Left: Teresa, circa 1999;
Right: Age-progression to age 29 (circa 2011)
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: May 25, 1999 from Stockton, California Classification: Endangered Runaway Date Of Birth: October 5, 1982 Age: 16 years old Height and Weight: 5'0 - 5'1, 105 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Teresa had blonde highlights in her hair at the time of her 1999 disappearance. She has a tattoo of her initials "TB" on the back of her right shoulder. Clothing/Jewelry Description: A tank top, jeans and sneakers.
Details of Disappearance
Teresa resided in Sacramento, California with her family in 1999. She ran away from her home on two previous occasions when the family lived in Daly City, California in the late 1990s. Teresa was last seen on May 25, 1999. She drove to Stockton, California with three friends in a borrowed van during the day. Her friends told authorities that they dropped Teresa off at the Days Inn motel near Weber Street and Center Street. She has never been heard from again.Teresa's mother said that her daughter had a rebellious streak and was involved with drugs in 1999. She liked to go to the 2Pac Chat website. She had an abortion two to three months before her disappearance. Teresa may have been seen in San Francisco, California sometime after she went missing, but the sighting is unconfirmed. Her case remains unsolved. Sacramento authorities are handling her investigation.
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004.
Last updated December 23, 2011; age-progression updated.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Sacramento Police Department
916-264-7895
The Polly Klaas Foundation
The Sacramento Bee
Nation's Missing Children Organization
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
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