Stories Related to Judge Hears Request To Legally Declare Ayla Reynolds Dead

A Cumberland County probate judge heard testimony Thursday morning at a hearing to declare the legal death of Ayla Reynolds, the infant whose disappearance in 2011 has been the subject of an ongoing police investigation. Reynolds’ mother, Trista, offered brief testimony recounting Ayla’s disappearance. Lt. Jeff Love of the Maine State Police major crimes unit also testified that no information has come to light suggesting Reynolds is still alive. Ayla was 20 months old when she was reported missing Dec.