A woman who disappeared over five decades ago was found in Fort Worth this week, her family announced Sunday.
Melissa Highsmith went missing when she was kidnapped by a babysitter at her parents' Fort Worth home in 1971. She was just 22 months old at the time of her disappearance.
Melissa's parents met her for the first time in over five decades on Saturday and undertook further DNA testing to officially confirm the match.We Found Melissa via Facebook
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