Mike Kibalo handed his 2 year old, Samantha, to an officer at the New Hyde Park Police Department in New York for a custody agreement. Kibalo hasn't seen Samantha since February 4, 2001. His wife, Ann Yermak was suppose to be at a divorce hearing the next day but she never showed and no one has seen her since. A psychiatrist has found that Yermak shows symptoms of Munchausen syndrome by proxy which is a condition where someone pretends they have a sickness or in this case pretends that her daughter has a sickness even though her child isn't sick. According to Kibalo, Yermak would take Samantha to the hospital when he dropped her off for visitations and would go to the police and say that he abused her. Dr. Bert Pepp
er said that he found out after evaluation that the daughter was perfectly healthy and the mother was taking her to doctors for a nonexistent illnesess. Kibalo was going to get custody and apparently Yermak dragged out the divorce.
er said that he found out after evaluation that the daughter was perfectly healthy and the mother was taking her to doctors for a nonexistent illnesess. Kibalo was going to get custody and apparently Yermak dragged out the divorce.This is a really weird case. I'm wondering if though, if this is the first time Kibalo has said anything about this. Wouldn't the court have done something after Yermak didn't show up for the hearing, or after Kibalo hadn't heard anything from the mother or daughter in months? It's been 9 years since the mother has been seen so it just seems odd to me that they are bringing this up now. I would like to know what the father did too, like if he went to court or the police in 2001 and told them that he hasn't seen his child or if he just brought it up now. Also I have never heard of Munchausen syndrome so i learned something new reading this article which is a good thing. Although I didn't quite understand how the article defined it so i looked it up and the definition was a little different. It sounds like the wife wasn't the most normal person, I just hope that Samantha is okay. I also hope that someone finds her soon and she gets to stay with either her father or someone that will be a good guardian.
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