Connecticut police find a New Haven girl (now a woman) Missed 25 years ago She is only 2 years old.
Andrea Reyes, 27, was kidnapped In October 1999, her non-habitual mother, Rosa Tenorio, brought her to Mexico.
“Thank you for sharing our joy in finding our daughter Andrea. 25 years later, God answered our prayers and blessed us with the opportunity to know her again,” Andrea’s stepmother said in a press conference held at the New Haven Police Department on March 12. “We recognize that such a re-familiar person will face challenges, but we believe that God is on the road ahead of us and lead our steps.”
Police said at a press conference that over the years, Andrea’s father has personally gone to Mexico to find his daughter.
Andrea Reyes, 27, was kidnapped in October 1999 by her non-guardian, biological mother, Rosa Tenorio, who brought her to Mexico. (NCMEC)
Andrea’s father and stepmother thanked law enforcement and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Her stepmother also said DNA technology helped law enforcement establish leadership, which eventually led them to Andrea, which currently lives in Mexico.
She added that they “don’t lose sight of families waiting for their loved ones to find.”
“We have you pray and hope that you can also reunite with your loved ones,” Andrea’s stepmother said. “When we make new connections on these days and months, we ask you to pray and respect our privacy. We hope that our good news will be good news for you one day.”
NCMEC Age Creation Photo Images Andrea Reyes. (NCMEC)
Mexican authorities have clearly confirmed Reyes Her mother in 2000, but “someone suggested that the Mexican government would not take further action to remove Andrea from her mother,” New Haven PD Sgt. John Moore said in a press conference.
Andrea obviously contacted the person she thought was her father when she was Det. Kealyn Nivakoff with New Haven Police Department Start re-investigating the case. To confirm her identity, New Haven police worked with Othram, a forensic genetic genealogy research firm, which eventually confirmed the father relationship between Andrea and her father.
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According to NCMEC, family kidnapping is the second most common type of child kidnapping in the United States.
Andrea Reyes’ father spoke at a press conference on March 12 about finding his missing daughter 25 years later. (Facebook/New Haven PF)
In 2023, NCMEC received 1,185 cases of family kidnapping, and 59% of all amber alerts issued were used for family kidnapping.
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“One of the biggest misunderstandings about family kidnapping cases is that children are safe and ‘not really missing’ because they are with their parents,” Angeline Hartmann, director of communications at NCMEC, said in a statement. “At NCMEC, we know there are many emotions behind these situations that can be unpredictable and dangerous. These children are missing and live life with the kidnappers. They are forced to lie and are often isolated. Recent rehabilitation from Andrea Reyes and Aziz Khan have both recovered everyone and they have found something wrong with them.
Tenorio’s arrest warrant remains active.
