Damn! Missing North Carolina woman found 'alive and well' after 24 years

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12. Update:

https://nypost.com/2026/02/26/us-news/nc-mom-who-ran-away-from-family-24-years-ago-makes-extraordinary-claim-as-she-resurfaces-for-first-time/

NC mom who ran away from family 24 years ago makes extraordinary claim as she resurfaces for first time
By Steven Vago and Jared Downing
Published Feb. 26, 2026

The missing North Carolina mom of three has been located by The Post — 24 years after she ran away and ditched her family.

Michele Lyn Hundley Smith, now 62, claimed Thursday that her daughter is “forgiving” her after she was found by the local sheriff last week, and then hauled back to the county she fled on an old drunk-driving charge.

She’s now living alone in a trailer in a rural community in Robeson County, near the South Carolina line.

Her daughter Amanda, who was 14 when Smith left, confirmed that she has forgiven her mom but is communicating with her through a third party, according to a pal.

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