The Tragic Disappearance of LeeAnna Warner
The 5-year-old walked off to visit a friend and was never seen again.
When 5-year-old LeeAnna Warner arrived home from a day out with her family, the first thing she wanted to do was visit her best friend and tell her all about her day. Her mother, Kaelin, tried to convince her to come inside and take a nap, but LeeAnna was persistent. She pleaded to be allowed to go down the street to her friend’s house, and Kaelin relented. She told her daughter to be home by 5:00 pm and watched as she skipped off down the street. It was 4:30 pm on Saturday, June 14, 2003, and it was the last time Kaelin would see her daughter.
LeeAnna was an outgoing, fearless, and extremely energetic little girl, and she was well-known in their Chisholm, Minnesota neighborhood. Chisholm was a small town of 5,000 residents, and it was thought of as a quiet and safe place to raise a family. LeeAnna was best friends with a child who lived down the street from the Warners, and she would walk to her house to visit her on a daily basis. Chris and Kaelin Warner were comfortable letting their daughter go by herself; the walk took less than two minutes and didn’t require crossing any streets. LeeAnna was the kind of child who liked to frequently check in with her mother; she was constantly running back and forth between her home and her…