Event Brief
Mom Missing for 24 Years Found Alive in NC
Filed: Feb 23, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
Summary: Michelle Hundley Smith, who vanished in 2001, has been found alive in North Carolina after new information emerged.
WHO: Michelle Hundley Smith
WHAT: Found alive after disappearing 24 years ago
WHEN: Feb 23, 2026 at 11:52 AM ET
WHERE: North Carolina
WHY: New information about her disappearance was received
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