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Coverage dated November 27, 2022

Missing Texas woman says she has reunited with her family -- 51 years later

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Melissa Highsmith was kidnapped in 1971 when she was just 21 months old.

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  1. Wfmy News 2

    Missing Texas woman says she has reunited with her family -- 51 years later (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Melissa Highsmith was kidnapped in 1971 when she was just 21 months old.

  2. FOX 35 Orlando

    Family of Melissa Highsmith, toddler abducted 51 years ago, 'overjoyed' after being reunited (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    Melissa Highsmith was raised just minutes from where she was abducted from her mother's Fort Worth, Texas, apartment on Aug. 23, 1971, when she was just 21 months old.

  3. CBS 19 Tyler

    Missing Fort Worth woman says she has reunited with her family -- 51 years later (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    Melissa Highsmith was kidnapped in 1971 when she was just 21 months old.

  4. CBS News

    Melissa Highsmith, missing for 51 years, found in Fort Worth (opens CBS News)

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    A woman who disappeared over five decades ago was found in Fort Worth this week, her family announced Sunday.

  5. WTHR Indianapolis

    Missing Texas woman reunites with her family — 51 years later (opens WTHR Indianapolis)

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    Melissa Highsmith was kidnapped in 1971 when she was just 21 months old.

  6. La Crosse Tribune

    Woman kidnapped as child found 51 years later, reunited with family in Texas (opens La Crosse Tribune)

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    La Crosse Tribune's feed description

    Melissa Highsmith was 22 months old when taken by a babysitter in 1971. She has lived in Fort Worth most of her life and never knew she was kidnapped.

  7. KHOU Houston

    Missing Texas woman reunited with her family 51 years later (opens KHOU Houston)

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    Melissa Highsmith was kidnapped in 1971 when she was just 21 months old.

  8. The Guardian

    Texas woman found by family 51 years after being kidnapped as baby (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Melissa Highsmith, who family say was abducted in Fort Worth in 1971, located in South Carolina, more than 1,000 miles away

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