‘Unsolved Mysteries’ on Netflix Led to a Breakthrough in a 6-Year-Old Child Abduction Case
Kayla Unbehaun was found safe in May 2023 and reunited with her father
An Episode of Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries” was the reason now fifteen-year-old Kayla Unbehaun has been reunited with her father after being abducted in 2017 by her mother, Heather Unbehaun.
Back on July 5, 2017, the then nine-year-old was abducted from South Elgin, Illinois, after a scheduled visit with her mom. Heather did not have full custody of Kayla, and it had been during one of her weekly visitations that she fled with Kayla. Heather had told friends that she had a camping trip planned with Kayla, and neighbors recalled seeing her pack her vehicle with a bunch of things.
When Kayla’s father, Ryan Iserka, went to pick her up, the duo was no longer there.
Heather had expressed a desire to live off the grid and had already been in violation of their custody agreement when she took Kayla out of state without the court’s permission. A felony kidnapping warrant was issued for the pair, as well as Heather’s car, but they weren’t immediately located. Heather’s phone and all of her social media had been deactivated, and it seemed as though it had been a well-thought-out abduction.
