After more than two decades of unanswered questions, Amanda Smith is speaking about the moment she learned that her mother, Michele Hundley Smith, is alive. Michele disappeared on December 9, 2001, from Eden, North Carolina. At the time, her absence set off an extensive search involving multiple law enforcement agencies, including federal authorities. Her children were 19, 14, and 7 when she vanished — old enough to remember, young enough to still need her. For 24 years, there were no clear answers. Earlier this month, the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Michele had been located within North Carolina. Officials...
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