Thomas Manion
Real Name: Thomas Frank Manion
Case: Lost Brother
Location: Farmington, New Mexico
Date: November 7, 1950
Case[]
Details: Lisa Guajardo is looking for her half-brother, Thomas Frank Manion. He was born on November 7, 1950, in Farmington, New Mexico. His parents' names are Thomas Robert and Billie Mann Manion. After they divorced in 1958, he moved away with Billie. He was last known to be living in Seattle, Washington. Lisa learned about him in 1985 after Thomas Robert died. She has been searching for him ever since.
Extra Notes:
- This case first aired on the March 4, 1992 episode, as part of a "Lost Love Roll Call" which also included those of James Russell, Darlene and Davida Ebmeier, and Steve, Rita and Pamela Madding. It was updated on the December 23, 1992 episode.
- It was excluded from the FilmRise release of the Robert Stack episodes.
Lisa and Thomas reunited
Results: Solved. Thomas' wife was watching the broadcast and woke him up, telling him that he was on the show. He believed that she was pranking him, so he went back to sleep. However, she woke him up again and he realized that she was telling the truth. Growing up as an only child, he was happy to learn that he had a sister and that she was looking for him. Sadly, he was abused by Thomas Robert as a child; in fact, he had changed his last name to "Anaruma" in fear that he would find him. Prior to learning about Lisa, he wanted nothing to do with Thomas Robert or his family.
Lisa was reunited with Thomas and his wife soon after. She was overjoyed to have found him and was unable to explain the feeling she had when she was able to hug and hold him for the first time. He also was unable to explain his feelings and all the emotions that were going through him, but he was happy to start having a "sibling relationship" with her.
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