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According to a criminal complaint, Melges got into a dispute with her parents May 9 and told them that they'll "never see the kids again." Other family members said Melges was acting out of character, perhaps due to medication she was taking.

Police said Melges rented a van in Lake Bluff, Illinois, on the same day as her argument with her parents. The van was dropped off four days later in Plano, Texas. They disappeared after that, prompting an alert by authorities Monday.

It was immediately unclear how the family members made it to Georgia.

Lt. Ed Gritzner with the Lake Geneva Police Department said another Lake Geneva resident happened to be staying at the same hotel in Savannah, spotted the family, and called police. 

"They were able to track them down in that area and we were able to locate them late this morning," Gritzner said. 

Melges' sons, 14-year-old Hans Melges, 12-year-old Kristian "Max" Melges, and 10-year-old Maverik "Buddy" Melges, were placed in protective custody after their mother was arrested.

Police said Melges had sole custody of her three sons after her divorce, but her ex-husband still had visitation privileges.

"There was also a condition that if she were to leave a 150-mile radius, she's to notify the court as well as Mr. Melges, and that did not occur," Gritzner said. 

In my opinion this tragedy wouldn't be classified as a classical tragedy because no one was the hero, and no one got hurt or harmed. otherwise, this tragedy who experiences a reversal of fortune set in motion by the gods as a result of hubris. Oedipus is one example of a classical tragedy.