Melissa Highsmith missing for 51 years has been found and police confirm the DNA of Melissa Highsmith. People are curious to know more about her and where she was. Melissa Highsmith was kidnapped. You will get complete details about Melissa Highsmith in this article. Keep reading for more information.
Melissa Highsmith Found After 51 Years In Fort Worth
Melissa Highsmith was missing for five decades. She was taken away by a babysitter in 1971. She met her family on November 2022. The news of her union with her family made national headlines. It was a big thing as she returned completely fine after 51 years of being missing. There are not many details about her illness or health condition yet. The pictures say that she is all fine and happy. Her family is happy to get her back on Saturday. They reunited at church. The Facebook page has also shared the good news about her.
Where Was Melissa Highsmith?
Melissa Highsmith was said to be kidnapped and missing for the last 51 years. She was kidnapped according to sources. She was last seen in Fort Worth in 1971. She was just 22 months old when she was taken away from her family. She was kidnapped by a lady named Ruth Johnson. She never gave her back to her parents. She was not at all aware of her being kidnapped. The kidnap seen going from a long time came to an end on Saturday. What happened now?
Through DNA, authorities have confirmed the identity of Texas woman Melissa Highsmith, who was abducted more than half a century ago and reunited with her family last year through a home DNA test kit. #Datelinehttps://t.co/hPCMNQKQX6
— Dateline NBC (@DatelineNBC) May 5, 2023
Why Melissa Highsmith Was Kidnapped?
Melissa Highsmith was just 22 months old. she was kidnapped by a lady. Her biological mother released an ad in which they posted a requirement for a babysitter. She wants support for herself to care for her daughter. She was raising her alone. Her babysitter took her up and left the place. She never came back.
A woman kidnapped as a toddler has been found alive and well 51 years later- her parents were alive to reunite. https://t.co/1hKlBEtBrC
— Femme (@FemCondition) May 5, 2023
Her family celebrates her birthday every day. She was always missing for 50 years. Finally, her family released a campaign on Facebook to find out about their daughter. Some updates are said to be made about her. let us have details about her.
The post is titled, We Found Melissa!!!. She has mentioned that she did not lead a happy life there. When she was 15 years old, she decided to run away and meet their original family. Se finally met them and took a sigh of relief. She also said that she will keep her real name now. This was all about Melissa Highsmith’s kidnap case. It is good news that she is completely safe at her place. Stay tuned for more information.