Desperate family of pregnant Indiana mom of four who vanished in October begs for public’s help with search
Desperate family and friends of a pregnant mother of four who disappeared in Indiana last month are hoping to rally support to bring her — and her possibly newborn child — home.
Emma Baum, 25, was last seen at her boyfriend’s house in Gary, Ind., on Oct. 10, her family said. She was heavily pregnant at the time and likely due in just days.
“We are looking for my sister. She was 1 centimeter dilated on October 4. She has been missing since October 10,” Baum’s sister, Abigale Smith, said at a press conference Friday.
“At this point, we have done everything we can, and now we ask the public to please help us.”
Jamie Baum, Emma’s mother, believes her daughter’s boyfriend had something to do with her sudden disappearance.
“I would like my daughter home. We miss her. Her babies need her. Her family needs her,” she said at the press conference.
Emma’s boyfriend has since been taken into custody, but in connection to an unrelated case for a failure-to-appear warrant, Gary police Commander Jack Hamady said.
A missing persons report wasn’t filed for Emma until Oct. 28 — 18 days after she was last seen at her boyfriend’s house.
Police say they have dedicated their search efforts to the three primary locations that have come up during the investigation and are pivoting to scour old video footage in the areas where Emma was last seen.
The young mom is approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs about 136 pounds. She frequently wears wigs and different hair pieces but is naturally a brunette.
“We love you, Emma. And if you can hear us, there is nothing that you have done to make any of us stop loving you. We trust that somebody knows something and we want her home,” Smith said.
