“Crime Stories” host Nancy Grace says the sex offender who allegedly abducted 9-year-old Charlotte Sena from a New York park on Saturday likely stalked the girl for some time.

While speaking with FOX News, Grace alleged that Sena recognized suspect Craig Nelson Ross Jr., 46, from her neighborhood. Ross allegedly abducted her on Saturday while she was at New York’s Moreau Lake State Park on a camping trip with her family.

“He had been watching her… Like a jackal,” Grace commented.

Authorities reportedly linked Ross to the abduction through a fingerprint found on a ransom note found in the missing girl’s family’s mailbox. Officials said Monday that the suspect lives in a camper van behind his mother’s home.

FOX reported that Sena was found alive, stashed in a cupboard in Ross’ camper.

Sena is reportedly home now, and Ross remains jailed on first-degree kidnapping charges.

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[Featured image: Charlotte Sena and Craig Ross Jr./ Provided; Police Handout]