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Reality Life with Kate Casey

Ep. - 1295 - SATURDAY SERIES: STEVE CARTER

Reality Life with Kate Casey

Kate Casey

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4.47K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Steve Carter, born Marx Panama Moriarty Barnes on December 21, 1976, was reported missing at six months old in Hawaii. His mother, Charlotte Moriarty, took him from their home in Hau'ula, Hawaii, and left him in state custody under a false name after being admitted to a psychiatric hospital. She disappeared shortly afterward, and Carter was placed in an orphanage. At age four, he was adopted by Steve and Pat Carter and raised in New Jersey. 

  

In 2011, Carter, then 35 and living in Philadelphia, discovered his true identity while browsing the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s website. He recognized an age-progression image of himself as a young adult. A DNA test confirmed that he was indeed Marx Panama Barnes. 

  

  

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0:40.4

The amazing Kate Casey.

0:44.1

Welcome back for another episode of Reality Life with Kate Casey.

0:47.3

And welcome back for this very special Saturday series episode.

0:50.8

I'm diving into a story today that is both heartbreaking and inspiring. It's a story that

0:56.0

underscores the importance of never turning away from the faces of missing children that we see

1:02.0

on websites, in the news, or on flyers in our communities. I'm talking about Steve Carter, a man through

1:08.5

sheer coincidence, stumbled upon a missing children's website

1:12.1

and discovered that he had been kidnapped as a child. The cases of missing children often fade

1:18.4

into the background, pushed aside by the constant stream of news. But today I want to remind you

1:23.5

just how vital it is to keep these stories alive. Because for every case, there's a family,

1:29.4

there's a child, and there's hope. And by talking about these cases, by keeping them in the

1:33.8

public eye, we can help find answers, provide healing, and give children and their families the chance

1:39.7

they deserve to reunite. And this story is also about quiet heroes, those who keep the search alive

1:46.2

and the power of technology and awareness in making a difference. Steve Carter discovered he'd been

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