Post by Scumhunter on Mar 12, 2016 13:07:55 GMT -5
(Pictured: Above: Left: Karla, circa 1999. Right: Age-progression at age 20 (circa 2012) Photo Credits: Charley Project, NCMEC)
Missing Child/Person Profile as of March 12th, 2016: (Based on Charley Project, missingkids.com profiles)
Full Name: Karla Carolina Rodriguez
Missing Since: October 20, 1999 from Las Vegas, Nevada
Date Of Birth: September 29, 1992
Age (at time of disappearance): 7 years old
Age (as of 3/12/2016): 23 years old
Height and Weight (at time of disappearance): 3'5, 49 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Hispanic female. Black hair, brown eyes. Karla has moles above her right eyebrow and on her lower lip near the right corner of her mouth. Her teeth are unevenly spaced with wide gaps between them, and they have visible cavities. She has a surgical scar on her abdomen. Karla speaks Spanish and limited English. At the time of her disappearance, her fingernails were painted green.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A black jacket, a blue and white striped shirt and red pants.
Medical Conditions: Karla has an unspecified medical condition and may be need of medical attention.
TIPS: Anyone having information should contact 1-800-THE-LOST or the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (Nevada) at 1-702-229-3111
From The Charley Project:
Karla's mother last saw her daughter as she left their family's Las Vegas, Nevada residence to walk to school during the morning hours of October 20, 1999. Karla was last seen at approximately 7:00 p.m. that evening in the 800 block of Bonita Street. She was speaking to a group of children at the time. The location was two blocks from her family's home and also near the Stratosphere Tower in downtown Las Vegas. Karla never returned to her house and has not been seen again. Authorities have few leads as to what happened to her.
Karla's disappearance was originally thought to be linked to a debt her parents owed a former brother-in-law. Karla's father had borrowed money from the man, who has not been identified, so he could start a business. A few months before Karla disappeared, the brother-in-law came to Las Vegas and demanded to be repaid. The family gave him $1,000, but he said that was only the interest and he wanted more money. It was theorized that the man abducted Karla in attempt to extort money from her parents, but he has since been ruled out as a suspect in her case.
Investigators now believe Karla was taken by someone outside her family. Her disappearance remains unsolved.
Thoughts? Karla's case was aired on the October 30th, 1999 episode of America's Most Wanted. A 2013 article discusses how the family is still grieving and the police are unfortunately still frustrated.
www.charleyproject.org/cases/r/rodriguez_karla_carolina.html
www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/873982/1
web.archive.org/web/20011108070537/http://www.amw.com/site/archives/19991030/krodriguez.html
www.reviewjournal.com/news/crime-courts/las-vegas-girl-vanished-1999-leaving-grieving-family-frustrated-police
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