Miranda Lambert’s friend kidnapped by her own father at age 7 recalls daring rescue that brought her home
Seven-year-old Lauren Burns was taken by her father from Dallas to Jordan in 1987, after he told her the trip was a surprise and that her mother knew about it. When her mother discovered Burns had not arrived at school after the Halloween weekend, she realised her daughter had been abducted and sought help from Rick Lambert, a former Dallas police officer and father of Burns’s childhood friend, Miranda Lambert.
Burns describes the abduction and the effort to bring her home in her memoir, “Stolen”, which includes a foreword by Miranda Lambert. She says the Lamberts supported her mother as they sought legal help and contacted people who might assist. In Jordan, Burns faced unfamiliar customs and language, and recalls being unable to speak to her mother; the article excerpt ends before detailing how the rescue was carried out.
In short
- Burns was taken from Dallas to Jordan by her father at age seven.
- Her mother turned to Miranda Lambert’s family for help.
- Burns recounts the ordeal in her memoir, “Stolen”.
Explained simply
In 1987, seven-year-old Lauren Burns was taken from Dallas to Jordan by her father, who told her it was a surprise trip and that her mother knew about it. When Burns did not arrive at school after the Halloween weekend, her mother realised she had been abducted and sought help.
Rick Lambert, a former Dallas police officer, was the father of Burns’s childhood friend Miranda Lambert. He and his family supported Burns’s mother as she looked for legal help and people who could assist in bringing her daughter home. The episode is recounted in Burns’s memoir, Stolen, which includes a foreword by Miranda Lambert.