The girl was allegedly abducted and killed by a FedEx driver last year, but authorities said her disappearance didn’t meet criteria for an Amber Alert.
A Texas bill that will allow local police to quickly issue a regional alert about a missing child, without having to wait for investigators to confirm an.
Athena Strand's family members are hoping to keep her memory alive by asking others to wear pink on what would have been her 8th birthday. The Wise County girl was kidnapped and murdered just before Christmas.
The so-called ‘Athena Alert’ bill would allow law enforcement to issue alerts in the region when a child goes missing, even if there is no confirmation of an abduction, which is required to issue and AMBER Alert.
The bill, influenced by Athena Strand, would allow law enforcement to quickly issue a regional alert when a child goes missing without meeting AMBER Alert criteria.