DNA kit links father and daughter after 52 years

VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) -- Carrie Newton said her puerility was filled with joy, and happiness, alongside her mom, stepdad, and siblings.

"I thought my mom's archetypal hubby was my dad, and I had ne'er met him due to the fact that I was raised by my stepdad," Newton, present 52 years old, remembered.

Thoughts of tracking down her biologic begetter seldom entered her caput until she was older. It wasn't until 3 years agone that she hopped connected the inclination of submitting a DNA practice test.

"I conscionable wanted to find retired wherever I was from geographically,” Newton said.

Little did she cognize that DNA kit would alteration her beingness forever.

"I kept getting emails saying, 'You person a 5th cousin'. I didn't attraction astir that. Then astir a twelvemonth later, I checked my email, and it said, 'You person a half-sister and a niece,’” said Newton.

It turns retired that half-sister got a akin notification astir the aforesaid clip due to the fact that she took the aforesaid DNA practice kit. The 2 yet came into contact, starring Newton to her biologic father, Mario Gonzales.

"My girl from my erstwhile matrimony called maine and goes, 'Dad, did you day a miss by the sanction of Kay erstwhile you 18?' And it was implicit silence," said Gonzales.

He was shocked because, astatine 18, helium dated Newton’s parent until she moved backmost to Seattle, and he'd ne'er perceive from her again.

"My girl gave maine her number, and I instantly called her and said, 'Honey, this is your dad,' and she started crying, she made maine cry,” Gonzales said.

Gonzales said helium ne'er knew Newton’s parent was pregnant. Sadly, successful 2004 Kay mislaid her conflict with cancer, taking that concealed with her.

Finally, aft a long-awaited twelvemonth amid COVID-19, the duo met astatine San Diego International Airport.

As Newton came down the escalator, years of region evaporated successful specified moments arsenic she and Gonzales embraced each different with tears of joy.

The outgo of these DNA kits unearthing a priceless connection.

"It was similar we were 2 peas successful a pod. Every clip we talked, it's similar we get each other," Newton said.

This communicative was archetypal reported by Vanessa Paz connected 10news.com.