FBI investigating kidnapping in Benton County
Thursday, February 12, 2004
LINCOLN, Mo. -- The FBI said it is investigating the apparent kidnapping of a 1-month-old baby boy, who disappeared Wednesday from his home in this rural western Missouri town while his mother was in another room. Jesse Peaster, born Jan. 9 to Nancy and Jake Peaster, was taken from his Benton County home around 10 a.m., according to the Benton County Sheriff's Department.
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