Gripped by fears of the coming 'end times,' a Utah mother allegedly vanished with her four children, taking them to Europe and leaving her ex-husband scrambling to get them back.
Surveillance video shows Elleshia Anne Seymour boarding a one-way international flight to Croatia with her four children at Salt Lake City International Airport on Nov. 30, ABC4 reported.
The Delta Air Lines flight set off for the Balkan country, making a stop in Amsterdam along the way.
Elleshia Anne Seymour is pictured with her ex-husband, Kendall, and their three children in an undated family photo taken before she allegedly abducted the kids and flew to Europe on Nov. 30, 2025. GoFundMe
The 35-year-old mother, reportedly somewhere in Europe, shares partial custody of her children with not one—but two—ex-husbands.
Seymour and her children weren’t reported missing until she missed work and went silent, leading authorities to conduct a welfare check at her home on Dec. 2.
On the same day, Seymour told one of the fathers in a voicemail that she and the children were in France, planning to settle permanently there due to her belief that the “end times” were approaching, according to the report.
Kendall Seymour, Elleshia’s ex-husband, has accused her of abducting their children and taking them overseas.
“To put it bluntly, my kids have been abducted overseas by their mother,” her ex-husband, Kendall Seymour, wrote on GoFundMe.
“My ex-wife flew to Europe, kidnapping all three of my kids and her fourth child from another dad. We didn’t learn until Tuesday, Dec. 2, that anyone was missing,” Kendall Seymour wrote on GoFundMe.
Elleshia Anne Seymour was caught on surveillance footage at Salt Lake City International Airport, boarding a one-way flight to Croatia with all four of her children in tow. ABC4 Utah/YouTube
Seymour is accused of allegedly creating fake passport documents for her children so they could board the international flight. ABC4 Utah/YouTube
Ranging from 3 to 11 years old, the children are Landon Hal Seymour, 11, who turned 11 on Dec. 13; Levi Parker Seymour, 8; Hazel Rae Seymour, 7; and Jacob Kurt Brady, 3. Kendall Seymour shares custody of the three eldest with his ex-wife.
On Dec. 10, the Utah Department of Public Safety issued an endangered and missing advisory for the children, naming Seymour as the abductor after she left her car at the airport and fled the country.
Worried about his children, the father alleged that Seymour forged their passports and left a note containing a “delusional message from God,” assuring that she would arrive in Italy by Christmas.
Investigators discovered a to-do list at Seymour’s house, which appeared to instruct her to "shred paperwork, destroy identifying photos, throw away phone, purchase pre-paid phone."
The Utah State Legislature reports that Seymour is facing four counts of custodial interference, each considered a third-degree felony.
A no-bail arrest warrant and a temporary emergency protective order have been issued, targeting the mother amid the ongoing investigation.
The FBI is assisting local authorities with the investigation, and Kendall Seymour hopes the state warrant will be elevated to a federal warrant, allowing INTERPOL to issue an international arrest notice for the mother.
“Hopefully, the next step is I get a phone call that she’s been found and then I can fly out and find the kids. As soon as that happens, me and my fiancé were going to drop everything and go get them.”
On Dec. 10, the Utah Department of Public Safety issued an endangered and missing advisory for the children, naming Seymour as the abductor. GoFundMe
The children range in age from 3 to 11 and have been identified as Landon Hal Seymour, 11, who just celebrated his birthday on Dec. 13; Levi Parker Seymour, 8; Hazel Rae Seymour, 7; and Jacob Kurt Brady, 3. GoFundMe
Kendall Seymour is seen with his three children just days before they were taken to Europe by their mother on Nov. 30, 2025. GoFundMe
He began a fundraiser to make the trip to Europe to pick up the children, aiming to “minimize the trauma” after his ex-wife’s arrest.
“Any funds received in excess of flight costs will go towards therapy needed because of this traumatic experience,” the GoFundMe read. “My genuine hope is that the kids are found quickly, and we can pick them up while they still think they’re on a vacation."
“If we can be there to get them asap after mom is arrested, they will feel safer and will not suffer as much wondering what is going to happen to them, to their mom, and to their future,” Kendall Seymoour said. “She hasn’t been located, but the FBI has good people working on it who love their job, and working together with family connections will get the kids home as soon as possible.”
Legal experts say the mother, still at large, could face severe consequences when she is eventually apprehended.
“She’s chasing four felony counts, assuming this is the first time this has happened and [if] she has some mental health problems, then she is likely not looking at any jail time at all,” Marco Brown told ABC4. “What I think is more likely is they get the kids back to the United States and if they share 50-50 custody, then he (Kendall Seymour) goes and modifies the custody, so he gets the majority of it and holds the kids’ passports.”
