Richard W. Connelly, Sr., was born illegitimate, abandoned at a strict, regimented Catholic orphanage and adopted out at age six, primarily to serve as a companion for the family's older son. Richard rose from a lonely, intimidating childhood to come forward with a passionate desire to find the mother and family he longed for as a child, but never knew. In his autobiography, Bloodline Detective, Connelly describes the genealogical search that led to reveal, at last, the shocking mystery of his roots.
Richard W. Connelly, Sr., was born illegitimate, abandoned at a strict, regimented Catholic orphanage and adopted out at age six, primarily to serve a...