Alex Zayas: They spent that day at the mall.
Samantha, 4, climbed plastic tortoises in the play area at International Plaza in Tampa. Her little brother had his picture taken for his third birthday. They ate lunch in the food court, then rode home in the van.
Jennifer McCormick was in the kitchen packing a bag for a play date when Samantha shouted a question from her bedroom - a question that would change everything in the McCormick house:
"Where's Monkey?"
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