What happened to the teacher who ran away with student?

Tad Cummins, the former Tennessee teacher who ran away with a 15-year-old student, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors had asked for a 30-year term for Cummins, arguing that he took advantage of a vulnerable girl with a history of abuse and neglect.

What happened to the teacher that kidnapped Elizabeth Thomas?

Thomas' captor was arrested and he pleaded guilty to transporting a minor across state lines to have sex and falsifying records, both felonies. In 2019, Cummins was sentenced to 20 years behind bars.

Where is Elizabeth Thomas today?

Where is Elizabeth Thomas now? Thomas, 22, got married in 2019 and now she has joined forces with Elizabeth Smart to tell her story in a Lifetime movie and companion documentary, trusting she was in good hands. "I'm tired of hiding," Thomas told E! of her decision to reopen her life to scrutiny.

Was Elizabeth Thomas found alive?

A COMMUNITY was relieved when a high school girl was found alive after she was abducted by her teacher. Police rescued Elizabeth Thomas when a local tipster spotted her with kidnapper Tad Cummins.

Is the Elizabeth Thomas story real?

Elizabeth Thomas was a 15-year-old Tennessee student who was abducted in 2017 by her teacher and found 38 days later in California.

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Is Tad Cummins still married?

Jill Cummins — who recently filed for divorce from Tad Cummins after 31 years of marriage — said in a two-part interview, airing Thursday and Friday, that Tad called her from behind bars several days ago.

What did Ted Cummins do to Elizabeth Thomas?

Culleoka Unit School teacher Tad Cummins spent months harassing and assaulting Elizabeth Thomas before he kidnapped her and drove her to California to make her his "wife." Tennessee Bureau of Investigations Elizabeth “Beth” Thomas and Tad Cummins, her former teacher.

How did they find Elizabeth?

On March 12, 2003, Elizabeth was spotted by Good Samaritans on State Street in Sandy, along with her captors recognized from police sketches. Even today, she remembers her first contact with police.

How long was Elizabeth kidnapped?

Smart was kidnapped at age 14 from her bed in Salt Lake City and held captive and tortured for nine months. On the 20th anniversary of the day she was rescued from her kidnappers, March 12, Elizabeth Smart will do what she always does on that day. She'll call her parents.

Did Elizabeth Thomas get married?

Elizabeth Thomas, Tennessee student who was kidnapped by Tad Cummins, weds longtime friend in secret ceremony. It's happily-ever-after for Elizabeth Thomas. The 18-year-old was married June 15. Thomas was just 15 when she was kidnapped by her former teacher, Tad Cu...

Did Elizabeth Thomas live with her brother?

At the time of her alleged abduction, Elizabeth had been living with her father, but now she says she is living with her brother. “It's just safer to be back with my brother instead of in the middle of everything,” Elizabeth said about living with her father.

Who was the girl who was abducted by her teacher?

Tells how fifteen-year-old Elizabeth Thomas was groomed and kidnapped by her high school teacher. Tells how fifteen-year-old Elizabeth Thomas was groomed and kidnapped by her high school teacher.

How old was Elizabeth when she was kidnapped?

Abduction. In the early hours of June 5, 2002, Mitchell broke into the home of Ed and Lois Smart in the Federal Heights neighborhood of Salt Lake City, where they lived with their six children. He abducted 14-year-old Elizabeth from the bedroom she shared with Mary Katherine, Elizabeth's nine-year-old sister.

Have they found the kidnapped teacher?

Eliza Fletcher was on an early morning jog last week when she was forced into an S.U.V., the police said. A man has been charged with her murder. The body of a kindergarten teacher in Memphis who was abducted last week during an early morning jog has been found, the city's police department said on Tuesday.

Is Abducted by my teacher based on a true story?

“Abducted by My Teacher: The Elizabeth Thomas Story” is based on the true story of Elizabeth Thomas (Summer Howell) who was a 15 year-old high schooler who wanted to make friends when she caught the eye of Tad Cummins, a trusted teacher.

Did they find the school teacher that was kidnapped?

Police said her body was found Sept. 5 behind a vacant home after a massive police search lasting more than three days. Cleotha Henderson, who also has gone by the name Cleotha Abston, has been charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in the case.

Who was the kidnapped girl found after 18 years?

Storyline. Jaycee Dugard was 11 years old when she was abducted. After being held captive for 18 years by a convicted child molester, Jaycee Dugard appeared to be alive and kicking, when police investigation closes in on her kidnapper.

Who was the famous kidnapped girl found?

Elizabeth Smart was just 14 when she was kidnapped from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2002. She was found nine months later about 18 miles away from her home with her abductors. Now, nearly 20 years after she was rescued on March 12, 2003, Smart said she no longer feels fear as she marks her rescue.

Who was the girl abducted and held for years?

When she was 11, Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped on the way to school in Lake Tahoe by Phillip and Nancy Garrido and was held captive for the next 18 years until her miraculous rescue in 2009. On June 10, 1991, 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted outside of her home in South Lake Tahoe, California.

What is the longest kidnapping?

When she was 11 years old, in 1991, Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped while walking to a bus stop near her home in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. She was shocked with a stun gun and forced into a car by Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy, who held her captive for 18 years.

Who was the Smart girl that was kidnapped?

Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her home in 2002 when she was 14 years old. Elizabeth Smart spoke to ABC News about upcoming book on her survival and rescue.

Who was the girl abducted in America found years later?

A young girl who was abducted by her mother in Illinois has finally been found safe six years after she vanished, when a North Carolina store owner recognised her from a Netflix show. Kayla Unbehaun was nine years old when she disappeared without a trace while in the care of her mother Heather Unbehaun.

How old was Elizabeth Thomas when she got married?

The 18-year-old was married on June 15. Thomas was just 15 when she was kidnapped by her former teacher, Tad Cummins.

How long was Elizabeth Smart missing?

She gained national attention at age 14 when she was abducted from her home in Salt Lake City by Brian David Mitchell. Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee, held Smart captive for nine months until she was rescued by police officers on a street in Sandy, Utah.