According to forensic genetic genealogy firm Othram, a toddler who was abducted by her non-custodial parent in 1999 has been located.
When Andrea Michelle Reyes was 23 months old, her mother, Rosa Tenorio, who was not the child’s legal guardian, is accused of kidnapping her from New Haven, Connecticut.
According to a news release from Othram, a felony warrant for custodial interference was obtained after an investigation was started.
According to Othram and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, officials thought Tenorio had taken Reyes to Puebla, Mexico, but the two were never found.
According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, another criminal warrant was issued in 2009.
Her disappearance was still being investigated.
Multiple age progression photographs that depict her potential appearance over time were made public by the authorities.
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According to Othram, Reyes’ father “searched tirelessly” throughout the years, but the case never progressed. According to Othram, “individuals” even traveled to Mexico to look for Reyes, but she was nowhere to be found.
According to Othram, the New Haven Police Department started looking into the case again in 2023. As a result, a woman posing as Reyes got in touch with the man she thought was her father.
Othram collaborated with the New Haven Police Department to verify the two were related.
A DNA sample from the woman was compared to that of Reyes’ father. “That the woman who reached out is, in fact, the nearly two-year-old girl kidnapped in October of 1999,” Othram wrote, citing the comparison.
Reyes is a 27-year-old Mexican resident. The nature of her relationship with her mother is unclear. Since the positive identification was made, Othram remained silent about whether or not she had reconnected with her father.
According to Othram, this is the seventh instance in Connecticut where authorities have identified a person using the company’s technology. As part of Othram’s Project 525 effort, the matter was looked into.
To address the 525 juvenile cases listed in the database, the project has teamed up with Ohtram and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.
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