Police searching for UK mom who vanished Jan. 27 find a body. Anyone else find the same thing? Heard about this after it aired. DNA tests reveal #Nevada man was falsely identified as baby kidnapped in 1964. Who is he? For Fronczak and The Lost Sons, it isnt a Hollywood ending. Paul said he believes someone in the family must know something about what happened to Jill. By what name was The Lost Sons (2021) officially released in India in English? #372. That was the last time they saw their infant son. It may not display this or other websites correctly. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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Paul Fronczaks story is true, but it is filled with the kind of wild twists and turns that you might expect from an overstuffed detective novel. Eventually, "Paul" found out he was reallyJack Rosenthal. However, the boy sensed as he grew up that he was not in the right family. Could he be the same baby?A baby is kidnapped from a hospital, months later, a toddler is abandoned. He said: [Baty] actually talked to my mom. Adjustable arms. I still feel you cant make two children vanish out of a family and not have someone remember something. All Rights Reserved. A baby is kidnapped from a hospital, months later, a toddler is abandoned. Before his death from cancer on April 25, 2020 (which was also his actual birth date), Kevin Baty reportedly spoke several times with his birth mother, Dora; his biological father Chester died in 2017. April 25 is the birth date for the real Paul Fronczak. Fascinating story though. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Paul discovered his real name was Jack Rosenthal, The "realPaul" was kidnapped as a baby from Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, The case of the missing baby had made headlines across the country at the time, An artificially made photo of what Jill could look like today, Paul discovered he was abandoned as a baby, He discovered the truth when he found a box with newspaper clippings about the case, Dora and Chester Fronczak achieved national media attention with their search for their missing son, Paul's biological mum with his sister Linda, Paul left with his dad Chester and his brother Dave, Paul with his mum and his daughter Emma Faith, I was left abandoned as a baby but then raised by the WRONG family for 50 years I am still searching for the truth, Pedestrian who killed cyclist in clash over riding on pavement is JAILED after victim, 77, fell into path of car, Model 'paid thousands to smuggle 5m criminal cash into Dubai by hiding money in her holiday luggage', MI5 has blood on its hands after my daughter Saffie Roussos, 8, was killed in Manchester bombing attack, Dad 'fatally shot daughter, 7, in head & gunned down headteacher mum' who died of 'shock' from wounds in double killing, Rolf Harris sued over 'fresh sex attack after molesting vulnerable 10-year-old girl at school holiday camp', UK weather: Exact date snow and hail will hit Britain as chilly winds from the north blow in -1C temperatures, Frogmore eviction shows King Charles has drawn a line with Harry - now he must do two more things with the spoilt brat, Im a prison officer & worked with some of Britains feared men but I made a BIG mistake on my first month on the wing, horrifying memory of seeing the babies sitting "in a cage", Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). I started this whole thing because I wanted to find my mum and dads kidnapped child. George Knapp shared recent items of interest, including articles on alien tourists and a canine-like cryptid: The woman who kidnapped Paul would have simply invented a birth date. He was kidnapped April 26, 1964. Michael Reese Hospital via Getty Images courtesy of CNN Films. He died in April. Paul did not actually manage to meet the original Paul but he arranged for his mum to speak to him over the phone. The infant was a day and a half old when a woman dressed as a nurse came in to the room, said the doctor wanted to see the baby and promptly disappeared with the child. He was a horrible man and it is good that he was identified, but does the end justify the means?, Peter Neufeld, a co-founder of The Innocence Project, which uses DNA to exonerate people who were wrongly convicted, told The Times: There is a whole generation that says, I dont really care about privacy. Baty died on his real birthday, April 25, 2020, a year after learning that the name he knew all of his life was a lie. Robert is his step-father and unlikely to have any knowledge or involvement with abduction. Kevin Ray Baty Self - Stolen Baby found in 2019 (archive footage) Paul Fronczak Self CeCe Moore Self - DNA Detective Director Ursula Macfarlane All cast & crew Production, box office & more at IMDbPro More like this 7.3 752 Is Not a Number Watchlist 7.3 The Soul of America Watch options 6.4 The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes Watchlist 6.3 Indeed, the Fronczaks loved and raised Paul alongside his younger brother, but from that day forward, Paul was never totally sure of his identity. My first focus is on my family and spending time with them, my second is on my career. Paul/Kevin did read Jack/Paul's book and apparently enjoyed it and let his friends and family read it as well. The man, who didnt want to be identified by his new name, said hes still coming to grips with the news of his abduction. No new air dates so I downloaded the CNN app. Sadly, there arent many happy reunions in The Lost Sons. Baty was able to speak briefly to Dora (Chester died in 2017), but he was sick with cancer and they were never able to meet in person. But his story didnt end there. In 2018, DNA testing was famously used to identify a suspect in the notorious case of the Golden State Killer, leading to the arrest of Joseph James Deangelo, now 75, on suspicion of at least 13 murders, 50 rapes and 120 burglaries across California between 1973 and 1986. If you wrote this as a scripted piece, people would say thats not believable., She added: I was very interested in ideas of family and is it nature or nurture that shapes us? No, Paul Fronczak's twin sister was not found, and she has yet to be found. Kevin Baty died in April. It makes me wonder how he obtained a birth certificate, drivers license, passport, etc. You would think that once he discovered who he was, Paul (Jack) would have all the answers he needed, right? A baby named Paul Fronczak who famously was kidnapped one day after he was born at a Chicago hospital in 1964 reportedly has been found living in rural Michigan under another identity. When police were alerted to the abduction, they launched what, at the time, was referred to as the largest manhunt to find the infant. Batys grown children, for some unknown reason, suspected that their father was really Paul and were able to get a DNA test conducted. So many lives changed forever. From his post, it appears Kevins daughters had some contact with them until the results came back and Kevin didnt want the publicity. Its a race against time because theres not a lot of people left who can tell Paul anything about what happened to him and Jill, she says. Now the final piece of the puzzle is finding out what really happened to Jill. Both had grown up under names that were not their own. Dora handed over her son, and the nurse left. In order to provide the best information, here is a little background. David Fronczak has been frustrated and spoken out about the situation. The Associated Press noted that police, at the time, said blood type and ear shape were about the only leads they had because the boy had no blemishes or birthmarks. According to The Sun, his twin sister, Jill, also went missing, reportedly after being neglected by their parents. Youre not going to have a twin you didnt know about and shes not going to be called Jill and youre not going to be called Jack. He had lived in Manton, Michigan all his life and did not know that he was the real Paul Fronczak until his DNA confimed his real . Deangelo was identified not because he himself had been looking to identify his own genetic background, but because a distant relative had, allowing police to build a family tree and use public records to identify potential suspects. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, "The FBI said I was my parents' stolen baby - but I found the truth", "A baby snatched from a Chicago hospital in 1964 was reunited with his parents 15-months later. Police tested approximately 10,000 babies across the country and searched for Paul while his parents hoped their son would be found, per The Foundling. The FBI launched a search for the missing child that appeared to come to a happy ending two years later. . The man told Knapp: Ive reached out to the real Paul and his children, and I sent the real Paul my book, and I heard from my tipster that [Baty] read the book. Turns out, this "nurse" was a woman in disguise who literally kidnapped this baby from the arms of his mother. No more details were released at the time, possibly because Real Paul/Kevin was very sick. At home DNA testing kits have exploded in the US, and to a lesser extent in the UK, in the last few years. https://t.co/vQSAdytKx8, George Knapp (@g_knapp) November 6, 2020. Paul Fronczak was barely a day old when he got kidnapped. He pushed aside a sofa to get into the crawl space. All the latest Law Enforcement Today news, updates and alerts delivered straight to your phone or inbox. After many twists and turns, he discovers that he was not the kidnapped child, that his real name is Jack Rosenthal (from Atlantic City, New Jersey), that he has a still missing twin sister named Jill, and that the real Paul Fronczak is still alive and known by an adoptive name. Nov 7, 2020. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The woman . Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Mother of Kevin Ray Baty; Private and Private. Kevin was raised and identifies with Robert as his father. The Fronczak family sent condolences after his passing. The person who abducted Paul is believed to be Aurora Baty from Manton, MI. With so much stuff happening in the world on social media, its easy for things to get lost. Call him Paul Fronczak, Kevin Baty, or Jack Rosenthal; he is the kidnapped twin brother of Jill Rosenthal.. Paul realized as he grew up that the people he was growing up with were not his real family because they did not look the same and did not make him feel like family. The FBI declined to confirm whether the case has been solved. The couple and their new son had no idea until 50 years later they discovered the horrifying mix up due to a DNA test. Now, a man in Manton, Michigan has been identified as that baby. It can also have legal consequences, not just for you, but for descendants you may never meet, in decades to come. Ex-wife of Alexander Franklen Bowers; Private and Walter James Harrison. Premieres at 8 p.m. Sunday on CNN and available then on demand. So many broken hearts. According to The Foundling, there were no other real tests to help identify missing persons, much less children. Theres a lot of parts that are astounding and harrowing, but theres also a kind of epic mythical quality to them as well.. The man raised as Paul did say that Baty reached out and talked to his birth mother on several occasions. "I will leave no stone unturned. Paul Fronczak, who was found in rural Michigan, was snatched from Michael Reese Hospital more than 55 years ago, news station WGN-TV reported. Baty died on his real birthday, April 25, 2020, a year after learning that the name he knew all of his life was a lie. They married around Dec 1975 according to Ancestry obit collection. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 16, 2021. Paul/Kevin did read Jack/Paul's book and apparently enjoyed it and let his friends and family read it as well. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. We ask for privacy for the victims as we continue to investigate the facts surrounding this case.. Could he be the same baby? This baby, named Paul Fronczak just after his birth, was taken from Michael Reese Hospital in 1964 by a woman dressed as a nurse. He said that he wrote a book, called The Foundling, and sent Baty a copy. The Chicago Sun-Times tells us how during his search, Paul utilized a team of genealogists who helped him locate some of his own relatives and who he was. But it was just the first chapter in his incredible story that involves a kidnapping plot, the Chicago mafia, being raised by the "wrong" parents, finding his real family and now searching for his missing twin sister. Keep in mind, when he was found at that New Jersey shopping center, it was 1965, and DNA testing wasn't really a thing. Paul Fronczak Paul found that he and his twin had both gone missing after they were allegedly neglected by their parents Gilbert and Marie- who are both deceased now. He is now 49 years old and lives in Nevada. Paul Fronczak was 10 when he went hunting for Christmas presents in his parents' basement. Paul Fronczak was abducted from a Chicago hospital in 1964, before being allegedly found 15-months later. And that was based on the one photo they had of him, taken on the day of his birth before he was cruelly snatched away. He said: Everything Ive heard from other members of my family, pretty much made it clear to me that me and my twin sister Jill were abused, neglected and ultimately I was abandoned. And if she wasnt murdered by them, then shes still out there., Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. 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Want to make sure you never miss a story from Law Enforcement Today? The Lost Sons tells the tale of Paul Fronczak, now 57, who was taken from a Chicago hospital as a newborn in 1964. Paul's abduction led to one of the largest manhunts in the nation with over 200 police officers. Now a handsome, charismatic, middle-aged man, Fronczak is front and center for the bulk of the documentary, sharing his life story and recounting how he always felt a sense of uneasiness as he bounced from Chicago to Arizona to Las Vegas, playing in rock bands and trying his hand at acting, working as a stand-in for George Clooney on Oceans 11 and appearing for a split second in the Jackie Chan-Chris Tucker comedy Rush Hour.. Fronczaks biological parents have already died and his siblings arent willing to say why he was abandoned though other relatives say that the couples children were neglected and abused. He has now devoted himself to finding his missing sister. [2], In January 2021, it was announced Ursula Macfarlane would direct the film, with CNN Films and Raw set to produce. He declined to comment on whether he planned to meet his biological mother, who lives in the Chicago suburbs. A newborn baby who was abducted in 1964 from a Chicago hospital has been located living under a different name. But his quest goes on, to find his twin, Jill. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Six years later, they managed to find the real Paul Fronczak, who was renamed Kevin Baty. However, he had no contact with Jack/Paul. Ben Bradley, of News 8 sister station WGN, reported that a stepbrother of Baty claimed that Lorraine had been dating a doctor in Chicago around that time frame. Federal investigators in Chicago became aware of Baty back in 2018. Paul learned that he had a twin sister and other siblings, he also learned that he was probably better off having been abandoned. I dont know the family. It was not until 2012 that Paul finally decided to get some answers about his family history and identity. Once again, the case makes headlines, as the telegenic Paul goes on TV to tell his story, trying to ascertain his real identity and also find the real Paul Fronczak. Paul and Emma eavesdropped on one of those calls and were elated for the long-suffering Dora. A baby was found abandoned in New Jersey with ears similar to parents Chester and Dora Fronczaks missing son, WGN-TV reported. After me and my sister vanished my parents became recluses, no one ever saw them again- no one ever talked to them. I always knew in my heart that Paul was alive and I was going to find him and we did. She named Paul - Kevin Rae Baty. The dad-of-one unearthed. This entire story is just so sad for all of them. . Dora, upon seeing the young boy, was quoted in papers at the time as saying, Thats my baby.. The following year the FBI reopened the case and six years later the original Paul was found- who was renamed, Kevin Baty. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Is it genes or blood?. I was very interested in ideas of family and is it nature or nurture that shapes us? says Macfarlane. A newspaper clipping from the 1964 disappearance of Paul Fronczak, later renamed Kevin Baty. Satch. Identity of Fronczak baby kidnapped in 1964, is finally known. 85 talking about this. While there were some answers. Macfarlane hopes that The Lost Sons may shake loose some missing pieces of the puzzle. Director Ursula Macfarlane does an admirable job of weaving together a complex, sometimes convoluted and ultimately heart-tugging story, starting at the shocking beginning. 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