The Abduction Timeline

Rather than isolated incidents, the events shown here represent a continuous pattern of trafficking, re-trafficking, and total life disruption that was directed at Victoria and carried out by the same trafficking organization over multiple decades.

October 31, 1989

1989 — The Halloween Abduction

Victoria was taken from the United Kingdom as a child and trafficked through Europe before being placed in a fraudulent adoption in the United States, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was rescued on Rosh Hashannah, September 19, 1990.

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October 31, 1989
April 1, 1996

1996 — The Switzerland Rescue

After being re-abducted and returned to the same family in Kansas City, Victoria was ultimately rescued through a mission trip to Switzerland. She was reunited with her family on July 4, 1996 —Independence Day in America.

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April 1, 1996
August 31, 1998

1998 — The Switzerland Abduction

Victoria was re-abducted from Switzerland and was taken back to the same traffickers in Kansas City before being rescued by her husband on October 30, 1998.

August 31, 1998
June 21, 2009

2009 — The Monaco Incident

A later re-trafficking incident occurred during a summer family vacation to Monaco at the French Riviera.

June 21, 2009
March 18, 2014

2014 Austin tx and the Scottish Referendum

A shooting at a private Scottish independence event disrupted plans to publicly disclose Victoria’s story before the 2014 Scottish referendum.

March 18, 2014
May 1, 2015

2015 the Galveston, TX, resort incident

While vacationing in Galveston, Texas, Victoria was pursued by members of the same trafficking organization in an attempted capture. The incident marked another escalation in a pattern of stalking and targeting that began after The Scottish Referendum and continued throughout 2015.

May 1, 2015
December 12, 2015

2015 The Grandview Rescue

While in Kansas City for the IHOPKC end-of-year conference, Victoria located the friend who had helped rescue her in 1996 and discovered she was being held by the same traffickers. The rescue nearly resulted in Victoria being trapped and re-trafficked before the woman was removed from a house, turned over to the FBI and became a protected witness. This happened during the week of Hanukkah 2015.

December 12, 2015
February 14, 2016

2016 — The Trunk of the Car Incident

Victoria was taken from her home in Dallas, TX, and transported back to the same Kansas City family, where traffickers placed her in the trunk of a car intending to sell her to a brothel. She escaped and rescued others in the process. She was rescued on February 22, 2016.

February 14, 2016
November 19, 2017

2017 — Stonebriar Church trafficking scandal

During Victoria’s time at Stonebriar Church in Frisco, Texas, spanning November 19, 2017—March 19, 2019, traffickers stalked her and made multiple attempts to re-traffic her.

November 19, 2017
July 29, 2018

2018 — The Dallas Church Massacre

A deadly trap concealed within a church gathering resulted in a mass-casualty event. Organized by traffickers, no one was meant to survive.

July 29, 2018
September 19, 2019

2019 — vehicle sabotage

As part of a broader pattern of targeting and control, Victoria’s vehicle was repeatedly tampered with by the traffickers —then vandalized and destroyed, restricting her ability to travel freely.

September 19, 2019
December 31, 2019

2019 — The San Antonio River Walk re-trafficking attempt

While visiting the San Antonio River Walk, Victoria was pursued by traffickers before Christian evangelists intervened and brought her to safety.

December 31, 2019
January 20, 2020

2020 — The Abduction attempt at Whole Foods in Houston, TX

Members of the same trafficking organization located Victoria in Houston, Texas. An attempted abduction at a Whole Foods store was deterred through the involvement of investigators.

January 20, 2020

2021—2023 – Ongoing targeting and investigative intervention

Members of the same trafficking organization continued attempts to locate, monitor, and target Victoria. As she was actively participating in investigative efforts, multiple incidents were interrupted through the involvement of investigators and law enforcement, preventing further abductions.

2024—present

After decades of trafficking, re-trafficking, and repeated attempts to silence her, Victoria began documenting her experiences with the intention of launching the Scotland’s Les Misérables project in an attempt to share her Christian testimony and show the world what happened.

It’s Time For a National Reckoning

One survivor’s fight for freedom becomes a country’s call for justice.

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