Christina Marie Plante, girl who vanishe din 1994, left on purpose
Key Points:
- Christina Marie Plante, who disappeared at age 13 in Arizona in 1994, has been found alive after living a secret life for 30 years.
- Cold case investigators recently made contact with Plante, who revealed she ran away intentionally due to unhappiness with her living situation.
- Plante vanished from Star Valley while going to see her horse, and her disappearance was initially treated as suspicious and a potential kidnapping.
- Advances in technology helped authorities develop new leads that led to the breakthrough in the cold case.
- Now 44, Plante lives under a different name, has a family, and considers her past disappearance an "old life," with authorities respecting her privacy.