Emma Baum, a mother of three and nine months pregnant at the time, suddenly disappeared on October 10, 2024. Three months later, she is nowhere to be found. Her family, who will not abandon the search for their beloved Emma, have spoken about her disappearance, expressing their suspicions.
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According to Fox News Digital, Baum, from Gary, Indiana, was about to give birth to her fourth child before she went missing. Her sister, Hailey Baum-Waddell talked with the outlet about the search for Emma and how it has been emotionally taxing.
"Looking for Emma has been a very struggling thing for everybody, mentally and physically and emotionally ... but we're not going to stop looking for her," Baum-Waddell said. "I think if people keep going on and chanting that something needs to be done and chanting her name ... just get the word out because a lot of people know, but not everybody knows."
According to Baum-Waddell, Emma Baum was last seen at her boyfriend's house, after she was dropped off. Weeks later, on October 28, Emma's family filed a missing persons report.
"A couple of days went by. ... We all started, like, messaging each other, 'Hey, have you heard from Emma? Anybody seen her? Can you message one of her friends to get a hold of her boyfriend?" Baum-Waddell said. "And it was kind of just a ring around with everybody and everyone's just trying to figure it out."
Suspicions
Baum-Waddell, while talking to Fox News Digital, stated that she believes Baum's boyfriend is "hiding something." She is not the only one, as Baum's mother, Jamie, believes the unnamed boyfriend has "something to do" with Emma's disappearance, according to WGN9. "I would like my daughter home. We miss her. Her babies need her. Her family needs her," Jamie Baum said.
According to Gary Police Cmdr. Jack Hamady, Emma's boyfriend was released from jail after being in custody by police for an unrelated case.
While police continue to investigate, Baum-Waddell continues to search for Emma, alongside the whole community. "There's been a lot of people who have offered to come out and look for her," Baum-Waddell said. "We've talked it over with other search groups. I made a post online just saying, you know, 'Hands of how many people would be willing to come out,' and I posted it in multiple groups."
