Mother missing with her three children made contact with family but won’t say where they are
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office told The Messenger that Laura Cook, 30, said she and her children — Benjamin, seven, Hannah, five, and Elijah, two — were fine. By contrast, Mr Cook has shown up for court, the sheriff’s office said: “The husband has been cooperative with our office and has been attending any court dates that were set.” Since the children and Ms Cook disappeared, her husband, Jordan Cook, has sung to a different tune entirely from her mother. Mr Cook said he was “not concerned” and insisted that they weren’t in fact missing. “It’s a complex situation that we have limited details on.” Despite her husband’s claims, Lauren Cook’s name will remain on the “missing persons” list until “a law enforcement agency must make in-person contact,” the sheriff’s office previously explained.
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