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Story summary
- Carmen Thomas, 28, learned she had two half-sisters, Kali and Abigail Brown, via 23andMe.
- Their father, Joseph Brown, died in 2018 from an undiagnosed aortic aneurysm, prompting a $28.8 million Salem Hospital suit won in April 2023.
- Shortly after contacting her sisters, Carmen Thomas sued them for a share of the settlement.
- They ceased contact, doubting the familial connection after their mother never claimed a relationship with their father.
