LITTLE ROCK, AR -- A little girl reported missing in San Antonio in 1997 was found by another child in Arkansas.



We've all seen the fliers, asking if you've seen a missing child. But, after eight years, 12-year-old Nathalie Garcia was recognized by her classmate-- as the girl she saw on one of those fliers.



Garcia was living with her abductor in Malvern, Arkansas. The abductor was also her mother, Maria Teresa Guerra.



Guerra says she didn’t do anything wrong, “I am the mother, and I believe any mother would do the same thing.”



Guerra lost custody of her daughter while spending three years in jail for shoplifting. When she was released, she says she didn't know what to do, so she took her daughter from the girl's legal guardian and ran.

Malvern police says it's a strange and sad story. Sgt. Doroteo Delacruz says, “They've been together now for eight years. Now, this comes up and it's hard on both sides.”



Nathalie's legal guardian, Vivian Villarreal came to Malvern. Guerra just hopes Villarreal will allow Nathalie to stay with her here in Arkansas.



Nathalie's legal guardian told reporter Win Noble, “I want to talk with Nathalie before she decides whether she will take her back to San Antonio or leave her with her mother.”



Vivian Villarreal from San Antonio, Texas, told Today’s THV how she’s felt since Teresa Guerra, Nathalie Garcia's mother, abducted the girl in 1997. Villarreal says, “I was bitter this whole time. She could have at least written me a letter and told me she was sorry and that Nathalie was OK.”



Villarreal was reunited with Nathalie last Wednesday, November 23. She now hopes the pain from the ...