246: Fugitive Mom, Dorothy Lee Barnett | USA/Australia
NOV 16, 202521 MIN
246: Fugitive Mom, Dorothy Lee Barnett | USA/Australia
NOV 16, 202521 MIN
Description
<div>In 1994, a custody dispute in South Carolina ended with a mother vanishing with her infant daughter. Dorothy Lee Barnett, accused of violating a court order, disappeared without a trace — along with 11-month-old Savannah.<br>
For nearly two decades, the pair lived under new identities across the world — first in Europe, then South Africa, then Australia — as authorities searched for clues. In 2013, an international investigation finally uncovered the truth. Dorothy had been living as <em>Alexandria Maria Canton</em>, and Savannah, now a young woman, had grown up unaware of her past.<br>
The case became one of the most remarkable parental abduction stories in modern history — a tale of love, fear, deception, and the long reach of justice.<br>
<strong>Listen now to hear the full story of the mother who fled across the world — and the daughter who never knew.</strong><br>
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<strong>Resources</strong><br>
<strong>Documentaries</strong><br>
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4930894/">NBC Dateline: "Finding Savanna"</a> <br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dear-savanna-lee-barnett-mother-at-center-of-international-manhunt-breaks-silence-to-48-hours/">CBS 48 Hours: "Dear Savanna"</a> <br>
Web<br>
<a href="https://underwatch.wordpress.com/2015/08/08/breaking-dateline-now-airing-dorothy-lee-barnett-story/">Family Abduction Watch</a><br>
Articles<br>
<a href="https://thecinemaholic.com/savanna-todd-now/">Dorothy Lee Barnett: Where is the Kidnapper Today?</a><br>
<a href="https://thecinemaholic.com/savanna-todd-now/">Savanna Todd: Where is Dorothy Lee Barnett's Daughter Today?</a><br>
<a href="https://www.crimeonline.com/2018/12/09/woman-who-kidnapped-her-own-daughter-during-bitter-divorce-shares-tales-of-nearly-20-years-on-the-run/">Woman who kidnapped her own daughter during bitter divorce shares tales of nearly 20 years on the run</a><br>
<a href="https://www.postandcourier.com/archives/hours-to-feature-baby-savanna-abduction-from-isle-of-palms/article_06aee3e0-d0dc-5c47-ad2f-7c7d4cd92d80.html">48 Hours' to feature baby Savanna abduction from Isle of Palms</a><br>
<a href="https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dorothy_Barnett">Unsolved Mysteries Wiki: Dorothy Barnett Case</a>
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<em>Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe</em><br>
<em>Narrated by Noel Vinson</em><br>
<em>Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler</em><br>
<em>Background track: Doblado Studios: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios">https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios</a></em><br>
<em>This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.</em>
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