Genevieve Purinton was 18 years old when she gave birth to a baby girl in Indiana. It was 1949, and Genevieve was young and unwed.
Naturally, the new mom wanted to see and hold her precious baby — but the doctors dropped a life-altering bombshell. They said her baby died at birth.
Years passed, and Genevieve had to undergo a hysterectomy because of a tumor. She never had any more children.
At 88, Genevieve lived at an assisted living facility in Florida. Her eight siblings had all died; she's felt alone for a long time, thinking she had no family left.
In 2017, about 1,500 miles away from where Genevieve lived, a woman named Connie received an at-home DNA kit for Christmas.
This was the key that would soon unlock the truth behind what really happened when Genevieve gave birth to that precious baby girl over 69 years ago.
