Heading into her ninth month of pregnancy, Emma Baum finds out on October fourth that she is already one centimeter dilated. Antwon Butler is the father of Emma's unborn baby; he and Emma have been in a serious relationship for over a year. Knowing the baby will be here soon, Emma has her sister drive her to Butler's home in Gary, Indiana. Thursday night, October 10th, Emma Baum's sister drops her off. Emma tells her sister she will see her "tomorrow" and goes into the house.

On Friday, Emma Baum does not reach out to her family members even though they are expecting her to come home. Emma has a phone, but it is out of minutes, telling her mother not to worry, she is getting minutes put on the phone on Friday. After waiting all weekend, Emma's mother, Jamie Baum, calls Antwon Butler, Emma's boyfriend, and asks to speak to Emma. Antwon Butler tells Jamie that he saw Emma leave with a girl in a car.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

Jamie Baum - mother
Jason Waddell - father
Abby Smith - sister
Paige Baum - sister
Gregory Morse - Criminal Trial Attorney and Partner at the law firm of King | Morse in Palm Beach County, website: kingmorselaw.com;
Dr. Shari Schwartz - Forensic Psychologist (specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy), www.panthermitigation.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrialDoc, Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology"
Brian Fitzgibbons - Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security, Leads a team of investigators specializing in locating missing persons, uspasecurity.com, Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security, Former Marine and Iraq war veteran
Lisette Guillen - On-site host of 'Case Files Chicago', website: www.casefileschicago.com, Facebook: chicagolisette, IG: Lisette Guillen, LinkedIn: Lisette Guillen, TikTok: Bluangelwings

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PREGNANT MOM, 25, MISSING, FAMILY'S DESPERATE PLEA: WHERE'S EMMA?