Esther Sulamita
Stolen from her mother Ana Escobar in Guatemala City, March 27, 2007
Alleged US Agency: Homecoming Adoptions, owned by Robert Kuschel and Florida attorneys Rigdon and Alexander
Alleged Guatemalan facilitator: Teo
Ana was working in a shoe store when armed men came in, locked her in a closet and stole her then 6 month old daughter Esther. Ana searched for 14 months, and finally found her daughter in a governmental office. Esther was weeks away from being placed with an unsuspecting family in Indiana.
Esther's case is the first indisputable case of kidnapping where the child "passed" the USCIS DNA test.
Amount of time Ana spent without her daughter: 14 months
