Son Stolen at Birth Hugs Chilean Mother for First Time in 42 Years

Jimmy Thyden, (R), sits with Maria Angelica Gonzalez, his Chilean birth mother, as they meet for the first time in Valdivia, Chile, on Aug. 17, 2023. Constanza Del Rio/Nos Buscamos via AP

WASHINGTON—"Hola, Mama.”

What seems like an unremarkable greeting between mother and son was in this case anything but.