A woman who was missing for 51 years has been finally reunited with her family. Melissa Highsmith was one-year-old when she was kidnapped back in 1971, reports the Mirror.
The baby's disappearance came after her mother, Alta Apantenco, placed an advertisement in a local newspaper looking for a babysitter. The single mother hired a woman, without meeting her, after she applied for the position.
Alta's roommate then handed over Melissa to the woman who allegedly kidnapped her and took her away from her family for over 50 years. The family reported the missing child to local authorities in Texas but she was never found.
