Thousands of Tears
A True Story of International Abduction and Miraculous Rescue
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The moment arrived on July 31st 1986 at around
When I arrived at the location where we had decided to meet, he was already there. He came out of his truck and walked towards the car I was driving. He greeted me abruptly and started reaching over to take Anna. I took her out of her car seat and gave her a hug. He then took her out of my arms, said goodbye, and walked away with her towards his Mazda pick-up truck. He mentioned that he would call me later as to a time to return her to me.
I immediately realized that he had left her diaper bag on the front seat of the car I was driving, so I called out to him to get the bag when he suddenly jerked with nervousness. Perhaps he thought I figured out his malicious plans and changed my mind about this beach trip. Despite my hesitations, I walked over to his truck and handed him the bag. Something deep inside my gut made me feel that he was up to something awful. I felt that he was going to run off with her and I regretted that I had agreed for him to have her for the day.
I went back to the car and watched as he drove off with her and even though I wanted to change my mind, it was too late. They were gone. Little did I know that I would not see her again for the next five years and three months.
It was a long and stressful day of wondering where Paul could be with AnnaMaria since I had not heard from him in 24 hours. I was lying on the sofa at my niece’s apartment with a myriad of thoughts going through my head. One of those thoughts centered on him absconding with her to
It was now about twenty minutes past
“Paul, what is wrong with you? Why are you speaking like this? You have violated my trust! You have Anna in
My voice trembled as I asked to speak with his mother since each plea on my part was thwarted with another threat. I wanted to maintain my composure so I opted to communicate with her.
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About the Book
Nearly three hundred thousand children are abducted from their homes each year, either by strangers or by a parent. Accordingly, enormous media attention has been given to child abduction. Television and radio broadcasts, and magazine and news publications have all investigated this problem of epidemic proportions. Parents are devastated by their deepest fears: that one day someone would abduct and likely harm their young child.
Thousands of Tears is a staggering true story about a mother’s journey to recover her little girl, AnnaMaria, who was abducted by her father at the tender age of ten months. Her mother’s life was threatened, as she stood seven months pregnant, being told that her baby girl would never see the shores of the United States again. It is an account of a modern-day miracle that reunited them in Germany five years and three months later.
This saga of a spiteful abduction and the long-awaited rescue is a captivating story that will warm the heart of the reader. It is an account of genuine heroism and reveals the persistence of a mother who refused to give up on the quest to find her beloved daughter. It is filled with intrigue and is a testimony of hope to families in despair. It demonstrates how our trials can one day become our triumphs. If you don’t believe in miracles, you might reconsider after Thousands of Tears.
It is my hope that this book will bring consolation and inspiration to the thousands of people who have been heartbroken by the grief of child abduction.
About the Author
Maria Nicholas is a first-time author who took much pleasure in writing from an early age. Her background in the communication arts led her to participate in the production of a feature film and then later to join the faculty at a local business college as a lecturer in business communication skills. Her teaching experience transported her to the other side of the globe—the
Maria Nicholas, born on the