With tears in their eyes Tammy and Paul Hebert delivered a message to the person who has taken their son.

"Whoever has Kienan right now, we're just asking, 'Please bring Kienan to a safe place right now, like a gas station or a store parking lot where he's visibly seen and just drop him off there. Walk away," says Paul Hebert. "As you know he cannot speak and this is your chance to get away. All we want is for Kienan to come back with us and be safe with us in our arms."

The plea comes as investigators confirm the family's worst fears. Police have eliminated the possibility that Keinan simply walked away and is lost.

"The person involved in Keinan's abduction did enter the Hebert home and removed Keinan," says Cpl. Dan Moskaluk of the RCMP.

Worse yet, Keinan was not the only intended victim.

There was another attempted abduction during the night Keinan disappeared. In that case, the abductor did not succeed and police will say not provide details of that attempt.

Those who live here say they should have been the first to know.

"We should have been told, we should all know more," says Charlene Stanvick.  "It's sleepless in Sparwood right now."