The Unexpected | Chapter 5

Sometimes miracles hurt, and getting back together after so long is not as easy as it seems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Melissa, adjusting to life back with her birth family, resumes the journey to reconnect with her own children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After over 50 years, Melissa Highsmith is finally found. What's next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Melanie searches for her own kids while the brother she didn't know she had starts his own quest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What if Melissa Highsmith had been found 30 years earlier? It almost happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At an early age, Melanie Miyoko felt like something was off with life at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Melissa Highsmith, just 21 months old, is abducted by someone posing as a babysitter. Questions arise and rumors swirl. Who is Ruth Johnson? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you know you're lost if you don’t even know you're missing? The remarkable story of Melissa Highsmith being found 51 years after being kidnapped as a baby made global headlines, but the shocking details of what actually happened to her and the family that never stopped looking for her has never been fully told – until now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices