When they think about the disappearance of their sister and daughter, Abi Smith and Jamie Baum don’t know how to put their feelings into words.

“Regardless of what anyone might think or feel about my sister, this is abnormal,” Smith said. “It’s not like her to walk away from everybody. It’s heavy, and it’s depressing, and it doesn’t give me a lot of faith in the surrounding area.”

Emma Baum, who was nine months pregnant at the time, was last seen in the 2500 block of Connecticut Street in Gary. Her family alleges that the Gary Police Department didn’t issue a silver alert, although they believe Baum qualified as a “high-risk missing person” because she would soon give birth.

In honor of the anniversary of Emma Baum’s disappearance, her family passed out flyers and continued to question

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