Elderly California woman missing 4 years found in Maine shack

: This November, 2012 photo provided by Jim Caccavo, left, shows him with his former neighbor Sarah Cheiker, then aged 89, in Freyberg, Maine. The elderly Los Angeles woman whose neighbors believed had died was instead found in a rundown shack in Maine, where according to authorities a family took her after gaining her confidence and selling her house. The Los Angeles Times reported the story of Cheiker, who disappeared in 2008 and was found in 2012 alive but unwell. Investigators came across a missing person report filed by Caccavo. He figured Cheiker had died. Instead, according to authorities, a pair of twins and their godson swindled her into selling her home, then spent that money as they headed east. (AP Photo/Courtesy Jim Caccavo)

: This undated combination photo from the Lincoln County, Maine, Sheriff’s Office shows twins Barbara Davis, left, and Nicholas Davis, right, and their godson Jonathan Stevens, center. They were arrested on felony charges of endangering the welfare of a dependent person. They pleaded no contest and received probation, according to court records. The elderly Los Angeles woman, Sarah Cheiker, whose neighbors believed had died was instead found in a rundown shack in Maine, where according to authorities the Davises and Stevens took her after gaining her confidence and selling her house. The Los Angeles Times reported the story of Cheiker, who disappeared in 2008 and was found in 2012 alive but unwell. Investigators came across a missing person report filed by Caccavo. He figured Cheiker had died. Instead, according to authorities, the twins and their godson swindled her into selling her home, then spent that money as they headed east. (AP Photo/Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office)

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