Why wasn't Amber Alert issued for Greene County boys found dead with their dad?
Harrison Keegan, Springfield News-Leader
Their faces had been plastered all over social media the last few days.
When the Greene County Sheriff's Office gave word Friday that Darrell Peak, 40, and his two sons Mayson, 3, and Kaiden, 4, were missing and possibly in danger, thousands of strangers shared the information on Facebook and Twitter, hoping the children would be spotted and safely returned home.
Awareness was certainly generated, but after the father and sons were found dead Monday evening in an abandoned structure off of Highway 65 in Benton County, many people have been left wondering why an Amber Alert — which would have sent notifications to cellphones across the state — was never issued for the missing children.