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DNA Reunion Uncovers Chile’s Dictatorship Adoption Scandal

5/28/2026

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MyHeritage DNA testing linked Kyle Adler to his Chilean birth mother, enabling a reunion.
Nos Buscamos and Connecting Roots organized the virtual search that confirmed the match.
Adler spent a week in Chile meeting siblings, receiving his birth certificate, then returned to the U.S.
Chile estimates over 20,000 children were taken during the 1973-1990 dictatorship, prompting activist lawsuits.

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Story summary

MyHeritage DNA testing linked Kyle Adler to his Chilean birth mother, enabling a reunion.
Nos Buscamos and Connecting Roots organized the virtual search that confirmed the match.
Adler spent a week in Chile meeting siblings, receiving his birth certificate, then returned to the U.S.
Chile estimates over 20,000 children were taken during the 1973-1990 dictatorship, prompting activist lawsuits.