hello everyone and welcome and or welcome back to True Crime Mysteries my name is
Megan and today we're discussing four cases of abducted children were found years after their
disappearance and reunited with family let's get into it case number four Paisley schules it was on
July 13th 2019 in kuga Heights a small community located on the outskirts of Ithaca New York when
a custody battle turned heated at the center were 4-year-old Paisley Schultis and her older sister
who was already school age the older sister was picked up from school by her maternal grandmother
and aided by a social worker and police escort they headed over to the biological parents home
to get Paisley but when they arrived the home was empty the parents Kimberly Cooper and Kirk
D schules Jr had long since been believed to be the abductors of Paisley and several
properties were searched but no sign of the child was found they had lost their custody
battle when a babysitter came forward with some concerns about the children's well-being in the
home Kirk schules was later arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamines and heroin
prior to the abduction Cooper and scholes had already lost two daughters in infancy prior to
Paisley's birth however their causes of death are unknown though it is speculated that this is also
contributed to them losing custody the babysitter also alleged that the girls were often taken with
their parents parents to work to dangerous job sites they owned Sha's Pavan and if they couldn't
afford child care they just brought the girls with them often as late as midnight and without
supervision she also alleged that both parents use illicit substances while caring for the girls on
the job operating machinery and while driving law enforcement repeatedly questioned Schultis
Jr and his father and both had been adamant that they didn't know where Kimberly was and that they
believed she had taken Paisley to Philadelphia officers had been allowed voluntary entry to the
homes nearly two dozen times but they weren't allowed access to search the basement or the
bedrooms no sign of Kimberly Cooper or Paisley was seen over the next 24 months and until New
Evidence was brought forward law enforcement had their hands tied on Valentine's Day in 2022 an
anonymous tip was called in and reported a sighting of Kimberly Cooper and she was
at the home of her father-in-law law enforcement ured a search warrant for the whole property and
descended officers had been searching for an hour when one detective noticed something not feeling
right about a staircase that descended to the basement of the home he inspected further and
noticed that the stairs had a small crack that revealed something inside and using a flashlight
he saw what appeared to be little feet underneath the floor was ripped open and revealed a small
makeshift opening dug into the foundation of the home the room had a dirt floor was wet and smelt
of mold and human waste and a pile of filthy soaked blankets was Kimberly Cooper holding her
now six-year-old Paisley schules Kimberly Cooper schules Jr and Senior were taken into custody and
charged with felony custodial interference in the first degree and a misdemeanor endangering the
welfare of a child Cooper also faced additional felony charges related to the abduction all have
pleaded did not guilty Paisley was taken to the hospital where it was said that she was deemed
healthy and returned to the care of her maternal grandmother and older sister our belief is that
each and every time that law enforcement and the authorities went to the residence looking
for the child that the child was put into that location probably with Kimberly to hide so that
they would not be found experts have said there's still a long road ahead for Paisley's Journey she
hasn't been to school she's quite behind in terms of learning and has had a very limited
experience from being confined to one house for so long it isn't believ that Paisley was confined
to under the stairs and she did have her own bedroom within the home the under the stairs
was simply used as a stow away area to wait out whenever law enforcement came to the property law
enforcement said on the matter quote I understand as a parent no one wants to lose custody of their
children but sometimes the right thing for us to do for our children is the hardest thing to do
for our children what they should have done in 2019 when custody was granted to a third
party they should have relinquished the child rather than run and hide case number three Kayla
unban an episode of Netflix unsolved mystery was the reason that now 15-year-old Kayla unban was
reunited with her father after being abducted in 2017 by her mother Heather unban back on July 5th
2017 the then 9-year-old was abducted from South Elgen Illinois after a scheduled visit with her
mom Heather didn't have full custody of Kayla and it been during one of her weekly visitations that
she fled with Kayla Heather had told friends that she had a camping trip planned with Kayla and
neighbors recalled seeing her packing her vehicle with a bunch of things when Kayla's Father Ryan
aurka went to pick her up the duo was no longer there Heather had expressed a desire to live off
the grid and had already been in violation of their custody agreement when she took Kayla out
of state without the Court's permission a felony kidnapping warrant was issued for the pair as well
as Heather's car but they weren't immediately located Heather's phone and all of her social
media had been deactivated and it seemed as though it had been a wellth thought out abduction for 6
years Ryan aera worked tirelessly to find his daughter her coal case was briefly featured on
Unsolved Mysteries in an episode dedicated to parental kidnapping coal cases her picture had
been only on the screen for 4 seconds but it was enough for a local store owner to
recognize the now teenager while at a shopping mall in Asheville North Carolina on May 13th
2023 Heather and Kayla were approached by mall security when law enforcement arrived the pair
gave false names the pair were detained until they were able to positively identify the pair
Heather's been held in custody on a $250,000 Bond and Caleb was reunited with her father what's most
unusual is the ability to stay off the grid if you will for that period of time um typically we
leave a technological breadcrumb and uh those are usually uh very easy and quick to be tracked down
Ryan isera made this emotional statement to the media quote I'm Overjoyed that Kayla is home safe
I want to thank the South Elgen Police Department the national Center for missing and exploited
children and all the law enforcement agencies who assisted with her case I also wanted to thank all
the followers on the bring Kayla home Facebook page who helped keep her story alive and were
instrumental in spreading awareness we ask for privacy as we get to know each other again and
navigate this new beginning Heather unbun is being exited to Illinois where she's expected
to be charged with felony child abduction case number two Richard Wayne Landers Richard Wayne
Landers Jr was only 5 years old when he was abducted in 19 1994 from Wolcottville Indiana
by his paternal grandparents Landers Jr appeared to have always lived with his grandparents along
with his parents but when the two had split up Landers Jr was the subject of a long and
bitter custody battle ultimately temporary full custody was awarded to his mother Lisa Harter
there are reports that Harter had been homeless but at the time of the final custody hearing she
had secured an apartment and was equipped to take custody and care of her son however the
grandparents disagreed and and the morning they had been mandated to hand over Landers Jr they
took off for two decades the case sat cold with neither Richard lanyard senior nor Harter having
contact with their son the grandparents Richard and Ruth lards had a warrant out for their arrest
for the abduction but they weren't heard from for years and over the years his parents never
gave up hope on finding their son his pictures were sent out locally and nationally multiple
times throughout the years and charges against the grandparents were elevated on the 20th anniversary
of the Abduction the Cal case was reopened and law enforcement obtained Richard's social security
card it was discovered that a man in Minnesota was using the same number with a different name
but the same age and birthday only weeks after the anniversary a 24-year-old man was identified as
Richard Landers Jr now married with Children of his own the grandparents were also found living
in Rowville Minnesota and had been living under assumed names upon their arrest they confessed
to being Richard and Ruth Lander it appears that Landers Jr was or at least is now fully aware of
the situation and has forgiven his grandparents he believes that they had the best intentions for
him and believed that they did the right thing for him the grandparents were not charged as
the original charges were dropped in 2008 the community that the three had settled in were
shocked by the news and stated the family had kept to themselves mostly and were quiet both
of the parents of Landers Jr have made contact with their son and are working towards moving
forward with cultivating a relationship the father has told the media that he forgives his parents
and is just grateful his son is alive and well and he still has an opportunity to get to know
him Richard what's the next step for you to get in contact with my son absolutely and people who
say that that you did not have a relationship with him that you were completely out of the
picture that is incorrect right that's incorrect and I have court papers here to show that a f
visitation I had to do that with my own parents you know just to pay visitation to them to see
my son to take him away from the house I rode my bicycle from Elkart to weville I paid a taxi from
Elkart to winville just to go see my son this is one I look at and see every day and most of the
time when I look at it I don't see a I don't see a picture of a kid that's out there because most
the time these cases don't end like that most of the time the child is no longer with us I'm just
thankful my boy is still alive and I'll still get a chance to see case number one Sabrina
Allen it was in 2002 when Greg Allen's life changed Forever on the trail of what had been
a messy divorce an even Messier custody battle for his 4-year-old daughter Sabrina things had
just started to look up Greg an engineering scientist had been granted primary custody
and after months of fighting with his ex-wife D things had just started to get easier they were
falling into a good routine and the parents were beginning the road to Cooperative co-parenting
Greg brought Sabrina to her mom on April 19th 2002 for the weekend it been agreed upon that
darl would return Sabrina on Sunday evening but she never showed up Greg recalled the last goodbye
before the drop off and Sabrina had looked up at him and said Daddy don't ever forget me at the
time he thought it been a silly little exchange but it turned into an almost Sinister warning in
the early stages of the divorce Dar had often threatened to take Sabrina away Dar was from
Mexico and had wanted to return there with Sabrina since the beginning of their divorce when Greg was
granted primary custody the courts had agreed that Sabrina would stay in Texas there had been
several wild attempts during the divorce to convince the little girl to lie in order to
be granted protective orders from Greg Sabrina had even been taken from school once by Child
Protective Services when she allegedly told a social worker my daddy hits my mommy that's
a lie my mommy told me to say Greg called the police 2 hours after the time of drop off had
passed he had made several attempts to reach Dar but all efforts went to voicemail but by then it
was too late and dar and Sabrina were long gone in addition to the police and Texas Rangers Greg
also hired a private detective they track their whereabouts to the Texas Mexican border and they
were able to confirm that Dar and Sabrina had purchased bus tickets tickets to Mexico Greg
alerted all of the missing children's agencies and started his own website to generate tips
he also took a leave of absence from his job and went to Mexico City where he tried to search for
his daughter himself Greg quickly learned that his lack of Spanish skills was holding him back
so he enrolled in an immersive Spanish class to learn the language as quickly as possible Greg had
been in Mexico for almost a year when he got his first solid tip a teacher reached out to him and
said that she'd met a student who she believed was his daughter she was blonde the same age
and didn't speak much Spanish she'd been called Blanca because of her Fair hair and the teacher
said that Blanca had been extremely distressed she would get upset because she didn't understand the
other children and begged the teacher to help her find her daddy in Texas only then did the teacher
look online and see Greg's website she looked Greg up and was shocked to discover that Greg was only
30 minutes away from his daughter Greg bought the information to the US police and officers
in Mexico but because of the need to coordinate by the time both agencies worked out a game plan
Dar had taken Sabrina out of the school and relocated Greg was devastated but continued
the search for his daughter he stayed in Mexico took every opportunity to get his case in the
media and offered a $20,000 reward for information Greg eventually remarried he had fallen in love
with the woman teaching him Spanish and the couple married after 3 years they now have three children
together 12 years after his daughter had been kidnapped there was a new tip brought in from
one of the private investigators Greg had hired they located Dar in a small town outside Mexico
City they staked at the apartment for 2 weeks until they confirmed what appeared to be a teenage
girl in the apartment she had dark hair and was now 17 but showed no signs of physical harm this
time officers moved quickly they arrested Dar and had Sabrina she was put on a plane and sent back
to the US Sabrina had not gone to school since 2003 had her blonde hair dyed dark to conceal
her identity and had not been allowed to leave the apartment for fear of being recognized D had
undergone several operations to also change her appearance Sabrina was not immediately released
to Greg and his family she underwent extensive to work through the many traumas she'd experienced
for the last 12 years she'd been confused and frightened about the relocation and the years
of hearing bad things about her father made her not want to see Greg in fact she'd been told he
had committed suicide and abandoned her I'm going to ask her if I can give her a hug she uh she's
in pretty bad shape is my understanding the last weeks have been quite a roller coaster um you know
are they going to get away again they've gotten away so many times um but they didn't get away
and we're here so now we're really focused on what needs to come next eventually with family
trauma counseling they were able to rekindle their relationship and Sabrina moved into Greg's
home that shared with his wife Mariana and their children Dar was extradited back to the US where
a judge sentenced her to 6 years in prison for aggravated kidnapping and interfering with child
custody dar's sister also testified against her sister cting strange unhinged Behavior such as
writing to their elderly mother pretending to be their deceased father Greg said in a statement
quote sorry for all the silence but we have been necessarily focused on healing the past
year has been quite a roller coaster ride but I like to think that we are past the hardest
parts I'm happy to report that I have a strong and growing relationship with my daughter and we still
have trials ahead but we are doing well so what are your thoughts is there a missing child case
you're hoping to see resolved let me know your thoughts in the comment section down below and
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