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
after all of those years? all of those years, and there they are. what did that feel like? it felt great. i was hoping that would find my children before i died, it because i was getting old, and it was just like a miracle. jeri s story? that who shirley who took the girls, have been her friend, turned roommate, turned babysitter. she said, i will babysit for, you take care of her while you work. i said, that is great because i really thought that i was blessed. first it was renée she looked after, then rene and pepper. then two years later, little brother, raymond leonard smith junior wait, brother? it was not just the two girls. there was a younger brother that the girls never knew they had. the father was not around very much, jeri supported them all
test confirmed. i can t believe this is actually happening. i really can t right now. how soon could they meet jerry and what s she like? how did she know shirley? we arranged a reunion for the next day. jerry arrived first and told us how she saw her long lost girls on our program. i saw the picture of shirley and went crazy. i was hysterical, because i knew that s who she was. and then when i saw the girls, i knew they were mine. after all those years? 27 years. there they are. what did that feel like? it felt great. i had hoped i could find my children before i died because i m getting old and it was like a miracle. jerry s story? shirley to took the girls was her friend turned roommate, turned babysitter. she said i ll babysit for you. you know, i ll take care of her