Right 2: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 24 years; 35 years
Right 2: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 24 years; 35 years
Name: Karina Michelle Gaitan
Nickname/Alias: Twiggy
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: July 17 or 18, 1998
Location Last Seen: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Date of Birth: October 2, 1984
Age: 13 years old
Race: White/Hispanic
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Hair Color: Dark brown or black. Worn with bangs at time of disappearance.
Eye Color: Brown but may wear purple contacts.
Distinguishing Marks/Features: A cross burned into her right hand between the thumb and forefinger. Pierced ears. Painted fingernails and toenails.
Dentals: Not available
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Available
Clothing: Black T-shirt dress with pearl buttons down the front (length down to mid-calf) and cap sleeves, wind shorts and slip-on beach sandals (size 6 or 7)
Jewelry: Unknown description.
Additional Personal Items: Possible tortoise shell glasses (brown or yellow lenses)
Karina Gaitan was last seen at 1:00 A.M., on Saturday, July 18, 1998, at her residence in the Las Brias Apartments on Blanco Road and Vista View in San Antonio. Her mother woke up in the early hours of that morning and noticed her daughter was missing. It is believed that Gaitan snuck out of the house to meet friends at a nearby apartment complex. She did not take her purse or other personal belongings, and she left the front door unlocked.
Gaitan was a student at Eisenhower Middle School in 1998, and lived with her mother and older brother.
Agency Name: San Antonio Police Department (TX)
Agency Contact Person: Missing Persons / Sgt Michael Duffek
Agency Phone Number: 210-207-7660
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 98426233
Agency Name: Texas Department of Public Safety
Agency Contact Person: Missing Persons Clearinghouse
Agency Phone Number: 512-424-5074 or 800-346-3243
Agency E-Mail: mpch@dps.texas.gov
Agency Case Number: R9807009
NamUs Case Number: MP6091
NCIC Case Number: M139565055
NCMEC Case Number: NCMC851087
TX DPS
NamUs
NCMEC
San Antonio Express News - Jun. 13, 1999
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 07/05/2024 - By: mc
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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