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Debra Newton (in blue sweater) in a Jefferson County courtroom. She is charged abducting her daughter, Michelle Newton, in 1983 when the girl was three-year-old. The now 40-year-old was found living in another state and has been reunited with her biological family. (Images courtesy of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Louisville, Ky.) Dec. 9, 2025