Father convicted of daughter's murder, mother believes she's still alive

In this episode of Crime Watch Daily Updates: D’Andre Lane allegedly experienced every parent’s worst nightmare. He and his daughter, Bianca Jones, were driving to Bianca’s mom’s house to pick up some clothing when he supposedly got carjacked. The suspects drove off with Bianca in the back seat, and she was never seen again — or was she?

D’Andre claimed some men drove up behind him and said his taillights were out, and when he got out to inspect them, they took off with his little girl still in the car. Police found his vehicle nearby, but Bianca was nowhere to be seen. D’Andre was arrested on an unrelated warrant and let out a few days later, but detectives weren’t giving up on trying to link D’Andre to the disappearance.

D’Andre was known to sometimes spank his children as a form of discipline. Right before Bianca disappeared, he apparently spanked her with a paddling stick because she wet the bed while in the midst of potty training. Investigators honed in on him as their main suspect, claiming D’Andre killed his daughter and used the carjacking as a coverup.

That theory became heightened when cadaver dogs sniffed out decomposition in Bianca’s car seat as well as in her room. Police arrested D’Andre, but this time for murder and child abuse.

D’Andre went to trial and Banika, Bianca’s mom, maintained D'Andre’s innocence, too. A retired cop testified at his trial and said she thought she saw Bianca a week after the girl had supposedly been killed.

Ultimately, the jury convicted D’Andre of first-degree murder even though her body has never been found.

Years after Bianca’s mysterious disappearance, several people, including Banika, have said they believe Bianca is still alive.