Alvarado was last seen on Polk Street in Wichita Falls, Texas on January 24, 2010. She attended church that morning with her mother and grandmother, and disappeared afterwards. She has never been heard from again.

Alvarado's husband stated she simply left him; her mother, however, believes he was involved in Alvarado's disappearance. She also left a young daughter. Her family stated she began associating with drug users and violent individuals in the year prior to her disappearance, and they believe she may have been murdered. Alvarado's disappearance remains unsolved.