Thread by @MissingKids

Hi, my name is Raymond Green.

I was just a baby when I was kidnapped by a stranger 43 years ago. This sketch is the only baby picture my mother has of me. This is my story. #RaymondsStory

It’s November 6, 1978, in Atlanta, Georgia, and I am five days old today. I live at Carver Homes in an apartment with my mommy. Her siblings and my grandmother live here too. #RaymondsStory

I love it when my mommy and I look at each other. Sometimes, it’s hard to see her face, but I know her voice. I know my mommy's scent too. Even though that might sound strange, I do. #RaymondsStory

I woke up early this morning to my mommy singing to me. It's cold outside today, but our home is warm. I feel safe with her. Today, she dresses me in my favorite onesie, it’s blue and green. #RaymondsStory

There's a knock at the front door. The sound is loud for my small ears. My mommy answers and there’s the woman she met at Grady Hospital where I was born. At the hospital, the lady said that her name was Lisa and that she was visiting her sister’s newborn baby. #RaymondsStory

My mommy seemed glad to have a new friend. Today, she is surprised that Lisa suddenly showed up, but my mommy is nice and welcomes her inside. They talk, watch over me and she meets my uncle. I sometimes sleep during her visit. The lady stays for a long time. #RaymondsStory

Several hours later, my mommy goes upstairs. That’s ok. My uncle Tony is taking care of me while my mommy is busy. The lady, Ms. Lisa, is still here. #RaymondsStory

After a few minutes, I miss my mommy and now, I'm crying. Wait, why is Ms. Lisa holding me? I guess she is trying to help my uncle, but I cry even more. She is trying to make me feel better and takes me outside for fresh air. #RaymondsStory

I want to tell her that she doesn't sound like my mommy. She doesn't smell like her and now only my mommy can soothe me. Ms. Lisa is suddenly walking fast.

We're going away from my home. Why are we leaving? #RaymondsStory

Someone will later tell police that they saw Ms. Lisa getting into a car while holding me. The person said it was a brown car and there was someone else in the car too, but I don’t understand. We’re driving away. #RaymondsStory

I know my mommy will be confused when she finds out I’m gone. I'm crying more now. I don’t know where they are taking me.

I’m waiting for my mommy’s voice, but I don’t hear it. #RaymondsStory

I can’t ask Ms. Lisa questions, but I want to know why she took me away. She pretended to be my mommy’s friend. Later police will discover that she was lying to my mommy at the hospital.

There was never a woman with a sister named Lisa at all. I miss my home. #RaymondsStory

I can’t talk but I want to tell my mommy so many things.

“I miss you. You must be so very sad, like me. We only had five days together before a woman stole me away.” #RaymondsStory

“And you didn't even get a chance to take a picture of me … or us together.

You don't even know her real name. How will you ever find me? I'm scared but I know you will keep searching for me.” #RaymondsStory

It's been 43 long years since I was kidnapped, and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children created this picture of what I may look like today.

It’s one of the only ways to help find me now. #RaymondsStory @Atlanta_Police

I grew up not knowing that my real name is Raymond Green. My mom is still heartbroken. People gasp when they learn that she never had a picture of me before I was kidnapped. They feel sorry for her, so someone drew this image to help make her feel better. #RaymondsStory

My mom still has hope that she will find me.

She’s even using DNA sites and is now pleading to all African American men in their early forties to consider her question: Is this YOU? #RaymondsStory

If you can help find me, please call the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST.

And please share my story…all it takes is for one person out there to recognize my face and help bring me home. Thank you. #RaymondsStory

Here’s a video about my case. I’m still out there and I don’t even know who I really am. It’s going to take someone else to help me get back home.

Please watch. Please share. #RaymondsStory

https://twitter.com/MissingKids/status/1192124484867637248?s=20