Woman Reunited With Baby, She Found On Her Doorstep, 17 Years Later

On November 12, 1999, Tonie McNair was having a normal morning when something happened to her that she’ll never forget.

As she was leaving her apartment in Greensboro, North Carolina, for work, she saw a bundle of sheets right outside her door. When she heard whimpering noises coming from it, she thought it might be a kitten or some other small animal — but the truth shocked her.

Inside the bundle was a newborn baby girl, with the umbilical cord still attached. That’s when McNair called the police and emergency medical services.

“Baby Doe” was taken to a hospital, where it was determined that she’d been born that day. The little girl turned out to be fine and was adopted a few weeks later, but McNair has always wondered what happened to her.