Damn! Missing North Carolina woman found 'alive and well' after 24 years [View all]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/24/north-carolina-missing-woman-found

Daughter was ‘heartbroken’ after Michelle Hundley Smith requested her location not be disclosed to family she had walked away from

One of the first things she described was relief that her father “had been proven innocent” of accusations that he somehow “was involved” in Michelle’s disappearance. She also wrote about her parents having marital issues – though, without elaborating, she made it a point to say, “My mom did not leave simply [because] of a bad marriage.”

She continued: “My father has been through so much and I want it made clear that while their marriage had issues (just as many marriages go through) … my mom did not leave simply [because] of a bad marriage.”

Then, after acknowledging her complex emotions about the closure of her mother’s missing persons case, Amanda wrote that she “can absolutely understand [someone] taking off and leaving” after “everything” with which she has dealt in her own life.
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