Mom of 3 who vanished 24 years ago while Christmas shopping found ‘alive and well,’ authorities say
Michele Hundley Smith was found alive after 24 years following a tip; she asked that her location remain private and declined family contact, authorities said.
- Michelle Hundley Smith, a mother of 3 who went missing in 2001 while Christmas shopping, was found alive and well in North Carolina after 24 years, according to authorities.
- Amanda Smith, Michelle's daughter, wrote on Facebook that the past couple of days had been a 'whirlwind of emotions' after her mother was located.
- Authorities stated that Michelle's current whereabouts will remain undisclosed at her request, and her family has been notified of her discovery.
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A mother missing for 24 years was just found alive. What she revealed to the sheriff has shattered her family all over again
A North Carolina woman who disappeared on a Christmas shopping trip in 2001 has been found alive after nearly 25 years. However, she does not want her family to know where she is, bringing a decades-long search to an unexpected and painful end for her loved ones. According to NBC News, Michele Hundley Smith was 38 years old when she disappeared on December 9, 2001. She had left her Rockingham County home after 8:00 PM to go Christmas shopping in…
Mom who vanished 24 years ago is found alive but doesn’t want family to know where she is
A family’s search for a mother who vanished decades ago ended with news that she was “alive and well” — but she still doesn’t want them to know where she is. Michele Hundley Smith, who was 38 when she was reported missing in 2001, was found safe and sound last week but doesn’t want her whereabouts disclosed to her family or anyone else, the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said. “At her request, her current whereabouts will remain undisclosed,…
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