A woman who disappeared decades ago has been found living a double life more than 20 years later. Michele Hundley Smith left her three children in December 2001 when she went outChristmasshopping, never to return.
She vanished without a trace, leading to amissing personsinvestigation which was carried out by the police and the FBI. Smith's three children, who were seven, 14 and 19 at the time and her disappearance from North Carolina, USA. Now, Rockingham County Sheriff's Office has announced she is “alive and well.” Her shocked family has been left wondering what happened back in 2001.
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Speaking to local news station WFMYNews2, her cousin Barbara Byrd said: “I kind of want to go outside and scream 'she’s alive, she’s alive'.
“For years, we didn’t know if we were grieving or waiting… My biggest question is to her 'What happened all those years ago in December? What made you leave? What happened?”
The Sheriff’s Office said Smith had requested her location not be shared, in a statement released to the public.
Ms Byrd added: “I understand and respect that she doesn’t want any of us to contact her. I’m not angry.
“The biggest answer I had today was she was alive. Nothing else matters right at this moment.”
Smith’s daughter, Amanda, took to Facebook, writing an extensive statement after the news broke that her mother had been found.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
