The Platte County Sheriff’s Office and the Riverside Missouri Police Department are investigating a double homicide and child abduction

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has issued an Amber Alert out of Platte County for 5-year-old Giuliana Manning.

“AMBER Alerts are activated in the most serious child-abduction cases,” according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. “The goal of an AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the community to assist in the search for and safe recovery of a missing child.”