Life on Lam Ends

In a story that echoes one we covered in this space some time ago, a St. Paul woman has been arrested for hiding her child from her ex-husband.

It was a secretive life for the women and Elluara.

"I don't think the little girl had any friends," O'Hara said. "The shades were pulled. You could not see in the house. I don't think they wanted the neighbors to know the mother and child were living there...

...Deputies found a loaded .38-caliber handgun in a bag in the women's car after the arrest, O'Hara said. Investigators later found two more handguns and two rifles in the St. Paul house where the girl had been hidden.

It'll be interesting to see if the investigation of this case leads to any of the "underground" organizations that help send parents on the lam overseas with their children when they don't get the custody settlement they want.

Posted by Mitch at November 19, 2002 12:01 PM