My brother was kidnapped and disappeared 73 years ago! He died 2 months after being reunited with “online DNA testing” – Mirror Media

According to the Guardian, Puerto Rico-born Luis Armando Albino met his older brother Roger in a park in West Oakland, California, on February 21, 1951, when he was 6 years old. (Roger Albino) was kidnapped playing with him.

For the next 70 years, Louis’ original family has been missing, but relatives always hang his pictures in their homes. he did not give up hope that Louis was still alive.

After being kidnapped, Louis has grown up on the East Coast He has not only become a father, he is also a grandfather He was once a fireman and He was a Marine Corps veteran who participated in the Vietnam War.

Elida first had an idea that her uncle might still be alive in 2020. At that time, she did an online DNA test just for fun Suddenly, she found a match 22 % with her DNA Although she tried to leave more at the time, Search, but he did not find any useful information.

It wasn’t until early 2024 that Alida and her daughters started looking for people again, and after accidentally seeing a photo of Louis and Roger in the old newspaper archives at the Oakland Public Library, Alida sure she was on the right track. ., then to the Oakland police for help, and the police agreed to restart the investigation. During this time, Roger testified many times that a woman with a headscarf took his brother away.

After that, after a massive search by police, soldiers, and government workers in multiple cities, Louis was finally found on the East Coast, and the person who was found was A genetic match with Alida later, Louis and Alida Both mothers provided DNA samples, confirming that the two were biological siblings, and the family officially recognized each other in June the -year.

On June 20 this year, the police went to Elida’s mother’s home and told her and her mother that they had found her uncle when they heard this, she and her mother were shaking tears On June 24, with the assistance of the FBI, Louis and his current family went to Oakland to meet Alida and other relatives. The next day, Alida sent her mother and Louis to Roger’s home.

After Roger and Louis recognized each other, the two hugged each other tightly for a long time and talked about the memories of the day of the kidnapping, their military careers, etc. again in July.

Regarding this magical journey of identifying her relatives, Alida said that she had always been determined to find her uncle. However, Alida said that her uncle Louis had not wanted to be interviewed until now.