National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Andrea Michelle Reyes
Andrea Reyes was kidnapped by her mother to Mexico. An DNA test has now confirmed his identity and the young woman can meet with her father.
A woman who was kidnapped when she was a child in the US state of Connecticut was Found Live 25 years later No Mexico.
Andrea Michelle Reyes had Only two years old When he was taken by his mother, Rosa Tenorio, in October 1999, according to a statement from the New Haven Police Department.
At the time of the abduction, the father of Reyes had legal custody and the authorities quickly obtained a tenorium capture warrant. It was suspected that he had fled to Mexico with his daughter, but despite his father’s various trips to Mexico in search of them, he could not establish contact.
The case cooled until 2023, when detective Kealyn Nivakoff reactivated the investigation. Using a mixture of interviews, search warrants and analysis of social networks, Nivakoff managed to locate Reyes in Pueblaa moved city in Mexico with more than one million inhabitants.
Advanced DNA tests performed by the Forensic Genealogy company Othram confirmed Reyes’s identity And his relationship with his father, which led to his long -awaited reunion, says.
“Over the years, Andrea’s father has sought tirelessly, but never heard from his daughter or mother,” said Othram in a statement. The identification of Reyes was part of a wider initiative intended for resolve more than 500 cases of missing minors within the national system of missing and unidentified persons.
New Haven police chief Karl Jacobson praised the work of police forces, stating: “Although the cases may have exhausted investigation clues at the time, No case filed is truly closed. We are still committed to resolving all archived cases, and this is a perfect example of this effort. ”
Reyes, currently 27, is a resident in Mexico. However, your mother’s capture warrant is still active in the United States. Authorities believe Tenorio is still in Mexico, but do not advance details about the ongoing efforts to take her to court.
