A Simple DNA Test Revealed a Family Secret Nobody Expected

Most people take a DNA test for fun, expecting a few ancestry percentages and maybe a distant cousin or two. For Alice Collins Plebuch, a 72-year-old from Washington state, a casual test eight years ago opened a door she never expected to walk through. According to the video, what she found was tied to a family history reaching back a century. The story raises a question that many of us might not think to ask before spitting into a tube: what happens when the truth about your family turns out to be hiding in your own genes? Press play to follow the trail she uncovered.

Watch the full story in the video below.

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