He reportedly raised a family of his own and retired as a firefighter after serving in the Marine Corp during the Vietnam War.
has been found living on the East Coast, where he reportedly raised a family of his own and retired as a firefighter after serving in the Marine Corp during the Vietnam War.
According to the the Mercury News, a woman promising candy abducted Albino from an Oakland park where he was playing with his older brother Roger — who died in August — on Feb. 21, 1951. The boys’ mom died in 2005. Authorities found Albino, who submitted a DNA sample matching one provided by his biological mom’s sister on the West Coast. InvestigatorsFour days later, Albino, now a grandfather, returned to Oakland with his family to meet the biological relatives who tracked him down. He was also reunited with his brother, who was still alive in Stanislaus County, Calif.
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