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Apr 2017
18m 52s

Tad Cummins: Not kidnapping, just helpin...

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Tad Cummins’ defense against charges he kidnapped 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas appears to be that he was only helping his student run away from home. The former teacher appeared in court Monday, asking a judge to send him home to Tennessee so he can fight the charges. Nancy Grace discusses the latest details of Cummins’ plan to disappear with the girl. 
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