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Hernando Correctional Institution. She is scheduled for release on July 9, 2034.
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The abductor was believed to be between 25 and 35 years old, and possibly wore a pair of glasses and a wig. She was dressed in a floral blue smock and green scrub pants. It is known that Gloria
Williams, about 33 at the time, later forged documents to create a new identity for Mobley. Williams was in
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Kamiyah Mobley was born on July 10, 1998, to 16-year-old
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and an umbilical hernia, were included in reports. Mobley was swabbed, and a DNA sample taken from Mobley after she was born was matched to a swab taken from the potential match.
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