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<br>US [gymnastics legend](https://vision-constructors.com) Mary Lou Retton has stimulated fears for her safety after 'vanishing' following her DWI charge in West Virginia last month, the Daily Mail has learned.<br> |
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<br>Concerned relative in the town of Fairmont revealed they have actually not seen or heard from the Olympic gold medalist, 57 - who is based in Texas - since her arrest in her hometown on May 17.<br> |
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<br>The absence of interaction is absolutely nothing brand-new for the former athlete, according to relatives, who state Retton had not even notified her household that she was in town before her humiliating encounter with police.<br> |
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<br>Recently, the Daily Mail exclusively revealed that Retton was captured 'slurring her words' with a 'screw leading' bottle of white wine in the guest seat while she was behind the wheel of her Porsche.<br> |
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<br>She had actually pulled over at an AutoZone in Fairmont after being seen 'driving all over the roadway'.<br> |
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<br>Officers noted 'the odor of alcohol' emitting from her while she was in the driver's seat of the automobile while it was still running, according to court records.<br> |
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<br>She failed all three stages of the basic field sobriety test and was charged in Marion County for 'driving under influence of alcohol, controlled compounds, or drugs'.<br> |
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<br>A within source stated in the wake of her arrest: 'Her family had no concept she was here at all, they discovered out about the arrest when everybody else did.<br> |
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<br>Mary Lou Retton has stimulated fears for her safety as member of the family state she has actually 'disappeared' considering that her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month<br> |
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<br>Retton was the very first American female to win an Olympic specific well-rounded gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo (left) at only 16 years old at the 1984 games<br> |
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<br>'They don't truly talk much, she moved away. She never ever called them to inform them that she was returning, they just discovered out after the arrest.<br> |
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<br>'That's households for you, it's not her finest decision. Families are like that, there wasn't a falling out - they just have not spoken in a while'.<br> |
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<br>Now it appears Retton has gone totally to ground, with no indication of her at her household home in Fairmont or her primary house, her post-divorce residential or commercial property in Texas.<br> |
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<br>Exclusive Daily Mail images show her $550,000 home in Boerne, Kendall County, looking deserted, with plans and leaflets littering the patio.<br> |
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<br>[Neighbors](https://lourealtygrp.com) state they have not seen her at the residential or commercial property in the past 2 weeks, including that Retton mostly keeps to herself in the gated substance.<br> |
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<br>After Daily Mail connected to her daughters on Thursday, her lawyer Edmund J. Rollo released a statement on Tuesday, saying the star remained in 'great spirits.'<br> |
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<br>'She is extremely pleased of all of the support she has gotten,' he . 'Mary Lou will release a statement at the appropriate time. Until then, please respect her privacy.'<br> |
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<br>The retired Olympian has actually spent much of her life in between West Virginia and Texas, where she has actually been based since 2012.<br> |
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<br>She was wed to Texas Longhorns quarterback-turned-real estate designer [Shannon](https://cn.relosh.com) Kelly, with whom she shares children Shayla, 30, McKenna, 28, Skyla, 24, and Emma, 23, from 1990 to 2018.<br> |
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<br>According to social networks, Retton and her four daughters have a very close relationship, though she has not appeared in her children's Instagram posts in a minimum of six months.<br> |
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<br>Retton, who has 4 children, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has not been seen or spoken with by her relatives in her hometown in West Virginia since her arrest on May 17, experts told DailyMail.com<br> |
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<br>Retton spoke publicly about her terrifying health fight after she was hospitalized in October 2023 with a rare kind of pneumonia<br> |
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<br>Now it appears Retton has gone entirely to ground, without any sign of her at her family home in Fairmont or her [post-divorce residential](https://fortressrealtycr.com) or commercial property and main home in Texas (visualized) last Thursday<br> |
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<br>And while her relative in West Virginia have actually shared their shock at her arrest, Retton's kids have actually stayed tight lipped over the incident, declining to talk to the Daily Mail.<br> |
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<br>But they have been publishing cryptic inspiring religious posts describing life and [mistakes](https://luxuryproperties.in) as 'God's will' on their social networks.<br> |
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<br>Her youngest child Emma, is set to get [married](https://onshownearme.co.za) later on this month in Dallas, though it's [uncertain](https://atflat.ge) if the gymnastics legend will attend.<br> |
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<br>Relative are reportedly concerned about the arrest, though were ['unaware'](https://jacorealty.com) of any reason or issues as to why Retton could have driven the 1,500 mile cross country trip from Texas to West Virginia.<br> |
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<br>Her older sibling Donnie, 59, died in December of last year, with an obituary stating there was 'no visitation or funeral services'.<br> |
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<br>Court records reveal that an attorney representing Retton appeared alone at a hearing on May 27, to submit a motion for discovery.<br> |
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<br>[Officers](https://reswis.com) kept in mind throughout her arrest that she had a 'screw top container of red wine' that remained in the guest seat of her car when they approached her.<br> |
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<br>She failed all three phases of the basic field sobriety test, and declined a roadside initial breath test, in addition to a secondary chemical test of her blood.<br> |
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<br>Olympic heroine Mary Lou Retton's shocking failure exposed in damning full authorities report<br> |
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<br>Retton was charged in [Marion County](https://www.grandemlak.com) for ['driving](https://estatedynamicltd.com) under impact of alcohol, managed compounds, or drugs,' according to the West Virginia Magistrate Court system.<br> |
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<br>She was launched after personally publishing a $1,500 bond. Representatives for Retton are yet to attend to the arrest.<br> |
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<br>A legal representative representing Retton based in Morgantown, West Virginia, did not immediately respond to an ask for remark by the Daily Mail.<br> |
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<br>Best understood for getting two perfect 10 ratings at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has battled more health issues in current years.<br> |
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<br>The embellished gymnast battled with pneumonia in 2023, which led her daughter to develop a crowdfunding page to assist pay mounting healthcare facility costs, raising $200,000 in just a day.<br> |
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<br>But the household quickly drew criticism after refusing to clarify where the contributions would be going, while Retton's claim to not have insurance was likewise doubted by some.<br> |
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<br>'They didn't be worthy of that,' Retton said in May when inquired about the reaction her daughters got.<br> |
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<br>'They were simply trying to take care of me. I do not care about the cynics. There are trolls everywhere. It's what makes us America. Everybody's got a viewpoint, but it is what it is.'<br> |
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<br>While there was a happy ending for Retton in 2023, physicians quickly feared for her life as her daughters delivered what they thought would be their final goodbye to their mom.<br> |
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<br>Retton's child, Shayla Schrepfer, 30, was spotted out and about in Texas, however decreased to comment on her mother's arrest or location<br> |
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<br>Retton presenting with her child McKenna Kelley at the NCAA championships in 2019. The previous gymnast was 'slurring her words' when she pulled over into an AutoZone in Fairmont, West Virginia<br> |
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<br>Retton wed Texas Longhorns quarterback-turned-real [estate developer](https://therealoasis.com) [Shannon](https://starzijproperties.ng) Kelley (center) in Houston, Texas in 1990. They divorced in 2018<br> |
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<br>Even now, Retton fears she will never correctly recuperate from the damage to her lungs.<br> |
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<br>'It's been actually hard,' she said in an emotional interview with People in 2024. 'My lungs are so scarred. It will be a life time of recovery.<br> |
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<br>'My physicality was the only thing I had and it was removed from me. It's awkward.'<br> |
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<br>Retton believes she recovered from the terrifying experience as 'God wasn't all set' for her yet, despite confessing that she is exceptionally lucky to still be alive.<br> |
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<br>'Girl, I must be dead,' she added. 'The physicians informed them [children] to come to state their bye-byes.<br> |
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<br>'They hoped over me, and McKenna stated, 'Mommy, it's OK, you can go.'<br> |
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<br>'I didn't have much of a relationship with my mom, but I can't picture what that resembled, to enjoy their mommy on her deathbed.'<br> |
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<br>Her heath problems followed DailyMail.com exposed that she was likewise anticipated to collect around $2million more in settlement after a legal spat with the manufacturer of her two metal hip replacements.<br> |
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<br>Mary Lou Retton ended up being the first American woman to win an individual all-around gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left defending her life in medical facility with an uncommon form of pneumonia in late 2023, prompting her children set up a SpotFund account that raised $500,000 in donations<br> |
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<br>Last year, the mom-of-four drew criticism after claiming to have no health insurance coverage and asking for monetary support from the public when she was overruled with an uncommon kind of pneumonia, despite having actually received a $2million settlement from her divorce<br> |
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<br>The discoveries cast more doubt on why the five-time gold medal winner had no medical insurance when she was overruled with an unusual type of pneumonia and why her family turned to asking for cash online to bail her out.<br> |
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<br>Court papers submitted in Houston that showed she had a small fortune following her divorce from Shannon Kelley.<br> |
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<br>The residential or commercial property department accepted by the court revealed that Retton received money and residential or commercial property worth $1,950,597 as she and Kelley split their assets down the middle after 28 years of marital relationship.<br> |
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<br>Not consisted of in that figure were the proceeds from the sale of two homes, one in Houston and the other in Fairmont, West Virginia, which again were to be split 50/50.<br> |
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<br>Nor were the proceeds from a lawsuit in which she sued Indiana-based medical business Biomet Recovery over 2 hip replacements that failed.<br> |
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<br>Retton discovered instantaneous fame as a 16-year-old when she won her medals at the 1984 Los Angeles games.<br> |
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