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A boy snatched from a California park in 1951 is found living on the East Coast

Headline from Delaware Public Media

Luis Armando Albino was lured away from a California park at the age of 6. He reunited with his biological family this summer after his niece found him through DNA testing and newspaper clippings.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Boy abducted from California in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast more than 70 years later (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California park. Now, more than seven decades later, Albino has been found thanks to help from an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings.

  2. Anchorage Daily News

    A California boy was kidnapped from a park in 1951. He’s just been found alive. (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Luis Armando Albino was living on the East Coast, had worked as a firefighter and served two tours in Vietnam with the Marine Corps.

  3. 6ABC Philadelphia

    6-year-old CA boy abducted in 1951 found alive on East Coast more than 70 years later (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    In 1951, Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old when he was abducted while playing at a California park. Over seven decades later, he was found alive.

  4. Foxla

    6-year-old boy kidnapped from Oakland found alive 70 years later (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland park. Now, more than seven decades later, Albino has been found thanks to help from an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings.

  5. New York Post

    6-year-old boy abducted from California in 1951 is found safe on East Coast after 70-year search (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Luis Armando Albino, who was kidnapped at 6 years old from Oakland, California in 1951, was found safe with a whole life on the East Coast 70 years later.

  6. The Guardian

    Six-year-old abducted from California park in 1951 found alive after seven decades (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Niece locates her uncle Luis Armando Albino living on other side of the country after search sparked when she took online DNA test ‘just for fun’

  7. CBS News

    Boy kidnapped from California park in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast: (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    More 70 years later, Luis Armando Albino has been found thanks to help from an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings.

  8. Delaware Public Media

    A boy snatched from a California park in 1951 is found living on the East Coast (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Luis Armando Albino was lured away from a California park at the age of 6. He reunited with his biological family this summer after his niece found him through DNA testing and newspaper clippings.

  9. Portland Press Herald

    6-year-old boy kidnapped in California in 1951 found alive more than 70 years later (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    An online ancestry test helped locate Luis Armando Albino, who was 6 in 1951 when a woman kidnapped him, flying him to the East Coast where he ended up with a couple who raised him as their own son.

  10. WSVN Miami

    Boy abducted from California in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast more than 70 years later - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California park. Now,

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