“Lost for 73 Years: How a Determined Niece Unraveled a Family Mystery and Reunited with Her Abducted Uncle”

“We didn’t start crying until after the investigators left,” she added. “I grabbed my mom’s hands and said, ‘We found him.’ I was ecstatic.”

The Oakland police were also glad by the outcome of their investigation and said: “The outcome of this story is what we strive for.”

“I’m so happy that I was able to do this for my mom and (uncle),” she added. “It was a very happy ending,” 63-year-old niece Alida said

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In June this year, Luis traveled to Oakland and reunited about seven decades later with his family members, including Roger and Alida’s mother.

“They grabbed each other and had a really tight, long hug. They sat down and just talked,” Alida said.

The niece was especially glad that the two brothers were able to reunite before Roger’s death in August this year.

“I think he died happily. He was at peace with himself, knowing that his brother was found,” she said. “I was just so happy I was able to do this for him and bring him closure and peace.”

Alida was also sure that Luis’ deceased grandmother would have been “very happy” that her lost son was found.

“She never forgot him,” the niece told the outlet. She always said he was still alive. She had hope she would see him. She never gave up that hope.”

“I’m so happy that I was able to do this for my mom and (uncle),” she added. “It was a very happy ending.”

Netizens were ecstatic to read about the family’s happy ending, which was over 70 years in the making

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