A 9-year-old girl kidnapped was obsessed with her abductor

 Carlie Marie Trent (THE MISSING GIRL)

The father of Carlie Marie Trent, of Rogersville, told WVLT-TV that the alleged abductor of her missing daughter was jealous over the girl, that he wanted her to himself. According to James Trent the girl’s father, he said that Simpson knew the girl all his life and had married his sister. He also said that Simpson and his wife often took care of the child.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigators said that the case is not a simple custody dispute and stressed that Carlie Marie Trent could be in grave danger since Gary Simpson is Carlie Trent’s uncle by marriage.

An Amber Alert remained in effect but authorities had yet to receive a tip of any concrete sightings of Trent or Simpson. 

Gary Simpson (left) the missing girl (right)

Carlie Trent is described as being 4-foot, 8-inches tall with blonde hair and blue eyes. Simpson is described as 5-feet, 10-inches tall and balding with brown hair and eyes.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation retracted an earlier report that the 57 year old Gary Simpson was seen at a store buying camping supplies.

Investigators also said the two stopped at a Save-A-Lot grocery store on the same day to pick up nonperishable items.

A reward of $15,000 for the safe return of the missing girl, $5,000 from the U.S. Marshals Service and $10,000 from her pediatrician have been issued.

Anyone with information about Trent and Simpson’s whereabouts are urged to call the Rogersville Police Department at 423-272-7555 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.