title: Stolen Innocence: Parental Kidnapping Through a Child's Eyes
author: Lisa Defausses
description: Lisa Defausses was born in Windsor, Ontario, in 1970. After a long custody battle, her Biological Mother decided to abduct her brother and her. Lisa is a single mother of three teenagers, living in Southwest Ontario, Canada. The writing of Stolen Innocence was a huge obstacle for Lisa to put behind her. She is now ready to begin her new life.
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  ## Chapter
  
  
  ![Images](../images/common.jpg)
  
  
  ## One
  
  
  DAD, ARE YOU saying you don’t want me to take this case?” Nancy Drew asked,
  her blue eyes locked on her father.
  
  
  Carson Drew kept pacing back and forth in front of the sofa, where his
  daughter was sitting. “It’s not that I don’t want you to take it,” he said.
  
  
  “What is it, then?” Nancy asked, pressing her point.
  
  
  “It’s just that kidnappings are so dangerous. I’ve known of so many ugly
  incidents. . . .” Mr. Drew rubbed his forehead and stared past Nancy as though
  he were looking for the right words to express his feelings. “I wish I’d never
  told Lawrence Colson I’d talk to you about investigating this. He wondered if
  I should allow you to take the case. He said he wondered if it was too much
  for a girl your age to handle. Now I thin