the heartbreaking story begins nearly 12 hours earlier at 3:12 p.m., when robert arrives from poland via frankfurt. i was so happy. his mother sophia is supposed to meet him at baggage claim. they haven t seen each other in seven years. he s coming to live with her and start a new life. i was there. i was happy to meet him. but when i was waiting longer, then i start worry a little bit. she doesn t know that her only child, who doesn t speak english and has never flown before, is having trouble clearing customs and immigration. if you re coming from outside the country, you re supposed to be directed to what s called secondary customs so they can process your papers. robert apparently becomes confused by the process and spends several hours wandering around the customs area. until at least 10:00, no one had any real interaction with him. and as unbelievable as this
they haven t seen each other in seven years. he s coming to live with her and start a new life. i was there. i was happy to meet him. but when i was waiting longer, then i start worry a little bit. she doesn t know that her only child, who doesn t speak english and has never flown before, is having trouble clearing customs and immigration. if you re coming from outside the country, you re supposed to be directed to what s called secondary customs so they can process your papers. robert apparently becomes confused by the process and spends several hours wandering around the customs area. until at least 10:00, no one had any real interaction with him. and as unbelievable as this sounds, there was a person walking around in an area where security is at its highest, and he is not paid attention to for in excess of seven hours. at 10:00 p.m., after waiting
then i start worry a little bit. she doesn t know that her only child, who doesn t speak english and has never flown before, is having trouble clearing customs and immigration. if you re coming from outside the country, you re supposed to be directed to what s called secondary customs so they can process your papers. robert apparently becomes confused by the process and spends several hours wandering around the customs area. until at least 10:00, no one had any real interaction with him. and as unbelievable as this sounds, there was a person walking around in an area where security is at its highest, and he is not paid attention to for in excess of seven hours. at 10:00 p.m., after waiting at baggage claim for several hours by herself, robert s mother leaves, told by airport officials, she says, that there s no record of her son arriving.
p.m., when robert arrives from poland via frankfurt. i was so happy. his mother sophia is supposed to meet him at baggage claim. they haven t seen each other in seven years. he s coming to live with her and start a new life. i was there. i was happy to meet him. but when i was waiting longer, then i start worry a little bit. she doesn t know that her only child, who doesn t speak english and has never flown before, is having trouble clearing customs and immigration. if you re coming from outside the country, you re supposed to be directed to what s called secondary customs so they can process your papers. robert apparently becomes confused by the process and spends several hours wandering around the customs area. until at least 10:00, no one had any real interaction with him. and as unbelievable as this
i was so happy. his mother sophia is supposed to meet him at baggage claim. they haven t seen each other in seven years. he s coming to live with her and start a new life. i was there. i was happy to meet him. but when i was waiting longer, then i start worry a little bit. she doesn t know that her only child, who doesn t speak english and has never flown before, is having trouble clearing customs and immigration. if you re coming from outside the country, you re supposed to be directed to what s called secondary customs so they can process your papers. robert apparently becomes confused by the process and spends several hours wandering around the customs area. until at least 10:00, no one had any real interaction with him. and as unbelievable as this sounds, there was a person walking around in an area where