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After Andrea Michelle Reyes, 27, was found in Mexico after being abducted by her biological mother from Connecticut in 1999, authorities shared how they were able to locate her.
By Olivia Evans Mar 07, 2025 5:27 PM | Updated 50 minutes ago
Andrea Michelle Reyes Case: Woman Who Was Kidnapped as Toddler Found 25 Years Later
The discovery of Andrea Michelle Reyes came after years of searching and a DNA test.
The now-27-year-old—who was abducted by her biological mother Rosa Tenorio when she was just 23 months old from New Haven, Connecticut, in 1999—was discovered in Puebla, Mexico, after authorities reopened her cold case file in 2023 and partially utilized new DNA technology.
In a statement shared to social media, the New Haven Police Department shared that detective Kealyn Nivakoff had located Andrea after a “combination of interviews, search warrants and social media,” reuniting her with her father, who had sole custody of her at the time of her abduction.
“Detective Nivakoff determined that Andrea, now in her 20s, had been taken by Rosa to Mexico and was residing in Puebla, a city of over a million people,” the statement, shared to X March 5, detailed, adding that Nivakoff, “was able to establish contact with Andrea and, in partnership
with the DNA testing at company Ortham, confirm the relationship between father and daughter.”
The discovery allowed Andrea and her father—whose identity was left anonymous—to have their first reunion in over 20 years. The New Haven police shared that while a warrant to arrest Andrea’s mother is still active, it is only viable in the United States and she is “suspected” to be residing in Mexico.
Police indicated that Andrea’s father had gone to Mexico himself several times, embarking on futile searches for his daughter until her ultimate discovery by police. The authorities concluded in their statement, “No cold case is ever closed, we remain committed to resolving every cold case and this is a perfect example of that effort.”
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
News of Andrea’s discovery came just days after police in Colorado discovered now-14-year-old Abdul Aziz Khan, who was abducted by his mother Rabia Khalid in 2017 amid a custody battle that was detailed in a 2022 episode of Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries.
“We’re overwhelmed with joy that Aziz has finally been found,” his family said in a statement to authorities. “We want to thank everyone for their support over the last seven years.”
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