article_snippet.sent: Only a six of families have come together, but families believe there are many more people who were given up by Gertrude Pitkanen out there, and simply do not know it.
article_snippet.sent: Pitkanen was never held accountable for the black market scheme which tore families apart.
article_snippet.sent: Pitkanen died in 1960, but escaped criminal prosecution.
article_snippet.sent: It's not known how much money Pitkanen made from the black market scheme which tore families apart or how many of the adoptions Pitkanen organised over at least three decades.
article_snippet.sent: According to The New York Times Pitkanen worked with the political and business elite and had a 'black book' with
article_snippet.sent: intelligence Pitkanen could use as blackmail.
article_snippet.sent: Pitkanen was charged with botched abortions on multiple occasions, but each time a judge threw out the case, fearing the repercussions of what Pitkanen might do.