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Missing mother and two children found safe after nearly two months, police say

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Gabriela Candini De Olivera and her two children were found safe, Kansas City police said in a news release Thursday.

Kansas City police had been seeking the public’s help in finding the mother and her two children, who they said had previously last seen on Feb. 1.

Candini De Olivera, and her two children, ages 4 and 2, had last been seen in the 3600 block of East 46th Street around 2 p.m. that day, said Sgt. Philip DiMartino, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department, in a news release Wednesday.

On Thursday, police announced the mother and her children had been found safe.

This story was originally published March 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM.

Noelle Alviz-Gransee
The Kansas City Star
Noelle Alviz-Gransee is a breaking news reporter for the Kansas City Star. She studied journalism and political science at MU and has previously written for the Des Moines Register, the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, The Missourian, Startland News and the Missouri Business Alert.
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