"Although the Amber Alert system worked for Jenna, it worked because we realized we had to combine our own search efforts with those of the police and the media." Jenna's abduction was the first Amber Alert following the signing of the national Amber Alert bill by President Bush in April 2003. We were extremely fortunate to have a happy ending to our ordeal. The Amber Alert system and the efforts of the police, the media, our family, our friends, and our neighbors, along with the prayers of an entire nation, combined to bring our daughter home safely. On Saturday, May 3, 2003, at approximately 3:00 p.m., our daughter, Jenna, was abducted from a Toys 'R' Us parking lot in Madison Heights, Michigan. She was strapped in her car seat in her grandmother's car when it was stolen by a man posing as a good Samaritan who offered to help fix a flat tire on her grandma's car and then drove away with the car, grandma's purse and Jenna. This was the beginning of the longest and most terrifying day of our lives. Thankfully, our prayers were answered and Jenna was found at around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2003, in the Cass Corridor area of Detroit, cold and hungry, but otherwise untouched and unhurt, still strapped in her car seat. It was truly a miracle. However, although the Amber Alert system worked for Jenna, it worked because we realized we had to combine our own search efforts with those of the police and the media. In any abduction, time is critical and although the police were wonderful, they provided us with very little guidance for things that we could do ourselves to help find our daughter. Unfortunately, far too many child abductions end in tragedy. Our hope is that by sharing our experience and this information, we may be able to help save the life of another innocent child and spare their family the agonizing grief of losing them. If you have any questions, comments, or would like to contact us to share your experiences, please feel free to contact us at dlejhart@yahoo.com. Doug Hart, Jenna's father