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'She’s always been in my heart’: Kentucky father reunites with daughter missing since 1983 abduction
A Crime Stoppers tip led to the arrest of Deborah Lee Newton in a decades-old custodial interference case, reuniting Michelle with her father after 40 years.
- On Monday, Deborah Lee Newton appeared in Jefferson County Court as Michelle Marie Newton, missing since 1983, was found and her accused mother faced new charges.
- Amid a 1983 planned move to Georgia, Deborah Lee Newton left early with her daughter, and the family vanished, prompting Jefferson County Sheriff's Office to re-examine the file after a family request.
- After a tipster surfaced, investigators compared photos and ran DNA tests that reportedly matched 99.99%, and the Marion County Sheriff's Office took the suspect into custody on November 24.
- Two weeks ago police informed the woman of her identity, leading to an immediate family reunion as Joe Newton reunited with Michelle Marie Newton on the porch and Deborah Lee Newton faces custodial-interference charges with court set for Jan. 23.
- Investigators say felony custodial kidnapping has no statute of limitations, allowing charges this year, while Jefferson County investigators credited detectives and a Crime Stoppers tipster's courage for solving the decades-old case.
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