'I'm just so happy to see my daughter I didn't ever think I would ever see again,' Alta Apantenco said.
Missing woman Melissa Highsmith, kidnapped as a baby in Texas, was reunited with her mom, Alta Apantenco, 51 years later after a 23andMe DNA test.It's a feeling Alta Apantenco doesn't ever want to let go of. She finally saw her daughter, Melissa Highsmith after 51 years,"I keep having to pinch myself to make sure I'm awake. I'm just elated. I can't describe my feelings," Alta said.
On August 23, 1971, Alta said her daughter, Melissa, was kidnapped from her family's apartment in Fort Worth, Texas.Melissa was just 21 months old at the time, and Alta was just starting adulthood.After years of depression, five decades later, Alta said, 23andMe, a DNA genetic testing system, matched them. Alta said she and her daughter were living less than 20 minutes away from each other."It was abusive, and I ran away at 15 years old. I went to the streets," Melissa said.
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