Pregnant Indiana woman missing since October
GARY, Ind. (WISH) — A pregnant Indiana woman has been missing since October.
Her family and Gary Police Department are asking for help from anyone who may have information on her whereabouts.
Emma Baum, 25, was last seen on Oct. 10 in Gary, near 25th and Connecticut streets. She is from Portage in neighboring Porter County.
Baum’s family had a news conference on Friday. Her sister Abigaile Smith shared that Baum was nine months pregnant and was already dilated on Oct. 10 when she was last seen and likely had the baby by now.
Baum’s family say she was visiting her boyfriend before she disappeared.
Police said Baum’s boyfriend is in custody and has been jailed in an unrelated case.
News 8 spoke to Jamie Baum, Emma Baum’s mother, on Tuesday evening.
“She had went to her boyfriend’s house and was going to stay the night and come back Friday and so that was it,” said Jamie Baum. “And she didn’t come home Friday, and we tried to call her and called her boyfriend’s house. … I mean we called her boyfriend, and he answered and said she left with some girl.”
Emma Baum family says she is the mother to three other children who want their mom back. The family has asked for more help to search for her. Family members say they’ve put themselves at risk searching abandoned buildings in Gary to look for her.
Indiana State Police tell News 8 that it’s not assisting with this case as of Tuesday.
Emma was known to wear different-colored wigs but is naturally brunette. She is 5 feet 3 inches and 135 pounds.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts was asked to call Gary police Detective Sgt. M. Salazar at 219-881-1209.