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Archives from the Pryor Center
Ozarks at Large

Revisiting the 1988 kidnapping, safe return of Baby Christopher

By Randy Dixon,
Kyle Kellams
Published October 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM CDT
A New York Times article recouting Baby Christopher's return
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A New York Times article recouting Baby Christopher's return

In this edition of Archives from the Pryor Center, Randy Dixon and Kyle Kellams recount the 1988 abduction of newborn Christopher Michael Jones from a Little Rock hospital and the emotional, weeks-long search that ended in his safe return.

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Randy Dixon is the Director of News Archives and Media for the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History.
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