Carlina White

About

Kidnapped when she was only 19 days-old from a hospital where she had been admitted for a fever, she solved her own kidnapping case 23 years later.

Before Fame

She grew suspicious of her fake mother when she could not obtain her own Social Security card or birth certificate.

Trivia

She got in touch with the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children after discovering photos that resembled her and was able to verify her kidnapping from there. She went on to become a motivational speaker.

Family Life

She was raised by her kidnapper as Nejdra Nance, but her birth name was Carlina White. Her birth parents are Joy White and Carl Tyson. White has one biological sister, Sheena, and a daughter named Samani. 

Associated With

Keke Palmer portrayed her in the Lifetime original movie Abducted: The Carlina White Story.