Livingston County Sheriff’s Office
Sandy Hatte, 60, kidnapped her baby grandson in Florida and spent the next 13 years on the run before she was arrested in Missouri, authorities said.
Missouri sheriff’s detectives busted a grandma accused of kidnapping her grandson 13 years ago.
Sandy Hatte, 60, snatched the baby boy in Florida while his father was at work, authorities said.
That was in 2000, and detectives say Hatte has been on the run ever since.
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Her cross-country ramble ended when she tried to enroll the boy at a Chillicothe, Mo., school and educators grew suspicious.
A school official tipped off Livingston County Sheriff’s detectives who uncovered the bizarre truth, according to a sheriff’s news release.
Fox4KC
School officials in Chillicothe, Mo., grew suspicious and contacted the local sheriff’s office when Sandy Hatte tried to enroll her 13-year-old grandson.
They arrested Hatte on Sept. 18 and took custody of the boy. He has since reunited with his father in Alabama, Fox 4 reported.
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The father had searched for the boy ever since his mother and son disappeared.
Relatives had hired a private investigator to track the wiley grandmother, but she stayed a step ahead until the school official thought something seemed odd.
Detective Eric Menconi said the father and son seemed to get along well, despite being separated for almost all of the boy’s life.
“It was a good reunion,” Menconi said. “You could tell within the first three minutes they hit it off pretty well. Since then I’ve been on the phone with the dad and from what I’m understanding it’s going very well. He’s adjusting.”
Hatte remains in the Livingston County Jail on a charge of child abduction. Her bail is $ 250,000.
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