Episode 21

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18th Feb 2025

[TRUE CRIME] S3E21 - The Girl Who Solved Her Own Kidnapping

On August 4, 1987, 19-day-old Carlina White was abducted from Harlem Hospital, leaving her parents, Joy and Carl, in emotional limbo for over 23 years. In a twist no one expected, Carlina solved her own kidnapping decades later, uncovering the truth about her identity and the woman who raised her. This episode unravels the emotional journey of Carlina’s discovery, the impact on her biological family, and the consequences for her abductor. 

 

 

Sources

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20111114020009/http://nymag.com/news/features/carlina-white-2011-10/

https://web.archive.org/web/20220409053514/https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-annugetta-ann-pettway-now/

https://web.archive.org/web/20231219005148/https://nypost.com/2011/01/21/fbi-hunts-woman-who-kidnapped-baby-as-victim-23-begins-life-with-parents/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/police-hunt-anne-pettway-woman-raised-kidnapped-carlina/story?id=12729138

https://web.archive.org/web/20120421115847/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/05/nyregion/20-day-old-infant-with-a-fever-is-abducted-from-harlem-hospital.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20150524205712/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/07/nyregion/police-go-to-baltimore-to-interview-suspect.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/arrest-warrant-issued-ann-pettway-woman-accused-kidnapping-carlina-white-ny-hospital-article-1.152740

https://web.archive.org/web/20121109082409/http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/23/new.york.kidnapping.suspect/

https://web.archive.org/web/20110127201624/http://abcnews.go.com/US/ann-pettway-woman-raised-carlina-white-face-kidnapping/story?id=12746441

 

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