While the statute of limitations on possible criminal charges expired when Highsmith turned 38, the police continue to ask for the public’s help with information about the abduction.
Police confirm identity of Texas woman abducted by babysitter in 1971, reunited with familyPUBLISHED 8:20 AM CDT May 05, 2023FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Police Department has confirmed the identity of a Texas woman who was abducted in 1971 as Melissa Highsmith, according toMelissa Highsmith was 22 months old when she was abducted by a purported babysitter in 1971The family says she didn't know she was kidnapped until her father submitted DNA to 23andMe and learned that he was related...
The family said in a news release that they worked with an amateur genealogist to help interpret the DNA results and mine public records to find Melissa, who reunited with her parents and two of her siblings last November. The testing by Fort Worth police matched those of a home DNA test kit her family had used.
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Melissa Highsmith’s biological mother, Alta Apantenco, had recently separated from the girl's father and moved to Fort Worth when she placed an ad for a babysitter in the newspaper. A woman who answered the ad said she wanted to watch the girl at her own house, and Apantenco agreed. The babysitter picked up the baby from Apantenco's roommate on Aug. 23, 1971, and never brought her back.
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