Bell said that she left her family and a live-in boyfriend to start a new life in another state. She was found with a man who was considered a person of interest in her disappearance. Her parents, she said, forced her into the relationship with her boyfriend.
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“I did not want that relationship at all, it was forced. I remember I told my mom that when I’m 18, I’m not going to date him anymore,” she said.
She said she has not spoken with her mother since she left home.
“I kind of am afraid if they come find me but they can’t do anything because I am 18 – so, it was my choice to leave,” she said.
The high school cheerleader is from Greenfield, which is about 60 miles southeast of Dayton in Highland County.
Hundreds of volunteers and trained experts had searched for Bell, including Rescue 101 Search and Rescue, Texas Equusearch and members of the community.
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