the United States. This meant targeting children before they
could be trafficked. Saved In America would find the missing
children, the runaways like Brittanee. In December 2014 SIA
recovered its first child.
The Saved In America team model consists of three pillars; 1.
We never charge parents/guardians to find their children. 2. We
do this voluntarily, refusing pay. 3. We only use former Special
Operators and retired/ current Police Detectives who become
Licensed and Insured Private Investigators.
Saved In America currently has over 30 operators; all licensed
and insured Private Investigators consisting of former Navy
SEALs, Marine Recon Raiders, British SAS and retired Police
Officers. In addition, SIA has an Executive Director, Legal
Director, Director of Fundraising, Communications Director,
Social Networking Investigator, Licensed Drone Operators and
State Licensed Firearms Instructors.
Since our initial operation in December 2014, Saved In America
has assisted parents and law enforcement in more than 235
successful child recoveries. The approach and techniques used
by Saved In America help guide the rest of the nation on how
to stop child sex trafficking before it happens, by focusing on
runaway and missing children. Saved In America has taught it’s
investigative techniques to the Human Smuggling & Trafficking
Center, Washington, D.C., Licensed Investigator Associations in
Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and for
the Naval Special Warfare Command in Coronado, California.
Thank you ‘Terror Hunters’ for your inspiration, and in the
remembrance of Brittanee Drexel, who started and continues
to drive Saved In America’s work. On November 1, 2018 at the
2nd annual Saved In America ‘Child Saved Not Sold’ event in
Del Mar, California, Saved In America awarded its first ‘Brittanee
Drexel Scholarship’ to a survivor of Child Sex Trafficking.
Brittanee’s mother Dawn presented the award.
For further information or to support our mission, please visit our
website www.SavedInAmerica.org. The Saved In America
story has also been published in a book titled- “Investigation
of Missing & Exploited Children: The Gateway to Child Sex
Trafficking, 3rd Edition October 2019, available at LuLu.com.
Executive Director Jospeh Travers, Supervisor
Kristin Gaspar and Master Chief Kirby Howrrell
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