The woman was listed as missing when she was just a baby more than four decades ago. Now, authorities say they have found her safe and sound and that she is 42 years old.
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Known in the media as ‘baby Holly’, researchers have been searching for her since 1980. That year her parents Tina Gail Linn Clouse and Harold Dean mysteriously disappeared from their home in Houston, Texas.
Months later, the bodies of the two adults were found, buried in a wooded area of the state. However, nothing was ever heard of the girl.
The couple was originally from Florida and had come to Texas looking for job opportunities. Harold was 21 years old and Tina was 17. According to various US media, the couple died violently. Harold Dean was beaten, bound and gagged. While Tina was suffocated.
Although the bodies were found more than 40 years ago, it was not until 2021 that they were recognized through genetic technology. Just last year, relatives were told what had happened to Harold and Tina.
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the find
After decades of searching, authorities announced that last week they found Holly Marie’s whereabouts. The 42-year-old woman lives in Oklahoma and has five children and two grandchildren.
The investigators went to his place of work and explained the case to him. Holly, unaware of what had happened to her, was reunited by video call with her family hours later.
“Holly has been notified of the identities of her birth relatives and has been in contact with her extended birth family and looks forward to meeting them in person soon,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement.
Donna Casasanta, Holly’s grandmother, said she has prayed for more than 40 years for an answer “and the Lord has revealed part of it.”
Tina’s sister, Shery Linn Green assured that finding her niece was a gift from heaven:
“Tina is finally resting in peace knowing her Holly is going to be reunited with her family. It’s such a relief to know that Holly is alive and has been well cared for.”
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