US Boy Kidnapped in 1951 from California returns 70 years later

On the US East Coast, a guy who was kidnapped more than 70 years ago when he was six years old has been discovered alive. On February 21, 1951, Luis Armando Albino vanished from a park located in West Oakland, California. A woman enticed him away by promising to buy him candy as he played with his brother Roger, who was ten years old. His whereabouts were unknown for many years until this year, when family investigations and DNA tests provided the answer.

Following her uncle’s disappearance, Mr. Albino’s niece Alida Alequin made the finding, which was initially published by The Mercury News. Ms. Alequin, a 63-year-old Oakland resident, used DNA testing, newspaper clippings, and assistance from the Oakland Police Department, FBI, and Department of Justice. Luis Albino Having done two tours in Vietnam, he is currently a former firefighter and veteran of the Marine Corps.

The 79-year-old Mr. Albino was reunited in June with sentimental family members, including as his 82-year-old older brother Roger, who passed away from cancer last month. Before Mr. Roger passed away, the brothers had a touching reunion, as Alida Alequin put it: “They grabbed each other and had a really tight, long hug.” They took a seat and conversed.” 2020 saw Ms. quest start when she inadvertently completed an online DNA test. After learning that she and Albino had a 22% match, she decided to learn more about her family’s past.

Along with her daughters, Ms Alequin looked through newspaper archives and microfilm at local libraries, ultimately finding images of Luis Albino that verified her suspicions. The decades-old riddle had to be solved, and she was determined to do it. Mr. Albino recounts some of his kidnapping and voyage to the East Coast, but he also says that those in his immediate vicinity at the time declined to offer clarification. These days, he would rather not discuss some of his experiences. Regretfully, their 92-year-old mother passed away in 2005 before the mystery could be answered. Ms. Alequin said that Roger’s last days were serene. He was “at peace with himself, knowing his brother had been found,” according to her, and he “died happily.”