Switched at Birth or Stolen? l 20/20 l PART 3

[@marlielaurent]

She was supposed to be switched. All that love she received from that big family supported her life span.

[@Nocomment1]

Bennu Yeah, that's what I was thinking. It was a blessing in disguise. She went to an experienced mother and had many siblings to care for her.

[@PrettyGurl12361]

Bennu- 100%

[@sarahvand3628]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@lehnaa.tchend5060]

maclaireful foreal god has much more in plan for her😭❤️🕊

[@stitches318]

And what about the Twigg's real daughter, who was being abused by the father who stole her. IT's been proven abuse is more likely to occur when there is no biological link between child and caregiver. Children belong with their true parents whenever possible

[@hartlyn.s4768]

The lady with the long grey hair (Irish) is SO pretty!

[@Arlenassister]

Thank you.

[@Katwoman4318]

🍀

[@danielhainline8882]

@@Arlenassister Irisa, you really loved her and I was touched by what you said about the flowers!

[@Arlenassister]

@@danielhainline8882 Thank you. She was my best friend.

[@danielhainline8882]

@@Arlenassister you have your memories of Arlena and I am sure your kids know how great their Aunt Arlena was! It was odd to me to see the poetry book "My Window Seat for Arlena Twigg" and I thought of her. Ever heard of that book?

[@juliabonardi4791]

I believe Arlena needed this loving family through her trials and tribulations

[@adaezecarter5604]

Yeah and the Twiggs baby was just trash and got abused apparently. Can't stand you people saying this like the world saved this baby and threw the Twiggs real baby to shit.

[@roslyndrake6702]

Yes!

[@gbeez2303]

so strange.. that her fist baby and Arlena both died on the same day, 13 years apart and they technically werent even related!!...it's like there was some out worldly connection weaved into this whole situation..!

[@Katwoman4318]

G beez “Love each other like I’ve loved you” ♥️

[@mariahvanessa2222]

And how the same sister saw both of them take their last moments!

[@tammyramey]

@@mariahvanessa2222 That was what I was thinking of...

[@Tpyang81]

Today would be Arlena’s 41st birthday. Happy Birthday sweet girl! RIP ❤️

[@kimberlyarrington4364]

Awwww Happy Birthday in Heaven Baby girl

[@lehnaa.tchend5060]

Happy birthday to her🕊❤️

[@destinyseale2742]

Ur mom - Koj niam omg I didn’t know she died

[@riri-hs7yz]

Rip

[@annigirl0008]

Arlena holds a special place in my heart even though I didn't know her. I was born with a heart condition as well and I had my surgery the same summer Arlena had hers. I found out from mom I could've died too. I often feel bad that I survived and she didn't. RIP Arlena

[@christopherwells3426]

She's skipping in an open field with beautiful flowers and a beautiful sun and she's happy with God.

[@reylatable]

Arlene was an absolutely beautiful doll and although this situation was messed up and wrong ; I’m glad Arlena left that hospital with the wonderful Twigg family . She was so loved and had all her siblings to play with and love on her . Rest In Peace little angel 💕

[@ladedalounge]

I thought the same thing....the fact that they were switched seems as horrific as it was and is....the love for Arlena she so needed.....fate in a way...

[@Stevie-hn7mp]

That is so true . She def wouldn’t got the whole big loving family from Bob Mays . Sweet Arlena . Kim did her own natural family wrong.

[@VenitaSheppard]

Bless this family that gave so much and lost so much..😢😭🤗😘🙏

[@lindarhiner674]

I'm crying for this family. My heart hurts for them. But that little girls spirit is free now to do everything.

[@biffalump]

Irisa is sooooooo pretty wow a real natural beauty 💓 I’m so sorry your sister passed Thankyou for telling her story x

[@smiley2477]

biffalump pretty name too

[@biffalump]

Larissa ! It is a beautiful name x

[@Arlenassister]

Thank you so much for your kind words. If you like you can follow me on insta. I post pics of Arlena and share memories I have of her. @arlenassister

[@sarahamine8002]

arlena needed the switch. she got so much love from this familyy

[@lucyk2371]

It does seem like your family loved Arlene so very much. She needed you. God bless you for helping her.

[@nancyreichenbach8250]

The other lady was told about the heart defect after birth and how life threatening it was. And takes a baby whom she said was hers, and never followed up with the doctors to treat It? I say deliberate switch.

[@heathervelasco5159]

One of the nurses did it

[@Edward_Nebiolo]

@@heathervelasco5159 I agree that nurse has to b held accountable for it

[@dr.m.shafi18]

In Islam there is a rule kids will always go to heaven cause they are innocent 😭😭🙏🙏

[@mrg372]

Damn so they knew she wasn’t theirs but they still put that aside because of her illness , such great people seriously

[@melissahouse3488]

What were they gonna do?! Ditch her!?! That was their daughter. You act like they should suddenly have returned her to the store & how big of them not to!? I never would have told her. It doesn't matter. I certainly would have been curious about my biological child out there and want to know if they are alright & happy, cared for, but I would have kept it under wraps and not wanted the girls to ever know. I definitely wouldn't have sued that poor father either. He obviously loved his daughter and just as Arlena was theirs, Kimberly was his. I wouldn't want anyone trying to take my only child away. It's bonds that bind, and damaging that for the sake of "blood" is futile & wrong. This was a test of love beyond the DNA.

[@Alexis-zr6wp]

Arlena was so pretty! She had such an amazing family

[@noneofyourbusiness6193]

This poor mom' she lost two babies, I lost one and almost died. My biggest fear is losing another one

[@Katwoman4318]

♥️ Thank you for protecting Arlena & for Loving her no matter what ♥️ That says a lot about The Twigg Family ♥️.

[@adriannakindred1482]

That's so sad that both babies died on the same day 13 years apart

[@OwlsEyelash]

The Twigs (the large family) are the salt of the earth, lovely lovely people. I am honoured to be their fellow human-beings.

[@lucyk2371]

Any person who would pay off a nurse to switch a baby is horrible. He couldn't handle having that beautiful little girl in his life.

[@alexmunroe1]

Really heart breaking 😥😥

[@deeliciousgrapes]

This still hurts them as if it just happened. This is so so sad!!!😢😢😢

[@elenapashaeva1]

This is irrelevant. But some people in this video have so nice nose jobs! Beautiful noses

[@lalawiko8296]

She watched both her sisters did 😭💔

[@Justabitnosey]

I watched the film about this story. She was born the same year as me. What annoyed me was her bio dad didn't seem to care when he found out and that his biological daughter had died.

[@ninamarieabraham7087]

Arlena was still their child, she still received that support and love even though she wasn’t their biological daughter

[@crazy_lol3111]

arlena was a very pretty child. it’s so sad to know she was gone so soon

[@donaDsejdiu793]

Shocking being switched.RIP Arlena.So sad.😢😢

[@lilyr7221]

I cried like a baby here watching this! Such a sad story!

[@annietran4529]

Arlena had a beautiful family - I wouldn’t trade that family for all the money in the world.

[@rosieasmrwhispererzephier7021]

Arlenassister i'm sorry for the loss of your Sister Arlena you and your Family are in my Prayers and Thoughts

[@jeffreydavis2578]

Heartbreaking💔

[@thexvault]

God knows what he's doing, though so sad arlena needed the twigg family. She will always be a twigg

[@lehnaa.tchend5060]

TheNanaGabbana amenn

[@more4ladysport]

She ended up with amazing parents and siblings 💕

[@Insulindependantfati]

This is such a crazy story! Holy crap.

[@Veebikelife]

Y’all uploading slow where’s part 4 😂 hurry up sheesh

[@jackiea1875]

It's on Hulu ! They never is a part 4 lol

[@dematyo9087]

This episode is wild the Mayes girl was so manipulated and lied throughout this whole episode i feel so bad for the girl who died

[@michelleroberts6597]

I really do too. I'm so confused as to who swapped the babies. Was it the May's? And also, is Regina Twigg still alive. I really felt that she was the victim. I mean imagine, having all those children, and then having to bring home a sick baby into a family that was struggling financially? I have more questions now.

[@BlazinBritBrat]

@@michelleroberts6597 I don't think Kim lied. Emotions can really mess with a persons mind. She has a different view point as an insider looking out. We only see what the news shows us in the case. Can you picture spending your life thinking you were some one else? Your entire life would feel like a lie. I understand why the twiggs wanted to know their daughter. However, I also think there was a piece of them that was hoping to get their daughter they lost back in a way. However, Arlena was already Kimberly at that point. So bonds between them felt unnatural.There was an interview where Regina called Bob a criminal and kimberly needed to know the truth. How would you feel someone said that about someone you loved? She was a kid. Bob was the only dad Kim knew. If Arlena had survived surgery, how would Regina feel if Bob tried to fight for custody? Regina had every right to find her daughter. However, once she saw she was okay, she should have just let kimberly meet her on her own terms.

[@danielhainline8882]

@@BlazinBritBrat I think Kim felt pressure from Bob Mays to cut the Twigg family from her life. In 2015, when Barbara Walters interviewed Kim who had dyed black hair, tattoos, and piercings, Kim cried when Darlena didn't tell her Bob died. She wanted her children to know him better. Flash forward almost five years earlier and Kim's hair is showing its true color and she doesn't have piercings and she says Bob abused her physically and emotionally. She clarifies to the interviewer that her lawyer pressured her to divorce her birth family. Her teenage self says she thought of Darlena as a mother and they got along. Kim corrects herself and says they didn't. I think the pressures from the Twigg family and Mays family drove Kim to have an identity crisis that made her confused and the lies came out before she could stop them. I do think she should try to get to a better place and contact Regina. Then take the relationship slow so she is comfortable.

[@sharonhainline589]

@@BlazinBritBrat I meant almost 5 years later.

[@michelleroberts6597]

@@danielhainline8882 yes, I totally agree with you on this.

[@user-ki4jc7il1n]

Sooo sad 😭

[@Ouch_TheseAreTheDaysOfElijah]

The Twiggs were the best parents to that little girl, Better than Mr, Mayes to Kimberly, Kimberly was a snot. She could had the Twiggs for parents, and refused. Arlena was love by people who really care for her, she was happy and wanted when she pass. I hope the Twiggs accepted Jesus into their heart's so they can see Arlena again went the time comes. God Bless the Twiggs Family.

[@Alonzi.]

this is actually really sad...

[@Stevie-hn7mp]

Sweet Arlena . Thank goodness the Twigg family loved her so much despite the outcome of her not being theirs . As far as Kim she def did her own natural family wrong . Rip sweet Arlena ❤️❤️

[@fearme3137]

Cant stop sobbing!!

[@KOSHPARZ]

Checking in on Part 3, this is starting to sound like Gods Plan here. Cant really explain why but i feel like all the ties fall in line eventually.

[@PrettyGurl12361]

Parz- I think it was God's plan too. I think the biological daughter that lived knew this too.

[@忍者-v3x]

All parts better be here ABC...lol

[@openmindeddoll9520]

I cried .

[@Allforlife889]

Arlena was such a beautiful little girl

[@danielle14219]

💔💔💔

[@stephytimez9041]

Wow.....just wow....

[@Yolanda_Ortiz]

What Kimberly Mays missed out on a beautiful family she' now has no siblings

[@MissNebulosity]

OMG I'm BAWLING 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@emmacassidy8482]

Arlena Twigg looks just like Bob Mays.

[@danielhainline8882]

I thought Arlena looked like Barbara Mays. They do have the same hair color and face shape.

[@heathergraham2581]

@@danielhainline8882 Yeah, when you compare most of those pictures of Arlena with Barbara's, she definitely looks like Barbara Mays. The only time I saw a little bit of Bob Mays in her was in those hospital shots. But other than that, she was definitely Barbara all the way.

[@sharonhainline589]

@@heathergraham2581 do you think Kim looks like Regina? The Mays family thought she was Barbara's spitting image.

[@emmacassidy8482]

Kimberly Mays looks just like Regina Ricks. That's her new married name.

[@sharonhainline589]

@@emmacassidy8482 I agree she looks like Regina. I did see an old 1960s color photo of Barbara and the one with Kimberly holding a parasol and they did have the same face shape. In the case of Arlena, it's sad how her birth mom rejected her and I think Barbara knew how much Arlena looked like her when she saw her at one year old.

[@lisapezoldt5188]

So extremely sad

[@jeanthree]

This story is so sad All away around

[@jenng2385]

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@auraltrantra]

Kimberly would have turned out a hell of a lot better if she wouldn't have left her bio family.

[@heathervelasco5159]

Blame the nurse. And she is doing fine

[@voncillannettemoss1355]

Saw this story on TV yearssssss ago

[@sureiamboo]

Mh she stole their healthy baby & karma got her big time 💔

[@michelleroberts6597]

Does anyone know if Regina Twigg is still alive?

[@Nocomment1]

Michelle Roberts She was featured on this episode.

[@BlazinBritBrat]

Yes, she is remarried. She tried singing for a short time under the name Marylee Regina. She had a website. It featured pictures of all her children. The pictures show the family before, with, and after Kim.

[@danielhainline8882]

@@BlazinBritBrat I read Regina's blog. Very interesting! There are newspaper stories about the switch and pictures of her kids. Regina has neat handwriting too! She wrote to the hall of records to get a 2nd birth certificate for Arlena. Arlena's full name was Arlena Beatrice Rose Twigg. Regina wanted the name Rose removed and Beatrice left. If I was Regina, I would have left Rose and remove Beatrice. I never really cared for the name Beatrice-no offense to Arlena.

[@kdawson8981]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@KSMaxiefan01]

I know this was the 80s so medicine was different back then but why didn’t they do the surgery earlier when she was a little bit stronger because at the time they did the surgery her body might have been too weak to survive.

[@a.4350]

My grandma has a heart condition right now, leaky valves, all four are leaking and they're still "waiting for her to get worse" as my mom says. She's not even 70. I don't understand. My great grandma died from the same heart condition not even 15 years ago

[@LY22235.]

Arlena looked just like Bob Mays.

[@mandy7131]

Bawling here

[@jerrymlina9399]

i live in wauchula

[@ebertmiriam]

Click bait. There's hardly anything here about "Switched at Birth or Stolen." I don't think they should drag a story out interminably, just showing a few minutes at a time. They must be pretty desperate for viewers.

[@allisoncastro2907]

My birthday is August 23