Tarcia Smith grew up knowing she was adopted. She was able to find her birth mother on her own, but didn’t think she’d be able to find her birth father because he had a very common name.
In 2023, Smith started recording The Adoption Journey Podcast. Through the podcast and social media, she became friends with Jay Rosenzweig, founder and CEO of BirthParentFinder.com. He convinced Smith to take a DNA test.
Thanks to that test, Smith was able to meet her birth father before he died. She says it was a gift.
This segment aired on KTLA’s Off the Clock on July 22, 2024.