Family and friends of a missing 39-year-old Massachusetts man feared the worst as they organized search parties through social media.
The Springfield Police Department also posted on its Facebook page, asking for the public’s help to locate Eli Hall.
He was reported missing on Sept. 6, and police asked for the public’s help finding him a day later. Hall was found on Sept. 9 and has since been accused of holding a woman and her two children captive while people were searching for him.
