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This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Hawai'i to discuss the case of Ariel Sellers, also known as Isabella Kalua in the media. Little Ariel was born on the island of Oahu in the small township of Waimanalo, just outside of Honolulu, to parents Melanie Joseph and Adam Sellers. She and her siblings had been taken in by Child Protective Services due to her parent's issues with substance use, and in 2019, was placed in the home of Isaac and Lehua Kalua. In all, the Kalua's ended up with 4 of Melanie and Adam's children in total... which was a huge mistake. On September 23, 2021, Ariel was reported missing by her adoptive mother, however, things quickly didn't add up. After authorities spoke with Ariel's older sister, things began to look grim, and the police suspected foul play. As of the date of release in August of 2024, Ariel Sellers is STILL missing.
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https://www.facebook.com/melanie.josephsellers.9
https://www.facebook.com/mommii.mellii.143
https://www.facebook.com/MoMMiiMeLLii
https://www.facebook.com/HGIH808
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/05/a-working-group-that-emerged-from-a-tragedy-sets-out-to-reform-child-welfare-services/
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/01/06/hawaii-news/bail-denied-for-adoptive-father-in-murder-of-6-year-old-girl/
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/hearing-to-unseal-adoption-foster-care-documents-in-isabella-kalua-case-set/
https://www.businessinsider.com/isaac-kalua-felonies-filed-for-bankruptcy-ahead-of-adoption-2021-11#:~:text=Isaac%20Kalua%20%E2%80%94%20who%20was%20charged,for%20bankruptcy%20in%20June%202020&text=Isaac%20and%20Lehua%20Kalua%20were,death%20of%20their%20adopted%20daughter
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/state-failed-to-heed-warnings-of-waimanalo-girls-abuse-lawsuit-alleges/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/a-hawaii-mother-haunted-by-the-brutal-killing-of-one-child-tries-to-hold-onto-another/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-hawaii-girls-adoptive-parents-arrested-charged-murder/story?id=81108634
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/11/23/hawaii-news/abuse-reported-years-before-isabella-kaluas-death/
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/family-friends-waimanalo-community-hold-vigil-for-isabella-kalua-after-adoptive-parents-arrested-for-alleged-murder/?ipid=promo-link-block1
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/couple-charged-with-murdering-adopted-daughter-expected-in-court-as-waimanalo-memorial-for-ariel-grows/
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/where-is-she-a-year-after-isabella-kaluas-disappearance/
https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/trial-of-couple-accused-of-killing-waimanalo-girl-is-postponed/
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This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Hawai'i to discuss the case of Ariel Sellers, also known as Isabella Kalua in the media. Little Ariel was born on the island of Oahu in the small township of Waimanalo, just outside of Honolulu, to parents Melanie Joseph and Adam Sellers. She and her siblings had been taken in by Child Protective Services due to her parent's issues with substance use, and in 2019, was placed in the home of Isaac and Lehua Kalua. In all, the Kalua's ended up with 4 of Melanie and Adam's children in total... which was a huge mistake. On September 23, 2021, Ariel was reported missing by her adoptive mother, however, things quickly didn't add up. After authorities spoke with Ariel's older sister, things began to look grim, and the police suspected foul play. As of the date of release in August of 2024, Ariel Sellers is STILL missing.
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Source Material:
https://www.facebook.com/melanie.josephsellers.9
https://www.facebook.com/mommii.mellii.143
https://www.facebook.com/MoMMiiMeLLii
https://www.facebook.com/HGIH808
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/05/a-working-group-that-emerged-from-a-tragedy-sets-out-to-reform-child-welfare-services/
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/01/06/hawaii-news/bail-denied-for-adoptive-father-in-murder-of-6-year-old-girl/
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/hearing-to-unseal-adoption-foster-care-documents-in-isabella-kalua-case-set/
https://www.businessinsider.com/isaac-kalua-felonies-filed-for-bankruptcy-ahead-of-adoption-2021-11#:~:text=Isaac%20Kalua%20%E2%80%94%20who%20was%20charged,for%20bankruptcy%20in%20June%202020&text=Isaac%20and%20Lehua%20Kalua%20were,death%20of%20their%20adopted%20daughter
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/state-failed-to-heed-warnings-of-waimanalo-girls-abuse-lawsuit-alleges/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/a-hawaii-mother-haunted-by-the-brutal-killing-of-one-child-tries-to-hold-onto-another/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-hawaii-girls-adoptive-parents-arrested-charged-murder/story?id=81108634
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/11/23/hawaii-news/abuse-reported-years-before-isabella-kaluas-death/
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/family-friends-waimanalo-community-hold-vigil-for-isabella-kalua-after-adoptive-parents-arrested-for-alleged-murder/?ipid=promo-link-block1
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/couple-charged-with-murdering-adopted-daughter-expected-in-court-as-waimanalo-memorial-for-ariel-grows/
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/where-is-she-a-year-after-isabella-kaluas-disappearance/
https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/trial-of-couple-accused-of-killing-waimanalo-girl-is-postponed/

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