The search for 6-year-old Maddox Ritch, who reportedly disappeared from Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia Saturday, may spark memories of other missing children’s cases.
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Channel 9’s Mark Becker has spent 30 years following these kinds of cases, and he says although time may pass, no one ever forgets.
Watch the video above as he looks back at high profile cases across our area and how the community hopes this search will turn out differently.
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