Unhinged Utah woman, 53, abducted child and took her to shocking place to hide out for a YEAR after snatching youngster from father
A Utah mother has been arrested after being accused of kidnapping her daughter from Utah to live in a cult-like religious complex in Missouri for a year.
Kimberly Dell Davidson-Drolet, 53, of Murray, allegedly kidnapped her 5-year-old child, Gracyn Drolet, and took her to Springfield, Missouri, in January 2023.
According to the OzarksFirst.com, Kimberly held the young child in a religious compound modeled after the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints until June 2024.
It is believed that Paul Dean, the head of the cult-like religion, is related to the victim’s mother.
Kimberly Dell Davidson-Drolet, 53, of Murray, allegedly kidnapped her child without custody and took her to Springfield, Missouri
Gracyn Drolet, 5, was abducted in January 2024 and not found until June 2024
In December 2023, an arrest warrant was issued for Kimberly and she was recently arrested.
According to the report, she was in the middle of her divorce from Laurence Drolet when she took the toddler
Among the accused accomplices were her son Jaxson Davidson, 30, Dallas Davidson, 23, and Kristine Merrill, 53. They have all been arrested.
From now on civil servants are to believe Kimberly and Jaxson left the state of Utah with Gracyn and drove to Missouri, with Kristine helping them leave.
According to the indictment, the suspect had planned the kidnapping with her accomplices for 14 months before she allegedly committed the crime.
According to the indictment, the suspect had planned the kidnapping with her accomplices for 14 months before she allegedly committed the crime
Kimberly was in the middle of her divorce from Laurence Drolet (pictured) when she took the toddler, the report said.
Kimberly had placed the young child in a religious compound modeled after the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Pictured: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Murray)
Kimberly had been at large for over a year, while all four managed to keep her and the child’s whereabouts hidden from police and the child’s father.
Investigators also discovered that the mother had used several disposable phones and the USPS to avoid capture.
All four are charged with kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Kimberly’s initial appearance is scheduled for August 13.
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a religious sect of the fundamentalist Mormon denominations whose members practice polygamy.