We didnt even care about presents or anything - our mom was gone.
Nothing was ever the same after that.
Neighbors saw her drive her 1995 Pontiac Trans Sport van toward Martinsville, Virginia but she never returned home.
Bring Back Michele Hudley Smith
However, Michele never returned from her shopping trip.
At 12:30am, Mr. Smith woke up Amanda and told her Michele was missing.
The Rockingham County Sheriffs Office was notified that Michele was missing and her family was worried about her.
Neither Michele, nor the Pontiac van she drove were ever found.
Contacting the phone number included in the letter did not give the family any more information.
Micheles husband says thatshe left to start a new life.
Poster from the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office
It wasnt untilyearsafter her disappearance that he suddenly recalled Michele had left a goodbye note to her family.
However, the note was never produced to police andhe now denies that he claimed it existed.
Amanda believes that Michele would never have voluntarily left her children.
Nothing was ever the same after that.
The case has also been covered onan episode ofThe Vanishedpodcast.
