Actress Kate Henshaw was the first to draw the attention of members of the public to the abduction of the two children above who she said were kidnapped from their home by the family househelp. She asked for help in locating the children, posting,
“Please help spread the news. My nephews (Rafael and Michael) have been missing since yesterday. These boys have been kidnapped! Lord locate them and bring them home safe and sound. Their parents left them at home briefly with the housemaid, grandmother and a nurse. The maid ran away with the children when the grandmother and the nurse went to bed. When the parents returned home, the children and maid were gone.”