'A Bad Childhood': Woman Reunited with Family 51 Years After Being Kidnapped as Toddler Speaks Out
Alta Apantenco, Melissa Highsmith, and Jeffrie Highsmith.Photo: Highsmith family Growing up,Melissa Highsmithsays something always felt off. She lived a sheltered childhood, which was different from the two brothers she grew up with. And the relationship she had with the woman who claimed to be her mom was riddled with trouble and hardship, compelling her to run away at the age of 15. Thirty-eight years later she learned why their relationship was so difficult....