20/20: Finding Lino

Published: 2:11PM Monday October 19, 2009 Source: 20/20

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Finding Lino
We put to rest a mystery that has haunted a family for more than 20 years. John Doe was a man the world seemingly forgot - until pig hunters stumbled on his skeletal remains in the Waitakere bush. Nature had slowly stripped away his identity but now, thanks to a remarkable facial construction, he has been given a face, a name and dignity in death. We re-unite John Doe with his family.

White Fright
Imagine being hunted down because your body is thought to possess magical powers that people want to bottle? For African albinos living in Tanzania, this is a gruesome reality. Over 54 people with albinism have been killed in the last two years, their body parts sold for thousands of dollars to witch doctors. We investigate this heinous and shocking trade.

Coming Out
Without a doubt, this is the most remarkable coming out we've ever seen. Carly was a severely autistic little girl unable to speak a word or connect to the world in any way. Or so everyone thought. When she turned 11-years-old something truly remarkable happened - she typed her first words: "h-u-r-t" then "h-e-l-p". This is an amazing story of a little girl breaking free from her own body.

Calorie Bertinelli
"One day at a time" has taken on a new meaning for Valerie Bertinelli. The teenage star of the popular '70s sitcom reveals her self as never before. Well and truly all grown-up, Bertinelli is back in the public eye as the face - or should that be body - of Jenny Craig. She speaks candidly about her body, motherhood, raising a teen rock star and her broken marriage to rocker Eddie Van Halen.

The best of New Zealand and international current affairs - 20/20 - presented by Miriama Kamo with reporters Sonya Wilson, Beth Roche and Hugh Hughes.

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