90 Yo Adopted Man Discovers 45 Long-Lost Members Of His Biological Family

Inside Edition featured the heartwarming story of 90-year-old Jim Scott, who, after growing up as an only child during the 1930s Depression era in Pittsburgh, yearned to uncover the mystery of his biological parents. Jim’s daughter, Maryland, took up the challenge and, using Ancestry.com, unearthed surprising details. Astonishingly, Jim was left at a stranger’s doorstep in a box just 12 days after his birth, named after the policemen who found him.

Maryland shared photos, including those from a newspaper article and the spot where Jim was abandoned. The investigation led to the discovery of pictures of Jim’s birth mother and father, revealing a striking resemblance between Jim and his father. The search yielded an incredible 45 blood relatives, including a long-lost brother named Felix. In an Inside Edition interview, George, Jim’s biological nephew, expressed the collective effort to piece together this familial puzzle.

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