By DeAndria Turner

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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky ( WLKY ) — It was a mystery that spanned more than two years and 300 miles. Tonight, a Louisville father finally has answers after his missing son was identified through forensic genealogy.

In February 2022, 26-year-old Robbie Eaton disappeared after leaving Caesars Casino in southern Indiana.

“Every birthday, my birthday, his birthday, every holiday. I was just praying that he was going to pop through the door and/or call me on my birthday. ‘Hey, pop. I’m fine out west, on the beach.’ You know, ‘Don’t worry about me.’ And, I just prayed for that call and pray that he would walk through the door,” said Robert Eaton Sr.

Robert Eaton held on to hope, but the call he hoped for never came. But in April, he got

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