A woman has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a newborn from a Florida hospital in 1983, after the victim was found living under a false identity for over four decades. The suspect, Gloria Williams, is accused of abducting Kamiyah Mobley, who was only eight hours old at the time of her disappearance from University Medical Center in Jacksonville.
According to police, the kidnapping went undetected for so long because the abducted girl was using fraudulent identifying documents. Her birth certificate and social security number were stolen from a Virginia man who died in 1983. The victim, now known as Alexis Manigo, reportedly learned of her true identity over a year ago but chose not to alert authorities.
Court documents reveal that a witness told investigators Gloria Williams confessed to stealing a baby from a hospital in Jacksonville. Another witness said the victim told her she had been kidnapped and that Gloria had revealed her true identity as Kamiyah Mobley. Despite the revelation, the victim has publicly stated she still loves Williams and does not want her to be jailed.
Williams has been denied bond and has not yet entered a plea. The case has drawn widespread attention, with the victim appearing on national television to express her conflicted feelings. She stated, 'She made one mistake, but I was loved. From that one mistake I was given the best life.'
Authorities are continuing their investigation, and it remains unclear who provided the tip that led to Williams's arrest. The victim's biological mother, who was a teenager at the time of the abduction, has been reunited with her daughter after 43 years.
