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She found her brother, missing for 25 years, after seeing his photo on the news: this is their story
After twenty five years apart, a sister found her brother through an online news article. The story of how they were reunited.
After her brother had been missing for twenty-five years, his sister, Marcella Nasseri, stumbled across a news article that has led her back to her beloved baby brother. The Nor-Cal Alliance for the Missing confirmed the story on November 23 in a press release. After more than a quarter of a century, Tommy will be reunited with his family, reported the organization that raises awareness and supports families of missing people. The news came just before Thanksgiving, giving the family an opportunity to celebrate the holidays with a loved one who had been separated from them for far too long.
One news paper article later the siblings are brought back together
The Alliance explained that in April, “an individual was brought to a Los Angeles County hospital, and a recent fingerprint analysis confirmed his identity as Tommy.” The family expressed their gratitude to several individuals who played critical roles in reuniting them with their beloved Tommy. Among them are Anthony Robledo, a reporter whose article, the Alliance says, “led to the discovery of Tommy,” and Deputy Sheriff Derek Kennemore of the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office, who advocated for Tommy to be fingerprinted—the key evidence necessary for the reunion.
Robledo’s heartfelt article and call for help was published in USA Today in early May. In it, the reporter described a man who had been admitted to the hospital but, being non-verbal, was unable to communicate his identity or whether he had family.
About a week ago, Tommy’s sister miraculously saw the article and reached out to the Lassen County Sheriff’s Department, which began investigating. Tommy, who had since been transferred to another hospital in the Los Angeles area, was identified after his fingerprints were taken. His sister was informed by a Lassen County detective that that they were a match for her brother, who had been missing since 1999.
Tommy’s sister has set up a GoFundMe to support her brother as he reunites with his family and begins rebuilding his life.
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