Media Coverage
Scott Berne and the coverage of his dramatic story have been featured in numerous print publications and television programs such as Ladies Home Journal, the Oprah Show, The Sally Jesse Raphael Show, The Maury Show, NHK Japan, Democrat & Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, USA Today, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, The New York Times, Washington Post, and more.
Rochester Man, Abducted as a Child By His Mother, Advocates For Tougher Laws
Time Warner Cable News, May 19, 2015
Joint Legislative News Conference on Prevention of Parental Child Abduction
Albany, NY, May 19, 2015
August 2012
Interview at "Live In Connection" Magazine Launch with VIVE Katerin
2/27/13
"The Abduction"
Rochester Magazine, April 2013
Interview with Lynn Maggio, RealTV Films Host and Mrs. Alabama America
March 2013
"Scott Berne Now Telling His Story"
WHAM TV, Rochester, NY, 3/11/13
Author & Child Abduction Survivor Scott Berne Interviews with VIVE Katerin
2/27/13
“NCMEC/NY Goes to Albany to ‘Educate’ Our State Legislators”
NCMEC Newsletter, 2012
“Extraordinary Circumstances”
WUHF/WROC TV, Rochester, NY, 10/2/2008
“Abduction Survivor Speaks Out”
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY, 5/15/09
“Ramsdell Elementary's Tucker rides for children”
Eagle Observer, Syracuse NY, 09/24/08
“Families Share Stories at Missing Children Dinner”
YNN TV, Rochester, NY, 11/14/2009
“Author hopes his story will prevent future parental kidnappings”
WKTV News – Utica, NY, 3/12/12
“Extreme Circumstances: A story of a family abduction”
WUTR TV Utica, NY, 3/12/12
Custody Case Coverage
"Father Has Custody But Not His Sons"
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 1981
“5 suits filed in Berne case”
Times Union, 3/24/82
“Custody of Sons Lost; Mother Tries Suicide”
Reading Eagle, 9/2/81
“Around the Nation - 2 Boys in Texas Ordered Returned to Their Father”
The New York Times, 9/2/81
Mrs. Berne Pleads Not Guilty
The Journal Register, 11/12/81
“Mother says she’ll plead guilty in Berne case”
Times-Union, 6/4/82
“Berne’s former wife pleads guilty”
Times Union, 6/7/82
“Ex-Mrs. Berne pleads innocent to 2 charges”
Times Union, 1982
“Father to sons: ‘It’ll be all right’ "
Times-Union, 1982
“Harriet Berne Conscious”
Times Union, 1982
“Harriet Berne Leaves Hospital”
Democrat & Chronicle, 1982
“Harriet Berne Kavalewitz admits abducting sons”
Democrat & Chronicle, 6/8/82
“Harriet Berne returning here for trial”
Democrat & Chronicle, 1982
“Mom confirmed sons’ worst fears”
Post, 1982
“The children always are in the middle”
Democrat & Chronicle, 1982
“Missing kids often pawns of divorce”
USA Today, 5/2/85
“Texas judge orders Berne’s sons returned”
Times Union, 9/1/81
Times-Union, 11/13/81
