LaDonna Morrow's mom Pat Farmer kidnaps Jared

[yuppielawyer]

It sounds like it was Pat Farmer's daughter--LaDonna's sister--that helped with the abduction. There's really no doubt in my mind that LaDonna and Jared were the victims here. As soon as I hear accusations of ritual child sex abuse complete with satanic rituals and child sacrifice, I am 99% sure that it is a bunch of hooey. The number of innocent people who went to prison based on those fabrications--and the number of children who were practically brainwashed into believing it happened to them--is staggering.

[Briony Coote]

Originally Posted by crystaldawn

Thanks for posting that! Wow, I had no idea LaDonna's daughter helped her abduct Jared. Maybe she should have gotten some jail time too.

She probably did. It doesn't sound like the grandmother was in prison for long. Could be typical modern jurisdiction or early release due to prison overcrowding. Or maybe the grandmother had developed some medical condition so she was released early.

Let's just hope that neither the grandmother nor the aunt tried to snatch the child again. He and his mother probably changed their names and relocated somewhere.

[Briony Coote]

I have made contact with someone who loved in Pat Farmer's hometown of Lovington. They were only a child themselves at the time of the case, but they tell me that "I remember at the time of this incident everyone was making a big deal about this grandma kidnapping her [grand]son... my parents would scare me by actually driving by her house."

Sounds like Pat Farmer has become an ogress in her hometown! Everyone in Lovington remembers her as a monster and her name a byword for evil (as it should).

But then, does everyone in Lovington regard Pat as a monster? In the parallel Baskin case (big news right now because the grandfather is caught) there are people in Murfreesboro and elsewhere who think the grandparents were right to kidnap the grandchildren, that they wouldn't have acted without reason, and just because the courts cleared the parents of child abuse does not mean they were not child abusers. So I wonder if there are some people in Lovington who believe Pat Farmer did the right thing in kidnapping her grandson, that there must have been some truth in the allegations against LaDonna or the grandmother would not have acted as she did. Certainly the younger daughter believes the grandmother did the right thing and possibly other relatives do as well. And although LaDonna is cleared, is there still a taint of suspicion hanging around her, are some people still whispering about her?

[Briony Coote]

Wonder where Pat Farmer is now? She is probably dead or in a nursing home somewhere. LaDonna must be still estranged from her sister, who believed the charges against her and even abetted the mother in the kidnapping, despite the fact that Jared wasn't happy about the business and was glad to return to his mother. Jared would be grown by now but I wonder what his relationship with his auntie is?

[BADTZJACK]

I don't think anyone should take this person, Ladonna's sister, up on her "offer". I defintely would not trust a person, even if it is the real deal, when he or she says: "It will cost you!" That does not sound like someone who has an honest story to tell, if that person really believes "A Kidnapping in the Family" is a lie.

I just wish I knew what was added to the movie for "melodramatic purposes". Somehow I doubt the character of Jack was a real person. I never saw the Unsolved Mysteries episode for this case.

By the way, while it is true that courts clear allegations on child abuse that may have happened, it is also true that people, whether they are relatives or neighbors, also abuse the system and claim child abuse when there is none. There have been plenty of cases like that. Grandma may have done this because she did not like here daughter for whatever crazy reasons she had. Just because it is a grandparent does not mean he or she is telling the truth. Innocent parents end up having these allegations on their records for the rest of their lives, even if they are groundless. It is a terrible thing to have to go through if one is innocent.

[Briony Coote]

Originally Posted by BADTZJACK

I don't think anyone should take this person, Ladonna's sister, up on her "offer". I defintely would not trust a person, even if it is the real deal, when he or she says: "It will cost you!" That does not sound like someone who has an honest story to tell, if that person really believes "A Kidnapping in the Family" is a lie.

Yes, definitely do not this person up on the offer! Besides, I have been having another look at it and there are several comments that question the authenticity of the person claiming to be Ladonna's sister and the telephone number itself. The authenticity of the comment about Pat Farmer's release from jail is also in question because of conflicting dates. This means we have no reliable information about what happened to her.

[NDAlum2003]

Looks like Ladonna has gotten in a little trouble. Sources say she is now Ladonna Chew and was arrested recently:

http://thepittsburggazette.com/two-m...n-p10500-1.htm

[Apostapler]

Whoops. Yeah, that is definitely her. Luckily Jared is grown up at this point.
Wonder where she went wrong?

[NDAlum2003]

There was chat online that Jared (apparently spelled Jerad) is now grown and seems to say that Ladonna was the one who caused the problems. See this other link:http://akidnappinginthefamilymovie.b...for-first.html

[Mysteryphile]

Who was saying he was shown satanic shows/movies? Was it just LaDonna telling everyone (and the police) this?

She has been busted for drugs, this at least is a known fact...and one of the threads (that seemed to know a lot of correct info, like La Donna's new last name) says Jared told him that his mother beat him.

So maybe UM had the completely wrong end of the stick with this one, and the grandma really did have a good reason for putting the snatch on him.

[crjackson2011]

I grew up in Lovington and knew LaDonna very well. Amanda is telling the truth. LaDonna is wild, lazy, arrested for drugs. She got her children taken from her 4 neglect and when Jared did come home she neglected him to the point of losing custody to Jareds father. she didn't take care of Jared like a mother should and people who know her know that. Her husband at the time would be in the other room and LaDonna would yell at him to come change Jareds diaper when she was sitting right beside him or even holding him. He is a excellent father. What Pat did she did out of love for Jared, she loves him and wanted him raised right, but LaDonna was too wild and had other plans, being a mother came second or even third in her life. And I have people that will tell you the same thing. So please get all the facts before you judge Pat or Amanda they are good people and only want whats best for Jared, and her other children from her 2nd marriage, that didn't last either, got to be a reason to have 2 failed marriages, atleast the third one is still intact, but i don't how, he must not care! Pat was upset with the 1st divorce because he was the best thing that ever happened to LaDonna, he is a great guy. And I can guarantee you LaDonna was never a victim, however, Jared was. So in my eyes Pat was trying to do the best thing for Jared by taking him away from his mother atleast he was loved and cared for as long as he was not with Ladonna. Any questions let me now.

[dynoguy88]

Oh GOD. I'm having flashbacks to the Baskin thread that was hijacked by the Maples.

[Gelatinous Goo]

The Baskin and Wacker threads certainly come to mind as areas to avoid if you value unbiased logic.

[Apostapler]

Hey as long as we don't hear personal accounts about having Taco Bell lunches with LaDonna, we're okay, right?

[crystaldawn]

Originally Posted by crjackson2011

I grew up in Lovington and knew LaDonna very well. Amanda is telling the truth. LaDonna is wild, lazy, arrested for drugs. She got her children taken from her 4 neglect and when Jared did come home she neglected him to the point of losing custody to Jareds father. she didn't take care of Jared like a mother should and people who know her know that. Her husband at the time would be in the other room and LaDonna would yell at him to come change Jareds diaper when she was sitting right beside him or even holding him. He is a excellent father. What Pat did she did out of love for Jared, she loves him and wanted him raised right, but LaDonna was too wild and had other plans, being a mother came second or even third in her life. And I have people that will tell you the same thing. So please get all the facts before you judge Pat or Amanda they are good people and only want whats best for Jared, and her other children from her 2nd marriage, that didn't last either, got to be a reason to have 2 failed marriages, atleast the third one is still intact, but i don't how, he must not care! Pat was upset with the 1st divorce because he was the best thing that ever happened to LaDonna, he is a great guy. And I can guarantee you LaDonna was never a victim, however, Jared was. So in my eyes Pat was trying to do the best thing for Jared by taking him away from his mother atleast he was loved and cared for as long as he was not with Ladonna. Any questions let me now.

Thanks for posting about your knowledge of the people involved. I am curious what you know or think about the satanic worship angle of this story. According to UM Pat would show Jared satanic videos so he would have some knowledge of it and then falsely said that Ladonna was involved in that to help her case. Although I'm not sure what I think about the grandma's motive in this case I am starting to think UM went out of their way to make Ladonna appear a saint when some accounts on here are starting to make me think otherwise. Being arrested on a drug charge doesn't help either.