She was abducted 25 years ago in the US, now found live in Mexico
Andrea Michelle Reyes27 years old today, she was only two years old, when her mother, who did not have legal custody, took her away from her father in Connecticut in October 1999, and fled the country with her.
New Havna and FBI police issued a mothers' criminal prosecution order Rose tenorioas they suspected she had escaped with her daughter to Mexico. Andrein's father repeatedly traveled to Mexico but failed to make contact with any of them, writes Guardian.
An example of a missing person remained unreal until 2023, when the police detective began to investigate Andre's abduction again. « By using a combination of interviews, court orders and social networks, » said a detective Kealyn Nivakoff found that after abduction, Reyes lives in the Mexican city of Puebla, where more than one million people reside, police said.
She met her father after two decades
Advanced DNA tests have confirmed the kinship link between Reyes and her father, who have finally met after more than two decades. The company, which was involved in the investigation, wrote in a press release that « Andrein's father had been looking for his daughter tirelessly all these years, but never received any news from her or her mother. »
Reyes identification was part of the initiative to dismiss more than 500 cases of missing minors involved in the national system for missing and unidentified persons, the company said. « This example reflects the hard work of our police officers and detectives, » said police chief in New Havno Karl Jacobson. “Although at some point the investigative traces can be exhausted, no case is never really completed. We are committed to resolving any unresolved case, which is a perfect example of this effort. «
Reyes, now 27 years old, is a resident of Mexico, said Othra. Tenorio arrest order remains valid in the United States, and police believe the suspect is still in Mexico.