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7-Year-Old Finds Her Photo on a Milk Carton, Doesn’t Understand She’s a Missing Child

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A trip to the grocery store changed a girl’s life forever. The seven-year-old saw something surprising on a milk carton and asked her stepfather to buy it for her—little did they know the consequences.

Bonnie Lohman had a unique childhood and spent many of her formative years moving between places like Saipan, Hawaii, and Colorado. While other children were playing and learning to read, she was with her mom and stepdad inside the house.

As Lohman grew older, her parents granted her more freedom and allowed her to play with their neighbors. She was excited to join her stepdad on a trip to the grocery store and was intrigued when he pointed at a milk carton.

Along with 300,000 posters of Etan Patz plastered all over the city, Etan became the first milk carton child. If you were a kid in the 1980s, you’ll probably remember the ubiquitous “milk carton kids.” The milk carton program sort of faded away, though, partly because the Amber Alert system was implemented in 1996, but also because Dr. Spock (the world famous pediatrician, not Mr. Spock from Star Trek) was like, “This seems like a great way to traumatize children.” Photo: The Atlantic
Along with 300,000 posters of Etan Patz plastered all over the city, Etan became the first milk carton child. If you were a kid in the 1980s, you’ll probably remember the ubiquitous “milk carton kids.” The milk carton program sort of faded away, though, partly because the Amber Alert system was implemented in 1996, but also because Dr. Spock (the world famous pediatrician, not Mr. Spock from Star Trek) was like, “This seems like a great way to traumatize children.”
Photo: The Atlantic

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