$10,000 reward offered for leads in missing toddler case

A Montpelier-based private detective working with the family of a missing two-year-old is offering a $10,000 reward for information on his whereabouts.

Thursday marked two months since DeOrr Kunz, Jr. vanished from a campsite near Leadore.

Investigator Frank Vilt said he’s convinced Kunz is still alive based on a search of the campsite.

“No remains, no clothing. Nothing up there. The cadaver dogs couldn’t find anything. The search dogs couldn’t find anything,” said Vilt.

In August, Vilt launched a national hotline which he said received tips from all across the world. One, a possible sighting of Kunz near Caldwell the day after his disappearance, is currently being investigated by the FBI, Vilt said.

Vilt said Kunz’s mother also recalls seeing a suspicious-looking man at a store in Leadore the morning of her son’s disappearance.

“There was a man who was obsessively staring at the little boy, and it made her feel eerie, it made her feel very uncomfortable,” said Vilt.

Vilt said it’s possible DeOrr could have been abducted and sold on the underground adoption market.

“Blonde little boys and girls are very valuable on the underground adoption,” he said.

Monday Vilt and members of the Kunz family will return to the Leadore area to re-enact Kunz’s disappearance. Vilt is hoping this proves Kunz was abducted and that his parents played no role in his disappearance.

Vilt’s hotline is 888-852-6505.