Idaho Woman Made TikTok Videos Showing Flyer for Missing Boy. Now She Faces Charges

Mar. 15, 2025

Michael Vaughan and Sarah Wondra.Photo: Fruitland Police Dept; Payette County Jail

An Idaho woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the 2021 disappearance of a 5-year-old boy who lived just down the street from her, say authorities.

“We do not believe she is the only person that has knowledge of this and we will be seeking out those people who could possibly be connected,” Huff said.

“As a result, we obtained a search warrant. We have not found anything yet, but we will continue to excavate in hopes of finding his remains,” Huff added.

On Friday night, police served the search warrant at Wondra’s home, a probable cause affidavit shows, theIdaho Statesmanreports.

Since Friday night, crews have been digging up the yard of the home. Cadaver dogs also searched the yard.

‘God Already Told Me Who Did It’

After her arrest,YouTuber Jonathan Lee Richespointed out that Wondra had posted TikToks of herself in her kitchen with Michael’s missing persons flyer on the refrigerator behind her.

Wondra appeared in court on Monday. She didn’t enter a plea but told the judge the accusations against her are “not correct,” theIdaho Statesmanreports.

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When the judge informed her of her rights, she replied, “I don’t have any reason to be silent because I didn’t do anything wrong,” the newspaper reports.

While she was detained Friday night, she allegedly told police she had nothing to do with Michael’s death, the affidavit states, theIdaho Statesmanreports.

She allegedly said she “definitely did not kill that boy,” and that “God already told me who did it,” the affidavit says, theIdaho Statesmanreports.

She also allegedly told police she had never murdered anyone but implicated her husband in the boy’s death.

The day before Michael vanished, Stacey Wondra took Sarah Wondra to the emergency room, he wrote on his Facebook page.

On July 28, 2021, a day after Michael vanished, Stacey posted a news story about the missing boy on his Facebook page. Four days later, he posted the boy’s picture on his Facebook page.

Sarah Wondra remains held on a $500,000 bond. Her attorney had no comment.

The Fruitland Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

source: people.com