- Melissa Highsmith went missing when she was kidnapped by a babysitter at her parents’ Fort Worth home in 1971. She was just 22 months old at the time of her disappearance.
- Over the next 51 years, Highsmith’s family and police searched diligently for her, even following up on recent tips about possible sightings in North Carolina.
- In the end, however, Melissa was found living in Fort Worth under the name Melanie Walden.
