Dad's desperate letter to missing nine-year-old daughter who was found after Netflix documentary

A dad wrote a desperate birthday letter to his abducted daughter who was missing for six years but has been found after a Netflix documentary featured her case.

Kayla Unbehaun was just nine years old when she was allegedly abducted by her mum Heather Unbehaun, 40, in Wheaton, South Elgin, Illinois, US, on July 5 2017. The heartbroken dad missed key moments in Kayla's life and was never able to give his daughter a birthday present after the mum, who only had visitation rights at the time, took off with their daughter, reports the Mirror.

Ryan penned heart-wrenching letters to his daughter, letting her know how much she was missed. He said his heart had 'shattered into a million pieces' since her disappearance.

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He posted the letter on National Centre for Missing & Exploited Children's website along with digital pictures of how his daughter would look now as he tried to raise awareness of her disappearance. In one letter, he wrote: "Hello and happy birthday! I can't physically give you a gift for your birthday so I hope this letter finds you. I hope you are safe and that you have seen many happy times since you've been away.

"I hope you enjoyed your birthday and I want you to know that I love you so much and so does the rest of your family. We all miss you so much and think about you every day. I want you to know that your absence has by far been the most difficult trial of my life.

"When I found out you were gone my heart was shattered into a million pieces. Luckily I have the love and support of God and our family so I have managed to make it.

"But there is nothing I want more than to have you back in my life. We all want you back in our lives. I