Late or Traumatic Learning of Adoption
O'Neil, Robert Vincent, Jr.
Foyster and O'Neil, adoptive half-brother and -sister, are associated with Borley Rectory, known as "the most haunted house in Britain." Adelaide is the adopted daughter of the Re... [more]
Oedipus
Oedipus was the son of King Laius of Thebes and Queen Jocasta. There was a prophecy that Laius would be killed by his own son, so the baby was abandoned on a mountainside to die. (This was ... [more]
Perrott, Caroline
Perrott was a girl of eight when she was kidnapped by Maori near Leppertown in the Taranaki district of New Zealand in 1874, probably in retaliation when her father disturbed a sacred buria... [more]
Presley, Priscilla Ann
Presley was born Priscilla Ann Wagner in Brooklyn to a US Army lieutenant and his wife, James and Anne Wagner. Her father died in a plane crash when she was a baby. Her mother remarried, an... [more]
Rabbit Boy
Like Blood Clot Boy, Rabbit Boy arose from a blood clot. This time the clot was found by a rabbit, who kicked it around in play. This motion caused the clot to transform itself into a littl... [more]
Thomas, R. David
Thomas was adopted as a baby but his adoptive mother died when he was five. His father remarried three times and Thomas had an unsettled childhood. He did not learn he was adopted until ... [more]
Thorne, Grahame
Thorne was a member of New Zealand's Parliament, an All Black rugby player and a television presenter. Since 1987 he and his wife have run a restaurant. He was adopted at birth and has t... [more]
Troxler, G. William
Troxler was adopted as a baby. His parents did not tell him he was adopted; they even lied to him when he asked point-blank. Not until 1993, when he went to get his birth certificate, did h... [more]
Raised with Birth Parent without Knowing
