Woman Abandoned as Newborn Reunites With Man Who Found Her in the Bushes 30 Years Ago

Jessica Hicks with Glenn Purbaugh (L), the now-retired Irwindale police detective who investigated her case, and Isaac Oliva (R), who found her as a newborn baby abandoned in the bushes 30 years ago. Courtesy of Irwindale Police Department

A California woman grew up with very little knowledge of where she came from until a search for answers proved fruitful. Recently, she met the man who found her as a newborn baby, with her umbilical cord still attached, abandoned in the bushes 30 years ago.

Jessica Hicks, now a mom of six from Moreno Valley, took good Samaritan Isaac Oliva by surprise when she called him in late April to confirm his identity.