An anonymous tip two days before Christmas led police to Kimberly and Kelly Yates and their mother, Elaine Yates, state police Lt. Col. Joseph Philbin said. Court records show Elaine Yates legally changed her name in Texas seven years ago. He said he couldn’t comment on whether the daughters knew they had been taken or whether they knew their father was alive. As for the mother, Philbin said she had been successful in getting away with her crime for 31 years. Russell Yates, asked if Elaine Yates should be prosecuted, said: “That isn’t going to help me, her or anybody else at this point.

Source: National Post January 18, 2017 15:28 UTC