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Melissa Hinako Braden, a biracial child of Asian and Caucasian descent, was last seen on March 16, 2006, in Los Angeles, California, when she was only 11 months old. Melissa was abducted by her non-custodial mother, Ryoko Uchiyama, amidst a custody dispute with Melissa's father, Patrick Braden. At the time of the abduction, Uchiyama defied a court order that required her to stay in the United States and surrendered her passport. Instead, she fled to Japan with Melissa.
Ryoko Uchiyama, a ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 16, 2006
Ryoko Uchiyama, a ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 16, 2006
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Jun 01, 2013
Jun 03, 2019
Melissa
Braden
19
32 inches
24 lbs
26 lbs
Asian
Female
Mar 16, 2006
Los Angeles
California
Los Angeles County
359
28785
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Los Angeles
California
,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Brown
Brown
Brown
11/24/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Has anyone else been following the case of Melissa Hinako Braden? I came across it recently and have... ...Read More
04/16/2024
04/16/2024
I’ve been thinking a lot about the legal implications in international abduction cases like Meliss... ...Read More
05/31/2023
05/31/2023
I’ve been following the Melissa Hinako Braden case for a while, and I keep thinking about how chal... ...Read More
01/27/2023
01/27/2023
