The Case Begins

Catey like a true sheriff started working on the case and gathering leads on the case. But this was not even an easy job even for Catey who was trying his best to do the necessary on his part. It wasn’t easy as people related to that incident were mostly in their super senior citizen age zone because this incident had taken place almost 4 decades ago and people related in that event had to be somewhat around 70-80.

A Lead

More often than not you succeed when you try the best you can do. And that’s what happened with John Catey. He was determined to make those, “I’ll bet I talked to 75 people, bankers, attorneys, nurses, physicians, veterinarians. I knew they had to be old to remember this. They’ve got to be 80 or better,” Catey said, “I got lucky.”

Is It The Same Woman?

Catey contacted Dave one day and gave him a name and contact details of a woman. Catey told him that the name of the woman was Mary Allen Suey. Dave contacted the woman, and he found out about Mary’s history. And he got to know that she was the one he had saved from the woods.

“He said, ‘Dave write down this name and this phone number — Mary Ellen Suey and her phone number.’ I said, ‘OK John, I said who’s that?’ (He said) ‘That’s your little girl,’ ” Dave recalls.

An Emotional Rollercoaster

Dave was excited to hear Mary’s version of the events that had taken place in her life after she was adopted and had left, keeping Dave on his toes to find her. Dave was delighted to know that the family that adopted her told her about the incident that happened with her when she was just a baby. Even though Mary does not remember anything about the incident that happened as she was an infant, but she always had admiration for the person who unwillingly left such a beautiful mark on her life.

Conversation Long Overdue

They say it correctly ‘It’s hard to forget the people who gave you so much to remember’.

“When I heard her voice, I couldn’t talk. The emotions overcame me, “Dave said. “I gave the phone to my wife, and she talked to her. After a little bit, then I could talk to her. There was an instant bond between Ellen and me.” Dave said. He further added “It’s almost as if she was my baby. It certainly has had quite an effect on me.”

Past Is past

When talking to Mary, Dave got to know that she does not hold any grudges towards the people who abandoned her, instead, she has forgiven those people. All that matters to her is that she was found and she was happy and finally she met the person who saved her from a disastrous fate. It was also found out that the authorities could not find out who abandoned her.