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'Missing' for 34 years

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    Adopted man discovers secrets about his past

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Listen to this story we all search the Internet for our own names every now and then but imagine doing that and finding your picture on a missing so on -- site for missing children.

Look at this it happened -- 135 year old man.

His search led to some shocking discoveries about his past and -- when the longest missing person cases in US history his very own.

Missing persons case it's an incredible story first seen in People Magazine this month and now Steve Carter.

The story behind that story joins us from Steve thanks for joining us this morning.

-- no problem.

So when you first went on that website and you were searching around and you noticed that what a person that looks similar to you what did you think is this me.

-- -- there was a lot of that he look at the picture and it's it's summer system that is.

You don't know what to do.

Everything would -- Kate's lined up waited my situation going into the orphanage so.

Eat you almost have to believe it is -- So we're looking at this picture and it's an age progressed photo you took this photo around and shared it with the family members and friends and -- telling you that's you.

That's you and that's an amazing amount of technology that that's the age progressed photo they were able to pull out.

But you always knew something was up you always had a hunch about this I don't have that hunch why did you.

But I mean I was adopted H force though their it's hard not familiar adopted away when -- cognizant -- -- though.

Yeah I mean and you haven't got the only question was you know -- -- end up in the -- Right obviously with Hawaiian roots he thought -- something's not right here something's not adding up -- as you started to.

Peel the onion back on all of this and discovered that that is me that's the that's the picture in the missing persons.

Website what did you do.

You know I I took some time.

They they actually took my blood in about February last year and then it was until October.

Until the results came back in you know it was confirmed that I was Smart animal like about you know -- nine months really reflect and and figure out what to do.

And since finding out I've reached out my half sister and -- -- Obama.

And what -- they said -- what what's been what has been the response and the connection there with your biological family.

That they've been amazing I mean very supportive it's it's really a -- slow moving process for.

For all parties know nobody including those you know what to do -- that it's more of you know billed as the -- the bill as we -- -- believe what's next for you Steve.

What sex is there's about a three week period from when I -- -- to -- -- ended up in the orphanage that.

We're trying to find out what happened.

ST please keep us up today it's an incredible story and please state contact with Fox -- we'd love to have you back on and talk more about that since you uncover more.

Will do thank you so much thank Steve and and.