SWFL.io - Local NewsInvestigators are now focused on Washington state after they received new information in the 2006 kidnapping case of Bryan Dos Santos-Gomes, who was abducted as a baby in Fort Myers and made national headlines.
Bryan Dos Santos-Gomes, also known as "Baby Bryan," went missing on Dec. 1, 2006, just four weeks after he was born. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is partnering with the Fort Myers Police Department and asking for the public’s help.
According to investigators, they have received information from Tacoma, as leads suggest Bryan could be living in Washington state, possibly unaware of what happened to him as a baby. But he could also be anywhere in the country.
In December 2006, Bryan's mother said she and a friend and their babies got into a black SUV with a Hispanic woman who had stopped to ask for directions. While in Fort Myers, Bryan's mother said the woman pulled out a knife and forced her friend and her friend's baby out of the vehicle.
The woman drove south to Estero and forced Bryan's mother out of the vehicle as well, taking off with Baby Bryan inside.
An age-progression photo was released that shows what Bryan may look like.
Previously, investigators revealed a voice recording of the woman believed to have kidnapped him, making a phone call from Bryan's mother's phone. The kidnapper's voice was enhanced by the Secret Service. Investigators have conducted DNA testing on evidence collected at the time.
The kidnapper told Bryan's mother and her friend that she lived in the Tampa area, had an 11-day-old son named Jose Guadeloupe, and that her husband was a truck driver. Investigators do not believe any friends or family are involved.
The NCMEC said anyone with information about Bryan Dos Santos-Gomes is urged to contact NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or the Fort Myers Police Department at 239-321-7700.
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