Major Todd Morris was assigned as lead investigator on a missing person/homicide case in 2011.  A young mother was missing and presumed dead. Her husband was the lead suspect.  Prior to the investigation, the husband fled with his young daughter to Venezuela, a non-extradition country.  The case remained opened.  For seven years, Major Morris relentlessly sought justice for the mother, and the return of her young daughter to her family.  During that time, Major Morris tracked the husband’s every movement, waiting for the day that he would leave Venezuela and enter a country where he could be extradited.   For all these years, and despite the language barrier, Major Morris kept in constant contact with the mother’s sister, who lived In Belgium.  Finally, in 2018, as a result of collaboration between Major Morris, the DEA and Mexican officials, the husband and his daughter were taken into custody in a Mexican city.  The daughter was transferred to Major Morris’ temporary custody.  Prior to the daughter’s arrival, Major Morris worked with the Department of Children and Family Services to locate a Spanish-speaking foster home for temporary placement of the child.  Major Morris contacted the mother’s family in Belgium, and even instructed them on the necessary steps and paperwork to present in family court in order to obtain custody of the child.  Upon their arrival in Baton Rouge, the family was met by Major Morris, who had already made arrangements for their accommodations.  During their three week stay in Baton Rouge, Major Morris opened his home to the family, providing them with meals and a comfortable place for them to be reacquainted with the mother’s daughter.  Major Morris accompanied the family to their meetings with the DCFS, the Sheriff’s Office, family court, and to the foster home where the child was staying.  When he learned that mother’s sister had to take off of work without pay, he obtained funding for her hotel stay and for a plane ticket for the child to Belgium.  Major Morris remains in contact with them.