Son Whose Mom Was Adopted Finds Shocking Truth Years Later

Can a movie really change your life? One 2018 documentary impacted a New Jersey woman more than she thought possible, once she sensed a personal attachment to the story. Unable to shake the film's message from her head, she and her son Andrew pursued a mystery about her own life. A shocking revelation about her past soon emerged, and they both had to wonder if they were doing the right thing.

What She Knew

Michele Mordkoff had always known that she was adopted. Her parents had told her in detail about how they went to pick her up from the agency and how happy they were to finally bring her home.

New Information

However, on a summer's morning in July of 2018, Michele was browsing her phone on her way to work when she scrolled past an article describing a new movie that had just come out. The story made her wonder about her past.

Three Identical Strangers

The docudrama, Three Identical Strangers, told the story of three young men who, during their time in college, discovered that they were all brothers, separated by their adoption agency. They'd been raised without any knowledge of each other.

Secretly Separated

These triplets' adoptive parents hadn't even known about the other brothers' existences. Apparently, the adoption agency, Louise Wise Services, had secretly kept them apart for all their lives. But why?