Boy abducted from California in 1951 at age six found alive more than 70 years later

The Bay Area News Group reported on Friday that Luis Armando Albino’s niece in Oakland — with assistance from police, the FBI and the Justice Department — located her uncle living on the east coast

Luis Armando Albino, right, reunites with his brother Roger, more than 70 years after he was kidnapped from Oakland in 1951. Picture: Alida Alequin

Luis Armando Albino was six years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at a park in Oakland, California. Now, more than seven decades later, Mr Albino has been found thanks to help from an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings.

The Bay Area News Group reported on Friday that Mr Albino’s niece in Oakland — with assistance from police, the FBI and the Justice Department — located her uncle living on the east coast.