Mom who reported own abduction now in custody
Robert Spencer
Published Apr 11, 2026
(CNN) -- A woman who called 911 to report she and her daughter had been abducted are safe and in police custody, the FBI told CNN late Wednesday.
Bonnie Sweeten, 38, told authorities Tuesday afternoon that she and 9-year-old Julia Rakoczy were kidnapped after two black men in a Cadillac hit the rear of her SUV in Upper Southampton, north of Philadelphia. The two were being held in the trunk of the Cadillac, she said.
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Philadelphia Police said Sweeten's Yukon Denali was found in downtown Philadelphia early Wednesday morning.
FBI Special Agent J.J. Klaver noted there were "inconsistencies" in the story, but later said the pair were in Florida and in custody.
No other details were immediately available.
Earlier, a law enforcement source close to the investigation told CNN's Susan Candiotti that the mother and daughter had taken a flight to central Florida.
