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Monday, February 23, 2026 4:50PM
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. -- A pistillate who went missing much than 2 decades agone has been recovered live successful North Carolina, the Rockingham County Sheriff' Office announced.
Michelle Hundely Smith, who was 38 erstwhile she disappeared successful December 2001, was located by investigators pursuing a caller lead, according to the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies archetypal began looking into Smith's disappearance aft her hubby reported she had near their Eden location connected December 9 to spell Christmas buying astatine the K Mart successful Martinsville, Virginia.
Detectives pursued countless tips, but nary led to Smith's whereabouts.
On February 19, the sheriff's bureau says it received caller accusation that prompted investigators to reopen the case.
The adjacent day, Smith was recovered astatine an undisclosed determination location successful North Carolina live and well.
Deputies said Smith requested that her existent determination stay private. Her household has been notified.
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