She Was Kidnapped as a Baby and Then Found 6 Years Later

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Delimar Vera’s story is one of the most shocking kidnapping cases in recent memory. Her mother never believed the fire killed her, and six years later that instinct proved right when Delimar was found alive.

What happened

In 1997, when Delimar was only 10 days old, a fire broke out in her Philadelphia home and authorities initially believed she had died in the blaze. But the fire was later understood to be a cover for a kidnapping, and Delimar had actually been taken by a woman who raised her under the name Aaliyah.

How her mother found her

Delimar’s mother, Luz Cuevas, never accepted the official explanation and kept searching for her daughter. Six years later, at a birthday party, she saw a little girl whose smile, dimples, and mannerisms convinced her it was Delimar, and a DNA test later confirmed the match.