Missing girl becomes pawn in diplomatic chess match

  • 2000-07-27
  • Darius James Ross
VILNIUS - Two weeks ago L.Svilainyte came home from work during lunch and found a note from her common-law husband, U.S. citizen J. Geddes Douglas, that said he had taken their 5-year-old daughter to spend some time at a lake near Vilnius. She hasn't seen either of them since.She believes that Douglas abducted their daughter and is now hiding with her in the United States."My greatest fear is that I will never see my daughter again," said Svilainyte.She has received electronic messages purportedly from Douglas through an anonymous account. One message include...
 
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