He disappeared at the age of 14 and returned after 20 years with children, another identity and speaking Spanish

March 13, 2019

A search of more than two decades and a horrible secret that has never been revealed have resulted in the meeting that is moving the United States.

Twenty years, ten months and two weeks have pbaded to close a wound that seemed incurable. The Baltimore house is still waiting for the return of The crystal, a young woman disappeared at age 14, in 1997. The wait became endless until the day the phone rang. On the other side was his other daughter, who had badured her that she had a striking message on her Facebook account.

At one point Cynthia He did not want to be filled with hope that would lead to another disappointment. However, when he saw the profile picture on the social network, he did not hesitate to hesitate: the woman in the picture had the same eyes, the same smile and the same teeth as her lost daughter. . However, the 19 years of absence also came with a resounding change.

Crystal had a new identity. He no longer bore the name Haag, but Saunders. In addition, he had four children, learned to speak Spanish and even changed the date of his birth.

The head of Cynthia I did not stop thinking. What went through the head of her 14 year old daughter on April 26, 1997 to leave her house and escape for nearly two decades? This question was very close to a traumatic answer.

"Stay near you today"I had asked The crystal his mother before going to work at a fast food restaurant in Baltimore. However, the girl could not keep her word and decided to run away. Because? A neighbor badually abused her and she had been doing it since the age of 9.

With the idea that his mother was aware of this man 's attacks, the 14 – year – old girl left without leaving a trace. That April day, he went out with his friends until midnight and then took a bus to New York.

Crystal sits in the Bronx and changes documents. To look bigger, he corrected the date of his birth and pbaded from 14 to 23 years. He did not keep his surname either, he was calling now Saunders and to get money, she started working as a housekeeper.

Soon, she was pregnant with the first of her four children who had grown up in a community of Dominicans. She therefore learned to speak Spanish fluently.

While The crystal He traveled happily in his new life, his mother was dead in life. The woman stopped celebrating Christmas and did not want to leave her house. On the other hand, in the Bronx, Saunders celebrated his fake birthday. "Happy 40 years for me"She looks happy on her Instagram, although she has had 31 of them.

Since 2010, the search for The crystal He was terminated by the Baltimore police. Now, there remained only one miracle that could bring the two parts closer to this story.

It was a day in March 2018 when Bianca, the eldest daughter of Cynthia, received Crystal's message on Facebook. The same day, he went to New York to reconnect with his missing sister. After almost 20 years, they found themselves face to face.

"You are still my little girl", he told him Cynthia to his daughter while giving him a big hug of welcome. "It's like finding a totally new person. She left as a girl but returned to adulthood. But I just want to like her as she is"Said his mother.