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DNA test confirms woman's identity 51 years after abduction by babysitter
FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth police have confirmed that Melissa Highsmith is, in fact, the 22-month-old baby kidnapped by her babysitter 51 years ago.Police completed DNA testing on Highsmith and released the results on Thursday."It is our hope that this test result will offer additional closure for the Highsmith family," said Fort Worth police in a statement.Highsmith was reunited with her family in November 2022 after a 23andme test showed a connection to her birth parents.Highsmith contacted the woman who raised her, and was told that she bought Melissa off the street for $500 when she was just a baby.The family of Melissa Highsmith provided this photo of her as a baby. Highsmith disappeared from Fort Worth, Texas, Aug.