Woman kidnapped as baby reunited with parents after 51 years living nearby.
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DNA testing has confirmed the identity of Melissa Highsmith, who was kidnapped as a toddler in 1971 by a babysitter and sold to a family for $500. Her family hired an amateur genealogist and used the public DNA site 23andMe to track her down more than 50 years later. The Fort Worth Police Department has asked for the public's assistance with any additional information concerning Melissa's abduction. The case had become the longest-running missing person case in the United States.
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