Woman Sentenced To 18 Years For Kidnapping Baby From Hospital

Williams drove from South Carolina to Jacksonville, FL, on July 10, 1998, and walked into University Medical Center.University Medical CenterWilliams wore scrubs from her nursing home job and carried a bag while posing as a nurse. Over several hours, Williams spoke with Shanara Mobley.Williams helped Shanara around her room.Williams gained her trust. Then, Williams picked up the 8-hour-old Kamiyah and told Mobley the infant needed her temperature checked.

Velma Aiken, the baby's paternal grandmother, walked in as Williams left and asked to see the baby. Williams used her trick again, and once out of sight, she placed Kamiyah in her bag.Williams placed Kamiyah in her bag.Williams walked out of the hospital. Velma asked Mobley if the nurse with a handbag might steal the baby. This prompted a check with other nurses. They realized Williams had abducted Kamiyah. Kamiyah was heading home to South Carolina with the baby.

When Kamiyah was a junior, she could not get job applications or a driver's license because she lacked a social security card.She did not have a social security card.Williams told her daughter the truth about her identity. Kamiyah allegedly shared this secret with one friend.Kamiyah shared the secret with one friend before keeping the information quiet.Williams testified in her 2018 trial that Kamiyah wanted to run from the authorities.Kamiyah wanted to run from the authorities.Williams testified that Kamiyah wanted to run from the authorities.

A 2016 tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led police to Kamiyah and Williams. A DNA test proved Kamiyah's real parents were Shanara Mobley and Craig Aiken; authorities arrested Williams in January 2017.

Williams pleaded guilty to kidnapping and interfering with child custody in February 2018.February 2018.Kamiyah hoped for leniency in her captor's sentencing, but her biological mother, Shanara, asked for the death penalty.

On June 8, 2018.June 8, 2018Williams was sentenced to 18 years for kidnapping and five more for interfering with child custody. With time served and concurrent sentences, she could be out in under 17 years. Kamiyah told news outlets she looks forward to the woman she calls "mom" returning home."mom".

Williams told the court in 2018 that life hardships led her to drive to Jacksonville, FL, on July 10, 1998. She claimed she had suffered a miscarriage.She claimed she suffered a miscarriage.She stated physical abuse during a bad relationship brought on a miscarriage. She also lost custody of her two other children to her ex-husband around the same time.She lost custody of her two other children to her ex-husband around the same time.Williams added she had not driven from South Carolina to the Florida hospital intending to steal a baby. She wore scrubs from her nursing job and spent hours getting to know Shanara Mobley and her family before the abduction.

Williams added she had not driven from South Carolina to the Florida hospital intending to steal a baby. She wore scrubs from her nursing job and spent hours getting to know Shanara Mobley and her family before the abduction.

The first time Kamiyah Mobley met her birth parents, Shanara Mobley and Craig Aiken, happened over 45 minutes in a police station.45 minutes in a police station.

Aiken told CBS affiliate WCSC that the first meeting was beautiful and wonderful; he said, "She was glad to meet us."

Kamiyah met her siblings, grandmothers, and other relatives in Florida over time. During the trial, she sat in the back of the courtroom to stay neutral. She kept in touch with Williams while also building new relationships with her biological family.Kamiyah built new relationships with her biological family.Mobley reunited with her birth parents for 45 minutes in 2017.

In June 2018, The Root reported that Shanara Mobley stopped speaking with her daughter, Kamiyah. After the reunion earlier that year, Shanara said Williams canceled every step forward she made with her daughter.The Root reported that Shanara Mobley stopped speaking with her biological daughter, Kamiyah. Shanara Mobley stopped speaking with her biological daughter, Kamiyah. Shanara said Williams canceled every step forward she made with her daughter after their reunion.

Nobody acknowledges my pain. Every time she reaches out to my daughter, I feel like I’m being robbed again. Every call they share, every Mother’s Day card Kamiyah sends, it just worsens the pain. They reject me for being a kidnapper; how does that feel?

She gave her biological daughter the choice between her or Williams.Kamiyah Mobley and her biological mother stopped speaking in May 2018.They cut off contact.

On July 10, 1998, 16-year-old Shanara Mobley gave birth to Kamiyah. Craig Aiken, the father, was serving time in jail for impregnating a teenager.Craig Aiken was serving time in jail.He was serving time for impregnating a teenager, though some sources say it was a cannabis charge.Some sources say it was a cannabis charge.He was released after serving eight months.

The unknown fate of their child affected both for years. Mobley told the court she had been suicidal after her daughter's abduction. Aiken told the media he dreamed of playing with his baby daughter but could never remember what she looked like.

Shanara Mobley asked for death.Shanara Mobley grew emotional in court after waiting nearly 18 years to learn what happened to her kidnapped infant daughter, Kamiyah.

When asked in court what sentence would be fair for Gloria Williams, Shanara gave a shocking answer: "Shanara also wanted a no-contact order so she could build a relationship with her daughter without Williams's interference.Kamiyah's biological mother asked that Williams receive the death penalty.

Conversely, Kamiyah's father, Craig Aiken, felt conflicted about the matter: "This is the part that makes it hard for me, because my daughter doesn't want to see [Williams] get time."

After Williams posed as a nurse and stole Mobley's 8-hour-old infant, the Mobley family sued University Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL. The hospital mistakenly believed Williams was a relative.The hospital mistakenly believed Williams was a relative.The hospital allowed Williams access to the maternity ward because it believed she was a relative of the Mobley family. The Mobley family thought Williams was a nurse since she stayed around for several hours and wore scrubs.Williams stayed around for several hours and wore scrubs.The hospital reached a $1.5 million settlement with the family in 2000.

The hospital reached a $1.5 million settlement.The settlement avoided similar incidents.The hospital reached a $1.5 million settlement with the family in 2000, which pushed hospitals across Florida to strengthen their security to avoid similar incidents.hospitals across Florida to strengthen their securityPeople received the $1.5 million settlement to avoid similar incidents.

Kamiyah praised the woman who abducted and renamed her, Alexis Kelli Manigo, when talking to several news outlets.People still refer to Williams as 'Mom' and love her. People reported Kamiyah.Kamiyah says, "I feel like she raised me right. I feel like she raised me great. I had a good life."

Kamiyah admits in interviews she still calls Williams "mom" and loves her a lot. She also preferredKamiyah lives in Williams's home.Kamiyah says, "I love her to death—keep your head up. I want everyone else to know I love her too."I love you.. Hang in there. I want everybody else to know I love her, too.

Kamiyah stated about her biological parents, "It's almost like extended family. That's what it feels like."

After kidnapping Kamiyah Mobley, Williams renamed her.Alexis Kelli Manigo.. Police found Kamiyah/Alexis after discovering theShe forged paperwork.Williams created the papers so the child could go to school and do normal things.

After finding out her real parents, Kamiyah legally changed her name.to the name she was born with. Still, she answers to Alexis or Lexito Alexis or Lexi.

In September 2017, months after authorities arrested her "adoptive" mother, Kamiyah appeared onKamiyah appeared on 'Iyanla: Fix My Life'.. The reality show films Kamiyah's interactions with Iyanla Vanzant, the writer/speaker, as she tries to improve their lives.

The show aired something not positive. In the episode, KamiyahThe host screamed expletives.Kamiyah yelled expletives at Vanzant after the host pushed her too far. Iyanla said she needed to.The host wanted to make Kamiyah angry.to do her job. However, neither Kamiyah nor her biological father, Craig Aiken, were happy with the resultof the outcome.