her name is pepper. i lived a secret life. she was kidnapped at age four. we got in the car, and we never went back. she spent decades trying to find her way home again, and she finally made it. or, so she thought. i said, i think that i am rhonda patricia christine. i said, do you know her? and there was a long pause. her story had many ups and downs. when i looked at the email, i just could not even believe it. but after so many tears, so many years and so many turns in her story. i was like, wow. there are still more stunning twists to be revealed. it is amazing, the best gift ever. welcome to dateline. a four year old girl was adopted and raised by her kidnappers. for decades, she searched for her family, and her identity. her story has an extraordinary ending, but as it turns out, that ending was just the beginning. here is keith morrison. our story begins with this much mother of a teenage daughter. a woman who had spent much of h
four. we got in the car, and we never went back. she spent decades trying to find her way home again, and she finally made it. or, so she thought. i said, i think that i am rhonda patricia christine. i said, do you know her? and there was a long pause. her story had many ups and downs. when i looked at the email, i just could not even believe it. but after so many tears, so many years and so many turns in her story. i was like, wow. there are still more stunning twists to be revealed. it is amazing, the best gift ever. welcome to dateline. a four year old girl was adopted and raised by her kidnappers. for decades, she searched for her family, and her identity. her story has an extraordinary ending, but as it turns out, that ending was just the beginning. here is keith morrison. our story begins with this much mother of a teenage daughter. a woman who had spent much of her life trying to figure out who she was. what was her name? where did s
When i looked at the email, i just couldnt even believe it. But after so many tears, so many years, and so many turns in her story i was like whoa. There are still more stunning twists to be revealed. Its amazing. Its the best gift ever. Lost and found. Hello. Welcome to dateline extra. A young girl was abducted at the age of four and raised by her kidnapper. For the next four decades she searched for her family, her name, and herself. Her story has an extraordinary ending and as it turns out, that ending was just the beginning. Here is keith morrison. Our story begins with this mother of a teenage daughter. A woman who had spent most of her life trying to figure out
was absent mostly. Long stretches away, punk wa. We would go see him because he was coming in from the navy, and so it was an exciting moment, and she would get us all dressed up, and it was the anticipation of going to the shipyard and having a lot of attention. I think as a child. The memories are how she survived it all
easy life, and for much of, it she has missed her children, and blamed herself for what happened. trusting shirley, and for not having those kids under your wing all of the time? that is right. tell me about that. to me, i feel like it was my fault because i put them in the hands of this monster. we are in a hotel room, in los angeles. jeri is eager, anxious, terrified. visibly shaking. and then, they come around the corner. their first meeting in 37 years. it s been a lifetime that we missed. oh my goodness, i feel like i am dreaming. i m really getting it. i can t even can i just stare at you for a minute?
abandoned and, thus, could be adopted or that shirley stole her back again. and then there they were telling their story on dateline. telling how shirley and barbara had described her. yes, i heard what they said about me. i was not a street walker. i was a waitress all my life. they also said you didn t really want your children. you were happy to abandon them. i never abandoned my children. never. ever. and would never, ever do that. and she wasn t a drug addict either, she says. she s not had a smooth or easy life. and for much of it, she has missed her children and blamed herself for what happened. trusting shirley? yes. and for not having those kids under your wing all the time? that s right. tell me about that. to me, i felt like it was my fault, because i put them in the hands of this monster.