More than two decades after being abducted from Connecticut by her non-custodial mother, Andrea Reyes has been identified and reunited with her father through advanced DNA technology.
Reyes, now 27, was just 23 months old when she was taken from New Haven, Connecticut in October 1999. The breakthrough in the case came after the New Haven Police Department reopened the investigation in 2023, working closely with forensic genealogy company Othram Labs.
The company announced the DNA match on March 4, 2025. New Haven police will hold a press conference to share updates about the case and ongoing investigation.
1999 Andrea Reyes Abduction
According to authorities, Andrea Michelle Reyes was abducted by her mother, Rosa Tenorio, who did not have custody. Tenorio allegedly fled the country with Andrea, taking her to Puebla, Mexico, a city of more than 1.5 million people southeast of Mexico City. At the time of the abduction, a felony warrant for Custodial Interference was issued for Tenorio.
Andrea’s father, whose name is being withheld, searched for years with no word from Tenorio or his daughter.
