Series synopsis
Taken at Birth is an American crime documentary reality television series that premiered on TLC on October 9, 2019. It ended on October 11, 2019. It stars Lisa Joyner and Chris Jacobs.
Dr. Thomas Hicks illegally sold more than 200 babies from the back door of his Georgia clinic in the 1950s and 1960s. Investigator Jane Blasio works alongside Lisa Joyner and Chris Jacobs to uncover the truth about these black market babies.
Premise
Dr. Thomas Hicks illegally sold more than 200 babies from the back door of his Georgia clinic in the 1950s and 1960s. Investigator Jane Blasio works alongside Lisa Joyner and Chris Jacobs to uncover the truth about these black market babies.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lisa Joyner as Self
- Chris Jacobs as Self
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 3 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | October 9, 2019 | October 11, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Black Market Baby Dealer In the 1950s & 1960s a doctor named Thomas Hicks illegally sold over 200 babies on the black market. The team works to reunite stolen babies with biological families while trying to unearth secrets about Hicks himself. |
October 9, 2019 |
| 2 |
Mausoleum Break-in Jane & Lisa meet the first Hicks baby, Stephen Dilbeck. Chris and Sallie bust open the mausoleum in search of birth records rumored to be inside and they work on getting approval of an exhumation. |
October 10, 2019 |
| 3 |
Buried Truth Jane and Lisa share the news about the exhumation with a group of Hicks Babies that have questioned whether Dr. Hicks was in fact their biological father. Sallie & the Hicks babies learn the DNA results. |
October 11, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TLC |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 9, 2019 |
| Last aired | October 11, 2019 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday at 21:00:00 |