Simply Connected

In 1980, Steve Carter Sr., a United States Army officer was posted on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. He was staying on the island with his wife named Pat who worked as a teacher. During this time the couple made up their mind to adopt a kid. When they went to a nearby foster care, the Carters instantly felt a strong connection with a three-and-a-half-year-old boy. As Pat said in an interview and still admits, “it was love at first sight.” According to the files, the fair-haired infant’s name was Tenzin Amea. The state’s record also mentioned that he was born on January 16, 1977. Also, there was a brief history of his birth parents, his father was a native Hawaiian and he was taken from his mother, Jane Amea when she was detained five months after his birth. Nothing more could be known about his family.

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Fresh Start

On September 23, 1980, when all the paperwork was completed the couple was given full-time custody of this little guy. They welcomed him in his new home with a new name, William Steven Tenzin Carter. The kid who was called Tenzin before was now known as Steve Jr. It didn’t take him much time to get used to a new lifestyle. Soon they moved from Hawaii, back to their town. Steve Jr. spent his childhood in Medford Lakes, a small town in southern New Jersey, the Garden State.

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Imagination Starts To Run Away

When Steve Jr. started living away from his parents, he started thinking about his birth parents which were a matter of laughter in his family. “With his blonde hair, blue eyes, and a light complexion,” his father explained in an interview and further added, “[he] does not strike one as being of Polynesian extraction.” This was now a confusing fact for him as the records said he was Hawaii but his features were opposite.

Long Wait

Steve wasn’t sure about what he just saw and he immediately decided to get in touch with the authorities, to know how he could be certain about the reality. He was guided through a process of DNA testing. Thus, Steve got a DNA test done by the professionals this time but it was about to take around 8 months for the results to be out. Steve patiently waited for the reports and there it was, 8 months later.

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Indeed The Same Man

The reports stated that Marx and Steve were the same people. He wasn’t sure if he wanted to meet anyone who posted his missing report on the website and that’s when his wife, Tracey suggested him that he should at least go ahead and know the whole story about how he came to that Hawaiian foster care in 1977. Steve Jr. finally knew the whole story.

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