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| - Details: Meredith Atkinson is searching for her birth mother, Rose Marie Luttmer, who gave her up for adoption more than fifty years before. In 1938, Rose Marie was unmarried and pregnant; she sought refuge at the Home of Redeeming Love, a shelter for unwed mothers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Meredith was born there in 1939 and Rose Marie had no choice but to give her up for adoption. Fifty-three years later, in 1991, Meredith returned to her birthplace to look for clues about her past. She learned that her mother was of Irish and German descent. She also learned that her mother had one sister and four brothers; they were all field workers during the Great Depression. She wants to find her mother to tell her that she understood the situation that she was in and wants to forgive her. She ha
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| - Details: Meredith Atkinson is searching for her birth mother, Rose Marie Luttmer, who gave her up for adoption more than fifty years before. In 1938, Rose Marie was unmarried and pregnant; she sought refuge at the Home of Redeeming Love, a shelter for unwed mothers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Meredith was born there in 1939 and Rose Marie had no choice but to give her up for adoption. Fifty-three years later, in 1991, Meredith returned to her birthplace to look for clues about her past. She learned that her mother was of Irish and German descent. She also learned that her mother had one sister and four brothers; they were all field workers during the Great Depression. She wants to find her mother to tell her that she understood the situation that she was in and wants to forgive her. She has been searching for her ever since. Extra Notes: This case first aired on the January 26, 1994 episode. Results: Solved. A private investigator named Glenda Allen was watching the broadcast and called Meredith. Glenda agreed to take on the search, and just one month later, Rose Marie Luttmer, now seventy-three, was found. Though she has been in failing health for several years, she was anxious and happy to hear from her long-lost daughter. In September 1994, Meredith and her two children traveled from Arizona to Phillipe, Oklahoma, to be reunited with Rose Marie. Along with doing so, she was also able to meet several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Links: None
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