USA, Mint Butterfield, 16-year-old daughter of two Silicon Valley billionaires, has been found: she had run away from home

They have it found in a van, in San Francisco, in the company of a man who is ten years older than her. Mint Butterfield, the sixteen-year-old daughter of two Silicon Valley billionaires, the co-founder of Slackthe instant messaging app, and his ex-wife, Caterina Fake, the co-founder of the photo-sharing app Flickrshe returned home: her escape lasted about a week. The girl had fled from her home in Bolinas on the night of April 21st, and the next morning his mother reported him missing. Mint Butterfield, who had used drugs in the past, would left a note for his parents, making clear his intention to escape. In the past he had also threatened suicide.

The friend who was found in his companion, Christopher «Kio» Dizefalo, 26, was arrested and booked into the Marin County Jail on charges of child kidnapping and other crimes, according to documents obtained by the San Francisco Standard. His white van was parked in the Tenderloin District, a notoriously dangerous neighborhood, famous above all for being a center of crime and drug dealing, and usually frequented by the teenager and his friend. The two told investigators that they voluntarily ran away from home, but investigators suspect that it may have been Dizefalo who convinced the teenager to run away, as reported by the Standard.

The two technology tycoons, Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake, together with Mint's stepfather, Jyri Engeström, her mother's new partner, wanted to thank investigators for bringing the girl home. “A heartfelt thank you to all the family, friends, volunteers and strangers who made this result possible,” they said. «We especially want to thank the experienced law enforcement officers who understand the real threat represented by predators who use the lure of drugs to lure teenagers.”