{"id":2450249,"date":"2025-06-21T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T22:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missing-3-year-old-girl-found-90-miles-from-home-mother-arrested-after-sick-searches-found-on-phone\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T18:29:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T22:29:04","slug":"missing-3-year-old-girl-found-90-miles-from-home-mother-arrested-after-sick-searches-found-on-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missing-3-year-old-girl-found-90-miles-from-home-mother-arrested-after-sick-searches-found-on-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing 3-Year-Old Girl Found 90 Miles from Home, Mother Arrested After Sick Searches Found on Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmissing-3-year-old-girl-found-90-miles-from-home-mother-arrested-after-sick-searches-found-on-phone%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2450249&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A canadian toddler named Claire, aged 3, was found alive days after her mother, Rachel Todd, reported her missing and was subsequently charged with child abandonment.The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-defends-1619-creator-nikole-hannah-jones-after-she-doxxes-reporter-jokes-about-it\/\" title=\"New York Times Defends \u20181619\u2019 Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones After She Doxxes Reporter, Jokes About It\">situation began<\/a> when Todd,in a state of panic,entered a fireworks store claiming her daughter was missing. Claire had last been seen at their home in Montreal earlier that day.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation unfolded, police noticed suspicious behavior from Todd, including a TikTok video she posted hours before the incident that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-interior-secy-nominee-deb-haaland-sparks-fears-over-radical-left-wing-climate-policies\/\" title=\"Biden Interior secy. nominee Deb Haaland sparks fears over radical left-wing climate policies\">raised red flags<\/a>. A dead chihuahua belonging to Claire was later discovered near the area between their home and the store, further complicating the case. <\/p>\n<p>After interviewing Todd, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uganda-halts-vote-campaigning-in-some-areas-opposition-cries-foul\/\" title=\"Uganda halts vote campaigning in some areas, opposition cries foul\">police arrested<\/a> her, and the investigation revealed alarming searches on her cell phone regarding children&#8217;s urns and funeral services. On June 21, searchers located Claire along a highway near St. Albert, Ontario. Remarkably, she had survived the ordeal without food or water, and she told rescuers that her mother instructed her to wait. Claire was taken to the hospital and reported to be in good health.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, Todd faces a maximum of five years in prison if convicted, even though she does not have a prior criminal record. The community expressed relief at Claire&#8217;s safe return, despite the troubling circumstances surrounding her disappearance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Searchers found a Canadian toddler alive on Wednesday, days after her mother, who now faces a child abandonment charge, reported her missing.<\/p>\n<p>The strange story began unfolding Sunday around 3:30 p.m., when Claire&rsquo;s 34-year-old mother, Rachel Todd, ran into a fireworks store in a panic, according to Canada&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/missing-quebec-three-year-old-girl-found\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Todd told the employee that her daughter was missing and didn&rsquo;t remember what happened.<\/p>\n<p>Claire, 3, was reportedly last seen at Todd&rsquo;s house in Montreal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/canada-scrambles-negotiate-us-trump-deals-crushing-blow-overnight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada<\/a>, earlier that morning around 9:45 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Quebec police immediately launched an investigation, and announced it was deploying search and rescue teams.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The search continued for days, but police quickly noticed red flags about Todd.<\/p>\n<p>Hours before Claire disappeared, Todd posted a TikTok video of herself holding Claire.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You try that again, and this is going to get ugly,&rdquo; Todd said to the camera.<\/p>\n<p>The text on the video itself read, &ldquo;I know more than you think.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A caption below the post read, &ldquo;Have you come up against a mother with nothing to lose???? #motherhood #threat #energywork #narcissist #magic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear what the context of the video was, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/capitol-police-arrest-man-accused-running-republican-congressman-off-road-threatening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> didn&rsquo;t speculate on the clip.<\/p>\n<p>But the case took an ugly turn on Monday afternoon, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-we-go-cdc-study-finds-two-masks-are-better-than-one-just-one-week-after-fauci-backtracks-on-wearing-multiple-face-masks\/\" title=\"Here We Go: CDC Study Finds Two Masks Are Better Than One \u2013 Just One Week After Fauci Backtracks on Wearing Multiple Face Masks\">searchers found<\/a> Claire&rsquo;s chihuahua dead.<\/p>\n<p>The suburb in which they found the dog was reportedly along the route between Todd&rsquo;s home and the fireworks shop. Police didn&rsquo;t immediately disclose the dog&rsquo;s cause of death.<\/p>\n<p>After interviewing Todd, police arrested her that same night, and on Tuesday she appeared in court, where she was charged with child abandonment, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montrealgazette.com\/news\/local-crime\/article996461.html\">Montreal Gazette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Bell, Claire&rsquo;s father, posted to social media urging the public to help.<\/p>\n<p>Bell and Todd were reportedly engaged in 2021, but may have recently separated.<\/p>\n<p>The case grew darker still, when police discovered searches made on Todd&rsquo;s cell phone for children&rsquo;s urns and funeral services.<\/p>\n<p>In another strange twist on Wednesday, police asked the public for help finding a potential key witness: a woman who had reportedly met with Todd just before Claire disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>She reportedly lived on a farm, spoke English and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/french-media-buries-damning-video-macron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French<\/a>, and wore an apron which read &ldquo;Abondance,&rdquo; meaning abundance.<\/p>\n<p>But on Wednesday afternoon a police drone located Claire along Highway 417 near St. Albert, Ontario &mdash; more than 90 miles from home, according to Canada&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/montreal\/article\/mom-of-missing-montreal-toddler-in-great-distress-will-return-to-court-for-bail-hearing-in-july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTV News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Police said she somehow survived after being left alone without food or water.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m waiting for mom, she told me to wait for her,&rdquo; Claire reportedly told her rescuers, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/montreal-quebec-toddler-found?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=NP_social&amp;utm_content=news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Claire Bell, 3, told police &lsquo;mom told me to wait&rsquo; after missing Quebec toddler was found at side of Ontario highway: report<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lzn1bEMyV3\">https:\/\/t.co\/lzn1bEMyV3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; National Post (@nationalpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nationalpost\/status\/1936462869614281135?\">June 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Claire was taken to the hospital and is reportedly in good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jasmine-crockett-fires-vicious-shot-trump-supporters-alleges-mental-health-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We had hope, but we were starting to think that she wouldn&rsquo;t be alive anymore,&rdquo; Guy Lapointe, the president of the Quebec Search and Rescue Volunteer Association, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/missing-3-year-old-montreal-1.7565564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC News<\/a>. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re still on a cloud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If convicted of child abandonment, Todd faces a maximum of five years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Police said she did not have a criminal record.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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The unusual situation began on Sunday around 3:30 p.m., when Claire&#8217;s 34-year-old mother, Rachel Todd, rushed into a fireworks store in distress, as reported by Canada&#8217;s National Post. Todd informed the staff that her daughter was missing and claimed she couldn&#8217;t recall what had happened. 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