Boy abducted at age six found alive 73 years later - but there's heartbreaking news

Luis Armando Albino was abducted from a parkland successful Oakland, California, successful 1951 portion playing with member Roger, earlier being tracked down 73 years aboriginal by his niece

A six-year-old lad abducted arsenic a kid much than 70 years agone has been recovered alive.

Luis Armando Albino vanished connected February 21, 1951, aft helium was abducted by a pistillate successful a parkland successful West Oakland, California. The then-youngster had been playing with his older brother, Roger, astatine the clip and was lured distant by a pistillate promising to bargain him sweets.

The lawsuit sadly went acold for decades, with a dedicated niece aboriginal searching desperately to find answers for her family. Luis' devastated parent ne'er gave up hope, but tragically passed distant without answers successful 2005 astatine the property of 92.

The unthinkable quality that Luis - present 79 - had been located emerged this play aft it transpired that, aft being lured away, helium was flown cross-country earlier being raised by a mates successful New York City. Now aged 79, Luis was re-united with Roger, 82, successful June earlier the older member sadly passed distant past period pursuing a crab diagnosis.

Luis was tracked down by niece Alida Alequin, 63, who utilized DNA techniques and paper archives successful her persistent hunt for answers to the household tragedy. Her efforts paid disconnected aft tracking Luis down earlier this twelvemonth alongside Oakland Police Department, FBI and the Department for Justice.

After reuiniting the brothers, Alida told Mercury News however her uncle "hugged maine and said, 'thank you for uncovering me'". Now a gramps himself, Luis, it transpired, had gone onto unrecorded a fruitful life, moving arsenic a firefighter and serving successful the Marine Corps successful Vietnam.

"They grabbed each different and had a truly tight, agelong hug. They sat down and conscionable talked," Alida said. Speaking of Roger's death, she said helium "died happily" and was "at bid with himself, knowing that his member was found".

While Luis has yet to springiness immoderate media interviews, it's understood questions stay to beryllium answered arsenic to wherefore helium was abducted. The radical helium believed were his parents person since died, it's been reported, portion the adults surrounding him successful New York person refused to reply immoderate questions.

Speaking of her grandma and Luis' mother, Alida added: "She ever felt helium was alive. She took that with her to her grave."