On March 7th of 1985, a two year old from the Detroit area was stolen away from her family in Lebanon. "The kids (were) playing outside and about 15 (minutes) later, she went outside to check on the kids and she (didn't) find the girl," said her father, Jihad Haidar.The girl's parents were in the mountains outside Beirut. A witness said that a man grabbed their daughter and took off in a white Mercedes. He claimed that he was a relative, but was part of a child snatching ring.
Almost a decade after Ohaila's disappearance, the parents returned home to Michigan. They never gave up hope that they might see their child again someday.
Several months ago, they finally got lucky. A 28-year-old woman living in the West Bank was looking for her real parents. "She (said) her name and she said she's the one who was online looking for her parents, and she (wanted) to talk to someone from her family if we are her family," Haidar said.
| The story doesn't explain how they made sure that this was their daughter. Nor does it mention what happened to her during the time between being kidnapped in Beirut and becoming a West Bank wife. |