Kelli (left) reunited with her half sister.
Letter:
Dear Ash and Brit,
I wanted to take a moment to say thank you. Iām not sure if youāll actually see this. But your podcast lead to an idea that fulfilled one of my ill fathers bucket list items.
See, Iāve always known growing up that I had a half sister somewhere. He wasnāt able to remember many of the details about what he signed when he allowed her step father to adopt her. So he lost track of her when she was 6 or 7.
All of your āSeason of Justiceā episodes really pushed me into trying AncestryDNA in the hopes that it would connect me with her. It absolutely did.
We connected in August and she came to Indiana to meet me for the first time, and see our father this past weekend.
The best part, in my opinion was finding out how much we had in common. One of the first things I found out about her was that she is a Crime Junkie too! Sheās been listening for a few years as well.
But Iām so glad that your podcast gave me the idea that lead to finding her. Iāve been so worried that my dad wouldnāt get the chance to meet her, heās had so many heart surgeries and has been on dialysis for a couple of years now. When covid happened, he told me that he was ready to go if he caught it, but that he would regret not seeing her again. I was able to make that happen for him, and I canāt thank you enough.
Kelli