‘Baby Holly’ Found Alive More Than 40 Years Later

Forty-two years ago, a young family vanished without a trace. Tina Gail Linn Clouse and Harold Dean Clouse and their infant daughter Holly moved from Florida to Texas. Three months later, the bodies of a man and woman were discovered badly beaten and dumped in the woods outside houston. The remains went unidentified, until now. And we finally know the astonishing truth. “Baby Holly” was found alive in Oklahoma more than 40 years after her parent's murders.

[@gummy5862]

That’s rough. Imagine if she spent her life resenting her parents for abandoning her only to find out they were brutally murdered.

[@grievingmom]

Right!?!? 42 years of wondering, trying to find them perhaps, always thinking about the what ifs...now this is the closure? so tragic

[@cassie1790]

I was thinking the same thing. I cannot imagine the emotional roller coaster

[@Ashybe011]

The family who found her raised her as their own I heard that bit through tears. She is so fortunate she was loved & cared for & had no idea until the investigation. So happy she was able to grow up in a normal way after such a traumatic start. Rip to her parents

[@cadavher]

Hearing the grandmother say she slept for the first time in 42yrs all night, truly breaks my heart.

[@HayleysComet3]

I thought it didn’t make sense since I thought they said they didn’t know who the couple was. So then didn’t the family just find out the couple was murdered.

[@ninectstay_]

@@HayleysComet3 yes, but she was relieved and had closure she had been finding for years now. So I get why she said she had a good sleep after years. She knows the couple is in a better place now, and they had found her granddaughter.

[@chocolatecapricorn9418]

I’m all choked up. Smh.

[@cadavher]

@@chocolatecapricorn9418 I cried too, it's hard knowing something that so many of us don't think twice about is something someone else only dreams of.

[@XboxDarkSpike]

I’ve stayed up longer than that

[@Neyobe]

The parents looked so young and happy. So sad that such a tragedy could happen. Sending the best wishes to holly

[@Neyobe]

@Djjdnfmskks I am :( they looked like the perfect family

[@poemone2257]

@Djjdnfmskks you're an incredibly saf troll though.

[@miraranax7403]

@Djjdnfmskks yes he's saying the situation is

[@liverpooljesus8782]

@Djjdnfmskks go away !!

[@TheGrayton2000]

Humanity is scary

[@WillWatchAnything29]

She looks like her mother. ❤️ I'm glad she's alive and well. That rarely happens.

[@fayespencer8284]

Yessss so beautiful 💙💜💚💛

[@MTC008]

she look older than 40 more like late 50s

[@invaliduser4342]

@@MTC008 well she does have 5 children, guess being a mother has it's setback Glad she is found tho

[@trakenamccray1020]

Exactly like her mother

[@MTC008]

@@invaliduser4342 she probably had a tough life

[@laneatkinson6441]

Her grandmother talking about how she finally had a good night's sleep for the first time in 42 years...that's heartbreaking but a testament to the power of love and family. So glad Holly was unharmed and able to live a normal life ❤

[@cathylanders6377]

Me too

[@kass7218]

The fact that this murderer(s) has gotten away with this horrible murder is so sad. Thankful they spared the baby and that the family has some answers.

[@kymo6343]

It's possible they might still be alive. Hopefully karma caught up with them another way but they might still be caught, unlikely tho it is...

[@kara8892]

She looks so much like her mom, just so sad to think of the life they could have had as a family 😔

[@kymo6343]

They live on through her kids.

[@khushishah9571]

I can't imagine what she has been through. I'm glad she is doing well so far!

[@joshua25k64]

​@Djjdnfmskks How do you know?

[@lindanichole290]

She was adopted by a wonderful loving family and likely has no memory of anything bad.

[@WaffleSauze]

Use your head 😂

[@saraswinerton7202]

@Djjdnfmskks How do you know

[@wadewilson8011]

Apparently she's "been through" nothing other than a regular life. Didn't you hear them say she was adopted by normal people?? Pay attention next time.

[@Iluvx4]

I’m glad she’s alive, rip to her parents🕊

[@xhosagibran370]

Anytime there’s a religious group that doesn’t wear shoes, I automatically assume they’re dangerous.

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

That poor couple must've walked in on them doing a ritual. The cultists must've tortured them for a long time before they died, and they took the baby far away to be surrendered.

[@CuongN24]

It’s was probably satanist, in the 1980s there was a large insurrection of satanic cult activity

[@Lemuel928]

Trashers.

[@Former_Pastor]

All religions can be dangerous!

[@jakoclown4175]

Don't let humans twist and taint the word of God for their own itching ears.

[@sharonmchugh7730]

Thank God she is found; her grandmother deserves this peace

[@RyansArachnids]

God isn't real AND if he was he wouldn't have allowed something like to happen in the first place

[@RayMak]

40 years Is a very long time...

[@Wickedry]

@@kdix231 Oh hi mark

[@xUzi786]

@@kdix231 lol

[@Alexb10117]

Mark?

[@defyspy]

Demetrius DeMarcus The Third?

[@abstract5249]

Not in the grand scheme of things it isn't. The Egyptians pyramids were more ancient to the Romans than the Romans were to us, dating almost 3000 years old. But the Egyptian pyramids were nothing compared to the age of the FIRST civilization, Mesopotamia, which is over 7,000 years old. But the first civilization is nothing compared to the age first stone structure built by humans, Gobekli Tepe, which is over 12,000 years old in Turkey. But Gobekli Tepe is nothing compared to the age of the human species, which has existed for about 300,000 years. But the human species is nothing compared to the time dinosaurs went extinct, which was 65 million years ago. But the extinction of the dinosaurs is only a fraction of the time those dinosaurs fluorished on earth, which was 165 million years (100 million years longer). But the time the dinosaurs spent on earth was nothing compared to how long animals have existed before them, which was about 655 million years. But life existed in the form of microorganisms long before animals did, with the first organisms (cells) forming at about 3.5 BILLION years ago. But life itself is considerably younger than the Earth, which formed a billion years earlier. And the Earth is nothing compared to the age of the universe, which is over 13.7 billion years old. And the current age of the universe is nothing compared to how long it's expected to existed, which is TRILLIONS of years before succumbing to heat death. Remember that ONE TRILLION is equal to a THOUSAND BILLION. I guess what I'm saying is, we're all young in the grand scheme of things 😂

[@rebeccawells1580]

What the murderers did was absolutely wrong and cruel. But I’m glad they weren’t as heartless as to kill a baby.

[@JOHANNA-qd6iz]

Who ever killed her parents may have got away with here on earth, but they will stand in front of the judge at a higher level. God Bless Holly's parents now Holly has the story what happened to them.

[@birbdoggoguardian]

Gotta say I'm so, so glad her grandmother is still alive. If Holly found out about her past like 5 years later, her grandmother could've been already dead since she must be pretty old already. It's heartwarming to know that she didn't die without knowing her granddaughter is still alive.

[@amaaazing6392]

It’s so cruel that they could do such things to the parents. I’m so happy that holly is safe and sound. Best wishes.

[@PR-jw6yt]

Just amazing. I really appreciate the people who don't give up on these old cold cases. It's a lot of hard work. I can't imagine what they go through in this process.

[@Lizardman888]

It’s amazing how resilient DNA is. It’s sad this happened but great they were able to figure this case out through the DNA.

[@fireflymiesumae]

So sad, she must've grown up thinking her parents abandoned her

[@shanafehr]

Her grandmother made me cry. Glad she's alive and well, sorry she had to find out this way her parents were murdered. Poor woman she probably spent her life trying to make peace with her knowledge of being abandoned by her parents, ignorant of what have truly happened to them. :/

[@maddenfailz2539]

That poor grandmother 🥺

[@ahmritroets2596]

I am so happy that grandma made it to witness and did not have to take all that grief with her.

[@saurabhshah4879]

Best of luck to her. Luckily advances in DNA technology, while they cannot change the past, they can still right wrongs and bring justice and closure.

[@melissaclark1051]

Glad Grandma is alive to find out thr truth and put her child to rest and meet her granddaughter and great great grandchildren

[@maffieduran]

I remember hearing about this story recently and having a gut feeling she was still with us, glad to know I was right. Hope they solve her parents' case soon.

[@aquastern]

If baby Holly is a grandmother, it means that the grandmother from holly is great great grandmother. Wow so happy that she can join her family..

[@Sparkedbynatty]

Damn that’s amazing DNA is a crazy thing! So happy they can finally rest as far as they know what happened to baby holly.

[@myrkahernandez9040]

That’s beyond sad and disgusting that those people did that to her mom and dad

[@poker_man291]

that is so sad..... but how she's already a grandmother, thats frickin insane dude! ONLY ABOUT 40 YEARS OLD AND ALREADY A GRANDMOTHER? WOW!

[@grievingmom]

I wonder how different her life would have turned out...

[@Kevin-sm8pn]

It's not that insane, lol. It's not like she was 12 years old when she gave birth, lol. She was most likely in her late teens/early 20s, and her child was most likely in their teens/early 20s when they gave birth. A tad young, perhaps, but not anything out of the ordinary.

[@CodyCole80]

Easy. She’s 42. She could’ve married right outta high school and had her first child between 18-20. That child could’ve done the same.

[@faieyeager5928]

I'm 42 also, and I'm going to be a grandma in August.🥰My son will be 24 on August 17th. The baby is due August 16th!💕✨😍

[@poker_man291]

@@Kevin-sm8pn to me it's insane

[@blacktinkerbell2324]

Wow I felt the mom when she said she hasn't sleep in over 40 years. Glad she can sleep well finally

[@klaritydawn]

AMAZING story. Praying Holly gets help to solve her parents murders and to give her peace.

[@adape0884frank]

This is a special moment for her and the family. I hope they find justice for her parents.

[@wadereardon6483]

So did the church not disclose to authorities that a baby was left on their door step? Was Holly just bestowed upon one of the church's families? Seems kind of weird.

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

There was probably an investigation, and that's probably where the description of the cultists came from.

[@taliahturqoise9673]

It's possible they did contact the authorities but they never made the connection between baby Holly and the murders. I watched another video and it said that the couple's remains were sadly unidentified for a very long time, they were identified very recently. It's likely they weren't even aware the victims had a missing baby daughter

[@SuperRich96]

The things we can do with DNA tech, crazy after 40 yrs!

[@grievingmom]

Old criminals everywhere who thought they got away with murder and/or other heinous crimes ages ago starting to sweat HARDDDDDD..... :)

[@Lizardman888]

DNA is very resilient, it’s amazing. Hope everyone gets justice.

[@dominicbrogsdale3348]

That's absolutely crazy that you kill the parents and then take the baby to the church. I wonder if the parents did something for them to get murdered. What they did to the parents was merciless but I find it strange that they found a little bit of Mercy within them to put the baby on the church steps that's just crazy what a crazy story! Glad to hear she's doing okay

[@biellaspointofview2054]

baby can't talk to describe what happened or what led up to it. If it was a kid/teen, they probably wouldn't be spared.

[@laylas1957]

It sounded like a cult when they described the women that brought her to the church. Probably some weird cult sacrifice

[@danieltrankina1520]

sounds like it had something to do with a cult based on the description of the two women that brought the baby to the church. freaky stuff.

[@idontdohumans5950]

Stop blaming the victims 😤 for being murdered there Is no reason for someone to kill someone no one has that right period.......................

[@annemurphy9339]

@@danieltrankina1520 I think it’s pretty obvious the supposed religious practices of the two women were total conjecture, designed to be sure no authorities ever investigated the proper community. They were leaving a misleading evidence trail, should authorities look for them later.

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

Heartbreaking to hear the grandmother talk about finally getting a night of good sleep after 40 years

[@rara1800]

This is bittersweet, I’m glad that baby Holly got to grow up and live a happy and normal life it’s a shame what happened to her biological parents though I hope they catch the killers who did it

[@Jude13able]

Wow this is crazy it's good to know that she was spared.

[@mkcorder5453]

There is so much to this story, it really could be a movie. So tragic but then also such a happy ending

[@lerato1894]

at least she wasn't murdered and had a chance to grow up in a good family hopefully, she is happy in her life. still the mystery of who killed her parents is out there

[@MariaAbrams]

So bittersweet..thankful they have answers. I hope for only good things for this woman. 🌻💜

[@Sunnydreamer1470]

Oh what a cute couple and family they were .

[@LilJollyJoker]

Holly's grandmother is now a great great grandmother! CRAZY!!!!!!

[@davcuts2897]

Did the couple who adopted her not report she had been abandoned? I would think even in 1980 you would have to do the necessary paperwork to adopt. It sounds bizarre to me. And two women dressed in white, barefoot, and just hand over a baby didn't raise a red flag. I've never heard of cult like that before. I'm not saying it didn't happen, but there seems to be a lot more to this story.

[@jamalwilburn228]

Many can't support raising a child and this was more common before abortion, but still happens. Dumping a child is by no means a sign the parents were killed. 9/10 times the parents can't support the child and want it to have a better life so they drop them off at churches

[@ItsAshHere.]

That’s a good point tbh I would call 911 and say I found a baby on the steps of our church

[@pinotbologna]

It's likely the women who left her mentioned nothing of her background and it was probably assumed she belonged to one of the many of the female members seen in the area

[@loner1878]

@@ItsAshHere. The police were involved, it was just assumed a random person abandoned her, they didn't just take her off the steps and right home.

[@What.The.Chell_lol]

of course .. she needed a birth-cert , SSI & everything ... imagine somebody just leaves a baby and the person is like "okay guess ill just take it home and keep it forever" like its a kitten lol

[@whatup9ification]

I'm so happy she's been ok all this time. I hope the family gets closer some day.

[@Miraculous888]

I swear I read that as “Buddy Holly” and was so confused 💀

[@What.The.Chell_lol]

oh oh and mary tyler moore

[@thomasplouffe1363]

I had fallowed this case for years. Most of the time with a lost family including a child (especially an infant) the child is normally killed so the fact that holly was never found until now i was wondering where her remains where placed, if she was buried or was taken to be raised by her parents murderers. Holly was less then a year old when she went kiddnap so that is what probably saved her life

[@rosariogarza5237]

Whatever is in the dark will come out into the light 🙏🏼🕊

[@Silhowoah]

I’m glad she learned her past, even though gruesome.

[@enchyxxx]

Genetic genealogy is amazing, so many cold cases being solved and people finding out what happened to their loved ones.

[@harukrentz435]

And she looks exactly like her mom.

[@petsandthingsilike]

So glad she was found safe!! What a miracle

[@esdee878]

I'm sure that Lifetime is making a movie about this right now. Glad that she is alive to tell her story.

[@honeybee476]

That poor Grandma ..losing her babies and only having her imagination to fill in the blanks. Holly looks like her Mom, so Grandma can see what her daughter may have looked like if she made it to her forties

[@river7732]

Heartwarming among the pain and sorrow. In the blink of an eye baby Holly has discovered a heartbreaking story but also her real birthday and gets her first look at her birth parents, and her long suffering grandmother has also just discovered she's a great great grandmother with 5 great grand children. Well done investigators and scientists who solved the identification.

[@harukrentz435]

Trully sorry for her and her parents.

[@kimberlee8567]

God bless her and her family 😭

[@realcanadiangirl64]

That grandmother sounds like mine did when I met mine when I met mine at the age of 21. I had been given up for adoption at birth and my grandmother told me that she always prayed that I would be returned to their family

[@petsandthingsilike]

Really amazing work congrats everyone involved

[@ifeomanjoku93]

Wow... amazing. So happy for her. RIP to her parents. I hope they find who killed them. 42yrs without justice is just wrong. But on a happy note & more amazing is her Grandmother who thought she lost her grandchild but suddenly one day finds her & in addition she's also a Great-grandmother & Great-great-grandmother😄

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

They sure seemed to have a lot of info on the people who brought her to the church when she was a baby. Were they interrogated at all???

[@ashamason9003]

Or why didnt they called the police? I think they killed her mother and father

[@lee-lv8zo]

should be an update whenever ideas emerge

[@justarandomveryintelligent8934]

Well considering it was two states away, no dna technology, and nobody knew the parents were dead there was no reason to believe the baby was at all connected.

[@Macgyverbrown]

I’m so glad she got to meet her Grandma before she passed. RIP Grandma. You were reunited with your Granddaughter here, and now your with your son again!

[@shiffault]

Yay. Shes alive!!! This is so rare! So sad about the parents 💔💔💔

[@iprobablywontseeyourreply.7193]

I just watched this story about an 18yr old who went hiking the pacific trail and in a certain remote area of the trail he passed by two dirty looking ppl wearing all white who were sitting atop a boulder staring him down and didn’t wave back or say anything. Creepy things happened as they and what he assumed were others in their group seemingly followed him over 100 miles and were coming into his camping area late at night, stealing his food, circling his tent and whispering until eventually one night he got so scared he jumped out of his tent w a knife to confront them and they were chasing him until he found a place to hide. Mr. Ballen did an episode on it/ feral ppl hunt hiker. He never figured out who they were or what they wanted but considering this says these crazy murderers were wearing white robes…

[@kenechukwukingsley9625]

All Thanks to DNA technology. Crazy!!🤯

[@ZeroDrizzy]

I misread the title as “Buddy Holly”.

[@armyofpets5547]

Me too!

[@LavenderLushLuxury]

Texas, Is a sketchy place, Trust me. Glad she was found alive, RIP the victims of this evil 💔😥

[@deborahkizer4664]

rip prayers to family. 🙏❤😢

[@poohbear4515]

So horrible, but at least Holly is alive and is with her family once more. They probably will never find the killer(s), but they will suffer greatly in hell where they belong.

[@kellylestig4941]

Too much time has passed unless somebody confesses I doubt anybody will ever be held accountable for those two murders sad sad story but at least Holly is alive

[@maxxandubar503]

Wow she looks just like her mother. I’m glad some closure can he had from this

[@amriakamiran3732]

I hope they find the murderer... The one who made a grandmother couldn't sleep well for 42 years, missing her child and grandchild; and the one who made a granddaughter had lost her real parents and a link to her real family for more than 40 years, despite how good her new family is...

[@everybodylovesrainman]

Heartfelt ❤️

[@taylor5973]

Stories like this makes me want to become an investigator please I hope they find the murderers so that the family can find justice. But I’ve also noticed with old cases like this usually the murders died years ago I hope it’s not the case for this.

[@poemone2257]

Oh my gosh. Wow!

[@Killah107]

Wow the grand mother... How sad

[@sml_photography]

So very glad she’s alive. This reporter needs to town down the dramatics though. Goodness gracious.

[@gamingscapepro]

I'm so sad for the parents. ☹️

[@atha1ia454]

Wow to go through your whole life thinking you were abandoned, it must be such a confusing way to feel finding out this, on the one hand, she wasn't abandoned but on the other this wholly horrific thing happened... WOW

[@_PAIGE94]

Incredible story

[@leighhoppins9273]

Wow I’m happy they gave her a great loving home, they deserve a wonderful gift from God and other people in their community They never had to take her in knowing she probably had parents who was looking for her, They still chose to take her in their lives and that, so got bless those wonderful people I wish every story was like this, where more people return alive from kidnapping weather it’s a baby or a teenager to young adults They end up dead most of the time so man, she’s darn lucky

[@controlman7490]

What they did was wrong. They should've called the police to find out where her family is. If you see a random baby somewhere you don't just take them and raise them as your own. You gotta call the cops first and see if their parents or other family is looking for them.

[@Cinder-bq1ms]

Yay that’s amazing im so happy she is alive 😊

[@chriss9262]

Very glad Holly is okay. I think the story deserves sincerity. Why do newscasters think that they have to speak in that fake voice? It is perfectly professional to speak in a normal voice. If you try speaking like that yourself, you can see that it is a way to disconnect yourself from the story, to not have to care. I think they should care. What kind of a message does it send to speak like that about a murder?

[@summerjolie783]

shes beautiful like her mother

[@leelaural]

looked like such a nice happy young family.....I hope karma comes around for these murderers, if not already dead......God Bless Holly and her family.

[@journeymansmitty8283]

Wow this is absolutely eye-opening it's amazing what DNA can do today at least he brought this family some kind of peace🤔

[@kymo6343]

That's a long time to not know but knowing how many people never got to know, and to get the good news, it surely is a blessing very few know.

[@syakirnazri8519]

Imagine knowing the truth that your parents actually got killed brutally after 42 years not knowing their whereabouts 🥺 , thats hard tho

[@peety6323]

What a miracle! Thank you Lord 🙏 please help them find the killers too. 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌👑❤️

[@farhati7697]

Very unfortunate what happened to Holly's biology parents. Glad to see the grandma still around to hear this news! She is a great-great grandmother now! What a surprise! Hope she gets to see them all in person.

[@MalluStyleMultiMedia]

So sad the couples were killed .. 😔 at least baby Holly’s alive

[@_sunchildd]

she looks just like her mother 🥺

[@coolcreeper88]

That’s great ❤️

[@Dimaz42]

1:36 another blessing in disguise: Holly's grandmother could see her great great grandchild

[@pineapplelord2422]

so a nomadic religious group found an abandoned baby in the forest? or did the killers left the baby to the nomads?

[@erukaseven]

The religious group is likely the ones that killed her parents.

[@shiestyy04]

😂😂😂💀

[@pineapplelord2422]

@@erukaseven thats what i thoughy the story kinda weird

[@Harnacke76]

... or maybe the religious group WERE the killers - maybe the slain parents were ex-members who broke the rules or something...

[@Mulchermatt]

Maybe they were all part of a secret cult and it was all organized to help expand the cult by raising holly as a member

[@eva_pruiett]

Wow her parents were beautiful people, I'm so glad their daughter got to live and that her grandma got peace.🙏

[@Canuckchick32]

Praying for Holly 🙏🕊❤️

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

Awesome but I kept looking at this and it kept showing up so I finally looked like this and so glad I watched.

[@asian6oy]

Poor parents... 💔

[@thebeautifulrose294]

This is so sad