She left home in Oct 2000 to visit her son and sister in Wildwood (about 40 miles down the coast) according to her mom in the article. “It was at that point that I heard of Valerie going to New York" The sister in wildwood, who Valerie had lived with years earlier, has since passed. I'm thinking she might've been the one with knowledge of the trip and that was relayed to Mrs. Mack when Valerie didn't return. I've yet to make sense of the discrepancy in the "last seen" narrative of spring/summer vs Oct 2000.
Adoptive or otherwise, these parents seem like wonderful people.
Adoptive or otherwise, these parents seem like wonderful people.