Did I Find My Son While Watching Karamo? | KARAMO

So my guest Zach has been searching for his long-lost son for 35 years. And after watching this episode, he thinks he finally found him. Everyone please welcome Zach to the show, right? That's wild. Hey, how you doing? Good to meet you, brother.

Never heard of you.

Good to meet you. Nice to meet you, man.

Yeah.

So you think that your long-lost son was on my show?

Yeah, I believe I seen him on your show.

Yeah. I mean, we all see the resemblance, right?

Yeah, I was laying in the bed and my girlfriend was watching your show. She watch your show all the time.

Oh, how you doing?

She watch your show all the time. Even at the office, she's watching your show. Even when we traveling, she be on the phone watching your show.

I appreciate her support.

So I'm laying in the bed while she watching your show and then all of a sudden, I looked up and when I looked up, I saw him. I said, "Oh man." I said, "I think that's my son." And I said, "If his name is Anthony, then that could be my son." And then I said, "If he's 34 or 35, then that's my son." Wow, that is wild.

So how many kids do you have? Let's start from there.

I have 10, including Anthony.

You have 10? Okay then. Do you think Anthony looks similar to your other children, your daughters?

Yeah, they look similar to my daughters, but they look more, you see that? Yeah. They look similar to my daughters, but my sons.

Yeah. So in your opinion, which features are similar?

The face, me and his eyebrows are the same. The back of our head, the back of our head is the same. This part right here is the same.

I mean, you ain't gotta convince nobody in this audience. They all see it. You ain't gotta convince nobody. Hey, I just wanna know if y'all think they look alike, raise your hand. Whole place, whole place, whole place, whole place. So your daughters are here and we'll talk to them later on this show. So take me back, how did you lose contact with his mother?

Okay, his mother now was in between relationships. That's when we had Anthony.

Got it.

But after that, she found out that I was on drugs.

Okay, is your name on his birth certificate?

No, my name is not on this birth certificate.

Okay then.

But the guy who she went back to, his name is on the birth certificate.

Got it. So you ran into his mother years later and what did she give you?

When I seen her, I said, "Hey." And she said, "Oh my gee." Yeah. She said, "Oh my gee." She said, "Your son looks just like you." Wow. I said, "Oh man." I said, "What's your telephone number? What's your telephone number?" And she wouldn't gimme her telephone number, but she gave me her Facebook and she said, "We can talk on Facebook." And she showed me pictures and I said, "Oh man." I said, "He looked at her." I said, "That's my son. That's my son." And I said, "I wanna see him." And she said, "Nah, we're not doing that." Because you could tell I was still on drugs. She said, "We're not doing that." She said, "He don't need no interruptions in his life. His life is perfect just the way it is." And I said, "I don't think that's fair." "that you're doing that." And I said, "I think you're wrong." And she hung up. And after she hung up, I tried to call her back, but she had me blocked.

[Speaker:KARAMO] Got it. So how did your addiction affect your life as a father?

[Speaker] I wasn't a father. I was just a name.

[Speaker] And how many years have you been sober now?

[Speaker] 4 years since December the 8th.

[Speaker] Congratulations. Congratulations. That's what's up. Congratulations. That's big. Never too late. Never too late. So how often do you think about Anthony?

I think about him all the time. It's always 10 kids. Even when I had 5 kids, Anthony was, it was only 4 that you can see, but Anthony was always been present.

Got it. And how have you been searching for Anthony?

I've been searching for him through trying to find his mom. I've been searching for him. My daughter's been helping me trying to find him. We've been Googling and, you know, I was just searching for him through the internet.

Got it, okay. And what will the DNA truth do for you today?

It'll change my life.

Yeah.

It will finally bring some closure to my life. I will finally be able to, it's always felt like I'm missing something. Yeah. Even though I always felt like, like I always thought about him, even when I was in prison and stuff, I lay in my bed and I think about my children, I think about him too.

Got it.

Wondering how was he raised or wondering what is he doing? How's his life? I never stopped thinking about him.

Got it. Well, listen everyone, Anthony is backstage listening. Just to be clear, you have never met Anthony, correct?

Never.

Okay then. Are you ready to meet Anthony for the first time today?

I am.

All right then. Well, everyone, please welcome Anthony to the show.

Welcome back, man.

Good to see you.

Same, same. You do look like— you do look—

Anthony, the last time I saw you, I thought that was the last time I was gonna see you.

Nah. Are you hurt? So how do you feel about what you've heard?

I'm overwhelmed.

Yeah, I can imagine.

Overwhelmed, yeah. It's kind of like distracting, like it's distraughting, but it's still like, that's something that you want an answer to. And I understand it's been in pain, so I'm like, let me go and see what's going on with some of the answers. And then when I get shown just now, I'm like, wow, that is a lot of resemblance.

Okay, so you think y'all look alike? Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So you were raised by a man listed on your birth certificate, correct?

Yeah.

Okay then. Did you ever have doubts that he was your father?

Not really, but slightly.

Okay, well you treat—

I got other brothers and sisters and they were like specialized, you know?

Oh, okay, so you were treated differently?

Yeah.

Ah, got it, okay. And you told my producers this DNA mystery would explain everything. Yeah. What do you mean by that?

When I interpreted it like on an answering basis, I'm like, yeah, I'll be able to find out like why I was outcast at times, be treated differently. Like me and my pops, well, me and, you know, we here, but it was times where I wanted the new Jordans, I ain't get those. My sister's got 'em though. Or my sister caught a flat tire, she need $20, you gonna over there. But if I'm out, need a hotel 'cause I'm stuck and stranded, you ain't sending me no $20.

Got it.

So it was stuff like that that made me question on it.

What did the man who raised you say when you were 16?

Oh, he look at me more like a brother than a son.

That's what he said to you?

Yeah.

He said he looks at you more like a brother than a son?

Yeah.

Ooh, okay. How would your life change if Zach is your biological father?

Yeah, there'll be some change. I'm not gonna lie, there'll be some change. But I don't know, it could be for the better.

Yeah, okay.

Those are your sisters right there.

Yeah, so Zach's daughters Tiffany and Zakia are joining us from the audience. So everyone please welcome Zakia and Tiffany to the show. So Zakia, you're the eldest. How do you feel about the situation?

I honestly feel like we've been looking for you and I feel like if you are our brother, it will finally be like our missing piece of the puzzle. Like my dad always said he had 10 kids, like we only see 9. So I'm just ready to be your big sister and welcome you to the family.

Yes, ma'am.

Do either of y'all remember seeing a baby picture of Anthony?

Oh yeah, that's it.

'Cause all about, we all look the same and he looks just exactly like another one of my brothers, like twins.

Oh, twins. Oh wow. Was your father involved in your life growing up? I heard his perspective, but what was it from yours?

It was like on and off. So he would have periods where he was on drugs, we wouldn't see him. And then he would have periods where he got clean and we would be able to go over there, go to his house and make the most of our memories. But it was on and off.

How are you affected by this, Stephanie?

Well, I was the third child, the third, but if you'll be my big brother, so I'll be the fourth.

Okay, okay, okay.

You know, it'll be nice to welcome you in. To welcome you in. I was gonna say, to me, I see it, I feel it. It's in my bones, it's in my blood, the back of your head, the eyebrows, the beard, everything.

So neither of you have any doubts?

No. I don't have no doubts.

No doubts. Okay then. Anthony, does anyone in your family know you're here?

My mother.

Your mother.

I called her today and told her.

And what did she say?

She really didn't have too much to say really.

Oh, she didn't say anything? She just was like—

No, I just told her I came out here to visit you again.

Oh, got it. But you didn't tell her why? You didn't tell her why?

Not really, no.

Okay, got it. That makes more sense. Well listen, I think it's time to unlock the door. DNA Truth. Yeah. So Zach, you had a history with drugs and while you were on those drugs, you had relationships with women. One of them resulted in a child that you want to be in their life, but because of your addiction, the mother refused. And you have never stopped thinking about that child, searching for that child. And then watching my show, you think you saw that child. And now that child is sitting right there on this stage. You have wondered, you have questioned. I've heard you say that you have put him into every thought. You've always said, "I have 10 children." What's in this envelope is your truth to actually tell you if you have 10 children or not. It's your truth to open up mine. Good luck.

Anthony, I've been searching for you for all your life. And if you are, the person who I think you are, just wanna first apologize to let you know that I'm so sorry I wasn't there for you. And I can't make up for lost time, but we can start from here if you will allow me to. Can my daughters come up here and help me out?

Yeah, sure.

You got it. Y'all ready?

Yeah.

What does it say?

It says that you're not my son.

Apologies to yourself. I know you've been on a long journey and everything, Quest. And I'm still feeling the embrace of love from all of you all.

Oh, wow.

I still do.

I really do.

How you doing?

All right, all right.

Zach, I see you getting emotional. Come here for me, really. What's going through your mind right now?

I just thought it was him.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So you have had, here you go.

Everything lined up.

Yeah.

His name, his age.

I mean, I'm not gonna lie to you, I'm shocked as well for the fact that y'all look so much alike.

Yeah, that's crazy.

Yeah. So is the woman that is his mother, is the woman that you had the relationship with. That's for sure.

I mean, if it's not him, it's not his mom.

Okay.

It's not his mom if it's not him. His mom. Well, hopefully this show can reveal that I'm looking for him.

Yeah.

And if he's out there and if he look like me, 'cause I know he will.

Yeah.

From the pictures that I seen. That I'm his dad and this is his sisters and he have a, he have a—

Yeah.

It's a lot of them.

And so what you know was that his name would be Anthony for sure?

That's what she told me his name was.

Anthony, and that he would be about the age of 35 right now? Yes. Got it, and what city?

Well, 34, 35.

34, 35, and what city would he, what did you last see him in?

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., okay then.

I'm sorry that it didn't turn out the way that you wanted for, I can see that the emotion And I can also tell from after the addiction, trying to reconcile and get everything back right, that's a priority for you, which is very honorable. And I hope that maybe someone is watching the same way you watch and we could potentially help you find your son. I also appreciate you just being here and being willing to go on this journey. Tell your mom what happened and see if she knows anything. You know what I mean? Tell her what happened. And thank you all for being here and supporting your father. It was great meeting you all. You all. So make sure to come back next time, friends, so we can keep talking and growing. I love you all.