Overview

• Barr gave birth at age 18 in 1971 and placed her daughter for adoption after being sent to a Salvation Army home in Denver.
• In 1989 the National Enquirer bribed a Colorado records worker to uncover her daughter’s identity and adoptive family.
• Barr panicked at the prospect of a tabloid scoop and hired a private detective to find Brandi Brown first.
• They shared an emotional reunion when Brown turned 18, discovering that her adoptive parents were connected to Barr’s family.
• Reflecting in Roseanne Is America, Barr expresses gratitude to the tabloid for reuniting them despite its controversial tactics.