March 6, 2021
USA TODAY This time, Lindsay McAndrew was running away for good. After a decade of suffering domestic violence, the COVID-19 pandemic made her realize she needed a clean break. McAndrew, 35, grabbed birth certificates, Social Security cards and $1,700 cash from her childrens piggy banks. She packed the minivan with the three kids and family dog, Charlie. As she pulled out of the driveway in Orlando, Florida, in September, she headed to the only safe haven she knew: her mothers house in New Je...