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| - Details: Sharon Stevens, whose mother died when she an infant, was frequently abused by her father when she was a child. In 1959, when she was a kid, she was finally able to escape her home but was placed in a foster home where she was cold and bitter to her first set of foster parents. One day, she came home from school to find her social worker waiting for her. She had been kicked out of the foster home and would be taken in by a new foster family. The new foster parents were Bill and Cynthia Zelynski of Gardena, California. At first she was mean to the Zelynskis like she were to the other foster parents, but then she realized that this couple was different. They talked to her and showed that they cared about her. Every day that Sharon would come home from school for lunch, she would be
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| - Details: Sharon Stevens, whose mother died when she an infant, was frequently abused by her father when she was a child. In 1959, when she was a kid, she was finally able to escape her home but was placed in a foster home where she was cold and bitter to her first set of foster parents. One day, she came home from school to find her social worker waiting for her. She had been kicked out of the foster home and would be taken in by a new foster family. The new foster parents were Bill and Cynthia Zelynski of Gardena, California. At first she was mean to the Zelynskis like she were to the other foster parents, but then she realized that this couple was different. They talked to her and showed that they cared about her. Every day that Sharon would come home from school for lunch, she would be tutored by Cynthia, who helped her go from being an F student to an A student. They Zelynskis also urged Sharon to pursue her childhood dream of learning ballet. Cynthia helped Sharon learn ballet and Bill put in a dance bar. Sharon remembers another happy moment when the Zelynskis bought Sharon a new dress for a birthday party. Sharon was reluctant to go at first but Cynthia went with her and she felt comfortable. Sharon finally felt happy with the Zelynskis until a year later when she found out that her father had remarried and that she had to return to him. A few weeks later, she returned home late from a friend's house to find her brother waiting. He told her that their father was going to beat her. She immediately went to a phone booth to call the Zelynskis, who sent a cab to pick her up. Once again she finally felt safe. However, a few hours later, her father showed up and took her back once again. He once again beat her savagely. This time, however, the police were called after school officials noticed signs of abuse on Sharon. Her father was arrested and Sharon was sent to several other foster homes. However, she was not placed in the Zelynski's home and never saw them again. Sharon went on to have two children when she was a teenager. Tragically, her second child was later killed by an abusive relative. Her life turned around when she met her husband Dean. Now, she wants to find the Zelynskis to thank them for all the compassion they gave her. Extra Notes: This segment originally ran on the November 22, 1989 episode. Results: Solved. The Zelynski's saw themselves on Unsolved Mysteries. They contacted the show and had a wonderful reunion with Sharon. She credits them for the person she has become. Links: None
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