Michele Hundley Smith, 62, was first reported missing in December 2001 Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was previously an ...

Almost 25 years ago, a woman in North Carolina was Christmas shopping when she disappeared. Now, after decades of quiet, Michele Hundley Smith has been found "alive and well,” authorities have ...

Michele Hundley Smith was 38 when she disappeared while shopping in Dec. 2001 Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven years.

Several social media videos are presenting a new claim as the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance continues. Nancy, the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, has been ...

A missing persons case in North Carolina was solved in stunning fashion on Thursday when police announced that the woman, who had been missing for 24 years, was alive and well and living a secret life ...

A North Carolina mother who went Christmas shopping 24 years ago and disappeared was found alive – but said she does not want to be contacted by family – area authorities confirmed. The woman, Michele ...

The search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" show cohost Savannah Guthrie, has entered its 22nd day. Volunteers recovered a backpack near the search area, which was handed over to sheriff's ...

A North Carolina mother of three who vanished over two decades ago was found alive and living a new life — leaving her family reeling with questions over her whereabouts, according to authorities and ...