Missing from: Balmorhea, Texas
Missing: October 01, 2003
Age at disappearance: 16
Height: 5’ 5″
Weight: 110
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Hispanic female. Dimples on both cheeks. Chicken pox scar on forehead/on hairline. Pierced ears. Small light colored mole on left cheek. Red streaks in hair.
Details of Disappearance: Monica was last seen at her aunt and uncle’s home four miles east of Balmorhea, Texas late in the evening of October 1, 2003. She is believed to have left the residence sometime between 11:00 p.m. on October 1 and 7:30 the next morning. She may have been carrying her large white or black Bible with her.
Extensive searches of the rural, rugged area around Monica’s aunt and uncle’s home have yielded no clues as to her whereabouts. Monica may have left the Balmorhea area to meet someone, possibly an individual she contacted through the Internet. Her aunt and uncle believe she may have become disoriented from her medications, left the house, and gotten a ride with a passing motorist, possibly on Highway 17 which runs near their home.Monica was a junior at Alpine High School at the time of her disappearance and is described as a very religious person. Her case remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency: Reeves County Sheriff’s Department at (432) 445-4901
If you have any information related to this case, please contact CUE Center for Missing Persons at (910) 343-1131 or call the CUE Center 24-hour tip line at (910) 232-1687. All information submitted to CUE Center for Missing Persons is confidential.
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