Our View: Holidays bring hope there will be justice for Ayla

ayla reynolds

Published
December 15, 2021

Our View: Holidays bring hope there will be justice for Ayla

Ten years after the disappearance of a little girl in Waterville, her mother’s wrongful-death lawsuit is moving forward.
Published
December 12, 2021

A decade in, the case of missing Waterville child Ayla Reynolds ramps up

Ayla's mother, Trista Reynolds, is making progress in her civil lawsuit that seeks to hold the child's father, Justin DiPietro, accountable in the case that's nearing its 10th anniversary.
Published
December 16, 2020

Mother of Ayla Reynolds still seeking answers 9 years after child’s disappearance from Waterville home

Trista Reynolds, the mother of the 20-month-old toddler who was reported missing by her father, says that the anniversary of her disappearance gets harder every year.
Published
April 1, 2019

Ayla Reynolds’ father to be served with wrongful-death lawsuit via newspaper notice

The attorney for the missing girl's mother is running a legal notice in the Morning Sentinel for three consecutive Tuesdays, starting April 2, to serve Justin DiPietro with the lawsuit.
Published
March 13, 2019

Mother of Ayla Reynolds asks court for more time to serve missing father in wrongful-death suit

An attorney for Trista Reynolds documented extensive efforts to locate Justin DiPietro, including the use of two private detectives, in court records asking for more time to serve him in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Published
December 13, 2018

News conference set for Monday in case of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds

The lawyer for her mother, Trista Reynolds, says he plans to talk about the next steps in the case.
Published
September 27, 2017

Ayla Reynolds, toddler missing since 2011, declared dead by judge

The legal determination clears the way for the mother of the child to sue the baby's father, Justin DiPietro.
Published
September 25, 2017

Ayla Reynolds’ mother awaits judge’s decision on whether to declare toddler dead

If probate judge in Cumberland County declares Ayla dead, Trista Reynolds would be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Justin DiPietro, Ayla's father.
Published
September 19, 2017

Mother of Ayla Reynolds to ask judge for formal death finding

Formally declaring the child dead would allow Trista Reynolds to file a wrongful death lawsuit later against the girl's father, Justin DiPietro.
Published
December 14, 2016

Five years later, Ayla Reynolds’ family wants court to declare missing child dead

The family of the 20-month-old girl who disappeared from a home in Waterville on Dec. 17, 2011, seeks to ‘preserve the rights of Ayla’s estate’ to file lawsuits in the future.