Cleo Smith (rescue)
Four-year-old Cleo Smith was taken from her family's tent at a campsite in Western Australia. After 18 days, police rescued her from a locked house in Carnarvon. Terence Kelly was convicted.
On October 16, 2021, four-year-old Cleo Smith was taken from her family's tent at the Blowholes campsite near Carnarvon in Western Australia's remote north coast.
A massive police investigation, with a $1 million reward offered, dominated Australian news for 18 days. Investigators tracked purchase data and CCTV to identify suspect Terence Darrell Kelly.
On November 3, 2021, police broke into a locked house in Carnarvon and found Cleo alive and playing with toys in a bedroom. A detective asked 'What's your name?' and she answered 'My name is Cleo.'
Kelly, a 36-year-old local man with no prior connection to the family, pleaded guilty to forcibly taking a child and was sentenced to 13 years and 6 months in prison.
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