'A Christmas miracle': Woman kidnapped as child reunites with family 51 years later
HALTOM CITY, Texas -- It's a feeling Alta Apantenco doesn't ever want to let go of. She finally saw her daughter, Melissa Highsmith after 51 years,...
HALTOM CITY, Texas -- It's a feeling Alta Apantenco doesn't ever want to let go of. She finally saw her daughter, Melissa Highsmith after 51 years, WFAA reported. "I keep having to pinch myself to make sure I'm awake. I'm just elated. I can't describe my feelings," Alta said. "I'm just so happy to see my daughter I didn't ever think I would ever see again." On August 23, 1971, Alta said her daughter, Melissa, was kidnapped from her family's apartment in Fort Worth, Texas. "The first year was really, really bad because they couldn't help me," Apantenco said.