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How long did it take for the Amber Alert to be issued for the kidnapped Loranger sisters?

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

LORANGER, Louisiana (WGNO) – Louisiana State Police are releasing more details on the timeline of events that led to the issuance of the Amber Alert for the sisters abducted from Loranger on Thursday, June 13.

At around 8 a.m., officers from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office arrived at the scene of the murder of 35-year-old Callie Brunette after her father reportedly found her in the bedroom of their North Cooper Road home.


At 12:28 p.m., the LSP issued an Amber Alert after Burnette’s daughters, 6-year-old Jalie and 4-year-old Erin, were reported abducted.

According to LSP officials, at 9:21 a.m., TPSO officers requested that the Louisiana Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children (LACMEC) contact them to initiate the Amber Alert process. They instructed officers to complete the Amber Alert application.

At 10:30 a.m., LSP officials said they received an incomplete Amber Alert request for review to confirm information was available to send an alert.

At 11:45 a.m., the LSP Fusion Center issued a Level II At-Risk/Missing Child Alert to all law enforcement agencies in Louisiana and surrounding states. The alert was then distributed via social media at 12:18 p.m. and sent through the Emergency Alert System at 12:28 p.m.

At 4 p.m., TPSO officials announced the arrest of the suspect, 36-year-old Daniel Callihan, in Jackson, Mississippi, and the death of Erin, who was found in a wooded area.

Jalie was also found alive and taken to a hospital in Jackson.

During an investigation, Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said there was possible evidence of human trafficking and that Callihan was probably not the girls’ father.

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