His parents grew up in Elizabeth City ... the news about his son and had last seen him months ago for dinner. Wendy Snowden bought the Ellicott City condo in 2002, property records show.

June 21, 1983: Edward Joseph Snowden is born in Elizabeth City, N.C. He spends his early life there before moving with his parents, Lonnie, a Coast Guard officer, and Elizabeth, known as Wendy ...

His parents grew up in Elizabeth City ... Like her son before her, Wendy Snowden never draws the curtains, Kinsey said. The previous night was the first time she could remember them being shut.