Required fields are marked *. On July 10, 1998, Schoenfeld had just reported for his 4 PM shift as supervisor for the JSOs homicide division, which investigates stranger abductions. The sentencing "closes a painful chapter for all involved," Mobley's attorney, Justin Bamberg, said in a statement. No matter how far the net was cast for suspects, police kept a close eye on the Mobley and Aiken families. Shes not apart of my life. An FBI agent who had been monitoring police frequencies arrived on the scene. She said its rare for her to have a relationship with a man that lasts longer than two years. Obviously that is not appropriate for this case, said Assistant State Attorney Alan Mizrahi. "Though the sentence imposed today was more than we had hoped for, we appreciate the time and attention Judge Aho took to fully consider this matter," Johnson added. Hed barely put down his keys when the phone rang. The young adult came forward to defend Williams on many occasions, insisting that she raised her with everything she needed. She can reach out to my daughter every daymy sentence wont stop until shes dead., The last time Kamiyah and Shanara spoke was the night before Mothers Day. Or, learn how Natascha Kampusch survived eight years in her kidnappers cellar. In 1998, newborn Kamiyah Mobley was kidnapped from a Florida hospital by Gloria Williams, who had recently miscarried a baby of her own. My homicide team were just walking in the door and I said, Dont even sit down, lets go.. I love my daughter. Williams was sentenced to 18 years in prison in June of 2018. On Jan. 13, 2017, police tracked down Kamiyah, who was going under the name Alexis Manigo, in Walterboro, South Carolina. Mobley said she understands that second family, which includes siblings she never before knew, does not change the truth of the past or justify Williams actions. Her attorney told the Washington Post that Williams always kept Alexiss doctors appointments and provided her with the braces she wears today. Mobley was only 15 when she and Aiken conceived Kamiyah. Manigo the name she has chosen to go by, at least for now loves the woman who stole her from the University Medical Center maternity ward. If she does and it's a girl, she plans to name her Starr Blessed Faith Mobley. PHOTOS: Whos who in the Kamiyah Mobley kidnapping case. And it was not her. Shanara Mobley, Kamiyahs biological mother in Florida, was awarded $1.5 million after settling a lawsuit against the previous University Medical Center. Since January 2016, First Coast News has not received a response to multiple attempts to reach Shanara. In a case that made national headlines, Gloria Williams pleaded guilty in 2018 to the abduction of Kamiyah Mobley, now 23, and was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Though Williams offered to turn herself in, Mobley demurred. Mobley has issues with trust. FacebookKamiyah Mobley with her biological parents. Alexis would soon learn that both her birth certificate and Social Security card, used to enroll her in school, were fakes. The JSO and FBI made the best of what technology offered at the time, including keyword searches on the internet, phones and beepers and hour upon hour of videotape from approximately 65 cameras across the hospital campus. As a 2017 article by The Cut reveals, she couldn't go a day without speaking to Williams long after her arrest. She currently lives with her mother, Shanara Mobley, her father, Craig, and their extended family. Kamiyah Mobley Siblings. Williams stole Mobley from University Medical Center (now UF Health Jacksonville) in July 1998 while posing as a nurse. On July 10, 1998, Kamiyah Mobley was abducted only eight hours after her birth from a Jacksonville hospital. Its unclear how or whether that sum has been disbursed. Gloria was looking for a child she could raise as her own, Lowery says. Then, according to AETV, Mobley found out that she didnt have a Social Security number, which she needed to get a job or drive a car. Indeed, Kamiyah Mobley has stuck by Williamss side. "I know I wronged you and Im so sorry," Williams said. I kidnapped you.. And who knows about next year or the year after that, because only one of Mobleys wishes came true. The settlement was sizable. As local authorities scoured bus terminals and airports, the search would soon rivet the nation. In January 2017, after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received two tips, investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office found Kamiyah Mobley living in rural South Carolina. Multiple news reports at the time estimate that the abductor had been at the hospital for up to 14 hours total, and that she asked about Mobleys baby before the birth occurred, possibly during the wee hours of the morning. Accompanied by her attorney, Justin Bamberg, Alexis was gracious but guarded in responding to questions about how her life might have differed, if not for the, Jacksonville Magazines Signature Event Series, How Floridas agricultural heartland is fighting for survivors, A look backand forwardfrom Hurricane Irma, The State of Medical Marijuana in Florida. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. Then Miss Gloria just broke down and told her, This is why right here, you cant do this. When we went to look at the video, you could only watch it in real time. As for Williams, Shanarawho readily acknowledges that she hates the kidnapperis hoping that the woman will let her daughter go. Mobleys nickname is Starr. Her uncle drove her to the hospital late that Thursday night. We can only ask that everyone respect her privacy, give her time to take things in, and continue to pray for the well-being of each and every person whose life has been touched by this almost 20-year chain of events.". Authorities found Williams, and DNA tests proved the girl she called Alexis Manigo was, in fact, Kamiyah Mobley. Very hard-working, very hard-working.. It changed all of us. I just want to know about my daughter. Kamiyah Mobley was just hours old when she was abducted from her mothers hospital room. She blames me for everything. Cord blood is the umbilical fluid that contained Kamiyahs DNA. 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This composite image provided by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office in Jacksonville, Fla., shows a photo of Kamiyah Mobley, an infant girl who was kidnapped by a woman, seen in separate sketches provided by police in 1998 during the initial search. If [the police] would have spent more time looking for the baby and less time harassing us, something would have come of it, Aiken told reporters. Prosecutors acknowledge that there is nothing they can do about Kamiyah and Williams communicating. DNA testing revealed that Kamiyah was not the daughter of her abductor, Gloria Williams. Manigo the name she has chosen to go by, at least for now loves the woman who stole her from the University Medical Center maternity ward. WebBirth Name: Kamiyah Teresiah Tasha Mobley NickName: Alexis Manigo Age: 24 years Date of Birth: 10 July 1998 Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Florida, United States Height: 5 feet 4 inches Weight: Moderate Education: Not available Father: Craig Aiken Mother: Shanara Mobley Siblings: Three Marital Status: Not known Childrens: Not available "I love her [] It was like the regular, stereotypical mother-daughter relationship," Kamiyah told Today in an interview. Kamiyah wore a floral blue smock with green scrub pants. In February, Williams changed her not guilty plea to guilty, essentially forgoing a full trial. Motherhood, she said, has always been her desire. This past May she received slippers and lotion from her children living in her home. In a lawsuit filed in October 1998, when Kamiyah was three months old, plaintiff Sheila Mobley said the hospital took 20 minutes to call the police after the baby was deemed missing. Her name was Gloria Williams, and though she presented herself as a nurse, the truth was much more complicated. Schoenfeld teamed up with his FBI cohorts to enlist detectives, officers, special agents and hospital personnel in an exhaustive search for the baby. Then, she walked into Shanaras room and found her with her infant daughter. Mobleys biological mother Shanara Mobley had three other children. She forever changed the way we view hospitals.. Im your mother, Kamiyah. A Maryland Dumping Site Was Actually A Black Cemetery. I wish they never would have found her.. As Shanara Mobley struggled to put her life back together following Mobleys kidnapping, everything in Gloria Williamss life seemed to fall into place. This is what Gloria [Williams] and Kamiyah brought upon my children. I pray to God he changes my heart towards you, but I hate you and that hate is very, very, very strong, Shanara said, addressing Williams directly. Im serious. An eight-hour-old baby is going to fit in just about any small bag, he continues. It wasnt working., Detectives had Kamiyahs footprints to work with. Gloria Williams posed as a nurse and stole Kamiyah Mobley from a Jacksonville hospital in July 1998 before giving the child a different name, Alexis Manigo, and raising her as her own in South Carolina. Aerial patrols were already hovering around the sprawling medical center on 8th Street, now UF Health Jacksonville. DNA tests confirmed that the girl was the missing newborn. Kamiyah, then 19, was introduced to her biological mother, Shanara Mobley, and father, Craig Aiken, raced to South Carolina following Williams' arrest. The pair argued, and Shanara cut the visit short and drove home. The Kamiyah Mobley Tale is based on a true tale in which a tiny girl named Kamiyah Mobley was taken from a Florida hospital when she was only eight hours old on July 10, 1998. Virginia Woman Saved From Swamp As A Baby Reunites With Rescuer 35 Years Later The high-profile search continued into mid-August 1998, as Schoenfelds squad was taken off of other homicide cases to focus solely on following up the numerous leads from the public regarding missing Kamiyah. Theres nothing she can stop me from doing with my daughter. They showed up in Walterboro, conducted DNA tests, and confirmed the secret that Williams had tried to hide. Until now.. And thats not all. Was it really a random act? Mobley said she was willing to look past some things, like her daughter knowing she was abducted but not doing anything. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Craig Aiken, Kamiyah Mobleys father, says his daughter is doing well and living in Jacksonville with her mother. Their loved one, husband, or significant other is aware that a child is expected. I could have been doing drugs, drinking, all that. They scoured every building in the hospital complex, including the parking garage. Kamiyah traveled to Florida to meet her biological mother, father and five younger siblings, and began to build relationships with them. So, shes not a threat to me Shes nothing to me.. I was. Growing up in Walterboro, South Carolina, Mobley had a normal, happy life. Last month in court Williams apologized to Mobley's birth parents. I wanted her to sleep in her bassinet, she said. When he and his lady friend were asked by a doctor to step out into the hallway while Mobley was given an epidural, they left the hospital. While he would not speak specifically about the tips the organization received, he credits the unnamed individuals who called them in. They currently do not speak. This time round, now youve got the legal system helping her to steal her all over again. Because [Kamiyah] came back, this has made a mockery of my life. The babys father, Craig Aiken, was in jail on a drug charge. She was sheltered from very little. According to Schoenfeld, Connecticut authorities ended up handing a DNA sample from that baby to an airline pilot, and then I had a detective standing at the gate when he arrived to take that sample straight to the FDLE. Her Social Security number actually belonged to a Virginia man who died in 1983. The father said its unclear when hell visit Williams because of COVID-19 restrictions in prisons. "I've spent a lot of time around her, and I always feel better after I've been around her. When Mobley was 16, however, she discovered that that her mother had a dark secret. Health Jacksonville (Florida), was abducted by a woman posing as a nurse at the hospital. She was introduced to her biological parents in January 2017, an experience she compared to spending time with distant relatives in an interview with Post and Courier. Its good to know that the case is closed. According to USA Today, Mobleys continued loyalty to Williams caused tension with her birth mother, who even blocked her daughters number at one point. I'm almost like a big aunt: worried how she is going to handle all of this," the executive producer of Stolen by my Mother added shortly afterward. So she left and went back to her old ways. Craig Aiken, Kamiyahs father, has been more vocal about it, however. We felt like the best opportunity we would have to see this person [the abductor] was the camera that was on the nursery window. Kamiyah Mobley is an American woman who was abducted from a Florida hospital on July 10, 1998, when she was only eight hours old. Its going to be painful on both sides.. News accounts from 1998 report that the kidnapper escaped with the baby on the pretense of taking her to the hospital nursery for routine tests, to test for fever, or to administer baby vaccines. That was one of the main things we were concerned with, because the baby hadnt even had all of her shots yet, at eight hours old, he says. Each year shed buy a cake for the little girl she didnt know. All Rights Reserved. Though Mobley declined Williams offer to turn herself in to law enforcement, the truth eventually came out. Im your mother.. When called to the witness stand, Mobley lashed out at Williams. For 16 years, her biological parents Shanara Mobley and Craig Aiken had hoped for her safe return. Williams is also not about to drop the mantle of mom, either. The kidnapper, according to news reports, was dressed in a blue floral smock and green scrub pants. When interacting with the family, she impersonated a nurse. But much of the time she chose not to go. WebKamiyah Teresiah Tasha Mobley was abducted from a Florida hospital on July 10, 1998, when she was only eight hours old. Im your mother, Kamiyah Mobleys father, says his daughter is doing and! 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