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Arrest warrant for Michele Lyn Hundley SmithMissing mother reappears after 24 years – and is arrested!
Police released a new photo of long-missing Michele Lyn Hundley Smith.
Rockingham County Sheriff's Office
Why did she really leave her family?
Michele Lyn Hundley Smith (62), who has disappeared without a trace since 2001, is found again after an agonizing search. But now the mysterious story about the mother of three from the US state of North Carolina is taking another turn: there is an old arrest warrant against her!
Missing mother of three did not appear in court
Greasy, gray hair, glassy eyes, pouty lips – the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office releases the official mugshot, i.e. the police identification photo, of the mother of three. The picture shows Michele Lyn Hundley Smith shortly after her arrest by the police.
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Background: The investigators suddenly discover that there is an arrest warrant against the now 62-year-old. After being charged with drunk driving on November 11, 2001, shortly before her disappearance, Michele did not appear in court. The appointment should have been December 27, 2001, but by then she could no longer be found.
This poster was used to search for Michele Lyn Hundley Smith.
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Michele is released on bail, but she faces subsequent punishment. She is scheduled to appear in Rockingham County District Court on March 26. Then it comes to the indictment from 2001.
In the video: After 24 years! Mother of three reappears
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“My daughter forgives me. We are in contact”
On December 9, 2001, Michele suddenly disappeared without a trace while she was doing Christmas shopping. Several authorities and even the FBI searched intensively for the then 38-year-old mother of three children. It was only found again last Friday (February 20th) – after 24 years! According to the New York Post, she lived all this time in a rural community, a three-hour drive from her original home. There, in the poorest district near the South Carolina border, she led a new, secret life. Michele still lives there today.
Michele Lyn Hundley Smith has an explanation for her sudden disappearance: She told police she left because of “family issues.”. She is now at least partially working on it. “My daughter forgives me. We are in touch,” she told the New York Post.
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The public prosecutor's office does not want to press charges for the disappearance, although a child endangerment was examined. But her drunk driving could have repercussions for Michele!
Sources used: New York Post, The Messenger of Madison-Mayodans
