EXCLUSIVEInsane 11,000 mile journey wanted Ohio mom took missing daughters on before being arrested in Iceland

After three months on the run across six states and three countries, an Ohio woman and her two missing daughters were captured thousands of miles away in Iceland.

Police records obtained by DailyMail.com revealed Samantha Hogan, 34, and her young daughters, aged eight and nine years old, went on a bizarre trip around the country and parts of Europe spanning approximately 11,000 miles after they disappeared in October.

Despite multiple run-ins with law enforcement across the US, it was only until Hogan requested passports for her missing children, fled the country, and made a perilous journey to Reykjavik, that she was finally apprehended. 

Samantha's mother, Angela, reported the trio missing to the Canton Police Department on October 25, claiming her daughter is a paranoid schizophrenic and had stopped taking her medication.

Angela told police she last saw her daughter on September 3 in Columbus, Ohio, but that she returned to Canton.

She grew concerned about their welfare after learning that the last time anyone saw Samantha in Canton was October 10. Records show that Hogan rented a car on October 8 - to begin her chase across the East Coast. 

However, the worried grandmother was contacted by police in Concord, New Hampshire, on October 21, claiming the girls were fine and in good health.

The situation took a grim turn when Angela received an alarming phone call from her daughter on October 23, that led her to file the missing person's report. 

Samantha Hogan, 34, and her young daughters, aged eight and nine years old, went on a bizarre trip around the country and parts of Europe after they disappeared in October

Samantha Hogan, 34, and her young daughters, aged eight and nine years old, went on a bizarre trip around the country and parts of Europe after they disappeared in October

'Samantha called Angela and made suicidal comments stating she does not want to be here anymore, the cartel is after her, and something about spiritual warfare,' the police report said.

'Samantha's phone last pinged in Syracuse, New York on [October 23], but no one has been able to contact her.' 

Angela told police even when her daughter was paranoid, she would not harm her children - but warned cops that Samantha could be armed with a gun.

On October 29, Samantha was caught by police in Vermont, while attempting to cross the border into Canada with her two daughters.

Police learned Samantha purchased passports for her two children and herself the day before - and then attempted to cross the international border.

The Canada Customs Officers that stopped Samantha found a firearm, a magazine, and a taser in her vehicle and turned her over to U.S. customs.

While in U.S. custody, authorities learned she was a missing person and decided to have a crisis officer talk with her after she became upset that she was being detained.

'[Samantha] appeared to be normal, although she was irritated that she was being held,' the police report said.

'When asked about her travel plans into Canada, [officers] stated that she was not making much sense, saying that she was attempting to go to Calgary and then back to Ohio.'

After three months on the run across six states, three countries and multiple run-ins with the law, they were found in Reykjavik, Iceland (pictured)

After three months on the run across six states, three countries and multiple run-ins with the law, they were found in Reykjavik, Iceland (pictured)

Samantha Hogan and her daughters were reported missing on October 25 after the last time anyone saw them in Canton, Ohio (pictured) was October 10

Samantha Hogan and her daughters were reported missing on October 25 after the last time anyone saw them in Canton, Ohio (pictured) was October 10

Canton police said they communicated with customs agents and Vermont State Police, who told them a mental health professional would speak with Samantha and that they would follow up about how that went.

However, Canton police said they never heard back and Samantha and her children were released - despite the missing persons report being active at the time.

It's believed that between November and December of 2024, the mom traveled across multiple state lines from the Northeast to the Pacific Northwest. 

During the month of November, Hogan took to social media and expressed how she was fearing for her life, and how she believed she was being 'stalked' after her information was stolen in a 'cyber attack.'

In a post on November 23, she expressed how she thought people were putting deadly chemicals in her and her daughters' food to try and kill them. 

On December 29, Angela reported the trio missing again after she had last heard from Samantha via text message on December 19. 

Angela told police she had contacted the children's father, who confirmed that he had also not heard from Samantha or the girls since December 19. 

She also reached out to Samantha's father, who told her the last place Samantha used her bank card was in Oregon - a mere 2,890 miles from where she was last seen at the Vermont-Canada border. 

The Canton Police Department enlisted the help of the U.S. Marshals Service, when they discovered Samantha's car at the Denver, Colorado, airport on January 1 - another 1,086 miles from Oregon. 

From there, investigators learned the three boarded a flight and traveled to London, England, and then to Jersey, which is a small island in the English Channel.

The missing daughters and their mother then traveled to a remote fishing village in Iceland, before finally being located by Icelandic Police at a hotel in Reykjavik on January 10.

'Icelandic officials were kind of keeping track of them and their location until we could get the proper court orders for them to be able to take the children into custody,' Canton Police Captain John Bosley told News5Cleveland.

The USMS said the children were placed in the care of Iceland social services until a trusted family member could get them. 

Samantha was placed in a hospital, where she will remain until she is well enough to travel back to the U.S. 

'The collaboration of effort in this case can't be overstated. The ability to respond and recover these children abroad is an extremely difficult task,' U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott said.

'Our investigators did an outstanding job. We are lucky to have such strong and dedicated law enforcement partners, and credit should be given to them for helping bring these children home.' 

Canton City School District, where the two children were enrolled at school, could not confirm if the kids were taken out of school before the family went missing. 

DailyMail.com has made several attempts to contact Samantha Hogan.