Missing North Carolina Mom Found Alive After 24 Years, Cites ‘Domestic Issues’

A North Carolina woman who vanished in 2001 has been found alive after 24 years, authorities confirmed this week.

The discovery ends a decades-old missing persons case — but raises new questions about why she left and how she remained undiscovered for so long.

The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said Michele Hundley Smith, who disappeared in December 2…