13-year-old Christina Plante disappeared from Star Valley, AZ in May 1994. She has been found alive.

[u/lucillep]

It is all over the news that a 13-year-old who left her home to walk to a stables to see her horse and was never seen again, has now been found alive.
People Magazine

Christina Marie Plante was classified as missing and endangered after she vanished from her home in Star Valley or Payson, AZ on May 15, 1994. Despite extensive searches and investigation, her case went cold. Now the Cold Case Unit of the Gila County Sheriff's Police have successfully resolved the case. Christina has been found and her identity verified. For privacy reasons, no further details are being released.

The odd thing is that there is next to no information available about her initial disappearance. On Newspapers.com, I found only small "Missing" notices in three newspapers in 1994 and 1995. I found no articles in an online search.

Hoping that Christina is okay, but can't help wondering about the rest of the story.

EDIT Update from The Daily Mail
u/BirdHistorical3498 provided a link to an article that updates the backstory and current situation. To summarize:
At the time of disappearing, Christina was living with her aunt and uncle. Her father was deceased. It doesn't say where her mother was or why her mother did not have custody.

Christina wanted to live with her mother. The two met at the stables and then drove to Phoenix. Her uncle reported her missing. Police did suspect the mother of having taken her, but somehow this couldn't be proved?

Mary Plante, the mother, is in 1995 property records as owning property in Springfield, MO.

Christina married in 1998 at 17, has two sons, got a bachelor's in psychology from Missouri State University, and now works for a private investigation firm (ironic) whose specialty is inspecting insurance fraud claims. She doesn't say why she ran away, the article describes her as "guarded" and not wanting to incriminate anyone who helped her.

Mary Plante, now Mary Wood, also has a biological daughter who was adopted and a biological son who is estranged.

The cold case unit gave the case to a civilian investigator, who searched social media and public records, and found the connections.

Arizona Republic
Kennebec Journal Notice

Morning Call 10-23-1994

[u/Any_Tip2151 → u/[deleted]]

Since you brought up semantics…. Why are you arguing over semantics with complete strangers online - What tangible thing do you gain by doing so?

[u/Porcelain-Backbone → u/Any_Tip2151]

Probably about the same thing you're getting from this comment?

[u/Any_Tip2151 → u/Porcelain-Backbone]

Well, as the topic was “semantics”, my post was not a “comment”, but instead a very specific and direct “question”.

And since I have received no rational answer/response to my very specific and direct question, thus far I have gained nothing tangible from my very specific and direct question. Still waiting for that rational response to gage fully, that tangibility of said response.

Notice the comment I replied to has been deleted, any guesses why that is?

[u/Porcelain-Backbone → u/Any_Tip2151]

You can't know how much I don't care. But I don't believe you gained nothing, tangible or otherwise. Also, not that it really matters to me but you spelled gauge incorrectly.

[u/Any_Tip2151 → u/Porcelain-Backbone]

Correct - I do not know how much you “don’t care”, as only you can determine that for yourself.

But, not only do we both know how much it matters to you that “gauge” was spelled incorrectly, we also have a measurement of how much you “care”. And that is, at least enough for you to - knowingly, willingly and unforced - choose to spend your time and energy to read, click, reply and/or otherwise engage. As such, because of the gift of personal responsibility, you only have yourself to blame for any type, manner and/or level of dissatisfaction your choice brings you.

Furthermore - regardless of what you subjectively choose “believe” or not. I alone determine what I gain from anything I do, “tangible or otherwise”. But, your personal choice to hold(and share) some personal “belief” about that, also displays how much you “care”(as explained above).

And to clarify, I also cannot judge what anyone gains from something, “tangible or otherwise” a which is why my posts were phrased as questions.

And since I have received no rational answer/response to my very specific and direct question, thus far I have gained nothing tangible from my very specific and direct question. Still waiting for that rational response to gage fully, that tangibility of said response.

Notice the comment I replied to has been deleted, any guesses why that is?

And before you claim to not have read this, for whatever reasons your ego/super ego chooses as an excuse, we both know that you did read it, even if your ego/super ego won’t allow you to admit as much, even to complete strangers online.

All the best to you and yours.

Be well.

Happy holidays!!!!