Woman stolen at birth reunites with biological mom after 2 decades — her revelation about kidnapper left everyone stunned
Motherhood is one of the most sensitive yet strongest roles women play. Choosing to love and sacrifice for a child is a bold decision that not everyone can ace. When Shanara Mobley gave birth to Kamiyah Mobley in 1998, she was stolen from her a few hours later, reported The Daily Mail. It was only after almost two decades in 2017, that the kidnapper, Gloria Williams, was found guilty and imprisoned. However, in the 19 years that Kamiyah had been with Williams, the woman raised her and cared for her like a mom. The details of this extraordinary kidnapping case are equally heart-melting.
When Williams entered a hospital in Florida that day, she didn’t intend to kidnap, per CBS News. Williams had undergone an abusive relationship with her then-partner, Charles Manigo. This resulted in a heartbreaking miscarriage. When the woman arrived at the hospital and saw the babies, she couldn’t help but think and grieve for the child she lost. She picked Kamiyah up from the hospital and changed the girl’s name to Alexis Manigo and looked after her as her child in South Carolina, per ABC News. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out and Williams left her partner but loved Kamiyah as her own. When the case was brought to court and Williams pleaded guilty, she was sentenced to 18 years.
She empathized with Kamiyah and her biological parents and apologized as well. This completely changed the course of the woman’s life. However, with her, a teenage girl’s life was also turned upside down. Having considered Williams as her mother for years, the young girl was unsure how to react and feel about the situation. Going through a rollercoaster of emotions, the teenage girl wanted to do something for Williams. She decided to write a letter to the authorities requesting the woman’s sentence be shortened and penned heartwarming reasons for the same, per Actions News Jax. Kamiyah penned the letter “in support of her mother, Gloria Williams.”
“I would like to make it clear that she is my mother. She raised me, and not only provided for my needs, but she loved me unconditionally,” Kamiyah wrote. She added that she was not kidnapped inconveniently and dangerously but was rather raised well during the entire period. “I had a well-rounded life; and I am an independent, college-educated, and deeply spiritual person, because of all my mom gave me. I am fully aware of how our lives came to be, what they are, and how my mom came to be my mom,” she added. She added that she is grateful for her birth parents and the idea of having another family and siblings. However, she still looks up to Williams as her mother.
“I understand that none of this modifies the truth of the past, nor does it justify my mom’s actions in any way. However, at the end of the day, I love my mother and I wholeheartedly support her! I ask for the court’s grace and mercy, as I need my mother home,” she remarked. One of the most unique and peculiar cases of kidnapping, where the victim loves the kidnapper so much that she refuses to let go of her even after finding her birth parents. Kamiyah is torn between her identities and parents but is sure that she will stick by William's side, as her daughter, come what may. The letter and Kmaiyah’s statement have been taken into consideration in the declaration of the final verdict regarding Williams.