April Williams, 3 Months: Kidnapped From A Bus Terminal In 1983

Her mother chatted with a nice woman who offered to change the baby's diaper. The woman took the child.

Two months after Eleanor Williams graduated from high school in Virginia, she gave birth. April Williams was born on August 17, 1983, and at 17 years old, Eleanor admittedly did not want to be a mother. Almost immediately welcoming her daughter, she lost contact with April's father. He, too, was a teenager and reportedly made it clear that he did not want anything to do with fatherhood. Still, Eleanor was determined to do her best as a mother, but a series of unfortunate circumstances would lead to a mystery that has lasted decades.

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