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Natasha Alexandra Augusta Carter



Top Row and Bottom Left: Natasha, circa 2000;
Bottom Right: Age-progression to age 17 (circa 2006)


Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: August 8, 2000 from Beckley, West Virginia
Classification: Family Abduction
Date of Birth: December 22, 1989
Age: 10 years old
Height and Weight: 4'2 - 4'3, 50 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Natasha has a scar on her left eyebrow. Her nickname is Alex.


Details of Disappearance

Natasha was last seen in Beckley, West Virginia on August 8, 2000. She was abducted by her non-custodial mother, Susan Gail Carter. Photographs and vital statistics for Susan are posted below this case summary. A felony warrant for kidnapping was issued for her on November 13, 2000. Susan and Natasha may be in the company of an adult male. They may have left West Virginia. Natasha's case remains unsolved.


Susan Gail Carter


Top Row and Bottom Left: Susan Gail Carter;
Bottom Right: Age-progression to an unknown age

Date of Birth: March 8, 1959
Age: 41 years old
Height and Weight: 5'6, 115 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, green eyes. Susan may use the alias Susan Gail Carter Webb. She may attempt to alter her appearance.


Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
West Virginia State Police
304-746-2100



Source Information
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Child Search Ministries
Natasha Carter Missing



Updated 4 times since October 12, 2004.

Last updated October 4, 2006; age-progression updated, abductor's age-progression added.

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Family Abduction
NATASHA CARTER


DOB: Dec 22, 1989
Missing: Aug 8, 2000
Age Now: 18
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Height: 4'2" (127 cm)
Weight: 50 lbs (23 kg)
Missing From:
BECKLEY
WV
United States
Age Progressed

SUSAN CARTER


Abductor
DOB: Mar 8, 1959
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Green
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Weight: 115 lbs (52 kg)


Natasha's photo is shown age-progressed to 19 years. She was abducted by her non-custodial mother, Susan Gail Carter. A felony warrant for Kidnapping was issued for the abductor on November 13, 2000. The abductor may be using the alias Susan Gail Carter Webb and she may alter her appearance. They may have traveled out of state. They may be accompanied by an adult male. Natasha has a scar on her left eyebrow.
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)

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West Virginia State Police 1-304-746-2100
http://www.missingkids.com:80/missingkids/...earchLang=en_US

Natasha's photo is shown age-progressed to 19 years

SUSAN CARTER -Abductor
The abductor may be using the alias Susan Gail Carter Webb and she may alter her appearance. They may have traveled out of state

http://www.forthelost.org/family/ncarter.html

Above: Natasha Carter in 2000 (left) and an age-progressed image to 19, circa 2008 (right)

Natasha Alexandra Augusta Carter

Last seen in Beckley, West Virginia on August 8, 2000

Vital statistics: Born on December 22, 1989. Blond hair, blue eyes. She has a scar on her left eyebrow. Her nickname is "Alex." Was ten at the time.

NCIC number: M-411016178

Circumstances: She was abducted by her non-custodial mother, Susan Gail Carter. Photos and vital statistics are posted below. At the time Susan was involved in a custody battle with Natasha's father, Ricky Lafferty, and had told Lafferty he would never see his daughter again. Natasha's grandmother said that she was afraid of her mother and did not want to live with her. A felony warrant for kidnapping was issued for her on November 13, 2000. They may be in the company of an adult male and may have left West Virginia.


Above: Susan Carter in 2000 (left) and an age-progressed image to an unknown age (right)

Vital statistics: Born on March 8, 1959. Blond hair, green eyes. She may use the last name "Webb." She may attempt to alter her appearance. Was forty-one at the time.

If you have any information as to Natasha's whereabouts, please contact the West Virginia State Police at 304-746-2100. 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
Natasha Carter Missing
The Charleston Daily Mail
MySpace page for Natasha Carter

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Missing Child Search Continues Decade Later
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Updated Wednesday, December 16, 2009; 07:53 AM


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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has asked for public assistance.
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BECKLEY -- The search is continuing for a missing Beckley child, nearly a decade after she disappeared.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has asked for public help. According to reports, Natasha Carter was last seen Aug. 8, 2000. Dec. 22, she will turn 20 years old.

Police said Natasha was abducted by her mother, Susan Carter. A felony warrant was issued for kidnapping.

As part of the ongoing search, police are encouraging everyone to keep an eye out.

"The first thing we would advise, if you had any knowledge of this persons whereabouts, contact your local law enforcement so they can follow up on the investigation," said Capt. Jeff Shumate, of the Beckley Police Department.

Natasha is white with blond hair and blue eyes. She was 10 when she was last seen 9 years ago. At that time she was 4-feet, 2-inches tall and weighed 50 pounds. She has a scar on her left eyebrow.

You can call local police with any information.

Natasha Alexandra Augusta Carter

Last seen in Beckley, West Virginia on August 8, 2000

Vital statistics: Born on December 22, 1989. Blond hair, blue eyes. She has a scar on her left eyebrow. Her nickname is "Alex." She may use the last name "Webb." Was ten at the time.

NCIC number: M-411016178

Circumstances: She was abducted by her non-custodial mother, Susan Gail Carter. A photo and vital statistics are posted below. At the time Susan was involved in a custody battle with Natasha's father, Ricky Lafferty, and had told Lafferty he would never see his daughter again. Natasha's grandmother said that she was afraid of her mother and did not want to live with her. A felony warrant for kidnapping was issued for her on November 13, 2000. They may be in the company of an adult male and may have left West Virginia.


Above: Susan Carter in 2000 (left) and an age-progressed image to an unknown age (right)

Vital statistics: White female Born on March 8, 1959. Blond hair, green eyes. She may use the last name "Webb." She may attempt to alter her appearance. Was forty-one at the time.

If you have any information as to Natasha's whereabouts, please contact the West Virginia State Police at 304-746-2100. Any information received can be kept confidential.

http://www.forthelost.org/family/ncarter.html

West Virginia children still missing

by Brad McElhinny
Daily Mail staff

Rather than hope, the recent discovery of a Missouri boy who had been missing four years just raised more questions for Shirley Day.

Day, a 74-year-old Wyoming County resident, has her own heartbreaking mystery. Her granddaughter, Natasha Alexandra Carter, has been missing for seven years. Alex, as she was called, is one of three West Virginia children who have long been listed as missing by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Shirley Day has been watching news reports about 15-year-old Shawn Hornbeck. The boy was found this week after being abducted while riding his bike in 2002. Adding to the mystery: Hornbeck apparently hung out with friends, had a cell phone and rode his bike around alone. His abductor held down two jobs that frequently caused him to leave his apartment.

"I can't understand why he didn't get in touch with his family," Day said. "It makes you wonder, doesn't it? I know what that family has gone through. But you know something, that child will never be the same."

The story resonates with Day, who wonders all the time why her granddaughter can't or won't pick up the telephone and call her.

Alex was 10 years old when she went missing on Aug. 8, 2000. Authorities said they believe she was taken by her mother, Susan Gail Carter, after a contentious custody hearing. Susan Carter and Day's son, Ricky Lafferty, were in a brutal fight to keep Alex.

"She really got into it with the mediator," Day said. "Then she told Ricky he would never see Alex again. She got in the car with a man she later married. Alex was in the car. They had the windows rolled up. They wouldn't let Ricky talk to them."

The car rolled away, and that was the last time Alex's family saw her, although no one knew until later just how final the parting would be. There was another hearing in September. Susan didn't show up. Her lawyer told the judge he didn't know where to find her.

At first, no one but the family seemed to be alarmed.

"The authorities acted like because her mother had taken her everything was all right," said Day, who was a Wyoming County magistrate for two years in the mid-1980s and who also was a licensed practical nurse, an insurance agent and ran a beauty shop.

But by November of that year, a felony warrant for kidnapping was issued for Susan Carter.

Nobody seems to have any idea where they went. A listing for Alex at missingkids.com says only that they might have traveled out of state and might have been accompanied by an adult male.

The site shows a picture of Alex at age 10. She is smiling shyly and has blond hair and blue eyes. The same site shows a computer image of how Alex might look today, at age 17. Her looks have matured, but the blond hair and blue eyes remain. She would also have a scar on her left eyebrow, the remnant of a car wreck that she and her grandmother were in. Charleston Daily Mail