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<\/figure>\nThe mother was released from jail on Tuesday after she posted bond, according to a court clerk familiar with the case. She is due to reappear in court on July 11, 2023, so she can face the charges against her.<\/p>\n
Kayla was finally rescued after a woman recognized the girl during a shopping trip at Plato\u2019s Closet in Asheville. The Good Samaritan recognized the missing girl from images she had seen in \u201cpublished media\u201d about the case. The Good Samaritan immediately contacted the authorities to let them know that the missing girl had been found.<\/p>\n On Monday, Kayla\u2019s biological father, Ryan Iskerka, released a statement about the discovery of his missing daughter through authorities at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Ryan\u2019s statement was as follows:<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m overjoyed that Kayla is home safe. I want to thank the South Elgin Police Department, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and all of the law enforcement agencies who assisted with her case,\u201d Iskerka said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe ask for privacy as we get to know each other again and navigate this new beginning,\u201d the dedicated father of the once-missing girl said.<\/p>\n Back around July 4, 2017, when Donald Trump was in his first year as president, Kayla suddenly disappeared. She had been in the care of her mother, Heather Unbehaun, following a Fourth of July parade in Wheaton, Illinois, according to details provided on a GoFundMe page related to locating the missing girl. The fundraising page was created by the girl\u2019s father in the days following Kayla\u2019s shocking disappearance.<\/p>\n Unbehaun was the noncustodial parent. Many kidnapping cases involve a noncustodial parent who wants to obtain custody of the child by illegally swiping them away from the parent who has custody legally.<\/p>\n Iskerka was scheduled to pick up his daughter on July 5, 2017. However, the girl\u2019s mother and the child never appeared for the drop-off, even though the exchange had been ordered by a court. Because the girl and her mother never showed up for the exchange, Iskerka reported Kayla missing and filed a missing person\u2019s report so he could work with the police to find his daughter.<\/p>\n Kayla\u2019s case was featured on the Netflix series \u201cUnsolved Mysteries\u201d in November 2022.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.awm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/missing-girl-found-in-north-carolina-2.jpg\")
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