Timeline: 8 day search for destiny

Published: Tuesday, July 25 2006 12:00 a.m. MDT

Sunday, July 16 — Five-year-old Destiny Norton disappears from her family's Salt Lake home about 8:30 p.m.

Monday, July 17 — An Amber Alert is issued and a neighborhood search begins. A 51-year-old man is questioned by police then released.

Tuesday, July 18 — A reward of $15,000 is offered. Members of Destiny's family say they pass polygraph tests.

Wednesday, July 19-Friday, July 21 — The reward increases to $30,000. The expanding volunteer search draws other parents of missing and murdered Utah children.

Saturday, July 22 — Hundreds join the weekend search. Police seek help from members of the Liberty Park drum circle.

Sunday, July 23 — Police issue a new Amber Alert late in the evening after a child matching Destiny's description is seen at a Davis County service station.

Monday, July 24 — Destiny's body is found in a basement near her own home.

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