23 and Dead: Finding relatives can be deadly

Dave Hartmann received a belated letter from his father. In the correspondence, Dave's father, Dr. Ernst Hartmann, apologized for keeping a secret, one that his father hoped Dave would understand – Dave was adopted. The letter gave no insight into the identity of Dave's biological parents other than he was born in Steinhoring, Germany. Dave's overwhelmed mind tried to process the reality that he was adopted. "Am I German? Was I given up for adoption because of rape or incest? Were my birth ...