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6 years ago

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.
6 years ago
VIDEO:  Disgraced former teacher faces kidnapping victim in court
6 years ago

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.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Kidnapping victim faces teacher who ran away with her
6 years ago

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.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Teen taken by high school teacher on how their relationship began: Part 1
6 years ago

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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VIDEO: Teacher suspended after being reported for kissing a student in classroom: Part 2
6 years ago

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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VIDEO: Teen says teacher threatened her to get her to go on the run with him: Part 3
6 years ago

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.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Life on the run: Teen on what happened when she left town with teacher: Part 4
6 years ago

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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VIDEO: Man tips off police about missing teen, teacher on the run: Part 5
6 years ago

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."
6 years ago
VIDEO: Tennessee teen taken by teacher says adults failed to protect her: Part 6
6 years ago

'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.
6 years ago
VIDEO: 'I wasn't getting out of this': Teen says of day teacher kidnapped her
6 years ago

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."
6 years ago
VIDEO: Tennessee teen taken by teacher says he threatened her with guns
6 years ago

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.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Teen says teacher made her go on the run with him
6 years ago

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.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Retracing missing Tenn. teen, former teacher's steps after they disappeared
7 years ago

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.
7 years ago
Tad Cummins is pictured in a booking photo released by the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office on April 20, 2017.
7 years ago

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.
7 years ago
Tad Cummins is pictured in a booking photo released by the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office on April 20, 2017.
7 years ago

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.
7 years ago
Tad Cummins is pictured in a booking photo released by the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office on April 20, 2017.
7 years ago

Tad Cummins slept with teen student, his wife says

Jill Cummins said her husband told her that he slept with Elizabeth Thomas.
7 years ago
Tad Cummins is pictured in a booking photo released by the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office on April 20, 2017.
7 years ago

Teacher accused of kidnapping student being transferred to Tennessee from California

Tad Cummins faces kidnapping and sex crime charges in Tennessee.
7 years ago
Tad Cummins is pictured in a booking photo released by the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office on April 20, 2017.
7 years ago

Tenn. teacher accused of kidnapping student has teaching license revoked

Tad Cummins was arrested in April after allegedly kidnapping a student.
7 years ago
Tad Cummins is pictured in a booking photo released by the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office on April 20, 2017.
7 years ago

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."
7 years ago
(L-R) Pictured are Tad Cummins, who is on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's 'Top 10 Most Wanted' list and Elizabeth Thomas, the subject of a statewide AMBER Alert in Tennessee.
7 years ago

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.
7 years ago
Tad Cummins is pictured in a booking photo released by the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office on April 20, 2017.
7 years ago

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.
7 years ago
Pictured is Tad Cummins, who is on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's 'Top 10 Most Wanted' list | Pictured is Elizabeth Thomas, the subject of a statewide AMBER Alert in Tennessee.
7 years ago

VIDEO: Where missing Tennessee teen Elizabeth Thomas is today: Part 6
7 years ago

VIDEO: Video shows Tennessee teen before she disappeared with teacher: Part 3
7 years ago

VIDEO: Teacher Tad Cummins' developing relationship with Tennessee teen: Part 1
7 years ago

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.
7 years ago
Elizabeth Thomas and Tad Cummins briefly stayed at Black Bear Ranch while on the run.
7 years ago

VIDEO: Student reports seeing teacher kiss Tennessee teen Elizabeth Thomas: Part 2
7 years ago

VIDEO: Where Tad Cummins and Elizabeth Thomas stayed while on the run: Part 4
7 years ago

VIDEO: Tad Cummins, who is accused of kidnapping his 15-year-old student remains jailed
7 years ago

VIDEO: Police finally track down Tennessee teacher and teen Elizabeth Thomas: Part 5
7 years ago

VIDEO: The last moments before missing Tenn. teen disappeared with former teacher
8 years ago

VIDEO: Tad Cummins slept with teen student, his wife says
8 years ago

VIDEO: Jill Cummins said her husband told her that he slept with Elizabeth Thomas.
8 years ago

VIDEO: Prosecutors say former Tenn. teacher planned 'audacious scheme'
8 years ago

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.
8 years ago
Pictured is Elizabeth Thomas, the subject of a statewide AMBER Alert in Tennessee.
8 years ago

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."
8 years ago
The wife and daughters of Tad Cummins, the Tennessee teacher accused of kidnapping his former student, spoke out in an interview with "Good Morning America."
8 years ago

'Pure joy' but concern, too, for family of formerly missing Tenn. student

Brother says "she's like herself and in ways she's not."
8 years ago
Pictured is Elizabeth Thomas, the subject of a statewide AMBER Alert in Tennessee.
8 years ago

VIDEO: Former Tenn. teacher due in court as teen reunites with family
8 years ago

Tennessee teen's sister on kidnapping, 'roller coaster' of emotions

Elizabeth Thomas’ sister spoke out about how it felt to see her sister again.
8 years ago
Pictured is Elizabeth Thomas, the subject of a statewide AMBER Alert in Tennessee.
8 years ago

VIDEO: Father of formerly missing Tennessee student speaks out
8 years ago

VIDEO: Thomas Interview
8 years ago

VIDEO: Family of abducted Tennessee teen speaks out
8 years ago

VIDEO: A look inside the cabin where missing Tennessee teen was found
8 years ago

VIDEO: Balancing need for questioning and healing in first days after kidnapped Tennessee teen found
8 years ago

VIDEO: Rescued Tennessee teenager Elizabeth Thomas rests at home with her family
8 years ago

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.
8 years ago
Tennessee teen Elizabeth Thomas and her former teacher, Tad Cummins, were were found in one of these two cabins pictured in rural Siskiyou County, California, on April 20, 2017.
8 years ago

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.
8 years ago
Pictured is Elizabeth Thomas, the subject of a statewide AMBER Alert in Tennessee.
8 years ago

VIDEO: Elizabeth Thomas found and home with her family after being on the run with her former teacher
8 years ago

The tiny cabin where authorities found former Tennessee teacher Tad Cummins and his 15-year-old student, Elizabeth Thomas, is nestled in the woods in a remote, mountainous area of inland, northernmost California near the Oregon border.
8 years ago

VIDEO: Timeline of events: Tad Cummins' time on the run with student Elizabeth Thomas
8 years ago

VIDEO: ABC News visits cabin where alleged abductor Tad Cummins was arrested