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I found this article in the Google Archive. It was written in 2000 and deals with the stolen or sold babies of the 1950+
Tiffany Stasi case a doorway to world of black-market adoptions
By DONNA McGUIRE - The Kansas City Star
Date: 08/09/00 22:15
Durham
Carla Varisco/Special to The Star
Susan Durham, a former Kansan who lives in Delaware, was about 30 when she discovered that her adoptive parents had hidden unorthodox aspects of her adoption.
Susan Durham grew up thinking she was born in Phillipsburg, Kan., a small town 60 miles north of Hays. At least that's what her birth certificate said.
But later she learned that wasn't true.
Joe Soll, who lives north of New York City, grew up thinking his birth parents had died in a car crash. At least that's what his adoptive parents told him.
That wasn't true, either.
Both Durham and Soll consider themselves former black-market babies -- people whose adoptions were, in one way or another, illegal.
They can relate to the teen-ager whom Kansas Citians know as Tiffany Stasi. According to Johnson County prosecutors, Tiffany's adoption as an infant 15 years ago not only was illegal but also was facilitated by a man who allegedly killed her mother, Lisa. The adoption paperwork, prosecutors said, was falsified. They have found no evidence an attorney was involved.
EDITED BY DP DUE TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. SEE LINK FOR ARTICLE
To reach Donna McGuire, social services reporter for The Star, call (816) 234-4393 or send e-mail to dmcguire@kcstar.com
For more information, visit Susan Durham's Black Market Adoptee's Registry at www.geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/2313/index.htm
Tiffany Stasi case a doorway to world of black-market adoptions
By DONNA McGUIRE - The Kansas City Star
Date: 08/09/00 22:15
Durham
Carla Varisco/Special to The Star
Susan Durham, a former Kansan who lives in Delaware, was about 30 when she discovered that her adoptive parents had hidden unorthodox aspects of her adoption.
Susan Durham grew up thinking she was born in Phillipsburg, Kan., a small town 60 miles north of Hays. At least that's what her birth certificate said.
But later she learned that wasn't true.
Joe Soll, who lives north of New York City, grew up thinking his birth parents had died in a car crash. At least that's what his adoptive parents told him.
That wasn't true, either.
Both Durham and Soll consider themselves former black-market babies -- people whose adoptions were, in one way or another, illegal.
They can relate to the teen-ager whom Kansas Citians know as Tiffany Stasi. According to Johnson County prosecutors, Tiffany's adoption as an infant 15 years ago not only was illegal but also was facilitated by a man who allegedly killed her mother, Lisa. The adoption paperwork, prosecutors said, was falsified. They have found no evidence an attorney was involved.
EDITED BY DP DUE TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. SEE LINK FOR ARTICLE
To reach Donna McGuire, social services reporter for The Star, call (816) 234-4393 or send e-mail to dmcguire@kcstar.com
For more information, visit Susan Durham's Black Market Adoptee's Registry at www.geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/2313/index.htm