Adam Shannon was four years old when he was taken from his home in Rosedale, Maryland, on August 22, 2001. The boys’ non-custodial mother, Nermeen Osama Shannon, had been allowed a court-approved, unsupervised visit that day; instead of returning Adam and his younger brother Jason to their father, Michael Shannon, she and her mother, Afaf Nassar Khalifa, fled the country. They are believed to have traveled from New York to Cairo, Egypt, which does not have an extradition treaty with the United States.

A felony warrant for child abduction was issued for Nermeen Shannon on August 28, 2001. Michael Shannon had been awarded full custody after Nermeen was charged with child abuse; family conflict and concerns she might flee were reportedly known before the disappearance. Afaf Nassar Khalifa was later arrested, convicted in the U.S. of international child kidnapping, served a reduced sentence, and was deported to Egypt. U.S. courts awarded Michael Shannon damages in a civil suit, but Egyptian courts have not enforced U.S. orders. The State Department has reported welfare checks in Cairo showed the boys to be in satisfactory condition.

Does anyone have verifiable information about Adam or Jason’s whereabouts around the time they were taken or any confirmed sightings in Egypt?