A Fake Social Worker Stole Their 17-Day-Old Baby. He’s Still Missing

In this episode of Zone 7, Sheryl McCollum is joined by investigative journalist Angeline Hartmann, along with Kevin Verville Sr. and Angelica Ramsey. Together, they revisit the unsolved 1980 kidnapping of newborn Kevin Verville Jr., taken at 17 days old from off-base military housing near Camp Pendleton by a woman posing as a social worker. For more than 45 years, the Verville family has never stopped searching for Kevin, who they believe has no idea he was ever taken. They believe someone listening today could recognize Kevin, help identify the woman responsible, and finally reconnect him with his family.

Watch Kevin’s Story from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20MNq579m3k

Highlights:

(0:00) Sheryl McCollum introduces Angeline Hartmann and the podcast investigation that helped identify six-year-old William DaShawn Hamilton

(5:30) The tip that identified a child John Doe more than 20 years after his remains were found

(9:30) How Angeline brought the kidnapping of Kevin Verville Jr. to Sheryl

(11:00) Kevin Verville Sr. and Angelica Ramsey join the podcast to discuss their missing son and brother, Kevin Verville Jr.

(12:00) A woman posing as a social worker gains the family’s trust through a fake assistance program●

(16:15) Kevin Sr. recalls the ruse that got his wife out of the car moments before the suspect drove away with their newborn

(19:00) The distinctive hand tattoo investigators hope someone will recognize

(22:15) Angelica explains why age progression, DNA databases, and public awareness remain critical to finding Kevin Jr.