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It’s been two months since Tennessee teenager Sebastian Rogers disappeared from his Hendersonville home without a trace or shoes.
Amidst the lack of answers and embarrassment of family drama, the father of a missing 15-year-old boy told FOX News Digital that he decided to hire a private investigator to help. He is asking the FBI to help find his son.
“I have not received any information from Sumner County,” Seth Rogers said, adding that he was “not invited” to last month’s press conference regarding his son’s disappearance.
Seth said he also had trouble getting a response from authorities when a scammer recently contacted him demanding hundreds of dollars in exchange for information about Sebastian.
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Sebastian Rogers has not been seen since February 26th. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)
The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office issued an Amber Alert on February 26 after Sebastian was last seen near Stafford Court. Her mother, Katie Proudfoot, previously told Fox News that she heard noises coming from Sebastian’s room on the night of Feb. 25 and she told him to be quiet. The next morning he was gone.
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When Katie and Sebastian’s stepfather, Chris Proudfoot, decided to leave town after disappearing due to threats, speculation about their involvement began to spread online, but Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesperson Susan Kneeland said at a press conference on April 2 that his parents have been “cooperative throughout the investigation.”
Sebastian Rogers was last seen on the night of February 26th. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)
Seth also expressed some skepticism about Chris and Katie’s decision to leave town, but after speaking at a vigil for the missing 15-year-old boy on Saturday, they finally decided decided to work with Sebastian’s mother and stepfather. As of Monday, the three parents and Seth’s lead researcher have put aside their differences and worked together to find Sebastian amidst Sebastian’s disappearance case, which has been hampered by rumors and misinformation. Seth told FOX News Digital.
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“I don’t know what the truth is. … All I know is that Sebastian could be anywhere,” Seth said.
“I don’t know what the truth is. … All I know is that Sebastian could be anywhere.”
According to his parents, Sebastian left his room on the night of February 26th without wearing shoes and carrying a flashlight. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)
Seth, who had custody of Sebastian every other weekend and during holidays, broke down in tears as he recalled the two-and-a-half minute phone call he had with his son the day before he disappeared.
“It was a typical Thursday, so I called him around 3:30. He was already home from school,” Seth recalled. He asked his son about his day and his homework, and he told Sebastian he loved him. “It’s just a normal conversation.”
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Seth said he would have spent more time talking to his son if he had known it would be their last conversation.
Sebastian, who has autism, was interested in video games and Lego. Seth said he was doing well in school and almost won an award for his work with Future Farmers of America.
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Investigators are asking the public to be on the lookout for anything unusual and to contact police. Sumner County Emergency Communications If you have any information that can help find Sebastian, please contact the center at 615-451-3838 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
Authorities had received a total of 314 tips related to the search for Sebastian as of Tuesday.
