Kathy I assume that you and your husband have looked at "stolen" children Police reports for that period. You may need to look for a year or two either side of his known birthday. If he was stolen, what benefit would his "new" parents get from stealing him. Is there "Government" paper work his new parent would have had to fill out to get that benefit, etc. Mike Boyd brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: <KPagape@aol.com> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 4:34 AM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] I need to pick your brains=off topic > > > In a message dated 12/5/2007 10:27:30 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > ljholley@comcast.net writes: > > My husband was the "White sheep" in the family. Never drank, smoked, > drugged and wanted to be a policeman his entire life. He did become a cop > and did > it for 25 years! > I've even wondered if this "creepy" family stole him. > > regards, > Kathy >