Ruth Hale, an icon in Utah theater circles, always dreamed her birth mother was an actress. But it wasn't until her grandson, Tony-nominated actor Will Swenson, took an AncestryDNA test at the urging of my producer, Lisa Elzey, that Ruth's story began to unfold. You won't believe what we uncovered during our five-year journey to solve this family mystery. Listen in as Will reacts to our shocking discovery that proves sometimes our deepest instincts about who we are are written in our DNA.

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