‘Baby Holly’ who vanished when her parents were murdered in 1980 is found alive 40 years later
A woman who vanished as an infant when her parents were murdered in Texas in 1980 has been found alive more than 40 years later.
The youngster, who was known as “Baby Holly” vanished after Tina Gail Linn Clouse and Harold Dean Clouse Jr were found slain in a wooded area of Houston.
Now the 42-year-old woman, who is still called Holly, has been identified using DNA technology and was recently reunited with her family, according to officials.
Investigators found Holly, who was adopted by a couple, at her workplace in Oklahoma earlier this week and told her who she really was, and hours later she was on a Zoom call with her grandmother and aunts and uncles.
Holly Marie and her parents Tina, 17, and Harold, 21, disappeared in Texas in 1980 after moving from Florida.
Investigators found remains of the murdered couple in 1981, but their identieis remained a mystery until 1981 when their bodies were exhumed and identified using genetic genealogy.
Holly’s biological paternal grandmother, Donna Casasanta, said that she had been located on the birthday of her murdered son, and called it “a birthday present from heaven.”
“I prayed for more than 40 years for answers and the Lord has revealed some of it... we have found Holly,” Ms Casasanta said.
Her aunt, Sherry Linn Green, welcomed being reunited with Holly.
“After finally being able to reunite with Holly, I dreamed about her and my sister, Tina last night,” she said in a statement.
“In my dream, Tina was laying on the floor rolling around and laughing and playing with Holly like I saw them do many times before when they lived with me prior to moving to Texas.
“I believe Tina’s finally resting in peace knowing Holly is reuniting with her family. I personally am so relieved to know Holly is alive and well and was well cared for, but also torn up by it all. That baby was her life.”
Officials have not released details on how they found Holly, how she survived the murder or how she came to be adopted.
