Krystava Patients Schmidt, a missing girl-Truth! Now Resolved!

Twenty-month Old Krystava Patients Schmidt is Missing from Minnesota-Once Truth! Now Resolved!

Summary of eRumor:
An email from the mother, Christine Schmidt, says she lives in Mounds View, Minnesota and that her 20-month old girl, Krystava Patients, has been abducted. She says she was last seen with a "Becky Lynn Deamond" in 1997 who took the girl as well as Christine grandmother's car.

The Truth:
According to both an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune from 4/30/1999 and the Mounds View Police department, Krystava was back into her mother's hands within a day. Also, they say the event took place in July, 1998, not 1997. According to another article from the Minneapolis Star Tribune on 7/24/98, the "acquaintance," was charged by police with false imprisonment and depriving another of parental rights, both felonies.

A real example of the story as it has been circulated:

DEAR EVERYONE WHO RECEIVES THIS LETTER...THIS MOTHER WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU TOOK 10 MINUTES OUT OF YOUR DAY TO SEND THIS TO EVERYONE AND ANYONE YOU KNOW...PRINT IT OUT AND HANG IT ON STORE WINDOWS...BUT JUST TAKE A MINUTE AND THINK WHAT IF THIS WAS YOUR CHILD OR EVEN SISTER OR COUSIN OR NIECE...HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?...SO ON BEHALF OF THIS MOTHER AND CHILD PLEASE TAKE THAT 10 MINUTES AND MAYBE CHANGE A LIFE FOREVER... THANK YOU

LOVE ALWAYS..
ANNE MARIE

PLEASE PRAY FOR HER AND HER FAMILY IN HOPES THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL BE REUNITED

Please Angels ..... Read and forward !!!!!!!!!!!!

My name is Christine Schmidt. I live in Mounds View, Minnesota and my little 20 month old girl is missing.

Her name is Krystava Patients Schmidt. She was last seen with an acquaintance of mine named Becky (Rebecca) Lynn Dearmond on July 10, 1997.

Becky took my grandmother's car and Krystava. The car is a 1997 blue Neon license plate number ANX 437.

I need your help....please! I am sending a photo with this letter in hopes that you will pass this letter to everyone you know on the Internet and print the photo of Krystava and post it wherever you can in your neighborhood.

If you have seen her, or suspect anything suspicious, please contact the Mounds View Police at (612) 484-9155 as soon as possible. PLEASE forward this letter to as many people you know and post the picture of my little girl wherever you can.

Please pray for us too!

Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation.

Christine Schmidt