Some fingerprints on a note and more than 48 hours of despair: a 9-year-old girl who was kidnapped in New York is found

This week, New York has experienced the worst 48 hours in recent times. This Tuesday, the Police found Charlotte Sena, a 9-year-old girl who had been kidnapped last Saturday afternoon while taking a walk in Moreau Lake Park.. Her kidnapper, Craig N.. Ross Jr. has been arrested thanks to fingerprints found on a ransom letter he left in the family's mailbox on Monday.. Apparently, the man had been arrested in 1999 for driving under the influence of alcohol.

According to The New York Times, on Monday, while police were watching the family home, a car drove up and someone, believed to be Ross, placed a ransom note in the mailbox. The police recovered that note and managed to extract a fingerprint, discovering the identity of the kidnapper, since he had been arrested before.

Hours later, the agents appeared at the kidnapper's house, in Milton, where Ross, who was arrested at the time, had a caravan in which he lived.. They also found the little girl hiding in a closet and “apparently unharmed.”

According to the aforementioned newspaper, the minor disappeared during a bicycle ride in the aforementioned park, about 45 miles north of Albany.. Shortly after she disappeared, the girl's bicycle was found, leading authorities to conclude that she had been kidnapped, a scenario that the state's governor, Kathy Hochul, called “every parent's nightmare.”

About 400 people participated in the search for Charlotte in an area of 74 kilometers, including Police, Forest Guards and Firefighters. Drones and airboats were also used.