Isabel Marie Makielski-Rivera was eight years old when she was last seen in Culpeper, Virginia, on January 18, 2011. She is described as biracial (White and Hispanic), about 4 feet 6 inches tall and 84 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes; she may have worn eyeglasses. Isabel disappeared along with her younger brother Gabriel from the family home.

The siblings are believed to have been taken by their non-custodial mother, Maria Rivera-Estevez, amid a contentious divorce. Their father, Robert Makielski, had been granted full custody in the United States, and a felony warrant was issued for the mother after she reportedly took the children to the Dominican Republic without his consent. Efforts to return the children under the Hague Convention reportedly did not succeed after a Dominican court declined to order their return, citing the mother’s allegations of abuse.

The father has had no contact with Isabel and Gabriel since they were taken. Does anyone have verified information about the children’s whereabouts or contacts in the Dominican Republic?