SPOKANE, Wash. - A 71-year-old woman who escaped from a California prison camp four years ago and disguised herself through plastic surgery was arrested Thursday after authorities received a tip.

At the time of her August 1998 escape, Astarte Rice-Davis was serving a 15-year federal sentence for embezzling from her husband's estate.

James Rice disappeared from his Virgin Islands home in 1986. The Contra Costa, Calif., developer's body was never found and he was declared dead in 1988.

Rice-Davis, whose surgery reportedly made her appear to be a woman in her 40s, had been featured on several television shows, including "Unsolved Mysteries," "A Current Affair" and "America's Most Wanted."

A second "Unsolved Mysteries" episode aired about her in September, said Jason Wong, task force coordinator for the U.S. Marshals Service.

On Tuesday, a Spokane informant who recognized Rice-Davis from the episode led authorities to her. She was captured early Thursday as she drove away from her house.

Her fingerprints proved she was the fugitive, Wong said.

Rice-Davis simply walked away from a Dublin, Calif., prison camp. Prison officials reported her missing during a routine roll call.