Sep 30, 2026 · 3 min · 3 segments
How do you know you're lost if you don’t even know you're missing? The remarkable story of Melissa Highsmith being found 51 years after being kidnapped as a baby made global headlines, but the…
Sean KipeHostThe name that I was raised up with was Melanie Miyoko.
I wasn't allowed to go outside and play, or have friends, or talk on the phone or nothing.
There was no hugs, and no kisses, or no encouragement.
They decided to take me out of school and lock me in my room.
My windows were nailed shut, and my door had a padlock.
You rob someone of their child, their whole life.
You robbed everything from them.
He used to tell me, "If you ever tell anybody, I'll kill you."
What would you do to find your missing baby? And how far would you go to survive? This is the story of one of the longest missing persons cases in US history, and Melissa Highsmith's incredible struggle to find her way home.
I've experienced things, and I've been through things that should have killed me, but I'm still here, and I'm, I'm here to tell about it.
The name that I was raised up with was Melanie Miyoko.
I wasn't allowed to go outside and play, or have friends, or talk on the phone or nothing.
There was no hugs, and no kisses, or no encouragement.
They decided to take me out of school and lock me in my room.
My windows were nailed shut, and my door had a padlock.
You rob someone of their child, their whole life.
You robbed everything from them.
He used to tell me, "If you ever tell anybody, I'll kill you."
What would you do to find your missing baby? And how far would you go to survive? This is the story of one of the longest missing persons cases in US history, and Melissa Highsmith's incredible struggle to find her way home.
I've experienced things, and I've been through things that should have killed me, but I'm still here, and I'm, I'm here to tell about it.
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