“Please, imagine what it feels like”: Tori Stafford’s father joins search for missing 3-year-old

The father of a child murder victim is joining search efforts for a missing 3-year-old boy near Grand Valley.

Rodney Stafford was inviting volunteers to canvass the areas along the Grand River with him on Saturday morning, however the search has since been called off due to severe weather.

Tori Stafford was abducted, raped and murdered in 2009 — and on the anniversary of her death, her father posted an appeal to Facebook.

It reads quote: “On such a horrible day, I can’t help but think of little Kaden Young. Who has yet to be brought home to his family.”

Rodney says if families can come together to better cope with these tragic events, they become a stronger and more solid foundation for each other.

Kaden Young has been missing since February 21st, as he was swept into the Grand River near Orangeville. Police have slowly scaled back their search due to a lack of evidence.

You can read Rodney Stafford’s full Facebook post below:

Nine years, where has the time gone. Victoria has now been gone for longer than the precious time we were able to share with her. On such a horrible day for myself and my family, I can’t help but think of little Kaden Young. Who has yet to be brought home to his family. Please, imagine what it feels like to have your child walk out of sight…..for even thirty seconds. Now picture that stressed feeling and double it each passing day. I give Kaden’s family all the credit in the world for continuing their search. We are not the only families to lose loved ones and I clearly understand this, so if families can come together to better understand and cope with these tragic events, we become a stronger and more solid foundation for each other.
I am wanting to do what I can, so here goes…. I would like to personally invite anyone and everyone who can give us a day to help search for and find this little boy to come out again, or for the first time to aide in the search. I would like to have as many people possible flood into this little town on Saturday, April 14th, along with myself to help search. For details of the search please go to… #BringKadenYoungHomeToHisFamily