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This news clip came in overnight. Looks as if all is well:

12/12/2003
Three Children Abducted in Spencer Located in Georgia

Their prediction was correct. The Spencer Police Department says the three children abducted by their parents were found in the state of Georgia.

Mark Warburton was one of the officers working on the case.

He says the Spencer P-D received a call at 10:30 Thrusday night call from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation indicating the kids and their parents were located in White County, Georgia.

An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday night after Keith and Samantha Pardue took their three estranged children from their grandparent's home in Spencer.

Warburton says law enforcement in Georgia were instrumental in locating the kids.

The Georgia authorities were keeping a close watch in the Cleveland area and found the suspect pick-up at a family member's residence. Officers made entry into the home and all five were taken into custody.

Ten year old Ryan, 12 year old Starla and 6-year old Skyla were not harmed.

An ambulance was at the scene and medical personnel checked out the kids and all were okay.

Keith and Samantha Pardue were taken to the White County Georgia Sheriff's Department. The couple faces violation of a custodial order charges--a class D felony-- and will be extradited back to Iowa.

The children were placed in the care of the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services and will likely be reunited with their grandparents in Spencer.

Authorities wanted to thank the media in both states for its cooperation in getting the word out about the case.