that way , as the pages will be preserved . story highlights genevieve kelley , featured on cnn 's " the hunt , " was on the run since november 2004 kelley was wanted for kidnapping her daughter and unlawful flight kelley is in the custody of authorities after turning herself in on monday the whereabouts of her now 18 - year - old daughter are still unknown a woman who allegedly took her daughter in violation of a court ruling and then went on the run for a decade has turned herself in , according to u.s. marshals in new hampshire . seven years old at the time , mary had traveled from new hampshire to spend a week with mark , his new wife and their two children in northern virginia . genevieve kelley of whitefield disappeared with her daughter , mary , into central america in the fall of 2004 after her attempt to prove her ex - husband had harmed the child backfired . mark , 46 , a pediatrician , was about to start a new job and buy a house , partly in hopes that mary picking out her room , " he recalls . " concord , n.h. ( ap ) — a woman who fled with her 8 - year - old daughter a decade ago during a custody dispute turned herself in monday to face trial . shortly after her daughter turned 18 in february and was no longer subject to the family court , kelley , 50 , made contact . featured on cnn 's " the hunt " in august , genevieve kelley was wanted by law enforcement since november 2004 , accused of noncustodial kidnapping and unlawful flight to avoid concord , n.h. - mark nunes fondly remembers the last days he spent with his daughter mary .