EAS - Amber Alert during Arthur (2016 WFWA-DT2)

This Child Abduction Emergency (aka Amber Alert) was broadcast on WFWA-DT2 in Fort Wayne, IN, ironically during an imagination sequence on the show Arthur, in which Arthur and D.W. are about to be captured by the evil Ratburn.
The Amber Alert was cancelled later that evening with an unfortunate outcome. R.I.P. to the two innocent children. Prayers for the families and others involved.
This incident highlights why Amber Alerts are so serious when they are broadcast to TV, radio and cell phones.
Recorded at 1:06 PM EDT 9/26/2016 from WFWA-DT2 Fort Wayne, IN.
Note: I was not able to record the initial three EAS header tones. I do not know why the 8-second attention tones were played three times. Child Abduction Emergencies are rare to catch, at least in my experience.
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[@itspeeebs]

The Arthur episode is #509 "Just Desserts/The Big Dig". Sadly, the two children did not survive this day. Amber Alerts can be annoying when they come across your phone or TV, but you never know just how urgent the situation may be, as in this case. For those curious about what happened, there are many articles regarding this case online. The details are too disturbing for posting here. RIP Liliana and Rene

[@robie1978]

Oh i thout one was my friend but it was not my friend is ok

[@retsuretsuko]

Oh oops sorry kids

[@tsuneomccormick115]

I think I need a friend to search it up for me as I don't think even in daylight morning I can search this myself.

[@santiagoalfaro1571]

:( well there in heaven.

[@deezy4770]

God bless the two kids, There safe with him now

[@EsmeMarion]

imagine being the kid who was just trying to watch Arthur and that comes on. Nightmare fuel.

[@rocknrollmilitant]

Especially when you here that both children were murdered. RIP

[@laylennboo5014]

Im 11 and when A amber alert comes on I run To where everyone one is at,Like its hella scary especially the sound...

[@VolaraNyghte]

it was indeed.. Even as an adult watching this even scared me along with my little cousin.

[@jeaninethalman1377]

True nightmare

[@josuejuarez9667]

That was me i was watching arthur with my brother and this came on and scared me

[@Dereksonic]

Creepiest type of Emergency Alert i've seen. It's really sad seeing these too.

[@supertoon2002]

Agree

[@tadstrange1465]

Pakalu Papito Um....people abduct children outside the U.S. too.

[@republicoftreelandia4015]

Nah mate it's the *REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST*

[@R2DC3]

True

[@canalgenerico1]

@Johnny’s Bricks unfortunately, those 2 kids werent the ones who survived....

[@JulyBaby]

That is creepy how the scene matches with the alert

[@StumpyFunnel]

Agreed

[@letmethinkaboutit2460]

Finally these are my people

[@maric7558]

Same with the situation its self.

[@helenclinesmith9790]

THATS WHAT I SAID

[@yippee_artz]

imagine the entire episode would change because of it

[@I_Love_Fried_Rice]

It’s freaky as hell that the Amber Alert is lined up very well with this scene. Especially when the Amber Alert was describing what the girl was wearing and then it zoomed up close to the dress d.w was wearing

[@sedan9162]

Right this video scares the life out of me

[@zachzebra56]

It was a coincidence. A very scary coincidence. Like if D.W. was one of the missing kids.

[@USER-LlewisTLDB]

INR

[@fawkewe]

The fact that Both Author and Dw are lost and the fact the girl almost perfectly meets Dws description is perfect.

[@BoredFr_88]

Fr it’s like god is trying to communicate or smth

[@CosbyTheCaterpillar]

Its always freakier when you know the outcome, especially hearing "black night gown", anyone else get that to? R.I.P

[@tigertailsaj4728]

ClearSky Productions What's a black nightgown?

[@rgthenascarfan9716]

TigerTails AJ A black sleeping dress

[@rocknrollmilitant]

Kayla Baugher She and her younger brother were murdered by their own mother.

[@mermaid-rp5xf]

ClearSky Productions creepier since Ratburn technically wore a black gown.

[@wgamer85]

@@rocknrollmilitant bruh

[@giuliathekool3829]

0:44 I can't help and say how much it syncs so well with what DW is wearing.

[@blakeanderson9955]

Giuliathekool :3 actually he said a black night gown but she was whereing a white one not black

[@nightmare8096]

IT WAS DW! OMG!!!

[@Salt_398]

IK

[@duncegachakid]

Litterly!

[@themetavirus]

The boy was said to wear black shorts; Arthur was also wearing shorts. But he was wearing green in that scene. So this scene is truly ironic.

[@jasonlebrun2045]

Nightmare fuel. The combination of the horrific sounds, voice of the man and the message about small children being abducted and knowing terrible things re gonna happen in a short time makes these type amber alerts utterly terrifying.

[@Blackbearvr]

IM SORRY BUT THE PFP 😭

[@MusuemBucket]

They were abducted… BY THEIR OWN MOTHER

[@newcastlerails1416]

Very sad to hear the outcome of the children 😥

[@NitroFury]

Yeah, the two children abducted, now murdered. It is very sad indeed.

[@LacyCrusty]

Very sad. They were innocent too! 😭😭😭

[@AStupidUnknownUser]

@@NitroFury WHAT HAPPENED?!

[@isakayyik966]

@@AStupidUnknownUser they got murdered

[@AStupidUnknownUser]

@@isakayyik966 By who and why?!

[@Numie.]

I like when he says "A black nightgown" You just see dw's dress on screen...

[@itspeeebs]

Like I said, this whole Arthur scene + Amber Alert is very ironic lol

[@leeloowheeler1282]

Was right about to comment that

[@immacommitpacito6351]

A white female With short brown hair and brown eyes with a -black- blue nightgown

[@kora___]

well they were abducted at 6:21 am.

[@fireentertainment5]

@@itspeeebs and iconic

[@beanieboostories5525]

R.I.P innocent children. It saddens me that they didnt get to live their full lives. Abductors sicken me.

[@zambieslayeryt4877]

I hate the fact it fits in so perfectly with the episode EDIT: But other than that, R.I.P to those poor children, they didn’t deserve it. 😢

[@OwensanTowafaSMM]

ikr? scariest coincidence of 2016 D:

[@LeonardoCollywell2004]

It’s the lines like “and are believed to be in extreme danger” that really get me... this stuff can be really scary and disturbing.

[@MisterRosalinaPHL]

For those who don't know: *Amber Pasztor* did something very horrible to those two children. She did kill *Rene Pasztor* & *Liliana Hernandez* by smother them, yes by smothering those poor kids. And also she did drove those kids to a police officer where she flagged down a officer.

[@loribarnwell5671]

@tony bressie Yeah, but it's still REALLY fucked up when you think about it.

[@sailorsister211]

Another thing to add on, she was killed her neighbor who was elderly man, to steal his car an kidnapped the kids

[@RandomGuy_225]

Wait, her name is Amber.

[@SemiShweet]

AND THAT'S EVEN SCARIER

[@Buddy20195]

That’s horrible :(

[@sadisticwolf187]

Can we just talk about how well this alert syncs with the episode

[@officialbrandonmatienzo]

Yes

[@stingsAUTTP]

Fun fact: The AMBER Alert was named after 1996 abduction/murder victim Amber Hagerman. AMBER alerts have been useful in finding missing children since then. There’s also Silver alerts for missing adults. These alerts have helped save people & will continue to be here.

[@the_hebert69]

Another fun fact (idk if its true or not): Everytime a amber alert happens the kidnapper/suspect goes insane and kills the child who they abducted.

[@canalgenerico1]

@@the_hebert69 if that was true, many of the victims would be dead, but amber alert saves lots of children since 1996 But i can't say that this doesn't make sense

[@TankTheArtist777]

They call AMBER Alerts for adults “Vulnerable Missing Person” alerts where I am.

[@futty740]

​@@the_hebert69 it happens sometimes

[@jimsdog23]

And that abduction event was before the EAS was even created

[@DhaniNMarie]

This is not an Amber Alert. It's an Arthur Alert.

[@SuperKillerdreams]

*drum sound then symbol hit*

[@DhaniNMarie]

Don't worry. We just need to find some postcards (From Buster) noting where the lost child is. (live audience laughter)

[@awesomefeeling38983]

And if that doesn't help, we can wait until Martha speaks to give us more information.

[@xpdev0]

HOI Austin teh Popplio

[@ella2004salt]

Yup. That Amber Alert would of BLEKED/killed him if he wasn't careful. #DW

[@yoshixcrossing2355]

The pixelated voice sounds scary af and the way that this Amber Alert ironically lined up well with that scene from Arther is just creepy… RIP Liliana and Rene tho :( they both deserved so much better and I’m glad that their mother is in jail for life.

[@jamayezlikeztrainz5071]

Same, they really did they would be 13 and 12 if they were still here

[@jasonmartinez5116]

The mother is got a longer sentence now because she murdered a 66 year old man around the same time she killed her kids

[@duplicatepumps6633]

i looked up the article and yes they are both dead unfortunately, that is very sad... R.I.P. Liliana and Rene...

[@patrupumpkin]

It's actually really sad that the two kids didn't survive. I wish their family the best! (except the mother ofc) R.I.P

[@bonniebluebells]

this is scary omg ): Rest In Peace to those who passed

[@keybyss98]

Imagine telling children to help find other children.

[@spoon96]

I just realised how stupid that sounds

[@keirengaming]

@@spoon96its because alot of kids watch it with their parents and their parents might hear this broadcast.

[@619xnomo]

It has to relay on ALL Broadcast stations in the state unless the station doesn’t relay Child Abduction Emergencies, Dumbass.

[@firenerf2197]

I would take down the Kidnappers car with my BUGATTI Chiron 😂

[@Fatchick2316]

@@firenerf2197 I'd ram them over with my barbie jeep

[@thelocalsquidward]

Who else feels bad for the children? Also, rest in peace to the little dudes. 😞

[@shawncrawfordamerica1776]

Yep. So sad.

[@isabelamadrigal1724]

Me

[@kerisaltchannel3817]

Me

[@kojisune]

YOOOO they match up so well, I’m crying ;-;

[@ella2004salt]

0:47 SO TRUE The NWS guy said “Black Nightgown” and the camera is pointing straight at DW’s dress.

[@LacyCrusty]

NWS guy? That’s a live voice

[@FireBladeStudios]

Uhhhh Its not the NWS it’s the civil authority

[@arpwcos2011]

Or some sort of Ai voice

[@pschiptunes64]

If I were 5 (or so) years old (watching this), I’d probably have nightmares for weeks upon weeks.

[@-sailortsukino-1992]

The fact that the abductor was named amber, and the eas alert named after the abducted child was also named amber. That’s crazy.

[@mariogamefreak1]

Ironically it appeared during a episode when their doing Hansel and Gretel, a story about kids who are lost.

[@vhsmaniaman6986]

I feel so bad for the families of those two kids.

[@user-iw6vp2nv6v]

IT WAS THERE MOTHER AND SAID EXTREME DANGER

[@jamayezlikeztrainz5071]

I watched this right after I had a dream about an amber alert happening RIP Lillina and Rene, they would've have been and 13 and 12 years old right now.

[@cicialex1586]

Whenever I hear an eas, I literally get creeped out sometimes. Especially when it starts and ends.

[@stingsAUTTP]

They also should’ve made an “Arthur” episode about stranger danger safety so that they can teach kids how to be safe and prevent stuff like this from happening.

[@futty740]

Yea but the person who kidnapped the kids was there kind-of mother

[@vulpixcutie]

@@futty740 Terrible. Sad to think about when a mother is supposed to love and take care of her children. RIP Liliana and Rene.

[@AngelDelight69]

​@@vulpixcutie Her control was taken away from her. She didn't want to love or protect her kids. She wanted to take the control away from the person who had custody and ensured nobody else would get the control back by killing her own kids.

[@rileycutie5671]

The case is honestly one of the worst. Those poor kids didn't deserve to leave the world in such a messed up way. Hopefully they're doing well in heaven, and I hope their mother is rotting in jail

[@DiaryofaWimpyKidfan15]

She was sentenced to 130 years.

[@rileycutie5671]

@@DiaryofaWimpyKidfan15 Thank God. If anyone wants to do such a horrific thing to their kids, they should lose the ability to have kids.

[@celloftheredribbonandroids658]

The National Weather Service has issued a *Mr Ratburn Is Coming* warning for:

[@LacyCrusty]

Louis Acero a baby

[@celloftheredribbonandroids658]

CrustySqturn23 lmao

[@HUMANIA_THE_BALL]

Louis Acero All of Indiana

[@ella2004salt]

Louis Acero We had an Amber Alert last week.

[@HUMANIA_THE_BALL]

Louis Acero yesterday an amber ALERT was declared

[@goiabexp]

Top15s brought me here

[@unde4dmemesauce]

Me too.

[@VZkitaa]

Same bffs FOREVER xD

[@shadowmgyt9288]

Me too

[@mjt777x8]

MEEEE

[@kewlguy]

Ye

[@EldritchyWitchy]

These things are so chilling to watch

[@Lemonade-Jellyfish]

The fact that those two fit perfectly on the eas scenario

[@KazuhaEien]

When a children's episode syncs well with the alert it goes with

[@stfuyoutube423]

Arthur is like “What the heck is that thing above my head?”

[@FireBladeStudios]

lol

[@andyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

lmao

[@Bluoper]

:Arthur what's that above my head :DW it's the ei mark :arthur no not that I mean that red thing :DW oh I don't know I think it's a box

[@channelhasbeenabandonednow3364]

0:40 why dose the Arthur look like he's saying the amber alert stuff

[@ThePBSGuy]

He actually said “Boy, I’m tired of these leather shorts. They may be cute but I’m freezing.”

[@sarajean1981]

It kinda lip synced

[@GalaxyUnicorn]

RIP. Also, my PBS only does the tests, not any actual emergencies. At least not that I've seen

[@technologyproductions-ye3px]

GalaxyUnicorn they should do actual emergencys legally they have to imagine how many lawsuits would happen if PBS refused to use the emergency system

[@EsmeMarion]

that just means you don't live anywhere full of fucked up people

[@619xnomo]

@@technologyproductions-ye3px TV Stations aren’t required to relay actual emergencies as the cable box can activate.

[@hrose756]

Same.

[@JustJaidenism]

@@technologyproductions-ye3px The EAS Is Actually Non-Mandatory, Unless It's An EAN. If It's An EAN, It Doesn't Matter What You're Airing, You Better Relay The Message From The Station The FCC/FEMA Told You To Monitor.

[@noahnorman6877]

What makes this alert even more unsettling is that it reports that more than one child had gone missing, and the episode being broadcast shows Arthur and D.W. (And maybe Buster) seemingly lost in a forest and in possible danger. Coincidence?

[@jimsdog23]

I got a similar Amber alert where two children went missing as well last month here in Northeast Ohio, they were both Lopez kids, one was Gabriel and I think he’s an infant and they got kidnapped by their own parents I believe. Fortunately this time they made it safe.

[@stickyhands5282]

What makes this even more creepy is what happened to these poor kids

[@TheCyborgLord]

I would have sh*t myself if I saw this when I was a child. Also it's amazing and dark how well this fits.

[@MudkipVideoMaker]

Arthur: *Literally dreaming of an Amber Alert* Me: *Daydreaming I can catch an Amber Alert*

[@ieungeggcats]

"An Arthur alert has been declared." 😂

[@diskiii.]

I wouldn’t be laughing if I were you because the children didn’t make it alive.

[@MusuemBucket]

@@diskiii. True, but if people are making jokes like this, I would find it funny

[@diskiii.]

@@MusuemBucket That was me 7 months ago, I can agree that this is pretty funny.

[@spineljoestar5583]

I remember watching an Arthur episode but instead of amber alert it was tornado warning that was really scary

[@FranklinBloxianYT]

Dang! That sucks! This must be the most disturbing amber alert ever! The arthur episode exactly matched with the child abduction emergency!

[@LoganCorelli]

Anyone else find this disturbing???

[@awesomefeeling38983]

I remeber a Monthly Test came up on KVIE (which is not my local station, mine is KQED.) during the credits of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. For some reason, 5 or 10 minutes later, it played on the radio. (I do not know the radio's callsign.) BTW RIP.

[@eliavalos1]

My local station is KOCE, KCET KVCR and KLCS

[@ElChavo1128]

Mines are iowa public tv and NET

[@republicoftreelandia4015]

I like it how most of these CAE captures are on kid shows

[@irafoo]

Imagine as a 6 yr old kid and then this comes on at night

[@graceramberg1252]

0:00 Arthur dreamed about the EAS

[@kewlguy]

Grace Ramberg lol ye

[@Salt_398]

Lol

[@v1viana]

Xd

[@mercynotfakebutvhs]

IMAO

[@WindowsGG]

the way the eas amber alert came right in the middle of this scene is crazy wow... that is actually terrifying

[@lcardenas1976]

Imagine if you were home alone watching Arthur in the dark and being normal...then an amber alert comes on and then you grab the biggest kitchen knife and run to your room and lock the door.

[@nathanielhermanson3110]

1:46 sounds like the crashing sound in one of the game consoles

[@andyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Seming sweet choc-

[@LongTailCat3]

*Demonic Wii Screeching*

[@ebaybu1337]

semi sweet choc-

[@nicholasmorris2349]

This is the perfect scene for the alert

[@KingNirex]

If I was a little kid just watching Arthur and then a random amber alert comes on I would be absolutely terrified

[@themooniapetus]

This is the type of stuff that genuinely terrifies me.

[@duplicatepumps6633]

0:53 brown eyes CAMERA SHOWS EYES!

[@amethystcomet5610]

The abduction left the 2 children, Liliana and Daniel dead in a car of the mother's neighbor, who was also shot dead.

[@unde4dmemesauce]

This alert is #15 on Top15's video on the 15 scariest Eas alerts.

[@goiabexp]

@Gass66343 we all did

[@lisamako2240]

Daughter Rachel: Chills Has Found Creepier Things... But It's Still Kool When We All Meet up!

[@PajamaFrix]

What confuses me is that we join another radio station in progress, with some weird sounds at 0:09.

[@technologyproductions-ye3px]

PajamaFrix it sounds like vhs

[@itspeeebs]

PajamaFrix it's not a perfect system but the message is relayed from different stations in order to be broadcast here on WFWA

[@v1viana]

Omg

[@JustJaidenism]

"Uh. We Are Good To Go!"

[@619xnomo]

That’s the Primary Entry Point Station for Fort Wayne that’s relaying the alert via live audio. It sounds really distorted due to the alert transmitting over the broadcast and because the broadcast is bleeding in with the alert audio.

[@sergiodavid8573]

The glitched voice at the end of the alert makes it even more terrifying 1:28 and also R.I.P Lillina and Rene (also I didn't even know were the mother was trying to go and also the mother said this) (mother: I smothered my kids to keep them safe) this is so sad fly high Lillina and Rene🕊🕊🕊

[@brycewhitehead7856]

The scariness was fueled by the episode

[@technologyproductions-ye3px]

The creepest ambor alerts are the one you hear on the radio in the dark at 10 PM sadly I wasn't able to record it back in early 2015 because I forgot to

[@anunimportantaccount]

THANK YOU FOR THE CAPTIONS BRO

[@AnrewYT]

Omg just the fact this happened during a kids show makes it creepier

[@berdinderindas]

And the Arthur episode is very fitting for the alert- creepy!

[@weaksauceremy]

So the kids died in the end? That’s so scary that some pixelated voice saying children are missing

[@choon-me7rc]

So sad :( Rip to the children!

[@jdmfanboi8694]

The mother died too what happened was that the mother stole the car from her neighbor and when the mother drove the car back to the neighborhood WITH THE DEAD KIDS IN THE CAR the neighbor killed the mother with a gun

[@lexibell7560]

Has anyone gotten an EAS Amber Alert on tv with the red scroll up bar message going across on top of the screen while watching Superbook (the CGI reboot) on tv and an Amber alert on tv comes on during an episode of Superbook? Have this every happened to you once?

[@MrSeb81]

Don't you mean super why?

[@TheMetroplexEAS]

I can hear the show's audio during the voice message!

[@glomixestephanieamontiel8625]

Now it was in the top 15 buy chills youtube channel

[@eascec8374]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@ieungeggcats]

I love how when it says "black nightgown" it goes over to dw's dress

[@Allison-je9pt]

Wow what great audio! I could totally understand what they were trying to warn us about!

[@wolfaliceinchains]

spooper If only the video was captioned... oh wait it is

[@619xnomo]

Yeah, Amplified Static and Broadcast distortion make an alert soooo hard to hear. Dumbass.

[@JustJaidenism]

@@619xnomo It's A Joke. Lighten Up, Mate :/

[@JustJaidenism]

Fun Fact: The

[@itsrobloxhere]

he do be speaking eas doe, and by the way, R.I.P to the kids who were murdered by their own mom, who was named Amber, glad that the mom is in prison for life.

[@thebigman4154]

i remember getting this alert, I lived in Niles, Illinois when the alert was issued.

[@miguelgarcia836]

Fun fact:the amber alert is almost talking about Arthur and D.W

[@KidCrazer14]

Who else can still hear the show

[@mercynotfakebutvhs]

I can still hear the show

[@jamayezlikeztrainz5071]

I can, you just need to watch the scene without the amber alert

[@kathleendouglass4356]

I feel sad for the children 😭😢😭

[@lenniusgato3270]

0:44 its scary that it kinda syncs up here

[@marioeas757]

RIP the two Children that died

[@realDannyBoi111]

Comgrats you made it on Top15

[@AmethystComet]

The episode is very unsettling...

[@marz6665]

I remember this happening and I was scared as A 5 year old not knowing what was happening while watching tv with my friends

[@yuharianator3273]

Remember as kids when those came on TV’s we got so scared

[@CECFan1992]

im pretty sure they use a monitoring system like ipaws so it picks up the headers and then it plays, the 8 second attention tones went off again because of that

[@itspeeebs]

That may be true, but 99% of the time these alerts on this station do not have such long alert tones.

[@ItsJanice]

0:43 Brown eyes, Brown hair, and was last seen wearing a black night gown. PERFECT TIMING PEEEBS

[@RockinRay-dp6zx]

Another Arthur alert came up today

[@oldaccountewwgross]

my pbs doesnt do the amber alerts over the show, it shows a black screen with the information. still does the red bar too.

[@WillHendersonTX]

in my area(north Texas), if a Amber Alert was to be issued, i'm sure the EAS would interrupt during Arthur or any PBS programing from KERA to bring the Amber Alert (with the Amber Alert sound that is used by the North Texas EAS primary station WBAP and in Canada on CP24) from WBAP or from NOAA Weather Radio (without the Amber Alert tone).

[@NASCARFan546forever]

The amber alert was for Arthur and dw lmao

[@pauldswiftie13]

It's describing Arthur's sister!

[@LavereneMoonFox]

R.I.P the two children :( What an unfortunate outcome.

[@YourLocalUranus]

They say that this scene was well aligned with the episode. That made it even more scarier I bet

[@averyturner6741]

Pbsfanatic, my local PBS station is channel 10, WBIQ in Alabama.

[@ryanpascual9598]

that station is owned and operated by APT: Alabama Public Television.

[@TrioChamber-Riley]

For the people wondering what happened to the kids and how they died Liliana's mom smothered them and put the dead bodies in the back seat of her car

[@jarlissabowden8911]

This is Extremely Scary 😢

[@GDMaster2024]

Imagine the alert was describing Arthur and D.W that would be scary