A North Carolina mother of three who disappeared nearly 24 years ago while saying she was going Christmas shopping has been found alive and well — ending a decades-long mystery. Detectives located Michele Hundley Smith, now 62, in North Carolina after new information came in, but at her request her current whereabouts are being kept private.
She vanished in December 2001, leaving behind her family and sparking a multi-agency search that lasted over two decades.
Her loved ones have been notified; her daughter shared a mix of joy, heartbreak, and uncertainty about reconnecting, and many questions surround why she left and what happened in all those years.
She vanished in December 2001, leaving behind her family and sparking a multi-agency search that lasted over two decades.
Her loved ones have been notified; her daughter shared a mix of joy, heartbreak, and uncertainty about reconnecting, and many questions surround why she left and what happened in all those years.
A North Carolina mother of three who disappeared nearly 24 years ago while saying she was going Christmas shopping has been found alive and well — ending a decades-long mystery. Detectives located Michele Hundley Smith, now 62, in North Carolina after new information came in, but at her request her current whereabouts are being kept private.
She vanished in December 2001, leaving behind her family and sparking a multi-agency search that lasted over two decades.
Her loved ones have been notified; her daughter shared a mix of joy, heartbreak, and uncertainty about reconnecting, and many questions surround why she left and what happened in all those years.
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