Luis Armando Albino was abducted from a park in West Oakland, California, in 1951 while playing with brother Roger, before being tracked down 73 years later by his niece

Luis Armando Albino, 79, has been reunited with his biological family 73 years after he was abducted from a park in West Oakland, California, in 1951.

Luis Armando Albino was abducted in 1951 after being lured away from a park in West Oakland, California, by a woman promising to buy him candy

The Mercury News reported this week that Albino's niece in Oakland, using DNA testing and newspaper clippings — and with assistance from police, the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department — found her uncle living on the East Coast.

A six-year-old boy abducted in 1951 has been reunited with his long-lost brother 73 years on after his dedicated niece cracked the cold case. Luis Armando Albino, who is now 79, was abducted by a woman on February 21,

I was always determined to find him and … it could help other families going through the same thing. I would say don’t give up.”