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North Carolina Woman Found Alive After 24-Year Disappearance Reunites with Daughter
Michele Hundley Smith was found after 24 years and appeared in court for a 2001 DWI charge; she reunited with daughter Amanda outside Rockingham County courthouse.
- On Thursday, Michele Hundley Smith, a North Carolina woman missing for 24 years, appeared in Rockingham County court and reunited emotionally with her daughter, Amanda Smith, outside the courthouse.
- Authorities served a warrant related to a 2001 driving while intoxicated charge that remained active after Smith failed to appear in court; she indicated she left voluntarily due to "domestic issues."
- Amanda Smith embraced her mother following the hearing, stating, "Life's too short for me to hold a grudge against her because she's my mom," and "I want my mom in it."
- Smith requested a court-appointed attorney during the brief proceeding, and the court continued the case until her next appearance on April 23, 2026.
- Family members agreed to make individual decisions regarding future relationships with Smith, while Amanda expressed readiness to support her mother as legal proceedings move forward.
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NC woman found alive after being missing for 24 years reunites with daughter for first time
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — It was a hug 24 years in the making: a woman who disappeared in Rockingham County, embracing the now-adult daughter she left behind. The sweet moment caught on video took place outside of the Rockingham County Courthouse on Thursday morning as Michele Hundley Smith, now 62, came to court regarding [...]
·Raleigh, United States
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North Carolina woman who vanished 24 years ago tearfully reunites with daughter outside court
North Carolina woman Michele Hundley Smith, missing for 24 years, tearfully reunited with her daughter Amanda Hundley outside a Rockingham County court after a DWI hearing.
·New York, United States
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