Chrysler 200 with Louisiana license plate 859GML, was also missing
'Horrible, horrible, tragic situation. You don't want to see that as a police chief, you don't want to see that as a father, to see this baby on the ground that has lost her life. This is an innocent 4-year-old child,' Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade told reporters at a press conference.
He added: 'A coward took this child from her family.'
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office Chief Jimmy Travis called the scene at Ms Brunett's mobile home an 'obvious homicide' with 'blood everywhere'.
Callie Brunett's mother, Debbie Smith Brunett, shared a haunting comment on her daughter's last Facebook post. 'CALL ME!!' she wrote on the final post at 8.27pm on Wednesday evening.
Ms Brunett had been missing for over 24 hours before detectives found her body, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office.
The chief said afterwards that the children could be half way across the country but that police would be using all resources to get the children home.
Callie's mom, Debbie Smith Brunett, shared a haunting comment on her daughter's last Facebook post. 'CALL ME!!' she wrote on Callie's final post at 8:27pm Wednesday evening
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office Chief Jimmy Travis called the scene at Ms Brunett's mobile home an 'obvious homicide' with 'blood everywhere'
In the amber alert, detectives said they are looking for a white male for questioning regarding a domestic violence incident related to Brunett's death
'This time period is very crucial. We need to find these children,' the sheriff said early on Thursday
The chief said early Thursday that the children could be half way across the country but they would be using all resources to get them home
Police called the scene an 'obvious homicide' and said the children could be in danger hours before Erin's body was found
The manner of Brunett's murder has not been disclosed. Authorities are investigating her death as a homicide
He said early Thursday: 'This morning.. the victim's father discovered her body in the mobile home behind me. Her four-year-old and six-year-old child along with her car are missing'
'This time period is very crucial. We need to find these children.'
'We can't do nothing for the victim,' Chief Travis said. 'Our priority is to find these children and to get them back to their family.'
The manner of Brunett's murder has not been disclosed. Authorities are investigating her death as a homicide.
In the amber alert, detectives said they are looking for a white male for questioning regarding a domestic violence incident related to Brunett's death.
Erin was described in the alert as approximately 3 feet tall and weighing 32 pounds, while Jalie was described as being about 4 feet tall and weighing 58 pounds.
The clothing they were wearing at the time of the abduction was unknown when the alert was sent out.
