"Almost 37 years after her nephew went missing, Carolann Angelli took a DNA test and received news she didn't believe she'd ever hear. "There was no news on Anthony from the day that they told me he was missing," Angelli, 72, said. "Within about two or three weeks (after the test), I found out that we were a perfect match as an aunt and a nephew.""
"Anthony Angelli Rea was reported missing from Newbury's Harbor School in August 1988. Four years later, a teenage boy's remains were discovered half-buried in Newburyport. With the help of genome sequencing, the remains were identified as belonging to Rea more than 30 years later. "Anthony was a sweet child, and just taken from us way too soon," his aunt said. His only surviving relative, Angelli said receiving the news that Rea had finally been identified was "extremely emotional.""
Carolann Angelli, 72, took a DNA test nearly 37 years after her nephew Anthony went missing and learned she was a perfect genetic match as his aunt. Anthony Angelli Rea vanished from Newbury's Harbor School in August 1988. Four years later, a teenage boy's remains were found half-buried in Newburyport and remained unidentified for decades. Genome sequencing ultimately identified the remains as Rea more than 30 years later, bringing intense emotion and a sense of completion to his only surviving relative. Maya Ambrose, intrigued by unidentified-person cases since age 15 and now a criminal justice master's graduate, emerged as an unexpected guide who aided Angelli.
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