Missing Florida Girl

By Phillip Davis

Published December 16, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

NPR's Phillip Davis reports from Miami on newly released documents in the case of missing foster child Rilya Wilson and a shakeup in the agency responsible for children in foster care in Florida. The documents cast doubt on foster parents for the six-year-old who's been missing more than a year.

Phillip Davis

Correspondent Phillip Davis covers South Florida and beyond for NPR. He joined NPR in January 1993, and has reported on such topics as the Elian Gonzalez affair, the disputed 2000 presidential election, and the growing cultural diversity of South Florida. Davis has also filed reports from England, West Africa, and South America for NPR. His pieces can be heard on NPR's award-winning newsmagazines Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, and All Things Considered.

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