(left to right) Fernando Casanova, Karla Casanova, Oscar Casanova and Benito Casanova
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 9:29 a.m.
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An Amber Alert out of Chicago has authorities along the U.S./Mexico border on high alert.
Authorities fear three children are in danger after their mother was found dead Monday.
The children have been missing since Friday when they were allegedly abducted from school by their father Benito Casanova.
The missing children were identified as:
Fernando Casanova,11
Karla Casanova, 7
Oscar, 6
Their father has family in Mexico.
Authorities believe he may be heading there.
Benito Casanova is described as a 31-year-old Hispanic male, 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighing 200 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
They were last seen in a silver or gray Dodge Dakota with Illinois license plates 86196HB.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police.
