Lauren Duarte's grandmother's house was one of the homes that was destroyed. "I'm a bit heartbroken. My childhood was kind of in that house," she said tearfully.

On Friday afternoon, PEOPLE confirmed that Lauren Hall is safe and her alleged captor, Rosalino Duarte-Cruz, is now in custody in Wilkes County, NC.

Loving grandmother of Edward and James Butler, Lauren Duarte, and Nicole, Stephen and Michael Chiasson. Also survived by several great grandchildren.

This year, the Chrissy Duarte Scholarship has been awarded to Lauren Chong, who will be attending the University of California, Berkeley majoring in English and minoring in Education.