39 Missing Children Were Not Found in a Georgia Trailer

After a two-week operation in August 2020 to rescue endangered and missing children led by the US Marshals Service (USMS) Missing Child Unit, a total of 39 children were recovered and nine adults arrested in connection with crimes ranging from sex trafficking to parental kidnapping. The large number of children recovered immediately went viral on social media, with the headlines morphing into "39 Missing Children Found in Georgia Trailer."