Mom from Texas finally finds her daughter who was abducted as a toddler after 51 years via DNA test

1971, Fort Worth, Texas. Melissa Highsmith is a 21 month old toddler. Her mom Alta Apantenco is on her own and is looking for a babysitter to look after Melissa during Alta’s working hours. She herself will never meet that woman: it is Alta’s roommate who entrusts little Melissa to the babysitter on August 23, 1971. He never returns with the child. Melissa remains missing for more than 50 years, until her family is finally able to track her down through an online DNA database. Christmas comes early this year for the family.

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