Nefertiti Payne And Seven Boys named Nephra Payne -- Found Safe 9/26/11

Parents kidnap their 8 kids from foster care: Text message to foster mom foretold abduction

BY Matt Lysiak and Tracy Connor
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Wednesday, September 21st 2011, 11:33 AM

The Manhattan mom who abducted her eight children from a foster-care facility foreshadowed the brazen snatching in a text message the day before, the Daily News has learned.

"I cannot live without my children. I cannot breathe without my children," Shanel Nadal, 28, wrote to foster mom Amieka Smith on Sunday.

The very next day, Nadal somehow managed to sneak the children - seven of whom are named Nephra - out of a supposedly supervised visit in Queens.

A manhunt is on for the kids - seven boys ages 4 to 11 and an 11-month girl named Nefertiti - who may be with their biological father, Nephra Payne, 34.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/09/21/2011-09-21_parents_kidnap_their_8_kids_from_foster_care_text_message_to_foster_mom_foretold.html

I hope all of the children are found safe.
All seven of the the boys are named Nephra, after the bio-dad?

8 Children Kidnapped By Their Mother In New York Could Be In SC

By: Liz Hill
Published: September 22, 2011

Police have alerted South Carolina authorities that a Manhattan woman who snatched her children from foster care may be headed to the state, and the FBI has joined the search for the family.

Shanel Nadal, 28, of Manhattanville, was visiting with her children inside the Forestdale Child Agency in Forest Hills, Queens, at about 4 p.m. Monday when she took them and left in a black 1996 Chevrolet Suburban with license plate EXZ 5896.

Seven of the children are boys named Nephra Payne, after their father, though they all have different middle names. The youngest is an 11-month-old girl, Nefertiti.

Read more: http://www2.wagt.com/news/2011/sep/22/8-children-kidnapped-their-mother-new-york-could-b-ar-2448484/

Eight Children Abducted By Mother Are Located In Pennsylvania

By: NY1 News
9/27/11

Eight children who were taken without permission from a Queens foster care agency by their mother last week have been located in Pennsylvania.

NYPD officials say Shanel Nadal, 28, of Manhattan took the children from the Forestdale Inc. agency in Forest Hills while visiting them last Monday.

Read more: http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/147914/eight-children-abducted-by-mother-are-located-in-pennsylvania

Eight siblings kidnapped by biological parents from foster care found safe in Pennsylvania: NYPD

BY Rocco Parascandola, Matt Lysiak In Harrisburg and Tracy Connor
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Updated: Tuesday, September 27th 2011, 2:15 PM

Eight kids abducted by their parents from a Queens foster-care facility were found safe in Pennsylvania, police said Tuesday.

Cops swooped down on the family's van in Harrisburg late Monday, a week after they disappeared during a supervised visit.

"Don't take my mom!" one of the boys screamed as cops took Shanel Nadal, 28, and Nephra Payne, 34, of Manhattan, into custody.

The children, described as being in "good condition," were placed with the Harrisburg Administration for Children's Services, but will return to foster care in New York.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/09/27/2011-09-27_eight_siblings_kidnapped_by_their_parents_from_foster_mom_found_safe_in_pennsylv.html

NYC couple who nabbed own kids charged

Oct 14, 11:55AM by Crimesider Staff

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - Husband and wife, Nephra Payne and Shanel Nadal , were charged Thursday with kidnapping their eight children from foster care last month and fleeing New York, in part because they believed the children were being abused by their caregivers, prosecutors and their attorney said.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20120514-504083.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

Couple Sentenced to Jail in Abduction of 8 Kids

Nephra Payne and Shanel Nadal sneaked their children out of a foster facility in Queens

Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011

The Manhattan couple who abducted their eight children from a Queens foster care facility in September has been sentenced to 60 days in jail, the Queens District Attorney announced Wednesday.

Mother Shanel Nadal, 28, and father Nephra Payne, 34, of Amsterdam Avenue in upper Manhattan, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of second-degree custodial interference.

Read more: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Couple-Sentenced-Abduction-Eight-Kids-Nephra-Payne-Forestdale-Queens-134420083.html