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5 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.
5 years ago
5 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.
5 years ago
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
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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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.
6 years ago
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
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.
6 years ago
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
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
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
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
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
6 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.
6 years ago
6 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.
6 years ago
6 years ago
Ex-teacher who allegedly kidnapped teen to remain in jail until trial
Cummins has been in custody since April 20.
6 years ago
6 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.
6 years ago
6 years ago
Tad Cummins slept with teen student, his wife says
Jill Cummins said her husband told her that he slept with Elizabeth Thomas.
6 years ago
6 years ago
Teacher accused of kidnapping student being transferred to Tennessee from California
Tad Cummins faces kidnapping and sex crime charges in Tennessee.
6 years ago
6 years ago
Tenn. teacher accused of kidnapping student has teaching license revoked
Tad Cummins was arrested in April after allegedly kidnapping a student.
6 years ago
6 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."
6 years ago
6 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.
6 years ago
6 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.
6 years ago
7 years ago
Where missing Tennessee teen Elizabeth Thomas is today
Tad Cummins has been charged with transporting a minor with the intent to engage in sexual activity across state lines.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Video shows Tennessee teen before she disappeared with teacher
Sarah Thomas sensed something was wrong when her sister Elizabeth failed to return by 6 p.m.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Teacher Tad Cummins' developing relationship with Tennessee teen
Elizabeth Thomas would eat lunch in Cummins' classroom and sometimes go to church on Sundays with him and his wife.
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
Student reports seeing teacher kiss Tennessee teen Elizabeth Thomas
Tad Cummins denied ever kissing Thomas, and a few days later, he was suspended from the school.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Where Tad Cummins and Elizabeth Thomas stayed while on the run: Part 4
Cummins and Thomas used the fake names John and Joanna and told commune members they were 44 years old and 24 years old.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Tad Cummins, who is accused of kidnapping his 15-year-old student remains jailed
Investigators reveal information about what the former teacher did during his time avoiding police.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Police finally track down Tennessee teacher and teen Elizabeth Thomas: Part 5
After living in the remote Black Bear Ranch commune, Cummins and Elizabeth Thomas were found in California.
7 years ago
7 years ago
The last moments before missing Tenn. teen disappeared with former teacher
This security camera footage of 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas shows the teen leaving her home before meeting up with Tad Cummins.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Tad Cummins slept with teen student, his wife says
Cummins' estranged wife, Jill Cummins, told "Inside Edition" her husband asked for forgiveness after claiming he slept with Elizabeth Thomas, 15, the former student he is charged with kidnapping.
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
Prosecutors say Tenn. former teacher planned 'audacious scheme'
Tad Cummins, 50, appeared in federal court in Sacramento, California, where prosecutors claimed he took Elizabeth Thomas, 15, through nine states using swapped-out license plates and a disabled GPS system and making only cash purchases.
7 years ago
7 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.
7 years ago
7 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."
7 years ago
7 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."
7 years ago
7 years ago
Former Tenn. teacher due in court as teen reunites with family
Tad Cummins, 50, faces federal charges for kidnapping Elizabeth Thomas, 15, whose father, Anthony Thomas, described her recovery since returning home as "a rollercoaster."
7 years ago
7 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.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Father of formerly missing Tennessee student speaks out
Anthony Thomas, now reunited with his daughter Elizabeth Thomas, speaks about her lack of eating while in captivity and the long journey of healing ahead.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Father of abducted Tennessee teen speaks out after her return
Anthony Thomas talks about his hopes for his daughter's future.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Father of abducted Tennessee teen speaks out
Elizabeth Thomas was reunited with her family after her alleged kidnapping by her former teacher, Tad Cummins.
7 years ago
7 years ago
A look inside the cabin where missing Tennessee teen was found
The national manhunt comes to an end with ex-teacher Tad Cummins in FBI custody.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Balancing need for questioning and healing in first days after kidnapped Tennessee teen found
ABC News' and former FBI special agent Brad Garrett speaks on the sensitive balance of questioning a victim for information while also giving that person time and space to heal.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Rescued Tennessee teenager Elizabeth Thomas rests at home with her family
ABC News' Eva Pilgrim takes viewers on an exclusive tour of the cabin where Thomas was held after being kidnapped by her teacher, Tad Cummins.
7 years ago
7 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.
7 years ago
7 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.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Elizabeth Thomas found and home with her family after being on the run with her former teacher
Teen was allegedly taken by her former teacher Tad Cummings and was missing for more than a month.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Inside the isolated cabin where Elizabeth Thomas and Tad Cummins were found
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.
7 years ago
7 years ago
Timeline of events: Tad Cummins' time on the run with student Elizabeth Thomas
The former Tennessee teacher was charged with aggravated kidnapping and sexual contact with a minor.
7 years ago