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After more than 40 years, a woman is reunited with her Kentucky family after allegedly being abducted by her mother
Michelle Newton was reunited with her Kentucky family after living under a different identity for decades following a 1983 abduction by her mother, who faces felony charges.
- Earlier this year, Debra Newton was spotted in Marion County, Florida, leading to Michelle's reunion with family and Debra's arraignment in Louisville on felony custodial-interference.
- In spring 1983 the toddler vanished after Debra said she was `relocating to Georgia`, and Debra took Michelle early in the move; the case was dismissed in 2000 despite Debra's FBI listing, and entries were recalled in 2005.
- After a family member asked detectives to reexamine the file in 2016, a Crime Stoppers tip prompted a US Marshals Task Force photo comparison and DNA from Debra's sister showed a 99.9% match, Jefferson County detectives said.
- A family member posted bond as Michelle and Joseph Newton, father, attended the arraignment under Kentucky felony custodial-kidnapping statute, which has no statute of limitations.
- The case also underscores how a single phone call can change a life, as officials hailed the more than 40-year resolution as `extraordinary` detective work and credited a single courageous tip by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
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Three-year-old Michelle “Shelley” Newton poses for the camera in a sailor’s suit, smiling widely, showing the space between her two front teeth of milk on an undated missing persons’ flyer from the Sheriff’s Office...
After more than 40 years, a woman is reunited with her Kentucky family after allegedly being abducted by her mother
Three-year-old Michelle “Shelley” Newton poses for the camera in a sailor’s outfit, smiling wide, showing the gap between her two front baby teeth in an undated missing persons flyer from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
·Atlanta, United States
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