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Saturday, December 01, 2012  Where is Amir Jennings? It is a question the Midlands community has been asking for more than one year, and police are continuing to search for the missing toddler.

Friday, September 07, 2012  Zinah Jennings will spend the next 10 years behind bars.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  The trial of a South Carolina mother charged in the case of her missing son will go forward.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Zinah Jennings, the mother on trial for the disappearnce of her son Amir, gave birth to her 2nd child Friday morning.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Prosecutors are continuing to make their case against the mother of a missing South Carolina boy.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  The South Carolina mother on trial in the case of her missing son told police she needed a break from parenting.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  Prosecutors say the South Carolina boy missing since last fall is the crux of a case against his mother.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Jury selection has begun in the trial of a South Carolina mother charged with not being honest with investigators concerning the whereabouts of her missing son.

Friday, June 01, 2012  The mother of missing Columbia toddler Amir Jennings is currently in solitary confinement after an incident with a nurse at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. Jennings' attorney says his client had an altercation with a nurse giving her court-ordered psychiatric medication

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  A successful search for a missing three-year-old from the Cassatt area of Kershaw County ended Wednesday morning.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  Zinah  Jennings was indicted by a Richland County Grand Jury Thursday on a charge of unlawful conduct toward a child.

Friday, April 20, 2012  A renewed investigation into the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz recalled the years when printed images of missing children appeared on milk cartons.

Friday, February 17, 2012  Jocelyn Jennings hasn't seen her grandson, Amir, since late November, but that doesn't mean she's giving up hope.  On Thursday she had plenty of support when friends, family and perfect strangers joined her for a prayer vigil.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Jocelyn Jennings Nelson says she still thinks her grandson, Amir Jennings, is alive and she prays that wherever he is, he is being cared for.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  A judge has denied a request to lower the bond for the mother of a South Carolina boy missing since Thanksgiving.  Meanwhile, community concerns are growing about the case.