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Disgraced former teacher faces kidnapping victim in court
Elizabeth Thomas saw her former teacher Tad Cummins for the first time in court since he abducted her and sparked a 28-day nationwide search.
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Kidnapping victim faces teacher who ran away with her
Elizabeth Thomas was in the courtroom as her former teacher, Tad Cummings, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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Teen taken by high school teacher on how their relationship began: Part 1
Elizabeth Thomas said teacher Tad Cummins was an encouraging adult role model to her, showering her with attention.
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Teacher suspended after being reported for kissing a student in classroom: Part 2
Elizabeth Thomas says she was teased by students and teachers after Tad Cummins was suspended from her school.
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Teen says teacher threatened her to get her to go on the run with him: Part 3
"Sometimes he'd be threatening to kill himself or ending someone else's life if I didn't go," Elizabeth Thomas said about Tad Cummins.
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Life on the run: Teen on what happened when she left town with teacher: Part 4
Elizabeth Thomas said she was losing hope of ever seeing her family again and saw the news of the nationwide Amber Alert for her.
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Man tips off police about missing teen, teacher on the run: Part 5
Thirty-eight days after Elizabeth Thomas left her home in Tennessee with Tad Cummins, she was finally rescued by police.
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Tennessee teen taken by teacher says adults failed to protect her: Part 6
"Why didn't they notice?" Elizabeth Thomas said. "They knew. And they knew that they knew."
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'I wasn't getting out of this': Teen says of day teacher kidnapped her
Elizabeth Thomas said the relationship started when she was the new kid in school and Tad Cummins was her health teacher.
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Tennessee teen taken by teacher says he threatened her with guns
"He threatened to shoot himself or use the guns," Elizabeth Thomas said of her teacher Tad Cummins. "He had two of them."
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Teen says teacher made her go on the run with him
Elizabeth Thomas, now 17, tells "GMA" her former high school teacher, Tad Cummins, first kissed her in a classroom.
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Retracing missing Tenn. teen, former teacher's steps after they disappeared
Reporter's notebook: ABC's Eva Pilgrim shares the treacherous journey she and "20/20" producers took to the compound where the two had hid out while on the run.
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Ex-teacher who allegedly fled Tennessee with teen girl wants to change plea to guilty
Tad Cummins and Elizabeth Thomas had been missing for over a month.
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Tennessee teen allegedly kidnapped by former teacher speaks out: 'It's good and bad'
Elizabeth Thomas and Tad Cummins were missing for over 1 month.
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Ex-teacher who allegedly kidnapped teen planned to run to Mexico, prosecutors say
Tad Cummins was on the run for over a month after allegedly kidnapping the teen.
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Tad Cummins slept with teen student, his wife says
Jill Cummins said her husband told her that he slept with Elizabeth Thomas.
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Teacher accused of kidnapping student being transferred to Tennessee from California
Tad Cummins faces kidnapping and sex crime charges in Tennessee.
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Tenn. teacher accused of kidnapping student has teaching license revoked
Tad Cummins was arrested in April after allegedly kidnapping a student.
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Man who tipped off authorities about missing Tenn. student Elizabeth Thomas describes 'clues'
The man who tipped off authorities and led them to a former Tennessee teacher accused of kidnapping his 15-year-old student said there were "clues."
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How authorities found missing Tenn. student Elizabeth Thomas and former teacher Tad Cummins
Elizabeth Thomas, 15, and Tad Cummins, 50, were found in a cabin in California.
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Missing Tenn. student Elizabeth Thomas found, former teacher Tad Cummins arrested in California
Tad Cummins has been arrested, and Elizabeth Thomas, his 15-year-old student who he allegedly kidnapped, has been "safely recovered" in Northern California.
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Retracing Elizabeth Thomas, Tad Cummins' steps in the California wilderness after they disappeared: Reporter's Notebook
Tennessee teen Elizabeth Thomas disappeared with teacher Tad Cummins.
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Father of Tennessee teen: She 'may not be exactly' the person she was before alleged abduction
Elizabeth Thomas' father says she had experiences that may have changed her.
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Family of Tenn. former teacher accused of kidnapping student: 'Daddy ... we just want you to come home'
"Daddy, no matter what you’ve done, we just want you to come home."
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'Pure joy' but concern, too, for family of formerly missing Tenn. student
Brother says "she's like herself and in ways she's not."
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Tennessee teen's sister on kidnapping, 'roller coaster' of emotions
Elizabeth Thomas’ sister spoke out about how it felt to see her sister again.
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What we know about former Tenn. teacher Tad Cummins' relationship with 15-year-old student Elizabeth Thomas
After more than a month on the run amid a nationwide manhunt, former Tennessee teacher Tad Cummins was found with his 15-year-old student, Elizabeth Thomas.
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Missing Tenn. student Elizabeth Thomas is 'resting' after reuniting with her family
The 15-year-old Tennessee girl who was allegedly kidnapped by her former teacher has been reunited with her family and friends, the family's attorney said in a statement.
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