Found after almost 2 decades....... wow....

Mexico
January 11, 2013 9:07am CST
A boy abducted in 1994 was found alive. Richard Wayne Landers jr was found in Minnesota alive. He was just 5 years old when taken. Its said his grandparents has something to do with it all. The mother was shown on cnn, jumping up and down so excite. Im so happy for her. I love to see good news stories. Rather than all the deaths and killings.
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@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
11 Jan 13
More children are found, which is good news. Although not in all cases the child is happy. Especially not if it takes long. 16 years (in this case) is a long time, this boy is not a boy anymore but an adult. He grew up without parents, under different circumstances, how close can one be after that time? After so much has happened? I hope they will find a way together.
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• Mexico
11 Jan 13
your right, that poor mom. She was jumping up and down so darn happy. i guess I would have been as well.
@Arieles (2473)
• United States
11 Jan 13
I saw this on the news yesterday. His grandparents (assuming it was paternal grandparents) abducted him. This is such wonderful news. I just don't know what makes people think they have a right to their grandchild like that, especially when one of the parents is living and able to take care of the child. This is very good news for the boy (his name was changed) and his Mom. I wonder what is going to happen to the grandparents. Apparently they found him by his social security number.
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@Arieles (2473)
• United States
11 Jan 13
I hope they charge the grandparents. They are not his legal guardians unless his parents gave him that responsibility, and apparently they did not.
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• Mexico
11 Jan 13
they deserve to go to jail.. the man said they did take care of him well. But his poor mama....
• Mexico
11 Jan 13
sure is good news, I wonder if they now will charge the grand parents?
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
11 Jan 13
I agree with you, such news is what I like to read and hear rather than killing and destruction. Wish to read more happy ending stories
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• Mexico
11 Jan 13
sure was good to see a news report with something good in it. Have a great day there.
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• Marikina, Philippines
11 Jan 13
Wow. That is good news. Another positive energy. It was very inspiring rather than we heard stories about killings. There are lots of stories that have negative to a society.
• Mexico
11 Jan 13
yes it is, glad finally something good to report...
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
11 Jan 13
That is such wonderful news. I am happy for his mother and of course him. The grandparents could be in some serious trouble if they prove that they did this.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
14 Jan 13
It is sad. maybe the young man will remember enough that the truth will come out.
• Mexico
11 Jan 13
Yes, I hope they were not involved. Especailly all the sadness mother went through. Sad...
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• United States
11 Jan 13
Wow, that poor family. Thats a long time to have no answers about what happened to your child. Wonder what the grandparents had to do with it. Its nice to see a happy reunion on the news. So much of the news these days seems to be about killing, robberies and natural disasters. Hope the family can begin healing now.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
11 Jan 13
I feel that CNN News are being very irresponsible by mentioning the grandparents being under investigation. If they were proven to be involved then that would be fine, but if they are innocent they will acquire an extremely bad reputation that will never be fully removed.
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• Mexico
11 Jan 13
not really sure, the cnn news said the police were still investigation the grand parents.
• Mexico
11 Jan 13
I also agree with you. maybe the police know something we dont yet. Have to just wait and see.
@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
12 Jan 13
That's great news!!.. I also love seeing and watching good and happy news,, makes me have a positive outlook in life...
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@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
16 Jan 13
I agree, we should have more good news rather than bad news..
• Mexico
13 Jan 13
sure is, great to see a good news story. Something rather than a killing. Take care.
@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
11 Jan 13
I think it is wonderful and terrible at the same time. I wonder what the man (no more a boy) is now. These stories can end well in a book or movie, but they are much difficult in real life. I hope all ends well.
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• Mexico
11 Jan 13
I was thinking the same thing, hes a man now not a kid. Hope hes ok in the mind...
@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
12 Jan 13
I checked online and it seems that the grandparents abducted him. At least they did not damage him. He will surely have some problems now that he learns the truth
@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
11 Jan 13
That's good news but it would be nice to have the rest of the story, like what happened two decades ago, why did that boy get lost and how did they find him after two decades? Interesting.
• Mexico
11 Jan 13
seems the grand parents kid napped him. The mom thought he was killed. great to see a story end happy for a change...
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
12 Jan 13
That is really one, great news! Just imagine when you have almost given up on finding your lost child, you'll suddenly be told that he has been found????? I am sure his mother could not explain how she felt about it!
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• Mexico
13 Jan 13
Im sure Id given up a long time ago. 19 years is a long time to wait. its a great story...
@toyota4k (1208)
• Philippines
12 Jan 13
This is terrible. I could just imagine, as a parent ho the mother had felt and the sufferings all those years.
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• China
12 Jan 13
Well I share the same feeling with you,all the news for our world full of wars and deaths and killings,so our society really need more positive news to enhance the belief for your society.
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• Mexico
13 Jan 13
sure is, made it a great news day. Thank you cnn.
@AkamaruKei (5204)
• Malaysia
11 Jan 13
That is very good news. The abducted children are still alive and growing adult. If he was kidnapped in year 1994 and his age in that time 5 years old that means he was same age with me now. Who kidnapped him? Do kidnapper get caught?
• Mexico
11 Jan 13
the cnnnews didnt really say. Only that the mans grand parents are under investigation. But they were not aressted.
• Malaysia
12 Jan 13
It means is still unknown who the kidnappers. Just a kidnapped child could tell who kidnapped him.
@nitinnair89 (2900)
• India
11 Jan 13
cool..that's really good to know..poor boy..must have suffered a lot..
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• Mexico
11 Jan 13
not really sure, if it turns out his grand parents had him.. Im sure he was ok. But he needed him mom all those years...
• India
12 Jan 13
that's true..lol..
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
11 Jan 13
It must be a wonderful feeling to discover one's child after such a long time, especially since the mother had no way of knowing if her son was still alive. The main concern now is that they will not know each other, plus the fact that those years of growing up cannot be replaced. It will probably be quite some time before they really get to know each other properly and even then a degree of family bond will still be absent.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
11 Jan 13
hi mariaperalta what good news now hes a lmost grown but sill I can imagine how excited the mom must be. Its wonderful to get good news once in a while. There are bulletin boards in some of our stores ere in the US with pictures of children missing and I often wonder if anyof them have been fo und.I know of one child missing for several months who got away from his captors , found a phone booth and called long distance to his mom.She w as thrilled and sent police to that location to get the boy before his captors could find hm. I read that the police got there just as the captors had found the boy and were going to hurt him.It seems they brought the mom along too so she at once recognized her own son. Tn s ot those captors were his own Aunt and Uncle who were at odds with his mom.
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• Mexico
11 Jan 13
yes finally some good news on the news channels. some do work out well. but as we all know many do not. Have a great day there.
• Pamplona, Spain
11 Jan 13
Hiya MP., Such good news for a change. Hardly any of the children that go missing here are found again ever. If they do turn up and I wish that they would maybe they could mention it on the news and make a big report on what happened would make a change than the usual round of stock exchange lessons they seem to want to give us every day of the week. Again very happy for them I hope that they can live together again I imagine it will not be that easy after such a long time.xxx
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• Mexico
11 Jan 13
your right, and after so many years. I hope they charge the grandparents after all the sadness the mom went through....
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
23 Jan 13
Now that is an amazing story. I like hearing good news as well. But all those years. Wow. It is amazing. I could only imagine how the child felt then and how he feels now as a man. It had to be mind blowing for him.
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
11 Jan 13
that is quite great and awesome infact for sure because we can tget to know about those thinks and also the background of the story
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@MaylaJay (349)
11 Jan 13
Amazing! I bet that mom was losing hope. How wonderful. I love hearing things like this.
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• Mexico
11 Jan 13
I cried seeing his mom jump up and down on tv news. Was a great site. Take care there.